Translator: Artsy
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When Minister Qian heard this, he silently cried in his heart. He didn't know that countryside girl could write.
"Third Prince, this old official has been wronged. That Qian Jiujiu has been abandoned in the village ever since she was born. This old official has never paid any attention to her."
"So I really didn't know that she also knew how to write. If there are people who are aware of this matter, I think only this old one's Concubine Wan knows about it."
"Concubine Wan was also Qian Jiujiu's mother. This time, in order for Qian Jiujiu to be obedient, she also brought along."
The Third Prince looked at Minister Qian, and after confirming that his words were true or false, as if he finally believed him, he stood up and looked at him, "Then, quickly lead the way. Let's go see Qian Jiujiu's birth mother."
When Minister Qian brought the Third Prince to see the Concubine Wan, it was only after Concubine Wan wrote it fifty times that the old servant beside her finally nodded in satisfaction.
"Concubine Wan, that's more like it. See both you and I also alright."
As he said that, he took all of the papers that Concubine Wan had written, and prepared to send them to Qian Jiujiu. Minister Qian looked at the pile of papers. "Give it to me, let me take a look. What did Concubine Wan write?"
When Concubine Wan heard Minister Qian's voice, it was as if she didn't hear anything, and just sat there in a daze. As for the Minister Qian, he looked at the two sentences that Concubine Wan had written and frowned deeply.
"What's going on? Concubine Wan, you can write? What are you trying to do with that much writing?"
Concubine Wan raised her head, looked at Minister Qian, and suddenly knelt down: "My lord, please consider the fact that Wan Yin has served you once, give me a divorce paper and let me go."
Minister Qian was shocked when he saw Concubine Wan. His head was covered with sweat, "What the hell are you doing? What if you offended my esteemed guest?"
The Third Prince finally understood that Qian Jiujiu's mother had probably just been tortured a little, but he was not interested in the affairs of the Minister Qian.
Glancing at Concubine Wan, he squatted down. "You are Qian Jiujiu's birth mother?"
Concubine Wan nodded.
"Did you teach Qian Jiujiu how to write?"
Concubine Wan still nodded.
"What else does Qian Jiujiu know?" Concubine Wan still nodded.
The Third Prince immediately choked, "Lord Qian, I'm afraid this concubine of yours is crazy and only knows how to nod her head."
With that, the Third Prince flicked his sleeves and left, because he already knew the answer. It was likely that the Qian Family did not know that mother and daughter could write.
That was why he had let Qian Jiujiu scheme once, but was this a scheme by Qian Jiujiu, or was it something that Xiao Prince, Mu Yexiao had taught her?
The Third Prince did not understand, that the previously dull Qian Jiujiu had actually turned into this sharp-tongued woman, and had even caused his mother to be grounded.
Minister Qian caught up with him, "Your Highness, it is this old one's fault. I didn't expect that both Concubine Wan and Qian Jiujiu could write."
The Third Prince glanced at Minister Qian: "Enough, I knows about this matter. I won't blame you, I'm going to the palace."
When the Minister Qian saw that the Third Prince had left, he let out a long sigh. It was unknown if the Third Prince was suspicious of him or not, but it was all because of that Qian Jiujiu that scoundrel.
That bitch Concubine Wan wanted to divorce as well. Minister Qian walked back towards the courtyard of Concubine Wan and coincidentally met the servant who had just received the paper.
"What are you going to do with these papers?"
"This old servant greets Master, Young Miss has ordered for me to send these papers to Prince Xiao Manor, saying that they are a gift from Concubine Wan."
Minister Qian was startled for a moment, and then laughed out loud: "That's a good idea, hurry up and carry it out."
Then, he thought of something and chased after the Third Prince, quickly catching up with him and said, "Your Highness, this old official would like to ask, what is your highness doing in the palace?"
The Third Prince's brows creased for a moment. "My mother is grounded, how can a son not plead for mercy?" As they were speaking, the two of them had already reached the palace gate and coincidentally met Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao who had just come out from the palace gate.
Four people faced each other at the entrance of the palace. Qian Jiujiu took a glance at the Qian Shang Shu and asked, "Is Father going to enter the palace?"
When Qian Shang Shu saw that Mu Yexiao was present, he felt a little awkward and replied vaguely, "Yes, there were some matters that I had to see the Emperor."
Qian Jiujiu did not say a word, and the Qian Shang Shu bowed: "This old official greet His Highness Prince Xiao."
Mu Yexiao replied, "There's no need to be so courteous. Since Father-in-law wants to enter the palace, then hurry over. It just so happens that Imperial Father's mood is not too good, you can still console him."
Minister Qian looked at Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao in bewilderment as he attempted to pry more information from them.Unfortunately, the two of them had already set out again and the Third Prince had been neglected from the start to the end.
However, Minister Qian and the Third Prince were still a little suspicious when they saw the carriages behind the few of them. They looked at the guards at the entrance, "Why did Prince Xiao bring so many things and leave?"
The guards at the entrance of the palace immediately bowed like Third Prince, "Reporting to Third Prince, those are the gifts all Her Highnesses of the palace give to the Princess Consort Xiao."
The corner of the Third Prince's mouth twitched. Qian Jiujiu was actually so popular in the harem, then she thought of his own Imperial Mother. "Are there any gifts from Consort Xian Palace inside?" The two guards at the entrance looked at each other, not knowing how to reply. In the end, they could only shake their heads. "This subordinate does not know."
The Third Prince was an intelligent person, so he know about it. In the whole harem, from the Empress to the Beauties, all of them had prepared gifts for the Princess Consort Xiao.
However, there were no such things in the Consort Xian Palace, and this matter had already spread throughout the Palace. Everyone knew that the Consort Xian was petty, and would probably be independent from everyone this time.
But Qian Jiujiu did not care about these messages! As she sat in the horse carriage, the corners of her mouth was curled up in a smile, and the gaze she used to look at Mu Yexiao became much more amiable.
The corner of Mu Yexiao's mouth twitched: "You seem to be in a good mood."
Qian Jiujiu chuckled twice: "Of course, if I had known earlier that entering the palace would have such benefits, I would have entered long ago. So many things exchange for silver, haha, I'm rich."
Looking at Qian Jiujiu's greedy look, Mu Yexiao felt a little sad. It had been so many days, and only then did he realise that Qian Jiujiu was still a money-grabber: "You like silver this much?"
When Qian Jiujiu heard this question, she immediately rolled her eyes at Mu Yexiao. "Were you talking nonsense? Is there anyone in the world who doesn't love silver?"
"In this world, people only eat, drink, and play. But think about it. Eating, drinking, and having fun. All of these things, which one of them doesn't require money? You need silver for any of them, don't you think? "
"That's why it's absolutely impossible to not have money. Silver is the real treasure." As she spoke, Qian Jiujiu picked up a piece of gold, which was given to him by the Emperor. Qian Jiujiu was happy, she grabbed a piece and did not let go.
Now, she took it out, touched it, and even bit on it. "This is what I love the most."
Mu Yexiao was speechless. He stretched out a hand to cover his face, this bastard was so shameful, it was actually his Princess Consort, could he go back on his words?
Of course, this question would have to be asked by the Prince Xiao himself. Although it looked very embarrassing, but in his heart, Prince Xiao felt that, why are you so cute even while losing your face?
It's over, looks like he had completely fallen, upon thinking of it, Mu Yexiao felt his heart tighten.
Qian Jiujiu didn't notice Mu Yexiao's complicated feelings at all, and happily played with the gold in her hands. When they finally reached Prince Xiao Manor, Qian Jiujiu immediately threw the silver on Mu Yexiao down and ran.
Mu Yexiao felt even more stifled. He was a dignified duke, yet he was unable to withstand these carriages of white and yellow objects. How could he not be nervous?
Dong Chen and Nan Feng then looked at the Prince with some sympathy, after which Dong Chen still did not forget to add on, "Your Highness, Her Highness has gone to clean up her things."
Mu Yexiao had already guessed what Qian Jiujiu was going to do. He glared at Dong Chen. "I has eyes, I can see for myself."
Dong Chen said, "Oh, then I'll push your highness over for you to take a look."
Mu Yexiao only felt a heavy blow to his chest, and that it had already been thrown away. Was he still going to look at Qian Jiujiu helplessly as she counted the silver? This is bullying him that he can't walk by himself, right?
But this time, Dong Chen did not hear the thoughts of the Duke, and thus pushed him to go look for Qian Jiujiu.
At this time, Qian Jiujiu was instructing someone to remove all of the items, and looked at Hong Ling. "Hong Ling, quickly find a book and register it for me. Let's see how many gifts have given today, hahaha."
Hong Ling couldn't help but lower her eyes. Your highness, can you pay attention to your image? However, Hong Ling seemed to understand where Princess Consort's excitement came from.
It had to be known that when she first accompanied Princess Consort, she needed very little silver. She wanted to find it in the dowry box, but she couldn't find it.
Now that she had these rewards, she naturally wasn't afraid of not having enough money to spend. Thus, they began to record the actions and the other side people watched them seriously.
The only thing they could do was to join in and help. Because of this matter, the entire manor was extremely busy. The palace, which had been in a depressed state for a long time, suddenly became lively. Very soon, the eunuchs and guards who had finished delivering the items had all returned.
Only the Prince's own guards and servants were left to begin counting and then transport them to the warehouse in Qian Jiujiu's courtyard. Qian Jiujiu stood at the entrance of the warehouse.
Qian Jiujiu felt satisfied and nodded her head, looked at Mu Yexiao: "Your highness, with this, I will be able to make a living wherever I go in the future."
"As expected, heavens are treating me well, don't you agree?"
Mu Yexiao lowered his head, indicating that he was even more worried. After getting the benefits, she would think about leaving, it was truly a silly girl.
Is there any chance for you to leave?