Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 439

Qin Sui told Mrs. Lu about her worries. Yao Xiang was silent for a moment and said, "My grandfather is still alive. It will definitely be better for me to live in the capital."

At the beginning, I thought that the Ninth Prince would not live long, so I started to make plans. It is not an exaggeration to say that I was arranging Yaoxiang's future life.

If the Ninth Prince leaves, Yaoxiang will probably be very sad in the capital.

Of course, Yao Xiang's original idea was to have a child to inherit the Ninth Prince's Mansion. But later, for some reason, she thought of marrying Lu Jiu, and thought that going to Dancheng might not be a bad way out.

"It was not my plan for things to come to this point. I am also somewhat responsible for making Lu's parents so worried." Yao Xiang knew that she had a bad reputation, and this was probably because other families were displeased.

He added: "I won't let Lu Jiu marry into my family. I'll marry him, and living in the Lu family's house in the capital is not bad either."

Seeing Yaoxiang so straightforward, Qin Sui nodded, and Mrs. Lu also had an explanation.

Qin Sui asked again, "Has the palace known about your marriage?"

"Yes, I got it. Grandfather went to the palace to tell the Queen Mother that she was probably in a bad mood, but she didn't say much. I don't know if she just ignored me or had other ideas."

Yaoxiang was actually feeling uneasy because the palace was so quiet, as if a storm was about to come.

Qin Sui saw Yao Xiang's uneasiness, reached out and patted her arm gently, and said to her in a soothing tone: "We can just deal with it as it comes. Besides, the prince is still here, so what is there to be afraid of?"

"Yeah, I'm really becoming less and less like myself. When did I start to become so indecisive?"

"Of course, you have a child and a loved one, so you have concerns and fears, so you worry about gains and losses. This is human nature."

Finally, Yaoxiang asked to meet her future mother-in-law, and Qin Sui said she would arrange it.

Old Master Xie and the eldest uncle of the Xie family were beheaded, but the emperor, under pressure from the Du family and the empress dowager, released the rest of the Xie family and no longer pursued the Xie family's crimes.

Qin Su told Yao Zhuer the news. Yao Zhuer burst into tears and knelt down to kowtow to Qin Su to express her gratitude.

Qin Sui helped the man up and said it was none of her business.

But Yao Zhuer was just cowardly, not a fool. She knew that Qin Sui and Old Master Xie had said something very important in the prison cell that day. Although she failed to save the lives of Old Master Xie and his son, she did save the lives of the rest of the Xie family.

However, the Xie family’s property had been confiscated long ago, and now no one has mentioned returning it. The Xie family’s future has fallen into decline, which is really sad.

Qin Su handed another divorce letter to Yao Zhuer. Yao Zhuer was illiterate and looked at Qin Su hesitantly.

Qin Sui smiled and said, "That night, the Second Master went to jail and asked Old Master Xie to write a divorce letter before he left. If you didn't have this, you would still be a member of the Xie family. Even if you wanted to marry again, you would have to get the consent of the Xie family. But now that you have this, how you want to live is up to you."

"I..." Yao Zhuer held the divorce letter tightly, but was afraid of tearing it, so she quickly gave up the strength in her hands and said with trembling lips: "I don't know how to thank my wife, I..."

"You're welcome. I wrote you this letter of divorce as a token of my gratitude. I hope you can take good care of Uncle Sun in the future." Qin Cui suddenly became naughty and called Yao Zhuer "Auntie", which made Yao Zhuer stunned. Her pretty face instantly turned red and she felt embarrassed.

Although Sun Jifei is a family guard, he is Uncle Qi's good friend. In addition, he has saved Qin Su several times. Qin Su is naturally grateful. Everyone in the family also calls him Uncle Sun, which is also a sign of respect. Everyone treats him as one of their own family members.

Yao Zhuer, who was originally worried about where to go, suddenly felt relieved. She knew that Qin Su's words "Aunt" had sealed her marriage to Sun Jifei. For a moment, unspeakable joy surged in her heart, and her eyes were wet.

When she thought she was going to fall into darkness forever, she was suddenly rescued. Although she had no worries about food and clothing afterwards, and Li Siniang and the maids around her were very kind to her, Yao Zhuer was still very scared and had a feeling of being in danger.

Qin Sui was in a good mood and was chatting with Yao Zhuer when Li Siniang came in hurriedly and said, "Princess Yaoxiang sent someone here, and they look quite anxious."

"Hmm? Please come in!" Qin Cui ordered immediately, and then told Yao Zhuer that she had something important to discuss and they could talk another day.

Yao Zhuer hurriedly stood up and said goodbye, passing by a woman in her thirties.

Yaoxiang's maid came in, bowed hastily, and then came over and said anxiously: "Madam Xiao, the princess wants to see you. Please go to the palace immediately to have a chat."

Qin Cui was only wearing a thin home shirt and her hair was casually tied up in a bun, looking lazy and casual.

Hearing this, she hurriedly stood up and walked towards the inner room. The maid, Li Siniang and Qing Gu followed her in. The two of them were busy helping Qin Sui change her clothes, and they also ruffled her hair and combed it, but it was just a simple job.

Qin Sui asked the maid, "What happened?"

The maid glanced at Li Siniang and Qing Gu, then walked to Qin Su's side and whispered, "The young master is missing."

Qin Cui was shocked and turned her head suddenly. The hairpin in Qinggu's hand had not been inserted yet and almost fell to the ground.

"There are so many people looking after the young master, how come he disappeared?"

"This morning, the young master was crying non-stop, so the nurse and the maid took him for a walk in the yard. Later, it was hot, and the young master was bitten by mosquitoes. The maid went back to get a fan and mosquito medicine, but when she came back, she was gone. Now we have searched the palace thoroughly, but we can't find the young master and the nurse."

"Which wet nurse is it?" Qin Cui knew that Yao Xiang's son had three wet nurses who took turns to take care of him, and they could take time off to go home and see their children during the rest of the time.

"Sister-in-law of the Zhu family, this sister-in-law of the Zhu family takes care of the young master the most, and the young master likes her more."

Qin Cui remembered that Nanny Zhu was a short, fair-faced and cheerful woman in her twenties, with a one-and-a-half-year-old son and two daughters at home.

"Have you sent anyone to look for the wet nurse at her home?" Qin Sui asked again.

"I went, but the wet nurse's home is outside the city, and it will take some time. I came to ask Madam first, so I don't know the situation at the wet nurse's home."

Qin Sui thought for a moment and said, "Qing Gu, go and ask Uncle Sun to gather everyone in the family who can be gathered, and then wait for my instructions."

Qing Gu was about to leave, and Li Siniang said, "I'll go. You guys go to the palace first to see what the princess's rules are. Maybe, by the time you get there, the young master will have returned."

Qin Rui understood that the Ninth Prince's Mansion had more connections than her own, but it should not be a good idea for the Ninth Prince's Mansion to search for someone in a high-profile manner, so as not to alert more people with ulterior motives.

They hurried to the Ninth Prince's Mansion. Lu Jiu was also beside Yao Xiang. The Ninth Prince sat at the head with a gloomy face. When he saw Qin Sui coming, he said bluntly without saying anything more: "This matter should be done by the Du family. However, it is inconvenient for our palace to intervene now. I will leave this matter to you, Sui'er."

Qin Shi nodded in response, not noticing that the prince suddenly called out "Shi'er".