After Princess Xuanxue came down from the mountain, the whole capital was in chaos.

Li Gui's concubine immediately became unhappy: "What nonsense is mother talking about? When did I agree?"

Mrs. Li scolded her daughter: "Have you forgotten whose belly you crawled out of? You can't forget your roots as a human being. If it weren't for the Li family, where would you have come from? Didn't the Li family cultivate you? It's just a matter of marrying another granddaughter into the Jiang family. You are so reluctant. Did you say that you would repay the Li family well! It's not like you want Huilin to be the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family's legitimate son. What's so difficult about this? It's not your fault. Something about?"

Concubine Li just said one thing, and Mrs. Li had such a bunch of unpleasant words waiting for her.

She had long been accustomed to the Li family being unreasonable and taking advantage. She didn't want to say anything more to her mother. She just said: "This marriage is not okay. I don't agree."

Mrs. Li was very forceful: "It doesn't matter what you say, it's okay if I say it."

Concubine Li Gui explained in disgust: "The marriage between Jun Jing and Jun Yu requires the lady's nod, and I don't have to say anything. Jun Jing and Jun Yu are the right-hand men of the legitimate sons of the Jiang family. These are the Marquis's original words. Their I can't make the final decision about the marriage, so don't say nonsense."

Madam Li rolled her eyes at her: "I don't care, take Hui Lin with you when you leave, and let Hui Lin be with Jun Jing. Then try to find a way to find a job for Wen Ze."

Li Wenze is the legitimate son of the eldest family, and he has just taken the Spring Examination and passed the top 100 in the top three. If you wait for the officials to arrange errands, you will probably have to wait for at least three to five years.

Concubine Li Gui had a headache.

However, the mother, brothers and sisters-in-law were not the ones to calm down, and kept asking Concubine Li for things and help.

Not long after Yuan Qi left the flower hall, Jiang Jiulu caught up with him.

The two of them walked around the lotus pond together. At the turn of spring and summer, the lotus leaves spread out on the water in the lotus pond, because it was still early and there were no lotus buds yet. There were a few koi swimming around in the lotus pond, and one brave enough to stick out of the water and say hello to Yuan Qi.

Yuan Qi could tell at a glance that the koi was about to transform, and he recognized the spiritual power in her body, so he stuck his head out to say hello.

"Seventh sister, I didn't think well and just wanted you to come out to relieve your boredom. I forgot about the virtues of my grandfather's family and made you feel wronged. I apologize to you on behalf of my cousin."

Yuan Qi is not a stingy person, and she won't get sulky because of this little thing. She just doesn't want to face the greedy people of the Li family anymore.

"Have they always been like this?" Yuan Qi asked curiously.

Jiang Jiulu nodded: "Yes, as long as I can remember, every time my aunt comes back, she will bring a lot of things. My grandmother and grandfather think this is natural. Fortunately, my second brother can make money, otherwise the bottomless pit of the Li family would My aunt can't stop her. Seeing that we have grown up, my uncle and aunt want to marry their cousin to their second brother, saying that uncles are relatives for generations. To put it bluntly, don't they just want to take advantage of the Jiang family forever? "

Yuan Qi chuckled and said nothing.

Jiang Jiulu continued: "I also told my aunt that this will whet their appetite, but you don't know about my aunt. She is a filial person. No matter how she talks back to her grandmother and grandfather on the surface, she will eventually follow the rules. It’s whatever they say.”

"Stop!" Li Huilin ran over, blocked Yuan Qi's way, and said reluctantly, "Seventh sister, cousin Jing told aunt that you are too capable to offend, so let me make amends to you. I can come It’s over, don’t be angry.”

After saying that, Li Huilin raised her head arrogantly and didn't look at Yuan Qi. The boss didn't want to do it.

Yuan Qi really wanted to teach such a person a lesson, but she just said a few words to her, did not plot against her, and did not take action. Yuan Qi really couldn't find a reason to beat her up.

"If you don't want to apologize, you don't have to apologize. I didn't ask you to apologize. Just go."

Li Huilin snorted and left.

Jiang Jiulu said helplessly: "My cousin's heart is with my second brother. My grandmother and uncle told her many years ago that she will marry my second brother in the future. She will join a wealthy family. , so she developed such an unruly temperament. There is nothing I can do about it."

Yuan Qi said: "She always suffers losses, and they happen quickly." Not far away, Jiang Junjing's scolding voice came: "I asked you to apologize to Seventh Sister, why did you come back so soon?"

Jiang Jiulu and Yuan Qi looked at each other, and Li Huilin pulled Jiang Junjing's sleeves and said coquettishly: "Cousin Jing, why are you looking at outsiders? She is not your biological sister. What's wrong with being aggrieved? Besides, I am telling the truth. Never wronged her."

Jiang Jun threw Li Huilin away happily and walked towards Yuan Qi.

The anger still lingering on his face, he took Yuan Qi's hand and turned around: "Seventh sister, let's go!"

Li Huilin came right after her. Unexpectedly, Jiang Junjing turned around very fast and bumped into Li Huilin.

With a "plop", Li Huilin fell directly into the lotus pond. The koi carp that had been following Yuan Qi in the lotus pond was pressed in the mud and struggled with its tail swung.

Yuan Qi smiled unkindly.

Jiang Jiulu was dumbfounded: "You said she would suffer a loss soon. Retribution comes so quickly."

"Cousin Jing, why don't you come down and save me!" Li Huilin flopped in the lotus pond for a few times and then stood up. The water was only up to her waist. She stood in the water and refused to come out, waiting for Jiang Junjing to go down. Save people.

"Can't you climb up by yourself?" Jiang Junjing was so fed up with his cousin that he pulled Yuan Qi away.

Yuan Qi also made a face at her.

Li Huilin was so angry that she could only climb up using her hands and feet.

Jiang Jiulu quickly called the Li family servants to serve Li Huilin.

Li Huilin looked at Jiang Junjing's back as he strode away, and stamped her feet angrily.

The koi fish struggled to come out of the mud. Several scales fell off its body, and its swimming was obviously much weaker.

Li Huilin didn't know that she was in trouble, she only hated Yuan Qi for kidnapping her beloved cousin, and vowed to make Yuan Qi look good.

Jiang Jiulu felt guilty. She felt that she was the one who encouraged Yuan Qi to come here, which resulted in such unpleasantness. She wanted to make amends to Yuan Qi, so she shouted: "Wait for me." while chasing Jiang Junjing.

On the carriage, Yuan Qi was in a good mood. People like the Li family were going downhill.

But she didn't tell Jiang Junjing and Jiang Jiulu.

Concubine Li Gui stayed with her mother to celebrate her birthday, and did not leave Li Mansion until evening.

Regardless of her old age, Mrs. Li took her four daughters-in-law and spent the whole night sorting out the things that Concubine Li Gui had sent her today.

Cloth, jade, porcelain, tea, pearls, jewelry, and daily necessities, such as the four treasures of the study, snuff bottles, etc., in short, there is everything.

The children of the family were happily smiling from ear to ear, trying to please the old woman while thinking about what they wanted to order.

In the middle of the night, two masked men sneaked in and smashed open the warehouse door.