Chapter 191

Liu Yingyue saw the number on the letter and smiled slightly, "I have prepared everything. It's all piled up in the warehouse."

Liu Jilang blinked, "Ah, you are ready? How did you know we need food and medicine?"

"When Yiran left, he said he wanted to do a big business, so I was ready. I thought, if he wanted the food, that would be the best, but if he didn't, I would sell it to other people. Food and medicine are in-demand items, so there is no worry about not being able to sell them." Liu Yingyue said.

This is an excuse she made up. How could she sell grain to outsiders?
The war has begun in the north, and the price of food is getting higher day by day.

One tael of silver can only buy twenty kilograms of grain.

But before, you could buy 100 kilograms of food.

Medicines are also in short supply.

Liu Erlang believed it and smiled slightly, "My little sister is getting better and better at business."

"By the way, where are you doing business now?"

She still didn't talk about the war.

Liu Erlang already knew about the Qin family's rebellion. Qin Yiran had instructed him not to tell anyone about the Qin family's movements. If his family members or villagers asked, he was to just say that they were doing business somewhere else.

The village is in Lingnan, where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. The war in the north will not affect here at all.

As long as they don't say it, the villagers won't know that three generations of the Qin family are leading the army to fight outside.

Liu Erlang said awkwardly, "Oh, we're in Xuzhou."

"It's quite far from here. Second brother has been away from home for many days. Why don't you go home and visit?" Liu Yingyue said again.

Liu Erlang nodded, "Well, let's go home together later."

After putting away the letter, Liu Yingyue said hello to Madam Qin, and returned to the Liu family with Liu Erlang.

When Madam Liu saw them coming, she immediately grabbed Liu Yingyue's hand and said anxiously, "You came at the right time. Mother was just looking for you. Something big has happened."

Liu Yingyue helped Madam Liu sit down, "What's the matter, mother?"

"That Qin Dalang is too much! He has a woman outside!" Madam Liu stamped her feet. Seeing Liu Erlang staring at her blankly, she scolded her second son again, "You are with him all day long, and you didn't know about it? Why didn't you write a letter back to tell your family?"

Liu Erlang was stunned when he heard this. "Mom, this is not true. How did you get this idea?"

"Someone came back from Xuzhou and said that he saw Qin Dalang taking the widow Qiu from Market Street as his second wife!" Madam Liu said angrily.

Liu Yingyue smiled slightly, but she still pretended to be calm and said, "Mother, how could Madam Qiu marry Qin Dalang when she was a widow for her fiancé? Is it necessary for her to be a widow?"

"This woman's heart and mood change at that time. She was a widow then, but now she doesn't want to be a widow anymore. Yingyue, you are too honest. You will be deceived by that pair of dogs!" Madam Liu said angrily.

Liu Yingyue suppressed her annoyance and said, "Seeing is believing. Second brother went to Xuzhou to check on Qiu Shuixian's situation. Let's put this matter aside for now. Second brother finally came home, let him have a good reunion with Second Sister-in-law."

Liu Erlang and the girl from the Wei family were engaged, but they did not get married. Liu Yingyue still called the girl from the Wei family her second sister-in-law.

Madam Liu glanced at her second son and suppressed her anger. "Let's not talk about Qin Dalang's affairs for now. Let's deal with our family's affairs first. Erlang should indeed go to the Wei family to take a look."

Changing the subject, Liu Jilang breathed a sigh of relief, "I know, mother."
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Liu Erlang stayed at home for only one day before heading north with the food and medicine prepared by Liu Yingyue.

After seeing off the huge carriage team, Hongzhu sighed and said, "Madam Ying, is what my second uncle said true? Did Madam Qiu really become the second wife of the eldest son?"

Liu Yingyue looked at Hongzhu, "Do you believe it?"

Hongzhu bit her lip and said, "I can't say for sure. Dalangjun is not that kind of person, but...I can't say for sure about the character of Miss Qiu."

"I believe in the character of Dalangjun." Liu Yingyue looked towards the north and said softly.

No, she was also a little unconfident at this time.

But what if I don't believe it? -
Yang Yongcui followed Qin Shuqin to leave Lingnan and head north.

Qin Shuqin used the power of the old subordinates of the Prince of Yue's Mansion to recruit soldiers and horses, and began to compete for territory with other forces of the Qin royal family.

Yang Yongcui offered many suggestions and helped Qin Shuqin win two small victories.

This also made Qin Shuqin look at her with new eyes and he promoted her from concubine to concubine.

Yang Yongcui was overjoyed and worked even harder for Qin Shuqin.

On this day, she unexpectedly met Chen Si'an who went north to make a living.

Chen Si'an told her about the situation in the village.

"The Qin family is doing cotton clothing business? They are also buying a large amount of medicinal materials?" Yang Yongcui narrowed her eyes and pondered the news in her heart, "They want to sell it to some prince in the north, right?"

"I'm not sure. It was Liu Yingyue who was doing this business. The Qin family's warehouse was full of goods. Gao Yucheng wanted to steal the food, but was caught by Liu Yingyue and sent to the authorities. He is still in jail now." Chen Si'an said.

"How could that idiot Gao Yucheng ever defeat Liu Yingyue? He deserves it!" Thinking of how she had been bullied by Gao Yucheng, Yang Yongcui was very happy to hear the news.

However, she still would not be grateful to Liu Yingyue.

She wanted to get rich, but she didn't want Liu Yingyue to get rich.

She kept Chen Si'an and ordered him to find out the news about Liu Yingyue and Qin Yiran.

On this day, Chen Si'an came to see Yang Yongcui again. "Yongcui, I have a piece of news that will definitely interest you." Chen Si'an shook his sleeves proudly.

"Are you allowed to call out my name?" Yang Yongcui's eyes were gloomy.

Chen Si'an's expression changed, "Yes, Madam Yang."

Yang Yongcui glanced at him and raised her chin proudly.

She is the concubine of the third son of the Prince of Yue's Palace, while the eldest and second sons of the Prince of Yue are just fools. The third son will definitely be the heir to the Prince of Yue's Palace in the future.

Moreover, the old King of Yue was fighting for the throne.

If the empire falls into the hands of the old King of Yue in the future, and the Third Prince becomes the Crown Prince, she will be the Crown Princess.

No, she wants to be a concubine, she wants to be the queen!
She wants to be the best!

Chen Si'an actually called her by her maiden name, he was looking for death!
"What news? Tell me quickly!" Yang Yongcui adjusted her hair bun and asked coldly.

Now, her hair is covered with pearls and jade, and ten Liu Yingyues cannot compare to her.

Chen Si'an glanced at her, smiled, took out a portrait from his sleeve, and showed it to Yang Yongcui, "Madam Yang, please take a look at who is in the painting."

Yang Yongcui blinked and looked carefully, "Isn't this Qin Yiran? Why are you showing me his portrait?"

"Mrs. Yang, please look carefully. Is this Qin Yiran or someone else?"

Yang Yongcui glanced at him and moved closer to take a closer look.

After looking at it for a while, she exclaimed, "The eyes in this portrait are slightly smaller than Qin Yiran's, and the face is slightly fatter. Oh, there is an extra mole here. This is not Qin Yiran."

"That's right, this is definitely not Qin Yiran."

"Not Qin Yiran? Then who is it? What's the meaning of showing me this picture?" Yang Yongcui blinked.

"He is Qiu Shuixian's fiancé who died many years ago." Chen Si'an smiled.

"Qiu Shuixian's dead fiancé?" Yang Yongcui narrowed her eyes. "Chen Si'an, show me his portrait. What do you want to say?"

His intuition told him that Chen Si'an would not find a portrait for her for no reason, there must be something else.

Chen Si'an collected the portrait, smiled and said, "I wanted to say that Qin Yiran looks very much like Qiu Shuixian's dead fiancé, but Qin Yiran doesn't know about this. And no one else knows either. Because the only person who has seen Qin Yiran and Qiu Shuixian's dead fiancé at the same time is Qiu Shuixian. Her parents-in-law also knew about it before, but they are dead now. Qiu Shuixian and I are the only ones who know this secret in this world."

Yang Yongcui narrowed her eyes, went over the news in her mind, and said with a cold smile, "This news is interesting."

Chen Si'an also smiled, "I also find it interesting, so when I found out, I immediately came to report to Madam Yang."

Yang Yongcui looked at Chen Si'an, "I'm going to give you a task. Find a way to get Qin Yiran to take Qiu Shuixian and tell the people in Yangliu Village about this. It would be best if Liu Yingyue knew about it."

Chen Si'an frowned, "Seeing Qiu Shuixian has been following Qin Yiran, she must agree very much, but what if Qin Yiran disagrees? They have known each other for many years. If Qin Yiran liked Qiu Shuixian, he would have taken her into his room long ago and would not have waited until now. You know, they have known each other for five years."

Yang Yongcui sneered, "If it's true, then it won't work. But if it's false, then it won't work? Don't forget the saying, rumors are like knives!"

Chen Si'an grinned, "I understand, Madam Yang."
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Chen Si'an returned to the village and spread the news that Qiu Shuixian was Qin Yiran's second wife.

After the Liu family got the news, they immediately told Liu Yingyue.

When Liu Yingyue heard this, she didn't take it seriously.

But one day, she received another message.

This made her suspicious and she had to face the news.

Qiu Shuixian was captured by the men of Prince Lin'an. After Qin Yiran learned the news, he left the army without permission and his whereabouts are unknown.

"Madam Ying, aren't you anxious yet? If you're not, I'm almost dying of anxiety." Hongzhu looked at the contents of the letter and stamped her feet anxiously.

She had followed Liu Yingyue for some time and had learned quite a few words.

The letter was sent by County Magistrate Zhou, so it seems that the story cannot be false.

The letter mentioned that Qiu Shuixian had been arrested, and also reminded Liu Yingyue to pay attention to Qin Yiran's movements.

Qin Yiran was the deputy chief. His sudden disappearance had a great impact on the morale of the army. Many people were secretly looking for Qin Yiran.

County Magistrate Zhou also hoped that Liu Yingyue would report to him immediately after learning the news about Qin Yiran so that he could pass the message to the army.

Liu Yingyue burned the letter and said to Hongzhu, "Pack up and let's go to Xuzhou."

Hongzhu breathed a sigh of relief, "Madam Ying should have done this a long time ago."

She dragged out the wicker box, opened the wardrobe, and put Liu Yingyue's clothes in one by one.

Liu Yingyue sorted out the medicines and found a dagger on her body.

Seeing the crossbow and quiver on the wall, she took them down as well.

After packing up, Liu Yingyue came to say goodbye to Madam Qin.

Of course, she didn't dare tell Madam Qin that Qin Yiran was missing. She only told Madam Qin that she had to go to the provincial capital to do some business and would be away for two months.

Madam Qin was simple-minded and did not suspect anything else. She only reminded him, "Be careful on the road, go early and come back early."


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