Empress will not return to the palace tonight

Chapter 582: Here Comes the Blame

The Empress Dowager just returned to Kangci Palace, when she heard that the old lady of the Marquis of Changxing was waiting for her in the side hall.

"Let her come here." The Queen Mother whispered after returning to the bedroom.

"Isn't today the day when the son of the Marquis of Changxing recognizes his ancestors and returns to his clan? It stands to reason that Mrs. Chu should entertain those female relatives in the mansion. Why did she enter the palace?" The third princess was a little puzzled.

"You will know later." The Queen Mother smiled.

A moment later, Mrs. Chu walked in tremblingly, and just about to kneel down, the Queen Mother's voice came from her ear.

"The old lady is old, so please excuse me and give me a seat." The Queen Mother laughed.

Upon hearing the words, Mrs. Chu quickly blessed her body to thank her: "Thank you, Empress Dowager."

But she didn't dare not to kneel, because she came here to plead guilty today.

Therefore, she still knelt down in good manners: "Empress Dowager, this concubine is here to plead guilty today, I am so old-fashioned, I borrowed a large sum of money to Empress Dowager Li a few days ago, that is my Marquis of Changxing The savings of the mansion for decades, Concubine Li came to visit my concubine that day, and my concubine had not recovered from her illness for a long time. When she was told by the concubine, she gave her the banknote in a daze. Today, this concubine wants to take money For my grandson, I realized that the banknotes were missing, and I just remembered this, it’s because I’m old and confused, I beg the Queen Mother to forgive me.”

"The Ai family still finds it strange that Concubine Li suddenly has so many bank notes. After paying off the debts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there is still a lot left. It turned out that she was cheated from the old lady. It is really hateful..." Queen Mother Shen Sheng said.

"No, no, no... don't blame the concubine, it's my fault for being old and confused." Mrs. Chu said hastily.

Concubine Li, that idiot, took 50 taels of silver notes from her son and hurried to show off. She wanted to buy Wei Wangfu back from Bai Yunyi, but in the end she lost her wife and lost her army.

The mother and son were so poor before, but now they suddenly took out such a large sum of money, anyone would doubt the source of the money.

As long as someone with a heart checks slowly, sooner or later they will find their Changxing Hou Mansion and her son.

Once the relationship between his son and Concubine Li is exposed, the entire Changxing Marquis Mansion will be ruined, and everyone will have to be buried with him.

Of course, Mrs. Chu couldn't watch such a thing happen, so she deliberately took advantage of today's big day when her grandson recognized his ancestors and returned to the clan, and found such an excuse to enter the palace to plead guilty.

Take everything on yourself, whether others believe it or not, anyway, just suppress this matter for the time being.

Her son will leave for the northwest tomorrow, as long as the son goes to the Zhenxi Army, even if someone wants to investigate, there is no way to investigate.

"Then what is Mrs. Chu going to do?" The Queen Mother asked with a smile.

"I report to the Empress Dowager, the 50 taels of silver was lent to the Empress Dowager by my concubine, and it was not for nothing. Of course, the Empress Dowager has to pay it back. It is the property of my Marquis of Changxing, and my concubine will pass it on to my grandson. If I want to revive the family business, I beg the Empress Dowager to be the master of my concubine, and ask for this money back." Mrs. Chu said hastily.

Will the Empress Dowager believe what the old lady said?
Of course not!
She didn't believe that Mrs. Chu would be so foolish that she gave the silver to Concubine Li, so there was nothing hidden about this matter.

"Okay, what Mrs. Chu said is very true. Repayment of debts is justified. Just go to Mrs. Chu to ask her for it. The Ai family will make the decision for you." The Queen Mother said with a smile.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager, thank you, Empress Dowager!" Mrs. Chu quickly thanked her, as if she was extremely grateful to the Empress Dowager.

　【Chapter 11】

　　
　
(End of this chapter)