Chapter 169
It's just that Zhao Canniang may not be able to answer the question now that the third princess asked.

"What does the princess mean, the girl doesn't understand."

Zhao Canniang smiled, with a look of genuine incomprehension on her face.

Cuizhu at the side said to Zhao Canniang angrily: "Bold, how dare you pretend you don't know what the princess is asking you?"

Zhao Canniang looked at Zizhu with some displeasure in her heart, even a little maid could speak loudly to her.

Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, Zhao Canniang knows very well that Zizhu's status is more valuable than her own, and she is just a commoner, how can she be compared with the princess.

And Zizhu is a popular person around the princess, and I don't know how many people will be around to curry favor, it is indeed not comparable to her.

Zhao Canniang just glanced at Zizhu, then turned to look at the third princess.

"If the princess has anything to say, just say it straight. I have a straight temper and don't like to beat around the bush."

The third princess' eyes were condescending when she looked at Zhao Canniang.

"You know what I'm talking about? How about Zhao Canniang, since you said you have a straight temper, and I also like straight people, let's explain the matter openly and honestly, and tell me what I want to know, Zizhu, come to the door Watch out and don't let outsiders disturb us."

Zizhu got the order and went out immediately.

Only Zhao Canniang and the three princesses were left in the room.

The atmosphere suddenly became more tense.

"Ask the princess if you have any questions! If I know anything, I will tell the princess." Zhao Canniang said with a smile.

The third princess is not enough to make people feel annoying. Zhao Canniang thinks that one more friend is better than one more enemy. Although the third princess may not become her friend, it is definitely much better than one more enemy.

And Zhao Canniang also knew in her heart that the third princess probably just wanted to know more about Ke Tianlin, and had no other malicious intentions, otherwise it would not be as simple as coming to the door in person today.

With her status, it is not easy to meet Zhao Canniang.

The third princess has complicated eyes.

Then he said: "I want you to tell me everything about how you met the son-in-law and why you turned against each other."

Zhao Canniang heard this, without hesitation this time, and said honestly: "I was only 11 years old when I met Mr. Ke. At that time, my family was very poor. In order to make a living, my mother took out the secret recipe of making konjac from our ancestors. At that time, we tried to make a little bit and sent it to Tianxiang Restaurant for sale, that’s when we met Mr. Ke, and Mr. Ke has been taking good care of our family since then, and we established a cooperative relationship later on.”

The third princess listened very carefully, and seeing Zhao Canniang paused, she asked, "I heard that your relationship with him was unusual before, how did you turn against him later?"

Zhao Canniang smiled helplessly: "You also know that the two of us have been together for a long time, and we appreciate each other very much, it is inevitable that we will develop feelings, but because of my relationship with Sister Ji, it is impossible for Mr. Ke and I to reach the final step. Just when I was struggling, Ke Tianlin turned against him, and the speed was so fast that even now I feel a little scary."

Zhao Canniang raised her head, looked at the third princess seriously and said seriously: "I later learned that he turned against you because of you, princess."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Canniang gave a wry smile: "Because of his sudden betrayal, our family has fallen into a very embarrassing situation, and the business has also been affected. Of course, this is not the key to my rivalry with Ke Tianlin. The real key is because of Sister Ji."

Zhao Canniang didn't know if the third princess was involved in Ji Yanran's affairs.

Zhao Canniang didn't dare to gamble because she couldn't afford it.

The third princess frowned, Ji Yanran died because of dystocia, she was a little anxious to marry Ke Tianlin at first, but after Ji Yanran passed away, the third princess also suspected something strange in the middle.

It's just because she wanted to marry Ke Tianlin wholeheartedly, so she didn't think about it too much. In the heart of the third princess, Ji Yanran was her stumbling block, and she died to make way for her.

Because I didn't care, I didn't pay attention to this matter.

Now hearing Zhao Canniang's tone, it seems that there is really something inside.

"Didn't Ji Yanran die in childbirth? Since she died in childbirth, what does it matter to Ke Tianlin?"

Zhao Canniang's eyes have been staring at the third princess all the time, in order to see the change of the third princess's expression, but unfortunately, she can't see any change in the third princess's expression at all.

Zhao Canniang didn't know if the third princess really didn't know or if she didn't know, because the expression of the third princess didn't show any flaws.

As soon as Zhao Canniang thought of Ji Yanran leaving like this, she suddenly felt sad: "Difficult childbirth and death? This is just Ke Tianlin's statement. The princess is mainly you as a bystander. What would you think when encountering such a thing? Sister Ji is An The magistrate Ji was notified after the burial, and the women and maids who delivered Sister Ji’s birth all disappeared afterwards, and there is no one to prove the real cause of Sister Ji’s death, these are all Ke Tianlin’s own words.”

When Zhao Channiang said this, her face was very angry.

Ji Yanran is only 17 years old, just the right age, but now she has faded away.

The third princess couldn't help frowning after hearing Zhao Canniang's explanation, and felt that there was something strange in it, but so what if she knew it, she couldn't say that there was something strange in it!
After hesitating for a while, the third princess said, "Ji Yanran's death has not been found out. What if it is really like what Ke Tianlin said? Ji Yanran died of dystocia."

Zhao Canniang snorted coldly: "It's no longer possible, because Ke Tianlin personally admitted that he killed Sister Ji, and the reason was because he wanted to marry you, the princess."

The third princess still didn't believe it.

She urged Ke Tianlin many times that she wanted to marry into the Ke family, but what she meant was to let Ke Tianlin find an excuse to divorce Ji Yanran, she did not intend to kill Ji Yanran.

"You are talking nonsense, how could the son-in-law do such a foolish thing? Even if the son-in-law killed Ji Yanran, how could he tell you such a secret?"

After all, it is a husband and wife, the heart of the third princess will still be biased towards Ke Tianlin.

Zhao Canniang smiled coldly: "That's because he is too conceited. He always thought that the things he did were done without anyone noticing, so he was naturally not afraid to speak out."

After Zhao Canniang finished speaking, she said to the third princess: "I have told the princess everything the princess wants to know. If the princess has nothing else to do, I will leave first."

Zhao Canniang stood up after speaking.

The third princess was still thinking about what Zhao Canniang said just now, her mood was a little complicated, she didn't know whether she should believe Zhao Canniang.

On the one hand, she really wanted to believe that what Zhao Canniang said was true, but on the other hand, she felt that Ke Tianlin would not do anything to murder people.

"There's nothing else, go down! You are not allowed to tell anyone about our conversation today." The third princess couldn't help reminding.

"Yes." Zhao Canniang just said one word and left directly.

Zizhu stood outside, saw Zhao Canniang coming out, and went straight into the house.

After closing the door, Zizhu walked up to the third princess and asked in a low voice, "Is the princess okay?"

The third princess shook her head, and then said: "It's nothing, Zizhu, you should spend more time thinking about Ji Yanran's death for me." Ji Yanran, this matter is really too scary.

Zi Zhu was a little puzzled: "Why does the princess bother to find a dead person, even if it is found, it's meaningless!"

The third princess frowned and looked at Zi Zhu and said: "You don't need to know the reason, you just have to check it out, there are not many clues about this matter, you can find out by yourself."

Zi Zhu nodded to show that he already knew.

Zhao Canniang went downstairs directly, Zhao Qingfeng and Erhu immediately stepped forward, the two blocked Zhao Canniang's way, one left and one right.

Erhu glanced upstairs, his eyes were sharp, and he asked, "Who is that upstairs?"

Zhao Qingfeng also looked at Zhao Canniang with the same eyes, and then asked: "Who is that upstairs? Just by looking at his clothes, you can tell that that person must be not simple. What is she looking for you for?"

Seeing the gossiping and worried eyes of the two, Zhao Canniang said without hiding anything, "The one above is the third princess."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Qingfeng was immediately surprised.

"Third princess? Why is she here? And she came to look for you, she didn't do anything to you, did she?"

Zhao Qingfeng looked worried.

Zhao Canniang smiled and said, "She didn't do anything to me, brother and brother Erhu don't have to worry."

Zhao Qingfeng was about to continue talking, Erhu stretched out his hand and pulled Zhao Qingfeng.

At the stairs, the third princess and Zi Zhu went downstairs.

Without saying hello to Zhao Canniang, the third princess left directly with Zizhu.

After the three princesses left, both Zhao Qingfeng and Zhao Canniang breathed a sigh of relief.

"It can be regarded as leaving." Zhao Qingfeng said with a sigh of relief.

Zhao Canniang smiled slightly, obviously relaxed.

"Let's go, she's here to ask about Ke Tianlin."

Now that the third princess is gone, she has no scruples.

Zhao Qingfeng sighed: "There are so many wrongs."

Erhu hurriedly left after receiving the news in the afternoon, saying that the Black Panther had something to look for him.

Now Ke Tianlin doesn't dare to come to the restaurant to make trouble, Zhao Canniang is not worried.

As soon as the two tigers left, Zhao Qingfeng said to Zhao Canniang, "You go outside the city later."

Hearing this suddenly, Zhao Canniang looked at Zhao Qingfeng inexplicably: "What are you doing outside the city?"

There was nothing going on outside the city, Zhao Canniang was obviously puzzled.

Zhao Qingfeng was very helpless, he smiled bitterly and said, "I want you to send money to Qin Mengjiao."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Canniang immediately looked at Zhao Qingfeng in surprise, completely unable to understand what Zhao Qingfeng meant.

"What does brother mean by this? Go and give money to Qin Mengjiao, why do you want to give her money?"
Zhao Canniang's eyes were full of surprise, she didn't understand what Zhao Qingfeng meant.

Zhao Qingfeng said with a helpless wry smile, "Sister, do you know why Qin Mengjiao hasn't come to make trouble for so many years?"

As soon as Zhao Canniang heard these words, she realized something was wrong.

Qin Mengjiao didn't come to make trouble, could it be because Zhao Qingfeng gave money?Thinking of this possibility, Zhao Canniang looked at Zhao Qingfeng in surprise, and asked, "Could it be that my brother has been sending money to Qin Mengjiao for so many years? How can this work?"

What surprised Zhao Canniang was how Zhao Qingfeng compromised.

One must know that Zhao Qingfeng was more persistent than Zhao Canniang in the past.

Zhao Qingfeng smiled slightly, he was not nervous at this time, this matter has always been a secret in Zhao Qingfeng's heart, he never told anyone, and now he told Zhao Canniang because he felt that the time had come.

"Sister, one thing more is worse than one thing less. After you left, many things happened. Qin Mengjiao's leg was broken, and Yang Yike was not much better, because their family owed others a lot of money back then, and Yang Xin was sold. I became a concubine for someone else, and the family’s situation was very bad, and I hesitated for a long time before deciding to help them, and I only sent a few hundred coins a month, just enough to keep them alive.”

When Zhao Canniang heard this, she basically understood what happened.

"How much money will my brother send this time?" Zhao Canniang asked.

Zhao Qingfeng thought for a while before saying: "Send six hundred papers!"

If the six hundred Wen was used in the past, it would have been enough for a family to live for two or three months in Baiyun County, but in Yucheng, it would take at most a month for the family to save money, and the money Zhao Qingfeng gave was just enough. It's just the basic life of Qin Mengjiao's family.

Zhao Canniang looked at Zhao Qingfeng, and smiled slightly: "Brother is still very soft-hearted, I'll go now!"

Zhao Canniang didn't refuse but wanted to see Qin Mengjiao's current situation by herself.

Since Zhao Qingfeng said that the current situation of Qin Mengjiao's family is not good, Zhao Canniang really wants to see how bad it is.

As for the copper coins, Zhao Canniang walked out of the city directly.

She had been to Qin Mengjiao's house before, so this time Zhao Canniang didn't need to ask for directions, and went directly to the village not far outside the city.

There are many pedestrians on the road, basically they are in a hurry.

After arriving in the village, Zhao Canniang naturally found Qin Mengjiao's home.

A small yard, and the yard wall is surrounded by wooden piles, the house looks very dilapidated.

A gray-haired woman was sitting in the courtyard embroidering.

And beside the woman, there was a fat and white child in a sleeping basket for babies.

Zhao Canniang looked at it for a while, then knocked on the door anyway.

The woman heard the knock on the door and hurried forward to open it.

Only then did Zhao Canniang see clearly that the woman with gray hair was Qin Mengjiao.

Zhao Canniang looked at Qin Mengjiao in surprise.

The Qin Mengjiao in front of her couldn't be related to how she looked two years ago.

Qin Mengjiao's face was old, her hair had turned gray a lot, and all the wrinkles on her face appeared.

It looks like a person in his fifties, but Qin Mengjiao is younger than Qin's.

Qin Shi is only in her thirties now, and after maintenance, she now looks like a 27-year-old young woman.

Qin Mengjiao is like an old woman, the gap between them is really big.

When Zhao Canniang was observing Qin Mengjiao, Qin Mengjiao was also looking at Zhao Canniang.

"It's Canniang?" Qin Mengjiao asked with some uncertainty.

The Zhao Canniang in front of her looks much better than two years ago. Not only has she grown taller, her facial features have also grown, and her clothes are also much better than before.

Zhao Canniang nodded, with a complicated expression on her face.

Qin Mengjiao saw Zhao Canniang nodding her head in recognition, and the smile on her face instantly became brighter: "It's actually Canniang. I didn't expect Canniang to come. Please hurry up and invite me inside."

Qin Mengjiao looked very happy.

Zhao Canniang nodded and followed Qin Mengjiao into the yard, Qin Mengjiao hurriedly gave Zhao Canniang the bench she was sitting on just now.

Zhao Canniang was not too polite, and sat down directly.

And next to her was the chubby child.

The child looked less than one year old. When he saw Zhao Canniang, a stranger, he opened his eyes and looked around curiously.

"When did you come to Yucheng, Canniang?" Qin Mengjiao's face completely lost the previous arrogance.

And when talking to Zhao Canniang, her tone was full of flattery.

Qin Mengjiao respected Zhao Canniang for not hitting the smiling face, so Zhao Canniang would naturally not embarrass Qin Mengjiao.

With a slight smile, Zhao Canniang said, "It's been a while, who does this child belong to?"

When Qin Mengjiao looked at the child, she was satisfied: "It belongs to Yi Ke, and the child is one year old."

Zhao Canniang looked around, feeling a little puzzled, but she didn't see Zhao Yuniang.

"Where's Zhao Yuniang?"

When Qin Mengjiao heard this name, her body shook, and there was a little anger on her face, but she was deeply suppressed at this moment.

"she left."

"Leaving?" Zhao Canniang said in surprise.

"Where did you go?" Zhao Canniang continued to ask.

Qin Mengjiao sighed helplessly again: "We don't know where she went, she left shortly after giving birth to this child, without any sign or news."

From Qin Mengjiao's eyes, Zhao Canniang saw that Qin Mengjiao did not complain about Zhao Yuniang's leaving.

Qin Mengjiao did not stop, but continued: "She dislikes our family being poor! Back then, you knew why she married our family, but we did not treat her well in those two years, and Yi Ke was also a disappointment. Yes, although Yuniang has done a lot of bad things in the past, I still want Yi Ke to live a good life with her. Our family is like this now, and there will be no good turnaround at all, but I don’t want God’s will to trick people , so many things happened."

When Qin Mengjiao said this, she looked at Zhao Canniang gratefully: "Thanks to your brother for the past two years, if it weren't for your brother, our family would have been destroyed."

Hearing this, Zhao Canniang didn't say anything.

Zhao Qingfeng is soft-hearted, but although Qin Mengjiao's family is disgusting, they are relatives after all.

"It seems that something happened to you, what happened to your family?" Zhao Canniang asked curiously.

Qin Mengjiao didn't intend to hide it, so she said intermittently: "Our business failed back then, and we owed a lot of foreign debts. Later, those financial owners came to the door and asked us to pay back the money, and Xin'er was sold at that time. Yes, I became a concubine of a rich family."

(End of this chapter)

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