Nian Huajiao: The cold-faced treacherous minister spoiled her unconditionally after breaking his vow

After hearing what she said, Old Lady Qi felt more at ease: "Yes. I have no children. If I can have a child at the end of my life, I will not regret it even when I die. However, the little girl must be happy about it."

Cui Ying nodded.

Old Madam Qi picked up the incense in the incense burner and stirred it: "We are already back home, have you arranged everything for them?"

Cui Ying immediately calmed down: "Don't worry, Madam. I left a few people to look after the farm and the house on the mountain, waiting for you to come back at any time. The rest followed us into the city and lived in the house you brought as a dowry. They also found a job for each of them."

This was something they had agreed on long ago. Once her wife wanted to return to the Duke's Mansion or go somewhere else, she would do things according to this pre-arranged method.

Whether it is Yongjing or anywhere else in the Great Yong Dynasty, it is the same.

Old Madam Qi nodded in understanding. She seemed to have thought of something, threw down the spoon in her hand, and said, "By the way, go to the street and buy a walking stick tomorrow. It must be the best and most expensive one."

Cui Ying was puzzled: "Madam is very agile, why do you need this thing?"

"Hehehe... Isn't someone going to celebrate his birthday? It just so happens that she has difficulty walking, so I'll give her a walking stick as a birthday gift!" Old Mrs. Qi said as she stood up and walked towards the bed.

In order to catch up with the adoption and find an excuse for her to return to the Duke's Mansion, she got up very early today.

We quarreled and got angry the whole morning, and then had lunch at the same time. It was really tiring.

Seeing that she was tired, Cui Ying hurried forward to take off her coat and helped her lie down.

Jiang Luo was also very tired. After returning to Shaoguangyuan, she sent Rendong and Mingxu away to do their work, and she lay down on the chaise longue and fell asleep.

In a daze, she heard Mingxu calling her: "Miss...Miss, wake up..."

"Um...what's wrong?" She murmured softly before she came to her senses.

Mingxu's face was filled with anxiety: "Miss, the senior manager is here. I see that the senior manager is sweating profusely, and I'm afraid there is something urgent."

When Jiang Luo heard about the senior manager, she suddenly became more sober. She lifted the thin blanket on her body and sat up, yawning. "Please ask him to go to the side hall, and ask Mother Wu to make some cold drinks for the senior manager to cool down. I'll be there soon."

"Yes, Miss." Mingxu listened to her instructions and turned to walk out.

As soon as she stepped out of the house, she felt a mixture of ice and fire. Summer had really arrived, and the weather was getting hotter and hotter.

In fact, the weather now is not the hottest yet, but her young lady is afraid of heat and asked for ice to be prepared in the house early, which made her feel it is very hot outside.

In the entire Yongjing City, there is only one ice shop on Yongxing Street, and the hotter the weather, the more expensive the ice.

When she went there for the first time, the manager didn't show up, only the shop assistants greeted her. This shows how good the business of this shop is.

A few days ago, she thought that the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and her young lady would not be short of ice, so she went to the ice shop again.

Although she knew that the young lady had money, it was given by her uncle after all. She was worried that if the young lady squandered it all, she couldn't always wait for her uncle to help her, right?

The young lady had just taken over the shop left by the late lady, and had spent some money on changing the manager and the clerks. Now she had not established herself firmly, so it was fine if she could avoid losing money, but as for making money, she, a little maid, did not dare to think about it.

She has the young lady's trust and is in charge of her money. These things are her responsibilities and also where she should share the young lady's worries.

The ice she bought from the ice shop a few days ago was half as much as the first time! As long as it was stored properly, it could be used for several days.

Strangely enough, the shop manager not only received her personally this time, but was also particularly respectful and enthusiastic towards her. Even the ice he bought was larger in size than last time, and the quantity was only more, not less.

She was puzzled at the time, wondering if the manager of the ice shop had recognized the wrong person. Even now when she thought about it, she still had no idea!

Mingxu shook her head as she walked. Forget it... At worst, she could just ask next time she went to buy ice cream...

After Mingxu left, Jiang Luo stood up, tidied himself, and followed him out.

The senior management came later, probably because of something urgent.

As soon as she stepped into the house, the senior manager came over and said, "Miss."

"Manager, please take a seat. This is the hottest time of the day. If it's not an urgent matter, you can wait until it's cooler before reporting." Jiang Luo said with concern as he walked to his seat.

When the senior manager heard this, he felt a warm current flowing through his heart, and he felt extremely comforted.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Thank you for your consideration, young lady. But... I must report today's incident to you so that you can make a decision."

"But is it about Zhou Youwei?" Jiang Luo handed him a cup of herbal tea, and the senior manager took it. "Miss, you guessed right, it's Zhou Youwei."

"You go ahead." There were only the two of them in the room at this time. Mingxu was guarding the door, so there was no need to be discreet when talking.

Manager Zhou drank two sips of cold tea, and the heat in his body dissipated a lot. "I followed your instructions and pretended to be scared when Zhou Youwei came to the shop to make trouble. He really got used to it. Today he came to the shop to make trouble again, and he asked for two thousand taels of silver. This... this amount is a bit large. I don't know if I should continue to give him?"

Two thousand taels of silver was not much in the eyes of these officials and wealthy businessmen. But for ordinary people, even if a family worked diligently for half a lifetime, they might not be able to save up so much silver.

Youwei is really asking for a lot this week!

Jiang Luo raised her eyebrows slightly. She was originally planning to cheat him a little. Unexpectedly, this man was so greedy, so don't blame her for cheating him a lot.

Do not live by sin.

"Which gambling house does he frequent?"

The senior manager immediately replied, "He is a frequent gambling house on Yongsheng Street. The people I sent to follow him said that he goes to this one every day and never changes to other gambling houses."

Jiang Luo nodded thoughtfully: "Okay. Just give him the money as usual, but it can only be given after he signs the severance document. Otherwise, there is no need to discuss anything."

"Miss, this...this much money is going to be spent..." The senior manager looked worried.

Jiang Luo calmly put down the teacup and did not answer him immediately. Instead, he asked, "Why do you think he wants so much money today and why he is so anxious to get it?"

The senior manager frowned and asked, "Did you lose money in gambling?"

Jiang Luo nodded: "I guess he not only lost the money in gambling, but also owed a lot of debts. Money comes easily, and gambling becomes more and more unscrupulous."

She thought for a moment, and then instructed, "Director Gao, when you return, immediately send someone to find out who the owner of the Changlai gambling house is, or which family in the capital he is related to. Tell me immediately when you find out, and I will find a way."

"Yes, Miss." The senior manager replied with a relaxed brow.

"If Zhou Youwei doesn't sign today, you won't give him the money. You don't have to pay attention to what he says. If he makes a big fuss, just take care of the things in the shop. If he dares to hurt anyone or damage things, report him directly to the government."

The senior manager was puzzled: "If we report it to the police, not only will it be difficult to recover the money we gave out before, but we might also alert the enemy..."