The two of them praised each other in business.

I installed another camera to look at the gold every day to satisfy my craving. But I didn't expect that an unintentional action today would play a significant role in the future.

After the tour, the two came out of the vault and looked at the long path to the secret room, not knowing where it led to. They activated the teleportation function and arrived at the end of the secret room after a few breaths. They found the mechanism at the door and gently turned the handle. A stone slab slowly split in the middle and moved to both sides.

The two walked out along the stairs and saw a house. It looked like no one lived in the house and it existed only for this entrance.

The two observed the surrounding environment. There was a small hill one mile outside the house, connected to a cliff and a deep pool. Usually, few people appeared in this place. The third prince chose this exit as it was very safe and not easy to be exposed.

Baili Ye discovered that this was the outskirts of the capital, and two miles away was Concubine Xue's dowry farm. I didn't expect the third prince to be so meticulous, no wonder there were no flaws at all. It turned out that all activities could be carried out in secret.

After figuring out the situation here, the two teleported back to the secret room. Now that they knew the situation here, Chu Qinghe installed a camera above the door panel so that everyone entering and leaving the secret room could see clearly.

After leaving the study, the two discussed and installed cameras in several important places. One camera was installed in the meeting room. Finally, they went to the backyard to check again and happened to hear the third prince's wife talking to the nanny below.

"Princess, the prince went to Concubine Liu and Concubine Xiao again tonight. I heard that the three of them slept together. The prince really cares less and less about you. Where is your dignity?" The nanny said angrily.

"Mammy, let's not talk about this. The prince is in need of people right now. They can't get pregnant anyway, so what are we afraid of?" The princess said indifferently.

"The princess is right. I am stupid. Let's just wait and see. The queen's blessings are yet to come." The nanny patted her forehead.

"Well, it's getting late, let's go to bed." He said walking towards the bed.

Baili Ye and Chu Qinghe looked at each other and were genuinely shocked. The Third Prince was having a lot of fun and even had a threesome. They really wanted to go see a live version.

As if he could see what the little girl was thinking, Baili Ye said, "Let's go to Xue's house."

"Okay, wait for me a moment." Chu Qinghe said and quickly flashed out of the space. After installing the camera in the Third Princess's room, he and Baili Ye activated the teleportation function to take a walk around Xue Mansion. They still installed cameras in important places to keep abreast of the latest developments.

Just like that, in one night, the two of them installed pinhole cameras in the Third Prince's Mansion, the Xue Mansion, Concubine Liu's parents' home, Commander Xiao's Mansion, and the homes of more important officials among the Third Prince's followers.

Thinking of the possible problems that might arise during the Queen's birthday banquet, the two of them went to the palace again. They installed cameras at various important checkpoints and key places, including the imperial kitchen, the imperial study, the outside of the emperor's bedroom, and the outside of the queen's bedroom. When leaving the imperial study, Baili Ye also gave the emperor an extra copy of the list of the third prince's cronies, and left a message asking the emperor to pay attention to the people on the list.

When I finished all this, it was half an hour before the hour of Hai. If I go back now, I can be home around the hour of Zi.

The two teleported to the suburbs and then took a helicopter back.

What they didn’t know was that on the day they went to the capital, a major event also happened in Shangao Village.

It is said that Chu Qingmei was sent back to her parents' home by her husband's family to get the dowry money that was promised to her.

Chu Qingmei didn't dare to tell her grandparents about this when she got home, as she felt so ashamed. After she secretly told Zhou about this, Zhou was unwilling to give her daughter the money to take back to the Lin family.

But he had raised his beloved daughter and finally married her to a scholar, and he was hoping that his son-in-law would pass the imperial examination and get some credit. Moreover, when Boss Chu had insisted on snatching the marriage, he had done so in the name of letting Scholar Lin teach his son some knowledge.

So after discussing with Boss Chu, Zhou told others that after Lin Xiucai and Lin Mingze got into trouble, Shen had been taking care of them and had no time to take care of her daughter-in-law's life. She was worried that her daughter would have no one to take care of her, so she let her daughter go back to her parents' home for a while.

They should wait until they are better before going back to recuperate. They must not let the baby in Chu Qingmei's belly suffer any harm.

With such a big thing happening, Boss Chu also asked someone to go to the academy to send a message to Chu Qingran, asking him to go home when he is free as there is something important to discuss.

The two of them were planning to protect their daughter in the village. Many villagers knew the inside story, but they turned a deaf ear to their words and did not expose them. For a while, the Chu family was really trying to cover up their mistake.

After staying peacefully at her mother's house for a few days, Chu Qingmei was looking forward to the day when her parents would give her money so that she could return to the Lin family.

But on the day Chu Qingmei met Baili Ye, she felt a strong sense of resentment, jealousy and resentment in her heart.

She felt that she had to do something. Just then, the night before Chu Qinghe went to the capital, Chu Qingran returned home dressed in silk and satin, like a student.

After school and dinner, he remembered that his family had sent him a message asking him to go back. He thought that the money he had was almost spent, so he went back to get some.

When Chu Qingran heard that his sister was driven back home, he said angrily: "The Lin family is too ungrateful. Anyone who brings 30 taels of silver as a dowry should not have married into their family in the first place.

If you listen to me and marry into the Chen family in town, our family will live a better life and we won't have to pay more for the dowry."

Zhou felt a little embarrassed to hear her son say this, but her daughter was obsessed with marrying no one but the boy from the Lin family, and her husband also favored the Lin family, so she turned a blind eye and facilitated their marriage, hoping that they would become in-laws and be able to help.

"Brother Ran, Mr. Chen is almost 40 years old, the same age as your father. How can you let Qingmei live with him? Besides, the Lin family has two scholars. If you both pass the imperial examination, it will be a good story in the future. Wouldn't it be better for us to go to Beijing together?"

Although Zhou was also jealous of the wealth of Mr. Chen's family, she could not ignore her daughter's life or death.

"So what should we do now? No one in the Lin family can work and earn money. When they get well, the next exam will start, and we don't know what the result will be. It seems that we can't be sure now."

Thinking of her mother-in-law asking her to work at Chu Laoer's house, Chu Qingmei said to her eldest brother: "Brother, I don't know what's going on recently. I heard that my second uncle's family has become rich. They sell braised meat, buy land, open up wasteland, build houses, and build factories. It has suddenly exploded. Their family is getting richer and richer.

Not only that, Qinghe also found a handsome and wealthy young man. When the two got engaged, the gifts were lined up far away.

I won’t talk about all this. I heard that Second Uncle’s leg is almost healed, so he can go to work, earn money, and hunt like before. He will make a lot of money a year, and you can still live the life of a young master in the academy like before.

Don’t worry about spending money.”

Chu Qingran was shocked when he heard this. It had only been a short time since he last came back, so how could there have been such a big change?

"What did you say? Their family is so rich now? How did they make so much money?"

Chu Qingran really couldn't understand why the family, which had always been unknown in the old Chu family, suddenly changed the entrance hall? It was when the second uncle's legs were crippled.

Besides, even if Second Uncle's legs were fine, he wouldn't have such great luck. He couldn't wait to get the answer.

Zhou was thinking about what had happened recently and said to Chu Qingran:

“I heard that Qinghe, that cheap girl, went up the mountain to hunt and earned some silver, and then she made braised meat and sold it to Yuelai Restaurant.

I heard that she knew some medical skills, and that she was the one who saved the county magistrate's child. The county magistrate even came to their family's beam-raising banquet.

You don’t know how beautiful the new house is. I heard it has three courtyards and is bigger and more beautiful than the mansions in the county town.”

Chu Qingran was shocked when he heard this:

"Mom, do you know how much a certain braised meat costs at Yue Lai Restaurant?

Each dish costs two taels of silver, and the supply is limited every day. If you want to eat it, you have to wait in line.

Now everyone in this town is proud to eat braised pork, and they will brag about it for a long time after every meal. No wonder their family is rich now.

These cooking secrets were not revealed before the separation, but suddenly became available after the separation. They must have been separated from us for a long time.

Maybe it was premeditated, otherwise how could they live better and better after being divided by grandpa and grandma! "

"Yes, I heard that during the beam raising banquet, the county magistrate rewarded Qinghe, that little bitch, with 1,000 taels of silver because she made a plow for clearing wasteland, saying that the farm tool had been requisitioned by the imperial court."

Zhou also told Chu Qingran about this incident that was spreading in the village.

Chu Qingran was shocked again and became more determined in his thoughts.

"We need to tell grandpa and grandma about this. These things should have belonged to our Chu family. Grandpa and grandma were fooled by them."

Chu Qingran's face was full of calculation and greed. It was such a great fortune to be able to hook up with the county magistrate. If he also knew the county magistrate, wouldn't future imperial examinations be much easier?

We have to find a way to get our grandparents to recognize them, and then the house, money and connections will all be theirs.

Boss Chu and Chu Qingmei also echoed: "Yes, yes, yes, we must explain it clearly to them, otherwise they will still be kept in the dark."

After discussing it, they went to the main room where Old Chu lived. After the old couple had finished their meal, Old Chu smoked his pipe, frowning and thinking in the smoke.

A lot of things have happened in the village recently. The lives of every household have changed. Now people have jobs and some can eat meat while working. Even the women who usually take care of the household affairs at home have started working to earn money.

The biggest change has come from the second family. Seeing the life of the second family now, Old Man Chu feels so regretful.

The Chu family tried to cause trouble secretly several times, but were stopped by the head of the village and the village chief. They wanted to go but couldn't bring themselves to do so. As the father, they couldn't rush in, so they had to think of a way.

"Old woman, you should visit the second son's house more often recently. After all, he is your own child. Even though the family has separated, you can't just ignore him." Old man Chu said to Liu who was sewing clothes.

Liu was unhappy. She had tried to take advantage of the situation several times, but was stopped by the head of the village every time. Not only did she not get any benefit, but she also had to go and take care of it?

"They can get whatever they want in the village, and they still need us to take care of them. Haven't you seen the attitude of the villagers towards their family? They are almost treating them like idols."

"Look at what they eat and drink now?

We all had to eat coarse food, but they were enjoying sumptuous meals of meat and fish. Not only did they not eat all by themselves, they also invited the whole village to eat, and even cooked 28 dishes on the beam.

What an ungrateful family, they don’t even think of sending something to honor their parents.

And that bitch Qin, she eats well and dresses well now. I saw her from afar a few days ago and she looked almost the same as when she was first bought.

She has been living under my thumb for these years, and no matter how I try to harass her, she dares not say a word. She even dared not ask for the jade token she had on her body when she came here."

Listening to the old woman's nagging, I wanted to scold her, but suddenly I heard her mention the jade token that Qin brought when she first came. A thought flashed through my mind: how could he have forgotten it!

I still have a huge secret in my hands. If I separate their family, can't I use this secret to get them to come back and honor me?

While he was thinking, Chu Qingran's voice came from outside the door: "Grandpa and grandma, are you asleep? Qingran is back and came to greet you."

When the old couple heard that their good grandson had returned, Mrs. Liu stopped sewing clothes, put everything in the basket, and got up to open the door.

Old man Chu tapped his pipe and waited for his grandson to come in with a smile on his face.

"Oh, my dear Sun Ran is back. Have you eaten? Grandma will make you something to eat." After saying that, she turned around and went to the kitchen, and there was no need for the daughters-in-law to prepare anything.

Although Chu Qingran could still eat something, he still said that business was more important and grandma had to listen to him, so he said to her obediently: "Grandma, please stop busying yourself. I'm not hungry now. Please sit down and let's talk."

At this time Chu Qingmei stood up and said, "Grandma, you sit down and talk, I'll go cook for my brother." Then she pulled Liu to a seat and stood up to go to the kitchen.

Liu really missed her grandson, so she handed the key to Chu Qingmei, "Girl Mei, this is the key to the kitchen cabinet. Make a fried egg for your brother, and cut a piece of pork belly and stir-fry it for you to nourish yourself."

"Okay, I understand, grandma." Chu Qingmei agreed and took the key and left the main room. She had been back for several days and was still eating the simple meals at home. Today, she could finally eat some meat with her eldest brother.

After everyone in the room sat down, Liu asked Chu Qingran how his studies were going in the academy.

Chu Qingran only said that he had been studying very hard in the academy and would definitely stand out in the provincial examination next year.

Everyone chatted about Chu Qingran's studies for a while. Boss Chu couldn't wait to say:

"Dad, Mom, we haven't been to town for a long time.

The business of Yuelai Restaurant in the town is getting better and better now. I heard that the braised meat made by that cheap girl Qinghe is sold there for two taels of silver per plate.

Even if you queue up every day, you may not be able to buy it. Dad and Mom, before we split up, the second family didn't say they had such a recipe, how come they have a recipe as soon as we split up?"

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