The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 436: This King Has Never Been Rare

Xiao Shubai turned around and took the basket of eggs from Jinxiu. "I came here to visit Hongzhuang today. She is pregnant and should eat more eggs to nourish herself. You can call her over, or I can go to the backyard. We mother and daughter must meet each other."

Quan Qingyin looked at Xiao Shubai like he was a fool, "Second Madam Ye means that my Su Palace is short of eggs?"

Xiao Shubai shook his head, "No, I just want to see if my daughter still needs this basket of eggs."

As she said this, she took a few steps forward, getting closer to Quan Qingyin. She asked Quan Qingyin, "Do you dare to let me see my daughter?"

Quan Qingyin smiled, "Why not? But we have to make it clear before we meet. Your daughter has been eating and drinking for free in the Su Wang Mansion for several months. How do you calculate this money? She has no relatives or friends. The Su Wang Mansion can't support her for nothing."

"What did you say?" Xiao Shubai was stunned. "No relatives? She is your princess! Your legally married wife!"

"No." Quan Qingyin answered very straightforwardly, "The one who is engaged to me is Fourth Miss Ye. When my father issued an imperial decree to grant the marriage, it was also Fourth Miss Ye that was written on the imperial decree. It was your Ye family who replaced the Fourth Miss with the Third Miss and forced her into my palace. I have always wanted to settle this matter with the Ye family. Today, the Second Madam is here, so let's settle it properly."

He waved his hand and ordered his servants: "Go, bring out the imperial edict that I have collected and show it to Madam Ye Er."

The servant went to get the imperial edict. Xiao Shubai was stunned by his series of actions and he didn't come to his senses until the imperial edict was retrieved.

The eunuch in charge of the Su Palace was reading the late emperor's decree, word for word, and after finishing, he asked Xiao Shubai: "Did Second Madam hear it clearly? The decree clearly states that the marriage is between the fourth daughter of the First-Rank General's Mansion, Ye Wenyan, and the Sixth Prince, Quan Qinglu. It does not mention your daughter, Ye Hongzhuang! So why did you come here today and call me mother-in-law? We must discuss our relationship, but no matter how we discuss it, you are just the second aunt, which is far from the mother-in-law."

The eunuch spoke harshly, not giving Xiao Shubai any face. In the end, he even reminded Xiao Shubai: "If the Second Madam insists on giving her daughter the title of Princess Su, she will be charged with disobeying the imperial order."

Xiao Shubai stood there in a daze, unable to utter a word.

She came here today to seek justice for Ye Hongzhuang, justice for being beaten, and justice for the loss of her child. But she didn't expect that people would not talk to her about this at all, but directly talked about the unknown origin of Ye Hongzhuang's identity as Princess Su.

She gnashed her teeth in hatred, her brain raced, and finally came up with a solution: "Why was this possible? Your Highness, don't you plan to ask your mother?"

"I have asked!" Quan Qingyin nodded directly, "I have asked a long time ago, and my mother said she didn't know either, and she was kept in the dark. The wedding sedan was carried out from the First-Rank General's Mansion. She lives in the deep palace, how can she know who is sitting in the sedan? Besides, do you have any evidence to frame my mother? If not, it is slandering the current Queen Mother, which is still a capital crime!"

Xiao Shubai took a deep breath and wanted to ask whether the Sixth Prince was real or not. But reason finally overcame impulse. Now she and Hongzhuang were both in Prince Su's Mansion. If she didn't tell anyone about it, everyone would continue to play the game tacitly. But once it was exposed, she was afraid that this person would turn against her, and she and Hongzhuang would be in danger.

If we don’t talk about truth or falsehood, what else can we talk about?

"You just said that Hongzhuang was eating and drinking for free in your house, but if I remember, it was your people from the Prince Su's Mansion who found her in the snow outside the capital and brought her back here directly. So it's not called eating and drinking for free, you did it voluntarily." Xiao Shubai thought about it and remembered the time when Nanny Ji threw Ye Hongzhuang away.

But Quan Qingyin also had something to say about this. He said, "Yes, the money owed that time should also be settled. My servants rescued your daughter from the outskirts of Beijing, and lent her a house in my mansion to live in. I also hired the best doctor to treat her. It cost a lot of money, so today is the perfect time to settle it all. Madam Ye Er, you won't default on your debt, will you?"

Xiao Shubai gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I won't default on my debt. I just want to ask you, where is the baby in my daughter's belly?"

"What child?" Quan Qingyin said innocently, "Mrs. Ye Er, stop joking. My wife hasn't even entered the house yet, how could another woman be pregnant with my child? Are you trying to trick your own daughter? Or are you trying to trick me?"

"You...what do you want to do?" Xiao Shubai subconsciously rushed forward. She wanted to tear this man apart with her bare hands, but her arm was held tightly by Jinxiu.

After hearing this, Jinxiu finally understood. Did the Sixth Prince turn against her and no longer want to recognize the Third Miss?

She reminded Xiao Shubai, "Madam, don't be impulsive. Whatever happens between the Sixth Prince and the Third Miss, he has no say. Neither do we. We have to listen to the Third Miss's opinion." After that, she said to Quan Qingyin, "Please show mercy, Sixth Prince, and let us meet the Third Miss. As for the silver you mentioned, don't worry, we will give it to you."

"Then sign it!" Quan Qingyin waved his hand again, and the eunuch in charge put down the imperial edict and took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeve pocket.

When the paper was handed to Xiao Shubai, he heard the eunuch in charge say, "This is the money that the third young lady of your family owes to our Su Wang Mansion. Second Madam, please take a look. If there is no problem, please put your fingerprint on it!" Another young eunuch handed over a box of cinnabar mixed with oil.

Xiao Shubai stared at the papers. The writing on them was really detailed. Not only the doctor's consultation fee and medicine fee, but also the three meals a day were clearly written. In addition, it also recorded how many sets of clothes and shoes Ye Hongzhuang wore in the past few months, how many times she drank bird's nest, and how many times she took tonics. Everything was recorded clearly.

Xiao Shubai didn't understand. "Does the Su Palace need money? They have to calculate it so carefully. Then I want to ask, the dowry that our Ye family gave out was not small, isn't it enough for my daughter to eat for a few months? If the Sixth Prince is really going to calculate it this way, then please return Hongzhuang's dowry as well. No one of us should owe anyone anything, and no one should take advantage of anyone."

After hearing this, Quan Qingyin snorted coldly, "Dowry? What a joke. I've never been married, so where does the dowry come from? Those things were sent to my Su Wang Mansion by your First Rank General Mansion. They are gifts and have nothing to do with dowry."

The eunuch added at the right time: "If Second Madam wants to talk about whether to marry or not, we can only talk about disobeying the imperial order. Oh, maybe Second Madam is not afraid of this, after all, the late emperor is gone. But the Empress Dowager and the Regent are still here, don't you think the current Ye family can really fight against the Regent? Forgive me for saying something unpleasant, but the current Ye family can still live in the inner city of Lin'an, which is already a gift from the court. Second Madam, please don't waste this gift."

Xiao Shubai's head was buzzing, "The Ye family today", this is the fact that the Ye family is most reluctant to admit.

In the heyday of the Ye family, they could almost compete with the Quan family. Whenever General Ye said a word, the late emperor would listen carefully.

But things are different now. The Ye family no longer has a general who can support the whole family. The First-Rank General's Mansion is just a facade, but in fact it is empty inside and has no confidence at all.

"It's a total of one million taels of silver. Do you accept it, Madam?" The eunuch in charge began to urge Xiao Shubai, "The Prince Su's Mansion is no less idle than the First-Rank General's Mansion, and our Sixth Prince is no less idle than your Second Master. We are very busy and really don't have time to chat with you, Madam. If you accept it, we will send someone to bring Miss Ye San here. If you don't accept it, then you should leave immediately and don't cause trouble for the Prince Su's Mansion. You are at this age, you should have some sense."

Xiao Shubai's face turned red and white, and she was really embarrassed. She really wanted to press her fingerprints neatly and casually just to see her daughter. But when she saw the words "one million taels of silver" written on the last page, she couldn't press her fingerprints anymore.

One million taels! Her mother had just paid one million taels to Yanhua Palace, and she hadn't even helped. How could she get another one million taels? She had only lived in Prince Su's Mansion for a few months, but she actually needed one million taels. Did the food in Prince Su's Mansion cost gold?

"Madam, do you not want to acknowledge me?" The eunuch put the paper away. "Since you do not want to acknowledge me, then go your own way." He waved at the servants outside the hall, "Show me away!"

"Wait!" Xiao Shubai was anxious. "Wait." She looked at Quan Qingyin. "Sixth Prince, let's not beat around the bush. You know exactly how this happened. Do you have to go to this extent? I just want to see my daughter. Why do you have to do this? Although my Ye family is not as prosperous as it used to be, Hongzhuang's grandfather's military prestige is still there. Are you really not afraid?"

"What am I afraid of?" Quan Qingyin leaned back on his chair, still holding the tea in his hand. He said to Xiao Shubai, "I have already said that although General Ye's military might is there, it cannot protect you. Believe it or not, as long as I tell everyone about how the second branch of the Ye family persecuted the fourth young lady of the Ye family, those former subordinates of General Ye will not only not help you, but will also turn around and ask you for an explanation. What do you think, Madam Ye, do you dare to bet with me and see who they will support?"

"you--"

"No more." Quan Qingyin put down the teacup with a heavy thud, which startled Xiao Shubai and Jinxiu. "Madam Ye Er, listen, if you don't sign this pledge today, you will have to pay more than one million taels next time you come. Also, don't mention the wife to me anymore, let alone the child. I have never cared about your daughter, and I have never taken her seriously. You were the ones who schemed against me and put such a shameless thing into my palace. Sooner or later, I will settle this account with you. Now, you just need to tell me whether you recognize this money or not. If you do, people can see it. If you don't, then next time you come, you may have to add the money for the coffin!"