The general kneels on the washboard again

Yue Niang asked the two of them, "Are you hiding something from me?"

He Jingqi threw the bag on the table: "You two won."

Yue Niang suspiciously opened the bag and found a whole bag of banknotes inside.

And He Jingqi had a bigger bag at his feet.

Jiang Yunxiao then answered Yue Niang's doubts: "We two are just trying to create some hype. We are the biggest bankers in this gambling game."

Yue Niang was stunned for a moment, then said, "I said there was something wrong with He Jingqi's chess game. Even though I don't understand it very well, I was able to find the flaws."

Jiang Yunxiao and He Jingqi smiled at each other, but in a flash, their expressions changed from joy to sadness.

He Jingqi sat down and took a sip of tea: "But this is still far from enough."

Jiang Yunxiao also sat down and handed his bag of banknotes to He Jingqi: "What about these?"

He Jingqi looked at Jiang Yunxiao and said, "I love you well, but it's still not enough. I guess we have to start another game next month."

Yue Niang looked at Jiang Yunxiao: "Husband, what is going on?"

Jiang Yunxiao pulled Yue Niang to sit down as well: "Madam, please sit down."

Yue Niang really didn't know what was going on and why such a large sum of money was not enough.

Jiang Yunxiao looked at Yue Niang's puzzled expression and said, "Jingqi's grandfather is ill and needs a large sum of money."

"How much is it? Maybe I can help."

He Jingqi looked at Yue Niang and said, "Five thousand taels."

"What's wrong with you? My uncle is a doctor, maybe he can cure it."

Jiang Yunxiao patted his head and said, "I'm such a fool! Third Uncle treated my father not long ago, but I forgot about this and gave you such bad advice."

He Jingqi looked at Jiang Yunxiao with eyes full of resentment: "It seems that my love for you is in vain."

Yue Niang said, "I just don't know where Third Uncle is right now. I haven't received any letters from him recently. He's been elusive, so I can only try to contact him."

He Jingqi stood up and bowed: "Thank you very much, sister-in-law."

Jiang Yunxiao suddenly hit him: "You are disrespectful, call me sister-in-law."

Yue Niang returned home and took out another five thousand taels from her private room and gave it to Jiang Yunxiao: "My husband, you should send this money to He Jingqi. It's already difficult for him to take care of his grandfather alone, and for his grandfather, he didn't hesitate to give up the chess that he cherished so much."

Jiang Yunxiao declined, "No need, Madam. Although He Jingqi is usually careless, he has a strong sense of self-esteem and will never accept it."

"He has done so much for his grandfather." Yue Niang continued to push her into Jiang Yunxiao's arms.

Jiang Yunxiao took the banknote and said, "Okay, then I'll tell him clearly that this is something you lent him, and he should return it later."

"Okay, but husband, next time you discuss something, can you not choose a fireworks place? I don't like it."

"Okay." Jiang Yunxiao agreed readily.

After Jiang Yunxiao left, Yan Qi, who had not appeared for a long time, came back: "Master."

"Huh? Why are you back?"

Yan Qi held a piece of paper in his hand: "There is something I think the master should know."

"what's up?"

Yan Qi handed over the piece of paper, which was a letter: "Really?"

Yan Qi nodded: "Yes, I guarantee it with my life."

The letter said that Tian had been replaced and, as requested, was now staying at Tian Dezhong's house.

Yue Niang narrowed her eyes and asked, "How did you get this letter?"

Yan Qi said, "Two days ago, I followed the owner of a human market to Lingzhou. It was he who exchanged a slave for Tian. The slave has died. The owner secretly delivered this letter to the gate of Prince Cheng's mansion, and I just got it."

Yue Niang held the letter in her hand: "Lian Xing."

"Owner."

"Go keep an eye on Tian Dezhong."

"Yes, Master."

Yue Niang then said to Yan Qi, "You've been busy for a long time. Take a break. Send a letter to them as well. Put down your work and come to Lingzhou to play. I'll give you a break."

Yan Qi was still serious: "Master, this is against the rules?"

"What rules do you need to follow? You've all been busy for several years, so just take a break and rest. You might have tough battles to fight later."

Hearing this, Yan Qi finally agreed: "Yes, Master."

While Lian Xing was trying to find out the news, Yue Niang also sent a letter to Chen and Tian Feng'e in Yunzhou, and sent someone to secretly bring the mother and daughter back to Lingzhou.

Dong Zhu ran in again in panic: "Young Madam, Young Madam."

"What's wrong? You're in a panic."

Dong Zhu stopped and said, "Miss, the eldest young master and his wife from the second house said they wanted to come visit you and the young master. They are already in the flower hall."

"What? What are you doing here at this hour?"

When Yue Niang and Jiang Yunxiao got married, Jiang Yunsheng was sent to inspect the salt, so he was not there. And his wife Zhao happened to go back to her parents' home on those few occasions, so she was not there either.

Jiang Yunxiao went to give He Jingqi some silver, and Yue Niang straightened her clothes and went to the flower hall to meet the two of them.

When they arrived at the flower hall, Jiang Yunsheng and Zhao had already had tea for more than thirty minutes.

Seeing Yue Niang coming, Jiang Yunsheng said with a hint of hostility: "Sister-in-law, you and your wife are very busy."

Yue Niang entered the house. Seeing no one behind her, Jiang Yunsheng asked again, "What's going on? Did Xiaodi go to the brothel again?"

Zhao had been tugging at Jiang Yunsheng's sleeves, but Jiang Yunsheng didn't stop and even intensified his tantrums: "Sister-in-law, you are just a merchant's daughter. It's a great honor to marry into the Duke's Mansion. Don't dream of your husband's love."

Yue Niang watched the maid come to refill Jiang Yunsheng and his wife's tea, and she stopped her, saying, "No need to add more. I see that my brother is drunk, and he can't drink any more."

Jiang Yunsheng was a young official, so he couldn't stand such words. He rushed over and asked, "What do you mean?"

Although Jiang Yunsheng looked very similar to Jiang Yunxiao, he was very skinny, like a frame of bare bones. Yue Niang dodged Jiang Yunsheng's body that was rushing towards her with just a dodgy move.

"What? Are you going to hit me, big brother?"

Jiang Yunsheng turned around and looked at Yue Niang: "She's just a merchant's daughter, why can't I hit her?"

"Okay, then why did you hit me, big brother?"

Jiang Yunsheng said: "You are so rude to me."

Yue Niang laughed. "Disrespectful? First you insulted my background, then you spread rumors that my husband went to a brothel. Your words were all disrespectful to my husband and me. Do you mean I can hit you, brother?"

"You, you, let Jiang Yunxiao come out and talk to me."

"I'm sorry, but my husband has more important things to do. He's not needed arguing with a mad dog about such a trivial matter."

"You actually called me a mad dog?"

Jiang Yunsheng rushed out again, and Zhao quickly grabbed him tightly, saying, "Husband, don't forget the serious things."

Jiang Yunsheng hit Zhao a few times and said, "Shut up, you jinx."

Then he took a picture of a red letter: "This is the invitation for Prince Cheng's birthday party, and I specially invite you and your wife to attend."

After saying this, Jiang Yunsheng's anger disappeared. When they went to King Cheng's banquet, they would be in big trouble, and then he would be able to vent his anger.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yunsheng suddenly felt in a good mood and went out.

Zhao was hit hard by him several times and fell to the ground.

Yue Niang said to the maid serving tea, "Help my sister-in-law up quickly."

Zhao was helped up from the ground and looked at Yue Niang. She seemed to have a thousand words to say, but in the end she just said softly, "Thank you."

Then he heard Jiang Yunsheng's voice outside: "Why don't you come over here quickly? If not, just walk back by yourself."

Zhao ran over in small steps.

Yue Niang picked up the invitations on the table and looked at them. They were invitations from Ling Xun and Fu Yuanniang. She was probably afraid that they were about the Hongmen Banquet.

"Dongzhu, collect the invitation and accompany me to our tea house."

Yue Niang also opened a tea house in Lingzhou. The business was very good. In order to win over customers, Yue Niang also launched a lot of milk tea and bought several hills near Lingzhou.

Yue Niang and Dong Zhu just walked outside the Pinming House and asked: "Why is business so good today?"

Walking to the back kitchen, Yue Niang saw a group of employees who were very busy, so she started to help. At this time, several officials came over.

"Is your shopkeeper here?"

Yue Niang came out: "Yes, Brother Guan."

Leading the group was Li An's subordinate, Captain Xie. Seeing Yue Niang, he saluted respectfully, "Young Madam."

Yue Niang looked at the scene and asked, "Captain Xie, what's going on?"

Captain Xie looked around a few times and said, "Young Madam, this shop is going to be requisitioned by the imperial court."

Yue Niang was confused. Demolition? But Captain Xie continued, "So you must move out today. We are here to help you move."

"Is there any compensation?" Yue Niang asked.

Captain Xie pulled Yue Niang aside and said, "There's no compensation, Madam. We're just following orders. Please don't make things too difficult for us. The prefect has been making a fuss for several days, and there's still nothing we can do."

Yue Niang instantly understood what was going on: "Is it related to Prince Cheng's Mansion?"

Captain Xie nodded slightly.

Yue Niang understood and said to the store employees, "Everyone, get moving and move the things back to the Duke's Mansion."