After my mind was read, I became the emperor's favorite

Wuwei Marquis Mansion

When they heard Yan Botao say that he would send someone to retrieve Yan Yingsu's dowry tomorrow, the Marquis of Wuwei and his son were stunned on the spot.

Before they could refute, those people left one after another.

It is natural for a divorced woman to get her dowry back. The elders of the Qi family will naturally not stop it, nor do they have the face to do so.

Yan Yingsu's dowry at that time was a ten-mile-long red dress, with a total of 128 loads.

In order to compensate her and prevent the Wuwei Marquisate from mistreating his daughter, Yan Botao emptied out half of the Yan Mansion's belongings.

There are countless rare treasures, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and other priceless items.

However, what they didn't know was that in order to save the Marquis of Wuwei, the old lady took most of her dowry to build connections and make arrangements.

The remaining money was also consumed by daily expenses in the past twenty years.

Marquis Wuwei, who regarded it as his own property, never thought about returning the dowry after divorcing his wife.

Now, even if they sold the Marquis' Mansion, they couldn't come up with that much money.

While Marquis Wuwei and Qi Mingrong were busy sorting out the assets of the Marquis's Mansion, Aunt Liu also got the news.

"Yao'er, does mother have a chance to become the legitimate wife?"

Liu Xiu was overjoyed and grabbed Qi Mingyao's hand, and kept asking questions.

Although she was already the hidden mistress of the Marquis's Mansion, she dreamed of becoming the Marquis's legal wife.

Who would want to be a concubine when you can be the main wife? Even your son would be inferior to others.

But now, her chance has come, and the wish that her sister couldn't fulfill will finally be realized by her.

She has to thank her sister for paving the way for her to ascend to heaven.

It’s a pity for her sister, who was a shameful mistress until her death.

“Yes, as to whether it will succeed or not, it depends on Big Brother.

Mother, you should go to him more often these days to show your mother-son affection."

Qi Mingyao is a very careful person. Even in his own territory, he is very careful and will not let anyone catch him.

"I see. My son is the most considerate and knows how to plan for his mother.

Unlike that one, who is a stupid and ignorant ungrateful person."

After receiving a positive answer, Liu Xiu would of course try to coax Qi Mingrong more, but Yaoer was her support, so she had to win him over.

"Mother, be careful with your words. We still need Qi Mingrong right now."

"Okay, I won't say anything more, but what should we do with Yan Yingsu's dowry?"

When Yan Yingsu entered the mansion, her unprecedented dowry made her envious for a long time.

Unfortunately, that man was useless and could not protect anything, so the old lady took most of the profits.

However, over the years, she has also benefited a lot from being the housekeeper.

She was reluctant to return those good things.

"These are naturally for father and eldest brother to worry about. After all, we have never used the Marquis's dowry."

Fortunately, for the sake of his reputation, he did not touch Yan Yingsu's things openly. As for what he did secretly, who could find out?

"My son is indeed foresighted."

All of Liu Xiu's actions were directed by Qi Mingyao, and there would not be any omissions.

Even if they were to investigate, they would only find Qi Mingrong.

The mother and son imagined the future again. Seeing that it was getting late, Qi Mingyao left and went to Hu Yajing.

Liu Xiu counted her personal money and prepared to go to Wuwei Hou to be a sweet talker to help her husband, and then go to Qi Mingrong to show her motherly love.

Qi Mingyao had just walked out of Liu Xiu's yard when he ran into Zhihe who was looking for him.

"Be careful." He put his arm around Zhihe's slender waist and helped her up from the edge of falling.

"Master, there's news from the Hu family." Zhihe shyly stepped back from his arms and bowed softly like Hu Yajing.

Qi Mingyao's eyes gleamed, he pulled her up, patted her hands, and said gently, "Thank you for your hard work, He'er."

"It is my honor to serve you, my master."

Zhihe looked at this gentle and elegant man with admiration, as if he was everything to her.

When Qi Mingyao arrived, the servant of the Hu Mansion had not left yet. When he saw him come in, he handed him a letter and conveyed Hu Yacheng's message.

"Sir, this is what my son-in-law asked me to pass on to you. Please don't make things complicated."

"Okay, even if it's your daughter, you're not allowed to see it."

The implication of this was obvious enough. Qi Mingyao smiled, put the letter in his arms, and rewarded the servant with a silver ingot.

Qi Mingyao accompanied Hu Yajing to finish dinner before returning to the study alone.

During this time, Hu Yajing blamed him in a half-angry tone, saying that he had such a good relationship with his elder brother that he excluded her.

Qi Mingyao couldn't wait to open the letter, but when he finished reading it, he felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave, and he broke out in a cold sweat even in the middle of summer.

The letters and evidence fell to the ground. He immediately came to his senses, picked them up, folded them, and hid them in the secret compartment.

What should he do? What should he do? He paced back and forth, his mind becoming increasingly confused the more he thought about it.

How could his good father be so bold as to embezzle military funds and kill innocent people to claim credit?

In addition, he has been in close contact with the Wu family recently, so it is possible that he is also involved in these affairs of the Wu family.

He explained why Qi Mingze was suddenly imprisoned, and it turned out that it was because of his father's involvement.

It's ridiculous that they broke off the relationship with him without knowing the reason. Maybe this letter of severance could have saved his life.

So what should he do? Will he end up like the Wu family?

No, he can't just sit there and wait for death, he has to save himself!

Qi Mingyao was depressed for a while, but he quickly cheered up again.