Bring a scumbag girl to bully me, and you are afraid of using modern weapons.

"Yes, your son obeys your order." Beitang Yuan replied.

Seeing that everything had been resolved, Xie Wanying said goodbye to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, "I'm leaving."

The Queen Mother held her hand, wanting to speak but hesitant, finally letting out a soft sigh, "If you encounter any difficulties in the future, feel free to come to the palace and find me. I will take care of it for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking charge of this matter for me. I am deeply grateful." Xie Wanying was really grateful to the Empress Dowager and had not forgotten her kindness in the past.

Judging from the Empress Dowager's expression, Xie Jinglan must know some of the things that happened to her grandmother back then.

Could it be that her and Qing'er's grandfather was a member of the royal family?

But on second thought, she rejected it again.

If her grandfather was a member of the royal family, then she would be of royal blood, and the Queen Mother and grandmother would not have betrothed her to Beitang Yuan.

So, who is her grandfather?

"Grandson, I'm leaving." Beitang Yuan bowed and said goodbye to the empress dowager and the emperor, then left with the three generations of the Xie family.

After leaving the Council Hall, Beitang Yuan said to Xie Wanying, "Please rest assured, Old Lady. From now on, the affairs of the Duke of Li's Mansion are the affairs of this Crown Prince. If anyone dares to cross you, they will cross this Crown Prince."

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince." After hearing this, Xie Wanying felt a little more favorable towards the Crown Prince. At least he was much better than King Mu.

I hope my granddaughter can meet a good man this time.

"You're welcome." Beitang Yuan winked at Xie Jinglan, as if to take credit for it.

"Is anyone there? Lend me some first." Xie Jinglan asked him.

The people in Duke Li's mansion all belong to Lin Yuansheng, so they naturally cannot be used. If she goes to the human trafficking clinic to buy them temporarily, someone needs to teach her, and she doesn't have time.

"Okay." Beitang Yuan readily agreed. "Wait, I'll go find someone."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

On the way back to the Duke's Mansion, Xie Jinglan and Tian rode horses together and discussed some matters in the mansion with Lu Demin who was driving.

The only people she can use now are Nanny Feng, Minglian, and Lu Demin and his wife. He has to take care of the outside affairs.

"Miss, if you trust me, I will definitely help you find some reliable people." Lu Demin said.

"Okay, I believe you." Xie Jinglan said.

Trust the people you employ, and don't employ those you don't trust. This time it all depends on his ability to get things done.

The carriage stopped in front of Duke Li's mansion, and saw the Lin family moving things out.

Xie Jinglan's face suddenly turned cold: "Lu Demin, Sister Tian, ​​keep an eye on them. Apart from the clothes they are wearing, they are not allowed to take anything away."

"Yes!" Lu Demin and his wife replied.

Minglian suddenly pointed, "Miss, look, someone is coming!"

Xie Jinglan turned around and saw a large group of people riding horses coming from the other end of the road.

These people were all wearing guard uniforms and were from the palace.

The group quickly approached. The leader, a man in his twenties, dismounted and bowed to her, "Thank you, Miss. I'm Hu Xiu, and I'm here to protect the Duke of Li's mansion on the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Mr. Hu, right? You've worked hard." Xie Jinglan didn't expect Beitang Yuan to act so quickly. His men arrived just as they returned.

Hu Xiu quickly waved his hand, "Thank you, Miss, you are so polite. From now on, just call me by my name."

"Okay." Xie Jinglan nodded. "I believe you already know the situation in Duke Li's mansion. Please help keep an eye on these people and don't let them take anything away."

"Yes!" Hu Xiu responded, raised his hand and made a gesture, leaving some people to guard outside the mansion gate, and then took the others into the mansion to guard the back door and side door.

Xie Jinglan helped her grandmother get off the carriage and walk up the steps.

Lin Rumei just came out of the house. Her broken arm was clamped with a wooden board and hung around her neck with a strap.

Her dozen or so maids were carrying bags of various sizes and two large boxes.

Tian held out her hand to stop them, "His Majesty has ordered that you cannot take any items from the Duke of Li's mansion. Put these things down."

Seeing that she was just a new servant, Lin Rumei immediately became angry, "You, a lowly servant, dare to block my way? Get out of here!"

"Not only can you not take your things with you, you can't take any of the jewelry on your head and body, nor can you take any of these maids with you." Tian said expressionlessly.

"Why? I bought them, why can't I take them away?" Lin Rumei was used to being arrogant. She couldn't stand being blocked by a servant and was about to slap Tian in the face.

However, before he could get close, Tian kicked him in the chest, sending him flying and landing on the threshold of the mansion gate.

"what……"

A scream was heard and the maids ran away screaming.

"Mei'er!" Yi happened to be bringing out a large group of Lin Gao's concubines. She screamed and quickly helped Lin Rumei up.

Lin Rumei's hand was already injured, and she was kicked by Tian, ​​and she fainted on the spot.

"Xie Jinglan, do you have to do things so drastically?" Yi asked angrily.

"Is this incredible? When you relied on the power and influence of my Duke Li's Mansion, did you ever think about giving people a chance to live? Yi, I will take back everything your family has done to my sister and me." Xie Jinglan said.

"You..." Yi couldn't help but shudder when he met her cold gaze.

That look was so scary, it felt like she had really changed.

"Come here, take off their jewelry and throw them out." Xie Jinglan ordered.

"Yes."

Tian and Minglian stepped forward, took off all the jewelry from Yi's mother and daughter and the concubines, and then threw them all down the stairs.

For a moment, there was a sound of crying and shouting outside the mansion.

After the Lin family left the palace, only Yi and Lin Rumei returned to Duke Li's mansion. They wanted to take away some valuables and the concubines, but they were blocked by them and even the servants were detained.

Hu Xiu took the maids and servants back to the mansion to await their fate.

"Go find some human traffickers and sell them all off?"

After Xie Jinglan gave the instructions, she supported her grandmother and walked into the mansion.

During these two years, Lin Yuansheng and Yi sold out all the loyal people around their parents and grandmother. These slaves had been trained by the Lin family and could not be retained.

***

The news that Lin Yuansheng was divorced by Xie Wanying and his stepson was kicked out of Duke Li's mansion quickly spread in Shengjing.

When the people were discussing this matter, most people said that he deserved it.

Lin Yuansheng's ambition was obvious, and everyone in the Ming Dynasty could see it clearly.

Lu Demin walked in and said, "Miss, the housekeeper committed suicide."

"Oh?" Xie Jinglan looked up. "It seems he knows he's done too many evil things and won't survive if he falls into our hands."

"He wanted to run away before we came back, but he was caught by the prince's secret guards, thrown into the woodshed and locked up. He then hit his head against the wall and died." Lu Demin said.

The Crown Prince's secret guards? It seems Beitang Yuan had already sent people to protect Duke Li's mansion.

Yes, he is the crown prince of a country, how could he not have guards protecting him in secret?

But! Last night he was being hunted by Beitang Hong's men, why didn't anyone come to protect him?