Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 301

Since Qin Shaoze took Qin Laotai's maid Ruizhu as his concubine, Ruizhu slept with Qin Shaoze, and there was no one to watch over Qin Laotai at night.

Last night, Old Mrs. Qin woke up in the middle of the night and heard a noise in the room. When she opened her eyes, she saw Yao Sujuan rummaging around in the dark, looking for something, and carrying a box in her arms!

The box contained Old Madam Qin's belongings. She had come to Xiqi all alone, but through her constant antics, she had managed to accumulate some silver and valuables.

Yao Sujuan actually came to steal money!

Old Mrs. Qin was paralyzed on one side and could not get out of bed on her own. Just as she was about to call out, Yao Sujuan picked up a stool and smashed it at her face!

That blow was absolutely delivered with all its might, aimed at killing her. She collapsed immediately and knew nothing more.

I barely woke up, feeling dizzy and my head was throbbing with pain and buzzing. Everything went black before my eyes, and I couldn't see anything.

But Yao Sujuan's rage and hatred were crystal clear.

That audacious slut! That vicious woman with a heart of stone!

How dare they steal her money! How dare they hit her!

Qin Shaoze could hardly believe his ears.

Lately, Yao Sujuan has become like a different person. He had been increasingly annoyed by her for a long time, but he never expected that Yao Sujuan would be so rebellious as to do such a thing!

How dare she!

Old Mrs. Qin had already suffered a heavy blow to the head, and now, as she became increasingly angry, she rolled her eyes and fainted again.

Qin Shaoze was so frightened that he quickly called the town's doctor to come and take a look.

After examining her, the doctor's expression turned grave: "The old lady is quite old, and her injuries are not minor; I'm afraid she won't recover well. I'll bandage her up first, and we'll see how things go after she wakes up."

The doctor in this small town wasn't very skilled; he simply applied a layer of medicine to Old Mrs. Qin's wound and bandaged it rather carelessly.

Qin Shaoze was about to pay the consultation fee, but when Ruizhu searched the house, she found that there wasn't a single copper coin left, and not even a single valuable item. Yao Sujuan had taken everything!

Qin Shaoze was so angry he was dizzy. In the end, he had no choice but to go to the pawnshop in town and pawn a set of his clothes to barely pay the medical fee.

He did consider reporting to the authorities to have Yao Sujuan brought back, but this would be extremely damaging and humiliating. He was once the Marquis of Yongning in Beiyi, and his wife had run away with all the valuables in the house, leaving behind their newborn daughter. His mother had been hit on the head with a stool by his wife. If word got out, where would he put his face?

He simply couldn't bear to lose face like that.

With Yao Sujuan running away, the family's already strained financial situation worsened, and they didn't even have a plan for their next meal.

Grandma Qin did wake up again, but she was indeed seriously injured and bedridden. She also needed to take medicine, which was another large expense.

Qin Shaoze borrowed money from all his colleagues, but eventually no one was willing to lend him any more. With no other option, he had to sell Wang Mama, the wet nurse who had taken care of Qin Xuanrui for five years.

Anyway, Qin Xuanrui is all grown up now, so he doesn't need a servant to take care of him.

This left Ruizhu alone, who had to take on four roles: serving the seriously injured Old Madam Qin, taking care of the five-year-old Qin Xuanrui whom everyone disliked, looking after the newborn daughter abandoned by Yao Sujuan, and serving as a maidservant to Qin Shaoze at night.

In addition, she was responsible for doing all the housework.