The cannon fodder heiress trembled with fear after being recognized as a member of her family.

Qingshuang Mountain, Yan Family Village.

Qingyun made up his mind, and Wang put away the kitchen knife and moved aside to let these people in.

Luo Jingqian and Han Cuiyin were on good terms, so the Yan family naturally knew about the affair between Princess Changyun and the Duke of Dingguo.

Furthermore, Qinghe had also mentioned the Luo family's situation, so that the Yan family could be prepared. In case the Luo family caused trouble again, they would have a better chance of dealing with it.

The only conflict occurred when Madam Luo the Second came over; the next few days passed peacefully. The disappearances of the noble ladies were all due to invitations from Li Meiyun, and the Luo family was too preoccupied with this to bother them.

These people only returned yesterday, on the Ghost Festival.

However, far fewer people returned. Instead of thinking about how to clean up the mess, the Luo family came to the Yan family's place. Wang Shi guessed that something significant must have happened.

She glanced at Qingyun, instructed the maid to deal with the two grand-nephews, and then kept an eye on the people digging in the yard, lest they put something they shouldn't, which would make things difficult to explain later.

Qingyun simply observed coldly, already knowing the purpose of the two men's visit.

He destroyed that wooden sign himself, and the Marquis even fainted for a while.

The reason why Madam Luo is so anxious is probably because the second son's condition is even more serious, which is why she thought of looking for this wooden plaque.

At this point, he had to believe that the wooden sign was indeed full of malice.

Li stood up to check the area, but inadvertently met Qingyun's gaze. She quickly looked away, grabbed Li Meiyun, and headed towards the place where the things had been buried that day.

"They haven't dug it up yet? It's right here."

She buried that box herself, and she remembers the exact location clearly.

It happened three years ago, there can't be any mistake.

The guards of the Luo family were drenched in sweat under the sun. "Madam, we've dug for almost a foot, but haven't found the box. Could there be a mistake?"

Five or six people worked together, and the area was not far from the pavilion.

“Try digging another foot down, doubling the area,” Li said with a stern face. “We’ve paid for it, so if you’re unhappy, just keep it to yourself.”

Upon hearing this, Wang put her hands on her hips and angrily cursed, "So what if I paid the money? You initially said you would dig about one foot deep, but now you've changed your mind. You're going to destroy all the flowers and trees around here."

She had indeed just received a thousand taels of silver, but she really disliked the man's behavior.

At her age, she's still acting like a newlywed, shameless woman.

No wonder they all fall for other women's men; they come from a family with a strong tradition of Confucianism.

Li seemed not to hear him and didn't respond at all.

She felt resentful even though she gave her a thousand taels. If it weren't for her beloved grandson, she wouldn't have bothered with such trivial matters.

Geng Sirou gave away half of the estate to someone else without her consent, showing such disrespect for the Luo family. She really needs to be taught a lesson.

Since they were all women, Qingyun didn't want to get involved. He called Qinghe over and said, "Go to the princess's side. They might cause trouble there later. Make sure no one offends the princess and the two young ladies."

Qinghe was still leisurely watching the show when Qingyun suddenly assigned him tasks. He said helplessly, "You might as well stay in the shadows. Once you come out, you'll be ordering me around like my brother."

"Go quickly. You know what happened that day. Go and inform the princess so that she doesn't take advantage of you." Qingyun was older and more composed than Qinghe. Seeing his carefree attitude, he reminded him, "There's less than a month left before our fellow disciples arrive."

"I'm going right now!" Qinghe dared not dawdle any longer. "I'll disappear right before your eyes."

After making the arrangements, Qingyun went to Madam Li again. "Madam Luo, the flowers and trees in this courtyard are not ordinary flowers and trees. As for their preciousness, you must know this from your years of coming here."

"So what if we know? Our General's Mansion has already given us a thousand taels. What, are you trying to extort us?"

“Geng Sirou sold the estate without even saying hello. Our things are still here. Even if we go to the Emperor’s court, we will ask him to judge the matter.”

Li spoke with a stiff neck and a firm tone.

Qingyun laughed angrily, "To the Emperor? This is the Princess's estate, so naturally she has the right to dispose of it. Your belongings were listed and sent over on the day of the divorce. The Duke of Dingguo's men were also present when you were packing your things that day."

Li was furious and didn't want to say anything more.

They never expected that, despite Geng Sirou's initial intention to give the estate to Luo Yuan, she would delay in writing a contract, and such a valuable estate would be handed over to someone else so easily.

The key point is that the things buried here back then cannot be shown to the public.

The guards dug and dug, turning over most of the courtyard, but still found nothing.

"Have you dug this place since you moved in?" Li didn't believe it. It was clearly buried here, and there was something sealing it up. Ordinary people wouldn't have noticed it.

"Just because you're the wife of an official doesn't mean you can be unreasonable! We've only been here a few days, and we've been living in fear these past few days. How could we have had time to dig these things up? Did you take them out before, and now you're trying to extort money from the Princess?"

Wang was not afraid and directly confronted Li.

Behind the Li family is the Luo family, and behind their family is the Grand Princess's residence. If the Li family were to be accused now, wouldn't it be the Princess who would suffer?

Wang had honed her sharp tongue in Yanjia Village and had never lost a verbal battle. Later, Li couldn't argue any further, so she had the guards restore the ground to its original state and slunk away.

"Today was good; someone turned over the land and got a thousand taels of silver."

With a smile on her face, Wang Shi dared to come closer and speak.

"Next time you go out, take someone with you! You and your cousin can split this silver note and use it to buy flowers when you return to the capital."

"I understand, thank you, Mother!" Yan Ruyi smiled broadly.

"Qingyun, you should go and check on the princess. I don't think that old hag will give up so easily. I just don't know what's in that box, or if she'll keep targeting the princess."

Although the Wang family had never met Princess Changyun, they had received gifts from her on several occasions, and had also sent guards to protect her during the days when trouble broke out.

"Auntie, I'll go right away! If there's anything else, just have the guards call me and Qinghe." Qingyun praised her a few times, then left.

Yan Ruyi put away the silver notes and came out to ask, "Mother, have you heard anything from my cousin?"

"No! She's with the Marquis, so she should be fine. But what about you? What are you going to do with that red fox you picked up?" Madam Wang said irritably. "You want to keep it? That fox is so badly injured, it might not survive."

"Mother, no one saw it, don't tell anyone! When Cuiyin comes back, there will be a way."

When Qingyun arrived at Princess Changyun's estate, a commotion had already broken out inside.

"Sigh, it still got to the princess's ears, and it's never quiet again."

Princess Changyun sat in the main seat, her back straight. Luo Tianyun stood behind her, her face showing concern.

"Madam Luo, no one has ever seen that thing you mentioned. What's inside?" Princess Changyun, who already knew the whole story, suppressed her anger. "We already made arrangements with Luo Yuan that day. If you're missing anything, just ask him."

If she could ask, Li would really be willing to. With filial piety as her guiding principle, Luo Yuan could compromise once and then compromise countless times.

The purpose of the wooden plaque was something Luo Yuan dared not know.

There were many things that couldn't be mentioned, so Li simply found an excuse and took the opportunity to make trouble, "Geng Sirou, back then you insisted on marrying into the General's Mansion, and you said that after you got married, one-third of the dowry would go to the Luo family."