Chapter 56: She’s Going to Look for Feng Yili
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“If Grandmother has time to ask why I’ve changed, it’s better for you to think of a way to take back what you’ve given away,” Yu Wanrong said mockingly.
“You… How did you know?” Old Madam Zhou asked, looking uncomfortable.
After Old Madam Zhou became the legal wife, she especially liked to show off to her poor relatives. After taking the things from Concubine Xu’s dowry, she had generously given them away.
Yu Wanrong looked at Concubine Deng and continued to say, “Concubine Deng, don’t just watch the show. You and Concubine Gao have to spit out everything you’ve taken as well.”
Concubine Deng shrunk back. She was unwilling, but she could only compromise.
Late at night.
The moon hung high in the sky.
The capital was silent, but the Yu family was really lively.
Yu Yunxi sat in the courtyard leaning against a chair. She held a teacup in one hand and tapped on the wooden table with the other, counting the time. At this moment, she said, “It’s about time.”
As soon as her voice fell, a commotion rang from the entrance of the courtyard. Madam Chen led a group of people carrying boxes of things in. There were so many things that they quickly filled the entire courtyard.
Yu Yunxi put the teacup down and yawned before she supported her chin with her hand and said lazily, “Madam is so punctual. I thought you’d forget about it. ”
Madam Chen and Old Madam Zhou gnashed their teeth in anger when they saw how relaxed Yu Yunxi was. On the contrary, they had not been able to eat or sleep in the past few days. Not only did they look haggard now, but their hearts felt extremely heavy.
“This is your mother’s dowry. We’ve returned as much of the original as we could. Those that we couldn’t find were replaced with something else of equal value,” Madam Chen said gloomily. Since they had already fallen out with each
other, she spoke bluntly and did not hide it at all.
Yu Yunxi raised an eyebrow and said, “Qian Jiao, Aunt Qing, go and check the dowry.”
“Yu Yunxi, how long is that going to take? Do you not trust us?” Yu Wanrong asked loudly.
“That’s right. I don’t trust any of you,” Yu Wanrong replied with a smile and a nod.
“You uneducated thing! All you care about is money. You’re much more vulgar than your mother!” Old Madam Zhou said furiously. Now that their private funds were empty, she really wished she could kill Yu Yunxi.
Yu Yunxi’s expression turned cold and she smashed the teacup when she heard Old Madam Zhou insulting her mother again. She looked at Old Madam Zhou and said frostily, “Grandmother, did you empty your private treasury to make up for my mother’s dowry? There’s not even a hairpin on your head.”
Upon hearing these words, the faces of several people in front of her flushed red with embarrassment and anger. They had never been humiliated like this before.
In order to make up for the dowry, they had emptied their private treasuries, pawned the valuable things in the residence, and sold the Yu family’s ancestral properties. To make matters worse, everyone in the capital knew about it. They were thoroughly humiliated this time.
Madam Chen took a deep breath before she said threateningly, “Yu Yunxi, it won’t do you any good to force us to our deaths.”
“When you forced my mother and my nanny to their deaths, didn’t you think that I would seek revenge?” Yu Yunxi asked with a sneer as she stared at Madam Chen murderously.
Old Madam Zhou shouted unhappily, “They’re already dead! Why do you keep bringing them up every day?”
At this moment, Qian Jiao walked over and said, “County Princess, we’re short of ten taels of gold.”
Old Madam Zhou said righteously, “What? It’s just ten taels of gold. Are you going to be so calculative?”
Yu Yunxi ignored Old Madam Zhou and said, “Qian Jiao, I think the sandalwood used to make Grandmother’s walking stick is not bad. Although it’s not worth much, for Grandmother’s sake, I’ll consider it to be worth ten taels of gold. Go get it for me. It’ll be convenient to beat those unwanted things that come to my courtyard-”
“Yu Yunxi, you dare?!”
Old Madam Zhou did not expect that Yu Yunxi would not even let go of her walking stick. She did not know how Qian Jiao did it, but one moment, the walking stick was in her hand, and the next moment, it had disappeared, almost causing her to fall to the ground.
Qian Jiao held the walking stick and said contemptuously, “County Princess, I’ve gotten the walking stick!”
Old Madam Zhou sat on the ground and began to wail loudly and act shamelessly like a shrew.
“Yu Yunxi, you’ll die a horrible death for this! You’ll die a horrible death for this!”
Yu Wanrong said through gritted teeth, “Sister, since you’ve already received the dowry, please don’t speak nonsense in front of the Emperor and make things difficult for Father!”
Four hours ago, Yu Wanrong received a letter from the Crown Prince. It was said that her uncle and her third brother won the battle and were going to return to the capital soon. With them pleading for mercy, it was likely that her father would be released from prison. The Crown Prince also told her to put up with Yu Yunxi for a little longer to avoid trouble. They would settle the score with Yu Yunxi after her father was released.
Yu Wanrong did not want to be humiliated here anymore. She took a deep breath and ordered, “Someone, help Grandmother back to her courtyard.”
As soon as they turned around, Yu Wanrong and Madam Chen exchanged a look. The hatred and anger in their hearts could not be concealed at all at this moment. The Crown Prince told them not to have any more conflicts with Yu Yunxi for the time being, but it did not mean they were not allowed to use some tricks in the dark. They had already hired a group of assassins. When Yu Yunxi let her guard down in the middle of the night, the assassins would come to kill her and steal her money. Yu Yunxi could only blame herself for being so ostentatious. She had exposed the fact that she had so much money. It was normal for someone to rob her and kill her. With this, they could easily wash off the suspicion.
Alas, just as Madam Chen and Yu Wanrong were gloating, Yu Yunxi suddenly said from behind, “Sister, you really didn’t make any progress at all. You still want to use the same trick from five years ago.”
‘How does she know?!’
Yu Wanrong panicked immediately. She turned around and saw many guards dressed in uniforms jumping down from the roof. They looked fierce, and all of them wore the token of the King of Xinan’s Residence at their waists.
The captain of the guards stepped forward and said respectfully, “County
Princess, we’ve already killed the 53 assassins lying in wait around the Yu’
Residence. Their bodies have been thrown into the pond to feed the fish.”
“Great. The fish in the Yu Residence is going to be fat and delicious after this. I heard that Grandmother and Sister like to eat fish the most. I hope you’re happy with this arrangement,” Yu Yunxi said, clapping her hands.
After listening to Yu Yunxi’s words, Old Madam Zhou and Yu Wanrong felt their stomachs churn. They became nauseous and could not help but vomit. In the end, they all needed their servants’ help to leave.
Yu Yunxi’s gaze was cold as she watched their retreating backs. After a moment, she thought of something and said seriously, “Qian Jiao, thanks for your hard work tonight. However, there are still some things you need to do.”
Indeed, it was not safe to leave so many things in the courtyard. She had to send these things back to Xinan through the Ministry of War as soon as possible.
“Before tomorrow morning, these things must be handed to the Ministry of War,” Yu Yunxi said.
“County Princess, I understand your intentions. However, since we’re able to think of it, that useless Emperor should be able to think of it as well. He must know that you plan to use the Ministry of War to transport the things back to Xinan. He definitely won’t allow this to happen,” Qian Jiao said as she shook her head.
The Emperor was so fearful of Xinan. If this money was successfully transported back to Xinan, he definitely would not be able to sleep at night.
“Your concerns are not unfounded. The Emperor definitely knew this, but he still agreed to return the dowry to me. First, he did not want to be embarrassed, and he wanted to punish the Crown Prince and his men. Second, he’s confident that we won’t be able to transport it back,” Yu Yunxi said calmly.
“We won’t be able to transport it back?” Qian Jiao was puzzled.
“That’s right. The capital is far from Xinan, after all. He could pretend to be a wise ruler and return the dowry to me. However, he would snatch it back midway,” Yu Yunxi said as her voice grew colder and colder.
Qian Jiao grew worried when she heard this. “Then, what should we do now, County Princess? Should we still use the Ministry of War to transport the things to Xinan?”
“Yu Yunxi, frowned slightly as she said, “Yes. However, before that, I have to see someone.”
“who?”
“Feng Yili..”
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