Chapter 2412: Chapter 2409: Agree

Lady Qi felt dissatisfied, but did not dare to contradict him, so she returned to the rear courtyard with a sullen face and sent someone to notify Third Madam Qi, while dispatching a confidant to deliver the taels of silver to the third household.

She herself was unwilling to meet Third Madam Qi, who usually showed little respect for her, simply because her own family background was not prestigious enough, leaving Lady Qi unable to hold her head high.

Time and again, Madam Wang acted arrogantly with her identity as the second daughter of the Jiangnan Academy’s director, even though it’s Elder Qi San who engaged in the business affairs, relying still on their family’s lord. Yet the lord had ordered them to yield to Madam Wang, enduring this for over a decade.

Now, finally, waiting for Madam Wang to stumble, she naturally couldn’t be happier.

Who would have thought that now, with the third brother gone, the lord still wanted her to continue enduring.

Lady Qi felt depressed at heart, fearing she might encounter Madam Wang and her anger might flare up, leading to an unpleasant confrontation between them.

Lady Qi was so upset that she couldn’t even eat her lunch.

Who knew.

She avoided meeting the mountain, yet the mountain came to meet her.

In the afternoon, Third Madam Qi leisurely arrived at the main courtyard with Qi Yun.

“Qi Yun, come, greet Lady Qi. Now that Lady Qi is in charge of the Central Granary, your allowances will depend entirely on her. Whether you live well depends on whether your tongue is sweet enough to please Lady Qi.” Third Madam Qi spoke sarcastically, mocking Lady Qi while treating Qi Yun as an object.

Qi Yun stood quietly at a lower position, simply bowing silently to Lady Qi, lowering his head in silent endurance, not reacting to Third Madam Qi’s scolding attitude.

Lady Qi knew that anything Third Madam Qi said would not be pleasant, obviously using her words as a reminder that she should not mistreat her in the residence, otherwise with Chief of Staff Qi backing her, she would certainly not fare well.

Initially, Lady Qi secretly resented this, seeing Third Madam Qi growing arrogant with the support of Chief of Staff Qi, flaunting and threatening in front of her, almost fainting from anger.

However, a glimpse of the grief-stricken and resentful emotion passing through Qi Yun’s eyes suddenly gave her an idea, and her previous unhappiness began to fade, her eyes quickly flashing with a scheme.

After Third Madam Qi left triumphantly.

She quietly ordered her confidant beside her: “Later, inquire about the situation of Qi Yun in the third household, as well as his character. I want to know everything without missing any detail.”

The nanny confidant nodded hastily, soon turning to head to the Southern Garden of the third household.

It wasn’t long before Lady Qi received information about Qi Yun and swiftly began to interact with him.

In the capital.

In the capital, several of the Qi family’s shops were implicated because of Elder Qi San’s incident.

The reason was simple: Ye Muyu let people spread rumors, publicizing the false practices of these shops, claiming they killed for secret recipes and treasures.

In addition, those who previously killed Elder Qi San for a reward made a fuss to save themselves.

The news quickly reached almost every civilian in the capital.

At this time, most civilians were filled with righteous indignation. Naturally, upon hearing the news, coupled with solid evidence, even the Ministry of Punishment issued public notices. If Chief of Staff Qi hadn’t quickly severed ties for survival, it would have implicated the Qi family long ago.

Thus, without the Qi family’s support, the businesses of these shops naturally grew more unstable, quickly being pushed to closure and losing any trade.

Foremost among them was the Qi Family’s Gambling House.

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