How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 135 gave himself a way out

"It's alright. The two Miss Qian were playing on the other side at the time." The palace servant dared not say that the Empress was deliberately making things difficult for Qian Chunhua and Xiao Gousheng, and could only say that they were playing at the time.

Upon hearing her words, the Duke of Jin felt that this matter had nothing to do with Xiaogousheng. "How did the tree suddenly break?"

"This servant doesn't know either; Commander Zhou is investigating."

She had barely finished speaking when Zhou Ziyan approached. Zhou Ziyan bowed to the Emperor. "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Upon hearing his words, the Duke of Jin and the palace servants quickly withdrew.

The Emperor rubbed his forehead. "Tell me, which concubine did it?"

"It looked like it was struck by lightning."

The Emperor: "..." It's better if it was done by a concubine. "New or old mark?"

"New marks".

What has the Empress done to offend Heaven? "Tell your people to keep their mouths shut."

"Yes."

"They spread rumors that someone wanted to kill the Empress."

"Yes. Should we find someone to take responsibility for this?"

The Emperor glared at Zhou Ziyan. "You want to get smashed by a tree like that too?"

"..."

"Let's go. Let's see how the Empress and the two ladies of the Jiang family are doing?"

"Yes."

When the Emperor arrived, the Empress had already woken up. The Empress began to weep as soon as she saw the Emperor. "Your Majesty," she cried, "someone wants my life."

"I understand. I have already sent people to investigate. You can focus on recovering. Consort De will take care of things in the palace for you."

The Empress didn't want to relinquish her power, but she also wanted to recover from her injuries as quickly as possible. "Thank you for your hard work, Consort De."

Consort De quickly stepped forward and thanked the Emperor and Empress for their trust in her.

When the concubines learned that the Empress was injured, they all came to show their concern.

The Emperor comforted the Empress for a few words and then went to visit Madam Jiang and the Duchess of Jin.

Meanwhile, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also woke up. They wanted to curse the Duke of Jin, but this was the palace. They wanted to beat him up, but they couldn't move at all.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could only glare at the Duke of Jin.

The Duke of Jin was also unaware that this would happen. "Well? I asked the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, and he said you will all recover."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law both knew they could get better, but who wanted to be bedridden for several months?
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law kept glaring at the Duke of Jin.

Only when the Emperor arrived did the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law let the Duke of Jin go.

The Emperor comforted them for a few words and then told them to recuperate in the palace.

Where in the palace is there any comfort as home?

When Madam Hua heard that Madam Jiang and the others had returned, she thought she could finally get compensation, but then...

Both the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had to be carried back.

Madam Hua could hardly believe her eyes!

It's just going to the palace to express gratitude, why is it turning into this?
If they were to become like this, they should be the Qian sisters, right?

"What's going on here?"

Duke of Jin: "Someone plotted against the Empress. My mother and my wife were with the Empress at the time."

"Who's so bold? Have they been caught yet? If they have, they should be torn to pieces."

Madam Hua truly wanted to tear the other party to pieces.

Strike while the iron is hot; if you want compensation, you should do it when the other party feels most guilty.

By the time the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along, it will be too late.

But how can I speak now?
After offering a few words of comfort to Madam Jiang and the Duchess of Jin, Old Madam Hua left dejectedly. Little Dog Sheng sympathized with the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for three seconds before taking his older cousin back to rest.

As soon as the two sisters left, Third Master Jiang asked, "Mother, sister-in-law, how come they didn't even get a scratch? Weren't they with you at the time?"

Just as the Duke of Jin was about to say that the two of them were playing on the other side, he heard his mother say, "The two of them were farming at the time."

Farming? Where is there land in the palace?

Duke Jin's eyelids twitched. He summoned all the servants who had accompanied the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to the palace. "What happened when the old lady and the madam took the Qian sisters to the Empress? Tell me everything clearly, without missing a single detail."

After the servants finished speaking, the Duke of Jin dismissed them all.

The Duke of Jin looked at Madam Jiang and asked, "The Empress is making things difficult for them, why don't you speak up for them?"

Madam Jiang's eyes flickered. "Her Majesty the Empress was just teasing them."

The Duke of Jin looked at Old Madam Jiang and the Duchess of Jin with a serious expression and said, "Don't mess with the Qian sisters in the future. Haven't you noticed that those who mess with them never have a good ending? You and the Empress teamed up to watch them dig in the scorching sun, and while they only dug a few strokes, the three of you ended up lying in bed for months."

Madam Jiang refused to believe it. "Don't try to scare me. The Emperor said someone wants to kill the Empress."

The Duke of Jin was helpless. "If you don't believe me, fine. Anyway, I'm not the one suffering. I'm going to write a letter to Heng'er." He had to warn his eldest son not to follow in the footsteps of his grandmother and mother.

After saying this, the Duke of Jin left.

Second Master Jiang glanced at the splints on his mother and sister-in-law. "How about we listen to my eldest brother? He's said it several times already. He doesn't like making unfounded accusations."

Madam Jiang didn't want to, but lying in bed was too uncomfortable. "Alright, I understand. You all go out, your sister-in-law and I need to rest."

After they left, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law couldn't help but look at each other...

"Mother, how about we listen to the Duke? Let's just... let's just say it's for the sake of the Nineteenth Prince."

"Fine. If Qian Chunhua is being harassed, then Shijiu will lose face too."

"Yes."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law found a way to save face.

Meanwhile, after writing a letter to his eldest son, the Duke of Jin sent a pile of gifts to his two daughters. "You must be terrified!"

"Mmm-hmm." The puppy nodded and said, "I'm sure I'll have nightmares tonight."

Qian Chunhua tenderly patted the head of the puppy, Sheng.

On the other side, the Duke of Wei and his wife first went to the palace to see the Empress. After that, they came to see Old Madam Jiang and the Duchess of Jin.

After exchanging a few words, the Duke of Wei went to have tea with the Duke of Jin. "I heard you embezzled three million taels of gold?"

While pouring tea for the Duke of Wei, the Duke of Jin said, "You still have the mind to laugh at me? You should be worrying about how to get your eldest grandson back. In order to get the nineteenth son back, our family not only gave him the position of principal wife, but also gave away Heng'er's share of the family business."

Duke Wei took a sip of tea. "You're all too cowardly. Let me tell you, I won't let the Qian family lead me by the nose. When are you going to pick up Nineteen? I'll go with you."

"Why don't you ask Qian Gousheng if he'll let you take the call?"

"Why ask her? She's just a little girl."

"She's the one who calls the shots in the Qian family."

"real or fake?"

"Of course it's true, why would I lie to you?"

The Duke of Wei found it amusing. "Bring that little girl here. Let's see if she dares not return my grandson to me."

The Duke of Jin had his steward bring over Xiaogou Sheng. "You know him, right? He wants to take Twenty back."

"I know him." Little Dog Sheng looked at Duke Wei and said, "I heard that it was your favorite concubine and her illegitimate son who swapped Twenty out?"

The Duke of Wei blushed. "Why bring this up? Let's talk about the 20th."

“I can let you take Twenty back, but I’m afraid you’ll spoil one of your concubines and make her too audacious. How about this, you give me the deed to your ancestral home, and I’ll let you take Twenty back.”

“If you don’t have a good life after you go back, I will bring you back and then sell your family’s ancestral home.”

“Twenty was raised by my aunt and my older cousin. If Twenty doesn’t have a good life, my aunt and my older cousin will be sad.”

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