They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 475 Aunt Bai's Wrong Idea

After Marquis Rong'an left in a huff, his wife hurriedly asked Granny Yu, hinting that she should tell the truth.

Granny Yu dared not hide anything from her mistress, but the truth she told did not satisfy Lady Rong'an.

Instead, I became even angrier.

"Did she really say that? Does she really not want to acknowledge the Marquis's mansion back?"

Would she really give that up? Lady Rong'an thought it was impossible.

With such a powerful family background, wouldn't she want it?
"Hmph, what a shallow-minded fool. Does she really think she can control Marquis Wuxuan and hold onto the position of Marquis Wuxuan's wife? She'll have her day to cry."

Granny Yu naturally flattered her mistress: "What you said is absolutely right, Madam. This old servant also kindly advised her in the same way. It's utterly ridiculous that she actually turned around and told this old servant to 'just wait and see,' and even said that she has excellent judgment and that the Rong'an Marquis's mansion doesn't need to worry about her affairs! Does she really think anyone cares!"

"We'll see? Well, we'll see then!"

Lady Rong'an also felt very unhappy about being stuck in this limbo. They could despise her, reject her, and disown her, but why should she be unwilling or not want to acknowledge her ancestors?
She should be begging and pleading with them for acceptance. If she doesn't even want to acknowledge her ancestors, is she even human?

Lady Rong'an was extremely unhappy.

In the guest courtyard, Aunt Bai deeply resented her sister. Since her sister refused to help, she would do it herself.

For her beloved son, there was nothing she wouldn't risk.

She could do it even without asking Consort Xue.

She didn't intend to beg Xu Zhichun; she thought he was cold and heartless, and it would be pointless to ask him.

Aunt Bai came up with the most brutal and straightforward method. She took out a large sum of money and ordered Steward Bai to secretly bribe a group of desperados to kidnap Liang Mingxuan, attempting to use him to threaten and force Liang Minglang and Xu Zhichun to back down and release her son.

Aunt Bai was pressuring him hard, so where could Steward Bai find so many capable and powerful people in such a hurry? How could a stranger like him easily contact truly desperate criminals?

Instead, word of his search for someone spread among thugs and hooligans, and a group of them set a trap to lure him to their door, making a fortune off him.

I did help him with the task; it was just tying someone up, right? Very simple.

They never expected who they had messed with.

Yu Ji didn't dare to confront them directly, but he quickly escaped. Relying on his years of experience as a constable, he successfully and silently tracked them down and located the place where they had kidnapped Liang Mingxuan.

Yu Ji dared not leave for too long. Fortunately, he carried the token of the Marquis of Wuxuan's mansion with him. When he saw the patrol team of the Nine Cities Garrison, he immediately revealed his identity and asked someone to send a letter to Liang Minglang.

Liang Minglang was furious that his younger brother had been kidnapped in the capital. He racked his brains but couldn't figure out who could have done it.

This technique is too crude; it doesn't resemble anyone.

After all, anyone who could be called an "opponent" of him, and who had the audacity to kidnap his brother, was no pushover.

These kinds of people don't dare to make a move easily unless they are confident that they can take him down as well.

Liang Minglang arrived quietly with a few trusted men, and upon seeing the situation, he was even more puzzled.

One of his men happened to recognize one of the kidnappers as a local gang leader from Beijing.

It's easy to imagine that the others were just hoodlums from the capital.

Who on earth is this? Why is the kidnapping so bizarre? Liang Minglang decided to stop rushing and personally keep watch with Yu Ji and others. As long as Mingxuan is not in danger, he will hold back for the time being. He wants to see who the mastermind is.

In the Rong'an Marquis's residence, Aunt Bai heard Steward Bai report that the matter had been completed, and a smile finally appeared on her gloomy face.

"Good, very good! Search him and bring me back one of his belongings."

She wanted to use this to arrange a meeting with Xu Zhichun and blackmail him.

Butler Bai hurriedly agreed, then hesitated, "Madam, really, really do we have to do this? That's the Marquis of Wuxuan's residence!"

Moreover, that couple looked like people who were not to be trifled with.

On the way to the capital, Steward Bai had already experienced this firsthand.

After arriving in the capital, they became even more brazen.

Their own young master has already been exiled.
Aunt Bai's eyes flashed with a crazed hatred as she sneered, "What are you afraid of? They are a marquis's mansion, but isn't this a marquis's mansion too? There's even Consort Xue in the palace! I only have one son, Bao Ying. He's been spoiled since he was a child, and he's never suffered the hardship of simple meals. Exile? That would be the death of him!"

"If he dies, I won't live either! They're after my life, what do I have to worry about? If things go well for everyone, great; if not, we'll all die together. What's a marquis's mansion? I'm not afraid of them!"

Butler Bai was sweating profusely, but dared not utter a sound.

The lady has probably gone mad.
Aunt Bai suddenly changed her mind again, "You don't need to search him for anything. Take me there, and I'll get it myself."

"what?"

"What?! Hurry up and lead the way!"

Yes, yes.

Housekeeper Bai had no choice but to take Aunt Bai with her.

Aunt Bai suddenly felt a surge of malice. Who knew how much suffering, humiliation, and bullying her Bao Ying had endured? So what? Why should she only ask Liang Mingxuan for one thing? She wanted to torment him severely first.
Upon seeing Aunt Bai and Butler Bai, Yu Ji slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "It's them!"

Although Aunt Bai and her daughter had also visited the Wuxuan Marquis's residence, they didn't see Liang Minglang at all, nor did they see Xu Zhichun. Liang Minglang hurriedly asked who it was.

Hearing what Yu Ji said, he was speechless.

"So, they kidnapped Mingxuan because of that good-for-nothing Bai Baoying?"

"Ha, most likely. What audacity!"

"If you're courting death, then don't blame me."

Liang Minglang quietly disappeared, and Yu Ji reported to the authorities. The constables of the Nine Cities Military Command and the Shuntian Prefecture government broke down the door and successfully rescued the kidnapped Liang Mingxuan. All the bandits were captured in one fell swoop, leaving no one behind.

Of course, this includes Aunt Bai and Housekeeper Bai.

Those hooligans and thugs were terrified when they saw the situation was bad. They immediately confessed when they arrived at the yamen. When the silver notes were searched, they all said that they were given to them by Steward Bai.

Butler Bai was speechless. At first, he stubbornly refused to speak, but after a beating, he confessed everything.

He was loyal and took all the blame upon himself, insisting that his master had done him a great favor and that he couldn't bear to see the master's only male son suffer. However, he was powerless and had no other choice, so he came up with this idea.

He didn't really intend to harm the second master of the Liang family; he just wanted to force the Liang family to let his young master go.
The Prefect of Shuntian looked at him as if he were a fool. "The people in the yamen saw with their own eyes that Madam Bai made a move and heard her utter insults with their own ears. This matter was clearly orchestrated by Madam Bai. How dare you talk nonsense in front of me and show contempt for the court? This is a serious offense, and your crime should be punished even more severely!"