Tianliangyuan

Chapter 440: One Scam After Another

That day, after court, Liu Anqing returned home in a huff and immediately sent someone to summon his wife and eldest son.

With the inner quarters in such disarray, the mistress of the house naturally cannot escape responsibility.

This time, Madam Liu never expected that her son's favoritism towards his concubine would cause such a big fuss.

Miss Qi is now the eldest son's wife. When she was helped in by the maid, she looked unwell and frail. She was dressed rather plainly, while the concubine who had just come with the eldest son was dressed brightly.

"Guards, drag this lowly concubine away, remove her hairpins, and then give her twenty heavy lashes!"

Young Master Liu was unaware of what had happened. He was currently studying at the Imperial Academy and had just passed the examination. If everything went smoothly, he would be able to enter the court as an official.

But at this moment, the father wants to severely punish his concubine. What kind of situation is this?

"Wait, Father, what's the matter?"

Madam Liu also looked puzzled: "Sir, what has made you so angry? Please calm down and tell me slowly."

With the mother and son talking back and forth, the concubine was naturally left out in the cold.

Upon seeing this, Liu Anqing became even more furious.

"What? You're all ignoring the master's words? Have you all forgotten who's really in charge of this family?!"

Once the master unleashed his power, no one dared to be negligent anymore, and they immediately dragged the concubine away.

Young Master Liu tried to stop him again, but Liu Anqing kicked him to the ground.

"Useless thing! Favoring a concubine over your wife? Very well, now that things have blown up, the entire court knows what a fool I, Liu Anqing, have given birth to! You don't cherish the perfectly good daughter of an official, but instead dote on a lowly person. You have utterly disgraced the Liu family!"

These words elicited a response from both Madam Liu and Miss Qi.

Young Master Liu realized at this moment that something might really have happened.

"Father, your son has never favored a concubine over his wife, never!"

"Hmph! Why don't you go outside and say these things and see if anyone believes you? Now even His Majesty knows that you are a good-for-nothing who can't distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate children. Do you think you can still smoothly enter the court as an official?"

Now, even Madam Liu was not calm anymore.

Liu Bo has been forcibly sent away. Madam Liu has always regarded this eldest son as her pride. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen?

It's also her fault for spoiling her eldest son too much, which made him lose his sense of proportion.

The person being beaten outside was screaming pitifully, which seemed to add some background music to the room.

Liu Anqing was annoyed: "Cover her mouth, and if she shouts again, just kill her without hesitation!"

Sure enough, the screams stopped coming from outside after that.

The concubine originally wanted to win the young master's heart, but who knew she would receive such a response?

Looking at her in-laws, Miss Qi just gave a slight cold laugh, then excused herself, saying she was feeling unwell.

Based on his daughter-in-law's attitude, Liu Anqing understood everything.

Although the Qi family is not what it used to be, it is still an official family. How could they allow their daughter to be treated so harshly?

This is not just mistreatment, it's humiliation!

"Sell that concubine away immediately, the farther the better. If you don't want to ruin this wretched child's future, you should know what to do."

"Yes, I understand."

Madam Liu knew that if the concubine died at this time, it would be even more troublesome. Selling her off directly would show people the Liu family's attitude towards dealing with this lowly concubine and also demonstrate that the Liu family abides by etiquette.

No matter how much Young Master Liu usually favors one woman, he wouldn't break ties with his elders for a concubine; he's not brainless!

Women are something you can have anytime.

Moreover, after killing this one, he can take another one later.

However, we still need to find a way to solve this current predicament.

However, that afternoon, the Qi family sent someone over, saying that they had heard that their great-aunt was ill, so they came to visit her. They then suggested taking her back to her parents' home to recuperate.

How could the Liu family dare to let them take the person away during this gap?

After showering her daughter-in-law with compliments, Madam Liu repeatedly assured her that she would treat her well and even ordered a large amount of tonics to be sent over before the matter was settled.

But if we refuse today, who can guarantee that the Qi family won't send someone to pick us up tomorrow or the day after?

Therefore, the daughter-in-law's attitude is the most important.

But the son has already injured someone so badly, how can it be repaired with just a few words?

The Liu family was thrown into chaos as a result, and the Jiang family was once again thrust into the spotlight.

It was rumored that the reason why Miss Qi was having a bad time in her husband's family was because of what happened at the banquet at the Jiang family that day. Someone deliberately spread rumors that Miss Qi was improperly dressed in public, which angered Young Master Liu and caused him to lose her respect.

Now, the Liu family no longer worries about their reputation, but the risk has shifted to the Jiang family.

This is really lively.

Xu Zhaozhao never expected that the death of Sun Qian would cause such a huge upheaval in the elite circles of the capital.

Despite repeated visits from the Qi family and the Liu family's attempts to persuade them, they ultimately failed to prevent the second young lady of the Qi family from leaving. How could the Liu family possibly stop her?

Her departure was tantamount to confirming that the Liu family had treated her badly. Unsurprisingly, although Young Master Liu passed this year's assessment, his appointment letter was blocked, and he was replaced directly.

As for Young Master Liu, he can stay home and relax for now.

After the assessment was completed, he could no longer continue studying at the Imperial Academy, but he also failed to obtain an official position from the court. So, what should he do next?

As for the Jiang family, the old incident caused a stir, and Jiang Yuan's marriage was once again thwarted.

Jiang Yuan's mother, Song, held her in her arms, and the two of them cried uncontrollably. What else could they do?

Jiang Yanhui never expected that something that happened a few years ago would once again sever his daughter's marriage prospects.

Jiang Yuan was on the verge of despair. How many times had this happened?

How old is she?!

She hasn't even settled on a marriage yet. Is she really going to become an old maid and then marry someone else as a second wife?

Of course, given Jiang Yuan's family background, there were quite a few people who wanted to marry her, but most of them came from humble backgrounds or were from families of minor officials. How could Jiang Yanhui and Madam Song possibly be interested in them?

Having finally found a family of similar social standing, and with the eldest son being the legitimate heir, the daughter's future status upon marriage would undoubtedly be quite high.

But now, because of this commotion, the wedding is off again.

People are afraid that marrying someone like Jiang Wu or Jiang Ning would not bring them any good reputation.

How did Jiang Ning become a concubine of the Prince Zhong's household?

Do you really think everyone has such a short memory?

After crying, Jiang Yuan, with swollen eyes and a look of utter despair, said, "Mother, if all else fails, please send me to a nunnery, so that I won't be laughed at as an old maid whenever I go out."