Chapter 96 Qi Yunxiao is willing to change his ways
Qi Yunxiao glanced at Qi Yunheng contemptuously: "What? If you treat them to a few more banquets at Guiyun Tower, can they give you a good position in the Yamen?"
Qi Yunheng was choked: "Brother, what are you talking about!"
If there is a way, how can the good positions in various ministries and yamen be passed on to others?
Others don’t even have enough for themselves.
"Then if you have a few more drinks with them, your knowledge will greatly improve, and you will be admitted to the Jinshi examination? The second best person?"
Qi Yunheng: "..."
Qi Yunxiao looked at Qingping Hou: "So my father knows that the money at home is only enough to support the family, but he still allows his second brother and the others to go out to drink with others?"
"As for the second brother's drinking money, everyone assumes that it will come from me? From my mother's dowry?"
This was so embarrassing that no one could answer it.
Marquis Qingping clapped his chopsticks and said, "You can afford to buy a big house in Xinghua Lane, but your parents will starve to death in front of you?"
Qi Yunxiao smiled: "The big house in Xinghua Lane belongs to my wife, and I haven't paid a cent."
"I forgot to mention that my wife can make money now. She put down her dignity, cooked braised pork, sprouted bean sprouts... and raised three children by herself!"
"Madam is so noble and dignified, it is not difficult to make money."
Mrs. Qingpinghou's face froze: "These... how can I know these?"
"Yes, women in the countryside know that they can support a family with their own hands, but ladies in the capital have nothing to do with it. They have to rely on the dowry of their deceased predecessor, Mrs. Qingpinghou, to support their family..."
This is so heartbreaking.
There were tears in Mrs. Qingpinghou's eyes.
He is angry and ashamed.
"Click!" There was a crisp sound.
The Marquis of Qingping threw a bowl: "My wings are really hard! Even my parents dare to look down on me! I'm going to meet the emperor and beg Your Majesty to deprive you of the title of heir apparent! Such unfilial sons are not worthy of inheriting the title of Marquis of Qingping!"
Qi Yunxiao laughed, pulled Shen Qingyu and the two children away.
When he reached the door of the hall, he waved his hand back: "Go! Go and file a complaint!"
Seeing Qi Yunxiao and his family walking away, Marquis Qingping was so angry that his beard trembled!
"What an unfilial son! What an unfilial son!"
Mrs. Qingping Hou burst into tears: "Master Hou, what will happen to the family when he leaves?"
Marquis Qingping stared at Mrs. Marquis Qingping: "What should I do? Don't you still have two shops? They don't make any money at all?"
"How much money do you make? How can the income of just a few hundred taels of silver a year be enough for such a big family?"
"Then how do you manage your middle income? If you don't have enough money, you shouldn't buy clothes and jewelry for this season at home!"
"And you guys, study hard at home! Why are you running out all day?"
Qingpinghou's accusing gaze finally fell on Qi Yunheng.
Seeing Qingpinghou getting up to leave and leaving this huge stall directly to him, Mrs. Qingpinghou became anxious: "What should I do with those things?"
"What should I do? There is a village in the suburbs of Beijing, but it doesn't make much money. If it doesn't work, just sell it!" Qingpinghou seemed to have said casually and walked away.
Mrs. Qingpinghou was stunned and felt a chill rising from her heart.
Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing was bought with money diverted from the proceeds from the dowry when Mrs. Pinghou of the Qing Dynasty was still in charge of Qi Yunxiao's mother's dowry.
Although Zhuangzi doesn't make much money, it does have hot springs. In the autumn and winter, it's very honorable to invite the ladies from aristocratic families to go and soak in the hot springs.
For this reason, Mrs. Qingpinghou secretly lamented her original cleverness.
Even the Marquis of Qingping often takes his colleagues there. At that time, he should say that he was a good buyer of Zhuangzi, but now he wants to sell...
But besides this road, what other options are there?
Mrs. Qingpinghou called the steward to discuss the sale of Zhuangzi with a frown on her face.
Qi Yunheng and several other juniors were also worried.
What Qi Yunheng worries about is communication.
Those who I often hang out with have invited me several times, saying they were going on outings and having drinks.
He has eaten a few meals, and it’s time to return the invitation. He has no money in his pocket, where can he dare to go?
What the legitimate daughters worry about is clothes and jewelry.
The ladies of other families have already bought several summer clothes at this time, but they are still wearing last year's old clothes...
Not to mention the jewelry, it’s just old styles that come and go.
The concubines and concubines looked at each other, as quiet as chickens.
They were unable to meet the passengers, nor were they able to buy clothes or jewelry. They were worried about food.
Before today, I hadn’t seen meat and fish for a long time...
After they dispersed, Qi Yunxiao took Shen Qingyu and the children back to Xinghua Lane.
Shen Qingyu couldn't suppress the curiosity in her heart: "You have been raising them all these years?"
Qi Yunxiao sneered: "In the beginning, it was my mother's dowry that supported me, and later, I supported him."
Qi Yunxiao talked about what happened back then.
Qi Yunxiao lost his mother when he was young, and soon Qing Pinghou married his stepmother.
The step-brother was born as a concubine, so naturally she wouldn't have much dowry. But because of her good reputation, the family's expenses were very high.
Fortunately, Qi Yunxiao's mother's family has a rich family background, and the dowry is abundant, and it has been supported in the past few years.
The reason why the stepmother did not dare to be too presumptuous was also because of the queen at that time and now the queen mother.
The queen at that time felt sorry for the only son this girl had given birth to, but because of her dark forehead she could not serve as an official in the court.
Therefore, the queen asked her from time to time, and took her into the palace many times to stay for a month or two when she was young.
As she grew older, the queen took the initiative and took back Qi Yunxiao's dowry, but she also compromised and acquiesced in allowing the Qingping Marquis to gain some benefits from the dowry proceeds.
But what makes Qi Yunxiao angry is that the Qingping Marquis has to pay more and more every year.
And the money is not for serious use.
They were all used to pave the way for Qi Yunheng, socialize with the noble family, buy all kinds of jewelry and clothes, and spend all the money on appearance!
This year their appetite has grown to 10,000 taels a year!
If it had been in the past, he might have just pinched his nose and given it to me.
But since Qi Yunxiao returned to Shenjia Village again, he saw the hard life of Shen Qingyu and his three children, and then thought about who caused all this...
Don’t give it!
I don’t want to give even a single copper!
Qi Yunxiao sneered: "She thought that by plotting you against me, she would cut off my chance to make a comeback through marriage. She was even more determined to make money for them and squander it, but she never thought that it would backfire on her."
"My wife and children are living like that, why should they be so popular?"
"From now on, they should also live a frugal life!"
Shen Qingyu: "..."
Are you really trying to avenge yourself?
"Then should I thank you?"
Qi Yunxiao was suffocated: "That's not necessary...it's me, the bastard."
Shen Qingyu chuckled: "It's rare for you to reflect on yourself like this."
Qi Yunxiao was caught off guard by the praise and was stunned for a moment!
The young man looked at Shen Qingyu with burning eyes, and the words came to his lips: "I am willing to reflect and change, can I not reconcile?"