Tianliangyuan

Chapter 155 She is mentally ill

Xu Zhaozhao didn't care how much trouble the Sun family caused.

She now wanted to know how things were going at General Li's residence, and whether it would affect her third brother and sister-in-law's marriage.

Princess Anhe was also taken away by Xu Junfeng. As for Xie Sanlang, he wanted to talk to Xu Zhaozhao for a while, but she wouldn't see him. Helpless, he could only go down the mountain first.

With the elders gone, the young women naturally let loose and didn't care about their image anymore, doing whatever made them comfortable.

Mai Dong, who had been sent to inquire about the Li family, finally made some progress.

"The man whom Li Mingshu called her cousin was actually her birth mother's nephew. Li Mingshu never did anything inappropriate to him. It was said that the cousin had lost money gambling and wanted to ask her for it, but Li Mingshu refused, and they argued for a while afterward."

"Is this the official statement, or did you find it out yourself?"

Mai Dong replied, "I found out all of this myself. Also, the Li family has already placed Li Mingshu under house arrest, and her marriage to the Liu family seems to still be under discussion. However, judging from General Li and Madam Li's words, they seem to want to thank the Third Young Master for reminding them, otherwise, if things had escalated, it would have been difficult to handle."

Xu Zhaozhao agrees with this point.

If this gets out of hand, who knows how that gambling addict will ruin Li Mingshu's reputation?

Moreover, it is not yet certain whether Li Mingshu is truly innocent.

Xu Zhaozhao always felt that Li Mingshu gave her a strange feeling. She had met her before and always felt that Li Mingshu's eyes were sinister when she looked at people. She didn't know if it was her imagination or because of Li Mingshu's personal habits.

"In that case, forget it."

"Madam said she would send someone to the Li residence to place the bet in six days, so she instructed the young ladies to go down the mountain and return to the residence in the next few days."

"understood."

Xu Zhaozhao only needed to confirm that there were no changes to her third brother's marriage.

She quite liked Li Mingya.

Moreover, while spending time together on the mountain, she discovered that Li Mingya and her second sister-in-law got along quite well, and perhaps they could live a more peaceful life in the future.

Xu Zhaozhao had just returned to the Marquis's residence when Wang Ruolan summoned her to the main courtyard for a talk.

"What does Mother want with me?"

Do you recognize Cheng Yuan?

Xu Zhaozhao frowned. Why did she have to hear such an unlucky name on such a fine day?

"I guess I recognize her. She was being chased by someone with an old servant, but they were rescued by the guards of our Marquis's mansion. After that, she was taken away by Qi Yunze, and I haven't seen her since."

Wang Ruolan nodded: "Do you know her background?"

"know."

Xu Zhaozhao did not hide anything and told Cheng Yuan about her background.

The more Wang Ruolan listened, the more distressed she became.

"Mother, what's wrong? Has Cheng Yuan come to cause trouble for the Marquis's mansion?"

Wang Ruolan shook her head: "This Cheng Yuan came looking for you yesterday. I told her you weren't in the manor, and she argued with the steward for a long time before leaving. I didn't think much of it at the time, assuming she was just a friend you made outside. Now it seems she came to cause trouble!"

Xu Zhaozhao said indifferently, "Let her be! After all, I'm her savior, right? This person is out of her mind and can't think straight. If she comes again, I'll see her. If she's not behaving herself, then I'll have a good talk with Xie Sanlang."

"It may not necessarily be related to Xie Sanlang."

"Why should Mother speak up for him? If he and Qi Yunze hadn't gotten themselves into this trouble, would Cheng Yuan have come knocking on our door?"

Wang Ruolan didn't say anything more. She was also somewhat dissatisfied that her son-in-law had meddled in such a trivial matter.

However, Cheng Gong had been kind to them back then, so to truly ignore it would seem too cold-hearted.

Xu Zhaozhao chatted with Wang Ruolan for a while before she learned that Cheng Yuan's identity was no longer a secret in the capital.

The Emperor had already pardoned the Cheng family's exile, and Cheng Yuan's identity documents had all been completed, so her presence in the capital was not illegal.

However, she is now just an ordinary citizen, and there are people watching her in the shadows. Wouldn't such a blatant public display of her identity and her flaunting of it bring trouble to Qi Yunze and Xie Zheng?

Speaking of which, Qi Yunze and Xie Zheng are currently drinking alone together!

Both of them looked miserable; they really didn't want to deal with Cheng Yuan anymore.

"What do we do now? I told you to keep an eye on her! But she still managed to escape!"

Qi Yunze was also angry, slamming his hand on the table: "Do you think I didn't make arrangements? How was I supposed to know she could be so unreasonable! I think she's just a troublemaker, let her do whatever she wants! We brothers have saved her several times already, even if it was a great favor from Master Cheng back then, we've already repaid it. Let her be, let her do whatever she wants!"

Xie Zheng was both angry and helpless.

Having such an unreasonable person as his wife, he felt like slapping her twice to vent his anger.

"Since it's already like this, let's just go with the flow."

"Huh?" Qi Yunze didn't understand.

"Find her a house in Chang'an County, it doesn't need to be too big. Just arrange a few servants to take care of her. As for food and drink, just enough to get by is fine. There's no need to let her live too extravagantly."

Qi Yunze had heard clearly now and had a plan in mind: "Should we just use her to fish?"

"We might not be able to catch it!"

Xie Zheng was still not very optimistic.

After all, this is right under the emperor's nose.

The city is quite safe.

Moreover, he felt that even if he really abandoned Cheng Yuan, she might not encounter such a thing as being hunted down again.

“That’s settled then! It will also let the whole capital know that we have done everything we could for her. Besides, there is a difference between men and women. We are already doing our duty by paying for her accommodation. We cannot offer any more special treatment.”

"exactly!"

After discussing it, the two immediately ordered someone to carry it out.

Cheng Yuan, who had just returned to the Qi family's villa, was unaware that she would soon be moving out, no longer able to wear fine clothes, and no longer having a group of servants to serve her.

That night, Xu Zhaozhao gave Xie Zheng a good scolding without any hesitation!

Xu Zhaozhao was already angry, and Xie Zheng just happened to come to her door asking for a scolding, so Xu Zhaozhao naturally wouldn't be polite to him.

Xie Zheng was also helpless, but he realized that it was indeed his fault, so what else could he do but apologize?

“I can’t be bothered to see this person. I knew she was out of her mind after just one meeting. You’d better send someone to ask her what she wants from me. If it’s to repay a debt of gratitude, she can simply send some gifts to my door. There’s no need for her to come in person. Besides, even if she comes, I might not have time to see her.”

"Understood, I'll make the arrangements."

Xie Zheng learned his lesson this time and obeyed his wife's every word, never arguing with her again.

"Did you deliberately spread Cheng Yuan's identity?"

Xie Zheng smiled wryly and had no choice but to explain again.

Xu Zhaozhao was both amused and exasperated. This Cheng Yuan was really out of her mind!

"I'm afraid it's easy to invite a deity but hard to send her away! What if she refuses to leave? Can you just kick her out?"