After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 504 Four Concubines

Lu Heiwang couldn't bear it anymore and ran out of the house.

By the time the two women had finished fighting, the house was in a state of disarray.

Lu Cao burst into tears but did not dare to go back to her parents' home, for fear that when she returned, the house would have been looted by Lu Sanhong.

Hua Taoniang was annoyed by her, so she packed her bag and came out and said to Lu Sanhong, "Mom, let's go to the county town."

"Go to the county town?" Lv Sanhong was shocked. They were leaving now? What about the things that Shi Ye had told them to do?

But Hua Taoniang had already called Hua Dong and left.

"You silly girl, wait for your mother!" Lv Sanhong was afraid that something might happen to this 'cash cow', so she hurried to catch up, hired a car and went to the county town.

Before the city gate was closed, I entered the county town and stayed at an inn.

The accommodation money was paid by Hua Taoniang... and the money was given by Shi Ye. This was the confidence that allowed her to pack up and leave, and to order her mother and uncle to do things for her.

In the inn room, Lu Sanhong asked Hua Taoniang: "Are you really not going back to your uncle's house?"

"How is that possible?" Hua Tao Niang said, "Stay in the county town for a few days, and when you go back, bring something for your aunt, and she won't make a fuss anymore."

Hua Tao Niang would come to the county town for the purpose of making it easier for her to contact Shi Ye.

The second was to intimidate Lu Cao and let her uncle know that after she met a noble man, she could come to the county town to spend money at any time.

"My uncle is greedy for money. When we return, he will definitely support us even more."

"Oh, Tao Niang is still smart." Lu Sanhong asked tentatively: "Then when are we going to pay our respects to Mr. Shi?"

Hua Taoniang wanted to roll her eyes at her mother, but she was also anxious to see Master Shi, so she said, "I'll contact Master Shi tomorrow."

The next day, Hua Tao Niang left the inn and went to a coach house.

Lu Sanhong followed secretly with her son, trying to memorize the store.

After waiting for another quarter of an hour, Hua Taoniang came out from the backyard of the inn and hurriedly took her son through a shortcut back to the inn.

Two days later, the inn delivered the letter.

Hua Taoniang grabbed the messenger and asked anxiously, "Where is Mr. Shi? Why didn't he come?"

The guy almost laughed out loud: "The job hasn't been done yet, and you still want to see Mr. Shi?"

This idiot, doesn't he really think he has met a noble person?

What is Stone Grandpa?

He didn't have the heart to tell her the truth.

Hua Tao Niang insisted: "Tell Master Shi a message. I want to see Master Shi and talk to him about the Qin family in person!"

The guy frowned and finally said, "Okay, I'll pass the message to you."

After hearing this, Hua Tao Niang stuffed two copper coins into his pocket and smiled coquettishly, "Thank you, brother."

The guy was tempted, but thinking that the girl had never been in Shi Ye's hands, he held back.

After the waiter left, Hua Tao Niang opened the letter and read it carefully. However, as she was not very literate, she could not understand 30% of the words and could only guess the general meaning.

Mr. Shi was not satisfied and scolded her.

Hua Tao Niang felt resentful... Old man, isn't it because the Qin family is wary of you, and you have no choice but to beg me to get close to the Qin family!

After waiting for another two days, the so-called Stone Master finally arrived.

He came at night and booked a room in the inn, allowing Hua Taoniang to meet him alone.

"Master Shi, you are finally here. I thought you had abandoned me." Hua Taoniang's eyes were misty with tears and her tone was soft. It was obvious that she wanted to pester him and make him willingly take her to the capital to live a good life.

Mr. Shi frowned and said, "You are incompetent, so I deserve to abandon you."

"Master Shi, I know I was wrong. Please don't abandon me." Hua Tao Niang knelt down and hugged Master Shi's feet.

This?

It was so bold that even Mr. Shi was shocked.

But Hua Taoniang didn't care... Her goal was very clear, which was to become a citizen of the capital, and she was happy to go to the capital no matter what identity she had.

She was really fed up with the country folk, who struggled with the land every day, but couldn't buy a piece of good cloth by the end of the year.

And those village women, each of them is pale and thin, and can't eat meat once a month.

The situation was like this and she couldn't live like this any longer, so even if she had to become a concubine or a slave, she had to leave the countryside and run to the capital!

"Uncle Shi..." Hua Tao Niang was a man of action and started pulling Uncle Shi's belt.

"..." Master Shi was so shocked that he pushed her away: "You are a good girl, behave yourself!"

"Yes." Hua Tao Niang knelt down and said obediently, "I am stupid, please teach me, Master Shi."

Shi Ye didn't want to find another newcomer and wanted to continue using her. He said, "Qin Ying is already engaged, so there's no hope for you. Qin Jie, Xu Sanjun, and Qiao Songguo, you have to win one of these three."

She must marry a peasant!

Hua Taoniang was dissatisfied, and it showed in her eyes.

"Why, you still don't want to?" Shi Ye scolded, "Let me tell you, given your family's financial situation, you're lucky to marry one of them. They have workshop dividends, do you know how much money that is?!"

Hua Tao Niang: “…” No matter how much money you have, can it compare to the noble master behind you, Mr. Shi?

Mr. Shi was afraid that she would do something bad, so he warned her, "Use normal methods to contact the Qin family. Don't use drastic measures, or you will offend the Qin family."

"Why can't we use drastic measures?" Hua Tao Niang was puzzled. It seems that you have bad intentions towards the Qin family.

"This is the master's order, we just have to obey. How can I be the one asking why?" Shi Ye felt a little regretful. Hua Tao Niang looked smart and had a suitable status, but she was too ambitious and only wanted to get rich overnight. She looked down on the Qin family.

"If you can do it, then do it. If you can't, our relationship ends here and I'll find someone else." Master Shi was too lazy to argue with her and directly issued an ultimatum.

Hua Tao Niang was afraid and said hurriedly: "Yes, I will definitely approach Qin, Jiang, Xu and Qiao's families with sincerity, please rest assured, Master Shi."

Seeing that her attitude had improved, Shi Ye nodded in satisfaction: "Yes."

Mr. Shi didn't stay long. After giving her five taels of silver as "capital", he left under the cover of night.

As soon as Hua Taoniang returned to the room, Lu Sanhong grabbed her and asked, "How is it going? Have you captured Shi Ye? Did Shi Ye reveal who is the master behind him?"

Master Shi means nothing. The one that the mother and daughter want to curry favor with is Master Shi’s master!

Hua Tao Niang shook her head: "No, that old man is very slippery, he didn't reveal a word... But don't worry, mother, after a few more contacts, I will be able to take him down and find out who his master is."

"It's the only way." Lu Sanhong reminded her daughter again: "Tao Niang, if you can't give it to Master Shi, then don't give it. It's better to give it to his master... Mother thought about it and felt that Master Shi's master might be one of the Qin family's major merchants. Those merchants are very wealthy, especially Wen Jin, Jie Kang and other families, who are wealthy and powerful families with officials in Beijing!"

Hua Tao Niang also guessed that the master behind Mr. Shi was one of Wen Jin Jie Kang's families.

She nodded: "Don't worry, mother, I will definitely curry favor with the best one."

"Hey, you are worthy of being my good daughter. You have a promising future!"

The next day, Lu Sanhong, her mother and her two daughters returned to Lujia Village and brought back a lot of things. Only then did Lu Caoshi not drive them away.

The Lu clan leader's family and Xue Dong's family informed the Qin family that the mother and daughter of the Lu family had been to the county town. It was just a pity that they didn't find out who the mother and daughter had contacted.

Qin Xiaomi was not in a hurry. She just asked the two families to keep an eye on Lu Sanhong and her daughter, and continued to be busy building the big workshop.

……

In the capital, on April 22, the day Qin Ying and Lu Jiu got engaged, Emperor Wuxing conferred titles on four imperial concubines at the same time.

Zhang Songyu's half-sister was named Consort Yuede.

The girl from the Wenchang Marquis’ family was Concubine Wende.

The daughter of the Xiang family was conferred the title of Noble Consort Shude.

There was also a daughter of a military general, who was named Concubine Yongde.

As soon as the four imperial edicts were issued, the capital was in an uproar, and people thought that Emperor Wuxing had gone crazy.

The civil officials cited ancestral teachings and made a valiant effort to persuade Emperor Wuxing to reduce the number of the four imperial concubines to two.

He also said that a royal concubine could be appointed to take over the position of the empress and lead the harem... As expected, the civil servant who said this was beheaded outside the Golden Palace.