The Rebirth of the Deposed Empress

Hua Wu Ke sneered. If she really wanted to save Hua Jingqian, she would say anything.

"The old lady loves Second Uncle so much, why didn't she stop him when he was about to make a mistake?"

The old lady frowned and her voice became sharp.

"How dare you blame me like that? It's not your fault that my Qian'er is in this situation today! If the master hadn't favored the first wife, and the first wife had occupied the huge general's mansion, how could my Qian'er have come to this point!"

"My Qian'er is just a poor child! You are the ones who are wrong!"

Grandfather clearly gave Hua Jingqian a chance.

It was obvious that he himself disliked the military training as it was too tiring and was unwilling to practice. He also said that when he became a general in the future he would only need to command after the battle, and that he would not let the soldiers under him charge into battle. Such outrageous words were the reason why his grandfather was disappointed in him and did not include him in the Hua Family Army.

I didn't expect this old lady to be so indiscriminate.

"My father and brother just returned to the capital a month ago. Before that, the Second House had always been in charge of the General's Mansion. Every time my father and brother made military achievements, the rewards from the palace were also handled by your Second House."

"Why don't we call the chief steward to check the account books and see how many good things the second house has secretly moved to its own yard over the years?"

After hearing Hua Wu Ke say this, the old lady couldn't help feeling a little guilty. After all, when the first wife and Hua Zhukong were away, the second wife did live a very happy life thanks to the rewards from Hua Rongyu and his son.

But so what?

As long as they don't rescue Qian'er, it will be their fault!

"Don't talk about these messed up things. I came here today to ask you to rescue Qian'er as soon as possible! After all, Qian'er is your son and Hua Rongyu's brother. If anything happens to Qian'er, aren't you afraid of killing all nine generations of your family?"

Killing the nine clans will not only implicate the Hua family, but also tens of millions of Hua family soldiers. This is a taboo for Hua Zhukong.

If the old lady had been unreasonable before, Hua Zhukong could have ignored her out of her concern for her mother, but Hua Zhukong could not bear to hear these words no matter what.

As Hua Wu Ke had expected, Hua Zhukong threw a cup at the old lady's feet upon hearing what was said.

"Kill the entire clan? Who do you want to kill? Are you crazy to dare to say such a thing?"

"Someone, kick her out! Don't let her in again!"

The old lady didn't expect that she failed to get Hua Zhukong to go to the palace to plead for mercy, but instead angered him. She was confused for a moment, and began to cry and beg incoherently, acting pitiful, hoping that Hua Zhukong would change his mind.

Hua Zhukong was too lazy to even look at her. He turned his eyes away in disgust and waved his hand to have the servants of Duke Dingguo's Mansion carry the old lady who was refusing to leave the ground out.

"Master, do you want me to go out and take a look?"

The chief steward bowed and said to Hua Zhukong.

"Go and have a look. Don't let her make a scene outside the gate. I can't afford to lose her!"

The steward agreed, turned around and followed him out.

Hua Wu Ke glanced at the steward obscurely, then stood up and helped Hua Zhukong to calm down.

"The wind was strong last night, and you didn't sleep well, Grandfather. You should go and have a rest, and stop worrying about these things."

Seeing Hua Zhukong nodded weakly, Hua Wu Ke signaled to the servant to help Hua Zhukong into the room.

"Ask the kitchen to prepare a soothing soup. If grandfather wakes up, take care of him and give it to him."

After giving instructions to the servants in Huazhukong Courtyard, Hua Wuke also left the yard.

"Go and see what the steward and the old lady are doing."

Qingzhu nodded, then walked in the direction of the steward, but after turning a few steps, her figure disappeared from sight and she would not be easily noticed by others.

Hua Wu Ke brought Qing Mei back to Jia Ming Tang. He thought Qing Zhu would be back soon, but after a cup of tea, Qing Zhu still hadn't come back to report.

Hua Wu Ke raised his eyebrows. After being gone for such a long time, it seemed that he must have gained something from the green bamboo.

Sure enough, as soon as Qingzhu came back, he said something that left Hua Wuke dumbfounded.

"Hua Jingqian is not of the Hua family's bloodline."

These words startled Hua Wu Ke so much that he stood still and forgot to chew the snack in his mouth.

Although Qingmei also hated Hua Jingqian, the matter of bloodline concerned Hua Zhukong, and although she was reckless, she knew that she should not say such things casually.

She lowered her voice and said hurriedly:

"Qingzhu, don't learn from those idle servants to gossip! This could lead to something serious!"

Although Hua Wu Ke was also surprised, after being together for such a long time, she believed that Qing Zhu was cautious in his words and deeds, and she also believed that the people trained by Ye Buhuo would not make up stories out of thin air.

After swallowing the snack in her mouth and taking a sip of tea, she calmed down and asked:

"How did you find out?"

"I followed the butler secretly and saw him catch up with the old lady who was being driven by the servants."

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The steward quickened his pace as soon as he left the courtyard and soon caught up with the old lady.

"You guys go back, I'll take the old lady out of the house."

After hearing the steward's order, the two servants quickly let go of the man and left.

After the two servants disappeared, he led the old lady out.

After leaving Duke Dingguo's mansion, the steward did not send the old lady to the carriage. Instead, he whispered:

"follow me."

As he spoke, the steward led the old lady to an inconspicuous narrow alley nearby.

Before entering the alley, the old lady told Hongxiu:

"You wait here and are not allowed to come in."

After walking a distance into the alley and making sure that people outside would not notice this place, the two stopped.

"Why did you bring me here?"

The old lady spoke, her tone very impatient.

"I want to know what happened to Qian'er."

Upon hearing this, the old lady glared and scolded:

"You little dog slave! Do you think you can call Qian'er that?"

The chief steward was also a little angry when he heard this. He gritted his teeth and said

"Why can't I scream? I am Qian'er's biological father! I..."

Over the years, the two of them had tacitly agreed not to mention this matter, but they didn't expect that the steward would actually say it today. The old lady was shocked, afraid that others would hear it.

She interrupted him with a hoarse voice and a grin.

"Shut up! Are you crazy? Why are you saying this? My Qian'er is the second master of the General's Mansion!"

The General's Mansion has become the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, so where is the place for Qian'er?

I thought that if Qian'er could inherit the general's mansion, he would live a smooth life and would not acknowledge me as his father for the rest of his life, but I didn't expect it to come to this.

The steward smiled bitterly in his heart, but did not dare to say it out loud, for fear of making the old lady even angrier.

"Okay, you can always tell me how the Second Master is doing now."

The old lady wanted to ignore him and leave immediately to avoid attracting other people's attention if she stayed there for too long.

But she then thought that the chief steward was in charge of the mansion's account books after all. Before the family was divided, she relied on the convenience given by the chief steward to embezzle a lot of the eldest wife's money.

Now Qian'er is still in jail, so I have to use money to bribe him. Hua Zhukong and the others have caused great harm to my Qian'er, so they should be the ones to pay for it!