The mistress is reborn, no one who bullies me can escape

"Great Patriarch, don't worry. There are still five days left. You can think about it carefully."

After Xue Jinhua left, Zhao Yuhao said anxiously: "Uncle, can we believe her words? After all, she and my cousin are husband and wife, how could she be so kind to consider us?"

Patriarch Zhao waved his hand, interrupting Zhao Yuhao's words, and said in a deep voice: "But do we have any other choice now?"

Zhao Yuhao fell silent. Yes, they had no choice.

Patriarch Zhao continued, "Moreover, what she said is not without reason. If we gather enough silver this time, but as she said, the mother and son are insatiable, they will definitely use this matter to threaten us again. What should we do then? Should we continue to gather money to satisfy their greed?"

Zhao Yuhao clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "Of course not! But if we don't satisfy them, they will definitely make a big deal out of this, and the consequences will be disastrous!"

Patriarch Zhao sighed and said firmly, "Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative. According to what Xue Jinhua said, if we confess this matter to His Majesty, there may be a glimmer of hope."

Zhao Yuhao widened his eyes, looked at Patriarch Zhao in disbelief, and screamed, "Wha...what?"

Although Zhao Yuhao was reluctant, there was no better way, so he had to bite the bullet and do it.

After all, he really couldn't come up with that much money in his current situation.

The next day, Zhao Yuxuan and Wang were happily waiting for Zhao Yuhao to send them money. However, they never expected that what they got was Zhao Yuting with a sad face.

Not only that, even Jiang came with a big belly.

"Mom, what on earth are you going to do? Do you have to force me into a dead end before you will be satisfied?"

Wang was confused, Zhao Yuxuan could not help but frown, but Xue Jinhua leisurely picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked calmly: "Little sister, why don't you explain the matter more clearly? I'm afraid mother won't understand if you beat around the bush like this."

"It's all your fault. Even if you wanted my cousin's money, couldn't you wait a little longer?" Zhao Yuting was so anxious that she started crying. "You guys are so ruthless. I think there's no need to talk about my marriage. Just let me live out the rest of my life alone." She spoke with tears in her eyes, her heart filled with despair and helplessness.

"Yuting, what is going on? Please don't scare me. Can you just tell me directly?" Wang asked anxiously, with a look of horror on her face.

"Mother, you spent money to ask the patriarch to help you with your career, and now the whole capital knows about it," Jiang said with sarcasm and anger on her face.

There was a hint of disdain and anger in her voice.

"What...what?" Wang's face was full of disbelief. She widened her eyes, as if she couldn't believe what she heard.

Jiang then added, "Not only that, everyone knows that you used the evidence against Yuhao to threaten him. Our Marquis' Mansion has now become a rat crossing the street, and everyone is shouting and beating it." There was deep disappointment and anger in her tone, and tears were flashing in her eyes.

Xue Jinhua unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth, a sly look flashed in her eyes, and she pretended to be surprised and said, "Sister-in-law, could you be mistaken? How could people in Kyoto know such a private matter?"

Jiang frowned and looked at her sister-in-law, muttering to herself that she always felt that this matter had a lot to do with her, but she couldn't find any solid evidence. She sighed helplessly and responded, "How could it be wrong? This matter was told by the head of the clan and Yuhao themselves."

Wang's face was filled with disbelief. Her eyes widened and her voice rose eight octaves. "Nonsense, is Zhao Yuhao crazy? Does he really not care about his future?" Then, she looked at Jiang and said, "And the patriarch, is he crazy too?"

Xue Jinhua looked at the two people in panic and felt a little proud. She coughed lightly and reminded them, "Whether he is crazy or not, mother, you'd better find out first."

At this moment, a servant came running in and reported: "My Lord, someone is coming from the palace."

When everyone heard this, their faces turned serious. Especially Wang, who was extremely anxious and stamped her feet, complaining, "Oh my! What on earth is going on? Why did they send the decree at this time instead of earlier or later?"

Zhao Yuxuan was not happy either, and consoled her, "Mom, don't worry. The emperor's decree may not be about the matter between the chief patriarch and Yuhao, or it may be something else."

However, Wang was not a fool, she clearly realized that the situation was not optimistic. Her face was gloomy, and her eyes revealed deep worry and uneasiness.

Xue Jinhua kindly reminded him, "My Lord, don't keep the people in the palace waiting for too long."

Zhao Yuxuan felt extremely heavy in his heart, but he knew he could not delay any longer, so he quickly left with the people in the palace.

As soon as Zhao Yuxuan left, Zhao Yuting cried even louder. She said in despair, "It's over, it's over. If His Majesty makes trouble this time, our mansion will be completely finished."

And her marriage might be even more difficult.

She was filled with regret. If she had not been so picky when she was at Huangshan Temple, even if she could not marry the Crown Prince, it would have been good to hold on to the Prince's thigh! But now, everything was too late, and she fell into deep self-blame.

"Little sister, don't talk nonsense." Jiang said sternly, "The situation is unclear now, and nothing is known yet. You must not talk nonsense here. Wait for big brother to come back and make a decision."

"Hmph, if you are willing to wait, then wait! I have lost all my patience anyway." Zhao Yuting secretly calculated in her heart that if she really waited until the imperial edict was issued, then her marriage would probably be completely ruined.

After Zhao Yuting left, Jiang's face became even gloomier, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes: "Sister-in-law, look at my younger sister, she is like this, shouldn't you discipline her properly? If she is so unruly, how can she marry into a good family in the future?"

Xue Jinhua smiled slightly and replied softly: "Sister-in-law, you blame me for this, which is really unfair to a good person. Our mother is still alive, so why should I worry about educating my younger sister?"

Jiang's face turned ugly. Xue Jinhua knew what her sister-in-law was up to, but she pretended not to know and continued, "Sister-in-law comes from a scholarly family, so she must know the rules better than me. If you say that, do you hope that our mother will not be around?"

These words made Wang turn around and glare at Jiang fiercely, her eyes full of anger.

Before Jiang could even open her mouth, Zhao Yuhang stepped forward to smooth things over: "Mother, don't be angry, sister-in-law, you misunderstood. Mother Jiang meant that mother is old and in poor health, so she wanted to trouble sister-in-law to help discipline her younger sister."

Mrs. Jiang had a bad temper, but fortunately she had a husband who always protected her.

Because of this alone, her life wouldn't be too bad.

"Sister-in-law, is this true?"

Before Jiang could answer, Zhao Yuhang quickly responded, "Yes, of course!"

Obviously, Jiang was too lazy to explain anything. She looked at Xue Jinhua's faint smile and felt very unhappy, so she turned and left.

"Um...Mother Jiang is feeling a little unwell and in a bad mood. Mother and sister-in-law, please don't mind." Zhao Yuhang felt a little embarrassed and explained hurriedly. However, before the two responded, he hurriedly chased after them.

Xue Jinhua was not angry. She just glanced at Wang and said with a smile, "It is said that daughters will leave home when they grow up. It seems that sons may not be reliable even when they grow up. Second brother has forgotten his mother now that he has a wife."

Wang's heart was broken, her son was in such a state. Not only Xue Jinhua couldn't bear to watch it, even she herself couldn't bear to look at it.

But what can we do?

The eldest son Yuxuan was relatively better and could still listen to some of what was said, but the youngest son Yuhang refused to listen.

Looking at Xue Jinhua's back getting farther and farther away, Wang's heart became more and more ruthless. Although she was unable to deal with Jiang, when Yuxuan returned, she would definitely create some trouble for Xue Jinhua.

Just wait and see, she will definitely make Xue Jin's painting look good!

As soon as Xue Jinhua entered the house, Yinghua said worriedly, "Miss, there's a letter from the Xue Mansion."

"Oh?" Xue Jinhua's eyes lit up instantly, "I'm afraid it's not a good thing?"

Now Third Brother Xue is still imprisoned in the cell, and Xue Qing'er has passed away. I'm afraid they are looking for trouble if they come to me now.

Sakura also agreed with this. Her autumn-water eyes revealed a trace of worry. "Then Miss, are we still going to go?"

"Yes, of course I will." Xue Jinhua's voice was firm and powerful, like a sharp sword. "Now that such a big thing has happened at home, how can I, as a daughter, not go home to take a look?"

As the saying goes, you can avoid the first day, but you can’t avoid the fifteenth.

"By the way, go call Li San." Xue Jinhua said while looking at Sakura.

In the evening, Li San came hurriedly.

"Miss, what do you want from me?"

"Li San, here are ten thousand taels of gold. Take these and go south. Make sure you exchange them all for food before next summer." Xue Jinhua pushed a box in front of Li San and said.

Li San was very surprised and said worriedly, "Miss, is it risky for us to stockpile so much food?"

"It's just ten thousand taels of gold. It doesn't matter if I lose it. It's just a loss. It's not a big deal." Xue Jinhua didn't care at all. Anyway, the silver was all given by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"Miss, it's a drought period now and many people have no food to eat. If we are found to have so much food, we will probably get into trouble. Moreover, even royal merchants are not allowed to stockpile more than a certain amount of food." Li San said cautiously, knowing the risks and consequences.

Xue Jinhua gently put down the teacup in her hand and looked at Li San calmly and firmly: "Li San, I believe you have the ability to exchange all these gold into food, and you also have the ability to avoid the government office." Her voice revealed a kind of trust and expectation.

Li San was stunned for a moment. After a moment, he slowly lowered his head with a wry smile on his face: "Miss, you are too kind to me." He knew in his heart that the task entrusted by the young lady was extremely difficult and required great risks.

However, Xue Jinhua smiled slightly, with a firm light in her eyes: "Don't employ someone if you doubt him, and don't doubt someone if you employ him. I don't care about your loyalty to me, but I won't doubt you either." Her words were full of confidence and determination.

Li San was moved when he heard this. He knew that although the young lady was young, she was knowledgeable, intelligent, and had a keen insight into people's hearts. He felt deeply that he had won the young lady's trust and attention, and secretly made up his mind to go all out to complete this task.

Li San immediately stood up, bowed respectfully to Xue Jinhua, and said in a firm tone: "Miss, please rest assured that I will do my best to get this done until my death." He knew that he had a heavy responsibility, but at the same time he felt extremely honored because he had received such high trust and respect from the young lady.

After sending Li San away, Yinghua was still quite worried. She frowned and said, "Miss, ten thousand taels of gold is not a small amount of money. Do you really trust Li San? What if he runs away with the money? Or what if someone else steals it?"

"His mother and sister are all under our noses, how dare he let things go wrong?" Xue Jinhua raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a confident smile.

"But this matter is so difficult. How can it be accomplished just by Li San's loyalty and hard work?" Sakura was secretly worried. She felt that this matter was too complicated and it might be difficult to accomplish it with just Li San's loyalty and hard work.

Xue Jinhua smiled gently, looked at Yinghua and said, "Do you know who Li San's ancestor was?"

Yinghua was shocked. She was just an ordinary servant, how could she know these things? She shook her head, indicating that she knew nothing.

However, looking at her young lady's expression, she must have known it well.

"Oh! Miss, please don't keep me in suspense. I'm really curious. Why can you be so calm and let Li San handle such an important matter?" Sakura racked her brains but couldn't figure it out.

Xue Jinhua moved the lid of the tea in her hand, took a sip of tea, raised her lips slightly, and said, "Li San's ancestors produced several cabinet scholars."

Sakura's eyes widened in shock, "Then... why is Li San in this situation now?"