The Qi family members were all furious at Mrs. Gao's surprised tone, and Lord Qi's chest was heaving, as if he would be angry to death in the next moment.
Then he looked at the eldest lady of the Qi family and said, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and find the dowry of the mother and daughter and let the Gao family take it away!"
Madam Qi felt reluctant to give it up. After all, it was a huge fortune, and she had already planned to leave these things to her daughter.
Now that she had found out, her daughter's dowry would be much less. But her father-in-law had already spoken, so she had to agree even if she was unwilling. Only then did she answer.
"Got it, my daughter-in-law will go now."
Having said that, he turned around and found someone to go to the warehouse together and have them start moving out all of Madam Qi's dowry. As for Qi Mengyao's dowry, she needed to be moved out from her private warehouse.
An hour later, all these things were finally moved out, and then he looked at the Gao family and said, "All the things are here, move them all out, you Gao family are so petty."
"How could our Qi family, who is so wealthy and powerful, embezzle such a small thing from you?"
Madam Gao snorted coldly, "That's not necessarily true. If you don't commit corruption, how do you explain Yao'er's dowry? Leave all those cloths and porcelains to the Qi family."
"Then pack up Yao'er's dowry and go back. We won't feel comfortable staying here any longer. Oh, and about my little sister's death, I hope the Qi family can give an explanation as soon as possible."
After saying that, he glared at the second master of the Qi family, then turned and left. From then on, the Gao family left the Qi family, but the Qi family could no longer calm down.
Elder Qi looked at Madam Qi and said, "Look at how much our Qi family has lost this time."
Madam Qi's face turned pale: "Father, apart from the dowries of the two, there is no loss."
The anger on Qi Ge Lao's face became more serious, but he tried very hard to restrain himself and looked at Madam Qi: "Oh, really? I heard that you went to propose marriage to Cheng Yuan today."
"Which one? Did you agree?"
Madam Qi was a little scared when she saw the expression on Lord Qi's face, but when she heard that Lord Qi was concerned about Qi Chengyuan, she temporarily forgot her fear and answered.
"Father, my daughter-in-law went to the Qin family, the family of the newly appointed cabinet minister, Lord Qin, to propose marriage to Qin Qing, but the Qin family didn't know what was good for them and directly rejected her."
"You even said you won't marry your daughter to our Qi family. That's simply outrageous."
The more Madam Qi talked, the angrier she became. She seemed to wish she could beat all the people in the Qin family to death so that she could vent her anger. Lord Qi looked at his daughter-in-law.
Finally, he couldn't help but slammed the table, "You stupid woman! What sin did my Qi family commit? I must be so unlucky to marry someone like you."
Madam Qi was stunned. Why would he scold her? Seeing Madam Qi's confused look, Elder Qi became even angrier: "You still don't know what you did wrong, right?"
"You are the head lady of the Qi family, are you short of money? You are so short-sighted that you actually embezzled your niece's dowry and made a big fuss about it throughout Kyoto."
"Your son still wants to get married? I am so blind that I let a stupid woman like you ruin my grandson's life!"
Madam Qi immediately understood what this meant. Her face turned pale, and she knelt down at once, looking at Elder Qi: "Father, I was wrong."
Although Madam Qi was a very mean person, she truly loved her children. When she heard that her daughter was affected, she immediately became nervous.
Elder Qi didn't have any good ideas at this time, he could only close his eyes and said: "Now that things have happened, let's put Cheng Yuan's marriage aside for now."
The second master of the Qi family spoke up at this time: "Dad, we have another way to protect the reputation of the Qi family. Anyway, it was done by the eldest sister-in-law, so we just need to go out and clarify it."
The meaning of this statement was very clear, that is, the eldest lady of the Qi family was to be sacrificed, and the second master of the Qi family thought that if he said so, the people of the Qi family would definitely agree.
At that time, the first lady of the Qi family will admit that she killed the second lady of the Qi family. At least this way she can save herself. Therefore, everyone has selfish desires when it comes to life.
When the eldest master of the Qi family heard this, he instantly became displeased. After all, this was his wife, and the most important thing was that the eldest lady of the Qi family admitted this matter.
It was his face that was lost, and how could the eldest master of the Qi family not discover the inner thoughts of the second master of the Qi family? He glanced at the old man Qi and then spoke.
"Dad, this is not right. My second brother's wife was poisoned to death. I'm afraid the whole capital knows about this. At this time, if something unexpected happens to my wife."
"I'm afraid that no one will dare to marry into our Qi family in the future. At least the daughters of those big families will not consider our Qi family. What's more, Dad, you have to think about Yi'er."
"If Mengyi has such a mother, will Master Li still recognize such an engagement? So this matter cannot be told to anyone. Instead, we should keep it secret."
"Don't let outsiders know about this, Dad, what do you think?"
Elder Qi was thinking seriously, but the second master of the Qi family was extremely angry at this time. He looked at the eldest brother of the Qi family and said, "Brother, what do you mean? Are you reluctant to give up this woman now?"
"I didn't say anything at the time. I was willing to do anything for the Qi family."
The eldest uncle of the Qi family was not flustered when he heard the second uncle's questioning. Instead, he spoke directly: "Second brother, since you have sacrificed yourself, it is for the good of our Qi family anyway, so you should sacrifice a little more."
"If we can stop this, our Qi family can get away with it, and we can even turn the tables on the Gao family. What do you think?"
The second master of the Qi family suddenly changed his expression. To be honest, his eldest brother's idea was to sacrifice him. The second master of the Qi family could only place all his hopes on Lord Qi at this time.
No matter what, he is the son of Lord Qi, and that woman is just a daughter-in-law. Comparing the two, Lord Qi would probably be reluctant to part with him. It is natural that he would choose to sacrifice someone.
He looked at Elder Qi pitifully and said, "Dad."
Lord Qi has few sons, and losing one of them would be painful, but there is nothing that can be done at this moment. The eldest lady of the Qi family cannot only look after one person.
She gave birth to a son, Qi Chengyuan, and a daughter, Qi Mengyi. These two people will be the important tasks for the prosperity of the Qi family in the future. Moreover, what the old man of the Qi family said was right, that is, Qi Mengyao’s engagement with the Li family.
This matter must never be told to anyone. Looking at his second son in front of him, a trace of guilt flashed in Lord Qi's eyes. It was he who proposed to poison Second Madam Qi.
But the person who has to pay the price for this now is the second master of the Qi family. Of course, the second master of the Qi family is not wronged, after all, he did it himself.
"Your elder brother is right. You should confess your guilt to the emperor at the morning court tomorrow!"
The nature of this statement was determined. The person who was sacrificed this time was the second master of the Qi family. The second master of the Qi family only realized at this time that their second branch of the Qi family had only one child, Qi Mengyao.
The other concubines had never given birth to children. The current Qi Mengyao would not recognize the Qi family at all. In other words, the second branch of the Qi family had actually cut off the incense. He killed his wife for the Qi family with his own hands.
However, now that he was abandoned by the Qi family, the second master of the Qi family suddenly felt that he was a pathetic fool, but what could he do? He was also desperate.
These were his father's orders, and he didn't have the courage to disobey. He nodded and looked at his father: "Father, yes, but I have a request."
Elder Qi frowned and looked at the Second Master of the Qi Family: "What do you want? Tell me."
The second master of the Qi family looked at the first master of the Qi family and said, "Adopt Cheng Xiu into the second branch. Dad, if I go to confess my crime this time, my second branch will definitely be cut off. Who will remember me then?"
Madam Qi couldn't stand it any longer. Qi Chengxiu was her little son. How could she, the son she loved so much, call others "father and mother"? But she had no right to speak now.
If he wanted to protect himself, he could only choose to adopt his son. Qi Ge Lao didn't even think about it and naturally agreed: "Okay, I can promise you, I will adopt him now."
The second master of the Qi family was satisfied: "Thank you, Dad. I want to go to the family tree with my son, is that okay?"
Soon the Qi family tree was taken out, and Qi Chengxiu was directly changed to the second wife's child. Madam Qi was still secretly resentful in her heart, and she would wait for an opportunity in the future to recognize her son back.
But the second master of the Qi family looked at Qi Chengxiu and said, "Chengxiu, Dad wants you to swear now that you will always be Dad's son for the rest of your life. If you can't do it, I will punish you with lightning. Swear now."
Madam Qi stood there as if she had been struck by lightning. The Second Master of the Qi Family looked at Madam Qi and said, "Sister-in-law, don't think I don't know what you are thinking?"
"I just want a son who will have someone to worship him when I'm gone. Isn't that what sister-in-law wants me to do?"
Qi Chengxiu has been looking at the eldest lady of the Qi family. He is 12 years old this year and understands everything. His mother wants to give him to his second uncle for her own sake or for her brothers and sisters.
From now on, he could no longer call his parents father and mother, but only uncle and aunt. The eldest lady of the Qi family looked at her son's eyes and subconsciously turned her head away.
Qi Chengxiu lowered his head and raised his hands silently: "I, Qi Chengxiu, swear in front of our ancestors today that from now on, I will be the second branch of the Qi family. If I violate this, I will be struck by lightning."
Madam Qi was trembling all over. She had finally lost the child. But the second master of the Qi family smiled and said, "Okay, son, how are you going? Dad wants to get close to you today."
As he said that, he took Qi Chengxiu out and went to the courtyard of the second house.