Ling Qingwan had no idea what benefits Shen Chengzhou had given to the Zhao family. But if it was a small amount, her grandfather would not have been so secretive and kept it from her.
What Ling Qingwan said just now was meant for the Wu family members present.
As for how much “not small” is, let the Wu family guess.
"From now on, Zhao Yixian will be raised in the general's mansion. He will be my biological brother in the future and will no longer have any connection with your Zhao family or Wu family."
After Ling Qingwan explained clearly, she turned around and left the side hall.
Qiaoer followed immediately.
"Ms. Ling."
She had only taken two steps when she heard someone calling her.
Wu's cousin rushed to Ling Qingwan's side.
"I want to ask, did the General's Mansion really give benefits to the Zhao family? How much did they give?"
"If I didn't give it, would I dare to say it in front of so many people? If I lied, why didn't Uncle Zhao refute it?" Ling Qingwan chuckled. "As for how much was given, just ask the Zhao family."
"This Zhao family is really not very kind!"
Cousin Wu complained quietly and turned back to the side hall.
Immediately afterwards, a fierce quarrel broke out in the hall.
The Wu family was not happy with the Zhao family taking the benefits, and the Zhao family did not want to give away half of the benefits. Both families were greedy and unjust. According to Ling Qingwan, this was going to be a good show to watch.
On the way back, Qiao'er kept complaining about what the Zhao and Wu families did.
"The Zhao family is really evil-minded. They have already taken a sum of money from the general, and now they want to get more benefits from you. They want so much, but they don't even think about whether they can keep it." Qiao'er snorted coldly.
"Poor brother and sister, they were never recognized by their family when they were alive, and even after they died, they were still treated as cash cows by their family."
"They will get their comeuppance sooner or later." Ling Qingwan said softly.
She believes in cause and effect, and that God will not let anyone who does evil off.
If God doesn't do anything, then she will do it for him.
Just thinking about the tragic death of the Zhao couple at the hands of the Northern Zhou people, Ling Qingwan still felt very sad.
If they hadn't been trying to assassinate their grandfather, they wouldn't have sneaked into Da Yue at this time. If she hadn't come to Tingxue Villa, those Northern Zhou people wouldn't have come near the Zhao couple's residence.
If she hadn't left that night, my brother and sister wouldn't have...
Thinking of what happened that night, Ling Qingwan still couldn't stop trembling all over.
How could she not be angry
Yun Gui did all kinds of things to bother her, under the pretext of wanting to protect her for her own good. In this regard, Yun Gui was much worse than Wei Xun.
Fortunately, Wei Xun is coming back.
Thinking about meeting Wei Xun soon, Ling Qingwan felt better.
The next day.
In the only and largest teahouse in town, Ling Qingwan sat in a corner, dragging Nanny Pu and Qiao'er to drink tea together.
Ever since Xiaobao was brought back to the general's mansion by Shen Chengzhou, Nanny Park returned to Ling Qingwan's side.
"Miss, why are you in the mood to come out for tea today?" Qiao'er asked with her head tilted.
Not only did she drink tea, she also asked Nanny Park to join her.
If we talk about a maid who is on equal footing with her master, she is probably the only one in the entire Shangjing City.
"To listen to opera." Ling Qingwan took a sip of tea.
"Listening to an opera? Is there any opera troupe coming today?" Qiao'er said, looking around.
"You have a pig's head. The opera that the young lady talked about is certainly not the kind of opera you were thinking of." Nanny Park spoke with a smile.
"I'm not a pig-head." Qiao'er pouted, full of dissatisfaction.
Listening to the two people bickering, Ling Qingwan couldn't help laughing.
Teahouses are the most crowded places, and most people who come to drink tea have free time. The town is not big, and most people know each other, so naturally, they talk about things in the town.
"Hey! Have you heard? The youngest son of the Zhao family and his wife died less than twenty miles outside the town. The funeral was held at the Zhao family yesterday."
"It's such a big deal, everyone should know about it." Another man smacked his lips, his tone quite regretful.
"I think Miss Wu is really unlucky. She caused the death of her parents before, and now she has killed her husband and herself."
"What are you thinking?" someone retorted. "I think Miss Wu is very pitiful. Back then, she was one of the most beautiful young ladies in our town. She was from a wealthy family and had a good personality. She was a perfect match for the youngest son of the Zhao family."
"As a result, her parents died overnight, and she was driven out as a jinx. From a rich lady to a rat that everyone wanted to kill, not to mention her, even a grown man like me might not be able to bear it."
"What you said makes sense. The people of the Zhao family and the Wu family are not good people either. I have a distant cousin who works for the Zhao family. She told me that the Zhao family secretly asked our general for benefits. At the funeral yesterday, General Shen's granddaughter went to see the Zhao couple off for the last time and was asked for money again. As a result, the girl exposed it on the spot."
"Guess what happened in the end? The Wu family was so angry that the Zhao family secretly asked for benefits without sharing them, so the two sides fought in the funeral hall. Tsk tsk, it was so embarrassing."
Listening to the conversation between the guests at the next table, Ling Qingwan almost couldn't help laughing out loud.
If she had known that the Wu and Zhao families would end up fighting, she should have watched a little longer.
That scene should be very interesting.
"Do you want to play here for a few more days?" Ling Qingwan asked Qiao'er and Nanny Park.
"As long as we are by the young lady's side, it doesn't matter where we go." Nanny Park responded.
"Yes, yes, wherever the young lady goes, we will go." Qiao'er nodded rapidly.
"Then let's go back tomorrow." Ling Qingwan suggested.
"Why so sudden?"
It's not that Madam Park was unwilling. Compared to this strange town, she would naturally feel more comfortable staying in Tokyo. But Ling Qingwan's decision came too suddenly, and it took Madam Park a long time to react.
"I'm fine now, and everything has been done. I've been here for so long, it's time to go back."
The reason why she stayed until today was to see the Zhao couple off.
Now that the Zhao couple had been laid to rest, and she had made things clear with both the Zhao and Wu families, Ling Qingwan no longer had any other concerns.
As for what will happen to the Zhao and Wu families in the future, this town is so small, and the townspeople all know about the ugly things they did, so they will definitely suffer in the future.
Let these instigators experience the same pain that the Zhao couple went through.
Ling Qingwan thought. Seeing that the people who bullied them in the past were now being bitten back by greed, and finally getting their comeuppance, the children they cared about the most also found a stable home, so they should be able to rest in peace.
The next day, Ling Qingwan set out on her journey back to Beijing.
Ling Qingwan had just returned to the capital and settled in the general's mansion when she received a letter.
"This letter was delivered by a child selling candy. I asked him, but he didn't know who wrote the letter." Mingyue reported.