Chapter 173 The storm is coming

"What else can you think of usurping the throne?"

"You can pull him down! What can he accomplish with his few servants? They are just thugs he raises to help the tyrants do evil."

"I happened to be passing by when the Jin Yiwei took those losers away, and a lot of people were clapping and applauding."

The women were talking to each other so much that they were spitting, and Jiang Shuyue was greatly surprised after hearing this.

Prime Minister Wei's house was ransacked.

Qiu Ju wanted to continue listening, so Jiang Shuyue pulled her to walk a few steps quickly.

"Miss, don't you want to know what happened to the second young lady?"

Jiang Shuyue kept walking, "Her house has been confiscated. Even if she is not exiled, she will have to go back to her hometown with the Wei family to eat glutinous rice. What good can she get."

Jiang Shuyue had expected this result, but Xiao Jingzhao moved a little slower than she expected in order to obtain evidence of Prime Minister Wei's crime.

While the two were shopping, they heard people talking about the Prime Minister's Mansion from time to time.

Jiang Shuyue was in a good mood. She and Qiu Ju bought a roast goose and some pastries that Suisui liked.

Let’s talk about the day before the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Jiang Jiaojiao was so hungry that she couldn't sleep at night. She ate all the cakes in the house after dinner.

"Son, mother can't let you go hungry." Jiang Jiaojiao said to herself, stroking her belly that was not yet pregnant.

She stood up, opened the closet, took out a cloak and put it on.

Caiyan was awakened by the sound of the wardrobe opening and rubbed her eyes, "Second Miss, are you going to my uncle's courtyard? Aunt Chen has told you that you cannot sleep with your uncle before you give birth to a child."

"Who said I'm going to find that heartless guy like him? After I found out I was pregnant, I rarely saw anyone else. Get up quickly. I'm hungry. Let's go to the big kitchen to find something to eat."

Jiang Jiaojiao felt angry when she talked about Wei Mingzhou.

After Aunt Chen learned that she was pregnant, she took her distant niece to the Prime Minister's Mansion the next day.

Everyone in the courtyard kept it secret from her. Later, the maid next to the eldest lady revealed to her that if the old lady straightened her up, Aunt Chen would beg the old lady to marry her distant niece and become Wei Mingzhou's equal wife. .

Jiang Jiaojiao was so angry that she closed the door and cursed Aunt Chen in the room.

Caiyan quickly got up and dressed, and the two of them quickly left the courtyard.

The night breeze was slightly cool, and Jiang Jiaojiao gathered up her cloak.

The night was like thick ink that had not melted away, and it looked like it was going to rain.

In the distance, the lanterns on the corridor swayed in the night wind, looking desolate and deserted.

"Miss, it's already past supper time, and the big kitchen has been locked." Caiyan walked to the hanging flower door and looked out. The woman on night duty was nowhere to be seen in the small hall outside.

Jiang Jiaojiao walked to the big kitchen without giving up. As expected, the kitchen was locked.

The housekeeper in the kitchen had already gone to bed at this time. As a concubine, it was impossible for the housekeeper to get up from bed and cook a bowl of noodles for her.

Jiang Jiaojiao hesitated for a while, then gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go to the eldest lady's place to see. The eldest lady may sleep late."

The two of them turned around and walked towards the eldest lady's yard. They walked through the garden and entered the cloister. In the distance, they could see the faint light of candles between the carved window lattice.

Just when the two of them were about to reach the end of the corridor, they heard footsteps coming from the direction of the corner door.

Caiyan quickly grabbed Jiang Jiaojiao and hid behind the pillars in the corridor.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and the voice of a servant woman sounded, "Don't panic when you see the eldest lady later. This is not the first time that I have stayed in the palace. Maybe the emperor has important things that I need to do."

"No, that's not right! It's been two whole days. I've been serving the master for so many years, but I've never seen him stay overnight in the palace."

The man's voice sounded anxious.

"On weekdays, foreign men are not allowed in the inner courtyard. You will report to Madam and come out quickly." The voice of the woman guarding the corner gate was impatient.

"Thank you, auntie. I'll leave soon after I reported it."

The voices were getting farther and farther away, Jiang Jiaojiao poked her head out, and under the dim light, two figures walked towards the eldest lady's yard.

"Miss, are we still going? If the master hasn't come home, will the eldest lady not be interested in talking to us?"

Jiang Jiaojiao was excited and her heart thumped.

Unless there are special circumstances, men are never allowed to stay overnight in the palace. This is written into the palace rules. The old man has not returned home for two days, and everything is calm in the capital. Is something wrong?

Jiang Jiaojiao had a bad feeling in her heart.

She looked up at the dark night sky again, and suddenly she felt like a storm was about to come and the building was filled with wind.

Seeing that Jiang Jiaojiao was silent, Caiyan asked again, "Miss, should we go or not? It's late at night and you're exposed. You're naked now, so don't catch a cold."

"Go, you must go." Jiang Jiaojiao's voice was full of despair.

When she entered the Wei family, there was no marriage certificate. Normally, a concubine would have to sign a contract of sale.

After all, Jiang Jiaojiao was Jiang Zhengming's concubine, and the Wei family did not force the Jiang family to sign a deed of prostitution.

There was no marriage certificate and no contract to sell herself as a concubine. The eldest lady only asked Jiang Jiaojiao to hand over the yellow book in her hand to restrain her freedom.

Strictly speaking, Jiang Jiaojiao was not even a member of the Wei family.

However, the eldest lady promised her that she would make up for the marriage certificate when she made her his wife.

"Caiyan, I will tell the eldest lady later that someone from the Shangshu Mansion has asked me to go back. Just don't listen and don't help."

"Miss, why are you going back? Recently I heard that matchmakers are almost crossing the threshold of Shangshu Mansion. I will not be happy if you go back."

What the master said when I went back last time is still ringing in my mind. Caiyan really doesn’t want the young lady to go back and bring trouble on herself.

Jiang Jiaojiao didn't dare to speak out her doubts, fearing that Caiyan's panic would make the eldest lady aware of her intentions.

She sighed and said, "I have something important to do when I go back. You just nod your head."

Caiyan nodded and was about to move forward.

Jiang Jiaojiao grabbed her and said, "Don't worry, wait until the old woman guarding the corner gate and the coachman serving the old man come out before we go over."

After a while, seeing the two figures returning to the original path, Jiang Jiaojiao pulled Caiyan and walked forward quickly.

"Miss, please go slowly, don't let the young master in your belly get upset."

"How can you be so stingy? Hurry up, don't let the eldest lady rest in a while."

Not to mention getting upset, as long as she leaves the Wei family, the first thing she will do is to go to the clinic to buy abortion pills to get rid of him.

When the two walked quickly to the gate of the courtyard, Caiyan pushed the door, and the gate was already closed.

Jiang Jiaojiao knocked on the door hurriedly and heavily.

Soon, footsteps were heard from inside.

"Madam Jiang, you are not sleeping in the middle of the night. My wife has to go to bed." The maid opened the door and saw Jiang Jiaojiao, her face immediately fell.

"I will say a word to the eldest lady and leave, so as not to disturb her rest."

Caiyan hurriedly said with a smile: "Sister, please help inform her. Aunt wants to see the lady, of course it is something important."

The maid reluctantly led the two in.

After the greetings, Jiang Jiaojiao went straight to the point: "Madam, please give me the yellow book for me to use."