I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 72 Making Money
Seeing that the servant in the yard was looking at her warily, Chu Yin quickly wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief and quickly walked back to her own yard.

But just as he closed the door, he heard the sound of breaking it open, and then a ferocious-looking middle-aged woman rushed in with two maids.

"Bitch, why did the Ye family come to Yuhua Town?"

Seeing that it was her mother-in-law Qi Liu who came to accuse her, Chu Yin was so frightened that her face turned pale and she hurriedly shook her head: "Mother, I don't know, I really don't know."

Qi Liu slapped her across the face without giving her any explanation. "How dare you say you didn't know? A while ago, you lied to Yun Sheng and said you were going to raise money for him, which made me let down my guard against you. Did you secretly write to her at that time, asking her to support you?"

Chu Yin didn't dare to admit it and just kept shaking her head.

Qi Liu was so angry that she grabbed her hair and slammed her against the edge of the bed, causing a pool of blood to form immediately.

"You bitch, are you trying to kill my son? You begged me to marry him, and now my niece and grandson are still being raised away from home."

Pointing angrily at Chu Yin, Qi Liu cursed, "Now that I've made you my principal wife, you can't give birth to a legitimate son for my Qi family, and you can't help your husband get promoted. You've even forced him to stay in this remote place, working as a humble staff member."

Chu Yin cried and explained, "This isn't my fault. My husband wasn't able to stay in Lin'an because he misbehaved in front of the palace, so he was sent back to his hometown. Ever since I became pregnant with Shuang'er, he's been staying away from home for the past three years. How could I possibly get pregnant for him?"

"Snapped."

Before she could finish her words, Qi Liu slapped her in the face again: "You jinx, you still dare to quibble? Ever since you came into our family, our Qi family has never had an easy time."

At this moment, Qi Yunsheng walked in from outside. Seeing Chu Yin crying heart-wrenchingly, his stiff face turned gloomy.

"Mother, please go back first. I will take care of my son's affairs myself."

Qi Yunsheng asked someone to send Qi Liu away. When only the couple were left in the room, he slowly bent down to help Chu Yin up, and wiped the blood oozing from her forehead with heartache.

"Why are you doing this?"

Qi Yunsheng sighed and said, "I've already told you that as long as you write a letter to my father-in-law to raise two hundred thousand taels of silver for me, I will definitely let you and Shuang'er live a good life when I become the magistrate of Yuzhou. But you called that person from the Ye family instead. I'm so disappointed."

"Husband, please don't hurt Wanwan. I didn't ask her to come here. She must have just happened to be passing by and came to see me."

Chu Yin sobbed, "You should know how important she is to the brothers in the Rongguo Mansion. If anything happens to her, the young master and the second young master Gu will never let you go."

"And the Duke of Rong's Mansion? It seems that you dared to invite her here just because of this."

Qi Yunsheng laughed coldly and said, "You don't know yet, but her engagement with Duke Rong has already been broken off, and she's not favored by Prime Minister Ji. You're actually relying on a poor, despised creature to back you up. It's ridiculous."

"What? Wanwan's engagement was broken off by the Duke of Rong's Mansion? How could that be?"

Thinking of her attitude towards Wanwan just now, Chu Yin felt as if her heart was cut by a sharp knife, with excruciating pain.

Wanwan's life was already like this, yet she still wanted to come all the way to see her. That girl has always been very attentive, and she must have noticed something from the letter, so she came all the way here.

But Yuzhou is not Lin'an after all, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and she does not want to drag Wanwan into her quagmire.

The letter was originally a farewell letter, but I never thought that I would see her again before I died.

"Ayin, don't blame me for being cruel. I did all this just so that you wouldn't be looked down upon by your mother again."

Qi Yunsheng said, "There's a perfect opportunity right now. You know my boss, Governor Xue, is Prince Yan's brother-in-law. He stayed in Yuzhou to raise money for Prince Yan. But a few days ago, Prince Yongning suddenly issued an order to exempt all counties in Yuezhou from taxes for two years, cutting off everyone's financial resources."

"Now is a critical period for Prince Yan to establish a crown prince. The most urgent thing is silver. These days, Governor Xue has been extremely anxious. If you can raise 500,000 taels of silver for me, I will not harm Miss Ye and will also release Shuang'er from the cellar." "500,000 taels?"

Chu Yin felt suffocated after hearing this, and felt desperate: "Husband, where can I raise 500,000 taels for you?"

"That's your business."

Qi Yunsheng forcibly pulled her straight into the cellar.

Arriving at a dilapidated ruin, he had someone open the cellar door. Looking at his daughter imprisoned inside, he pushed Chu Yin in forcefully and shouted, "If you don't want to stay in this dark cellar with Shuang'er forever, then find a way for me."

Under the dim light, Chu Yin stared at the skinny Qi Shuangshuang and cried until her voice was hoarse: "Shuang'er, are you okay? It's my fault that I couldn't protect you."

"Mother." Qi Shuangshuang kept coughing, her voice weak: "I'm fine, don't be sad, mother won't cry."

Touching her daughter's burning forehead, Chu Yin choked up and said, "My husband, Shuang'er is sick. Please take her out and see a doctor. She is only a child under three years old, and she is also your own flesh and blood."

Qi Yunsheng put his hands into his wide sleeves indifferently and said, "That's because she's just as disobedient as you. She always wants to go out and talk nonsense, which makes mother unhappy. What can I do? Unless you can raise the money, you will stay here with Shuang'er from now on."

Chu Yin's eyes were filled with bitterness. "My dowry was used to bribe Envoy Xue for you. I even broke off relations with my family when I married you. Even if I begged my father, they wouldn't be able to come up with such a large sum of money."

"Then I'll show you a way."

Qi Yunsheng sneered, "It's said that the wealthiest families in Daye are none other than the Gu family of Lin'an and the Prince of Yongning's Mansion in Yuezhou. However, I know that the Ye family of Tongyang is equally wealthy. Years ago, when Lady Rong sold off the ancestral property for Miss Ye, I discovered something was amiss with the Ye family's accounts. They were actually spending more than they were earning. How could the old woman of the Ye family be so shrewd? She must have hidden a lot of the family fortune."

Glancing at Chu Yin meaningfully, he said solemnly, "Please test Miss Ye for me. As long as you can find the money the Ye family has hidden, I will persuade my mother to treat you and Shuang'er well in the future, and not mention the matter of bringing my cousin and Cong'er into the family again."

"Even if the grandmother of the Ye family really left some money, it was for Wanwan. How can you have such an inappropriate greed?" Chu Yin was already a little angry.

"I advise you to think carefully before you answer," Qi Yunsheng warned, "I'll give you three days. Just stay here and think it over. Don't have any more evil thoughts. Otherwise, if you anger your mother, I won't be able to protect you."

After leaving these harsh words, Qi Yunsheng ordered his men to lock the cellar door and left resolutely.

Chu Yin called out for a long time, but no one outside the door paid any attention to her. She could only hug her daughter and cry in despair.

Sitting back in the carriage and heading to the villa, Ye Wanshu's mood was always up and down.

She always felt something was wrong. She had no memory of Ah Yin being so cruel to her.

A-Yin is three years older than her, and because she lost her mother at a young age, she treats her like a close sister and has always been very caring towards her.

In her heart, Ayin was like a ray of light. It was the first time she felt the warmth of having a companion since she came back from Ji's house.

Seeing the girl unhappy, Chunhong kept comforting her, saying, "After all, Miss Chu Er has been away from you for several years. It is understandable that her temperament has changed a little after getting married. After all, you don't understand the affairs of the Qi family. You might as well go back and ask Mother Yan before making any plans."

"That's the only way." Ye Wanshu nodded after thinking about it.

At least Ayin is still alive, which is the greatest comfort to her.

Putting aside his thoughts, he traveled for another two hours. Just as he was about to return to the villa, the sound of horse hooves was heard. Ye Wanshu lifted the curtain to look and saw Fu Mingchi riding a horse and leading his men galloping towards him from the path on the left.

(End of this chapter)