Poor Lady Chapter 3: Old house, new house

Luo Shimin stared closely at Qi Surong, who looked at him without fear: "General Luo, do you want this outfit on me, or this imperial bracelet, or this Tianyinqin?" ?”

Luo Shimin's face was gloomy and he kept silent, but he was weighing the pros and cons in his heart.

Qi Surong said this, no doubt reminding him that the Qi family has been in business for a hundred years, and even if there is a change, its influence in the capital should not be underestimated. Luo Shimin was born in a reckless family, and he was far inferior to the famous nobles in the capital in terms of family background, status, and vision. Even if the Qi family is reduced to a hut, they are still phoenixes, and their prestige is still there.

The girl in front of me, at such a young age, has already shown everyone's demeanor. She can be so calm, maybe she has other reliance, and it is not appropriate to force her too much.

Luo Shimin figured this out, and said with a smile: "Miss, where did you say that? How dare the general offend you? Well, the burden has been searched, Mrs. Qi, Miss Qi and the young master, please go."

As he spoke, he took a step forward, seemingly unintentionally stepping on the clothes scattered on the ground, leaving footprints of different shades.

The faces of the steward and the maids showed anger.

Qi Surong watched coldly. This person is narrow-minded and petty, so he is destined not to be on the stage. Put up with him and let him go, and watch him in a few years.

Qi Surong said: "Ping'er, pick up all the baggage, let's go."

Ping'er hesitated for a while, and called the other maids to start tidying up together.

"Hahaha." Luo Shimin laughed a few times, and shouted to the surrounding soldiers, "Hurry up and drive out these idlers, we still have to count our belongings, so we don't have time to waste time with them."

"Yes!" The soldiers around responded loudly.

They speeded up and drove away the people from the Qi residence.

Qi Surong and his party did not dare to be violent, among a group of people running around in a hurry, they walked in an even manner.

Walking out of the gate of Qi's mansion, there were many spectators standing on the street, Qi Surong ignored it and just looked back at the plaque on the gate of Qi's house.

Farewell, Qi Mansion.

Carrying a few banknotes and a roster of the Qi family's collection, she led her mother, younger brother and several servants to the other side of the street.

Pedestrians on both sides of the road pointed and talked about them.

Qi's mother lowered her head, feeling ashamed and indignant, and the others also cringed. Qi Surong naturally knew how many people were watching their jokes, but the matter has come to this, it is better to face it calmly. In her previous life, she cared too much about the eyes of others, so she pushed herself into a desperate situation.

"Rong'er, what should we do now?" Qi's mother asked helplessly. The houses and shops of the Qi family in the capital, including land, were all confiscated, and now it has become a real "clean and white".

"Go to Wangu Lane, East Street." Qi Surong replied, "Let's find a private house first."

"Wangu Lane?" Qi's mother asked suspiciously, "Wan Gu Lane is at the end of the East Street, quite remote, why should we settle down there? Why don't we go to my mother's cousin for help first."

"Mother," Qi Surong sighed, "in our current situation, how can we trouble our relatives and friends? Even if they are willing to help, we can't let them help."

"You're right, you're right." Mother Qi nodded her head in a low voice, and obediently followed her to the East Street.

After turning a few lanes, the surrounding area became quieter and quieter. There were fewer onlookers, and everyone's expressions were visibly relaxed.

"Is this here?" Qi's mother looked at the small house in front of her, and asked aloud.

Qi Surong nodded: "Well, it's here."

"Should we buy it?"

"Yes, I heard people say not long ago that there are several houses for sale in this area, and we just bought one to settle down in."

"Should we still stay in the capital?" Qi's mother was worried. Almost all the dignitaries in the capital have contacts with the Qi family, and they don't see each other when they look up. Now that the Qi family has been sealed off, what face do they have to stay in the capital? "Why don't you find an inn to stay and make plans when your father comes back?"

Qi Surong sighed secretly, mother didn't know yet, although the emperor didn't punish his father this time, he didn't allow him to leave Beijing. His father is a military general who has made great contributions to the Wei country. He specializes in tactics and is good at training soldiers. How could the emperor let such a general escape his control?

They can no longer leave the capital, at least not until their charges are cleared.

"Mother, staying in a hotel is too wasteful. There are so many of us, and the daily consumption is not low. Besides, we are not sure when Dad will come back. If it is a month or two, how can we afford to wait?"

"This?" Mother Qi hesitated.

Qi Surong continued to persuade: "I estimated that buying this house would only cost more than three thousand taels, which seems to be more expensive than staying in an inn, but you don't need to worry about being homeless anymore. Moreover, the inn is full of people, It's far less quiet than here."

"That's true. But more than three thousand taels? Rong'er, do we still have any money?" Qi's mother seemed to think of something, and asked, "Didn't all the money in our luggage be confiscated?"

Speaking of this, the nanny at the side became strange. She clearly remembered that she didn't put the money in the bag, but carried it in her bosom.

Qi Surong said calmly: "It's okay, I still have the money to buy a house."

Actually, Qi Surong stuffed the banknotes and broken silver in their bags temporarily. She knew that Luo Shimin would make things difficult for them. If he didn't satisfy his desire to be a villain, how could he let them go so easily? She is just giving up a small part of her interests while keeping a greater one.

I just hope that my father's concubines won't be too stupid to put all the money in their bags.

Qi Surong glanced behind her and found that there were two other concubines following her. Qi Surong doesn't have any special feelings for them, maybe she hated them before, but now she just treats them as passers-by, if she has the chance, she will try her best to get rid of them.

After convincing Qi's mother, Qi Surong asked the steward to go to the owner of the house to discuss the purchase.

Qi Surong means that it doesn't matter if the price is slightly higher, the key is to be fast.

There is actually another reason why she chose this house.

Qi Surong's gaze shifted to the opposite of this house, where stood a century-old house, which looked a bit dilapidated due to years of disrepair. But in a few years, a big man will be ushered in here, that is the old prime minister of Weiguo, the imperial teacher Wang Qinghe. After he resigned, he moved here. Because of his arrival, the houses near Wangu Lane rose, and many dignitaries bought houses here. He is different from his father who is a general, his reputation comes from his achievements, character and profound knowledge. On the battlefield, his father may have the potential to be a husband, but in the court and in the capital, Wang Qinghe is a big man with absolute influence.

If Qi Surong wants to clear his father's name, this person is very important.

Half an hour later, Qi Surong and others successfully moved into this house and spent nearly three thousand taels, which was half of her entire property. In the days that followed, they had to save money and find another way out.

This house is only about the size of two courtyards of Qi's residence, with more than thirty rooms. The house is fairly clean, and the furniture is complete, but they are all ordinary things, simple and practical but not beautiful.

Qi's mother and others are very uncomfortable and live in trepidation. That night, almost everyone lost sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, Mother Qi came to the lobby in a trance after washing up under the service of the maid, and suddenly smelled the fragrance of rice in her nose.

Qi Surong came over with a tray, and greeted with a smile: "Mother, are you awake? Come and eat, this is the breakfast I asked Ping'er to buy at the market, and it's still hot."

Seeing her smile, Qi's mother inexplicably felt a little warm in her heart.

She sat down at the table, quietly watching her daughter set the table and chopsticks, with skillful movements and no sense of disobedience.

"Where's Subao?" Qi Surong asked the nanny.

"Miss Hui, Shuang'er is serving and should be coming out soon."

"Well, you have also gone to the kitchen to eat something, so I don't need to greet you here for the time being."

"Yes." Just as the nanny and the others left, Su Bao was also brought in by the maid.

At the dinner table, Qi's mother and the three sat together, eating breakfast quietly.

Eating and eating, Qi's mother suddenly burst into tears.

"Mother, why are you crying?"

"How can you not cry for your mother?" Qi's mother choked up, "The Qi family used to be so beautiful, but now it has fallen to this point, living in a shabby house and eating simple food. The glory of the past has disappeared in a blink of an eye, and we don't even know why it happened. Sudden disaster."

"Mother," Qi Surong handed the handkerchief to her mother, and said in a warm voice, "The world is unpredictable, beyond the reach of manpower. What we have to do is to protect ourselves first, and then find the root cause."

"Rong'er..." Since the incident happened, Qi's mother has been surprised by her daughter's calmness many times. Her appearance remained the same, but her eyes and demeanor were quite different. That calmness with a bit of vicissitudes, that kind of arrogance that reveals a bit of indifference, and that kind of maturity that makes people feel at ease are so different.

Qi Surong picked up his rice bowl and said, "Mother, Subao, let's eat."

No one knows how happy she is at the moment. Being able to sit around and eat with her family again is something that cannot be exchanged for any glory and wealth. Although she failed to change the fate of the Qi family being seized, she still thanked God for giving her this chance of rebirth, allowing her to make up for everything she missed in the past.

In the last life, when they were kicked out of Qi's house, they were penniless, so they could only go to the **** shop to **** their valuables. Hundreds of taels. Afterwards, they found an inn to live in, but they were disturbed by the servants who came to challenge them, and they were even driven out of the inn like cattle and left on the streets. For dozens of days, they spent time in fear, without having a good meal. If it weren't for the secret help of relatives and friends later, it would have been difficult for them to even survive.

Compared to the bleakness of the last life, this time is much better. They have the capital to settle down, less disputes with servants, and avoid the embarrassment of living on the streets. When his father came back, what he saw was not a downcast family, but a peace after setbacks.

Change starts now.