Chapter 264: Unlocking the Shackles

At the same time when Li Qing'an went to Rehaiju, a carriage also came to the back door of Cui's mansion. The carriage had been parked for a while, and the dance clothes in the car seemed a little restless. Although she tried her best to keep calm, her eyes on the Cui family's door were full of anxiety and uneasiness. This door brought her too much misfortune and humiliation. It was more like an invisible shackle, locking her for eight years. At this moment, it was finally time to remove the shackles. How could she not be excited and how could she not be worried? She was worried that all her hopes would eventually become a bubble. Back then, even the power-powered prime minister like her uncle could not untie the stubborn family lock of the Cui family, and can Mingyue unlock it today?

"Don't worry, girl. I think with Miss Mingyue's steadyness, she would not come to Cui's house easily without being sure. I think she should have contacted her a long time ago, and it should be natural today." Yu Nu, the maid of the dance, watched Qing, comforted the master in a low voice.

Wuyi sighed softly, her heart was in a mess. Ruo Mingyue really did this, but she was going to owe her a huge favor. Alas! Why didn't Li Qing'an solve this for her?

In the Cui Mansion, Cui Qiao's wife Li Shuangfeng warmly received Dugu Mingyue. Mrs. Cui is the lord of Xiangyi County. She was in a particularly good mood during this period. Mrs. Cui, who had been pressing on her head, finally died, which made her proud. From now on, she will become the mistress of this family. She wants to smash the old customs and bad habits of the Cui family that bound her husband. Jiang Wuyi's marriage is one of them. This is not only because Jiang Wuyi has committed herself to the powerful Li Qing'an, who can ease the conflict with Li Qing'an for her husband, but more importantly, if the Cui family can never accept the view of women remarrying, then her Li Shuangfeng's remarriage status will never have a chance to stand out.

For her own interests and for her husband's career, she finally decided to cooperate with Li Qing'an's fiancée Dugu Mingyue, to release Jiang Wuyi, who had been wronged by the Cui family for eight years, and to give her an innocent identity. Of course, she could not do it in vain.

"Mingyue, I've done the Wuyi business almost all, but you also know that it's hard to handle her. If her engagement is resolved, my master will really have no place in the Cui family. But I finally convinced the master to terminate the engagement and give Li Jun a face. Miss Mingyue, I hope you can understand this."

Mrs. Cui is very fat, but she speaks without any vagueness, her tone is sharp and she doesn't have the feeling of roundness. Her meaning is very clear, that is, this matter is difficult to deal with. In order to give Li Qing'an's face, her husband will offend the Cui family. Now that you meet your Dugu Mingyue's request, you should show your sincerity. To put it bluntly, it's just bargaining.

Mingyue was a little embarrassed. She understood Mrs. Cui's meaning, but she didn't expect that things suddenly became complicated in the end. In fact, since the imperial concubine's birthday last year, she began to contact Mrs. Cui. She had contacted her for five times in total, approaching the target again. After Mrs. Cui's death, she discussed the matter with Mrs. Cui again, and the two sides reached an agreement. Mrs. Cui said that even if she had done the matter, she asked her to wait for the good news. A few days ago, she received a message from Mrs. Cui, expressing her willingness to make the matter happen. She brought Wuyi to the Cui family today to finally decide on the matter. Unexpectedly, in the last part, Mrs. Cui suddenly expressed gratitude, which caught Mingyue off guard. Although she was Li Qing'an's fiancée, she was not a wife after all, and she could not make decisions for Li Qing'an.

Mingyue looked calm, and she smiled and said, "Madam, this matter is a private matter. I don't want to link it with things in the court. Of course, this matter will definitely make our two families have a better relationship. Perhaps in the sunny days in the future, I will come to my wife and ask her about her life experience."

When talking about the four words "life experience", Mingyue's face turned slightly red, but she still plucked up the courage to express her meaning to Mrs. Cui. This matter has nothing to do with the court, but their personal relationship will improve, that is to say, the relationship between Li Qing'an and Cui Qiao will definitely ease.

The place where Mingyue and Mrs. Cui talked in the living room of the Cui Mansion. This is where Mrs. Cui lives and is also her privacy place. It is difficult for outsiders to enter. Mingyue is also here for the first time. Although there are only her, Mrs. Cui and two personal maids in the room, Mingyue still feels that someone is peeping at them, which makes her feel a little restless. She glanced around from the corner of her eyes and found an inner room not far behind Mrs. Cui. There was a thick brocade curtain hanging on the door. She felt that the peeping gaze was shot from behind the curtain. Who would it be? Could it be Uncle Cui? If it were Uncle Cui, the gaze would be a little too hot.

Mrs. Cui didn't expect Mingyue to reply like this. She didn't agree or reject anything. She felt like she was hitting her with one punch. She felt a little panicked. What should she do next? She couldn't help but glance backwards secretly and laughed dryly: "Miss Mingyue, sit for a moment, I have something small to do, I'll be back soon."

After saying that, she stood up tremblingly and walked towards the inner room behind her.

Just as Mingyue's intuition, there was indeed a person behind the curtain. Cui Qiao, the owner of this house. Cui Qiao was impeached by Li Qing'an and demoted to the prefect of Yizhou after the Henan land enclosure case broke out. He was dismissed from the center of power. However, he was unwilling to give up and looked for an opportunity to return to the court. He took the wife's route, so that Li Longji transferred him back to the court in December last year for the sake of his elder brother and his mother's death. He was the guest of the prince. Although his rank was not low, he was a real idle position. Just imagine, there was not even a prince at this time. What is the significance of him as a guest of the prince? Cui Qiao was unwilling to give up. He was still looking for opportunities to make a comeback. He didn't know about Jiang Wuyi this time. When the wife finally discussed with him, he discovered the opportunity here. This was when Li Qing'an owed him favors!

Logically, Cui Qiao was impeached by Li Qing'an and lost his official position. He should have hated Li Qing'an to the core. He was indeed the case at that time. He wanted to cut Li Qing'an with one knife, but as Yang Guozhong kicked him out of the Yang Party, Cui Qiao began to calm down. Li Qing'an's impeachment was just a factional fight and a counterattack against the destruction of the Eastern Palace Party. Yang Guozhong abandoned him as if he was blinded. Even when he visited, he couldn't even enter the gate of the Yang Mansion. This made him feel deeply and allowed him to see through Yang Guozhong's true face. Yang Guozhong could not speak for him. If Li Qing'an could say a few good words for him, the effect might be better. Cui Qiao decided to use Jiang Wuyi's affairs to show Li Qing'an a favor.

He hid in the house and peeped at the conversation between his wife and Mingyue, but he subconsciously saw the other side. His wife's fat and old age formed a strong contrast with Mingyue's young beauty. Especially Mingyue's bright and noble temperament further supported the ugliness and wretchedness of his wife, which made him very jealous. Moreover, Jiang Wuyi was also a beautiful beauty. Unfortunately, he did not have such a good fortune and could not marry such a beautiful woman, which made him full of jealousy towards Li Qing'an.

As soon as the door curtain was lifted, a huge black shadow like a wall made his eye hole dim. He was pulled back to reality. Although his wife was not young, it was his wife's credit for being able to return to Chang'an this time, and Cui Qiao's wealth was also thanks to his wife. He was full of respect for his wife, but from admiration to fear was only a piece of paper. The thickness of this piece of paper was proportional to the thickness of his wife's heart. Unfortunately, he

The flesh outside the wife's body was too thick and occupied too much space, which invisibly squeezed her heart thin. So this piece of paper that separates admiration and fear was ruthlessly squeezed, making his admiration and fear melt into one. The only difference is that it is different from behind people. It is called admiration in front of people, and it is called fear behind people. Of course, the inner room belongs to the scope of people behind people. He couldn't help but take a few steps back and smiled and said, "Madam, what's the matter?"

"What's the matter?" Mrs. Cui stared at him with a fierce look, "What exactly were you looking for just now? Do you don't know what it was about me coming to you?"

"No! No! I absolutely didn't look at anything. I felt that she discovered me, so I didn't notice what you said just now?" Cui Qiao stammered.

"Hmph!" Mrs. Cui snorted heavily and said, "What do you think of now? Dugu Mingyue meant that she could not be Li Qing'an's master, and only said that she could improve her personal relationship. Should this book to terminate the engagement be given to her or not?"

"This..." Cui Qiao's thoughts changed very quickly. The book of termination of the engagement was given to Dugu Mingyue. Li Qing'an could not have known it. If he didn't give it, he would offend someone. However, in order to prevent it, he could add it. Thinking of this, Cui Qiao smiled and said, "Madam, just give it to her. Then I will write a letter to Li Qing'an to explain the matter. In this way, the matter will be complete."

"Okay! This is what you said you want to give, don't blame me afterwards."

Mrs. Cui turned around and walked outside. After walking for two steps, she stopped and said angrily: "Now you go back to me and hide here and peep. It's a pity that you are still the prime minister! I'm embarrassed for you."

"Yes! Yes! Yes! I'll go back now."

Cui Qiao didn't dare to talk back, so she turned around and slipped away from the other. Mrs. Cui kept waiting for him to disappear, then she squeezed out her smile and returned to the house, and smiled at Mingyue, "Let Miss Mingyue wait for a long time."

Mingyue felt the gaze disappearing behind her. She knew it clearly, so she nodded slightly and smiled: "Madam seems to have brought me good news."

“Good news comes from the time the girl comes in.”

Mrs. Cui finally took out the letter of termination of the engagement signed by Cui Qiao, handed it to Mingyue, and sighed: "In order to break through the rules of the Cui family, I have really done my best."
Chapter completed!