bestfiction Chapter 144 My Father is Qi Suizhou
Chapter 144 My Father is Qi Suizhou
Lin Qinglai picked up the teacup and drank it all, as if he had made a final decision.
He spoke slowly and calmly: "I want you to fight for a legitimate status for my mother."
Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan frowned, a little confused.
Rong Niang said that she was someone else's concubine, and as a daughter, she witnessed all the grievances and sorrows of her mother, so it was understandable that she wanted to ask for a legitimate status for her mother.
But what does this have to do with her? What can she argue with?
However, the next moment, Lin Qinglai's words shocked her so much that her whole body froze -
"My father is Qi Suizhou."
"what?"
Mentioning the name Qi Suizhou, Lin Qinglai's eyes were filled with hatred. "Yes, that's the Qi Suizhou you know, the son of Marquis Yongbo."
After she escaped today, she unexpectedly learned that Qi Suizhou was beaten up in Jiang Mansion. She felt happy and relieved at the time.
When she was ten years old, her mother was seriously ill in winter and had no money to see a doctor. She went to the mansion of Yongbo Hou to beg her father, not asking him to give her mother a status, but just asking for a few taels of silver for medical treatment.
Qi Suizhou was afraid of his wife and refused to acknowledge her as his daughter. He verbally abused and drove her away. She begged desperately, but was kicked in the heart in the end.
At that time, she felt that the threshold to the Yongbohou Mansion was even higher than the sky. She hated Qi Suizhou so much that she tried every possible way to take revenge on him, such as poisoning him, destroying his carriage, and creating accidents.
But all failed.
On the contrary, Qi Suizhou wanted to kill the mother and daughter, so he just pinched them lightly with his fingers, just like killing an ant.
Let me be frank: no one is allowed to hire Lin Rong as a worker.
After that, her mother lost her livelihood, and for a long time, she had to beg for a living with her mother.
She and her mother were so weak that they couldn't even move a finger of Qi Suizhou, and they knew that they would never be able to shake Qi Suizhou in this lifetime.
When she heard today that Qi Suizhou was beaten by Jiang Ningwan, she finally felt relieved, although it was far from alleviating the hatred in her heart.
"Your father is actually Qi Suizhou..."
Jiang Ningwan was extremely shocked.
After many twists and turns, it turns out that Lin Qinglai is Jiang Xiru's cousin.
"You want money, you want revenge, whatever, why do you want to fight for your mother's status?"
"After being abandoned for most of my life, what good is it to fight for a good status?"
"It can't be eaten, nor can it make up for the pain you and your daughter have suffered over the past few decades."
Lin Qinglai's eyes were filled with hatred, and his clenched fists slammed down on the table. "Do you think I want to recognize this father?"
"Having such a father is the shame of my life!"
As he spoke, Lin Qinglai's eyes reddened, "But this is my mother's lifelong wish."
"Being someone's mistress, without a name or status, is a hurdle she will never be able to overcome."
"I know that if I confess, I will die. I have too many regrets in my life that cannot be made up for. I just hope that my mother can get what she wants."
Jiang Ningwan couldn't help but say, "How do you know that your mother wants status, not a good life for you?"
"She sold her house to raise money to find you. You are her obsession."
Lin Qinglai's nose felt sore and he burst into tears, "But I already... have no way out."
"From the moment I placed that secret letter of treason in General Ling's bedroom, I knew I would die sooner or later."
She had regretted it, but fate pushed her forward and she had no choice.
Hearing her admit it herself, Jiang Ningwan suddenly clenched his palms, hatred surging.
"You finally admitted it."
Lin Qinglai wiped away his tears, calmed down, and looked at her calmly, "I did it."
"If you agree to my conditions, I can tell you everything."
"You only know that I was the one who released the treasonous letter and who gave it to me, but you don't know who allowed me to get close to Ling Chaowen."
"You have to kill the person who framed you to avenge the Ling family. Killing me alone doesn't count."
Jiang Ningwan narrowed her eyes slightly. She really didn't know the details. In her previous life, she didn't have so much time to investigate further. She only got Lin Qinglai's confession.
But now, she has time.
She is bound to find out who is behind this.
"I can agree to your terms."
"But you have to reveal something now so that we can cooperate."
Knowing that Jiang Ningwan wouldn't believe him so easily, Lin Qinglai replied without hesitation, "All I can tell you now is that the root cause of the Ling family's tragedy comes from the North."
When Jiang Ningwan heard the word "Northland", the first person she thought of was Qin Shuangchi.
Qin Shuangchi became more and more suspicious.
……
The next day.
Jiang Ningwan immediately sent people to check the amount of Qi Xiuchen's debt. If she wanted to force Qi Suizhou to give Rong Niang a legitimate status, she could only start with Qi Xiuchen.
After a while, Doctor Hong brought the accounts.
"Qi Xiuchen currently owes a total of 26,000 taels to various banks and gambling houses, and this is just the debt on the surface."
Jiang Ningwan glanced through it and said, "I owe so much debt, but no debt collector has come to my door yet."
"After all, this is the Yongbo Marquis's residence. Who would dare to come and collect debts so easily?"
Jiang Ningwan raised the corners of her lips slightly, "That means they don't owe enough."
Although Qi Xiuchen would be kidnapped sooner or later, she couldn't wait any longer.
"Find a few people and take Qi Xiuchen to the black market to gamble. The bigger the bet, the better."
Doctor Hong nodded, but with a hint of worry, "The Yongbo Marquis's residence has been keeping a close watch on Qi Xiuchen lately, so it will probably take some time."
Jiang Ningwan drank her tea nonchalantly. "Gamblers always think they can turn things around. No matter how strict the surveillance is, they will find a way out. Just send someone to keep an eye on them and wait for an opportunity."
Doctor Hong agreed and then changed the subject: "By the way, Miss, I recently came across a business deal for purchasing military supplies from the North. I was wondering if we should discuss it."
Jiang Ningwan was slightly startled, then suddenly remembered something. She immediately put down her teacup and looked up at him, "Northern military supplies procurement?"
Doctor Hong took out a list and said, "These are the supplies they need. The quantity is huge, and only a large trading company like ours can supply this much."
"But the other party kept the price extremely low, leaving almost no profit."
"Haven't we always been keeping an eye on the connections in the North? If we can close this deal, maybe we can get in touch with General Ling."
Jiang Ningwan's heart sank.
This business cannot be done.
She had tried it in her previous life.
"Is it Qiu Cheng, the deputy commander of the Northern Territory, who came in person?"
Doctor Hong was slightly surprised, "How did the young lady know?"
"But we haven't had the chance to meet Deputy Commander Qiu yet."
After he finished speaking, he excitedly said, "If we can conclude this deal, with his status in the North, even if we want to meet General Ling, it won't be a problem."
Seeing that Dr. Hong was full of expectations, Jiang Ningwan didn't want to pour cold water on him. After all, she couldn't explain why the deal couldn't be done.
"Then give it a try. Price isn't an issue. As long as I can get this connection, I can do it even if I lose money."
With these words, Dr. Hong's eyes instantly lit up, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"
Jiang Ningwan, however, had no hope.
I still remember that in my previous life, Deputy Commander Qiu Cheng went to the Qin family and had tea and chatted with Qin Beihuang and Lu Qingheng.
At that time, Qianqiu Trading Company wanted to cooperate but was rejected, so she wanted Qin Beihuang to introduce her to some people and tried every means to get in touch with Beidi's connections.
But Qin Beihuang said to her, "Deputy Commander Qiu is here to discuss serious matters. You women should not bother him with your private affairs."