The old lady, Mrs. Zhao, and Pei Luobai listened attentively when they saw Mr. Accountant pause and look at Gu Nanzhi with unknown meaning.

The three of them all mentally convicted her and were just waiting for the cashier to tell her a specific number.

Gu Nazhi didn't panic. She picked up the tea and took a sip.

Mrs. Zhao couldn't bear her temper and stabbed her, "Zhizhi, why don't you tell me the truth? If you insist on making trouble like this, I'll see how you end up."

The old lady snorted coldly, "She brought this on herself."

The accountant gave them a weird look, and then continued: "It's clear on the books. In the past six years, Mrs. Shizi has subsidized the Hou's mansion in total, 16 taels of silver."

His words were like thunder on the ground.

"What did you say? Say it again!" The old lady tremblingly supported the table and stood up.

Pei Luobai took a step back, and his pupils shrank. As the son of the Hou family, when facing Gu Nanzhi, his innate sense of superiority made him look aloof. For her, and her deep affection , he has always been disdainful.

Unexpectedly, she was the one who raised the Hou's mansion for six years, and she supported the entire Hou's mansion, so that he could still call himself the son of the Hou's mansion in front of others.

"I don't believe that the Hou Mansion has come down to such an extent." Mrs. Zhao shook her head and said.

Until the accountant put the account book on their faces, black and white, each account was clear, they couldn't help but deny it.

The old lady was in a complicated mood, "Zhizhi, it's all my grandmother's fault, I don't know that the Hou Mansion has been through such hardships these years, and I still have to rely on you to make up for it. I'm sorry, it's my grandmother who wronged you."

She stepped forward tremblingly, and held Gu Nanzhi's hand affectionately, "You are a good boy, grandma believes in you, and I will hand over the Hou Mansion to you in the future."

Zhao's face turned red, "Zhizhi, you have worked hard these years."

Should she be in charge of the house, or should she continue to subsidize the Marquis Mansion?

A sneer flashed across Gu Nanzhi's eyes, she withdrew her hand, with a look of fear on her face, "My granddaughter-in-law made a mistake, and now that she has handed over the power of running the house, she will never dare to get involved again, it's better for grandma to find someone she can trust." , so that we don’t have to spend so much time and effort to audit the accounts again.”

Want her to take over this mess and act like she's an idiot?

There was something hidden in her words, and the old lady's face froze.

Pei Luobai looked at her with a complicated expression, and saw her whispering softly: "There is only one thing that is very embarrassing. If this debt is not taken into account, it will be fine. If outsiders know, the Hou Mansion is reduced to relying on my dowry." Subsidy, I'm afraid..."

What are you afraid of?

Everyone knows it.

I'm just afraid that Cheng'en Houfu will become the laughing stock of the entire Kyoto, and he will no longer be able to hold his head high in public.

After saying this, she took a fixed look at Pei Luobai. Seeing his decadent expression, she covered her eyes with a smile, turned and left.

Pei Luobai is the most conceited person, and now he suddenly finds out that whether he or his family members have been raised by a woman he has always looked down on for six years, this is enough to destroy his pride and tear off his entire body. proud.

Not long after Gu Nanzhi returned to Lanyue Pavilion, Pei Luobai asked someone to bring her the 1000 taels of gold bestowed by the sage, but it was not enough. Find a way to replenish her slowly.

Gu Nanzhi stroked the gold one by one with his jade fingers. He owed her so much more than that, but it didn't matter, she would get it back one by one.

Without money, Brother Qian's move to the front yard naturally ended without a problem, not to mention that it was the end of the new year, not counting people's wages, and all kinds of human exchanges were a huge expense.

The old lady was so worried that she couldn't even eat. This was Luo Bai's first year back. The Hou family must not show any signs of decline. She was somewhat considerate, but it was all her dowry, why should it be used to support the Hou family? Mansion?

She thought about it, she had to let Gu Nanzhi pay for the money. How could the Crown Prince's wife be so easy to get? Why did she ask for it?

In the evening, she asked Mother Kong to invite Gu Nazhi and Brother Qian to have dinner together. Gu Nazhi excused herself by saying she was not feeling well. She was not stupid. The old lady just wanted to coax her to spend money and clean up this mess. Throw it to her.

The old lady has lived for such a long time, but she still can't imagine that she doesn't want to come.

"You little bastard, you're really shameless." She was so angry that she smashed the teacup in her hand, rolled her eyes, and immediately asked someone to invite Pei Luobai.

Pei Luobai was drunk, "What's your order, grandma?"

The old lady didn't know that she gave Gu Nanzhi all the 1000 taels of gold that the Holy Majesty had rewarded, and persuaded him earnestly to coax Gu Nanzhi to take back the power of the family. I don't even have 1000 taels of silver, so how can I live?

Pei Luobai flatly refused, "Grandmother wants me to use her dowry? Only the most worthless man in the world would calculate a woman's dowry."

"Then what do you think we should do? We can't make it through this year? You don't need her dowry. You take out the gold bestowed by the Holy Majesty and get through the current difficulties first."

"The Hou Mansion owes her so much money, tell me how to raise my head in front of her in the future. I have already given her the 1000 taels of gold. If grandma is fine, grandson will leave." Pei Luobai kicked deeply. With a shallow foot, he turned his head and walked away.

Knowing that he gave all the 1000 taels of gold to Gu Nanzhi, the old lady was so angry that she almost didn't mention it, what was hers, what was in the Hou's house, since she married into the Hou's house, everything about her should belong to the Hou's house of.

"The old lady must calm down!" Mama Kong was so scared that she hurriedly gave her a sigh of relief.

The next day, news came out from Hebaiyuan that the old man was sick.

Even Xia Ling could see it, "Miss, according to this servant, the old lady must be pretending to be sick. She is sick, and the lady is useless. The hard work of running the house will naturally fall on the young lady."

How could Gu Nanzhi not know that she knew them too well. After paying her respects to the old lady, she asked someone to prepare a carriage, and in the name of praying for the old lady, she left the Hou Mansion with Xia Ling and Qiu Ci.

After the carriage entered the busy city, she possessed herself and whispered a few words in Qiu Ci's ear. Qiu Ci quietly got out of the carriage, looking at her back, Gu Nazhi raised her lips and smiled.

The big gift she had prepared for Jiang Linyue with all her heart should be given to her.

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