The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

Twenty thousand taels, that's not two hundred taels, nor two thousand taels, but a full twenty thousand taels. The second lady was still muttering about twenty thousand taels when she went to sleep.

Mr. Qin Er shook his head and said: "It cost a lot for the second son to get married, and the money given to the Wang family will definitely not be 20,000 taels."

"Even if it doesn't happen this time, in the past, over the years, I don't know how many 20,000 taels there were."

Master Qin was so blocked that he couldn't speak, and the couple fell asleep in depression.

Another morning came, and the second lady was no longer in the mood to care about the old calendar in the mansion and arranging manpower at key positions.

She stared at Xiao Wang the whole time. She felt that Xiao Wang's shoes were bought with the money of the Hou Mansion, the materials for the clothes were also bought with the money of the Hou Mansion, and the hairpins and rings on her hair were all bought with the money of the Hou Mansion. bought.

Her heart was bleeding.

"Why does Second Aunt keep looking at me?" Xiao Wang asked in confusion.

Meng Wenyao joked on the side: "It must be because my siblings look good in their clothes and headdresses, so my second aunt couldn't help but look at them more. Where did my siblings buy these?"

When Xiao Wang was a child, she was still the daughter of a marquis. Later, the Wang family was demoted, and she instantly became a commoner's daughter.

The feeling of falling from a high place and being looked down upon was too profound. Ever since she knew that she was going to marry into the Hou family, she had deliberately put effort into dressing up.

She was afraid that others would look down on her and say behind her back that she had pawned all the Wang family's poor ancestral property.

So before she got married, she deliberately made a lot of luxurious clothes and jewelry, just to maintain her dignity in the Hou Mansion.

Hearing Meng Wenyao's question, she couldn't wait to show off her clothes and headdress: "This dress is made by Tianyi Pavilion. It is the only one in the whole capital. The shopkeeper said that the material is exquisite and expensive. Except for their Tianyi Pavilion, other places have it." Can't do it.

The Bu Yao was custom-made by Fengxianglou, and my name was engraved on it. The jade hairpin was a gift from my mother, and it was considered as my dowry. "

Meng Wenyao glanced at the second lady and continued to ask: "That must be expensive, right?"

"It's a bit expensive, but we women, we only have good looks in the past few years, so we should dress up properly."

The second wife couldn't bear it anymore. She had been frugal for half her life, but she didn't expect that in the end all the money she saved was spent on someone else, and that person laughed in front of her that she was old.

She was going to find Ping Xihou to discuss the matter.

Ignoring the shouts of the two nieces and nephews, she walked out of the meeting hall and walked away without looking back.

She returned to her room, got the account book, and carried Mr. Qin directly to the study room in the front yard.

Walking to the door of the room, he was stopped by the guard: "The Marquis is discussing matters with his colleagues in the court. Why don't the Second Master and the Second Madam go to the side room and wait for a while."

Are there any court officials here? That's just right, this matter is going to cause a big fuss, otherwise Ping Xihou will most likely ask their second wife to endure it.

As for family scandals not being publicized, hum! It's not their second wife's fault, the wider the publicity, the better.

The second lady suddenly burst into tears without any image, and Master Qin almost fell down the steps in fright.

"Why are you crying? If anything happens, let's talk to my eldest brother."

The second lady doesn't care. If she talks about it, wouldn't it mean that a big issue is reduced to a trivial matter? She has already made trouble here, and has no intention of handling it lightly.

The wailings one after another startled Ping Xihou and several military generals in the study. They could no longer discuss anything. Ping Xihou hurriedly opened the door and walked out.

"Brother and sister, what's going on?"

When several generals in the house heard that they were Ping Xihou's younger siblings, they were the second ladies of Ping Xihou's mansion. There were some secretive affairs in the back house of Ping Xihou, so they had better leave quickly to leave some dignity for Ping Xihou.

Several generals came out together, and after seeing the ceremony, Xihou Heping said goodbye and left.

The second lady saw that the crowd of onlookers was about to disperse. How can this be done? Who will spread the word if they leave? She quickly stopped wailing and said loudly: "Master Hou, my sister-in-law is about to empty out the Hou Mansion to support her parents' family. She has tens of thousands." Move tens of thousands taels to the Wang family!"

When the generals who had just walked a few steps away heard this, they quickly rubbed oil on their soles and walked quickly to avoid hearing more and ruining the reputation of Pingxihoufu. In the future, Pingxihou would give them small shoes.

Unexpectedly, the faster they ran, the faster the second lady spoke: "This time the second young master is getting married, the Wang family is marrying their daughter in, and the dowry is paid for by our Hou family!"

One general almost fainted. He was more flexible and thought that Ping Xihou would definitely appoint the second young master as his heir apparent. He and the second young master were usually the best friends.

Now that I have heard about the privacy of the Second Young Master and his wife, if it is true, it will be difficult for the Second Young Master and his wife to have any dignity in the capital. The husband had a concubine’s eldest son before marriage, and the wife’s dowry was smuggled in from her husband’s family. Ping Xihou is so shameless, How could it be possible to pass on the Hou Mansion to such a shameless second son and his wife?

In the blink of an eye, several generals disappeared. Ping Xihou finally came out of the shock. He didn't have time to think about the loss of face and said sternly: "Stop talking nonsense."

The second lady had the evidence in hand and was not afraid at all. She took out the account book she had on her and gave it to Ping Xihou.

"Brother, I have been housekeeping with my two nieces and nephews these past few days. Who would have thought that after looking at the account books, I realized that my sister-in-law is a prodigal housekeeper. The second young master's wedding, which was just like a joke, actually cost 20,000 taels. It is said that she did not secretly transfer the money to Even if you beat the Wang family to death, I won’t believe it.”

Ping Xihou took the account book and didn't read it. Of course he already knew it. In order to save his wife's dignity, he didn't publicize it. He just let her stay in bed and handed over the power of the housekeeper. He punished her with small punishments and big warnings.

Unexpectedly, his negligence led to the second lady discovering this secret. It was also his fault that he was busy with military affairs all day long and did not pay attention to the small things in the back house.

No matter what, he still wanted to protect the dignity of the Marquis's wife. Even if the evidence was solid, he could not admit it. He said with a sullen face: "This is all your conjecture. The second son got married. The house has been renovated, so the cost will naturally be more. You Don't mess around here, second brother, take your wife back."

The Second Madam thought that the Marquis could deal with Mrs. Wang fairly, so she told Marquis Ping Xi the truth and reasoned with the truth, but she did not expect that the Marquis would blatantly cover her up.

She laughed angrily and asked Ping Xihou: "Then the Marquis opened the account book and took a look. When the eldest son got married, the rice grain became 40 wen per dou. When the second son got married, the rice grain became 200 wen per dou. I want to ask , has the price of rice increased so quickly in just a few days? Let the sister-in-law come out and tell me where she bought the rice. Was it grown by fairies? "

Ping Xihou was so blocked that his face turned red and he couldn't say a word. He glared at Mr. Qin and asked him to take the second lady away.

Before the second master touched the second lady's arm, he was slapped by the second lady.

"You're a coward. Our house has been emptied. We don't even dare to fart. Wait a hundred years after the Marquis and my sister-in-law kick us out of the Marquis's mansion. Let's see if we can get a piece of tile by then."

The second master was stunned. He was afraid of Ping Xihou and even more afraid of his wife. Now he had to stand aside and listen to his wife and his elder brother's argument.