The mistress of the Hou family worked herself to death, and she did not serve after her rebirth

But Liu started to procrastinate, and now Gu Lanzhi was really anxious.

"Mother, are you unwilling to spend even two thousand taels for your daughter? You still say you love your daughter?"

"I…"

Liu was speechless. She was forced into a panic and glared at Gu Lanzhi, saying, "You are now a wife of the Chu family. There is no reason for you to bring shame to your family if you do something wrong."

After saying that, he was about to leave.

"Mother, you know that if the Chu family knew about this, they would definitely divorce me, mother?!"

Seeing Liu was angry, Gu Lanzhi knew that she had said too much, so she rolled her eyes and came up with an idea, "Anyway, it's all Pei Jiuniang's fault. She can ignore me, but she can't ignore you. Mother, you pay for your daughter first. When your daughter has money, she will definitely pay you back. Do you really want to watch your daughter being divorced by the Chu family?!"

It has to be said that Gu Lanzhi understood Liu. Even if Liu was reluctant to give up the money, she would not watch her married daughter being divorced. After some consideration, Liu finally gave in.

"Well, then send someone to go back to the Marquis' Mansion with me to get it."

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a ridicule.

"Madam, who are you looking down on? Anyone who knows the market knows that a hairpin made by a noble lady costs at least a hundred taels, not to mention all the good stuff I have. Or are you relying on your status as a marquis and not planning to pay?!"

"What do you mean?"

Liu narrowed her eyes, unhappy, and at the same time she realized that something was wrong.

"Two thousand taels is the value of the things that Madam Chu took away. What about the things I have lying around? And the broken tables and chairs, and the people? And the destroyed gold, silver, and jade. The gold and silver are fine, but the jade is broken into pieces like this, and it's all ruined. Aren't you bullying me for just two thousand taels?"

After these words were spoken, the surrounding crowd and yamen runners could no longer bear it and pointed at Gu Lanzhi and Liu with dissatisfaction.

"I said I beat someone up and destroyed things, but they only said they would give me 2,000 taels. This is bullying."

"Mrs. Chu's husband is from a family of scholars, and yet they are so deceiving. Is there any law?"

"The king's law? The king's law has always been tailored for ordinary people. When have they ever been concerned about the king's law?

"I finally understand. Madam Chu used to rely on the fact that the shop was the private property of the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion. Not only did she take it for free, but she also acted arrogantly. Now that she has fallen, she is still refusing to give in. I am surprised. This person's private property is the dowry given by her parents. She is just an aunt, and she is married. How can she be so arrogant?"

"She gave it to herself. It's a bad habit that her parents spoiled her. Didn't you see that the old lady wasn't surprised at all? Without the protection of the old lady in the Marquis' Mansion, could she have done this?"

...

"enough."

Liu couldn't listen any longer, so she scolded him and then questioned the people in the shop, "Then how much do you say? My daughter did something wrong, and I will take care of it."

"I've already figured it out..."

The shopkeeper said as he handed the account book to Liu. Liu snatched it away in a bad mood. After just a glance, her face changed drastically. She pointed at the shopkeeper with trembling body, "30,000 taels? You. You actually want 30,000 taels? Are you extorting money?"

"Madam, everything is clearly listed above. If you have any doubts, we can ask the government officials to check, or you can find someone to recalculate. To be honest, we didn't ask you for more. We charged a lot of the cost price."

The shopkeeper was neither humble nor arrogant, and looked like he was not afraid of being investigated. He glanced at Liu and added.

"We are just ordinary businessmen. Businessmen's lives are cheap. How dare we go against the Marquis's House? Unless we don't want to live anymore."

Liu snorted heavily and threw her sleeves arrogantly, "I'll give you courage."

"My old lady is wise. By the way, my old lady, these orders are all from the relatives of the ministers. They should be compensated for the delay in the construction period, but I know that my old lady will definitely find a way to make these relatives calm down, so I didn't include these in the calculation."

As the shopkeeper spoke, he handed over a piece of paper filled with a list of names.

Liu couldn't help but stagger after just one sweep.

Did they want her to explain it to them in person?

"Madam, look, is it cash or banknotes? If you don't have it, it's okay. We can go back to your house to get it."

"Go back to the mansion, of course I'm going back to the mansion. It's a dignified mansion, is it possible that I'm still short of a few..."

Before Gu Lanzhi could finish her words, Liu glared at her fiercely, so she had to shut up. However, she was really worried that Liu would ignore her, so she quietly walked up to Liu and whispered in her ear, "Mother, you can't not save me. The Chu family is a poor government office. Even if they sell their house, they can't raise 30,000 taels. Our mansion is rich, so let them go back with us. Anyway, Pei Jiuniang has sold her shop, so she must have money. By the way, mother, I only smashed these things. They want 30,000 taels, and Pei Jiuniang must have more than that. Mother, you have to get the money back. Yan Zhike is not young anymore. He has no fame or official position. The title has nothing to do with him, and he has no marriage. You can't help but consider him."

Gu Lanzhi knew that Gu Yanzhi was Liu's weak spot, and as long as she pretended to be considerate of Gu Yanzhi, Liu would be shaken every time.

Yes, Yan Zhi is a pitiful child.

Liu looked up at Gu Lanzhi, nodded heavily, and said to the shopkeeper, "Then bring your bills with me back to the mansion to get the money."

"As you wish, old lady."

The shopkeeper happily bowed, and when he saw the yamen runners were about to leave, he hurriedly stopped them, "Brothers, I'm sorry to bother you to accompany me. This mansion is a high-ranking and noble family, I'm afraid..."

The yamen runner was stunned for a moment and had to agree.

Gu Lanzhi and Liu got on the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion, and the shopkeeper and the yamen runners followed behind. Liu was very angry. Ever since Pei came into the family and Gu Tingzhi earned military merits outside, the Marquis' Mansion regained its glory and she had never been bullied outside again.

Seeing Liu's gloomy face, Gu Lanzhi was still a little frightened, fearing that Liu would vent her anger on her, so she kept praising Gu Xijue and Gu Yuzhi. Although she didn't know why Liu liked these two children, she was happy as long as Liu didn't like the fool born by Pei Jiuniang.

Seeing that they were almost at the Marquis' Mansion, Gu Lanzhi reminded Liu again, "Mother, you must not let Pei go. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't have lost such a big person today. She must pay the money. If you don't teach her a lesson, she won't know who is in charge of the Marquis' Mansion."

Liu said nothing.

Just at this moment, Pei Jiuniang carried Gu Yu out of the carriage. Gu Lanzhi helped Liu get out of the carriage and repeated what she had just said loudly.

Pei Jiuniang's arms around Gu Yu suddenly tightened, and Gu Yu even grabbed her clothes.

Liu seemed to sense something and looked up, and saw that the person standing in front of the carriage parked not far away was Pei Jiuniang, and Gu Yu in her arms.

Gu Lanzhi also saw it, but she didn't mind at all that her words were heard. Instead, she smiled proudly at Pei Jiuniang, and when she saw Gu Yu looking at her, she glared at him fiercely.