After the rebirth of the Marquis's mistress, she smiled at the scumbag's family

Shou'an Hall.

While looking through the income account of the manor shop, the old lady asked Li Ma, "Has Lin Wan'er been sent to the manor?"

She originally wanted to take advantage of Xiao Yunxi's decision to drive people out of the house and kill Lin Wan'er and her two sons and put all the blame on Xiao Yunxi. Even if she couldn't do anything to her, she could at least annoy her.

But the old prince said that Lin Wan'er was of great use and had to suppress it, and also kept Lu Ze and Lu Yuan. The old lady had no choice but to do as he said.

"Madam, he has been sent to the farm. He tried to commit suicide at first, but was rescued by Mrs. Lin and the others.

I have already told the people in the manor to keep Lin Wan'er alive."

But how long can a concubine who has fallen out of favor and is sick live on the farm?

The old lady really hated Lin Wan'er, but she remembered the old prince's order, "Go and tell the people in the farm to lock her up in the woodshed, give her a steamed bun and a bowl of water a day, and just keep her alive!"

Madam Li nodded. "What about Master Ze and Miss Yuan now? Should we continue to give them the medicine?"

The old lady thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. Their status is lower than that of a concubine's son. They will never achieve anything in this life. Unless Lu Yuan can become the emperor's concubine and Lu Ze can pass the imperial examination, they will have to rely on the palace to make a living in this life.

Let’s save their lives for now. It’ll be enough to feed two mouths!

When they reach marriageable age, they might be of some use!"

Nanny Li sighed, "When it comes to taking the imperial examination, Young Master Zhan has a great chance. Regardless of his own qualifications, the fact that he has the support of the princess is equivalent to having the support of Duke Ningguo and Grand Tutor Xiao. The previous dynasty must be right."

The old lady knew this truth, of course. She really didn't dare to provoke Xiao Yunxi's group now. "Tell them to serve Lu Zhan well. After all, he is still Jing Ting's eldest son in name. If he has a promising future, it will be a good thing for Jing Ting and our palace."

Of course, as long as Lu Zhan is in the Zhennan Palace, Xiao Yunxi has to be considerate and polite, because Lu Zhan is the only one in the Zhennan Palace who can hold Xiao Yunxi accountable.

After looking at the account book for a long time, the old lady felt a little tired. Just as she was about to take a nap, she saw Xiao Yunxi and his men rushing in.

She said coldly: "Why hasn't the princess left the house yet? Is she reluctant to leave?!"

Xiao Yunxi smiled, "Madam, the imperial decree to divorce your husband has been issued. If I remember correctly, you don't seem to have the imperial decree, right? Why don't you pay your respects to this princess?"

Although the old prince did not have deep feelings for his concubines and illegitimate children, he was very angry about the old lady's cruelty. So to this day, he has never asked for an imperial decree for the old lady. This has always been a thorn in the old lady's heart.

Now that Xiao Yunxi had openly pointed it out, the old lady felt even more embarrassed, with fire in her eyes. "I dare to salute you, do you dare to accept it?!"

Xiao Yunxi nodded, "This is the rule, why shouldn't I be afraid of it?"

The old lady had a sullen face. She held Nanny Li's hand and bowed to Xiao Yunxi in a proper manner.

"No wonder Lu Yuan hasn't made any progress after learning the rules from Wei Madam for so long. It turns out that he has inherited the old lady's weird ways."

The old lady's breathing stagnated, and she said angrily: "Don't go too far!"

"The old lady is still so confident," Xiao Yunxi casually shook the book in her hand, "I came here to collect the debt!"

"What a joke!" The old lady frowned, "What debt do I owe you?"

Xiao Yunxi signaled Xia He to read out the accounts one by one. Every time she read an item, the old lady's face became darker, until finally it was darker than ink!

"Madam, it is clearly written in black and white. Over the past few years, you and the princess borrowed so much jewelry from me, and I lent so much silver to the mansion. Every loan note has the seal of the mansion. Even if you bring the case to the Jingzhao Yin, I am not afraid."

You are not afraid, but I am! The old lady clenched her fists tightly under her sleeves, "We were a family before, and we have to settle it so clearly. Aren't you afraid of being embarrassed if it gets out?"

"Haha," Xiao Yunxi pursed her lips, "People who borrow things and don't return them are not afraid of being embarrassed, so what should I be afraid of?

Even if it gets out, at most people would say that I am a weak person who was blinded by greed and tolerated my shameless in-laws to touch my dowry!"

"Madam, you don't have to try to get close to me and act so arrogant. Remember to give me every penny exactly. You also have to compensate me for the depreciation of 20,000 taels of silver for those headgear and jewelry. Otherwise, I will report it to the Jingzhao Yin and let everyone in the capital see how shameless you, the Zhennan Palace, are!"

The old lady's mouth twitched. Twenty thousand taels, what a huge opening!

"Give her every penny!"

The old prince walked in with a sullen face, "I never thought that Master Xiao of Feng Qingjiyue would raise a granddaughter who is full of money. It's really shameful."

Xiao Yunxi said calmly: "My grandfather always taught me that if it's yours, you won't give it up even if it's a copper coin less. If it's not yours, you won't want it even if it's a mountain of gold!

I'm taking back what belongs to me now, so why should I be ashamed? "

The old prince choked and was speechless for a moment.

He turned around and glared at the old lady, "Isn't this embarrassing enough? Why don't you take out your things and banknotes?"

The old lady lowered her head and whispered: "I gave the coral... to the Ni family, the jewelry..."

The old prince was so angry that he coughed and pointed at the old lady, unable to speak.

Ruan, who rushed over after hearing the news, also shrank her neck and stood by the door, "I can't find mine either..."

The old prince's face turned the color of liver. "Madame Li, go get the box where the old lady put the banknotes!"

Nanny Li didn't dare to look at the old lady, and immediately ran to get it. But when she looked through it, there were only a few silver notes worth three thousand taels in it!

The old lady lowered her head and said, "The Ni family had a hard time and had fallen on hard times. I really couldn't bear it, so I would take some money back from time to time to help them..."

Xiao Yunxi didn't say anything, just glanced at him with her glasses, and the old prince's blood boiled and he almost couldn't breathe...

The old prince did have a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, but none of them were in the capital! He could only grit his teeth and discuss with Xiao Yunxi whether he could send them to her later.

Finally, an agreement was reached: the red coral was discounted by 50,000 taels, the jewelry and head ornaments were discounted by 30,000 taels, plus other items, totaling 120,000 taels. The deadline was 10 days, and the price would be doubled if delayed for one day.

Xiao Yunxi even asked the old prince to write the IOU himself and stamp it with his private seal.

"Oh, by the way," Xiao Yunxi smiled very gently, blowing on the freshly prepared IOU, "I heard that Ni Feng has been kidnapped and his whereabouts are still unknown. I think he is almost dead, so the old lady doesn't have to worry about him spreading the news about the birthmarks and moles on your body."

Threat! This is simply a threat!

Xiao Yunxi smiled and said, I am just threatening you. If you provoke me again, I will let Ni Feng go to the downtown area and tell it a hundred times a day, and make your entire Zhennan Palace green!