The whole family died tragically? The eldest daughter is the most powerful in the capital after her

The old lady didn't give Liu Xiaoniang any face at all, and continued to ask aggressively: "What do you mean? Are you trying to say that I shouldn't teach Xuan Jie'er now, and that she is not qualified to be in charge of the household affairs in the Zhenguo Mansion? You, a concubine, can manage it, so why can't I, the legitimate granddaughter who married into a high position, manage it?"

Liu Xiaoniang felt so offended by the old lady that she knelt on the ground immediately.

"Mother, calm down. Xiang'er said something wrong. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that just now."

"Since you know you are wrong, then apologize to Sister Xuan."

Liu Xiaoniang gritted her teeth in hatred, knowing that the old lady was trying to suppress her arrogance, but at this moment, she had to apologize, because she had said the wrong thing and gave the old lady a handle.

"Xuan Jie'er, I apologize to you. I shouldn't have said that just now. It was just a careless mistake. I hope you can forgive me."

Lin Ruoxuan hummed calmly: "My dear, I accept your apology. I hope you really did it unintentionally and didn't want me to be unable to manage the household when I go to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. If I could manage the household, I would naturally help my mother's family."

The old lady and Lin Shiyuan felt very comfortable after hearing this.

Seeing that the beatings were almost over, the old lady asked directly, "Mrs. Liu, tell me why the money has not been paid? Why has it been delayed for so long?"

Liu Xiaoniang began to get scared. She took a deep breath before speaking out the words she had prepared: "Madam, I can't believe that Wei Mama is so bold. She lent money without my knowledge. Now the place where she lends money has been closed down, and I can't get the money back."

Lin Shiyuan was furious: "What! Mother Wei lent money at high interest? Did the people around you do these things?"

Although she was scared, she nodded while crying.

"Master, I was also not able to judge people well at the time, and I caused the whole family to suffer with me, but I did not expect that Mother Wei would be so vicious. This matter is my fault. It's my fault that I trusted Mother Wei too much. If I hadn't trusted her too much, she wouldn't have taken advantage of me."

Liu Xiaoniang became more and more sad as she spoke, as if the money had really been taken away by Wei's mother. In order to calm their anger, she continued to add.

"However, Mother Wei said she would pay the money back."

Lin Shiyuan was so angry that he wanted to hit her, but he didn't have the heart to do it: "You, you! You seem to be very smart, but I didn't expect you to be so confused about such a thing. No matter how close she is to you, she is just a servant. How can you trust her so much?"

Liu Xiaoniang quickly admitted her mistake.

"Master, I'm sorry, it's my fault. I trusted her too much. Don't worry, this will never happen again."

Lin Ruoxuan sneered and said something sarcastic.

"My dear, you can't pay the monthly allowance. Did all this money go to Madam Wei? The monthly allowance is not a small amount. Let's not talk about how Madam Wei took it away. Let's talk about how Madam Wei can pay back the money. Didn't you say that the place where you put the money was seized?"

Liu Xiaoniang was speechless after being asked by Lin Ruoxuan.

"I……"

Lin Ruoxuan's words came true: "My dear, you didn't lend the money, did you? Are you letting Mother Wei take the blame? Is that right? If it's really as I guessed, then everything makes sense."

Liu Xiaoniang's cheeks flushed red, and her blood rushed up. She subconsciously denied it.

"That's not the case, Lin Ruoxuan, don't talk nonsense. I have never done such a thing. How could I lend money at high interest without permission?"

Lin Ruoxuan sneered.

"Who knows."

Lin Shiyuan listened to the conversation between the two and was so angry that he didn't know where to vent.

The old lady was extremely unhappy, but she knew to put the overall situation first and paid the monthly salary for last month first. Other matters could be dealt with later.

"Okay, let's put that aside for now. Miss Liu, tell me, how much money is left in the mansion? Let's pay the servants first, and we can make up for the lost money later."

Liu Xiaoniang didn't dare to say anything for a moment.

The three people at the scene all looked at Liu Xiaoniang's cheek. She seemed as if her throat was stuck by something and she couldn't utter a single word.

The old lady was getting impatient and suddenly urged.

"Why don't you just tell me quickly? How much more time do you want to waste?!"

Liu Xiaoniang closed her eyes and uttered a few words through clenched teeth: "Mother, there is not a penny left in the mansion's account. If we want to get the monthly salary, we can only sell the mansion's gold and silver jewelry, as well as the land deeds..."

The old lady was so angry that she vomited blood. Before Lin Shiyuan could attack Liu Xiaoniang, he saw the old lady's bright red blood spurting out. He stepped forward to support her, extremely panicked.

The man's voice was sharp.

"Doctor! Send for the doctor immediately."

Everyone began to panic.

Lin Ruoxuan gave Luqiao a look, and Luqiao invited the doctor who was waiting outside to come in. When Liu Xiaoniang saw the strange doctor coming, she became very anxious, and she immediately grabbed the doctor and stopped him from going over.

Lin Ruoxuan frowned: "Liu Xiaoniang, this is the doctor I found for my grandmother. Why are you dragging him? You should know that if it weren't for you, my grandmother wouldn't have become like this. Do you think your sins are not serious enough?"

Liu Xiaoniang held the doctor tightly and refused to let go.

"Xuan Jie'er, what a big hat you have! I'm just worried that the new doctor doesn't understand the cause of the old lady's illness and will delay the treatment. Mom has already asked for the old lady's old doctor."

She didn't want the doctor to treat the old lady because the old lady had been poisoned, although not seriously. Although the doctor would definitely be able to find out, if he did, he could take the opportunity to frame Sun Rong, but the old lady would be safe.

This was not the result she wanted. What she wanted was for the old lady to die. That way, when the accusation was put on Sun Rong, she would be extremely guilty and would never be able to sit in the position of the eldest lady again.

When the time comes, Lotus Sun will step down, and then she will take over.

So, she would not allow anyone to disrupt her plans.

Lin Ruoxuan didn't care about that and directly pulled away Liu Xiaoniang's hand holding the doctor, telling the doctor to go ahead and see him. Seeing that Liu Xiaoniang was trying to hold her back, she pushed her away and said, "This doctor was recommended to me by the young master. His ancestors have been in the palace for generations, so his medical skills are naturally beyond doubt. You said you want to wait for another doctor to come. Are you trying to delay grandma on purpose?"

"No, that's not what I meant."

Lin Ruoxuan sneered: "That's what you mean, otherwise why don't you let the doctor see it, do you have other plans and ideas?"