ebookland Chapter 360: Surplus Money in Public Accounts
Chapter 360: Surplus Money in Public Accounts
When Old Kang heard what Su Qingwan said amid her wailing, she gnashed her teeth in hatred and stared at Su Qingwan viciously with a pair of resentful old eyes.
She knew that the palace's request for money today must have something to do with Su Qingwan, but unfortunately there was no evidence.
Even if they had evidence, it would be useless. That was Prince Yi's mansion, and even the emperor protected the person. What was the point of their mansion being dissatisfied?
Nanny Xu supported old Kang, and although she didn't say anything, she was in a bad mood.
This time, the people in the palace emptied out all the assets of the entire marquis's mansion, even taking out the coffin money that the old lady had saved up. The old lady didn't faint now, it was really thanks to that bowl of calming ginseng tea.
Su Qingwan pretended not to see the smoldering look in Old Kang's eyes, and said to the old marquis, "Grandfather, you were frightened today, and you are still injured. You need to ask a doctor to check you later."
It would have been fine if he hadn't been reminded, but once he was reminded, the old marquis suddenly felt the injuries all over his body hurt even more.
Although he lost his money today, at least his life was saved. He just still owed the palace 50,000 taels of silver, which was very depressing. If the old Kang family had not been greedy, they would not have to suffer this today.
"You have the heart, go back."
After the old marquis finished speaking, he walked into the courtyard first, and the others naturally followed behind.
Old Kang was unhappy, but he no longer had the energy to care about it. The most urgent thing now was to heal his injuries.
Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion returned to their courtyards in despair.
Su Qingwan followed Jiang to Helin Courtyard. The Marquis' Mansion was emptied out by the Royal Palace, and now only a farm and a few shops are left. The money earned from this business every month is probably only enough to barely cover the expenses of the Marquis' Mansion, and they can only live frugally. It is impossible to live like before.
"Mom, how much money is left in the public account of the Marquis' Mansion?" Su Qingwan asked.
Jiang sighed, "There are only 500 taels left. It's ridiculous. For such a big mansion, there are only 500 taels of silver left on the account. It's not even enough to pay the maids and servants for next month."
She didn't expect that old Mrs. Kang would squander so much of her mother-in-law Mrs. Li's dowry. If she hadn't kept some today, there would probably be nothing left in the public treasury.
"Then it seems that our mansion has no choice but to let some people go, otherwise the expenses will be too high and we won't be able to support them."
Su Qingwan picked up the honey water brought by Shanhu and took a sip. Her words made Jiang feel good because it was exactly what she wanted.
"Then I will talk about this matter with the old lady and your two aunts tomorrow and release a group of maids and servants who are supported by the public funds." Jiang said.
"Well! We won't move the people in the third room. We support them with our own money."
"This is natural!"
The mother and daughter were chatting happily when Su Zhiru and his two sons walked in together.
"Mom, sister!" Su Yuewen had a lot to say, but since his father was here, he only called out to them.
"Brother, you've been busy all day, don't you want to go back to your room and rest for a while?"
Su Yueqi's funeral was held today, and Su Yuewen and Su Yuewu both went to help.
"I'm not tired, but you and mother are exhausted today, right?" Su Zhiwen asked with a smile.
Just now they went to their grandfather's place with their father, and he kept lecturing him for a long time, which made him feel a little annoyed.
"Mother must be tired. She helped count grandmother's dowry today. Mother and I were just talking about this."
As Su Qingwan spoke, she looked at Su Zhiru and Su Yuewu. Both of them looked unhappy.
"Brother Wu, why are you pouting? Are you unhappy?" Su Qingwan asked with a smile.
"no!"
Su Yuewu shook his head, obviously not wanting to talk now.
"Father, my uncle took back my grandmother's dowry today. You won't be angry, right?" Su Qingwan asked.
"I'm not angry. My uncle should have done this a long time ago. But I was still young at that time, and the palace was concerned about me, so they didn't ask for the things back."
Su Zhiru said calmly, no emotion could be heard in his tone, but his expression was a little paler than before.
Su Qingwan took another sip of honey tea and was not satisfied with what he said.
My father has been back in Beijing for so long, and he has had many opportunities to talk to my grandfather about my grandmother's dowry, but he never mentioned it. Instead, he focused his attention on other women.
Since he didn't mention it, I'll ask my uncle to come forward and ask for it. It just so happens that the palace is "short of money" to treat my uncle's illness, so no one will think that the palace is doing anything wrong.
"That's good! Mom, you should go to bed early today. We still have to discuss things with Grandma Kang and the others tomorrow. We'll go back first." Su Qingwan said.
Jiang nodded. She was indeed tired today.
Su Qingwan and her two brothers said goodbye to Su Zhiru before leaving Helinyuan together.
As soon as he went out, Su Yuewu couldn't help but talk.
"Sister, Grandfather is too much. He actually asked me to learn from Su Yueqi. What can I learn from him? He couldn't carry anything on his shoulders or lift anything with his hands. He would be out of breath if he walked a few more steps. Of course, he doesn't breathe now."
When Su Qingwan heard this, she roughly guessed what it meant.
Grandfather has lost another grandson, and now he thinks of the two grandsons from the third room. It seems that if Su Yueqi hadn’t died, the old marquis would have had high expectations for him.
In this case, let the old marquis and old Kang know Su Yueqi's true face.
"Grandfather just lost a grandson, so it's normal for him to have high hopes for you. However, since you don't want to take the imperial examination, you really don't need to learn from Su Yueqi."
Su Qingwan's words made Su Yuewu feel much more comfortable. He wanted to be a general in the future.
"Brother, the weather is getting colder. If you go back to the Imperial College tomorrow, you must bring winter clothes with you."
"Well, these are all prepared, don't worry, sister."
The two brothers sent Su Qingwan back to the Death Light House before leaving together.
After the three siblings came out of Helin Courtyard, Jiang didn't say much to Su Zhiru. She just asked someone to serve her and said she wanted to take a rest.
Seeing this, Su Zhiru could only cough twice and return to his study.
In the past, if he felt a little unwell, Jiang would ask a doctor to see him. But this time, he had been coughing for such a long time, but she didn't even ask a question, as if his illness had nothing to do with her.
He stood by the window, brows furrowed, fearing that some things could never be undone.
"Third Master, there's news over there." Chen Mu reported after entering the study.
"Say!"
Su Zhiru suppressed the itch in his throat and frowned even more tightly.
"The madam of Lichunyuan said that Miss Yuling is not feeling well, and a sign has been hung up to prohibit the reception of distinguished guests."
Su Zhiru hummed softly. This was the bitch's own fault. "The madam wants to treat her?"
"No, that place is not clean to begin with, and there are many people suffering from that disease. The madam was reluctant to spend money to treat her, so she just changed her name and let her receive those low-class customers."