ebookland Chapter 149 The fight between Liu and Kang
Chapter 149 The fight between Liu and Kang
When Aunt Xu went to Tinglan Courtyard to ask for money, someone took the initiative to immediately send the news to Helin Courtyard.
There was no way around it. Helinyuan was willing to give out rewards, unlike other masters who were reluctant to even give a bowl of tea.
Besides, the maids from the Zhao family often bring snacks over. They are all good sisters. Unlike those who sell their masters’ things, they just chat.
After hearing the news, Zhao's wife went to see Su Qingwan.
"I heard that the eldest lady threw out all the keys to the mansion, saying that she wanted the old lady to be the housekeeper. How could Aunt Xu dare to take it? So she didn't mention the 10,000 taels in the palace, and only mentioned the 20,000 taels that the eldest wife should give. The eldest lady couldn't deny the money, so she took out money and things, made up the 20,000 taels, and let Aunt Xu take it away."
"Hahaha, Nanny Xu even reminded the First Madam to compensate the Second Madam, saying it couldn't be less than 10,000 taels. The First Madam's expression was particularly interesting."
Mrs. Zhao thought the news was very exciting when she heard it, and now that she was talking about it herself, she found it even more interesting.
Su Qingwan curled her lips and smiled. It seemed that Liu had a lot of money in her hands, so she had to work harder.
As for Xiaokang, Liu would definitely bear the pain and take out the money for the sake of her eldest daughter.
But she didn't want Xiaokang to get the money for free.
"Mr. Zhao, go and have a rest." Su Qingwan waved her away and asked Zhenzhu to go and find Qingda.
"Miss Fourth, what's the matter?" Qing Da came in and asked after bowing.
"How's the contact with that man called Cornbury going?"
Campbell was Xiaokang's younger brother, a man who was very good at squandering money.
Before, he tried to learn how to open a teahouse, but he didn’t have the patience and soon lost all the money he invested.
Later, they organized poetry gatherings to recruit literati to leave their poems and calligraphy, but it was also a losing business.
After a while, he was now sitting at home with nothing to do. But it didn't matter, he had no money, so he went to Xiaokang's house to beg for money, and every time he came back, he could always take some money back.
Before Su Qingwan returned to the capital, she arranged for someone to contact Campbell. Now it's time to use him.
"That guy followed suit and invested money. We gave him some small amounts of money earlier. He now trusts us very much."
The person who contacted Campbell was arranged by Qingdao University, so he knew very well what the situation was.
"Give him enough money these days so that he can enjoy more benefits," said Su Qingwan.
"My subordinate understands."
The lady wants to continue putting out bait so as to catch bigger fish.
After Qingda left, Su Qingwan also went to bed.
But old Mrs. Kang from Rong'antang couldn't sleep at all. She stared at the things that Nanny Xu brought back.
"Madam, the eldest lady called the accountant over and said that there are only 8,000 taels of silver left in the palace. This money is used to pay the servants monthly wages and the expenses of the masters of each room. She also mentioned your birthday banquet, which means that this amount of money is not enough."
"Moreover, the Madam also took out the key to the palace and wanted me to bring it back. I didn't dare to take it, so I only took the things that the Madam prepared, which added up to 20,000 taels."
"It's just these two square jades. The eldest lady said that they were originally reserved for the eldest young master. Now I give them to you to dispose of."
Every time Aunt Xu said something, old Mrs. Kang's face became uglier.
"This is outrageous, Liu, you are so bold!"
She wants to quit the public affairs and take over the affairs by herself. That's wishful thinking. She had been coveting the public things in the first place, and used the cause of old Li's death to threaten herself with the right to be the head of the family. Now that she sees that there is no advantage to be gained, she wants to quit and leave. How can that be possible?
Thinking back to when that old bitch, Mrs. Li, died, the Marquis' Mansion was the richest. Prince Yi's Mansion sent people to ask for Mrs. Li's dowry, but the old Marquis and I joined forces to block them.
As a result, he also exposed his true colors, which gave Liu a handle to blackmail him and seize the power of the household. In the end, he had no choice but to transfer the dowry of the bitch Old Li to his own private vault.
But a few years ago, the third son married a merchant's daughter, and every year he paid a lot of money to the Marquis's Mansion, and Liu took the opportunity to secretly make a lot of money!
Xiaokang is a stupid person, she would never care about these things. If the third wife Jiang is allowed to take care of them, then in the end, everyone in their mansion would probably have to sleep on the streets.
What’s even more hateful is that Liu used her eldest grandson’s things to hit her in the face. She is so evil.
But did Liu think that he would not accept the things?
Humph! She would just keep it. At most, she would give the two square jades to Yue Jie when he got married or passed the exam.
"Put your things away first."
Old Kang raised his hand, his expression full of coldness. It was absolutely impossible for Liu to deny the last ten thousand taels.
The next day, Liu was too ill to get up, so Su Yunrou came to take care of her.
Su Yuejie also came reluctantly. After returning yesterday, he waited for a long time, but Liu never gave him the money. Naturally, he felt extremely disappointed.
But fortunately, there was a new girl named Cha Yue who knew how to serve people, and he was very satisfied.
"Mom, are you feeling better?" Su Yuejie asked.
"Mom will be fine after a rest. I wanted to go see your elder sister today, but I can't go in my condition. Your sister is injured and it's inconvenient for her to go out. So you should go see her and bring this with you."
"Tell Yingxue to take good care of herself. There is still a long time to go and she will get better in the future." Liu advised.
Su Yuejie took the things and said repeatedly: "Mom, don't worry, I'll be back soon."
Su Yuejie left Tinglan Courtyard and ordered someone to prepare the carriage as he was going out.
After getting on the carriage, he couldn't wait to open the things that Liu gave to Su Yingxue.
He had to see what his mother gave to his eldest sister.
As soon as the things were taken out, Su Yuejie's face turned dark.
"Mother is really biased. She kept saying that she had no money, but she gave the deed of the courtyard to my elder sister and also gave her a silver note of 1,000 taels."
Su Yuejie pursed his lips, rolled these things together and stuffed them into his sleeves.
"Go to the Jiusheng Shop in South City."
Now that he had the capital, he had to try his luck. Who knows, he might be able to turn the tables and win back several thousand taels of silver.
In a courtyard in Daqingshi Lane, the maid Chunyu was wiping her tears and crying very sadly.
"Miss, I was unable to return to the Song family. They drove me out."
Chunyu only found out that the eldest daughter had been divorced after she was driven away by the Song family. When she rushed back to the Marquis' Mansion, the eldest daughter had already been punished and had passed out. Later, she followed the eldest daughter to this house.
The eldest lady just woke up this morning. After waking up, her eyes were straight again and she didn't cry out in pain. She looked scary.
"Miss, don't be sad. The eldest lady said that you can live in this house in the future. With the care of the Marquis' Mansion, our life will not be difficult.
But Su Yingxue didn't listen at all, and she just curled her lips.
"Where is Su Qingwan?" Su Yingxue remembered that the person who had harmed her into this state was Su Qingwan.
She must have said something she shouldn't have in front of Song Wenbo, which is why the Song family divorced her. All of this was caused by her.
"The fourth young lady is in the Marquis' Mansion." Chunyu said, not knowing why she mentioned Su Qingwan.
"You ask her to come see me. I want to see her."
Su Yingxue yelled.
"No, Miss. You can't let them know that you live here."