novelaction Chapter 359: There is still 5 left to be repaid. Will I be forced to work like a slave to pay it bac
Chapter 359: There is still 5 left to be repaid. Will I be forced to work like a slave to pay it bac
Su Qingwan immediately understood what the old marquis meant. She didn't expect him to be so shameless and even want the people from the third branch to pay.
"Grandfather, our third branch can also pay. Linxiang, go and get my jewelry box." Su Qingwan ordered immediately.
Lin Xiang was a perceptive person. He immediately understood what Su Qingwan meant and quickly bowed and said, "Miss, most of your jewelry was given by the old princess and other elders in the palace. It would be inappropriate to return it. Many of the remaining ones were gifts from the emperor and cannot be touched."
"Oh! Why didn't I think of this?" Su Qingwan patted her head in annoyance, turned to look at Jiang, and asked:
"Mom, what about you?"
"Most of what mother is wearing and using now were given by the old princess and others. If I really take them out, I'm afraid it will anger the old prince and others." Jiang said.
No one in the third room had ever used their own mother-in-law's dowry, so there was no need for them to pay any money.
It was obvious that this matter had nothing to do with the people in their third room, so all they had to do was watch.
Su Yunrou looked disdainful. Just the hush money she asked for from the King of Qi last time and the hush money from her grandmother, as well as various silver and jewelry, added up to more than 300,000 taels, not to mention that she had asked the first wife for more, but she didn't dare to say it. Su Yunrou thought about it and could only swallow her anger. She just waited until she became the Princess of Qi and the Queen. Then Su Qingwan would be in trouble.
"Oh! Fourth Miss, this matter is mainly between the old prince and his people and our old lady. Our third room has not been in the capital for many years, so how can we know where the dowry has been spent? You'd better not say those things that will cause trouble."
When Aunt Rong started shouting in a loud voice, everyone in the hall could hear it.
The old marquis only felt his face getting hot. He was too embarrassed to say what he wanted to say. He could only grit his teeth and said to Aunt Xu:
"Let's deal with my stuff, and also take care of the stuff from Old Kang's company."
"Yes!" Nanny Xu had no choice but to continue working.
When she came back, she had collected 250,000 taels, but she was still not able to collect the remaining 50,000 taels.
"Grandfather, if that doesn't work, let's just pawn a bigger farm." Su Qingwan said.
She had long set her eyes on the Maple Forest Villa in the south of the city, and together with the fertile farmland on the farm, it was worth almost 50,000 taels.
Before the old marquis agreed, the old prince came over.
"An hour has passed. Have you prepared all the items on the dowry list?" He glanced coldly at everyone in the room. No one from the Su family dared to look at him.
The old marquis gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, we have found all the things that can be found for the dowry, but we really can't find the silver. We can only barely get together 250,000 taels, which is still emptying our family's coffers."
"Hmph!" The old prince snorted coldly, scaring the old marquis so much that he almost fell to his knees.
"When my sister married me, she brought 150,000 taels of silver, and countless dowry and jewelry. Now you tell me that you only collected 250,000 taels. How can you say that?"
The old prince slapped the small table next to the chair, and with a snap, the table broke into pieces.
Several people from the Su family were shaking with fear. They felt that if that slap fell on them, they would probably be smashed into pieces just like the small table.
"Uncle, don't be angry. My grandfather just said that if we pawn the farm in the Marquis' Mansion, we can collect 300,000 taels." Su Qingwan said hurriedly.
After hearing this, the old prince looked much better and nodded with satisfaction.
"That's better. Then use the farm as collateral. There's no need to pawn it. Just give me the deed."
Su Qingwan seemed to be relieved. She looked at the old marquis and old Kang and said, "Grandfather, let's go to the Maple Leaf Villa in the south of the city."
The old marquis agreed immediately, but old Kang's heart was bleeding. That farm was the most profitable one in the marquis's mansion, and a lot of money was sent to her as filial piety every year. She didn't expect that she would have to give it away now.
She didn't want to agree at all, but in front of the old prince, she couldn't say no.
The people from Prince Yi's Mansion began to make the handover with the Marquis' Mansion. Because there was still a shortage of 50,000 taels of silver, the people from the Marquis' Mansion were all trembling with fear, like prisoners waiting to be sentenced.
The old marquis kept winking at Su Qingwan, asking her to plead for them, but Su Qingwan pretended not to understand. The old marquis was so angry that he wanted to shout at her, but he could only hold the words in his throat and did not dare to say them out loud.
Old Mrs. Kang was also very worried. She had been almost emptied of everything. If she was asked to pay any more money, she would only have her life left.
Su Zhiwen and Su Zhiyi also looked very depressed, and the good things they had collected in the past were also taken out.
The expressions of Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Xiaokang were even more interesting. They were both stunned. They had never expected that the dowry they had prepared for their daughter had also been taken away.
Su Yunrou gnashed her teeth in hatred and took out all the valuables in her dowry. The old marquis said nicely that he would make it up to her later, but when would he make it up to her? Who knew?
Su Lihan burst into tears. Her dowry was gone. How could she get married? It was so embarrassing.
Su Qingwan admired the expressions of everyone in the Marquis' Mansion one by one, and felt extremely happy. Then she bowed to the old prince and said, "Uncle, there is still a part of my grandmother's dowry that has not been paid. Please give us some more time."
The old princess pulled Su Qingwan to her side and said, "You are a kind-hearted child. They didn't even ask for mercy, but you spoke first."
"Aunt, they are my relatives after all. Please help me." Su Qingwan said.
"Lord Su, since Qingwan has asked for it, fifty thousand taels is neither too much nor too little, so I will give you some time."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The old marquis immediately expressed his gratitude, but forgot the grace period.
Su Qingwan did not mention it. Anyway, the decision-making power of this matter was in the palace. If necessary, she would ask the old prince and others to come and stimulate the Su family. After all, it was natural to repay debts. Moreover, Su Qingwan had other plans for the 50,000 taels she owed. If she really could not pay it back, she could wait until the first and second houses were completely ruined and let the old Kang family and others do hard labor, be servants, and work like cows and horses. It would not be bad to pay back the debt with hard work.
The old prince ignored him and waited until the dowry was counted. Then he took the title deed of the farm and left the manor directly.
All the members of the Su family went to the main gate and respectfully saw the group of people from Prince Yi's mansion off.
After everyone had gone away, Old Kang could no longer bear the great grievance she had suffered today and burst into tears loudly.
“Wuwuwu… This is too much! This is really too much!”
"My silver was taken away just like that. What's the difference between them and robbers?"
"All these years, I worked so hard to take care of all these things, but in the end, they were used to make wedding dresses for others. It hurts me so much, wuwuwu..."
Old Mrs. Kang cried so sadly that she didn't care about her image at all.
The old marquis's face also fell. He was also aggrieved, but what was the use?
That is Prince Yi’s mansion. The reason they come to ask for money is very legitimate. How can the Marquis’s mansion not give it?
Su Qingwan listened to Old Kang's rhythmic crying and wanted to make fun of her, but she didn't do so. Instead, she said to Aunt Xu:
"Madame Xu, help the old lady back to rest quickly, lest she faint again."