Twenty thousand taels, not what Zou said.
Mrs. Lin felt that she had no strength to even get angry.
Even if she were sold now, she wouldn't be worth 20,000 taels!
Seeing that Lin suddenly became so depressed, Dong Ling asked doubtfully: "Madam, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Just now, Ms. Zou dragged Ms. Lin into the house to talk, without letting the girls follow her, so Dong Ling didn't know about their conversation.
"It's nothing, I just hate Zou's face."
Dong Ling also showed a look of disgust: "Is she asking for something from you again? According to slaves, they are a bottomless pit that cannot be filled. No matter how much you give, madam, they will not be satisfied. From now on, you should just ignore them! Anyway, We can’t count on the Marquis of Nanning’s Mansion!”
Mrs. Lin gritted her teeth, why did she want to pay attention to Ms. Zou!
But Mr. Zou had the handle on her!
*****
Chang Lan followed Lin to the Nanning Marquis Mansion. Although their family was loose, Chang Lan couldn't follow Lin into the house to listen to what Lin and Zou were talking about.
But Lin's behavior was obviously unusual.
Changlan left the Lin family and went to the Xuandehou Mansion. He took a look at Changning's injury before returning to the Wei family to report the situation to Li Qingyi.
"When the second lady got out of the car at the gate of Nanning Marquis Mansion, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. She was pulled into the room by Mr. Zou and had a long conversation. When she came out, she seemed to have been hit by some kind of blow. She was powerless and angry, as if she had just been beaten. It looks like the chicken blood has been drained out again!"
"Oh?" Li Qingyi raised his eyebrows, "What did Zou say that made Lin have such a big reaction?"
"My servant feels that Mrs. Zou has no respect at all for the Second Madam, my sister-in-law. Even the servants around her are showing off their teeth and claws."
"So, Zou has a handle on Lin."
"My slaves think so too. If they weren't being manipulated, the Second Madam would just ignore them."
Li Qingyi thought about it: "But Miaohui said that Zou just introduced her to Lin back then and didn't know what Lin wanted to do with Miaohui."
"That is to say, Lin has other tricks, and Zou knows about it!"
Li Qingyi said "tsk", "This second lady has so many secrets."
At the moment in the main room, Princess Yuanheng is trying her best to show her "maternal love", while Wei Jin'er is recuperating in a low-key manner. The third room was busy serving the blind Mrs. Wei and had no time to pay attention to Mrs. Lin.
If Lin wants to do something, now is the perfect opportunity at this juncture.
"I originally wanted to use Mrs. Wei's blindness to end Mrs. Lin's life, but I didn't expect that she still had a surprise in her belly, so I'll give her some time."
Changlan felt that Li Qingyi especially hated this second lady. Although he didn’t understand why, Li Qingyi didn’t take the initiative to harm anyone in the Wei family. He just exposed the bad things they had done. It was called a “righteous act”, so Chang Lan didn’t have any psychological burden. “Yes, I must be keeping an eye on you.” she!"
I have to say that working with Miss Li is exciting and interesting. Can she tell the adults that she will stay with Miss Li from now on and not leave?
*****
Two bedrooms in Peilan Courtyard.
When Mrs. Zhao saw Mrs. Lin coming back, her whole body felt like frostbite. She lowered her head and arms, as if her heart was hanging down.
"Madam! What's wrong with you!"
Mrs. Lin's lips wriggled and she couldn't say anything, but she walked into the house and closed the door, then threw herself into Mother Zhao's arms and cried loudly.
Mother Zhao was frightened and opened her mouth, but she didn't know how to comfort her. She could only pat Mrs. Lin's back gently and comforted her softly: "Madam, don't be afraid. No matter what happens, there will definitely be a solution..."
Mrs. Lin cried for a long time before her voice weakened and she said, "Lin Wenye told Mrs. Zou what happened back then! Mrs. Zou used this threat to ask me to pay off their gambling debt of 20,000 taels!"
"What?"
Although Zhao's mother was already mentally prepared, she was also shocked by the news.
Lin Wenye is Mr. Lin San, the younger brother of Lin. He is the youngest and was almost single-handedly raised by his sister Lin.
Yes, the relationship between the siblings has always been very good, so when something like that happened to Lin, it was Lin Wenye who helped Lin solve it.
But it was never expected that Lin Wenye would become more and more unconventional the older he got, and he would actually become obsessed with gambling!
Mrs. Lin cherished the bond between sister and brother, and because her brother helped her a lot, she helped Lin Wenye fill a lot of holes. If it hadn't been for this, Ms. Lin would not have been living in such poverty in the Wei Mansion because of the dowry.
"He helped me, but after so many years, I have helped him a lot, and now he actually told that incident to Zou, the man who killed a thousand swords, and allowed her to use this to threaten me!"
To Lin, this was undoubtedly a betrayal.
Zhao's mother was obviously very angry, "How could Mr. Third do this!"
Lin's lips turned white with anger and her face turned sallow, "Twenty thousand taels, where can I find these twenty thousand taels! Besides, if the hole is blocked this time, it will inevitably not happen again!"
She had heard Lin Wenye promise countless times that she would never gamble again.
Believing what a gambler says is a fool's errand.
Mother Zhao said, "But if we don't take this money, there's no guarantee that the Zou family will really come after the Wei family."
Lin almost collapsed, "What should I do? What should I do?"
Mother Zhao gritted her teeth, "It really can't be done. I'll just keep doing it..."
Lin was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "Even if I kill Zou, how can I still kill Wen Ye? When the time comes, he will have no money to repay his debts, and there is no guarantee that he will do the same thing as Zou."
Mother Zhao was helpless, and the master and servant fell silent for a while.
At this moment, Dong Ling knocked on the door and reported: "Madam, Ruyuan is here again! It is said that the Third Madam asked Ruyuan to stay with Madam for a while..."
When Mrs. Lin heard this, she stood up suddenly, "This Mr. Zou is too bullying!"
Mother Zhao said angrily: "I took care of this girl for Madam."
"Wait a minute." Mrs. Lin was silent for a moment and said, "Let me think about it."
*****
There was hope of healing her eyes, and Mrs. Wei no longer lost control of her anger like she did that day, which made the third wife, Mrs. Guo, relieved.
She didn't want to be like Wei Shiyuan, who had her face scratched all over and looked so ugly!
After waiting for Mrs. Wei to go to bed, Mr. Guo yawned deeply and returned to the third room.
Wei Lan'er was not asleep yet and was waiting for her to come back in Guo's house while looking at the accounts of his yard.
She is about to grow up, and she has to learn how to read accounts and manage the house.
Seeing Mrs. Guo coming back, she quickly stood up and said, "Mother, you are back."
Mrs. Guo had become accustomed to not having Wei Shiqian in the room, so when she saw her daughter, she couldn't help but mutter, "It's a shame that your grandmother loves your father the most, but look at it, in this family, the one who is favored the most is often the most unfilial one." that!"
Mrs. Wei's eyes had been bad for a few days, and Wei Shiqian didn't go over to talk to her a few times. All other matters were taken care of by her two brothers, and she could feel at ease as the shopkeeper.
Naturally, Wei Lan'er couldn't criticize his father like Guo, so he could only say: "Mom, you must be tired, my daughter, please give me a squeeze on your shoulders!"
Mrs. Guo was very pleased and forgot about Wei Shiqian for the time being. She said, "Your second aunt doesn't know what happened this time. Your grandmother used to have a headache and brain fever. She wanted to take root in Heyan Hall for fear that she would appear unfilial. , but this time he claimed to be sick and couldn’t come back, which is really strange!”...
Wei Laner said: "She is the most filial to her grandmother, but her grandmother looks down on her the most."
"Yes, loving someone is unfilial, and being filial is unlovable."
"But mother, my second aunt went back to her parents' home today. She seemed very unhappy. When she came back, she couldn't hide the sadness and anger on her face!"
"Sad and angry?" Ms. Guo was a little curious about Wei Laner's choice of words. "Why are you sad and angry? Not angry?"
Wei Lan'er was much smarter than Guo expected. He shook his head and said, "It doesn't look as simple as being angry. I guess the second aunt has completely broken up with the Nanning Marquis Mansion?"
Mrs. Guo sneered, "The shabby household in Nanning Marquis Mansion, what's the point of being sad if we break up? If I were Mrs. Lin, I would never have any contact with her brothers and sisters, and my life would be worse.
Be more comfortable! "
"Mother, you can't say that. After all, the old Marquis of Nanning Marquis Mansion is still alive. He is the second aunt's biological father."
"Perhaps Mrs. Lin is asking for something from Mr. Lin, and maybe she was rejected. Otherwise, Mrs. Lin could be so sad?"
When Wei Laner heard what he said, he felt it made sense, so he didn't delve into it further.
The mother and daughter chatted for a while, then went back to their rooms to rest. After all, Mrs. Guo would have to serve her blind mother-in-law tomorrow!
*****
A few days after the incident, the shopkeeper of Aunt Wen's shop came back with a lot of novelty items, so she chose some good ones to give as gifts to all the masters in the house.
What Li Qingyi received was a feather fan made of peacock feathers, which was very rare and exquisite. "She is good at being a good person, but this will only make Mrs. Lin hate her even more."
The Lin family was so poor that they almost went crazy. Not to mention giving gifts to her husband's family, she didn't even care about herself. Wen Yuniang was a concubine, but she was like a god of wealth descending to earth, scattering gifts everywhere.
Heng Lan smiled and said: "What the girls in the mansion got was nothing, but all the ladies got a good piece of skin! The princess got a rare white tiger skin, and the second lady and the third lady each got a fox skin. The fur is very beautiful. .”
Silan snorted at the side, "This Aunt Wen is really interesting. Could she be implying that the princess is a tigress and the second lady and the third lady are old foxes?"
Li Qingyi also smiled at what she said, "Girl, be careful what you say, don't get carried away!"
"How could I not know this? You are just saying this in front of us." Shenlan replied and then asked Hengwu, "What did Mrs. Wei get from you?"
Heng Wu said "tsk", "How else can I say that Aunt Wen is a good person? Gifts always go to the heart. I heard that she specially asked people to find a few rare medicinal plants, which were said to be miraculous in treating eye diseases. !」
Changlan suddenly asked: "Isn't it because she just wants to give this as a gift? Gifting things to others is just a pretense, right?"
The girls all looked at Li Qingyi when they heard this.
Li Qingyi said: "Even if she thinks so, it is not the most important thing. Or maybe, she is just using this appearance to cover up her real purpose. She is not stupid, why does she want to arouse Lin's jealousy in such a high-profile way?"
The girls looked at each other, and Chang Lan said, "Yes, Wen Yuniang knew that Lin was going crazy from poverty, yet she still spent a lot of money. Could it be that she deliberately wanted to irritate Lin?"
Li Qingyi brushed his hair, "Maybe, that's what she thinks..."
