Luo Yunchu held the bright red silk dowry list, his eyes were shining. Not to mention the jewelry, gold, silver and jade, furniture and decorations, and the farm shop, the silver alone was a full five million taels.
What is the concept?
Luo Yunchu did a rough calculation using his not very proficient mathematical skills. In ancient times, the purchasing power of one tael of silver was equivalent to 600 to 1,000 yuan in modern times, so a compromise would be 800 yuan.
Not counting anything else, Li Yongxian brought over 4 billion in cash alone!
What kind of sky-high dowry is this? Luo Yunchu just wanted to beat his chest and shout, she is rich!
"In addition to offering incense and worship to my mother, I have other things to do here today, and that is to get back her dowry." Luo Yunchu returned to the hall and looked directly at Prime Minister Luo and said.
"Dowry is a woman's private property, and her husband's family will not take it as their own if they want to save face, right, Prime Minister Luo?
If a woman unfortunately dies, her dowry will be inherited by her biological children. This is common sense that everyone knows. " Luo Yun continued without saying a word when he saw them for the first time.
"What dowry? Those dowries are used for the princess's daily expenses, food and clothing, and favors. Who doesn't need silver?" Mrs. Sun opened her mouth.
"Before I married King Yi, how could I, a young lady in a deep boudoir, get the money for human relations? Not to mention that in those years I spent the worst money on food and clothing, let's just say that the prime minister's house used women's dowries. Are you going to raise your legitimate daughter? Can’t you afford to live?”
Mrs. Sun was speechless by Luo Yunchu's rebuke, while Prime Minister Luo looked livid.
Speaking of Li Yongxian's dowry, everyone from Prime Minister Luo to Mrs. Sun to Aunt Wen, who recently took charge of the family, had dirty hands and feet.
Although they didn't know each other's behavior, they all knew that Luo Yunchu was stupid, cowardly, and easy to fool. Who knew that this idiot could become so smart and powerful one day.
Everyone lowered their heads in silence and thought about countermeasures. Luo Yunchu was not in a hurry and looked at them sideways.
Finally, Prime Minister Luo coughed and said, "Go to the accounting room and get the account books."
He did use part of Li Yongxian's dowry at the beginning, but he made false accounts, and even said that he spent it on his own during his lifetime. Anyway, there was no proof after his death.
"No need," Luo Yunchu showed the evidence in his hand, "This is my mother's dowry list. I believe it is in triplicate and has been filed with the government. Does anyone have any objection?
There is also this account book that my mother kept privately. The accounts in it are clear, and the expenses can be clearly remembered.
Don’t deny it, it’s stamped with the seal of the Prime Minister’s Palace. "
Everyone was shocked. How did the account book and dowry list get into her hands? When Li Yongxian passed away, Prime Minister Luo turned over the yard where she lived but couldn't find it.
"You took my mother's sky-high dowry, and when I got married, you gave me such a small dowry and additional gifts. Today you must eat mine and spit it out!" Luo Yunchu said with a raised eyebrow.
Aunt Wen had just taken charge of the family, so she did deduct some of Li Yongxian's dowry, but not much, because she thought she was a fool if she didn't make money.
Moreover, Aunt Wen herself is rich, so it is easy for her to make up for her greed.
But now Mrs. Sun was panicking and sweating, and Prime Minister Luo clenched his fists, asking him to spit out the money was like killing him.
"Since you are silent, you are acquiescing. It is said that these dowries should be given to me when I am old enough. If not, you can return them to me when I get married. But you are still pretending to be deaf and dumb, don't you?" Would you like to keep it for yourself?
In Beiming, women's dowry is protected by law. I don't think Prime Minister Luo wants to go to court over this matter and become a topic of conversation among the people after dinner, right?
As for me, I am really a considerate creditor. I will go to the accounting office to collect the money and move other treasures to the warehouse to save you the trouble. "
After saying that, Luo Yunchu walked away, heading towards the accounting room.
"Wait a minute," Prime Minister Luo's face was dark. He felt that he was being led by Luo Yunchu today and had no initiative at all. "Since you have the account books and dowry list left by your mother, I won't argue with you. It's just a dowry." I really didn't know about the loss from beginning to end.
You have to give me some time to find out who embezzled this money. "
"I can't wait any longer. I want to see this dowry before noon tomorrow, otherwise I will report it to the official." No one cares whether he knows it or not. What Luo Yunchu wants is money.
"I don't have any money. If you want a dowry, just wait for me to check carefully and find those three hands, and ask her to make up for your shortfall." Prime Minister Luo broke the pot and said.
"Otherwise, I should report it to the official and ask the Minister of Dali Temple to help you investigate. I guarantee that the investigation will be done quickly and well. What do you think, Prime Minister Luo?" Luo Yunchu said calmly.
Mrs. Sun was shocked, and Prime Minister Luo's hair stood on end in anger, but he still dared to be angry and dared not speak, with a smile on his face, "Why should I report to an official? After all, this is our own family's business.
You can rest assured that this dowry will definitely be delivered to you, and it won’t be less than a tael of silver. I just can’t give it a few more days. "
"Send it to my Prince Yi's Mansion by tomorrow evening at the latest, not even an hour later." Luo Yunchu's tone was cold and hard as ice.
Prime Minister Luo was helpless, as bitter as eating coptis, "Okay."
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This was destined to be a sleepless night. Luo Yunchu was so excited that she couldn't sleep. She was about to receive the sky-high price of the dowry, and she couldn't hold it down even if she wanted to.
Prime Minister Luo and Mrs. Sun couldn't sleep either. Prime Minister Luo checked the account book page by page, thinking about how to make up for what he had suffered from Luo Yunchu and Mr. Sun.
"This account is wrong." Prime Minister Luo did touch Li Yongxian's dowry when money was tight, but now it seems that the amount is too large, and it is obviously not right. "Sun Yuniang, do you have anything to explain?"
Sun's eyes were slightly red, her lips were pressed into a tight line, and she remained stubbornly silent.
Prime Minister Luo snorted coldly, "You think that's the end of it if you don't speak. Just take out your own dowry and fill in the shortfall and send it to Princess Yi. I can no longer pursue this matter."
"My lord, you can make up for the shortfall, but you and I know that the shortfall is not my fault alone, right?" Sun's eyes were unblinking, her eyelashes trembling slightly, looking arrogant.
She has nothing now, her position as a mistress is not guaranteed, and her daughter has gone to a foreign country. If she no longer has money by her side, she will have nothing. What's more, she is not the only one who greedy for the money, so why should she pay for it?
And no matter how bad she was, she was still the only daughter of a minister and the pure concubine's aunt. He would not dare to take away her dowry in vain. Even if she divorced her, she would have to take the dowry back to her parents' family.
"Sun Yuniang, I advise you to think clearly about what is a wise move, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences!" Prime Minister Luo threatened fiercely.
Sun sneered, besides money, what else could she lose now?
She thought that people who really had bad consequences would explain clearly what the consequences would be, but anyone who said "at your own risk" was just bluffing.
But Mrs. Sun really underestimated Prime Minister Luo's ruthlessness and miscalculated her own trump card. In addition to money, she also had a life.
