mtlumby2d Chapter 356: Fighting with Courage and Ferocity
Chapter 356: Fighting with Courage and Ferocity
No one in the Marquis' Mansion said a word, but everyone was extremely anxious.
Why did Mr. Kang agree to this?
That’s all money!
Su Qingwan glanced at her father. There was no expression on his face and she had no idea what he was thinking.
But what he thought was no longer important to Su Qingwan.
The old prince said, "Since you have agreed, have someone move out my sister's dowry and we will take it away now."
Old Mrs. Kang looked strange, but then she thought, since that was all that was left of Li's dowry, it wouldn't matter if she let them take it back.
He immediately gave Madam Xu a look and asked her to make the arrangements.
Madam Xu led people to the warehouse, and within a cup of tea, they carried out more than a dozen large boxes.
Seeing this, everyone in the palace frowned.
When the young lady of the palace got married, the ceremony was grand and spectacular. It was truly a ten-mile long wedding dress. There were more than eighty boxes for the dowry alone, not to mention other larger dowry items.
Now the Marquis's Mansion only took out the dozen or so boxes in front of them to faze them, which was really ridiculous.
The old prince stared at the boxes with an extremely gloomy expression.
He thought that after all these years, the people in the Marquis' Mansion would definitely spend part of his sister's dowry, but he didn't expect that these things would be the only things left of them.
No wonder Qingwan and the others have been back at the Marquis' Mansion for so long, but old Mrs. Kang has never mentioned the dowry.
Old Mrs. Kang was so nervous that cold sweat broke out on her forehead. She knew that the dozen or so large boxes were not all the things, but it was already good enough to take out so much.
"Your Highness, my sister has passed away for many years. The Marquis' Mansion has carefully raised Zhiru over the years, and the expenses are not small. Now that the Palace wants to take away my sister's dowry, I can only take out the remaining things."
Old Mrs. Kang's face was full of grievance, and anyone who saw her would feel that the palace was forcing her.
Su Qingwan almost laughed out loud after hearing what she said. Did Old Kang think Su Zhiru was a Pixiu who loved to eat gold and silver? She had the nerve to say that she had eaten all of her grandmother's dowry and only had this little bit left.
Without waiting for the old prince to speak, the old princess took two steps to old Kang and picked her up.
"Bitch! You squandered your dowry and only have these things left, and you still dare to blame Zhiru. He hasn't been to the capital for many years. How much can he spend? You bastard! You are just a piece of cheap flesh and blood. I think you deserve a beating."
The old princess cursed and slapped old Kang at the same time. The sound of the slaps was crisp and pleasant. Old Kang was beaten so hard that blood flowed out and he had no power to fight back.
The old prince also looked at the old marquis who was half lying on the ground with a grim look. It seemed that he wanted to beat him up again. He said in a cold voice:
"Tell me! Where have you spent my sister's dowry over the years? Did you spend it on your two sons?"
The old prince's gaze moved, and he immediately looked at Su Zhiyi and Su Zhiwen, who were standing huddled beside him like two quails.
When that gaze that seemed to be real stared at him, Su Zhiyi's heartbeat instantly quickened, his legs became weak, and he fell to his knees with a plop, trembling.
Su Zhiwen was not much better off. Although he did not kneel down immediately, a hot stream flowed between his legs. In the blink of an eye, the place where he was standing became wet, and a fishy smell spread immediately.
He was so scared by the old prince's look that he pissed himself!
But the old prince did not let them go, but continued:
"I just remembered that your eldest son is as dumb as a pig. How could he be a palace attendant in the Ministry of Rites? Did he use the dowry to pave the way?"
The old marquis covered his painful spot and shook his head repeatedly.
They did use it, but they dared not admit it. Once they admitted to buying and selling official positions and bribing officials, any one of them would be enough to send the Marquis to jail for life. It seems that this matter can only be solved behind closed doors, otherwise the reputation of the Marquisate will be in jeopardy, and it will be terrible if the emperor really wants to investigate.
What an injustice! If I had known, I shouldn't have taken Li's dowry. I thought this dowry could add more glory to the Marquis' Mansion. I didn't expect that Prince Yi's Mansion would use this dowry to feed the Marquis' Mansion's ambitions. When the ambitions and sins were nurtured, they would cut off the source of the money and take back the dowry. Now I am beaten and asked to take back the dowry. I can only swallow my anger. It's really a dumb person eating coptis and can't say anything.
Old Mrs. Kang was beaten so hard that she squinted her eyes and tried to argue, but was slapped by the old princess again.
"We must report this matter to His Majesty and let Him investigate it thoroughly."
The old princess immediately took over the conversation, and the threat was very clear.
"..."
The old marquis took a breath of cold air.
Although the nobles would do some shady things in secret, the emperor knew it and turned a blind eye to it, but once this matter was exposed, it would undoubtedly be a death sentence. The most important thing was that a high-ranking official was bribed at a high price, and that high-ranking official gave the emperor a list of recommended officials. Once this matter was exposed, even if the emperor did not make a ruling, it would offend that high-ranking official, so it must not be exposed, otherwise the beating would be in vain.
Su Qingwan saw that the old couple had been beaten to a pulp, the old marquis and Mrs. Kang were also frightened, and Su Zhiyi and Su Zhiwen were also frightened, so she stood up and pleaded:
"Uncle grandpa, aunt grandma, please stop getting angry, or you may get hurt."
The old prince's expression eased a little, and he retracted his gaze, looking at Su Qingwan with a sad face, "Good child!"
The old princess also stopped, but did not let go of Old Kang. "Old bitch! It seems that you can't tell me where the dowry went. I won't ask any more questions."
When everyone in the Marquis' Mansion heard the old princess say this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Especially old Kang, although she was in pain all over, she felt that the beating was worth it. The old princess no longer asked about Li's dowry, so the matter was over.
It’s just hateful that little bitch Su Qingwan. Why didn’t she come out to persuade us earlier? She had to wait until the Marquis and I were beaten black and blue before she spoke out. It’s so hateful. She must have done it on purpose.
The old marquis has settled down now, so just stop asking questions!
In fact, there should be no further questioning. After Li married into the Marquis's Mansion, she would naturally belong to the Mansion in life and to the Mansion in death. Her dowry should also be spent on the people in the Mansion. It had nothing to do with the Prince's Mansion!
The old prince and princess are just Li’s elder brother and sister-in-law. Can they get the dowry when they come to the marquis’ mansion?
"You can choose not to ask any further questions, but the Marquis's Mansion must supply all the missing items according to the dowry list." The old prince said directly.
This was all discussed with Qingwan. The Marquis' Mansion has squandered my sister's dowry over the years, and it's time to take it back.
Originally, Su Qingwan wanted to get it back herself, but the old prince wanted to do it himself. On the one hand, he wanted to give an explanation to Li, and on the other hand, he naturally wanted to teach the old marquis a lesson to vent his anger.
"Fix it?"
Old Kang tried to open his eyes wide and asked in disbelief.
Where does the marquis's mansion get so much money?
"Yes, make it up! Make it up now. If you can't make up the money, I will kill Lord Su directly. Anyway, my sister said that she misses him very much over there. I think my sister will be very happy if I send him over." The old prince said lightly.
The words directly determined the date of the old marquis' death.
The old marquis wanted to run away, but the palace was well prepared today, and all the exits were guarded by the people in the palace. It was basically impossible for him to escape!
Old Mrs. Kang looked as pale as death. The money requested by the palace was different from the money requested by Su Qingwan before.
Su Qingwan still has hope of getting the money back, but as for the palace, once the money has been taken away, there is no chance at all to get it back.
"Your Highness, our mansion has high expenses and we don't have that much surplus money..." Old Mrs. Kang said with difficulty.
"Yes! Your Majesty, the Marquis' Mansion has no money." Liu suddenly spoke.
Xiaokang nodded repeatedly.
How come the old prince actually asked the Marquis' Mansion to make up the money now? This was not possible. The second branch had a share of the money in the Marquis' Mansion. If all of it was used to make up for Li's dowry, what benefits would the second branch get?
Su Qingwan looked at Liu and Xiaokang, and at this time the two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding.