Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

The female members of the family talked for a long time in Furong Hall. Ye Jintang had a verbal battle with Madam Gan and Ye Yanran. Madam Gan was so angry that she found an excuse to leave temporarily.

The enemies had all run away, so Ye Jintang naturally wouldn't just sit there and chat. She said she was a little tired and drove everyone out.

Nanny Lou brought several maids and servants to serve Ye Jintang.

"Madam Lou, you stay. Everyone else, please leave."

Ye Jintang, leaning on the Luohan bed, took the tea poured by Luzhu and took a sip. She had a taste in her mouth after talking so much just now.

"I've met the princess."

Nanny Lou walked forward with a smile and bowed to Ye Jintang.

When Ye Jintang got married a few days ago, she did not take Nanny Lou with her. Firstly, she still did not trust her, and secondly, she needed to keep an eye in the Danyang Marquis Mansion.

"Madam Lou, has anything happened in the Marquis' Mansion in the past few days?"

"My Lady, the Marquis' Mansion has been very busy these past two days."

Nanny Lou told Ye Jintang everything that had happened in the past two days with great excitement.

After sending Ye Jintang away, the Marquis' Mansion had been investigating the theft in the mansion's storehouse.

But no matter how they investigated, they could not find any clues. Later, when they were left with no other options, the old marquis secretly asked an official he was familiar with in the Ministry of Justice to help him investigate.

In the end, I didn't gain anything. In the end, I had no choice but to swallow the bitter pill.

The incident had become so serious that naturally all the other families in the Marquis' Mansion knew about it.

That night, Ye Song's father, Ye Rong, the second son in the Marquis's family, stood up and demanded a division of the family.

He saw clearly that the Marquis's family had been emptied of its wealth. If they did not split up and everyone lived together, their family would not benefit from it. It would be better for them to split up early and live separately.

"Your Highness didn't see how angry the old Marquis was at that time. He directly threw the teacup in his hand at the Second Master and yelled that unless he died, no one in the Marquis of Danyang would be able to split the family."

"Oh, as the eldest son, Ye Xinyuan didn't say anything?"

"The eldest master definitely disagrees with the division of the family. He said a lot of high-sounding words, but unfortunately he was directly blocked by the second master."

"Everyone in the mansion knows that the eldest girl's dowry was also lost. The master doesn't want to divide the family. He just wants the other families to contribute a little to help collect the eldest girl's dowry."

Upon hearing this, Ye Jintang laughed.

This is human nature. She knew that as long as there were problems with money in the Danyang Marquis' Mansion, there would be dog-eat-dog fights.

But she didn't expect that they would fight on the very night she got married.

"My sisters are about the same age as my eldest sister. They have also been preparing their dowries in the past few years. I'm afraid Madam Gan is eyeing their dowries."

"Your Highness is truly a master of foresight. That night, Madam Chen tore off Madam Gan's fig leaf in front of everyone."

"The fifth and seventh girls are about the same age, and the fifth girl has been looking for a husband since last year, and her dowry is almost ready."

"Before marrying the Second Master, Madam Chen had a reputation in the capital for being a hot-tempered person. Having lived in the Marquis' Mansion for so many years, she naturally guessed Madam Gan's plan. Madam Chen scolded Madam Gan on the spot."

"After hearing what Madam Chen said, the other ladies also reacted. Madam Ma from the fifth house has three daughters. She was already worried about the dowry, and now Madam Gan is also thinking about her. She didn't care about the Marquis and directly attacked Madam Gan."

Just by hearing what Nanny Lou said, Ye Jintang could guess how lively the Marquis' Mansion was that day. It was a pity that she was not there to watch the fun.

"What happened in the end?"

"In the end, the master could only promise that the eldest daughter's dowry would be provided by the eldest branch themselves and that he would not ask other branches for it. Only then was the matter over."

"Where's the old lady? She doesn't look very well today."

"After the old lady's treasury was stolen, her spirits were not as high as before. When I was on duty at night, I heard the old lady having nightmares. It seemed that someone was always looking for her to collect debts. The old lady kept saying in her dreams that the treasury was stolen and she had no money."

"Oh?"

Ye Jintang was puzzled. How could Madam Ye, who was the Marquis' wife, owe money to others?

"The debt collector seems to be named Xia. The old lady mentioned it several times, but unfortunately I didn't hear his specific name clearly."

When he heard the surname Xia, Ye Jintang's first reaction was Ye Li's biological mother, Aunt Xia.

She had already inquired about Aunt Xia. At that time, the old lady had just lost a daughter. Logically, she must have hated Aunt Xia and Ye Li to death.

But she didn't do anything extreme at that time. Even after Aunt Xia passed away, she still raised Ye Li under her own name.

When Ye Jintang heard these things, he felt very strange.

At this moment, Old Madam Ye had a nightmare in which a man named Xia was chasing her for debts. She couldn't help but wonder if there was something mysterious going on.

However, this happened many years ago, and it may not be easy to find any clues.

"Madam Lou, you continue to keep an eye on the Marquis' Mansion and the old lady. If you have anything to say, you can go to the Prince Qin's Mansion and find Lu Zhu to pass on the message to this princess."

"Yes, I will do my best to serve the princess."

Ye Jintang took a short rest and then went to attend the banquet at the Marquis' Mansion.

Today she returned home, and all the female members of the Marquis's family attended the banquet together. There were four tables set up in the huge flower hall.

Ye Jintang, who was sitting at the main table, glanced at the utensils and meals in front of her. They were of high quality. The bowl she used alone was probably worth dozens of taels of silver.

The Marquis' Mansion is obviously extremely poor, yet they still have to do these face-saving projects, which really makes it difficult for them.

If the Marquis of Danyang Mansion continues to do this kind of pretentious behavior, the mansion will be destroyed even faster.

After watching the excitement, Ye Jintang did not stay in the Marquis' Mansion for long. As soon as the lunch was over, she and Xiao Mo left together in a carriage.

"Your Majesty, can you help me find someone from outside who is familiar with the past events of the Marquis of Danyang Mansion?"

"Are you talking about the old man released by the Marquis' Mansion?"

"That's right. It would be best if it was someone who had served Aunt Xia before."

Ye Jintang briefly told the story of Aunt Xia.

"Okay, but it's been so many years, so it's a little hard to find someone."

"It doesn't matter. It depends on your luck."

Ye Jintang did not force the matter. After all, it happened decades ago, and it was hard to say whether the people who served Aunt Xia in the past were still alive.

But even if this path doesn't work, she will definitely find other clues somewhere else.

Her sixth sense told her that there must be a reason why the old marquis brought Concubine Xia back home.

"The old lady is not making things difficult for you, is she?"

Suddenly Xiao Mo said something without any beginning or end.

"Well, the old lady is ill, and she has no time to take care of herself, so she doesn't have time to embarrass me."

Xiao Mo felt helpless when he heard Ye Jintang calling her "servant" all the time. His little fox was simply old-fashioned when it came to etiquette. She used to call him "Sir Jiang" all the time, and she didn't change even after being corrected for such a long time.

I don’t know when she will replace this annoying concubine with me.