A car accident, our family of three crossed

When Song Ning came over, he saw Zhou Ting and asked him why he didn't ask Zhou Ru to come with him.

"I just came back from the academy and stopped by here. As for Ru'er, I'm afraid it's not convenient for her to come here recently."

"Why? What happened?"

So Zhou Ting told them roughly what happened yesterday evening when Zhou Ru was called back to Cheng'en Marquis Mansion and scolded.

After listening to this, Song Ning blamed herself a little: "Sister Ru, you are implicated by us."

"Sister-in-law, please don't say that. This matter has nothing to do with you. They just want to find an excuse to control our fourth room." Zhou Ting smiled and said, "Besides, Ru'er didn't suffer any loss. Instead, she made the old lady in the Marquis' Mansion very angry."

He smiled helplessly. That girl sometimes looked heartless. It was probably because she had used all her wisdom and energy to fight with the Marquis's Mansion! When facing those women in the Marquis's Mansion, he became more clever.

Song Ning felt relieved when she heard that Zhou Ru did not suffer any loss.

Zhou Ting then said, "Early this morning, there were more people stalking outside our house. I guess the people who are waiting outside the house for the exam may want to get your residence through Ru'er."

"Yesterday at Xiangguo Temple, because of Zhou Yan's blatant murder, the Marquis' Mansion paid two thousand taels of silver to settle the matter in order to give Xiangguo Temple an explanation. They must be unwilling to accept this."

As he spoke, Zhou Ting laughed again, with a bit of gloating in his laughter, "Don't be fooled by their huge Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, which seems to be glamorous and beautiful. In fact, they have almost squandered the foundation left by their ancestors. Two thousand taels of silver is already a huge loss for them."

He had people secretly investigate the Marquis's properties a long time ago. There were some shops, but most of them lost more than they earned.

He had even visited the storeroom of the marquis's mansion in person. Apart from some imperial gifts, there were almost no valuable items in it. It was said that all of them were squandered by Marquis Cheng'en and the prince.

A while ago, the betrothal gifts sent by Marquis Boyuan's Mansion to Zhou Rong were put into the warehouse, which made the warehouse seem less empty. However, since the betrothal gifts have been received, the dowry must also be prepared.

According to his guess, it is very likely that on the day of Zhou Rong's wedding, these betrothal gifts will be transformed into dowry and carried back to Marquis Boyuan's Mansion.

As for the box of silver in the betrothal gift, not long after it was put into the warehouse, it was stolen by the prince of the Marquis' Mansion and he spent it on drinking and whoring, and squandered it all in one night. There was quite a commotion inside the Marquis' Mansion at the time.

Now, the amount of cash available in the Marquis's account is pitifully small. They are already stretched to the limit, and they lost two thousand taels of silver yesterday. It would be strange if they could accept this.

If Song Ning hadn't heard what Zhou Ting said, he really wouldn't have believed it. Such a big marquisate is, after all, a family of honor and nobility, how could they go to such great lengths just for two thousand taels of silver?

"This, this shouldn't be the case..."

"This capital is so big that nothing is impossible."

Hang Shuheng thought that this was very common. Even in modern times, there were many such cases. It was not surprising at all.

Although the foundation is huge, it cannot withstand the fact that there are a few spendthrifts in the family who only know how to pursue pleasure!

Although Marquis Cheng'en had the title of Marquis, he was just a nobody in the court. The official position he held was just a sinecure and he had no real power.

As for the prince of the Marquis's Mansion, it can only be said that he is better than his master.