The ancient mythical beast quickly wears a cruel and ruthless

The old lady, who was unaware of the situation, was still proudly talking about how she sent her servants to collect debts today.

She had never had any experience in her life, and even when she became an old lady, she was no different from a common woman.

She was only feeling proud of having successfully collected the debt, but she didn't know that her action was directly putting her son on the fire!

From then on, all the civil and military officials in the court dared not associate with such a person who would lend money and then ask his family to make trouble to demand the money back!

Zhao Wenchang listened to his mother's words, feeling so angry that he had no place to vent.

He clenched his fists hidden in his sleeves again and again, but he didn't dare to get angry with his mother.

This is because if he frightened his old mother and let her die, according to the laws of the time, he would have to observe mourning for three years to fulfill his filial duty.

With an official position like his that was watered down and having offended his immediate superior, how could he have the chance to report back in three years?

In the end, Zhao Wenchang could only change the subject, "Mom, if you don't have money, just ask Xinyao directly. You'd better stay away from my official circles in the future!"

"Oh, Mom wants to too!"

The old lady saw that her son's face was not right, and asked quickly, "Did mother cause trouble for you?"

Zhao Wenchang denied it with an unpleasant expression, "It's okay, it's just a small matter, my son will handle it!"

"Ah, mother has no choice. Your good wife said she has no money and has used it all to buy supplements for you! I think she is angry with me because of your concubine!"

Madam Zhao complained angrily, "Mother is thinking about taking a concubine. We don't need her to help her mother. She can handle this matter for you! I just heard from the servants that Lord Li owed my son 20,000 taels, so mother..."

"Come here, sell out that talkative servant!"

Zhao Wenchang finally found a way to vent his anger!

"Mother, you can handle the matter of taking a concubine. I'm going to talk to Ruan Xinyao!"

Zhao Wenchang bowed to Old Madam Zhao and walked straight towards Su Li's courtyard.

Su Li, who was well prepared, was leisurely drinking tea in the room, looking at the flowers blooming in the courtyard.

"Ruan Xinyao!"

Zhao Wenchang saw Su Li drinking tea leisurely, and kicked the tea table angrily, "What do you mean? Don't you know there is no money in the account?"

"I know. Didn't I use all my money to buy supplements for you? I can't make ends meet now!"

Su Li said with an innocent look on her face.

"Humph! Ruan Xinyao, I know you're upset because of me taking a concubine, but mother's health is like this, we have to fulfill her wish, otherwise it would be unfilial, understand?!"

Zhao Wenchang softened his tone and spoke while sitting on a chair nearby.

"What's going on? Didn't you see the master coming? Why didn't you even prepare tea?"

I lifted the teapot, only to find it empty.

Su Li called Xiao Cui and gave her a look.

Xiao Cui, who had already been enlightened, understood immediately and went downstairs with the teapot in hand!

Soon, she came up with a new pot of tea, but the lid was still shaking.

Xiao Cui pressed the tea lid with a slightly nervous expression, poured a bowl of tea for Zhao Wenchang, and then hid the teapot behind her.

Zhao Wenchang, who had been staring at Su Li, did not notice this. He was still talking to Su Li about the money with a mixture of leniency and strictness, "No matter how poor you are, I believe you can still come up with some!"

Su Li lowered his head and said nothing.

"Look at what happened today. Lord Li gave me a good beating! Hurry up and take out thirty thousand taels. I'll go and apologize to him!"

"Silver, no! I told you, I used it all to buy supplements for you!"

Su Li shook her head slightly.

"I don't believe it. When you married into our Zhao family, you brought half of your Ruan family's assets with you! Where's your dowry? If you take it out, it would be enough to feed our Zhao family for decades!"

As Zhao Wenchang spoke, he put the tea into his mouth.

"Ugh! What's that smell?"

He took a sip and quickly spit it out, "Xiao Cui, what kind of tea did you make for me?"

"My Lord, this year's new tea has not been delivered yet. This is last year's old tea, so..."

Xiao Cui said with a look of grievance.

"Okay, Xiao Cui, go down! I have something to talk to the master about!"

Su Li waved his hand and let Xiao Cui go down.

If she didn't go down, she would be exposed. She could hardly hide the smile in her eyes!

"Yes!"

Xiao Cui hurriedly took the teapot downstairs, walked to the corner of the small kitchen, opened the teapot and put it on the ground.

A large, wet rat escaped from the teapot.

"Humph, I'll let you drink to death for bullying our young lady!"

Xiao Cui cursed a few times, looked around, then picked up the teapot and washed it.

As for Zhao Wenchang, he held back the fishy taste in his mouth and said, "Don't serve old tea next time. I remember you have a tea shop in the capital. Ask them to send some new tea as soon as possible!"

"it is good!"

Su Li responded casually.

There is no share for you even if it is served, so what can you taste?

"Let's continue what we were doing. If there's no more money in the account, you can just pick a few things from your dowry and we'll sell them. That'll be all!"

Zhao Wenchang looked at Su Li and said.

Su Li cursed inwardly, but had a helpless expression on his face, "Master, you don't know that my father gave me a lot of things as a dowry, but you also know that I am now an imperial merchant, and I work for His Majesty!"

She sighed, "Your Majesty is going to march north this time, and needs to prepare food, fodder, and cotton clothing. All my dowry money has been invested in this batch of goods, and I can only get the money after I hand it over to the government!"

"What? Really nothing at all?"

Zhao Wenchang frowned. He knew nothing about business, but he still had to confirm Ruan Xinyao's dowry.

"That's right, you see! I sold all of Ruxue and I's valuable jewelry just for this mission!"

Su Li pretended to be helpless and walked to her dressing table. She opened the sandalwood box where she usually kept her head jewelry and said.

Sure enough, there were only a few silver hairpins inside.

In fact, Su Li had already put the original body's dowry and the silver bills from the shop's profits into his own companion space.

Of course, the same goes for Zhao Ruxue.

That ungrateful little bitch was not worthy of the original owner's kindness. She was afraid that she would meet that poor scholar when she came back this time.

Su Li wanted to see how Zhao Ruxue, without money, would spend the rest of her life with that poor scholar.

"Come on, take me to the warehouse where you keep the dowry. I don't believe there's nothing left!"

Zhao Wenchang looked calm, but he was actually extremely anxious.

If I don't return the 20,000 taels of silver to Minister Li this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to get promoted in the future!

"Master, do you not believe me?"

Su Li wiped her empty tears with a handkerchief, and took out a key from under the dressing table with a wronged voice, "Then please follow me, sir!"