I married the wrong man, and I sent him and his whole family to be executed.

"What are you doing?" Madam Gu was puzzled. "How can you pawn these things? If it gets out, how will outsiders view our mansion?"

"Between jewelry and life, I choose life." Yu Qiaoqiao looked at Mrs. Gu expressionlessly.

She spoke frankly, but to Mrs. Gu, she thought that Yu Qiaoqiao was dissatisfied with the care she received from the Marquis' Mansion.

"Bitch!" Mrs. Gu clenched her handkerchief tightly, fearing that she would not be able to control herself and teach her a lesson.

Yu Wangfei closed the jewelry box and asked Yunhua to bring a large bag of silver and money to Yu Qiaoqiao.

"These jewels are in excellent condition. I will have Yunhua deliver them to the pawn shop later. You can take the silver first. If the pawn shop gives more, I will have Yunhua deliver it to you."

The moment Yu Qiaoqiao saw the money, she started counting it. There was actually one hundred taels of silver in her purse. You should know that Lord Gu's annual salary was only one hundred taels.

"Okay." Yu Qiaoqiao smiled happily and ran out quickly with the money.

Seeing that Yu Qiaoqiao sold all her jewelry for 100 taels, Mrs. Gu was a little tempted. She asked tentatively, "Where is that pawnshop?"

"On South Street." Yu Wangfei replied.

After learning the specific address, Mrs. Gu left Fangfeiyuan excitedly.

Looking at Mrs. Gu's leaving back, Yu Wangfei gave an evil look.

Lord Gu's annual salary was only one hundred taels of gold, but in order to treat Gu Baizhou's hidden illness, they were able to pay out one thousand taels of gold. It is conceivable how much corruption Lord Gu had committed in the court over the years.

As for the money in the pawnshop, it was naturally the one thousand taels of gold given by the Gu family.

A family like the Cheng'en Marquisate would eventually be broke no matter how much they pawned.

"I have done what you asked me to do. When will you give me the antidote?" Yu Qiaoqiao suddenly appeared from behind Yu Wangfei.

Although she had just gone out, she did not go far. Instead, she re-entered the house through the back door under the guidance of the servants.

"Here." Yu Wangfei took out a small medicine bottle and threw it to Yu Qiaoqiao, "This is the antidote for this month."

Although Yu Qiaoqiao is not considered smart, it is great to be able to control her and use her for your own benefit at critical moments.

"You clearly said you would completely detoxify me!" Yu Qiaoqiao was dissatisfied.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I will detoxify you completely whenever I want. Don't worry, you won't die now." Yu Wangfei picked up the teapot and poured himself tea.

"Bitch!" Yu Qiaoqiao snorted coldly and was about to leave.

"Don't even think about getting an antidote from somewhere else. I'm the only one in the world who can detoxify this poison." Yu Wangfei threw a word to her.

She was not worried that Yu Qiaoqiao would find a way to see other doctors, because Yu Wangfei was very confident in his poison.

Just as Yu Wangfei had expected, that day Mrs. Gu had someone snatch away the jewelry of the second branch of the Gu family, and then took them to the South Street Pawn Shop to pawn them. The shopkeeper was very generous and gave them to her at the highest market price.

After receiving the jewellery, Chu Yuheng had someone spread the news directly. In less than a day, everyone in the capital knew that the Marquis Cheng'en's Mansion was so poor that they had to pawn their jewellery.

Lord Gu was also ridiculed in the court, and some officials even threw money at him, saying that it was alms for him.

Because Madam Gu had not informed Lord Gu about the pawning of her jewelry, and Lord Gu had been humiliated in the court, he went straight to Madam Gu's yard after leaving the court, and the two had a big quarrel.

In the end, Lord Gu was so angry that he beat Madam Gu, confiscated her power as the head of the family, and let Old Madam Gu take charge of the family again.

"How could you treat me like this, Marquis? I'm crazy about you. I've done my best for this family, and even took out my own and the second wife's jewelry. And you actually hit me." Madam Gu lay on the ground, looking at Marquis Gu with red eyes.

"You have ruined the reputation of the Cheng'en Marquisate!" Lord Gu was angry. "Go out and ask around to see if there is any aristocratic family that would let their wives pawn their jewelry!"

"If I didn't pawn it, what would you eat and use? How would you use charcoal to keep warm in such a cold winter?" Mrs. Gu was indignant.

Everything she did was for this family, and Lord Gu actually blamed her for it.

"fallacy!"

"I was so blind to marry someone like you. All of you in the Gu family are selfish villains."

Upon hearing this, Lord Gu became even angrier and picked up Madam Gu and started quarreling with her again.

As for Gu Baizhou, after taking the medicine given by the miracle doctor, he felt that he was fine again. These days, he increasingly believed that he was no different from ordinary people.

He was anxious to prove that he was in good health, so he took the only silver he had left and went to Baihua Tower. He imitated Gu Baili's behavior and made some noise in the tower. Then he found a brothel girl, took her into the room and started making love with her.

It only took him one night to prove to everyone in the capital that he could do it.

Early the next morning, Gu Baili brought the servants from the Marquis' Mansion to tie up Gu Baizhou and threw him in front of Old Madam Gu.

There was no expression on Yu Wangfei's face when she heard the news. After all, it was all within her expectations.

But she still wanted to see how Old Madam Gu dealt with this matter, so she asked Yunhua to go and investigate.

"Grandma, my grandson has brought my cousin here." Gu Baili bowed to Old Madam Gu and stepped aside.

Gu Baizhou, who was kneeling on the ground, did not feel that he had done anything wrong: "Why did you tie me up? I have done nothing wrong!"

"Rebellious son!" Lord Gu was so angry that he kicked him directly, "The Cheng'en Marquisate is now in disgrace, do you want to add fuel to the fire?"

"Where did you get your money?" Old Madam Gu asked coldly.

Yesterday, when she started to manage the household, she discovered that there was not even a penny in the account of the Marquis' Mansion. In an instant, she understood why Madam Gu went to South Street to pawn her jewelry.

In desperation, she took out her jewelry and had it secretly pawned to cover the daily expenses of the Marquis' Mansion.

This morning she learned that Gu Baizhou actually spent ten taels of silver to have a good night in Baihua Tower. She was so angry that she directly asked Gu Baili to kidnap the man back.

As for why Old Madam Gu knew that Gu Baizhou was in Baihua Tower, it was all thanks to the wide network of informants in the second branch of the Gu family.

"These are all I have, so I can only sleep with ordinary people and cannot spend a night with the courtesan." Gu Baizhou said directly.

He wanted to find an oiran so that he could better prove his virginity, but he didn't have enough money.

"Do you know how much the entire marquis's mansion has paid for your medical treatment? And now you are still going to Baihua Tower!" Old Madam Gu covered her chest in grief.

She didn't expect that Gu Baizhou was such a useless person and his health just happened to cause such a big disturbance.