After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

Bai Yaoyao stood beside him, and glanced at the simple storehouse, frowning slightly, "Dad, is this all the Second House Master has?"

There were just some cloth, some jade pendants and other valuable items, and some large ornaments. There was very little valuable gold and silver.

When Bai Yanlang mentioned this, he was furious. "It's all because of your mother and third brother. If one of them hadn't been extravagant and embezzled money, and the other hadn't been a jerk who went out to borrow money at high interest rates, how could our second branch be so poor!"

"But mother seems quite wealthy. Where did she get all the money? Did she take advantage of my brother's betrothal gift?"

Bai Yaoyao took the opportunity to sow discord.

Although Lu, as she wrote about, was of noble status, her dowry was not as good as her aunt's, and she didn't even have much money to reward her servants, so how could she have the money to eat and drink lavishly?

And looking at Lu's clothes, they don't look old.

She went out several times these days and got to know the eldest son of the Prime Minister according to the plot in her memory.

Nothing had changed, except for the sudden appearance of Bai Youyou, which made her feel a little uneasy.

"Your grandmother gave six thousand taels to your fourth sister. Your mother may have used this money."

Bai Yaoyao was about to say something, but Bai Yanlang interrupted her, "If you have nothing to do, go back to your own yard."

In front of the concubine, Bai Yanlang was still somewhat rational. However, he was full of doubts and turned around with the account book and walked out.

In the main room, Li was looking through the account book handed over by Bai Yanlang, a little puzzled, "Second brother, is there anything wrong with this account book?"

"Sister-in-law, this is the account of Mu Lin's betrothal gifts. Mrs. Lu said that it was your Madam Qian who brought people to buy them. I just want to ask about it."

"Oh."

Li knew Bai Yanlang's intention, glanced at him strangely, and asked someone to call Nanny Qian over.

When Madam Qian came, Li asked her, "Last time, the Second Madam asked you to help with the preparation of Young Master Mu Lin's betrothal gifts. Can you please check if there is any problem with the account?"

Madam Qian took the account book, flipped through it page by page, and then closed it. "The Second Madam gave me one thousand taels of silver and asked me to buy it according to the specifications of Master Xianglin's betrothal gift. This account book was registered by me and Madam Zheng. There is also a record in the warehouse of the Second House."

"Have you given the purchase order for these things to the Second Madam?"

When Li asked this question, she deliberately glanced at Bai Yanlang, who seemed a little absent-minded.

If the betrothal gift for the concubine's son is prepared well, the main wife will suffer a loss, and if it is not prepared well, the main wife will not get any benefit. When Lu came to ask for the man, she praised Lu for this clever move.

It turns out that the person Lu was guarding against was the second brother!

"I gave it to the Second Madam, in duplicate. I gave the other copy to the housekeeper of the Second House."

After Madam Qian finished speaking, she looked at Bai Yanlang with a smile and said, "If you have any questions, you can ask me directly. Madam has never been involved in these matters. I and a few maids have done it together."

"I came to see my sister-in-law today just to ask about this matter."

Bai Yanlang picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip of tea, hiding the embarrassment in his eyes.

When Li heard his words, a hint of sarcasm flashed across her eyes. She smiled and asked, "Second brother, are you here today for something else?"

Bai Yanlang put down the teacup and sighed, "My second brother came to see my eldest sister-in-law today to ask you to find a suitable marriage for Mu Lin."

"As the legal mother, Mrs. Lu, is still alive, it is not appropriate for me, as the eldest sister-in-law, to take over the responsibility."

Li's heart and eyes were full of resistance. She pulled the corners of her mouth dryly and refused politely.

Everyone knows that Bai Mulin had a mistress before, and now he is notorious. Which noble lady would look down on such a man?

We are a good match, but I'm afraid that as soon as I open my mouth, I'll be beaten out with a broom.

Bai Yanlang was helpless, "Lu and Aunt Qiao are not on good terms, and even the children are not liked by her. Aunt Qiao did such a bad thing, and Lu will not care about Mu Lin and Yaoyao now."

He looked at Li pleadingly, "Sister-in-law, I have no other choice but to beg you."

After Bai Yanlang finished speaking, he stood up and was about to kneel down to Li.

"Hey, second brother, what are you doing?"

Li was startled and quickly stood up to stop him, "Aren't you embarrassing me?"

"My mother is old, and I don't want to disturb her because of this matter." Bai Yanlang sat back in the chair with red eyes, "The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, sister-in-law, please help me."

Li understood the hidden meaning behind his words.

If Bai Yanlang went to ask the old man Qiao for help, since the old man couldn't control Lu, he would definitely pass this hot potato to her.

She frowned, hesitated for a moment, and prepared to say something ugly first.

"You also know Mu Lin's current reputation. If he wants to marry a noble lady who is well-matched with him, I'm afraid it will be difficult..."

Bai Yanlang also thought of Bai Mulin's bad reputation now, and he was embarrassed, "Sister-in-law, help me look for someone first, if it doesn't work, then-"

"Okay, I'll help you take a look, but I can't guarantee whether it will work or not."

Li said a few words to him, and after sending him away, Madam Qian said with contempt, "When I was preparing the betrothal gifts, I went to ask the Second Madam for permission. The Second Madam said she dared not get involved in this matter. If she was accused of embezzling the betrothal money one day, it would be like yellow mud falling into my pants, and it would be shit if it wasn't shit."

"This Lu family is really vulgar in their words."

"The words are rough but the truth is there. Don't tell me, the Second Madam is right."

Li recalled that Yong'an Hou had come to her house in person, and asked hurriedly, "Why did Yong'an Hou give money to Bai Youyou? Did you find out more about this?"

Nanny Qian originally came to inquire about this matter and was preparing to report it to Li.

"I heard that Prince Jiang, the Marquis of Yong'an, wanted to buy the farm owned by the fourth young lady, but there was a misunderstanding between them, so the Marquis of Yong'an specially sent money to apologize on behalf of Prince Jiang."

"The Lu family doesn't even have a decent dowry, so where does Bai Youyou get a farm?"

"It's Zaozhuang on the outskirts of the city. It was originally owned by the Second Master."

Li was stunned. "Didn't Mrs. Liu steal the land deed of this farm and mortgage it for silver?"

Madam Qian replied, "I heard that the fourth young lady used silver to redeem her."

"That manor is in a great location, and it's hard to buy it even if you have money. The owner of the Must Win Casino is not stupid, so how could he let a little girl redeem it?"

Li was very curious, so she quickly told Qian Momo, "Go to the Li residence right now and ask my uncle to find out who leased the farm under Bai Youyou's name to her."

Li now seriously suspects that Bai Yaoyao and someone else were the ones who planned Bai Muchen's loan.

Not only did she want to know, Bai Yanlang also found his colleague in the Ministry of Household Registration and Land Deeds early in the morning.