The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 399 Lady Ningguo

Finally, the carriage arrived at the gate of Ningguo Marquis Mansion.

Ye Wenyan really said one thing right. There was indeed someone waiting at the door of Ningguo Marquis' Mansion to greet them, but they were not Xiao Shubai's relatives, but the housekeeper of the mansion.

When the old butler saw the Ye family's carriage coming, he immediately stepped forward. When the curtain was opened, the first person to come out was Xiao.

He was indifferent, just bowed and called out, "Second Madam." Then he continued indifferently, "You are finally here. The Marquis has been waiting for a long time, just waiting for you to come in and talk!" At the end, he added, "Second Madam is really good at causing trouble for her family."

This housekeeper not only spoke in a dull tone, but was also very distant. He kept calling the Xiao family "Second Madam" and completely distanced himself from the family.

Xiao Shubai also heard it, but she felt guilty today and couldn't say anything.

After the housekeeper finished talking to her, he came over to greet Ye Wenyan. Seeing that Ye Wenyan had gotten off the train and stood still, he bowed and said, "This old servant greets the Fourth Miss. Please come in. My Lord and Madam have always been talking about you, and today they have finally brought you here."

Xiao Shubai's face darkened again, as she recalled the fact that her half-brother Xiao Fang had a good relationship with Ye Jinggui, the eldest son of the Ye family.

Ye Wenyan didn't rush in, but just stood there and asked the housekeeper: "Has our fifth young lady arrived?"

The housekeeper immediately replied, "Yes, they are here. Miss Fifth came with Eunuch Lian and Lord Yun, and is drinking tea in the front hall."

"Oh, she's already in the front hall." Ye Wenyan's face showed annoyance, "Why did she go to the front hall? Oh, it's my fault for being late. If I had arrived earlier, I would never have let her enter the Ningguo Marquis' Mansion."

"Oh, what are you talking about, Miss?" The old housekeeper was a little confused. Ye Wenyan said, "I'm so sorry. This is something our Ye family didn't consider. Miss Five is a concubine's daughter. She is from a noble family in the Ningguo Marquis' Mansion. How can a concubine's daughter be qualified to enter the mansion, let alone the front hall?"

"Fourth Miss, you must not say such things!" The old housekeeper didn't understand what was going on. Ye Wenyan's words made him stunned. "Everyone who comes is a guest. Ningguo Marquis's Mansion does not distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate children."

Ye Wenyan suddenly realized, "Oh, that's right, the current Marquis is also a bastard. If the Ningguo Marquis's Mansion still distinguishes between legitimate and illegitimate children, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of the Marquis. So Second Aunt, you must be careful with your words in the future. You can't look down on the Marquis's birth and then look down on our Ye family's illegitimate daughter. Saying that illegitimate daughters are not worthy of entering the Xiao family, is the gap between legitimate and illegitimate children so big in Second Aunt's mind?"

The Xiao family's housekeeper's face suddenly darkened, and he questioned Xiao Shubai without mercy: "The old marquis has no children. After you got married, our master took care of the family. Even when the old marquis was dying, our master was the only one by his side. You didn't fulfill your filial piety and didn't bring honor to the marquis's house. Why do you look down on the marquis? And, if you clearly look down on him, why do you drag the marquis's house into trouble?"

After he questioned, he didn't wait for Xiao Shubai to answer, and just said to Ye Wenyan: "Fourth Miss, please come in!"

The Ningguo Marquis's Mansion is not as grand as the First-Rank General's Mansion, and because it is inherited from generation to generation, generation after generation of Ningguo Marquis has lived in this house, and gradually it has become old. The ancient atmosphere is overwhelming, which makes it more profound.

Ye Wenyan felt that this heritage was very good, just like the Xuanmai Ye family in his previous life. As long as one smelled the scent in the house, one could smell the passage of thousands of years and inheritance from generation to generation.

This feeling does not exist in the First-Rank General's Mansion. Although it has been passed down for three or four generations, it has never accumulated any foundation.

In the front hall of the Ningguo Marquis's Mansion, Old Madam Xiao sat at the top, Lian Shi Yunchen and Ye Chulian sat on the left, and on the right sat Ningguo Marquis Xiao Fang and his wife Gu.

When Ye Wenyan entered the courtyard, he heard Lian Shi saying, "Yanhua Palace has stood in the world for more than 400 years, and people all over the world worship it. This is the first time we have heard of someone daring to steal things from Yanhua Palace. The Xiao family really taught their daughters well, and set a precedent in Northern Qi!"

Yun Chen followed up on his words and said, "How can it be the first in Northern Qi? It is clearly the first in the world."

Mrs. Gu, who was sitting opposite, frowned and covered her face with her hands from time to time, muttering non-stop: "Shame, it's really too shameful! In my life, this is the first time someone has come to my house with such an excuse. If my daughter did such a thing, I promise to beat her to death with a stick. I will never leave such a scourge in the world!"

Madam Xiao asked her with a sullen face: "You mean, you want me to beat Shu Bai to death?"

Gu rolled her eyes and said, "I didn't say that. I only said my own daughter. Whoever's daughter is responsible for disciplining her should do it. If mother has any ideas, do it yourself and don't blame me."

Ye Chulian also wiped her tears, and looked pitiful again: "Fourth sister put such an important thing in my room. I didn't expect that it's hard to prevent thieves. It's okay for mother to steal my things before, but I didn't expect that she would dare to steal the banknotes from Yanhua Palace this time. This is too bold. Fortunately, Ningguo Marquis's Mansion is willing to compensate, otherwise I really don't know what to do."

Gu became even more angry when she heard this. "Why should the Ningguo Marquisate pay for it? Whoever stole it should pay for it! A daughter who is married off is like water spilled. Even if she dies in the future, she will be buried in her husband's ancestral tomb and listed in her husband's family tree. What does it have to do with her natal family? The Ningguo Marquisate is not a bank. Can she use it as she pleases? We have to live our lives too."

Lian Shi was stunned. "Oh, what a fuss, it turns out that the Ningguo Marquisate doesn't care! Then Madam Xiao, you have taken on a big job. Do you have that much silver?" He counted on his fingers, "One million taels... No, double it, triple it, three million taels, how do you think we can pay for it? In cash, or in banknotes, or in exchange for something else?"

Madam Xiao felt stars flashing before her eyes. How could it suddenly double? One million taels became three million taels? Wasn't this too fast?

She asked Lian Shi: "Where did you get the three million taels?"

Lian Shi repeated to Old Madam Xiao what Wen Yan had sent someone to tell Xiao Shubai at the General's Mansion last night.

Old Madam Xiao was so blocked by him constantly referring to Yanhua Palace that she really didn't know how to refute him. This was the first time she had dealt with Yanhua Palace in her life, and it was the first time for the palace servants of Yanhua Palace to speak to her face. She didn't expect that the first time would be because of this matter, which really made her nervous and annoyed.

But no matter how upset she was, there was nothing she could do. Xiao Shubai was her only child, and she had to protect him. Otherwise, she would no longer have a relative in this world, and she might be driven out of the house by Xiao Fang, the bastard, and end up on the streets.

Madam Xiao glanced at Gu and said to her as calmly as possible: "As a family, we should share the difficulties."

Gu immediately lost her temper: "Why? Your daughter stole something, why should we pay for it? Let me be frank, your daughter was raised by you and your father, and whatever kind of thing she turned out to be is your own doing. When things were good at the beginning, you didn't ask us to take advantage of the First-Rank General's Mansion. Why do you tell us that we are all family now that something has happened? You are a bullshit family!"

Gu became more and more excited as she spoke. She simply stood up and walked around the hall twice before continuing, "Two years ago, someone from my family came to borrow money. What did you say? You said that since I was married to the Xiao family, I was a member of the Xiao family and had no relationship with my family anymore. Relatives should not come to visit each other anymore, and borrowing money was out of the question. What's the matter? Now that your daughter is in trouble, you think of your family again? What kind of perverse logic is this? Are you bullying my Gu family because they have no power and influence? You are bullying me alone, right?"

She sat back in her chair angrily. Ningguo Marquis Xiao Fang gently pulled her aside. Gu shook Xiao Fang's hand away and said, "Get out of here! Don't pull me! I have been holding this back for years. Today I have the chance and I must make it clear. Don't bully me like this. You don't know how to feel sorry for him because he is not your own son! You cheat him to death every day. Not only do you cheat yourself, but you also bring your married daughter back to cheat. What does our master owe you? I will give you money to compensate you. If you want to compensate, you have to pay it yourself. Ningguo Marquis Mansion will not get involved in this mess!"

Old Madam Xiao was really embarrassed. There were outsiders in the hall, and her daughter-in-law was almost pointing at her nose and scolding her. If this got out, would she still have any shame?

So the old lady began to slam the table, making loud bangs, and at the same time she shouted, "How outrageous! How outrageous! You don't distinguish between the noble and the humble. Whose daughter-in-law can be like you? If I had known this would happen, I would never have let you enter the Xiao family!"

When Ye Wenyan said this, she also arrived at the door and laughed. Then she turned her head and said to Xiao Shubai, "Listen, second aunt, what Madam Xiao said to Madam Ningguo is exactly the same as what our Ye family's old lady said to you!"

Xiao Shubai knew that Gu had a hot temper, but she didn't expect it to be so extreme. This was more than just disobedience, wasn't this just scolding? She wanted to vent her anger for her mother and say a few words, but before she could step forward, Madam Xiao slammed the table a few times, which immediately slammed Gu - "If I knew that your Xiao family had a thief, I would never marry you no matter what! I can't afford to lose this person with you!"

"You..." The old lady was so angry that she almost fainted. "You unfilial thing, why did the old marquis pass the title to you? Oh my God! Old marquis! Did you see that? These are the good son and daughter-in-law to whom you passed the title!"

Old Madam Xiao started to act like this, crying and wiping tears. But Gu ignored her and said, "It's useless for you to cry to God or your father, because this title can only be passed on to our master. You can't give birth to a son, so you can't let your daughter inherit the title, right? Do you think we want it? After all, this is forced upon us, and we still feel it is a burden. What are you crying about?"