The Empress came ashore and beheaded the meritorious officials, forcing me to wear the yellow robe

That day...

Almost every wealthy household in the capital was cursing Boss Zhang, saying, "I gave birth to a son without an eye! You must die a horrible death for cheating people out of their money!"

This of course includes the Li family.

When Old Lady Li learned about the mysterious disappearance of the "Silver Ship", she got so excited that she fainted on the spot.

After waking up, she began to wail and cry bitterly, saying that she had squandered all the Li family's wealth and would be too ashamed to face the Li family's ancestors in the afterlife.

Huang Suqiu and Chen Anran advised the old lady to relax, saying that the money was gone and nothing could happen to her.

It would be better if I didn't say that...

After saying that, Old Lady Li was the first to react and slapped Chen Anran hard in the face.

Chen Anran was stunned by the sudden move!

Old Lady Li pointed at her and trembled all over. "You...it's all your fault, bitch. If you hadn't encouraged me back then, saying hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest a year, how could this have happened? Where's the money? Where's it gone now?"

Having said that, the old lady grabbed Huang Suqiu's hand again and burst into tears: "Suqiu! I regret it! I regret not listening to you. Now... now this has happened. When Jin'er comes back, how am I going to explain it to him?"

Huang Suqiu was helpless and could only pat the old lady's hand and comfort her, "Grandma! Things have come to this, as long as everyone is fine! If we lose the money, we can earn more. You must take care of yourself, otherwise, if something really happens, I will be the one who can't explain to Brother Jin!"

When they said this, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hugged each other and cried bitterly.

Damn Zhang the liar! He deserves a horrible death.

The Li family was filled with a layer of sadness, except for these two people...

The young couple, husband Li Jize and wife Wang Yuanya, were not only not sad, but also laughed secretly when no one was paying attention.

Wang Yuanya smiled secretly because the Li family deserved it!

As the head of the nobility for nearly three hundred years, when the people were starving, he would rather use the money to earn interest than to provide relief to the victims. Now he has been cheated! It is really the will of heaven, and no one can escape it.

Li Jize was different. He had swindled so many high-ranking officials out of their money—over 70 million taels! How many soldiers would he have to recruit? How many muskets and cannons would he have to manufacture?

When he thought of something happy, the corners of his mouth would open up and he couldn't stop grinning.

But the unfortunate thing is...

Chen Anran, who was slapped in the face, tilted his head and covered his face and happened to catch this scene.

The concubine, who was already filled with rage, suddenly became even more furious. She shouted, "Fool! What are you laughing at? The Li family's money is all gone, and you're happy, aren't you?"

All of a sudden, everyone in the room looked at Li Jize.

Wang Yuanya also realized what was happening. She was a little displeased and took the initiative to ask, "Auntie, what are you talking about? My husband is the eldest son of the Li family. How could he be laughing at this time?"

The ugly bride probably didn't realize that since her senior brother wanted to kill Li Jize and she protected him, she seemed to be getting more and more accustomed to protecting "fools".

Chen Anran pointed at Li Jize, cursing and insisting on "adding insult to injury." "Fool! Tell me yourself, did you laugh just now? I saw you laugh with my own eyes, don't try to cheat!"

Li Jize grinned funny!

You're trying to deflect blame, huh? You're looking for someone to take the blame, huh?

really……

Seeing Li Jize laughing again, Chen Anran pointed at him and shouted at Old Lady Li and the surrounding Li family members, "Hey, hey, hey! Did you see that? Li Jize is laughing! The Li family has lost so much money, and he can still laugh?"

As expected, Old Lady Li frowned, looking displeased.

She scolded him directly, "Jize, why are you laughing?"

"Go back to Grandma, because I thought of something funny!"

Li Jize said the same thing, which made Old Lady Li look gloomy and very unhappy.

"What's so funny?"

Faced with his grandmother's questioning, Li Jize restrained his smile and looked at Chen Anran with a half-smile.

"That day, my mother desperately tried to stop the money from being moved from the treasury! I remember someone slandering her for having problems with the accounts and saying she had selfish motives! They insisted on forcing her to hand over the keys."

In a word...

Chen Anran and Old Lady Li's faces suddenly changed, and they became embarrassed.

Weren’t those two the ones who were there that day?

Old Madam Li was so embarrassed that her face turned red and she even turned around and blamed Huang Suqiu.

"Suqiu, you're such a fool! Grandma is old, so sometimes she can't help but be a little clumsy! Jin'er gave you the key to the warehouse so he could manage it. How could you voluntarily hand it over? Now look what happened, all the money is gone!"

With just one sentence, Huang Suqiu felt humiliated.

But in front of her mother-in-law, she still had to put on a smile and said awkwardly, "Yes, mother-in-law taught me a lesson! Suqiu will pay attention to it in the future."

Originally, this was an excuse for Old Lady Li to step down, but she didn't expect that...

Chen Anran also followed suit and directly pushed the blame onto Huang Suqiu.

"Yes! This is all your responsibility. You're the one who managed the account office! If you hadn't taken out the money back then, how could this have happened? So... when Brother Jin comes back, you'll take responsibility for it yourself!"

Ok?

Li Jize: “???”

Wang Yuanya: “???”

Huang Suqiu: “…”

I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen someone so shameless.

That's it?

How can I still bear it?

Li Jize could no longer tolerate this. He spat directly at Chen Anran, "You shameless woman, what are you talking about? Who on earth came home and said that you could get interest by lending money? And who forced my mother to hand over the keys!"

"Jize!"

Just when Li Jize was speaking up for his mother, Huang Suqiu saw that the old lady Li's face was getting uglier and uglier, so she scolded her directly.

Because this matter involves an old lady!

She had believed Chen Anran's words, believing that Huang Suqiu would tamper with the accounts and hide the money for her foolish son. It would be better to just deposit it with Boss Zhang and earn some interest.

just now……

The old lady has fainted several times from guilt and discomfort.

If Li Jize continues to hold on, she will be even more embarrassed. At her age, she may not be able to bear it and die. What should she do?

"Don't be rude to your aunt! You are a little girl, how can you speak like that?"

Huang Suqiu's shout left Li Jize stunned on the spot.

He looked straight at my mother, he really didn't expect her to be so tolerant!

If it weren't for her persistence, Li Jize would never have come back to this broken house.

just now……

She is willing to endure it, but Li Jize can't!

"Mom, if you want to take the blame, go ahead. I won't tolerate them! Humph!"

After saying that, Li Jize turned around and left without looking back.