Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

Shen House.

When Zhao heard that Shen Li was the one who saved the people in Guanyonghou Mansion, she was stunned for a long time.

The feeling in my heart is indescribably complicated, like a raging sea.

Unexpectedly, there are more and more obstacles that could lead to Shen Li's death. Where did Shen Li come from?

Yes, a spy, just say she is a spy, and make sure she is a spy.

Apart from this, there is no chance to kill her.

Having made up her mind, Zhao called Mother Li over and whispered a few words of advice to her. Mother Li then turned and left.

The old lady and Mrs. Wan's attention were all on Fang Yao coming to calculate the dowry after noon.

It was difficult to tell Zhao in front of her that a lot of her dowry had been taken away by the two of them. She was so anxious that she couldn't sit still and had no mind to do anything.

......

Fang Yao arrived on time.

Without even notifying the doorman, he swaggered in with his wife and guards.

Shen Li had received the news early and was waiting in Yanshou Hall.

In Yanshou Hall.

Shen Zhaojiang, Shen Zhaohe, the old lady, and the Zhao and Wan families were all there. Everyone gathered together, nervously waiting for Fang Yao.

During lunch, Zhao said that the master was at least a third-rank official, and there was no need to be scared like that by Fang Yao.

Shen Zhaojiang looked at her as if he had seen a ghost, and blurted out, "Is he an ordinary general?"

After these words were spoken, the others could only nod.

Yeah, is he an ordinary general?

Can his status be determined by his official rank?

Your Zhao’s father is the old prime minister, but the Shen family is nothing.

The Shen family has no foundation. If it weren't for the support of the Duke of Wei's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion, how could they have come this far?

Calculating the dowry is a family matter, and the Duke of Wei's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion should not interfere.

What's more, even if the Duke of Wei's Mansion wants to get involved, it may not necessarily side with the Shen family.

Zhao was so angry that she had nothing to say.

Who made me choose such a family in the first place? Just so that I could control them and not be criticized for marrying for the second time? Alas, I forgot that the difference between a poor family and a noble family is a chasm that can never be integrated.

After Shen Li arrived, she found a place to sit down, closed her eyes and ignored everyone.

The old lady wanted to blame her several times for causing unrest in the house, but when she thought about Fang Yao coming soon and that she had never taken advantage of Shen Li, she had to endure it with a sullen face.

When Fang Yao came in, he brought several documents with him.

Among them were not only the dowry lists filed in the government office, but also the dowry lists and account books from previous years that were secretly taken away by Fang's wet nurse when she was driven away.

It’s amazing that the wet nurse didn’t forget to take such an important thing away under such circumstances, otherwise it would have been found and destroyed over the years.

After the wet nurse passed away, she gave all these things to Zi Su for safekeeping. She didn't bring them with her when she went to Beijing this time. Fang Yao sent someone with the token of love between Shen Li and Zi Su to go find Dayong and get them at full speed.

The Shen family never dreamed that Fang Yao was so well prepared.

The account book was opened, and the origins of every dowry were clearly recorded. Before a page was finished, the old lady and Mrs. Wan were soaked with sweat.

I thought everything was a mess after so many years, but what should I do now?

After reading a few pages, Fang Yao lost his patience. He put the account book aside and said to Shen Zhaojiang, "That's too much trouble. I'll read one and you can have someone get one from the warehouse."

Shen Zhaojiang nodded, "Okay."

So I started to check the accounts and take things.

Each page contains ten items.

There were three items missing from the first page, three items missing from the second page, four items missing from the third page, and the fourth page...

As the maids came in and out moving things, Shen Zhaojiang's face became hotter and hotter.

He knew it would be less, after all, he had used the things inside after Fang left.

He had already prepared for the final compensation, but he didn't expect it to be so much less.

It's hard to guard against thieves within the family.

It was either the mother, the younger brother’s sister, or Zhao.

How could he hold his head high in front of Fang Yao? How could his face not be hot?

"Shen Zhaojiang, where are these missing things?"

Fang Yao put down the account book, brushed off the wrinkles on his body, and asked coldly.

Shen Zhaojiang glanced at his mother.

Where is the thing? Tell me quickly.

If you can take it out, please take it out as soon as possible. If you can’t take it out, please provide a source.

Otherwise, if this gentleman gets angry, the Shen family will be in trouble again.

The old lady's face darkened as she exchanged glances with Mrs. Wan.

They hurriedly took out the things they had left in their room in the morning, and there were still so many missing, how could they explain it?

Wan stood up with a stiff upper lip, bowed, and said, "After my sister-in-law left for the farm, the dowry was locked in the warehouse and no one touched it. If these items are missing, they must have been given away or sold while my sister-in-law was still in the mansion."

Before Fang Yao could say anything, the Lan family members were already getting impatient. "Bullshit! Even with the account books, you can still make up such nonsense. Do you think the people in my general's mansion are fools? I'm warning you to explain everything honestly, or I'll say something even more unpleasant."

Shen Zhaojiang looked at Fang Yao.

He didn't care that the general's wife spoke so rudely.

Fang Yao didn't even raise his eyelids.

The Lan family was brought here to deal with the women in the Shen family. He didn't care what the lady said was what he wanted to say.

Wan's face turned blue and purple from being scolded, and her chest was heaving so much that Shen Li was worried that she would explode with anger.

The old lady's face was also very unhappy. She gestured for Wan to sit down and said to Lan, "After so many years, I can't count the things anymore. It's okay for the general's mansion to calculate the dowry, but they can't be unreasonable."

"Old Madam, you want to talk sense? That's good," Lan said to the old lady after taking a sip of tea calmly and clearing her throat. "I'll read out one of the missing items, and you can tell me where it went."

Mrs. Wan didn't understand and couldn't help asking, "Didn't I tell you that my sister-in-law sold her or gave her away?"

"It's okay. Just tell me in person whether to sell it or give it away." Lan said.

"Who knows, my sister-in-law is gone again." Wan suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart, but she couldn't guess what was wrong.

"It doesn't matter. I'll just tell you one thing and you can prove with your own mouth that it was my sister who lost it." Lan said calmly.

Now even Shen Zhaojiang and Zhao could hear something was wrong.

Lan took the account book and began to read it.

"Where is the ten-inch-tall white jade fertility-giving Guanyin?"

No one answered her.

Fang Yao glanced at Shen Zhaojiang and said calmly, "It's best to answer every question. Otherwise, I don't mind asking the government to help settle the matter in the mansion. By then, things won't be as quiet as they are now."

Threats, threats again.

Shen Zhaojiang hated Fang Yao for threatening him, but he didn't dare to fight back.

"Mother and siblings, please think carefully and answer."

Fortunately, Zhao was not in the mansion at that time, otherwise she would have to answer, and it would be strange if a fight did not break out today.

Shen Zhaojiang had a dark face and was unwilling to look at Fang Yao.

Wan coughed and said to Lan, "This Guanyin was given away by my sister-in-law."

"Who did you give it to?"

"Then who would know? It was given by my sister-in-law herself."

"You don't know, right?" Lan sneered, "You don't know that I know."