Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 42

At Shou'an Hall, Old Madam Qin was still waiting to watch the good show at Yufei Courtyard.

She had Liu Manman withhold Yufei Academy's allowance. Although she didn't make much money herself, at least she got her revenge.

With only forty taels of silver a month, and the mother and her two children need money for everything from food and clothing to shelter and transportation, it was definitely not enough.

Since ancient times, even heroes have been brought down by a single penny. That wretched woman, Shen, acted recklessly when causing trouble. Now, she'll learn what price she'll have to pay!

She has no dowry to rely on, yet she still doesn't behave herself in this Marquis's mansion. This time, we'll teach her a lesson!

Old Mrs. Qin was overjoyed and smug, just waiting for Shen Lingjun to bow down and submit to her.

We must set some rules for this slut when the time comes!

However, after more than ten days, Shen Lingjun never came.

Old Mrs. Qin wondered if she was deliberately choosing to live a life of poverty and hardship in Yufei Courtyard.

Old Madam Qin sent her maid Ruizhu to Yufei Courtyard to investigate, but when Ruizhu returned, she looked shocked.

"Old Madam, Madam Shen is not eating coarse food at all! She built a small kitchen in Yufei Courtyard! I saw that they ate fish, meat, and fresh vegetables from the cave! Yufei Courtyard also uses silver charcoal. Madam Shen also made several sets of brand-new winter clothes for the second young master and the third young lady, and adorned them with necklaces and longevity locks. I think they are worth at least several hundred taels of silver!"

Grandma Qin was also greatly surprised.

"How is that possible! She took out all her dowry, where would she get so much money now?"

Old Madam Qin sent someone to inquire again, and the result was that Qin Shaoze had given away the only three estates and two shops of the Marquis's mansion to Shen Lingjun in order to take Qin Xuanrui over, and Shen Lingjun had sold all of these estates and shops!

It was sold to the Shen family for the incredibly low price of only ten thousand taels of silver!

Isn't this just transferring assets to the wife's family?

Old Mrs. Qin almost fainted from anger!

"You wretched child! You wretched child! ...Bring Qin Shaoze over here first!"

Qin Shaoze arrived, and Old Madam Qin gave him a thorough dressing-down, her voice filled with grief and indignation.

"Our Marquis's manor only has these three estates and two shops left! How can you give them all to the Shen family! With your meager salary, are we supposed to starve?"

Qin Shaoze already knew that Shen Lingjun had sold the estate and shops to the Shen family. Besides anger, he felt even more regret.

He lowered his head and said weakly and guiltily, "Back then, wasn't Madam Shen going to move to Yufei Courtyard? Manman and I felt sorry for Rui-ge'er and wanted to move there too. At that time, Madam Shen refused to let us go, so in order to get her to agree, I gave her the estate and shops..."

Looking back now, I'm filled with deep regret.

He had just given away these businesses when, not long after, the story of the twins came to light, and Qin Xuanrui was re-registered under Liu Manman's name.

If he had known, why would he have given Shen Lingjun so many things!

Now, we have lost both the wife and the army!

Old Mrs. Qin was so angry she couldn't speak. She pointed at Qin Shaoze, trembling, unsure how to scold him. After a long pause, she suddenly turned to Ruizhu and angrily said: