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He Lingyi and her two maids couldn't help but laugh, and the atmosphere instantly thawed.

Jin Xiuniang was able to do business with powerful and wealthy families for so many years not only because of her excellent craftsmanship, but also because she had mastered the art of not looking at or listening to anything improper.

After watching the whole scene, she remained calm and then spoke to Chi Guiwan.

"Young lady, the measurements for the clothes are done. I'll go back and have them made now. Once the measurements are taken, should I send them to the Marquis of Haibo's residence or here?"

"Just send it here. What I said just now was just to provoke them. I'm sorry you had to see it. Qianchun, bring me the silver notes."

"Yes, girl."

Soon, the maid Qianchun brought a thousand taels of silver notes and handed them to Jin Xiuniang. She happily accepted them and replied with a smile.

"Don't worry, young lady, I won't say another word."

"Fudong, see Jin Xiuniang out."

"Yes, girl."

The clothes-changing incident passed just like that, and He Lingyi was very happy that her mother was able to think things through and make decisions for herself.

She doesn't know how much longer she can live in the Vice Minister's residence, so I'll remind her once in a while.

"Do Mrs. Guo and her ilk always try to take advantage of others like this?"

"It happened quite often, sometimes clothes, sometimes other things. My daughter used to be close to them and was willing to give them anything. At least two or three tenths of the dowry left by the madam has been given away."

The maid, Qianchun, sighed.

Before his death, the old Marquis Hai preserved these things for his granddaughter. Madam Guo felt she had no reason to take them, so she changed her tactics and treated Chi Guiwan with utmost kindness. Naturally, she would offer up anything she wanted with open arms.

With a loud bang, Chi Guiwan slammed her fist on the table, causing the tea to spill out, a clear sign of her anger.

"Qianchun, go and get Mother's dowry list. I need to carefully calculate it these days and see what I got in return for all the things I gave away!"

"Are you sure, young lady? Madam's dowry has been locked in the storeroom and hasn't been touched. If we were to open it and clear it out, we'd probably have to find a good excuse!"

Qianchun offered a word of advice, then turned her gaze to He Lingyi.

In her opinion, a hundred of her words were not as good as one of Miss He's, so she was hoping that Miss He would speak.

He Lingyi also felt that now was not the time to settle old scores.

Firstly, everyone knows that Madam Hai left behind a generous dowry, but the exact amount is still uncertain. If Madam Guo finds out, she will inevitably cause trouble again.

Secondly, if she remembered correctly, it wasn't long before her scumbag father was about to make a visit. Since her mother's marriage hadn't been called off, she had to push Chi Guiying into this mess. If the dowry list was leaked and her scumbag father had another idea, wouldn't that be troublesome?

So I offered a word of advice.

"It's not time to tear off the mask yet, Sister Chi, please calm down and bring the list over to check. That way, you can know your enemy and yourself, and see exactly what's missing. Make a list so that you can have a reasonable argument in front of Minister Chi in the future!"

These words struck a chord with Chi Guiwan and her servant, who quickly produced the storeroom inventory list.

The Marquis of Haibo had only one son and one daughter, so he prepared many lavish gifts for their weddings. However, more than ten years have passed, and the items in the storeroom have been swindled or cheated, resulting in the loss of more than half of the precious items.

The items on the list are divided into three categories: calligraphy and painting, gold and jade artifacts, and fabrics and jewelry.

The three of them spent an entire afternoon calculating and organizing their thoughts, and finally managed to put everything out in order.

"Madam Guo and Second Sister Chi love to take advantage of fabrics and jewelry. Now it seems that forty percent of the treasures have gone to their rooms. Minister Chi has also taken twenty percent of the calligraphy and paintings. The gold, jade and stone artifacts are slightly better, only ten percent. However, Eldest Sister Chi, Miss Qianchun is right. Two or three tenths of your dowry is already gone, and most of them are treasures!"

He Lingyi's words made Chi Guiwan both angry and sad.

She didn't think there was anything wrong with these things when she gave them away, but little by little, they have become an astonishing amount.

"Well, others are willing to spend a fortune to find a true friend, but me? I could spend a fortune and not even make a sound!"

As she spoke, Chi Guiwan's eyes reddened.

But she refused to back down. Even though she felt uncomfortable, she held back, wiped her face casually with her sleeve, and then gave the order.

"Qianchun, next time no matter who comes or what excuse they use, they are not allowed to take anything out of the storeroom!" Her gaze swept over He Lingyi, and she added, "Except for my sister Lingyi!"

Upon hearing this, He Lingyi was momentarily speechless!

Mother, you trust others too much. If you yourself were also someone with ulterior motives, wouldn't you be just escaping one wolf's den only to fall into another?

Thinking about this, I felt that I should find a long-term support for my mother, so I thought of her maternal family, the Marquis of Haibo's Mansion.

"Sister Chi, this is a rare opportunity. You should visit the Marquis of Haibo's residence. After all, without their help, this crisis might not have been resolved so quickly."

Mentioning this, Chi Guiwan's small face showed some helplessness and regret.

“I know I should apologize, but I feel that saying sorry a few times is useless. In the end, I ruined my cousin’s future, so… I don’t know how to make amends so that he can regain his former radiant appearance and stop being pointed at by people.”

He Lingyi found it strange.

The Marquis of Haibo's family and her mother both kept the matter a secret. Everyone knew that she had offended her maternal uncle's family, but few knew the real reason.

"What could possibly be the reason that could ruin a man's future?"

Chi Guiwan hesitated to speak, but in the end, it was her maid, Qianchun, who spoke up to help her mistress out of the predicament.

“Miss He is on good terms with our young lady, so I’m not afraid to expose my shortcomings. The eldest young master is a young hero who has been the focus of the Marquis’s family’s education since childhood. As a result, he is good at both literature and martial arts. Therefore, there are many families in Bianzhou who want to arrange a marriage between him and the young master. For the sake of her son and the future of the Marquis’s family, the Marquis’s wife has been cautious about this matter and has been hesitant to make a decision. Three years ago, at a spring banquet, someone made the eldest young master drink strong liquor. He was so drunk that he was helped to rest by the servants. Our young lady happened to be passing by and thought she would go and see what was going on. As a result… she saw something she shouldn’t have seen.”

"What? He bullied me? And which family's young lady was he?"

He Lingyi asked with concern, "If that's the case, it will indeed damage his reputation."

"No, I just happened to see... I saw my older cousin and his personal servant fooling around. I screamed in fright, which attracted a lot of people, and then the story spread."

Is she attracted to men? Or perhaps her personal servant?

He Lingyi could hardly believe her ears. The Marquis of Haibo's family had been known for its valiant warriors for generations, and everyone was used to their descendants being refined and elegant. How could this be?

"Is there some misunderstanding? Could they have been drugged?"

Chi Guiwan was flustered by He Lingyi's questioning and said with a guilty expression.

"I was young then, and I was terrified by the scene. Not only did it attract attention, but I was also afraid of getting into trouble, so I deliberately left my older cousin behind. Then my aunt rushed over to find me to testify, and I don't know if I was blinded by greed, but in front of the old ladies, I said that my older cousin was morally corrupt and disrespectful to the country, so..."