"Lord Marquis!" Upon hearing this, Madam Zhong looked at Su Renyi in disbelief.

If everything is given to Su Xuening and her siblings, then the second branch of the family will have nothing left.

Su Renyi glared at Zhong Shi with displeasure.

Does she think he wants that? If they don't give her those things soon, they'll only lose more and more money.

Moreover, he knew in his heart that he couldn't renege on these things even if he wanted to. This was a judgment made by the Emperor himself. How could he possibly disobey the imperial decree?

Seeing that Su Renyi was somewhat sensible, Su Xuening raised her eyebrows and sneered: "Second Uncle is indeed insightful. Don't forget about the profit of 186,320 taels. As for the expenses of Second Uncle's family in the General's Mansion over the past three years, I will not settle accounts with you for the time being, since Second Uncle is a relative."

Hearing that Su Xuening wanted to take the profits, Su Renyi had no way to express his bitterness.

He didn't even know how much silver his second wife had left in her account, or whether she could afford to pay it back.

Su Renyi did not refuse, but Madam Zhong could not hold back: "Su Xuening, you are going too far! Do you really think that we, the second branch of the family, are made of clay and can be molded and shaped by you at will!"

Seeing Zhong Shi jumping up and down, Su Xuening finally turned her head and gave her a proper look: "Second Aunt, don't be in such a hurry, it'll be your turn soon!"

"Besides my father's things, there's also my mother's dowry. When my mother disappeared, you took advantage of my search for her and stole all of her dowry. You even had Consort Su take charge of keeping it for you. Now it's time to return it!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Zhong became displeased: "How am I robbing? Isn't that just Madam Mu abandoning you and running off with the coachman..."

"Second Aunt, watch your words!" Before Zhong Shi could finish spreading the rumor, Su Xuening interrupted her coldly: "The Shuntian Prefecture is currently investigating my mother's disappearance. Since you're so sure how my mother disappeared, shouldn't we go to the Shuntian Prefecture and have Lord Cen thoroughly investigate whether my mother's disappearance is related to Second Uncle and Second Aunt!"

Upon hearing the mention of Shuntian Prefecture, Su Renyi panicked and glared at Zhong Shi unhappily, saying, "We're talking about dividing the family now, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Zhong was also a little guilty and said breathlessly, "I was just talking about the division of the family property. Mu went missing, and it was Consort Su who asked me to keep Mu's dowry safe. How can that be considered robbery?"

Su Xuening sneered: "Now that the eldest and second branches of the Su family have separated, my mother's dowry is none of your concern, Auntie."

Su Xuening glanced at Bihe.

Bihe also sent a box to the Zhong family.

“This is my mother’s dowry list. Second Aunt, please return the dowry according to this list.”

Madam Zhong opened the box and took out the long dowry list.

Even though she had possessed the Mu family's dowry for some time, Mu family was still extremely envious when she saw the dowry list.

How could a lowly woman of unknown origin like Mu have such an enormous dowry!

It was said to be a dowry from the Mu family, but Mu was just a wild woman with no status that Su Renzhong brought back from the battlefield. The Marquis of Dingping only recognized Mu as his sworn sister because of Su Renzhong. She didn't believe that the Marquis of Dingping would be willing to give so much dowry to a sworn sister.

Most of the dowry was actually subsidized by Su Renzhong himself and given to the Mu family. It was ostensibly the Mu family's dowry, but in reality, it all belonged to Su Renzhong.

Since the Su family hadn't divided their property before, Su Renzhong's things should belong to their second branch!

Just as Madam Zhong was staring blankly at the dowry list, Green Lotus presented her with another list.

Zhong snapped out of her reverie, stared at the list, and frowned, asking, "What is this?"

Su Xuening raised her chin: "The price list, you can compensate for the items you've used, damaged, sold, or that you haven't returned according to this price list."

Zhong stared at the prices on the so-called price list, then instantly flew into a rage and cried out, "What?! Five thousand taels for a bolt of brocade! Ten thousand taels for a bolt of snow-white satin!! Twenty thousand taels for a bolt of purple gauze!!! Are you trying to rob me?!"

Su Renyi and Su Feiling both frowned and looked sullen upon hearing the price.

Those nearby who were unaware of the situation were also shocked when they heard the price of the fabric. They wondered if the fabric that the First Madam had given as part of her dowry was so expensive.

Only Su Xuening remained calm: "Second Aunt probably doesn't know the market price of brocade this year. Five thousand taels for a bolt of brocade is the market price. And who in the capital doesn't know that this snow brocade is priceless? Since it's priceless, charging you ten thousand taels is still a relative's price. I don't need to tell you about the purple smoke silk, it's even more precious than snow brocade. You can't buy it even if you have silver. You got a great deal at twenty thousand taels."

Su Xuening's words made Zhong Shi's face turn green.

If she had known that using one of her bolts of brocade would cost her five thousand taels of silver, she would never have touched it. Five thousand taels of silver for a bolt—she couldn't even buy one outside for that much. And those worthless snow satin and purple gauze, ten thousand taels and twenty thousand taels a bolt respectively—even gold wasn't worth that much!

This was completely a setup by Su Xuening!

Su Renyi and Su Feiling both looked rather grim.

The cost of these fabrics alone is so high, not to mention the other items used up and even the things that were secretly sold. All of this adds up to a huge loss.

Seeing their unpleasant expressions, Su Xuening smiled sarcastically: "After paying compensation, the used brocade, the snow-white satin, and the purple gauze will belong to Second Aunt, Second Sister, and Fourth Sister. From now on, when Second Aunt, Second Sister, and Fourth Sister wear this brocade, snow-white satin, and purple gauze, I believe no one will mock them for using other people's dowry to embellish their own reputation."

With just one sentence, he successfully smeared excrement on the faces of Su Renyi, Zhong Shi, and Su Feiling. At this moment, the three of them looked even worse than if they had been smeared with excrement!

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