Chapter 216: Need Silver

After a moment's silence, Chen asked in a cold voice, "Tell me, why did you gather so many people to the Marquis' Mansion?"

Hearing this, Ji Nian's face became even stiffer than before.

But for the sake of face, Ji Nian's attitude was even more rigid than before, and he said bluntly: "Is it okay? Can't the clan members come to the Marquis' Mansion? Chen, you must not forget your roots!"

"What do you mean by forgetting your roots?"

Chen frowned, her expression even uglier than before.

At this moment, she seemed to realize why this group of people came to the old house.

Chen's lips moved and she asked directly, "Are you here to take advantage of me?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ji Nian's face was even uglier than before. "We are all family, how can you call it extortion?"

Chen: “…”

Chen was speechless with what Ji Nian said.

At this time, a tribesman stood up and continued what Ji Nian said, "That's right, we are all family, how can you call it extortion?"

“That’s right!”

"You can't live a good life, so you forget your roots. Don't you care about the life and death of your family members?"

"That's right, you can't be heartless."

“…”

Everyone kept talking, leaving Chen speechless and her face even uglier than before.

After a moment of stalemate, Chen took a deep breath and tried her best to be patient.

He explained slowly: "If I remember correctly, the Marquis' Mansion has given fifty taels of silver to my hometown every month since it entered the capital. After Yunchuan's wedding and Shen Ningyuan's entry, the amount increased from fifty taels to one hundred taels. Isn't this money enough for you to spend?"

"Good Chen, since you still remember that the Marquis' Mansion has to give the old house 100 taels every month, then this matter is easy to deal with. Let me ask you, why hasn't the 100 taels been delivered this month? Even the clansmen we sent to collect the money some time ago were driven away by the servants of the Marquis' Mansion?"

Ji Nian pointed at Chen and asked very impolitely.

Upon hearing this, Chen's face jumped and she asked sharply, "When did this happen? How come I don't know anything about it?"

"Stop playing dumb!" Ji Nian snorted coldly, "Look at what you've done to the man!"

As he spoke, Ji Nian waved his hand, and a young man covered in wounds walked out of the crowd.

The wounds on his face were obviously from being beaten a few days ago.

Chen frowned even more tightly, "Nonsense, I never sent anyone to beat up anyone in my hometown, and the monthly payment of 100 taels of silver has never stopped!"

"You said you never stopped paying, so show us the evidence! Anyway, we didn't receive a single cent!"

Seeing Ji Nian's arrogant attitude, Chen knew that these people would not leave if they were not given an explanation today.

After thinking for a while, Chen said slowly: "Wait a moment, I will send someone to find out."

After saying this, Chen called the gatekeeper and asked him if anyone had come to the old house before.

The servant nodded and said, "Madam, I have been here."

"Then why didn't you report it?" Chen asked in a deep voice.

The servant immediately said with a bitter face, "Madam, I have reported it, but you were in a bad mood at that time and asked me to send the man away. But the man would not leave no matter how hard I tried. I had no choice but to beat him up and drive him away."

The servant's voice became weaker and weaker, and it was obvious that he felt guilty.

After listening to his narration, Chen's face turned so dark that ink could be squeezed out of it.

She remembered that this was indeed the case.

At that time, she was irritated by Shen Ningyuan, so when the servant came over to talk about this, she didn't let the servant finish his words and directly asked him to send the man away.

After all this fuss, it turned out that the misunderstanding arose at that time.

Seeing Chen's expression, Ji Nian snorted coldly, "Did you hear that? It's clear now, you were the one who drove them away!"

Chen quickly apologized with a smile: "Clan leader, this is all a misunderstanding. Even if I had a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare to chase the people from my hometown away. If my Lord knew about this, he would definitely divorce me!"

After hearing this, Ji Nian snorted coldly, "You still know what's good for you!"

"Since this is just a misunderstanding, forget it. I won't bother with you." Ji Nian changed the subject, "But why did you suddenly stop sending money to my hometown every month?"

Chen quickly denied it, "That's even more impossible. The money given to the old house is paid out every month."

"But we didn't receive the silver." Ji Nian emphasized again.

Seeing that the other party's expression did not seem fake, Chen frowned even more tightly, tilted her head to look at Nanny Hai, and asked in a deep voice: "Tell me, what is going on?"

Madam Hai stepped forward, leaned close to Chen's ear, and whispered, "Madam, you may have forgotten that after the young master passed away, the young mistress took control of the dowry and even replaced the accountant. I guess it was at that time that the young mistress had the money given to the old house stopped."

Chen's face tightened, and she gritted her teeth and cursed: "Chen Ningyuan, this bitch, only knows how to cause trouble for me!"

Madam Hai also sighed, "Alas! Madam, the matter has been settled. After the young mistress took the dowry away, there is not much money left in the account of the Marquis' Mansion. You should think about what to do!"