The entire Marquis's mansion was in complete chaos.

Before long, Yuanyuan came panting to report to Xie Zhaozhao: "The Lady of the Marquis wants to borrow money from you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Madam Tu arrived.

In the dead of night, Madam Tu cried bitterly to her: "Third sister-in-law, I won't borrow much, just 30,000 taels. I'll pay you back in a few months when Yan'er receives his salary."

Xie Zhaozhao sneered, "In my past life, you were my mother-in-law, eyeing my dowry. Now you're just a sister-in-law, and you're still eyeing it every day? What a jerk!"

Borrow 30,000 taels? Dream on!

“Sister-in-law, it’s not that I don’t want to lend you money, it’s just that I really don’t have any. All my dowry money was used to buy grain and donate to the imperial court after the earthquake in Zhongzhou. Now I don’t have a single penny left.”

Xie Zhaozhao asked Manman to bring her tea and then asked Madam Tu, "Where does the young master currently work? How much is his monthly salary?"

Gu Chengyan has lost his official position, so why is he even talking about his salary?

Is Gu Chengyan hiding something from you? Or do you think I'm stupid?

Seeing that she couldn't borrow a single coin, Madam Tu became impatient and said irritably, "He works for the Crown Prince, and his salary is much higher than what the court gives him."

"Oh! Then why don't we just go and borrow it from the Crown Prince?"

"Since my third sister-in-law has no money, I'll go look elsewhere."

As Tu walked out of Qingpu Courtyard, she thought fiercely: Don't fall into my hands!

Forty thousand taels of silver—who can I borrow it from? Who would be willing to lend it to me?

You'll have to pay for it yourself!

He ordered someone to send all the vases, screens, ornaments, calligraphy and paintings from his own house and Gu Chengyan's private treasury to Xie Xiangxiang at their maximum estimated value.

Gu Chengyan emptied his private treasury, leaving only chicken feathers in Tu's courtyard.

Xie Xiangxiang's courtyard has been turned into a general store!

Although they gave 40,000 taels of compensation, there were only a few thousand taels in cash, and the rest was worthless junk that couldn't be converted into cash!

Xu was both angry and resentful.

"I don't know what possessed you to insist on marrying into such a lowly family. Only a family of such low status would do something so shameless!"

Madam Xu advised again, "Xiangxiang, get a divorce! Gu Chengyan is destined to favor his concubines over his wife in the future, so don't be so stubborn."

Granny Wei said, "This old servant thinks that the eldest young lady also wants the second young lady to divorce. Young Master Gu is not a good match and cannot be relied upon."

"No, Mother, I won't be the same as before," Xie Xiangxiang murmured. "I will never lose to my elder sister!"