Chapter 281 Hold on tight, I'll talk later

Granny Lin knelt down with a thud, covering her face and stammering as she looked at Madam Lan, "Madam, it was Master who sent this old servant to inquire about the six loads of dowry..."

"So what if the master asks? If there's no one, there's no one. All the betrothal gifts have been spent, and the dowry has been prepared. What, do you think you can empty the entire Lan family just because there's a dead person?"

"Besides, Xin'er is going to marry the Crown Prince in the future. If we give such a large dowry to a dead person, what will happen to her dowry as the future Crown Princess!"

Madam Lan kept a cold face, but in her heart she wished she could beat Lin Mama to death with sticks.

"Xin'er's dowry will be provided by the Lan family and you, her mother!" Just then, a voice rang out!

"Master...Master, what brings you here!" Madam Lan quickly withdrew her fierce expression and revealed a gentle and dignified demeanor.

But Lord Lan has just seen Lady Lan's ferocious appearance clearly!

Lord Lan's face was extremely gloomy.

"Why can't I come over?" He looked at Madam Lan with hostility and snorted coldly.

Madam Lan's expression changed, and she was about to explain when she heard Lord Lan continue speaking.

"If I hadn't come over, I wouldn't have known that you were disobeying my orders!" Lord Lan reached out and helped Granny Lin up.

Granny Lin stood up properly and took a step back with her hands at her sides.

"Young master, this old servant is fine. It's all my fault for coming to ask for the six loads of dowry, which offended the madam. Please don't be angry!" Granny Lin hurriedly said, her face full of grievance.

Son-in-law...

Lord Lan paused, a puzzled look in his eyes.

How long has it been since someone called him "son-in-law"...

Since that beautiful woman passed away...

He had promised his wife he would take good care of their two children...

But what about now!

Madam Lan's face was extremely ugly, and she wished she could beat the old woman to death.

She was about to speak when her husband interrupted her.

"It's alright, Granny Lin, you may leave now!" Lord Lan smiled slightly and said to Granny Lin.

Lin Mama glanced at Lord Lan, then at Madam Lan. The moment Lord Lan turned around, she gave Madam Lan a mocking look.

Madam Lan was furious, but with her husband in front of her, she had to maintain her composure.

Taking a deep breath, Madam Lan looked at Lord Lan: "My lord, this old woman didn't say that just now, and it's not that I'm being disobedient, it's just that we really don't have much left in the house!"

"Not many?" Lord Lan raised an eyebrow, a hint of coldness in his eyes.

"Where have all of Lin's belongings, and my salary over the years, gone? You've all sent them to your maternal relatives, haven't you!"

Lord Lan snorted coldly, his eyes full of dissatisfaction.

"Master, you..." Madam Lan bit her lip and burst into tears.

Lord Lan looked at Madam Lan coldly, without the slightest pity.

"His Majesty has already specified the amount of the dowry. If it's not enough... you'll have to risk your life to tell His Majesty!"

Seeing Madam Lan's expression, Lord Lan continued, "You should know how much Tang Bugui means to His Majesty!"

"I..." Madam Lan's face was extremely gloomy, but she was completely helpless.

Just then, hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside.

The butler rushed in, his face looking rather grim.

"What's wrong? Why are you so flustered?" Lord Lan frowned as he looked at the steward.

"Master, something has happened at Huguo Temple!" the steward said, bowing deeply, his face deathly pale.

"What?" Lord Lan's expression changed, his eyes filled with confusion.

Madam Lan was even more anxious than Lord Lan. Forget about playing tricks, she immediately looked at the steward and asked, "What happened? Is it related to the Old Madam?"

The butler looked rather grim. He glanced at Madam Lan but remained silent.

Lord Lan paused for a moment, then turned to Madam Lan and said, "You may leave now!"

This steward was promoted by Lord Lan later, and he is loyal only to Lord Lan.

The treacherous steward has now been sent to the estate by Lord Lan.

"I..." Madam Lan's expression changed slightly, her heart filled with anxiety, but when she saw her husband's cold gaze, her heart skipped a beat.

She bit her lip, then turned and left!

After Madam Lan left, the steward said, "It was...it was the old lady having an affair, which was discovered by the young novice monk..."

Lan Daren stumbled and was completely disoriented!

The matter with the eldest son hasn't been resolved yet...

Over here...

The butler hurriedly helped his master up, inwardly groaning.

For some reason, the Lan family's luck has been getting worse and worse these past few months...

It seems to have started after we sent Xiao Su Bao away...

The steward's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but glance at Lord Lan again.

"My lord... are you alright?" The steward looked at Lord Lan and asked in a low voice.

Lord Lan took a deep breath; he was alright…

He's completely fine...

The Lan family still has a second son who is not yet married to Lan Xin'er. If the old lady were to cause such a scene...

What about the children's weddings?

The second son was his favorite son besides the eldest.

No matter what, Lan Xin'er is the future Crown Princess. He doesn't like Madam Lan, but he still cares a lot about his daughter.

Thinking about these things, Lord Lan felt as if he wanted to die of anger.

Take a deep breath: "I'm fine..."

"It's alright, then this old servant will continue..." The steward looked at Lord Lan and coughed lightly.

"There's more?" Lord Lan's expression changed.

Lord Lan tightened his grip on the steward's arm instantly, and he turned his head with difficulty to look at the steward.

"You...you continue!"

Seeing his master's expression, the butler sighed inwardly, but still said, "Hold on tight while I talk!"

Lord Lan turned his head and stared intently at the steward.

housekeeper……

"It just so happened that the Empress Dowager went to Huguo Temple to burn incense and came across this incident, and that treacherous...that man is...is the Empress Dowager's own younger brother..." The steward gritted his teeth and finished speaking in one breath.

Lord Lan's vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground.

What on earth is going on here?!

How could such a perfectly good family suddenly... just like this!

One or two people are cheating on each other...

Lord Lan paused for a moment, his face turning ashen.

Tomorrow is my daughter's wedding day. If this kind of shameful thing gets out...

Lan felt he was about to be drowned in spittle.

"Sir, you..."

The butler glanced at Lord Lan furtively, worried that his master would be so angry he'd die.

"Let's go, prepare the horses, and head to Huguo Temple!" Lord Lan couldn't care less about anything else; he just wanted to see what the Empress Dowager thought first.

The steward immediately went to prepare the horses. Just as Lord Lan and the steward left, a petite figure emerged from the side.

Lan Xin'er's face turned pale and her body trembled.

She pursed her lips, a hint of worry in her eyes.

How could that old woman be so unable to bear the loneliness, actually going to have an affair with the Empress Dowager's brother!

Lan Xin'er is only four or five years old. Although she is mentally mature, she is still just a child.

A moment of panic ensued.

What should she do?

Lan Xin'er gritted her teeth and ran straight to Madam Lan's side.

"Why did Xin'er come here?" When Madam Lan saw the woman, the knot in her heart loosened considerably.

At least, she still has a daughter, her daughter is the future Crown Princess, the future Empress...

At that time, she was the emperor's mother-in-law...

"Mother, something terrible has happened! My grandmother... she's been caught by the Empress Dowager for having an affair!"

Lan Xin'er held Madam Lan's hand, her eyes filled with anxiety.