"What do you mean by the Earl's estate? This is clearly my young lady's dowry."

"Back when your family was in trouble, you came to our master for help, asking him to support you in court and even propose to marry our eldest daughter. How long has it been since you forgot?"

The voice competing with the woman's was also that of an old woman.

She spoke with righteous indignation, wiping away tears as she spoke, her voice filled with hatred.

"My poor young lady is deeply in love with the young master. Even when the manor was in danger, she stayed by his side and married him. She even begged the master to help you in court."

"I never imagined that after the matter was settled, you would turn your backs on us. Tell me, how did you take care of my young lady? She had only been married into the Earl's mansion for less than a month, and she died just like that!"

"Heartless! A perfectly healthy young lady from a wealthy family died less than a month after marrying into the family!"

The sound came from the back wall.

The Wenyuan Marquis's Mansion and the Yongchang Earl's Mansion were originally brothers from the same mother. They followed the late emperor in conquering the country when they were young and made contributions to the founding of the dynasty.

Even after they separated into different households, they couldn't bear to live far apart, and both households lived on the same street.

They live next door to each other, separated only by a wall, so any sound that's a little loud can be heard over there.

Based on location, the courtyard next to Jiang Shuwan's courtyard is the one that the Earl's Mansion allocated to Jiang Yao.

Jiang Shuwan threw her red veil onto the wedding bed, lifted her skirt, and walked out of the bridal chamber with a pastry between her fingers.

"Good heavens!"

"What kind of bride lifts her veil herself and runs out of the bridal chamber?"

The servants were shocked.

I just felt that the young lady was too bold.

The servants in the courtyard were all dowry members that Jiang Shuwan brought from the Jiang family. The servants were so frightened by her boldness that they almost fainted.

Furthermore, given her authoritative presence in the Jiang household, the servants exchanged glances, none daring to step forward to dissuade her.

Qingxing, the only one who dared to dissuade him, had her gossip spirit burning brightly and had already built a ladder to climb up and watch the excitement.

Jiang Shuwan also wanted to see what was going on, so she climbed up, lifting the elaborate hem of her bright red wedding dress.

There was an old pear tree on the wall. Hiding behind the tree, the master and servant saw two groups of people in the opposite courtyard.

One group was from the Earl's residence.

The leading old woman, Jiang Shuwan, was very familiar with the place; she was Li Mama, the most trusted confidante of the Lady of the House.

Granny Li held a very high position in the Earl's mansion. She was the Earl's wife's mouthpiece, and her words were equivalent to the Earl's wife's words.

Jiang Shuwan didn't recognize the other group of people.

The leader was also an elderly nanny, whose family background was unknown, but she exuded an air of authority, clearly a respected head nanny from a noble family.

The head maid came with ill intentions. The Earl's family was getting married, which was a joyous occasion, yet she was dressed in plain clothes.

A white cloth was wrapped around her waist and hung down in a long drape, and she wore no hairpins in her hair.

The head nanny was followed by a dozen servants, all of them burly and strong, dressed in plain clothes with white headscarves tied around their waists.

Their attire was that of servants observing mourning for their masters.

At this moment, two groups of people were locked in a fierce battle in the small courtyard, tearing at each other and hurling insults.

The servants on the head maid's side were still moving boxes and carrying shelves.

Granny Li from the Earl's mansion refused to allow the items to be moved or lifted, and the two sides tore into a tangled mess, creating a rather unsightly scene.

Of course, the head nanny wasn't ugly; it was Li nanny who was ugly.

This nanny, who was the most influential person in the Earl's mansion, used to be quite arrogant. She had a lot of face not only with the servants but also with Pei Lingyu.

For some reason, I lost all my prestige in front of this group of ruthless wolves who started carrying and moving things as soon as they entered the Earl's mansion.

She dared to stop the other party from moving things, but when they pushed and hit her, she didn't dare to fight back at all, and cried and wailed while dodging.

"Heavens above, this is truly a miscarriage of justice! Since your young lady entered the Earl's Mansion, everyone here has treated her like royalty. The Earl and his wife have also treated her like their own daughter."

"Pah!" The head nanny spat directly at them. "Whose own daughter has just passed away, her body barely cold, and they're already rushing to other people's homes to propose marriage and take her place? Shameless scoundrels, disgusting! You're all disgusting!!"

"You, you... how can you curse us? We have done nothing wrong and have not mistreated your young lady. You have already questioned the doctor and searched the entire mansion, but you found nothing. Yet you still dare to accuse us."

"Ha! So what if I'm labeling you? Let me tell you, it's only because there's no evidence. If there were, my master would have already filed a complaint with the emperor."

The head nanny put her hands on her hips and berated Li nanny until she couldn't lift her head.

"Miss, could these people be family members of the noble lady?"

"Mm." Jiang Shuwan nodded gently.

On the other side, after scolding people, the head nanny took out the dowry list of the noble lady and counted the chests, screens and other items that filled the courtyard.

Anything listed on the order form must be removed.

Dozens of boxes were opened and counted one by one.

Inside, there were fine silks and satins, and various gold and jade ornaments.

There were also more than a dozen boxes of silver, so heavy that they left marks on the ground, which was quite alarming.

With various ornaments and screens, the courtyard was piled up to the brim, dazzling the eyes.

Jiang Shuwan was the housekeeper in the Earl's mansion in her previous life, and she knew better than anyone how much silver the mansion had.

A rough calculation reveals that half of the Earl's estate is concentrated in this small courtyard.

It's astonishing.

“We can’t lift it; these are all the property of the Earl’s family.”

Granny Li rushed forward, having been ordered by the Madam not to allow them to take away the property.

The head nanny kicked her directly, and Li nanny cried out "Ouch!" and sat down on the ground with a thud, unable to get up for a long time due to the pain.

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