"Jiang Mubai, are you sure you don't want to get your brain fixed?" Ye Jintang looked at him like he was an idiot. It has to be said that no one can match this person's narcissism.

No matter what they say, they can always attribute it to emotions.

If Jiang Mubai weren't still useful, she would have made sure he could never get up again.

Ye Jintang was too lazy to waste words with Jiang Mubai. "My lord, do you want the silver or not?"

"Or do you want to be labeled as someone who lives off women's dowries?"

Jiang Mubai was so angry at Ye Jintang's words that he gritted his teeth. Let alone 40,000 taels, he would have trouble even getting 10,000 taels right now.

Half of those rewards were spent on Xue Rou, and the other half was used to bribe officials in the court.

In this way, he would only have five thousand taels of silver in his possession, and he was well aware of the situation of the Marquis's mansion.

Just as Jiang Mubai was pondering this, he heard a guard's report.

"My lord, Minister Su has arrived."

"Minister Su?" Jiang Mubai was taken aback, his face showing some hesitation. Minister Su was a civil official, while he was a military officer and had no dealings with him. Why would he come here for no reason?

Regardless of the other party's reasons, it's better than facing Ye Jintang's entanglement here.

Jiang Mubai gave a soft "hmm" and glared at Ye Jintang with displeasure. "Madam, I have other matters to attend to right now. Since you are in charge of the household affairs, you can take better care of these account books."

After saying that, Jiang Mubai seemed afraid that Ye Jintang would continue to ask questions, and quickly left.

The guards on the ground gradually regained their mobility and, seeing Jiang Mubai leave, dared not linger any longer.

The courtyard returned to peace.

As Ye Jintang turned around, he met Lü He's incredulous gaze.

“Miss, the Marquis’s actions are rather…” Green Lotus thought for a long time, and the word “shameless” came to mind to describe it.

The young lady had already made her point very clearly about the account books and the dowry, but the Marquis seemed to be deliberately playing dumb, which was really infuriating.

What do you want to say?

Seeing the changing expressions on Green Lotus's face, Ye Jintang said.

"Miss, what should we do if the Marquis doesn't admit it?"

Putting aside the shop matter, the portion of the dowry used to supplement the Marquis's estate amounted to 30,000 taels.

This is definitely not a small amount; most importantly, some of the 30,000 taels was secretly hidden by the old lady.

Green Lotus suddenly remembered the old lady's previous incident of having someone steal silver from her young mistress behind her back.

Ye Jintang sneered at Lü He's concerns.

"Don't worry, Jiang Mubai can't escape this debt even if he wants to. He'll have to pay it back sooner or later."

"But this Minister Su..."

According to the plot of the book, this person should not have appeared at this time. It seems that he couldn't sit still after learning that Su Xuerou had been imprisoned in Dali Temple.

But this is just right, because according to the information she received, Minister Su was one of those who had a falling out with Ye He.

Jiang Mubai was unaware of Su Xuerou's relationship with the Minister's Mansion.

Su Xuerou knew this, and she even suspected that her sudden rescue of Jiang Mubai was likely related to the assistance of the Minister's Mansion.

Otherwise, how could an orphan girl have such a coincidence to appear in the vicinity of the military camp?

It's ridiculous that Jiang Mubai would think he's found true love when he sees something wrong with it.

In response, Ye Jintang decided to go and see what was going on.

Jiang Mubai met with Minister Su in the main hall, but to Jiang Mubai's surprise, Minister Su did not come alone; there was a woman standing beside him.

Jiang Mubai was very familiar with this person.

Upon seeing the other person, Jiang Mubai almost exclaimed in surprise, "Xue Rou?"

"Lord Mu...

Su Xuerou wanted to call him by his name, but she was worried that this would make Minister Su think she was breaking the rules, so she could only call out to Jiang Mubai in a low voice.

Ye Jintang stood not far from the main hall. Her position was not only unobtrusive, but also allowed her to have a clear view of everything happening inside the main hall.

Su Xuerou's appearance confirmed her suspicions.

But these people have all forgotten that a place like the Dali Temple would not suddenly release someone just because one or two people intervened.

Jiang Mubai quickly recovered from his shock. Xue Rou's surname was Su, and this Minister... could it be...?

With a hint of suspicion, Jiang Mubai asked Su Xuerou, "Xuerou, what is your relationship with this Minister Su...?"

"Does Lord Jiang know my daughter?"

Before Su Xuerou could answer, Minister Su spoke first.

Jiang Mubai's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Minister Su, are you saying that Xue Rou is your daughter? But isn't she an orphan?"

Seeing Jiang Mubai's confusion, Su Xuerou quickly explained, "My lord, this is a long story. I will explain it to you later."

Jiang Mubai nodded. Regardless of the reason, the fact that Su Xuerou was the daughter of the Minister was an unexpected joy to him.

This gave him another boost.

Ye Jintang watched quietly, his brows furrowing slightly when his gaze fell on the pendant Su Xuerou wore around her neck.

That black aura has reappeared; there must be something strange about the pendant.

Could it be that Su Xuerou was not attacked by the evil energy in the woods that day because of this pendant?

After Su Xuerou rescued Jiang Mubai, she stayed in the military camp for a while, even though Jiang Mubai hid her there.

Could Ye He's poisoning be related to this?

Thinking about this, Ye Jintang vaguely felt that there were some things she had overlooked.

She summoned a little bee to keep watch over the situation in her place, while she returned to the yard.

Green Lotus, having finished packing everything, noticed that Ye Jintang hadn't spoken since returning, and couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Miss, is something wrong?"

Ye Jintang glanced at Lü He, shook his head, and went straight into the house.

Meanwhile, Jiang Mubai learned about what had happened from Minister Su.

"Brother Mu Bai, I just found out that I am actually my father's long-lost daughter. You won't blame me, will you?"

After Minister Su left, Su Xuerou looked at Jiang Mubai with a worried expression.

Jiang Mubai embraced Su Xuerou, "How could that be? Xuerou, I'm overjoyed that you've found your family."

He had previously thought that although Su Xuerou had saved him, she lacked a powerful background and was therefore somewhat lacking in certain aspects.

But things are different now.

"Brother Mu Bai, about the Dali Temple..."

Su Xuerou lowered her head and said fearfully, "I didn't mean to cause trouble for my sister. As for Wang Bao, I saw that Old Madam Wang came over again and again, so I thought I would help you, Brother Mubai, but I didn't expect things to turn out like this."

"It's all my fault," Su Xuerou said, tears streaming down her face, her voice choked with sobs.

Knowing Su Xuerou's identity and what she was saying, Jiang Mubai had no intention of blaming her. He gently comforted her, "Xuerou, I know these things were not your intention."

"It's all Ye Jintang's fault. She's so arrogant since she came back. I'll deal with her sooner or later!"

Su Xuerou froze.