"Yes. I'll go get the money right away." If Old Man Yun gets so angry he dies, then he'll have done a great service.

"Wait. Those dowries and servants can't have been sold to you; they have to have been lost to you."

Zhang Hu knew what to do as soon as he heard that. "Grandpa, you've thought of everything perfectly."

"Go."

"yes."

Sisi and Lao Bai waited a short while before Zhang Hu returned. "Master Bai, Miss Yun, I've consulted with your superiors, and this deal is feasible. However, we still need to trouble you with a small favor. My master said that selling those goods and people directly to us wouldn't be good for us. If we lose, the Yun family and the Sun family won't know what to say."

The third young mistress's surname is Sun.

Old Bai glanced at Sisi. The little monster had guessed right again. "Alright. Where's the money?"

Zhang Hu took out ten silver notes from his pocket, each worth ten thousand taels. "For whom?"

"Nonsense, of course it's for my young lady."

"..." What does a little kid like her know? However, he wasn't afraid of their tricks; the capital was his territory.

Zhang Hu gave the banknote to Sisi.

Sisi looked at it and confirmed that she had indeed taken one and given it to Lao Bai.

Old Bai chuckled and tucked the money into his pocket. "Thank you for the gift, Miss."

Zhang Hu: "..." Miss Yun, do you need any more thugs? I'm actually quite good at fighting too. "Miss Yun, Mr. Bai, please."

The rest is simple.

When they arrived at the lobby, Sisi saw people gambling and said she wanted to gamble too.

Lao Bai said Sisi had no money.

Sisi said yes, that she helped her father seek justice, and that her father gave her her stepmother's dowry and servants.

Old Bai said, "Let's ask the manager if we can use those things as gambling stakes."

When the manager came over, he didn't ask many questions, only asking Sisi how much those things were worth.

Sisi casually mentioned 100,000 taels.

The manager looked Sisi over carefully and then agreed. However, if she lost more than 100,000 taels, she would have to sell herself to the gambling den.

Sisi agreed.

Then, Sisi started playing.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Sisi had lost all 100,000 taels of silver.

The manager encouraged Sisi to play another round.

Old Bai quickly lifted Sisi off the gambling table. "Miss, Miss, you can't play anymore. If you keep playing, you won't be able to go home, and you won't be able to see your aunt again."

Sisi rubbed her stomach. "Okay, let's go back and eat. I'm hungry."

Old Bai was about to leave with Sisi in his arms.

The steward and his men stopped Lao Bai and Sisi. "Have you forgotten? Your bet was won with your dowries and servants. Where are your dowries? Where are your servants?"

Old Bai: "The dowry and servants are at home, of course. Come on, I'll take you there."

The manager mobilized all available personnel. "Keep an eye on them, don't let them escape."

"yes."

Yun Family

Yun Yuqi was wondering if she should take Aunt Feng's money that night as well.

The old lady was resting with her eyes closed.

The First Madam was thinking about how to change Sisi's temperament.

Mo Zhu, the housekeeper, and the housekeeper's wife rushed in.

"Third Young Master/Old Madam/First Madam, something terrible has happened! Miss Sisi has gambled away the Third Young Madam's dowry and all her servants to Chang Le Fang! People from Chang Le Fang are here to take things away and take people away!"

"What?!" Yun Yuqi, Old Madam Yun, and Madam Yun could hardly believe their ears!

Yun Yuqi: "Go and fetch Aunt Feng!"

Mo Zhu: "Third Young Master, it might be useless to ask Aunt Feng for help. Aunt Feng will only cry. Third Young Master, please think of a solution! The people from Chang Le Fang have already entered the front yard."

Madam Yun: "Why did she go out? Who let her go out? Who let her go out?"

Butler: "When the Third Young Master brought her back, he told the gatekeeper that if she wanted to go out, he should let her. Madam, please think of something! Chang Le Fang is... but..." But it's the Zhang family's.

Madam Yun: "How did Aunt Feng raise her child? How did she teach him?"

The housekeeper's wife said, "Madam, please think of something! If the people from Chang Le Fang take away all of the Third Young Mistress's maids, then... then what will happen to those maids... how will they live? How will they get married?"

Yun Yuqi, Old Madam Yun, Madam Yun: What else can we do? We can only spend money to redeem them.

Before Lao Bai, Si Si, and the people from Chang Le Fang even reached the backyard, Yun Yuqi, Old Madam Yun, and Madam Yun arrived.

Yun Yuqi and the others couldn't care less about criticizing Sisi right now.

"Please wait a moment, everyone. Let's talk this over."

Zhang Hu: "What are you discussing? Do you want to redeem those dowries and people? Do you know how much those dowries and people are worth? One hundred thousand taels. If you want to redeem them, fine, I won't make things difficult for you. You also know that the things and people we gave to Chang Le Fang have to be doubled to redeem. Give me two hundred thousand taels, and I'll leave immediately."

Yun Yuqi, Old Madam Yun, and Madam Yun: "..." Two hundred thousand taels?! They couldn't come up with two hundred thousand taels in a short time.

Yun Yuqi wanted to say that those things and people weren't worth 100,000 taels at all. But... Chang Le Fang was clearly trying to make things difficult for them and embarrass them.

Madam Yun felt a pang of anger in her chest. What terrible things had her family done to deserve such a scourge?

Madam Yun wanted to say that they would only redeem the people, not the goods. But she was afraid that Chang Le Fang would ask for an exorbitant price.

Yun Yuqi and the others were speechless.

On the other side, the Third Young Mistress Sun Wanjing was telling her mother that Aunt Feng still didn't know how she had won over Old Hei.

The butler's voice suddenly came from outside. "Madam, Eldest Aunt, something terrible has happened! The eldest son-in-law's illegitimate daughter has gambled away Eldest Aunt's dowry and all her servants to Chang Le Fang!"

Since Chang Le Fang wanted to embarrass the Yun family and make Minister Yun lose face in stopping the Emperor from making Consort Zhang's son the Crown Prince, they would naturally spread the word about it.

"What?!" Madam Sun and Sun Wanjing stood up from their chairs upon hearing this.

The butler rushed in, panting. "Madam, Eldest Aunt, Chang Le Fang has already gone to the Yun family to move things and take people away. You'd better think of something quickly."

My great-aunt came back empty-handed. If Chang Le Fang makes a fuss about things she used…

How will my great-aunt go out in the future?

Also, none of the servants who grew up with my great-aunt and followed her into the Yun family have returned.

If they don't do anything, people will definitely say they are heartless. The servants in the house will also feel disheartened.

What the housekeeper could think of, Madam Sun and Sun Wanjing could also think of.

Madam Sun and Sun Wanjing were almost furious.

But getting angry won't help.

Madam Sun and Sun Wanjing shared the same thought as Yun Yuqi and the others. "How much did that brat get in exchange for?"

"One hundred thousand taels."

"What?!"

"The Yun family wants to redeem the property, but Chang Le Fang is asking for 200,000 taels of silver. The Yun family doesn't have that much money, and the two sides are at an impasse. Madam, Eldest Aunt, please think of a solution quickly."

What could they do? "Go and invite the master back."

"yes."

After the butler left, Madam Sun looked at Sun Wanjing angrily and said, "What else can the Yun family do besides oppose the Emperor? They can't even keep an eye on their child."