Chapter 177: Accumulating Virtue
Qu Lan and his family moved into the second room.
The next day, Wang said to Qu Lan, "Let Uncle Wu go back. Now that we are settled, he can set off."
The princess didn't like him, and Wang could see it.
Qu Lan always listens to his wife, and she has the final say on all matters big or small at home.
He has no objection.
The Fifth Old Master also wanted to leave. He hated Qu Ling very much.
But there's nothing we can do about her.
Although the Marquis's Mansion is rich, he is old and has the desire to eat, drink and have fun but lacks the energy.
"This time I am accompanying you to the capital, besides the adoption, there are other things to do."
The fifth old master said, "The ancestral hall in Hedong needs to be repaired, the clan school needs to be maintained, and the sacrificial fields should also be expanded."
To put it bluntly, it means money.
In the past, Qu Li sent large sums of silver back to Hedong every year.
Since last year, this money has not been given anymore.
"Your family is so fortunate today because of the support of your clansmen. You must never be ungrateful."
Qu Lan quickly said, "Of course I won't forget."
"Then withdraw the money from the Marquis's account and bring it back to me," the Fifth Old Master said straight to the point. "The Marquis is ill, and A Yao is his son. He has the final say."
"You are Ayao's parents, so you can make the decision."
Wang's eyelids twitched slightly, "This matter still needs the princess's approval."
"What do you know!" The Fifth Old Master was displeased. "She's a girl, about to get married. How can she have any say in the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion?"
Wang also wanted to take the opportunity to test the depth of the Marquis's Mansion, so she called the accountant.
She didn't dare ask for too much, so she tentatively asked for three thousand taels of silver.
Very smooth.
The accountant withdrew the money quickly.
Wang was overjoyed.
It seems that everyone in the Marquis' Mansion knows who to please in the future.
Qu Lan was so happy that he didn't know what to do with the three thousand taels of silver.
"Fifth Uncle said he wanted ten thousand taels of silver. Let's quickly ask the accountant to get it out and send him away."
Wang glared at him, "You're just stupid. You give it to him just because he asks for it? This is all our son's money."
The next day, she gave three thousand taels of silver to the Fifth Old Master, "You know, the princess's wedding is coming up soon, and there are many things to spend money on, and there is no cash in the account."
She secretly gave the Fifth Old Master another three hundred taels of silver, "This is for your journey."
After the bribe was given, the Fifth Old Master stopped talking no matter how dissatisfied he was.
Three thousand taels, that’s from the clan.
The three hundred taels were entirely his.
But he was still not satisfied. "Marquis Jingwei's Mansion gave half of their property as a betrothal gift. After the princess gets married, we will carefully count and record it in the register. Then..."
He wants the oil.
Wang followed suit, "The princess has a list of betrothal gifts. Why don't you ask the princess for a copy?"
Even Qu Ling herself didn't expect that the old man would actually dare to ask her for it.
The Fifth Old Master sent someone to Nuanshanju to tell Qu Ling to go see him.
Those people responded respectfully on the surface.
He turned around and didn't even go towards Nuanshanju.
Who dares to spread this?
Isn't that asking for bad luck?
The Fifth Old Master discovered that his servants were lip-service and secretly disobeyed. He leaned on his cane and cursed, "How can this be? There is no manners or rules in this mansion!"
He was so angry that he went to find Qu Xun.
As a result, he was splashed with tea in the face by the crazy Qu Li.
When he came out, there were still tea leaves hanging on his beard.
Helpless, I can only go to Nuanshanju.
Tingqin stopped him, "Old Master, please go back. The princess is not seeing any guests today."
The old man raised his eyebrows and said, "How dare you! I'm her great-uncle, what kind of guest am I?"
He stretched his neck to look into the courtyard. "Go tell her that the Hedong tribe wants to check her dowry and betrothal gifts. Ask her to copy the list and give it to me to take back."
He even emphasized, "This is the rule!"
Guanqi came out from the inner room upon hearing the sound, holding a feather duster in his hand.
"What kind of rules are these? You're clearly shameless. Are you judging others for not knowing what you're up to?"
"Why, the princess won't give it to you, so you shamelessly come and snatch it?"
The old man's face flushed crimson, and he pounded the ground with his cane. "Unruly servant, is this the etiquette of your county bishop?"
"We have many bishops in the county."
Guanqi swung the feather duster forward. "If someone shameless comes to your door, just beat them out."
The old man had never been scolded so bluntly by a young man before, so he raised his cane to hit him.
Guan Qi did not dodge or evade, but instead took a step forward and said, "Please think carefully, this blow will hit the princess in the face."
The crutch stopped abruptly in mid-air.
The old man recalled the scene where the eldest princess sent people to Hedong to ask for Xu Zhaoyue's coffin.
The clan still wants to stop it, or perhaps they want some benefits.
As a result, all the ancestral graves were dug up.
The leader held the imperial edict in his hand and said, "We are ordered to bring Madam Xu back. If you don't cooperate, we can dig up the ancestral tomb and open each coffin for inspection."
The patriarch was so exhausted that he couldn't breathe.
There is no need to dig it all out, there are tombstones in the cemetery.
This is how the eldest princess acts.
The fifth old man put down his cane, and a sinister look flashed across his eyes.
When he returns to Hedong, he will definitely tell this to his clansmen.
Remove from the list.
Must be removed!
And what about the betrothal gifts? What if she doesn’t give the list?
That belongs to the Dingxiang Marquis Mansion, she can't take it away.
When he returned to Hedong, he asked his clan to send someone to count the betrothal gifts.
After hearing the report, Qu Ling felt a chill on his lips.
In the previous life, he still remembered clearly how those people in Hedong treated Xu Zhaoyue.
"If I were truly an orphan, I wouldn't be able to keep my betrothal gifts or my dowry."
"They want to wipe out the whole family."
She sneered, "The Wang couple are quite clever."
Unfortunately, not many.
The day the Fifth Old Master left Beijing, the wind was a bit hot.
Qu Ling was lying on a rattan chair under the shade of a tree, with a fan covering his face to block the light coming through the leaves.
"He's old and tired from all the traveling. He could easily die."
On the official road from the capital to Hedong, the fifth old master sat in the carriage and calculated with an abacus. Although this trip to the capital was a bit tiring, he also gained a lot of benefits.
He looked at the bundle beside him.
There were several valuable antiques he had taken from the Marquis's Mansion.
The fifth master stroked his beard with satisfaction.
"Sir, there is a teahouse up ahead. Would you like to take a rest?" asked the driver.
The Fifth Master lifted the carriage curtain, squinting his eyes under the scorching sun. "Take a break. Make a pot of good tea."
The teahouse was very simple, with only a thatched shed.
The tea seller is very quick.
After resting, the Fifth Old Master continued on his journey, but he felt a faint abnormal pain in his stomach, but he didn't take it seriously.
Two days later, Qu Ling received three thousand three hundred taels of silver at Nuanshanju.
Guan Qi finished the count swiftly, "Exactly to the last cent."
“Donate it to the Tzu Chi Institute.”
Qu Ling smiled slightly, "Do some good deeds for the old man, and you will be reborn into a good family in your next life."
Wang, who lived in the second house, also received the news.
"Madam, it's bad. The fifth old master died on the way back."
Wang was shocked. "How did he die? Where did he die?"
"The weather was too hot, and I had diarrhea after eating something bad. I had diarrhea for two days. I wanted to go back to Hedong as soon as possible, so I was anxious to get back. Who knew that halfway... "
Wang was stunned for a long time, always feeling that something was wrong.
The Fifth Old Master has always been in good health, so we specially asked him to accompany us to the capital.
That afternoon, Wang received another invitation: "The wife of Marquis Jingwei would like to invite you to her house for a chat."
Wang was even more confused. What did the princess's future mother-in-law want to do when she saw her?
At Nuanshanju, Guanqi was pulling Su Shang and others to place bets.
"Tomorrow, who will be the winner, Madam Wang or Madam Jingwei?"
A faint smile appeared on Qu Ling's delicate face, and the fan in his hand waved gently.
She also wanted to know the outcome.
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