The room suddenly became quiet, and the maids and servants all lowered their heads, not daring to look at the expressions of their two masters above.
Xue Linglong's expression changed again and again, and her sharp nails poked her palm again.
Damn, it’s Wei Yunlan again!
The Pingfeng Pavilion and Taotie Street that she managed so thrivingly in her dream were actually built with Wei Yunlan's dowry?
It was a pity that Qin never told her at all, and only said that they were all the property of the Marquis' Mansion. As a result, she made such a big joke in front of Manager Qiao and a group of servants!
Chen Feng, who was sitting next to Xue Linglong, was even more uneasy at this time.
An emotion called embarrassment flashed across his eyes. Looking at the look in Manager Qiao's eyes, he felt very uneasy and wanted to escape from here right now.
Chen Feng avoided Manager Qiao's sight and glanced at Xue Linglong, with a hint of blame and doubt in his eyes. The blame, of course, was on her for embarrassing herself in front of so many servants, while the doubt, was how could she know so much about Wei Yunlan's dowry shop?
You know, as a husband, he doesn't even know what specific dowry Wei Yunlan has... Could it be that what his mother said was right, Linglong really came for the money in the Marquis' Mansion, and even did not let go of the private vault of Wei Yunlan, who had already divorced her?
Could it be that the fire in the Wind Chaser Courtyard was really...
Xue Linglong had no idea that the man beside her was suspicious of her at the moment. All her thoughts were still focused on those shops. Although it was a bit disgusting that the shops had previously belonged to Wei Yunlan, those shops were indeed in good locations.
Even if she didn't have the good ideas from Pingfeng Pavilion and Taotie Street, if managed properly, they would still be golden gooses that would lay eggs, and she must win them over to her own hands.
Suppressing her embarrassment, Xue Linglong pretended to be clueless. "Those shops are actually Sister Wei's private property? It seems that I didn't understand clearly. However, the mansion is in a deficit now and urgently needs new income. Since these shops are empty, we might as well use them. I wonder if the deeds are in the hands of the steward or my mother-in-law now?"
What a sanctimonious statement!
Manager Qiao spat in his heart. This vixen who came from a small merchant family was really not presentable. She even wanted to scheme for the previous wife's dowry!
Fortunately, the prince's wife had already divorced him, and a fire burned down Zhufeng Courtyard, leaving no benefits for the Marquis' Mansion.
He said that it would be better to burn those good things in a fire rather than leave them to those heartless people in Jinyang Marquis Mansion.
He thought so in his mind, not because Manager Qiao was a traitorous servant, but because he still remembered that three years ago, when he was working in the outer courtyard and was in charge of purchasing and was framed, it was the former Crown Prince's wife, Wei, who saw through everything and cleared his name, also saving his family from the suffering of being sold out again.
In the eyes of Manager Qiao, the former Crown Prince's wife, Wei, was the best person. Not only does she have a good appearance and good temperament, but her character is also impeccable. The prince ignored the good Wei and favored this coquettish merchant girl who was willing to be his concubine. In the eyes of many of their servants, he was extremely blind!
Although he muttered this in his heart, he did not show it on his face.
Manager Qiao lowered his head and replied docilely, "My Lord... Madam, those land deeds are not in my hands, nor in the hands of the Marquis's wife."
"Where is it?" Xue Linglong's voice became anxious.
"Madam, all of her dowry was burned in the fire a few months ago!" Manager Qiao replied.
Xue Linglong frowned.
It would be fine if other things were lost, but documents like land deeds and shop deeds are all registered with the government.
Even if it is burned, you can still file a copy.
The Wei family was exiled to the border, and no one was in Beijing. Although Wei Yunlan had divorced Chen Lang, she had been the wife of the prince of Jinyang Marquis's Mansion. She did not take her dowry with her when she divorced, so the dowry should have been left to the Marquis' Mansion by default.
"Husband, please ask your father-in-law or mother-in-law to go to the government office to register and get a new contract..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Feng's expression of embarrassment became even more serious.
"Why, you don't want to?" Xue Linglong frowned even more tightly.
"Why should I be unwilling..." Shen Feng sighed and dismissed all the servants including Manager Qiao, fearing that others would see the show.
Then he explained helplessly: "Linglong, have you forgotten?"
"Wei Yunlan prepared two copies of the divorce document. She and I each hold one. As long as we go to the government to file it, it will take effect. Wei Yunlan left the capital in a hurry, and I think she didn't have time to go to the government again. It was you who kept urging me to go to the government to file it, so I took the document over..."
Therefore, Wei Yunlan and he had long been in a divorced relationship recognized by the government.
According to the laws of Dayong, from then on, marriage between men and women was unrelated to each other, and their property naturally could not be mixed.
The store deeds and land deeds under Wei Yunlan's name were burned, and they, the Jinyang Marquis Mansion, had no reason at all to go to the government to reissue them on his behalf!
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At this moment, Wei Yunlan, who was walking in the desert, had no idea that someone had set his sights on her dowry shop.
If he knew, he would probably just sneer.
These people in Jinyang Marquis Mansion really have a good plan!
Unfortunately, no matter how much they planned, their hopes would be dashed. Not to mention whether the burned shop deeds and land deeds can be replaced by the ex-husband's family, just the shop deeds and land deeds themselves... have long been no longer kept in Zhufengyuan.
Before she left the capital, she sold all these shop deeds and land deeds to Tianshu Pavilion.
Judging from the efficiency of Tianshu Pavilion, after a few months, these store deeds and land deeds may have changed hands several times and ended up in the hands of a family that is no less powerful than the Jinyang Marquis Mansion.
According to the Jinyang Marquis Mansion's usual style of bullying the weak and fearing the strong, even if they still wanted to get the store deeds and land deeds back, they would not dare to cause trouble for these people.
Xue Linglong wanted to use these shops to open the Pingfeng Pavilion and Taotie Street of her dreams, but it was destined to be nothing more than a pipe dream!
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The sun is shining.
The further west they traveled, the more they realized that the temperature difference between day and night was extremely large, and they needed to wear thick winter clothes after dark to keep out the cold.
When the midday sun is at its brightest, it is enough to wear only one piece of clothing.
With the repeated alternation of hot and cold, everyone became more and more tired.
Not only that, just as they had speculated before entering the desert a few days ago, they really did not find any new water source.
The people could still hold on, but the horses carrying things gradually began to be unable to bear it in such an environment.
When it was hot at noon, Wei Yunlan often took the opportunity to feed the horses and stuffed a few pieces of unmelted snow into their mouths.
It can relieve heat and quench thirst, killing two birds with one stone.
If not for this, these horses probably wouldn’t have survived until now.
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