Zigui didn't quite understand: "Miss, you seem quite happy?"
Qin Wan shook the pawn ticket and deed in her hand. This was just given to her by her third uncle, who said it was for her dowry. "The Pingyang Marquis' Mansion has pawned many good things to pay off debts, and they can't redeem them. Naturally, the things are ours. Why are you not happy? If we buy them at the regular price, these things will at least double in value. In the end, we still make a profit."
Zigui was surprised: "One hundred thousand taels of silver, all obtained by pawning things?"
Tao Yao came in from outside and laughed at what she said, "How is that possible? Even if they emptied the Pingyang Marquis's treasury, they still didn't have 100,000 taels of silver. They pawned things worth over 30,000 taels of silver, and the rest, 20,000 went to Mrs. Bai, 20,000 went to Mrs. Wu, and some of the money was collected by each branch under the strict orders of Old Lady Lu."
Zigui was speechless. After a long while, he stammered, "Won't this provoke public outrage?"
Tao Yao nodded her head and said helplessly, "You've always been helping the young lady take care of things and rarely go out, so naturally you don't know the intricacies of shopping here. How can I feel at ease if you follow the young lady into the palace like this?"
"So tell me about it." Zigui patted Taoyao's hand and asked.
Tao Yao could only explain to Zi Gui in detail, "Now, each branch of the Lu family is dependent on the Marquisate for survival. Although the second and third masters of the Lu family got their jobs thanks to my parents-in-law's family, they also look up to the Pingyang Marquisate for their reputation."
"If the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion collapses, they'll be finished too. Do you think they'll be willing to pay the money even if they have complaints?"
Zigui nodded: "I know this. We are of the same blood and family, so it is only natural to give money. That's the way to do it..."
Zigui sighed, "If Pingyang Hou were defeated, this family would fall apart quickly."
Tao Yao glared at her: "What? Are you still pitying their family?"
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