"Sister-in-law, the division of the family should be decided by my father-in-law and mother-in-law. You should stay out of it..."
Mrs. Hu couldn't stand it anymore. According to her way of dividing the property, the Marquis' Mansion would be emptied.
Although Rong Qiwang owns more than a dozen shops, their business is not prosperous and can only be considered medium-sized. He simply cannot come up with such a large sum of money now.
Moreover, in the past three months, it seemed that someone was maliciously targeting his shop, and its revenue was one-third less than usual.
"Sister-in-law..." Qin Nanjing looked at Hu. Although she had a smile on her face, her eyes were full of coldness.
"What I am counting now is the dowry property of the general's biological mother, which is not included in the division of the family."
"My sister-in-law has also been learning the art of managing a household since she was young. She must know that... after a woman dies, all her dowry will be left to her children, right?"
"Besides, before my second brother opened those shops, and even now, the expenses of the mansion all came from my late mother-in-law's dowry."
"Half of the gold and silver we brought with us has already been spent, and this hasn't even been counted."
After a pause, Qin Nanjing continued, "By the way, most of the betrothal gifts my second brother gave you came from my late mother-in-law's dowry."
"You don't need to return this. It's a gift from my deceased stepmother to my second brother."
Qin Nanjing smiled. They were still very generous. They didn't have to pay back such a large debt.
"You..." The old lady was trembling with anger, but she still maintained her image as a kind mother.
"At that time, all the shops had problems, so I had to use my sister's dowry to fill the gap. I shouldn't have..."
She looked at Rong Baichuan, tears in her eyes.
"Baichuan, if you want me to return these, I will flatter my old face and ask for them, borrow money, even if I have to sell everything I have to make up for your biological mother's dowry..."
The Dongwu Kingdom puts filial piety first.
If you force your parents to sell their property and the news of your being an unfilial son gets out, you will lose your reputation and it will be difficult for you to keep your position as the crown prince.
"No, no..." Qin Nanjing said with a smile, "Over the years, the money earned by the manor and the shops, as well as the cash at home, has gone in and out, and I can't even count it."
"These are all the general's property. It's only right to give some to support my parents. My mother-in-law and father-in-law don't have to pay it back..."
He turned to look at Rong Qiwang, a bit embarrassed, "It's just... my younger brother is supported by my elder brother, so this is not a good thing."
“If it gets out, my second brother and his family, despite having their own shop and income, have been eating, wearing, and using the general’s money for so many years.
"Wouldn't that... ruin my second brother's reputation?"
They can also do things like ruining reputations!
"Plus, my second brother still has all of my father-in-law's wealth... I'm sure he's saved quite a bit over the years..."
"Then the 6,426,000 taels of silver borrowed to open the shop shouldn't be difficult to repay, right?"
fart!
Hu wanted to say bullshit!
She originally thought that the Marquis's Mansion was wealthy and that the late wife was the daughter of a wealthy businessman.
The family's wealth may not be enough to rival a country, but it should be enough to take over a city.
As a result, when he got the power of stewardship and checked, he found that there was no money in the account of the marquis's mansion, and it was all the dowry of the late lady.
Moreover, many valuable jewelry, porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, and antiques are marked. If they are taken out for sale, they will definitely be discovered by the Gu family.
If the Gu family makes a fuss over this, it would be more trouble than good to get the dowry back.
In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, it has never been misappropriated.
Only cash that could not be traced was used.
The shops that my mother-in-law registered under Rong Qiwang's name were operating extremely poorly, and their business was less than 60% of that of my late wife's shop.
In recent years, they have finally turned their luck around and earned some money, part of which they want to share with their mother-in-law. They only have four million taels in their treasury.
She said it well now, she doesn’t want her mother-in-law to pay it back, she just wants them to pay it back!
Why should they give it all back!
The misappropriation of dowry was all done by the old woman!
And the old woman did some stupid things.
I didn't have any good knowledge of the products, but I still listened to what the scammers said and ended up buying some nameless imitations.
What you call it is a masterpiece, the only one of its kind in the world.
After Rong Shihan won the first place in the imperial examination, she invited those scholars from aristocratic families to a banquet at her home, but was laughed at.
The fakes I bought over the years cost me almost 800,000 yuan, 800,000 taels!
In recent years, the Gu family has gradually declined. I wanted to wait for some time until they were completely ruined, and then sell those things to fill this hole.
Who would have thought that the eldest wife suddenly wanted to split up the family business, and the father-in-law didn't stop her?
"And..." Qin Nanjing presented the two thousand taels of silver notes distributed by the elders to the old marquis with both hands.
"Father-in-law, we don't want this family property..."
The word "family property" is emphasized very heavily.
The dignified Annan Marquisate only gave the eldest son two thousand taels when the family was divided.
They were too embarrassed to give, but she was too embarrassed to accept.
"Just consider it as the general's gift to you."
The old man's eyes widened and his hands on his knees clenched into fists.
Is she humiliating herself?!
"Qin!" The old man was furious. "Dividing the family is a man's business. It's not your turn as a woman to interfere!"
"You're not right..." Qin Nanjing said sincerely, "Men work outside and women work inside, and we divide the family into two parts."
"We women are the ones who take care of the household chores. Why can't we have a say when it comes to dividing the family property?"
"And these bills still need your explanation, ma'am. Otherwise... people who don't know the truth will think that the personal property of my father-in-law's deceased wife has been confiscated by the Marquis' Mansion."
"If this gets out, and they think about how my late mother-in-law died of illness less than two years after marrying me, and how her huge dowry didn't get passed down to her only son, but became the public property of the Marquisate, wouldn't that be..."
Killing wife for money!
Lord Rong! Your conspiracy from back then will be known to everyone!
Qin Nan looked at the old man indifferently.
When the elders heard this, they were shocked.
When Gu Yan died, the Gu family came to make a scene.
She was such a good daughter, but she died within two years of coming to the Marquis' Mansion.
At that time, they saw that the marquis's mansion was richer and more luxurious than before, and they became a little suspicious.
Murder for money!
In order to prevent the matter from getting out of hand, the old man used his power to send the Gu family away.
After marrying his second wife, they treated Rong Baichuan very well, which completely dispelled the rumors.
This is also the reason why the old lady did not dare to use Gu Yan's dowry at will.
The old man and the old woman were shocked!
What did they know?
Immediately denied.
It's impossible. It happened more than 30 years ago. All the servants in the mansion handled it at the time. No one would know about it.
It should be just an excuse to get back the dowry.
but……
Even if he can't find any solid evidence, he will still be in a lot of trouble from the people outside.
We can't let her make such a fuss anymore. If this gets to the authorities...
Qin Nanjing is indeed like his father.
What a cunning and treacherous thing!
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