Lin Peirou's voice was also choked with sobs, filled with disbelief: "How could this happen... my shops... I worked so hard to build them up..."
She was clearly deeply affected, as her voice trembled as she spoke.
She's managing it? Shen Qingtang wanted to laugh when she heard that!
Jiaojiao, held in her wet nurse's arms, turned pale with fright and screamed, pointing in the empty direction, "There's a monster! It must be a monster! It stole everything!"
Just then, the Prefect of the Capital arrived at the Yongning Marquis's residence with his men.
Upon entering, one sees servants crying and making a scene.
Lu Jin's face was ashen, Lin Peirou was in tears, and the entire Marquis's mansion was in complete chaos.
Just as the Prefect of the Capital was about to ask questions, he saw Shen Qingtang dressed in plain white, with red and swollen eyes, tear stains on her cheeks, and bloodless lips, looking utterly grief-stricken.
He stumbled and ran out of Qingzhi Courtyard.
"My dowry! My wealth!" she wailed, her voice so mournful it sent shivers down one's spine. "All the treasures my parents gave me, all the savings I've accumulated over the years... all gone! I can't live like this anymore!"
She rushed to Lu Jin's side.
With snot and tears streaming down her face, she cried out in anguish, "Husband! You must think of something! Those things are not only my hopes, but also the foundation of our household! Without them, what will we do!"
She cried with genuine emotion.
Tears streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls, even startling the Prefect of the Capital with her appearance.
He thought to himself that this Lady Hou must have been truly terrified.
Shen Qingtang cried intensely, one hand seemingly limply resting on Lu Jin's arm.
But his fingertips were secretly exerting force.
She pinched the flesh on his arm hard and deliberately twisted it half a turn.
"Hiss—" Lu Jin gasped in pain, grimacing, the veins on his forehead throbbing. He tried to shake him off.
But in front of the Prefect of the Capital, he could only suppress his anger and warn in a low voice, "Shen Qingtang! Behave yourself!"
Shen Qingtang seemed not to hear her, and cried even harder, her face covered in tears and snot: "My things... Husband, my heart aches..." She tightened her grip even more.
Lu Jin's face turned pale with pain.
He had to maintain a "feeling sorry for his wife" facade, his lips twitching, looking incredibly frustrated.
At this moment, Lin Pei spoke softly, trying to ease the atmosphere: "Sister-in-law, don't be too sad, there will always be a way..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Qingtang's body went limp.
He closed his eyes.
It fell straight down.
A sob escaped his lips: "I...I can't take it anymore..."
Lu's mother, who was standing to the side, stared wide-eyed, tapping her cane on the ground.
She was so angry she cursed inwardly: I haven't even fainted yet, and this little bitch is already pretending to be weak!
Just as she was about to lash out, the Prefect of the Capital sighed and said to Lu Jin, "My lord, the Lady of the Marquis has suffered a double blow. I just heard that her maternal family, the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, also lost something, and now this has happened to her own family. I'm afraid she won't be able to hold on."
Upon hearing that "the Duke of Dingguo's mansion has also been lost," Lu's mother was astonished.
Suddenly remembering the empty storeroom of valuables, he felt a lump in his throat.
Her eyes rolled back, and she actually fainted: "Oh dear... why is my life so miserable..."
"Madam!"
"mother!"
Lu Jin and his servants were immediately thrown into a flurry of activity.
They were pinching people's philtrum and shouting for help; the entire Marquis's mansion was in complete chaos.
Shen Qingtang secretly lifted a slit at the corner of her eye.
Looking at the chaotic scene before him, a subtle smile curled at the corner of his lips, unnoticed by anyone.
happy!
With a thought, she entered the space. The already vast space had become even larger.
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