The Qiao residence.
The ladies sat together in Madam Qiao's room, each with a worried expression.
Inside the room, there were sighs, sobs, cries, and wailing—all sorts of sounds; the scene was indescribable.
These people had been sitting in the Qiao residence for an hour. They spent the first half of the hour discussing countermeasures, but the second half of the hour they just sat there blankly.
Some of them have not yet informed the heads of their families about their investments in business.
Some women have already been scolded by their husbands, who have even issued a final notice that if the money cannot be recovered, they will definitely ask the elders of the family to witness the matter.
Divorce her!
Among the weeping women, it was Madam Wang, who had previously clamored to hang herself in front of the Qiao residence, who cried the loudest.
Not only did she invest half of her family fortune, but she also wanted to make a lot of money, so she invited her brother and sister-in-law along.
Now that her husband knows about this, he was threatened with divorce before leaving the mansion. If she really can't get the money back...
She really didn't dare to think about it anymore.
If a husband divorces his wife, she can no longer stay at her husband's family home and has no choice but to return to her parents' home.
But her family was also dragged down with her. If her brother and sister-in-law had known, all the money they had invested in the business would have gone down the drain.
If she goes back to her parents' home, will she still have a good life?
Having lived a life of luxury for half my life, I'm afraid I'll suffer for the rest of my life.
Thinking of this, Madam Wang's tears flowed like a flood, and she couldn't stop them.
Just then, Mrs. Qiao's maid, Pei Lan, rushed into the house from outside in a panic.
When Mrs. Qiao saw her skirt swaying as she ran, her heart nearly choked.
Early this morning, Pei Lan rushed back to the house just like she is now, to tell her about Aunt Ning's absconding with the money.
She didn't dare ask Perrin what had happened, fearing that Perrin would tell her even worse news.
Pei Lan heard the news outside and rushed back without stopping. She walked quickly to Madam Qiao's side and said, "Madam, there are several ladies at the gate of the Wu residence who are making a fuss about Aunt Ning embezzling money and refusing to leave her house!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room fell silent, as if they had been given a speechless drug.
The huge hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
The ladies present were all stunned by Perrin's words and stood frozen in place, unable to react.
Pei Lan looked at Madam Qiao sitting in the armchair, staring at her with wide eyes. Thinking that Madam Qiao had not understood her words, she continued, "The servants of the Wu family opened the door and then went back inside. Now everyone in the city is talking about this."
Some even said that General Wu's household was in turmoil, and if he did not set a good example, the worst thing would be for him to go to the capital to file a complaint with the Emperor, who would surely punish him!
Upon hearing this, the ladies present were all unsettled.
Madam Wang burst into tears, as if she had poured out all the water from her brain, and stood up directly from her chair.
She glanced around at the faces of the ladies around her, and finally fixed her gaze on Madam Zhang.
She said, "If I return empty-handed today, I will be greeted with a letter of divorce."
I can't stay at my husband's family home, and I can't go back to my parents' home either.
In that case, we might as well join those brave ladies and make a scene in front of the Wu residence.
"We're the victims, what are we afraid of!"
His inspiring words resonated with everyone present.
These aggrieved women will surely meet a miserable end when they return home. It would be better for them to take advantage of the fact that someone is leading the way and go to the Wu family to demand money in one go.
When they could no longer live, they took white silk ribbons and all hanged themselves in the Wu mansion!
By then, even the General's Mansion would likely find it difficult to silence public opinion.
Madam Zhang's dim eyes were instantly brightened by Madam Wang's impassioned words.
She was the oldest, and although she wasn't the richest of the ladies because her family ran a pharmacy, she was someone all the ladies wanted to win over.
After all, everyone gets sick sometimes, and when it comes to finding rare and precious medicines, it's natural that pharmaceutical merchants have the best information.
This is a convenience that money can't buy.
Therefore, Madam Zhang was someone who could speak up among the other ladies.
She said, "Madam Wang is right. As the aggrieved parties, it is most appropriate for us to go and seek justice."
Even if General Wu could silence the people of the border city, there were still 70,000 soldiers in the border city, including the heir of the Prince of Libei, who would certainly not stand idly by.
"General Wu has become all-powerful, oppressing the people!"
There is always a leader, and with Madam Zhang and Madam Wang at the forefront, the other women also gained courage.
"right!"
"Let's go and demand justice!"
"Yes! We demand justice!"
After saying that, the group of ladies rushed out of the Qiao residence and headed towards the Wu residence.
At that time, the four women standing in front of the Wu family mansion, dressed in red, yellow, blue, and green, were so exhausted that they could not straighten their backs.
The woman in red was shouting herself hoarse, but there was still no response from the person inside. So she started gulping down water without any regard for her image.
Then, she walked to the woman in yellow and whispered, "Sister, we've been calling for so long, but there's still no response from inside."
Do you know how much longer you're going to keep shouting?
The woman in yellow, her mouth dry, snatched the water pouch from the woman in red and drank the remaining half-full of water.
She let out a hearty sigh, wiped the water droplets from her chin with her sleeve, and said, "I don't know! This money is so hard to earn!"
Previously, he would wail for people at funerals, wailing a couple of times whenever guests came.
We've been standing in front of the door shouting for almost two hours now, when will this ever end!
Lu Qiqi sat in the teahouse and had already instructed several people to bring water to the four people who had shouted.
So much time has passed, and the Wu family has remained silent. Those aggrieved parties are truly patient.
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