Chapter 47 Now this good daughter-in-law has become someone else
"Dowry?" Old Madam Lin's eyes lit up as she looked at the long line of boxes.
She thought of something and asked hurriedly, "Is your boss Princess Shihan?"
The man just smiled and said nothing. He bowed and said, "Please, Madam, arrange for someone to come to your house and let us deliver the things first. We can talk later."
Madam Lin nodded quickly and said excitedly, "Of course, of course."
She ordered Zhou, "What are you still standing there for? Go back and call someone to help you carry the things!"
How much does this endless box cost...
It was Feng'er who was able to do her best. She had already made a fait accompli with Princess Shihan early on. Otherwise, how could their General's Mansion have such great wealth now?
Old Madam Lin was feeling proud when she suddenly noticed that the onlookers were looking at her with strange eyes.
No matter how you look at it, it seems to be full of contempt.
She snorted coldly, not taking it seriously at all.
They are just a bunch of unruly people. They are just jealous that she gave birth to a good son and now has a good daughter-in-law. Let them be envious and jealous!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Lin straightened her back even more, turned around arrogantly, and met a pair of smiling eyes.
She immediately took two steps back in fright and said angrily, "Why don't you walk quietly? You scared me!"
Song Yanxi bowed, eyes full of guilt as she said, "Mother-in-law, I'm sorry, I spoke too softly just now."
Madam Lin frowned, "Did you speak?"
Zhou said, "My sister-in-law just called out 'mother-in-law', but perhaps her voice was too soft for you to hear."
Thinking about being in front of others, Madam Lin finally held back her anger and said coldly, "Since you are here, please help me sort out where to put these things."
The general's mansion is actually not very big. There are only dozens of courtyards, big and small. Excluding the courtyards of the masters and servants of each room, there are only one or two small courtyards left.
The only place that could hold so many things was the warehouse that Lin Tingfeng had specially built in advance because he knew that Song Yanxi would bring a lot of dowry.
When Mrs. Lin thought about so many good things disappearing, she was filled with anger, but she didn't dare to get angry because she had promised Lin Tingfeng.
"With so many things, I'm afraid there won't be enough space in other places in the house, so put them in my private vault." Song Yanxi frowned, thought for a while, and gave an answer.
Old Madam Lin frowned, feeling that something was not right with what she said.
The next second, Song Yanxi said again, "Look at my memory. The key to the private vault is in the hands of the general. I will go find him now."
"Stop!" Madam Lin said coldly, "Feng'er is still recovering from his injuries, why are you bothering him for no reason?
Divide these things into two and put them in Tingxuan and my yard."
Song Yanxi said obediently: "Yes."
Those who were closer to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law heard this clearly and couldn't help but sigh, "The key to the general's wife's private vault has been taken away. The general's mansion is going to swallow up her dowry!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the onlookers suddenly became excited.
The feeling of hearing a rumor from somewhere is completely different from seeing or hearing it with your own eyes and ears.
If Lin Tingfeng were here at this moment, he would be drowned by everyone's saliva.
Madam Lin was anxious and blurted out, "Don't listen to her nonsense. Her private vault is completely empty. There's nothing in it!"
"Who are you trying to fool? The dowry from the Marquis's Mansion was sent across half the city to the General's Mansion."
"We all saw it with our own eyes. If you say it's empty, then it's empty?"
"For a dignified general's mansion to think of seizing his wife's dowry is simply shameless."
"This mother and son are so shameless! I didn't believe it when my wife came home and told me about it. I never knew there were such bastards in the world!"
Seeing that everyone was cursing more and more fiercely, Madam Lin's face couldn't help but look ugly. She grabbed Song Yanxi's wrist and said, "Song, tell us the truth. Where did the dowry in your private vault go?"
Song Yanxi bit her lower lip and looked at her with embarrassment.
Madam Lin was anxious and said angrily, "If you don't tell me, we will ask the officials of Shuntian Prefecture to judge!"
She was not a fool. The people from Shuntian Mansion came with great force that day, but they only went to Zhou's private vault to investigate. When they questioned the maids and servants in the mansion, they only asked about her lost dowry and did not mention Song at all.
There must be something fishy going on here!
Hearing some people in the crowd questioning her, Song Yanxi finally spoke softly, "When mother opened the door to the private vault, was it really empty?"
In Mrs. Lin's understanding, the things Song Yanxi gave to her and Lin Tingxuan belonged to them.
So, she said without hesitation: "Yes, it's empty!"
Amidst the crowd's discussions, Song Yanxi's face was filled with grief, and her voice was filled with anger as she said, "Since mother-in-law says so, do you dare to swear a poisonous oath?"
After being tricked by her several times in a row and hearing her own son talk about her swearing a curse on the General's Mansion in the Zhou family, Old Lady Lin couldn't help but hesitate.
Zhou's face paled at the right moment, and she leaned close to her ear and said, "Mother-in-law, there were a few boxes in the storeroom that day."
Madam Lin said, "Those are Tingxuan's things, not hers, so how can they count?"
After she finished speaking, her face suddenly darkened.
If she had really said those words in front of everyone, wouldn't it have confirmed that the General's Mansion had used Song Yanxi's dowry?
Absolutely not!
As for swearing an oath...
Old Madam Lin believed deeply in the gods and Buddhas, and it was impossible for her to say a word about it.
Her face immediately darkened, and she took the initiative to attack, "Song, for such a small matter, you want to force your mother-in-law to swear in front of so many people, right?
Go out and ask around to find out which daughter-in-law has such vicious thoughts as yours!"
As the old lady spoke, she suddenly thought of something and pointed at the mahogany box beside her. Her arrogance suddenly became even more arrogant. "Princess Shihan has not yet entered the mansion, but you have assuredly handed over your dowry to the General's Mansion for safekeeping. Do you really think the General's Mansion is interested in your little money?"
Song Yanxi's face turned pale after what she said, and her thin figure seemed to be shaky.
Zhuzhi quickly supported her and said angrily, "The old lady is so unreasonable. When my daughter needed money before, she always called her a good daughter-in-law. Now, the good daughter-in-law has become someone else."
"Where did this ignorant slave come from? If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will tear your mouth apart!" Old Lady Lin was extremely angry.
Zhou hurriedly supported her, and while persuading her to calm down, she secretly used her hands to hold her firmly in place, preventing her from having the chance to rush over and hurt Song Yanxi.
When everyone saw Madam Lin's expression, they became even more convinced that she was guilty. They accused the General's Mansion of being shameless. Not only did they use the wife's dowry and refuse to acknowledge it, but they were so angry that they wanted to kill people to silence them.
Listening to the discussions of the people around them, the steward who came to deliver Zhuang Shihan's dowry said directly, "My boss said that if the general's wife wants to return the money she voluntarily spent in the general's mansion, she will return it to every penny if she shows the account."
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