Chapter 48 You know a person’s face but not his heart
Hearing this, Madam Lin straightened her back even more and looked at Song Yanxi with disdain in her eyes.
Especially when he saw Song Yanxi's face turned pale, as if she had suffered a great blow, he felt even more relieved.
She said directly: “How much do you want? Just tell me the number.
It just so happens that everyone is watching today, so we can stand as witnesses for the General's Mansion, lest those who believe everything they hear think that we, the General's Mansion, are bullying you."
"Mother-in-law, do you have to do this?" Song Yanxi's eyes were slightly red, and her voice trembled slightly with anger.
In the eyes of outsiders, it looks like he has suffered a great injustice, but is unwilling to say more because of his own cultivation.
Madam Lin frowned and said sarcastically, "Stop pretending here. Isn't this exactly what you want? As your mother-in-law, I should oblige you."
Today, in front of so many people, she tore off the disguise of this bitch and saw which blind and black-hearted people would be deceived by her in the future!
When Princess Shihan enters the mansion, the couple will return to the battlefield, one killing the enemy while the other treats illnesses. Why should they worry about not making military achievements?
Being granted a title of nobility is just around the corner!
Just thinking about it, Old Madam Lin was so excited that she wanted to have the ancestral hall opened and a banquet held right away so that everyone could see the splendor of their general's mansion.
Song Yanxi lowered her eyes and spoke after a long struggle, "In this case, please forgive me for my disrespect."
Unable to bear her petty appearance, Old Lady Lin said cheerfully, "Just tell me."
Her behavior made Song Yanxi, who was reluctant to speak, look more like the guilty one.
The people who were curious couldn't help but urge him on.
There was a hint of doubt in their words, and some people even began to speculate whether there was someone behind the sudden spread of rumors in the capital in recent days that were unfavorable to Lin Tingfeng and the others.
Although the general's wife is kind-hearted and looks weak and fragile, she doesn't seem like that kind of person. But one can only judge a person by his appearance and not by his heart. Who can say for sure?
Someone said loudly, "General Lin is a hero who protects the people of Da'an. He is a man of integrity. How could he be willing to use a woman's money?"
"That's right, General Lin broke into the enemy camp alone and captured the enemy commander's head. Such a great achievement, the rewards from the palace must be huge!"
"A general's mansion is so huge, they shouldn't be interested in that little dowry."
Everyone was talking at once, and Mrs. Lin was so delighted that she didn't even bother to think about why the attitudes of the onlookers changed so quickly.
If she listened carefully, she would find that there were only a few people who were actively talking, and they were all familiar faces.
Song Yanxi raised her eyes, met Old Madam Lin's contemptuous gaze, and said word by word: "The total is 31,261 taels. Minus the change, mother-in-law, just give me 31,000 taels."
"How much?" Old Madam Lin's eyes suddenly widened.
"Thirty-one thousand taels."
"Why don't you go and rob it!"
The old lady was so angry that she laughed. She said to the surprised steward beside her, "I'm so sorry to have embarrassed you. My daughter-in-law is probably crazy about money. Don't pay any attention to her."
As she spoke, she was about to call the steward in.
Feng'er had told her before that Princess Shihan had several capable managers around her. Not only were they all good at business, but they were also extremely loyal to her.
From now on, this is one of our family members, the one who earns money for their general’s mansion, so we can’t treat him with disrespect!
"Wait a minute, old lady." The steward listened to the discussions of the people around him and couldn't help but look at Song Yanxi. He asked in a cold voice: "General's wife, are you saying that you have spent more than 30,000 taels in the two years since you married into the general's mansion?"
There was a sudden gasp from the crowd.
Most of the people present were ordinary people. Even for those from well-off families, spending twenty or thirty taels a year was already very good.
Thirty thousand taels...that must be several twenty or thirty taels!
In just two years, she spent thirty thousand taels in the general's mansion?
Before anyone could raise any questions, Song Yanxi's face instantly turned cold and she ordered, "Zhu Yu, take out the account book from my room."
"You still have the account book?" Old Madam Lin was stunned. She raised her hand to stop him but it was too late.
She glared at Song Yanxi and gritted her teeth, "Song, you are very good!"
Song Yanxi wiped the dry corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said aggrievedly, "Since mother doesn't believe me, just bring the account book over and compare it with mine to see if what I said is true or false.
Just now, my mother insisted that I tell her that I don’t absolutely need the money.”
When Mrs. Lin heard this, she was not happy at all. Her face was as gloomy as if she wanted to eat someone.
She shouldn't have disobeyed Feng'er and underestimated this bitch, and was led down step by step by her.
Once that girl takes out the account book, judging by the Song family's recent behavior, I'm afraid she will read out loud every entry in it in front of everyone.
Even if the total amount is less than 30,000, the General's Mansion will lose face.
No, absolutely not!
Gnashing her teeth, Madam Lin forced a smile and said, "We're all family, so there's no need for an account book. Just tell me what you're talking about, and I'll naturally believe you."
Song Yanxi avoided the hand she extended, smiled and shook her head, "Mother, you are wrong.
Even brothers settle accounts clearly, and because we are family, I will not let anyone suffer any loss."
Facing the old lady's eyes that were almost spitting fire, she said word by word, "It's just how much it's supposed to be. I don't want a cent more."
Old Madam Lin was surprised by her serious look and began to recall whether there were any large expenditures in the General's Mansion in the past two years, but she didn't remember them because they were not handled by her.
If this didn't happen, Song Yanxi wouldn't dare to take the account book so blatantly, right?
Coincidentally, the onlookers thought the same.
Even the steward next to him couldn't help but wonder if the people in the general's mansion were really taking advantage of this lady.
Madam Lin was anxious and lowered her voice, "Yanxi, your mother-in-law will definitely give you the money, so don't make a fuss."
"Making trouble?" Song Yanxi raised an eyebrow.
Before she could speak, the old lady hurriedly said, "You didn't make a fuss, am I being unreasonable?"
The discussions around them grew louder.
Listening to those questions, Mrs. Lin wished she were deaf.
If Feng'er woke up and knew that she had caused things to become like this...
Mrs. Lin was so anxious that she almost cried.
Seeing this, the steward frowned and said, "For a mere thirty thousand taels of silver, is Madam really going to embarrass her mother-in-law in front of so many people?"
He was standing on Zhuang Shihan's side, so naturally he looked at Song Yanxi with disgust, and he wanted to slap the word "unfilial" on her forehead.
But the people were not fools, and they were immediately unhappy when they heard this.
Before Song Yanxi could even say anything, someone retorted, "You're being unreasonable. It's obviously the mother-in-law who's being pushy. The general's wife is already feeling so wronged, yet she's still unwilling to speak for the sake of family harmony."
"That's right. The general's wife is almost crying. She is a mother-in-law who forces people to say things, and then refuses to believe them after she says them."
"Your master hasn't even entered the house yet, and you're already protecting him?"
"What a good dog."
The steward suddenly turned around and looked at the person who had spoken, with murderous intent in his eyes, "If you have the guts, say what you just said again!"
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