Chapter 322: Bleeding is necessary, until it hurts
Yu Lingye noticed these bad remarks.
Most of the ladies who sympathized with the concubine were trapped in the inner house. Even if they agreed with the concubine's actions, they were afraid of being labeled as heartless and ungrateful, so they dared not publicize it too much.
On the contrary, the scholars had no scruples at all.
They all study hard and criticize this and that after learning a few words.
Yu Lingye added fuel to the fire for them.
Spread the Fang family's endless requests for information about the Concubine Dowager and Ling Miaoyan's actions in the Ling and Lu families over the years.
He also specially selected some eloquent counselors to debate with the scholars.
The indignant scholars suffered a crushing defeat.
The more you debate, the more people will pay attention.
The more people pay attention, the more discussions there are, and the greater the public opinion.
Public opinion is like a tornado.
Their Prince Ling's Mansion happened to be at the center of the tornado.
It can be said that every move of Prince Ling’s Mansion will become the focus.
Xie Yingmian immediately contacted Tu Bufan.
Their chance has come!
This is a rare good east wind.
Xie Yingmian has always wanted to clean up the Xie family, but has been delayed for various reasons.
She didn't find a good opportunity either.
Her goal is not simply to get the dowry she deserves, her goal is to maximize her benefits.
If she went directly to the Xie family, it would be difficult for them to compensate her with two or three times, or even four or five times, the dowry as she wished. Even if they were to fight to the death, they would at most compensate her with the items on the dowry list.
How is this possible!
She wanted to take the initiative and make the Xie family willing to bleed, bleed heavily, and bleed until they felt pain.
This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Xie Yingmian called Tu Bufan and Yu Lingye together and held a meeting.
"Our Ling Palace is currently at the center of controversy. Even the escape of a dog from the palace has become a hot topic. I want to capitalize on this trend," Xie Yingmian said to Tu Bufan. "Pawn the second-hand goods in my dowry at the pawnshop."
"I announced to the public that I was short of money when I was renovating the affordable clinic, so I wanted to sell my dowry to raise money."
Tu Bufan's eyes lit up.
Wonderful!
Every move of Prince Ling's Mansion was watched closely, and such a big matter as Xie Yingmian being used as a dowry could not be hidden from those busybodies.
People who like to gossip will naturally spread the news by word of mouth, and without their intervention, these people will spread the matter throughout Shangjing.
Firstly, it saves them the trouble of finding someone to spread the news. People who spontaneously pay attention to this matter will make the incident more real and easier to hype up.
Secondly, Xie Yingmian pawned her dowry to build an affordable medical clinic, and people's attention would naturally shift to the affordable medical clinic, which could be regarded as publicity for the affordable medical clinic.
Thirdly, it had been rumored that the Fang family had kidnapped the Concubine Dowager out of filial piety and had almost emptied Prince Ling's Mansion. Xie Yingmian's use as a dowry would just confirm this fact.
This is a good strategy that kills two birds with one stone.
The only downside is that the Toffee will have to be at the center of public opinion for a while.
Yu Lingye agreed with this plan.
Anyway, her mother was thousands of miles away, so she couldn't hear those bad words.
After the plan was finalized, the three of them divided the work and worked together.
Yu Lingye remained silent.
After Xie Yingmian pawns the second-hand goods in her dowry at Baibao Pawnshop, she will return to the affordable medical clinic with the money.
After they did all this, they waited for the fish to bite.
The rest will be handled by Tu Bufan.
Tu Bufan mingles with the people in the marketplace and knows how to manipulate people's hearts.
He ordered the owner of Baibao Pawnshop to buy those second-hand goods at a high price and then put them on display on the first floor of Baibao Pawnshop.
Soon, someone pointed out that those second-hand goods had been worn by Xie Baoyu.
To increase credibility, the man mentioned a lot of details.
For example, when Xie Baoyu went to pick flowers in her priceless dress, she accidentally got the clothes stained with flower juice. The material of the clothes was very special and could not be washed, so the flower juice remained.
After comparing them, people found a trace of flower juice on one of the clothes.
For example, Xie Baoyu accidentally got a small piece of her other dress hooked. If you don't look carefully, you won't be able to see it, but you can still find the clue if you check carefully.
For example, the set of cat's eye ruby headpieces was originally worn by Lady Xie to attend the birthday banquet of the old lady of Duke Ningguo. However, one of the rubies accidentally fell out and it was impossible to find an identical ruby. The set of headpieces looked expensive, but in fact it was a defective product.
Coincidentally, there was also one ruby headpiece missing from Xie Yingmian's dowry.
There are more and more news like this.
If one is a coincidence, then so many cannot be coincidences.
People love gossip, and they love the disputes among wealthy families even more.
Xie Yingmian's dowry looked extraordinarily luxurious, but in fact it was all second-hand goods used by Lady Xie and her daughter. This news spread throughout Shangjing like wings.
Because Xie Yingmian had been raised on the farm and Lady Xie was her stepmother, people loved the story of a stepmother from a prominent family treating her stepdaughter harshly.
In addition, the performance of Mrs. Xie at Old Lady Xie’s birthday party last year further confirmed this news.
Using second-hand goods as dowry can be a big deal or a small one.
To put it simply, this is a family affair between two families.
Generally speaking, the Xie family wrote these second-hand goods as new products on the dowry list.
The one who married into the Xie family was Prince Ling’s Mansion, the royal family.
The Xie family's move is deceptive.
No matter big or small, it is despised by people.
When Lord Xie went to court, he found that his colleagues were all looking at him.
When he looked over, his colleagues avoided his gaze, and there were even three or five people gathered together, talking about something unknown.
When he approached, those people immediately shut up.
After he left, I looked at him strangely again.
He couldn't help but ask a few questions, but the other party just laughed it off.
After leaving the palace, the people outside also looked at him with strange eyes.
Lord Xie felt uncomfortable because of those looks.
This look reminded him of the old lady's birthday party, when he somehow got bewitched and ended up hanging out with Hong Yao. Not only him, but also his fourth brother joined in.
The three of them did something indecent next to the guests, and were watched by the idiot at home who brought people with him.
At that time, everyone looked at him with eyes that were like this: inquiring, mocking, and making people feel uneasy.
Fortunately, it was later reported that he had deliberately staged a drama with Concubine He in the mansion in order to protect the face of King Rui'an and to cover up for King Rui'an and Qin Aoshuang.
His reputation has barely improved.
It hadn't been that long, and he was being treated like a monkey again!
Lord Xie was very angry.
"Go and find out what they are talking about."
The servant came back soon, he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Lord Xie was very angry: "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't hesitate. If you don't want to say it, I will cut off your tongue."
The servant knelt down hurriedly: "My Lord, yes, it is the eldest lady."
Lord Xie frowned: "Baoyu?"
"What happened to Baoyu?"
The servant shook his head: "It's not Miss Baoyu, it's the eldest lady, the one who married into Prince Ling's mansion."
When Lord Xie heard Xie Yingmian's name, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.
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