Chapter 9: Grab it
Fu Danjun still didn't indulge her and exposed her thoughts.
"It seems like my sister really doesn't want me to leave! Can she tolerate my troubles? But if I can't drink the Hundred Fish Soup anymore, I really can't stay in this mansion anymore."
Pei was slapped in the face and could only force a smile: "It was the old lady's idea to continue to support my sister in the mansion. It has nothing to do with me."
After saying that, he turned and walked out.
Next, everyone in the house, led by the old lady, was worried about the fish soup.
It is easy to make porridge with roasted chicken gizzard lining, but hundred fish soup is not often available even in the imperial palace because it requires all parts of a hundred kinds of fish.
Fu Danjun couldn't get any drink and started to refuse to eat, claiming that he would go to the palace to see the emperor when he was starving to death.
Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion was in a panic, but the family had no choice but to gather together to discuss the matter.
Fu Danjun is making such a fuss, something bad will happen sooner or later.
It would be better to quickly take control of her dowry, which would not only make up for the financial shortfall of the Marquis' Mansion but also curb her arrogance.
This was all Madam Hou's idea. After all, she was surrounded by her own children and grandchildren, so there was no need to be cautious when speaking.
Once the decision was made, no one disagreed.
Pei was even more delighted, waiting to see Fu Danjun's miserable appearance.
"Lu Zhao, take some people and pry open the lock of the warehouse first, and move the furniture back to Youhuang Garden."
Lu Zhao agreed and went out immediately to bring people to do it.
The old lady then ordered, "Lu Yu, find a way to find the Fu family's small treasury and move all the valuables to my back room."
Although Lu Yu felt that this was very risky and there was a possibility of being torn to pieces by Fu Danjun.
But the temptation of gaining wealth is greater than the danger.
Then he went too.
Madam Hou said to the remaining women, "Let's just drink tea and wait."
Lan Fang saw Lu Zhao and his men rushing to the warehouse in a rage.
The lock was also pried open directly, and it was estimated that someone had used brutal force.
"Miss, please think of a solution quickly. Master Lu Zhao and his men broke into the warehouse and are naturally going to steal the furniture."
When Fu Danjun heard this, he threw off the quilt and got out of bed, ending his days of pretending to be sick.
"Have you hidden all your valuables?"
The most important thing is not the furniture, but other more valuable items.
Lan Fang hissed and pointed to the bed below: "Don't worry, they are all under the young lady's body."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yu came over angrily.
"Lan Fang, where did you hide all of Fu's things?"
Lan Fang and Fu Danjun exchanged glances, and then hurriedly said, "My Lord, please forgive me. I know nothing about this."
Lu Yu snorted: "You deserve to be beaten! How do you usually serve her? You don't even know where her valuables are."
Lan Fang immediately retorted, "I only know that the glass kang screen and the Five Phoenixes and Rising Suns hanging pearl hairpin were taken away by the old lady. So, shouldn't the Marquis redeem them from the pawnshop?"
Fu Danjun quickly chimed in: "You idiot girl, you even ruined my Chaoyang Five Phoenix Pearl Hairpin? And you're still talking nonsense here, get out!"
Lan Fang quickly left in shame, wondering how the young lady would deal with the Marquis.
"The old lady said that you have spent countless amounts of money in the mansion over the years."
Lu Yu was dressed in a long gown, looking like a decent man.
"It would be reasonable for you to leave behind a portion of your dowry when you leave the house."
I don’t know where this excuse came from, Fu Danjun almost laughed out of anger.
She said calmly, "My Lord, you're late. If you had told me a few days earlier, I would have been willing to keep not only part of it, but all of it."
Lu Yu asked in surprise: "What do you mean?"
Fu Danjun sighed: "The emperor said that he wants all the dowry, including the furniture in Youhuang Garden."
Lu Yu was stunned. Even though he knew it was fake and was made up by Fu Danjun, he did not dare to act rashly.
"The Emperor will be interested in your dowry."
Lu Yu was both amused and annoyed: "In order to protect your dowry, you even made up a story about the emperor?"
Fu Danjun smiled and blinked: "Is this true? Let's go to the palace and ask the emperor."
Lu Yu naturally knew that the emperor favored her, which was why she kept calling him "emperor".
He snorted coldly: "I'll ask myself, you don't need to follow me."
Before leaving, he said, "Go and explain to the old lady."
Lan Fang saw Lu Yu leave angrily.
"Amitabha."
She rushed in and said, "Miss, what should we do? If we leave the house, we have to transport our things out. What if they are robbed?"
Fu Danjun was thinking about this, so he walked back and forth on the ground.
"No rush, let's wait and see the situation."
Fu Danjun turned around and warned, "Wait here, don't go anywhere."
The implication was that he wanted her to guard the things in the secret compartment under the bed.
She came to see the old lady. What was the matter with Lu Zhao prying the lock of the warehouse?
As a result, I saw that everyone was gathered around the old lady, drinking tea leisurely.
"Are you here? Fu?"
The old lady spoke first, with contempt and sarcasm.
Fu Danjun suppressed his anger and said, "I'm sure everyone knows that Lu Zhao picked the lock and moved the furniture."
This sentence made Lu Zhao's wife Yuan unhappy.
"Listen, old lady, what you said is so rude."
Fu Danjun angrily retorted: "It's just picking a lock! I've already done it, why do you still complain about it?"
Madam Hou slammed her dragon-headed cane down on the floor again. "Shut up! If you hadn't taken the furniture and locked it up, why would Zhao'er resort to brute force? It's clearly you who was at fault first!"
Facing the old woman's arrogance, Fu Danjun insisted on refuting: "I say again, that is my dowry!"
Yuan Shi chuckled and said, "Look at how anxious you are, as if someone is denying that it was a dowry. We are kindly advising you not to be so extreme. When you leave the mansion in the future, you will have a good reputation and it will not be difficult to remarry."
Madam Hou reiterated: "I told you not to leave the house until you have learned the proper etiquette. Our Lu family cannot afford to lose face."
Seeing that the relationship was about to fall out, Fu Danjun just wanted to leave quickly.
"The main reason why I divorced the Marquis is because of the Marquis."
Fu Danjun deliberately changed the subject and stopped dwelling on the dowry.
Madam Hou didn't react: "Are you dragging Yu'er into this again?"
Fu Danjun smiled faintly: "I'm about to leave, so I have to speak my mind. Actually, I don't have any opinions about Sister Pei. I just hate that the Marquis is so heartless!"
Lu Yuan snorted coldly: "What's the point of you saying this? No one wants to listen."
Fu Danjun continued to smile and said, "I'm telling you what I'm telling you. It's up to you whether you listen or not. You're obsessed with my dowry, and you just want to take it for yourself to make up for the financial deficit in your family."
This sentence shut everyone up, and no one had anything to refute.
Because what Fu Danjun said is the truth.
"But I have to tell you, if you want to spend money, go get it yourself. My Lord Marquis can raise his wife and children himself. From the moment I divorce, my dowry has nothing to do with you."
Lu Yu happened to come back and heard this and asked, "How have you calculated the expenses for food and drink since the divorce? Do you want to calculate it carefully?"
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