"Nothing is more important than my son's life."
Mr. Guo was tired of making trouble. He sat on the chair and pondered for a moment before saying, "Let's solve it with money."
The Shen family has many farms and shops, so it would be useless even if they came.
The industry that had been controlled by the Shen family for over a hundred years became an empty shell in the hands of the Guo family.
"How much do you want?"
Mr. Shen bowed slightly, his expression tense.
He was planning to compensate a few loss-making shops, and maybe even make some money from the Guo family later. However, he didn't expect that the Guo family was so smart and didn't fall for it.
Mr. Guo didn't say anything and looked at Guo Rui.
Guo Rui thought for a moment and blurted out, "One hundred thousand taels."
"What?"
Master Shen was furious and said, "A servant only earns twenty taels of silver these days, and you're asking for a hundred thousand taels. Aren't you afraid that the wind will blow your tongue away?"
This is not just a lion's big mouth, even a hippopotamus's mouth is not that big.
"Master Shen, my marriage to Tinglan cost our family tens of thousands of taels of silver. For more than a year, Tinglan's food, clothing and other expenses have all been covered by the Guo family. I am just trying to recover the losses."
Guo Rui implied that Shen Tinglan had given him a lot of money but had not given birth to an heir for the Guo family, so his request was reasonable.
“Besides, Shen Tinglan is a daughter of the Shen family, not a servant.”
One hundred thousand taels is not difficult for the Shen family to come up with.
Guo Rui did not make things difficult for the Shen family. After all, he almost lost his life.
"Guo Rui, I'm not a servant, but don't you think about it? Your life is worth 100,000 taels?"
The Shen family will not agree to one hundred thousand taels of silver!
The conditions proposed by Guo Rui were tantamount to forcing her to death.
Chen Tinglan was anxious and couldn't help but curse: "How much money did you spend on me after we got married? You lied to me and said you bought coral, but it was actually a fake!"
"You're just a eunuch, you really overestimate your own weight!"
Shen Tinglan did not poison her. She knew that she had to express her stance at this time, otherwise her father would definitely give up on her.
"Dad, I'm willing to kill myself, one life for another, but I really didn't poison you!"
Shen Tinglan cried so hard that she hiccuped. She moved her mouth for a long time but could not make any sound. She was even more anxious.
Mr. Guo was worried that things might change, so he angrily said, "Great, is this the Shen family's upbringing? The Guo family originally favored the legitimate daughter, Shen Zhilan, so why would they marry someone as unlucky as you?"
The more you talk, the more mistakes you make.
Mr. Guo didn't think it through, and everyone in the Shen family was stunned.
"The Guo family is so arrogant."
After sipping the tea, Shen placed the tea bowl on the table with a bang and laughed angrily, "Who are you to dare covet the daughter of the Shen family?"
Shen Zhilan has already married into the Mo family. If the Guo family spreads lies, it will easily lead to misunderstandings.
"No wonder."
After a long silence, Shen Zhilan decided to reveal the secret.
"Zhilan, what do you mean?"
At present, Mr. Shen values Shen Zhilan the most, and he really can't take out 100,000 taels to give to the Guo family.
All the profitable shops were given to Shen Zhilan, and I just hope to get some benefits from them.
"Dad, Tinglan asked me to go to the river, and Guo Rui was there too."
If Shen Zhilan had mentioned it before, no one would have believed her. Now that the Guo family has admitted their ambition, it is just the right time to verify the truthfulness of her words.
"Are you saying that Tinglan fell into the water in your place and had no choice but to marry Guo Rui?"
Even Shen didn't know these secrets in detail.
Master Shen suddenly realized and glared at Shen Tinglan and Guo Rui.
As the head of the Shen family, although he is a playboy, he is not stupid. What is there that he doesn't understand!
"Chen Tinglan, did you collude with a man outside to plot against Zhilan?"
Mr. Shen was furious. He knew he had no ability and relied entirely on the support of his in-laws.
The reason why he had not arranged a marriage for Shen Zhilan yet was that he was being picky and wanted to find someone better. He even looked down on the Xie family's side branches.
Unexpectedly, the Shen family rebelled, and Shen Tinglan actually had such an idea!
"Dad, no, it's Guo Rui..."
Shen Tinglan was shocked and should have refuted it, but she was not smart enough to put the blame on Guo Rui, which indirectly confirmed the conspiracy between the two.
Shen's expression was even colder, and she looked at Master Shen and said, "Brother, Shen Tinglan can't stay."
Staying in the Shen family would bring ruin to the reputations of all the women.
"Aunt, please, it's Tinglan's fault!"
Chen Tinglan was a concubine's daughter and could not marry into a good family. Most of the people who came to propose marriage were elderly widowers.
She wanted to marry into a wealthy family and become a superior person. She met Guo Rui by chance and learned that Guo Rui had connections.
The two had different desires but the same interests, so they conspired to plot against Shen Zhilan.
Unexpectedly, Shen Zhilan was smart, and it was Shen Tinglan who fell into the water in the end, and she married into the Guo family and reaped the consequences.
"My sister married General Mo because of my scheme..."
Shen Tinglan was struggling to survive. She knew that if she was expelled from the clan, her life would be miserable.
Shen Zhilan closed her eyes and said coldly: “Shen Tinglan, do you mean I should thank you?”
What they didn't know was that in their previous life, Shen Tinglan and Guo Rui's plan had succeeded.
Only by using her short and miserable life as a lesson can Shen Zhilan be reborn into nirvana.
Unexpectedly, the perpetrator was so eloquent that he could turn black into white. Shen Zhilan felt ashamed of himself for his thickness of face.
Shen looked at Shen Zhilan distressedly, and said to Mr. Shen with a serious expression: "Brother, you must first consider the Shen family."
If Shen Tinglan is not expelled from the family, the Shen family will not have the face to go out.
Moreover, Guo Rui's poisoning had already been reported to the prefectural government office, and rumors were spreading outside.
Shen is a daughter of the Shen family and also a wife of the Xie family. She must give an explanation to the Xie family.
"Open the ancestral hall tomorrow and expel Shen Tinglan from the clan!"
Mr. Shen was partial to Shen Tinglan, but when it came to interests, he gave up easily.
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