Su Yu and this man are cousins. They were already engaged and were just waiting to choose an auspicious day to get married.
Pretending to be his future wife, Su Yu had already given him all the money to spend.
Seeing her cousin suffering, Su Yu's heart ached terribly, and she finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Once the breach was opened, it was like a floodgate being opened, and everyone else followed Su Yu's example and stopped resisting.
After all, once someone has spoken, their crimes can no longer be hidden, so they might as well try to confess as soon as possible and maybe they can get some leniency from their masters.
At this moment, Aunt Chu looked as if someone had pulled out her bones and muscles; she was on the verge of death and looked extremely disheveled.
Just as Jiang Tian had guessed.
Aunt Chu had long coveted Jiang Yu's dowry and had gone to great lengths to obtain it.
She attributed the major expenses to Wei Wenxuan's social engagements, leaving him speechless.
In reality, most of the money went into her pocket.
Aunt Chu dared not give away those irreplaceable and valuable items, yet she was extremely bold.
She opened a shop specifically to lend out or rent out unmarked valuable items, using them to maintain appearances for the declining nobles in her family.
Every time she rented out these items, she would send a servant to watch over them.
As for the other replicas, as Jiang Tianru said, she found several skilled replica craftsmen from Jiangnan, and replaced all the ceramics, jade, inkstones, and the like that that could be replaced.
As for the tea and other things that Jiang Tian sent here in previous years, that was naturally attributed to Wei Wenxuan. He used a small portion for entertaining guests, Aunt Chu would remember a large portion, and the rest would be hers.
She was like a greedy rat, constantly devouring Jiang Yu's dowry over the years since she entered the mansion.
Jiang Yu thought that Aunt Chu had swallowed most of her dowry, but in fact, it was just a trick by Aunt Chu.
In the public accounts, the use of these dowry items for food and other purposes was perfectly legitimate. If Jiang Yu dared to argue with Wei Wenxuan, she could play the victim and put Jiang Yu in a difficult position.
Unfortunately, Jiang Yu was too weak-willed and would fall ill after exchanging only a few words with Wei Wenxuan, so the two never managed to start an argument.
In reality, eight or nine out of ten of Jiang Yu's dowry were taken into the name of Aunt Chu.
She had no intention of leaving anything for Jiang Yu.
Did she think she couldn't see it? Jiang Yu had wanted to die for a long time, so she might as well just die quickly.
She can enjoy the rest of the wealth and luxury.
Aunt Chu has been scheming and plotting day and night for the past few years. She has made countless account books and spent a lot of money to hire an experienced accountant who is good at making account books, just in case.
But who knew that for every step the devil takes, the devil takes ten?
Jiang Tian didn't keep the accounts or open the warehouse, but instead targeted the people around her!
Aunt Chu knew that the people around her could be both swords in her hand and deadly charms, so she tied them all to the same boat long ago.
She had specially dug a hole in the ground to hide their indenture, along with her collection of gold and silver jewelry, so that no one would know about it.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Tian's men found her indenture, which she considered her lifeblood, in less than half an hour!
She thought her subordinates would grit their teeth and persevere, but she forgot that Jiang Tian was just as ruthless as her and would start by targeting their family!
In this way, she lost everything.
Years of scheming have all vanished like water.
Aunt Chu was utterly despondent. She glared at Jiang Tian with venomous hatred, for it was because of Jiang Tian's sudden arrival that all her plans had been shattered!
She had long been waiting for Jiang Yu's death so that she could be made the official wife. She had even found a doctor to treat her body, intending to give birth to a son for Wei Wenxuan, who currently had no son.
With Wei Wenxuan's doting affection and a son to protect her, the position of the principal wife is practically guaranteed.
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