Chapter 14 Confrontation
In fact, Wang Yanwan has always known that her children often bullied Lin Pianran, and even robbed and took things from her like robbers, gaining many benefits.
Since her own child would not suffer any loss, she naturally turned a blind eye, thinking that it was no big deal. She played deaf and dumb, pretending not to know, and would not interfere.
To put it nicely, the children were borrowing things from Lin Pianran, but to put it bluntly, they were robbing her.
The term "borrowing things" is nothing more than a cover-up for the children's robbery.
Now that things have gotten out of hand, she realizes that what she understood was just the tip of the iceberg.
Seeing the numerous items in the account book, she felt dizzy.
My heart was like a raging storm, and I was shocked.
The price of each item in the account book is clearly visible.
She only knew that Lin Pianran was good at making money and had a very good business, but she didn't expect that she had so much money and could buy so many good things.
It really makes people envious and jealous!
I'm so unwilling!
She did a rough calculation and found that the total value of these jewelry alone was at least more than 10,000 taels of silver, not to mention other things, which were even more astonishingly valuable!
Zhao Yurou was also angry and embarrassed. She glanced at her two daughters and coaxed them gently, "You are also ignorant. If you borrow your sister's things, you should return them as soon as possible after using them. Now you are asking your sister to ask for them. How embarrassing is that? How hurtful to the family!"
"Hurry up and return all the things you have with you! Also, don't do such shameful things again! It will damage your reputation as a girl."
Lin Chuyan and Lin Chuyao were very reluctant. Since the things had been obtained through deception and robbery, how could they give them up so easily?
There was a strong sense of unwillingness and humiliation in their eyes.
The two of them looked at each other, refusing to give in, let alone return it.
You know, as a young girl, if you don’t have a few beautiful jewelry to show off, you will even lack confidence when going out to meet people.
Their mother would never be willing to spend so much money to buy them these valuable things.
Once they were returned, how could they still shine in front of everyone? How could they show off in front of the noble ladies?
How could they keep the eyes of the handsome young men in the capital on them for long?
Lin Pianran smiled brightly. She looked at Zhao Yurou and said very reasonably, "Since the two sisters are unwilling to return it, then compensate them according to the price! You can even convert it all into silver and give it to me. I'm always easy to talk to."
"A daughter's debt must be paid by her mother. Madams, you can't even come up with this little money, right?"
They almost tore off the skin of Zhao Yurou and Wang Yanwan's faces, threw them to the ground and stomped on them hard, and even roasted them over the fire to make them lose face.
Zhao Yurou hated Lin Pianran in her heart for making her lose face today and forcing her to the point where she had no power to fight back, but she remained calm on the surface.
Finally, she reluctantly ordered the maid, "Take off the jewelry from the two young ladies and return them to the Sixth Young Lady immediately!"
Wang Yanwan was even more assertive. She took the jewelry off her two daughters herself and returned it to Lin Pianran with an apologetic smile on her face.
These two old foxes don't want to convert all the money into silver to compensate Lin Pianran, as that is a considerable amount of silver.
They don't want Lin Pianran to get any advantage.
Moreover, even if they put all the money they had into it, it might not be enough.
Finally, Zhao Yurou asked the maids to go to the rooms of each young lady and searched out a lot of jewelry and ornaments, which she returned to Lin Pianran.
Even so, the number is still far behind.
Zhao Yurou took out a silver note of six thousand taels and gave it to Lin Pianran, and wrote an IOU of three thousand three hundred taels, as a way of settling the debts for her three daughters, including Lin Chuge's.
Wang Yanwan took out three thousand taels of silver and also wrote an IOU for fifteen hundred taels of silver.
This matter has come to a temporary end.
Not only did he write an IOU, he also tried to appease her with kind words, saying so many nice things and smiling so much that his facial muscles hurt.
They were afraid that Lin Pianran would spread the bad things their daughters had done.
I almost spoke until my mouth was dry.
It can be said that it is well-intentioned.
At the same time, he hated Lin Pianran to the core.
Lin Pianran guessed most of what these people were thinking and knew that they would definitely not give up.
In the next few days, they will definitely keep finding fault.
She just took it.
When the enemy comes, we will fight them; when the water comes, we will block it with earth; when the car reaches the mountain, there will always be a way.
In the end, it remains to be seen who will win!
Even if the Lin family didn't take action against her, she would never let them go.
Except for her adoptive mother, no one in the Lin family is a good person, and she will not let any of them go.
They will all be sent to the eighteen levels of hell.
As for the several prosperous shops that the young ladies of the Lin family had snatched from her, Lin Pianran did not mention them. She would wait until she returned to the capital after hunting and then slowly settle accounts with them!
Even if we bring it up now, no one is in the capital, and distant water cannot quench immediate thirst, so it will be of no use.
Only then did Zhao Yurou remember the purpose of her trip. She asked gently, "Have you seen your third brother and seventh sister? Didn't they go hunting with you? But they haven't returned yet."
"He has been sent to see the King of Hell!" Lin Pianran answered secretly in his heart.
She appeared unusually calm on the surface. She shook her head in surprise, looking confused, with no sign of lying at all.
"I was only with them at the beginning, but I didn't see them after that."
"I've been killing wolves with my third sister the whole time. Today, we happened to save the eldest princess, as well as several other noble men and women in the capital. My third sister knew about this from the beginning to the end. Didn't she tell my wife?"
"Also, during this wolf-killing operation, my second brother, Lin Chuxuan, seemed to have been seriously injured. One of his legs was injured so badly that he couldn't even walk. He had to be carried back by other Imperial Guards. Don't you know this yet?"
Upon hearing this, Second Madam Wang Yanwan quickly looked at Lin Chuyan and asked for confirmation. "Why didn't you tell me that your second brother was seriously injured? Where is he now? I want to go see him and take care of him..."
Lin Chuyan then remembered that Lin Chuxuan was injured. She originally wanted to take her mother and second aunt to find trouble with Lin Pianran, and by the way, ask Lin Pianran to agree to take her to participate in the eldest princess's archery competition. Unexpectedly, this matter was first revealed by Lin Pianran, and she was blamed by her second aunt instead. It was really infuriating.
It's really a case of losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken!
Unexpectedly, I failed to achieve my goal, lost the jewelry, and now I am being blamed by my second aunt.
It's so heartbreaking.
She still had to answer Second Aunt's question seriously, "Many people were injured this time, and Second Brother was carried away for treatment. I guess he's in the temporary Imperial Hospital now!"
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