Another hundred thousand taels! ?
The people in their fifth room have quite a big appetite, and Du Jingyi is not stupid either, he immediately retorted.
"One hundred thousand taels was not a small amount of money for the Duke's Mansion back then. How could it be spent so easily? Are you trying to trick me?"
"At that time, my aunt was ill, so all the household affairs were handed over to my sister-in-law. But my brother was sicker than my aunt, and she was powerless. Naturally, her subordinates had other thoughts. Madam Wei was good at winning people's hearts, as you know, so many people in the account office listened to her. Some of the 100,000 taels that were moved were exchanged for good shops in the Duke's Mansion, some were embezzled land rent, and I don't know about the others. After all, Madam Wei was the housekeeper for the next few decades, and she had smoothed out the accounts early on."
Du Jingyi had calculated everything, and even if Madam Wei was very capable, the hole was still not small. The only possibility was that she had tampered with the funerals of her eldest brother and mother-in-law, and balanced the accounts by using inferior materials as good ones.
The funeral of the young master and his wife in the Duke's Mansion was naturally a huge expense, and it would only cost a little by embezzling some from here and adding some there, so when Du Jingyi thought of this, he became furious.
If Madam Wei were still alive, she would make sure that Madam Wei died a miserable death.
Not only does he harm people's lives, but he even plans for their afterlife. He is simply a piece of shit.
The same was true for the people from the fifth room in front of him, they were all rubbish who helped the tyrant, so the look on his face when he looked at Wu Lang's wife became much uglier, and he hurriedly spoke.
"My fifth sister-in-law came to me and told me about it. I guess your stay in the fifth room won't be long. If you want to run away, do it sooner rather than later. I won't care about the life and death of you and your son."
She said this as a reminder to Wu Lang's wife. Du Jingyi was angry. Since the culprit, Mrs. Wei, was dead, the Fifth House should also pay the price they should pay! Wu Lang's wife stirred the handkerchief in her hand, then nodded guiltily.
"Don't worry, I will leave Sui'an City as soon as possible and will never get in your way."
After saying this, he bowed hastily and rushed out of the general's mansion.
After she left, Butler He was also very angry and asked Du Jingyi.
"Madam, what should we do now? Should we send this news to the general?"
"Of course we have to deliver it, but Liu Xun is not here, and I don't trust others to deliver the message, so let's wait and see, let's take care of the fifth room first!"
"Okay, I will obey your orders, Madam."
After calming down and thinking for a while, Du Jingyi said to Butler He.
"Send me a portion of the property that was divided out from the Fifth House. I want to see how they live in Sui'an City without these things. Also, send a message to Xue Niang and the eldest sister-in-law, telling them that I have something important to discuss with them. If Ping'er and the Eighth Brother-in-law have time, they can also come with me."
"Yes, ma'am."
Soon, the servants of the General's Mansion rushed to the Duke's Mansion and the Guo family. Xue Niang and the eldest sister-in-law were confused when they heard the news, but they still put down what they were doing and rushed over.
Ping'er is at home today, so naturally she would show up as well. Guo Silang has something to do, so Xuenniang came alone.
As soon as I entered the general's mansion, I saw that Butler He's face was not very good.
Sister-in-law Liu was also worried and asked.
"What's wrong? Why are you so anxious to find us back? Is there something wrong with your sister-in-law? Could something have happened to Tai Ge'er and the others?"
Hearing the voice, he knew that the eldest sister-in-law Liu was anxious, so Butler He hurriedly comforted her and said.
"Don't worry, Madam. Madam and the young masters are all fine. I asked you to come here today because of an old case in the past. Madam will tell you the details later. Please follow me."
Having said that, he led them to the front hall.
Most of the time, this place is mainly used to receive guests. On weekdays, they would go directly to Xitang Courtyard when they came, so the three of them felt more and more strange as they walked.
When he saw Du Jingyi, he saw that she also looked unhappy, so he went up to her and asked her questions immediately.
Du Jingyi sighed and told the three of them everything that happened today. After hearing what happened, they were all furious, especially Xue Niang. She no longer had her mother's love and the life of luxury she had before, so she was naturally angry.
"Mrs. Wei really made her death so easy. She should have been tortured to death in the first place to offset the evil she had done to her mother!"
After she said this, sister-in-law Liu couldn't help but have some associations.
"She was responsible for your mother-in-law's death. Could it be that she was responsible for your eldest brother's death as well? Otherwise, why would a healthy person die of illness at such a young age? He was always in good health before!"
These words made everyone fall into silence, because it was very likely true.
However, the Wei family committed such a serious crime that no one was left alive, so they had no way to verify the matter. As a result, it became a mystery forever, which made it difficult for the eldest sister-in-law Liu to accept.
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Sitting on the stool, the more I thought about it, the more aggrieved I felt, so in the end I covered my face and started crying.
She cried so hard that the other three also shed tears. Du Jingyi had never gotten along with her mother-in-law and eldest brother, so her tears at this moment were more for the difficulties she faced for her husband and eldest sister-in-law.
Everyone in the room was crying bitterly, and it was not until a very long time passed that their emotions slowly calmed down, and the first sentence the eldest sister-in-law said was.
"The Fifth House is a piece of shit. They knew that Madam Wei was harming my mother-in-law, but they used it as a threat to profit from it. Humph, the death of the Fifth Grandfather is nothing. Everyone in the Fifth House should be killed!"
Although her words sounded harsh, they made a lot of sense to everyone. Xue Niang, with red eyes, took over the conversation and spoke.
"I will tell my husband about this when I get back. If nothing else, none of the men in the fifth room will have an easy life!"
Ping'er also clenched his fists. Now that he was working in the court with his father-in-law, his temper had been tempered, so he became more ruthless in his work. So he said to Xuenniang.
"Why are you troubling my eighth uncle? If they dare to harm my grandmother, I will not let them go. Aren't they trying to collude with the Dingping Marquis' Mansion to make a fuss about this? I will make him fall hard in this!"
When he said this, he was very confident.
Sister-in-law Liu looked at her son with great satisfaction, thinking that he had grown up a lot now, so he had his own way of speaking and doing things, so she patted Xue Niang's hand and said.
"Let Ping'er do it. This matter is originally an old account in the Duke's Mansion. It is inappropriate to let the Guo family take the lead for us!"
Du Jingyi also agreed that Ping'er should take the lead in this matter, so he spoke up.
"In the next few days, I will take care of all the family property that the five families have divided up. If I don't cut off all their sources of income before the New Year, I won't be named Du!"