Chapter 552 Wanting to Settle Down in Izumo Village
Ning Bao sneered.
"Lord Li, you've got a clever plan. Everyone knows my sister Bai has a generous dowry; supporting your Li family won't be a problem."
We've come to collect our dowry today, and you've had the good fortune to attract thieves!
Furthermore, it was said that the mansion's storerooms, kitchen, granaries, and Sister Bai's dowry had all been emptied.
Lord Li, do you think we're all fools?
The thieves managed to steal all of this stuff in one night and move it away without a sound.
The bandits in your Nanzha City are really something else.
I think you're not a bandit, but a deity.
"Lord Li, if you want to seize my sister Bai's dowry, just say so. You don't need to use such a lame excuse."
“You… I’m telling the truth. My mansion was indeed robbed last night. The dowry was all stolen. If you want it, you can go and ask the thieves for it.”
Bai Ming sneered.
"Ha! Lord Li, our Bai family doesn't have time to help you catch thieves..."
"The dowry was originally given to your Li family in its entirety, so it's only right that we take it back now that we're getting a divorce."
The law stipulates that a woman's dowry belongs to her and she can take it back in full after a divorce.
Does Lord Li mean he is going to embezzle a woman's dowry?
My medical skills are not bad, and I know a few of the high-ranking officials, princes and nobles in the capital.
If Lord Li insists on doing this, I wouldn't mind talking to the princes and nobles about it. I just don't know if Lord Li will still be able to stay in prison.
Oh, right, especially the matter of the Sun family in Rong County.........................”
"I'll give it to you!" Li Ming gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at Bai Ming.
"However, the manor was indeed burgled last night, and the dowry items were indeed stolen. Finding the same items might be a bit difficult..."
Bai Ming waved his hand dismissively.
"It doesn't matter, whether it's a dowry or not, Lord Li just needs to give us silver of the same value as the items on the dowry list."
"If we have the money, we can buy whatever dowry we want ourselves."
As Bai Ming spoke, he handed the pre-copied dowry list to Li Ming.
"I was afraid that the dowry list for the Li family would be hard to find, so I brought a few extra copies. Lord Li, please make sure you don't have too many or too few, otherwise I'll have to trouble you again later."
Lord Li is the prefect; this dowry amount should be nothing to you.
Okay, I'll give you three days. I'll come to collect it at this time in three days..."
"Three days?" Li Ming frowned. Bai Zhi's dowry was quite substantial, amounting to tens of thousands of taels of silver.
At that time, he couldn't even come up with a hundred taels of silver from his household.
Asking him to produce tens of thousands of taels of silver within three days is indeed quite difficult.
Bai Ming raised an eyebrow.
"What? Lord Li thinks it's taking too long? Then how about......................"
Li Ming quickly waved his hand.
"No... I don't mind if it's too long, three days will do."
Bai Ming nodded with great satisfaction.
"Very well, Lord Li is a man of his word!"
After leaving the Li residence, Ningbao gave each of the women who had come with her that day a few taels of silver.
"Thanks to the ladies for speaking up for my sister today. This isn't much money, ladies, please take it and have some tea."
The women weighed the silver in their hands, quite satisfied.
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