7 Harming others and then hurting yourself
The reputation of the Hou Mansion?
What does it have to do with her?
No matter how good the reputation of this Hou Mansion is, the only ones who will be praised will be Gu Youting and Gu Haoxuan, while she, the woman who has been silently contributing behind the scenes, will not get any benefit at all and will be abandoned by this father and son.
Besides, was it she who destroyed the reputation of this Hou Mansion?
It was clearly destroyed by the Zhao family.
This group of people are very good at changing the concept. Instead of blaming the person who made the mistake, they blame her, the victim?
Fortunately, I recognized the true faces of this group of people, otherwise I would have been wrongly accused to death.
Shen Jingxiang looked at her son with great disappointment.
"Did I ruin the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion? Why do you say it's my fault? You don't know right from wrong and insist on blaming me for the fault and asking me to pay compensation. Now that I have evidence to prove that I am not wrong, shouldn't she be punished as she deserves?"
Gu Haoxuan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
We can't really let Zhao Tianer see the official, right?
By then, the Marquis's Mansion would be completely disgraced.
Gu Haoxuan thought of Shen's aggressive look just now. It would be difficult to ask Shen to let it go now.
He took a deep breath and seemed to make a huge concession.
"So what do you want?"
Ana Shen was really going to be amused by this group of people.
What does she want?
She never said anything, but this group of people were always thinking about her property.
Since they wanted her property so much, she wouldn't ask for anything difficult.
Shen Jingxiang looked down at the jewels on the ground and estimated their value.
"The jewels on my ground are worth about three thousand taels. I don't want more. Zhao Shi compensates me with so much silver, and this matter will be over."
When Zhao heard that she had to pay three thousand taels in compensation, her eyes suddenly darkened. If it weren't for Gu Haoxuan supporting her, she would have fainted.
Three thousand taels?
Even if you sell her, she's not worth so much money, right?
She didn't want to compensate, and was even more reluctant to pay.
She looked at Gu Haoxuan beside her.
She really had no money to pay compensation, so now she could only place all her hopes on Gu Haoxuan.
Gu Haoxuan also knew that Zhao Tianer was a concubine's daughter after all and was not favored at all. Her dowry was at most a few hundred taels of silver. How could she possibly afford the three thousand taels of silver?
"Mother, don't go too far. You know Tian'er has no money, so how could she possibly afford to pay you three thousand taels of silver?"
Ana Shen smiled.
This Gu Haoxuan is really stupid.
Tiantian knew that he was plotting against her, but he didn't know what Zhao Tianer had done.
"Are you sure she can't afford it? Zhao Tian'er has been married to our mansion for two years, right? On the first day of her marriage, I gave her a shop worth three thousand taels. Later, when she became pregnant, I gave her a set of headgear worth two thousand taels. After she gave birth to the child, I spent a lot of money to make her a pair of safety locks worth one thousand taels. Not to mention the pocket money I give her every month, which is at least a hundred taels every month, right? These alone are worth eight thousand taels. Excluding the pocket money, those things are worth another six thousand taels. Do you think she has no money?"
After Zhao Tianer married him, she had always been very obedient, only buying some clothes occasionally. Most of the jewelry were given to her by Shen, so she really had no place to spend money.
In addition to the pocket money, she also had a shop, a set of head ornaments, and a pair of safety locks, all of which were worth six thousand taels.
Gu Haoxuan looked at Zhao beside him.
"Tian'er, tell me, are these things still there?"
Zhao Tianer was so timid that she couldn't say anything.
This thing...
"No, not anymore."
If Gu Haoxuan asked her to take it out, she couldn't do it at all, so she might as well tell the truth.
Gu Haoxuan didn't expect that these things were gone.
How could Zhao have lost such a valuable thing?
"Where did the things go?" He was patient and tried to make his tone softer.
"I gave it to my mother, and she said she wanted to spend money to help my brother find a wife..."
Gu Haoxuan’s eyes also turned dark.
This younger brother of Zhao Tianer is the illegitimate son of Lady Zhao. Doesn’t Lady Zhao exist as his wife?
When he married Zhao Tianer, he gave her a large sum of money as a dowry. Now he is taking away all the assets in Zhao Tianer's hands?
Needless to say, most of Zhao Tianer's pocket money usually goes into her brother's pocket, right?
Gu Haoxuan looked at Zhao Tianer's tearful face and wanted to scold her, but he couldn't.
The things are already in Zhao Jiajun's hands. Is it possible to get them back?
When Shen Jingxiang saw Gu Haoxuan's forbearing look, she knew that he had forgiven Zhao Tianer.
These two are truly in love!
But the more you love now, the more you will hate in the future.
Shen Jingxiang couldn't help but talk too much at this time, "Since all your things are given to your brother to marry a wife, I wonder if your brother has married a wife now? If he has married a wife, why did he steal jewelry from my private vault now?"
When Gu Haoxuan heard it, he said, yes!
Although he didn't like Shen, there was nothing wrong with what Shen said.
Once the thing is given, it is over.
It’s not impossible for Zhao Tianer to live a good life with him in the future.
But why is Zhao Tianer stealing jewelry again?
Short of money again?
Zhao Tianer has one hundred taels of pocket money every month. Now that she is in charge of the Marquis's Mansion, it is impossible for her to be short of money!
"Tian'er, are you still not going to tell me the truth?"
Zhao Tianer was afraid of being reported to the authorities, so she could only confess honestly, "My brother has been gambling and has spent all the money he had before. Now he is in debt. I have no choice but to steal the jewelry. After all, my mother-in-law has so many jewelry. Isn't it my duty to take out one or two to help my brother get through this difficult time?"
Chen Jingxiang was amused that such words could be said in such a high-sounding way.
Shen Jingxiang looked down at Zhao and shook her head hopelessly.
"You are really wrong. First of all, when you married into the Marquis' Mansion, we already gave you a large sum of money as a betrothal gift, which was given according to the standard of noble ladies in the capital. However, you are just an unfavored concubine's daughter, and your dowry is only a pile of money. The Marquis' Mansion does not owe your family anything at all.
Secondly, you have already given your brother several thousand taels of silver, which is more than enough for him to marry and have children. Your family cannot repay what it owes to the Marquis' Mansion.
Now you have evil thoughts and want to steal my things to support your parents' home. Are you crazy or is your brain stuck in the door? How can you do such an outrageous thing?
The Marquis's Mansion is wealthy and powerful, but it cannot fill the bottomless pit of your mother's family. You don't want to sever ties with it, and you keep indulging it. In the final analysis, you should take the main responsibility for your brother's current state. It's all because of your connivance.
If you hadn't kept giving him money, would he have gone to the gambling house? You've harmed your brother, you've harmed yourself, and now you want to harm the Marquis's Mansion?
Once you enter the gambling house, it is like entering a deep sea. Your family will be ruined and your loved ones will die. No one will ever come back.
You are familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, so I don’t believe you don’t understand this principle.”
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