Qingyun's face was ashen, clearly still reeling from the shock. She stammered, her words disjointed, but Nan Yi pieced them together and managed to piece together the whole story.
The Tong family privately lent money at interest rates, which is what is commonly known as usury in modern times.
His elder brother, Ama, was involved in lending money at exorbitant interest rates to the Manchu bannermen and even drove someone to their death.
"Madam Tong said that the family is not short of money, but because one of your father's good brothers is making a fortune... At first, your father did not agree, but later, seeing that the other party made a fortune, he became tempted. In a few months, the family's money increased sharply, sometimes reaching about seventy or eighty thousand taels. The three young masters also tasted the sweetness and gradually got involved. She said that she could not persuade them, and no one in the family listened to her. They were all blinded by money." Qingyun continued.
Granny Qiu and Yiren frowned, both of them quite angry.
To be fair, the mistress took great care of her maternal family, never short of money or gifts for them. However, the Tong family was never satisfied and instead of helping, they dragged her down, each time more serious than the last.
"It's my fault." Nan Yi murmured, then slumped into a chair, rubbing her throbbing forehead. The Tong family, they had been tricked, they had fallen into the trap that the Nian family had dug for them.
No one can refuse money that is offered to them.
The Tong family is even less likely to comply.
The Nian family made their move and seized control of his father and brothers' vital points.
The Nian family hated her, but they couldn't do anything about her, so they vented their anger on the Tong family.
She's the one who ruined them.
According to the original owner's behavior, Tong Yilan was gentle and would not go against Nian. Since Nian was the only one favored by Yinzhen, Tong Yilan and the Tong family would not suffer from Nian's schemes.
The Tong family was not the direct line of the powerful Tong family of Consort Tong's maternal family. The Tong family of Consort Tong's maternal family was just a side branch, with a few minor officials in the family. Because of her, they could not even live a peaceful life.
The guilt she felt was driving her to the brink of collapse.
The Nian family has really gone too far.
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