The Duchess hurriedly said, "No, no, no, this deal is against the rules. It was stolen by Liu Xiawei. We don't acknowledge it."
Manager Xie smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Duchess. We don't know how he obtained the contract. Our bank only handles buying and selling. Besides, these things have been registered with the government and are in accordance with the rules."
The Duchess was so angry she almost fainted. She wanted to lash out, but since the other party's backer was Grand Tutor Gao, she dared not do anything to him.
He gritted his teeth and said, "You really have no mercy at all? We are, after all, the Duke of Pingguo's mansion."
Manager Xie: "I'm sorry, we're here today to take over the mansion and all the estates and shops."
The Duchess asked in a trembling voice, "How much did he sell it for?"
"Adding the 30,000 taels of debt, the total is 55,000 taels."
The Duchess nearly vomited blood: "What a tragedy! These things... they should be worth at least two hundred thousand taels of silver..."
The Duke of Pingguo slammed his fist on the table in anger: "You spendthrift! You spendthrift—"
Liu Shangwei: "How dare he! How dare he!"
Li Jiaojiao's face turned pale. He sold something worth 200,000 taels for only 50,000 taels.
Thinking about it, her heart was bleeding.
It would be better to let her sell it.
But she was only an adopted daughter and not listed in the Liu family genealogy, so she couldn't sell these things.
The Duchess said, "Shopkeeper, we'll give you 55,000 taels to buy everything back."
"Sorry, that's impossible."
"You're ripping me off! You're just ripping me off."
“We exchanged money for goods, and he sold them all willingly. He's over thirty years old; could we force him to refuse?”
Pingguo Gongdao said, "We don't accept this deal! He stole this, we're going to report him to the authorities! Yes, report him to the authorities!"
Manager Xie said, "It's up to you. We at Deli Money Exchange aren't heartless. We'll give you three days to move out, and then we'll come back to take over."
After saying that, he cupped his hands in greeting and turned to leave with the three burly men.
Lady Pingguo covered her mouth and nose, crying with anger.
Duke Pingguo coldly shouted, "Qian San, go and report this to the authorities immediately. Also, send someone to find that rebellious son Liu Xiawei for me! And Yu Mama and Li Jiaojiao, men, drag them away and slap them thirty times."
In the Duke of Pingguo's view, the reason why this happened was because Granny Yu was not careful in keeping the items safe.
Granny Yu said that Li Jiaojiao had touched the key, so Li Jiaojiao is also a suspect.
The Duchess slammed her hand on the table and stood up: "How dare you!"
"What do you mean I wouldn't dare? Look at the mess you've made! This is the consequence of entrusting the family fortune to you!"
"What else is left in the family besides this mansion? Isn't it all my dowry?"
"You, you, you—humph!" Duke Pingguo was furious and too lazy to pay attention to her. He turned around and left in a huff.
Li Jiaojiao, her face ashen, hurriedly helped the Duchess, saying, "Mother... let's go back to our room..."
The Duchess sobbed as she helped her to her feet, but then glared hatefully at Granny Yu, who was still kneeling on the ground.
"Guards, take Yu Hong away and slap her thirty times!"
After saying that, he took Li Jiaojiao's hand and turned to leave.
Granny Yu knelt on the ground blankly; she deserved to be punished.
Regardless, it was because she didn't keep the key safe that the villain took advantage of the situation.
But how is Li Jiaojiao truly innocent?
At this moment, Granny Yu felt a mix of self-blame, resentment, and despair.
......
Li Jiaojiao, supported by the Duchess's hand, headed towards the main courtyard.
As she walked, she was thinking about other things.
Now we need to report this to the authorities...
Even if Liu Xiawei didn't know that she was the one who gave him the key, Granny Yu would definitely keep harping on her...
Furthermore, all of the Duke's family's assets have been sold off, including this house...
The Duke's Mansion is really going to collapse!
Li Jiaojiao felt increasingly uneasy and knew she needed to extricate herself as soon as possible!
She still has 10,000 taels of dowry in the courtyard.
Now that the Duke's mansion is short of money, they will definitely try to take her dowry.
Oh, and she also has Gu Han!
She and Gu Han wrote a marriage certificate.
Regardless of whether Gu Han is lame or not, or whether he has a title, he is still a member of the Ningguo Marquis's mansion.
She is now the eldest daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Ningguo!
She has to go back to the Ningguo Marquis's residence with Gu Han immediately!
As the saying goes, "A woman follows her husband wherever he goes," meaning she would have no further connection with the Duke's mansion.
They could be poor, but she and Gu Han lived their own quiet life behind closed doors in the Ningguo Marquis's mansion.
After thinking it through, Li Jiaojiao wanted nothing more than to run away immediately.
But now that such a major event has happened in the family, how is she going to get her dowry out?
Before they knew it, the two had entered the bedroom of the Duchess of Pingguo.
After Lady Fuguo lay down, Li Jiaojiao stammered, "Mother, I...I want to..." She wanted to go see Gu Han.
Unexpectedly, the Duchess of Pingguo suddenly grabbed her hand: "Jiaojiao—"
Li Jiaojiao's expression changed, and her heart skipped a beat: "Ah?"
The Duchess of Pingguo looked at her and said, "You should go with Gu Han now!"
Li Jiaojiao was taken aback: "Mother... what did you say?"
I was filled with disbelief.
Lady Pingguo sighed, "You should leave quickly... I know the family is in dire straits. I'm afraid the master will take his anger out on you... In any case, you are now Gu Han's wife."
"After you leave the Duke's mansion, go to the Marquis of Ningguo's mansion and live a good life. Don't worry about us."
Li Jiaojiao was stunned. Even her coldest heart was moved at this moment, and her eyes reddened slightly: "Mother... this... this won't do..."
“Listen to me. Go now! I know you’re a filial child, but…” she said, shaking her head, “In the future, if Mother is in trouble, you can help her then. You should leave now!”
"Otherwise, once the master realizes what's happening, you won't even be able to leave the house."
Li Jiaojiao choked up a little: "Then, then we'll go first...and come back to pick up Mother in the future."
"Okay...go quickly."
Li Jiaojiao let go of her hand and hurriedly ran outside. When she reached the door, she couldn't help but turn back to look at the Duchess.
The Duchess nodded gently at her.
Li Jiaojiao wiped away her tears and quickly left.
I never imagined that even in this state, my mother would still be thinking of her, yet she...
She regretted it...
If only she had known... she shouldn't have been tempted by the money from that lucrative money exchange and done such a thing, causing the Duke's mansion to suffer such a disaster.
She felt waves of regret, but she didn't stop walking.
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