She didn't dare go back at all and could only hide at her parents' house.
Song Shuling's eyes reddened, and she threw herself onto Zhou Shi's lap and cried, "Mother, how am I supposed to live like this!"
Zhou, feeling sorry for her daughter, yelled at Gu Yurong, "Go to the ancestral hall and kneel as punishment! You are not allowed to come out until Linglong Pavilion replies!"
Before Gu Yurong could explain herself, she was grabbed by several old women and thrown into the ancestral hall.
The night was deep and the dew was heavy. After kneeling for only two hours, she was shivering from the cold.
The maid Zique said angrily, "Song Shuling has gone too far! In the past, when she asked her family for money, you were always the one who gave her the money. Now she treats you like this!"
"A money-grubbing bastard." Gu Yurong gritted her teeth.
The Gu family had been in business for many years, and since they took over the Song family's military supplies, they had made a fortune and spent a lot of money on the general's mansion.
Song Shuling's purpose was simply to force her to hand over the money.
Gu Yurong was very annoyed, but she was in a predicament and had no choice but to give in for now.
“Go to my parents’ house and send a message asking my father to send some more money.”
Zique walked away quickly, and when she returned, it was already the afternoon of the second day.
She rushed in, looking anxious and flustered.
"It's terrible, Madam! The Linglong Pavilion has replied, saying they want to..."
What's the big fuss about?
Gu Yurong rubbed her aching knees, complaining of a headache.
"No matter what rare treasures he wants, as long as they can be bought with silver, the Gu family can provide them."
"Madam! Linglong Pavilion is going to replace the Gu family as the imperial merchant supplying the Song family's military supplies! The general... he's about to agree!"
Gu Yurong was stunned, her face contorting: "...What did you say?"
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