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Chapter 19 Madam Xu, Please Return the Silver
Chapter 19

Gu Nianchu asked Han Chan to help her up: "Xu, you will be the lady in charge of the household affairs of the Marquis' Mansion in the future, so you need to behave like a mistress of the house."

Xu's face turned pale: "Madam, I dare not go beyond you!"

Gu Nianchu sneered: "Xu, I've given you a chance. If you don't seize it, I won't give it to you in the future."

Shen Jiao was also afraid that Xu Yan would not be able to get the housekeeper's power, so she went over to encourage Xu Yan: "Cousin, you are now the wife of our Marquis' Mansion, so if I give it to you, you should accept it."

Deep down, Xu Yan also wanted the real power of housekeeper. No matter what she said today, the ladies present would laugh at their mansion.

In that case, she might as well take advantage of it.

Even if outsiders talked about it, it was just that Gu Nianchu was incompetent and not liked by her husband's family, so her housekeeper rights were taken away from her on the first day she entered the house.

Thinking of this, Xu Yan accepted the position of housekeeper with peace of mind.

Everyone had almost finished watching the show and stood up to say goodbye.

Only a few ladies from the Gu and Xie families were left, waiting to see the show.

"Madam Xu, now that you are in charge of the household affairs of the Marquis' Mansion, when will you pay back the money you owe to our General's Mansion?"

Liu took out the IOU from her sleeve, and the maid next to her took it and showed it to Xu.

"The Marquis' Mansion has owed our General's Mansion a total of 183,425 taels of silver over the past five years. A few days ago, the Crown Prince personally wrote an IOU saying that he would return it. Now that Madam Xu is in charge, I would like to ask when the money will be returned?"

The IOU that Liu took out was the one that Gu Nianchu and Xie Xilan forced Shen Ling to write.

When Mrs. Shen heard this, she fainted.

Xu Yan cried and said, "Madam Gu, I just came in, and I didn't know that the Marquis' Mansion owed the General's Mansion so much money."

"Madam Xu, are you not going to acknowledge it? That's easy. I'll ask my husband to deliver the IOU to the government office."

Liu stood up and was about to leave. Xu Yan screamed at Gu Nianchu, "Sister, are you just going to watch your family humiliate the Marquis' Mansion like this?"

Gu Nianchu applauded, "Xu, please don't smear the Marquis' Mansion. The Marquis' Mansion is a wealthy family, how could they borrow money and not pay it back? Paying back a debt is a matter of course. If you don't pay back the money and still accuse others of humiliating the Marquis' Mansion, do you want to embarrass the Marquis' Mansion?"

Now Xu Yan finally understood why Gu Nianchu asked her to be in charge of the household chores. It turned out that he was waiting for her here.

Xu didn't respond at this time: "Sister, now that mother has fainted, the most important thing is to let the court doctor come to treat mother."

Gu Nianchu waved to the maid beside her, and Han Chan walked towards Old Madam Shen: "I am a female doctor, let me treat the old lady."

He took out a silver needle and quickly inserted it into Madam Shen's body.

Madam Shen couldn't help but scream in pain: "You damn girl, how dare you!"

Han Chan immediately returned to Gu Nianchu's side. Gu Nianchu smiled and said, "Look, he's awake now."

Madam Shen wanted to pretend to faint, but Gu Nianchu's cold voice rang out: "If mother faints again, I will let this girl give her a few more injections, and she will eventually wake up." Madam Shen was so angry that she shouted: "We can't afford such an unfilial and disobedient daughter-in-law like you! I want my son to divorce you!"

Liu slammed the table and said, "Old Madam Shen, be careful with your words! My daughter from the General's Mansion is not unfilial just because you touch her lips! The Marquis' Mansion owes debts and wants to take the initiative to provoke others. You want to divorce my daughter from the General's Mansion, why don't you find a reason?"

Old Madam Shen was so angry that she said out loud what she had been holding back in her heart: "She is unfilial, jealous and has no offspring!"

Gu Nianchu was about to speak, but Liu and Huang held out their hands for her to sit down. “Nianchu, please sit down. If you refute, it would be unfilial. Let’s have a good talk with the old lady.”

"Madam, just because you don't want to pay back the money, I am unfilial? Over the years, who in Kyoto doesn't know that the wife of the prince of Zhenbei Marquis's mansion is the most filial? She took care of her mother-in-law for half a month when she was sick? Just two days ago, my biological mother was sick, but I didn't go back to the general's mansion because I wanted to take care of you, old madam."

"If you're talking about jealousy, then what do you say about your Marquis's marriage to a concubine today?"

"No offspring? Back then, my sister was pregnant for ten months and gave birth to a son. How could the child be gone just when my sister woke up? My sister has been heartbroken for all these years. Is the old lady blind? Your son injured his vitals and didn't even have sex with my sister. If my sister gave you an offspring, would you recognize her?"

Liu's powerful rebuttal made Old Madam Shen's lips tremble with anger: "Gu, Gu, are you just going to allow your family to bully your mother-in-law like this?"

She didn't dare to confront the Gu family and the Xie family, so she yelled at Gu Nianchu.

Unfortunately, she forgot that the current Gu Nianchu is not the same Gu Nianchu who felt guilty towards the Marquis' Mansion.

"Mother, how can my family bully you? I am trying to reason with you. If I don't explain this to you clearly, and you go out and tell others about it, they will laugh at you for saying such ridiculous things."

Gu Nianchu's careless words almost pissed off Old Madam Shen. Shen Jiao was so angry that she asked someone to ask her father and elder brother to come, but Gu Nianchu stopped her sternly.

"Miss San, do you think the Marquis' Mansion is not embarrassing enough? There are only women here, and you actually want to invite father and your brother over. What are you thinking?"

There are still women from the General’s Mansion and the Xie Mansion here.

Old Madam Shen also reacted at this time: "Jiaojiao, don't do anything stupid."

"Madam Shen, Madam Xu, today you must tell me exactly when you will return the money."

Liu didn't want to waste time talking to them and forced them to give a definite answer.

Xu knelt down at Gu Nianchu's feet and said, "Madam, I cannot be a concubine in this family. Please take back the housekeeper's power!"

Gu Nianchu sneered: "Xu, are you sure you don't want the housekeeper's power?"

Xu Yan was a little uncertain. She looked at Old Madam Shen, wanting her to give her a definite answer. However, Old Madam Shen drooped her eyelids and ignored her.

Xu Yan could only ask Shen Jiao for help. Shen Jiao whispered in her ear, "You didn't spend this money. If you don't admit it, can the General's Mansion really sue our Mansion? Gu Nianchu is still in our house."

Xu Yan suddenly understood: "Madam, this is all my fault. I have just taken charge of the household affairs and I don't even know how much money I have. I will count it once I have it. As long as I have money, I will pay it back."

Xu Yan said to Liu: "Madam Gu, please give us a little more time."

Liu smiled when she heard this: "That's not impossible. Madam Xu, please give me an exact time. Three days or five days?"

(End of this chapter)