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Chapter 32 Final Payment
In fact, even if Shu Yunfu could not come back, the Duke's Mansion would not let her make a fool of herself in the end. If she really could not pay the balance, after all, her embarrassment would be a small matter, while the embarrassment of the entire Duke's Mansion would be a big matter.

But there were too many things, many of which were valuable. He didn't want to embarrass the Duke's Mansion, nor did he want to be tricked by Shu Yunfu into paying such a large sum of money.

Everyone thought that Shu Yunfu was short-sighted, a mere concubine's daughter of a Tongzhi, who felt proud after entering the Duke of Yingguo's mansion. They secretly mocked her for not being able to turn into a phoenix even if a sparrow flew onto a branch. They were waiting to see her make a fool of herself and to be punished and humiliated. Even her stepmother-in-law, Wang, had such doubts.

But no one expected that Shu Yunfu would be so generous and give nearly 20,000 taels of silver just as she said. You know, even the young ladies of the powerful families in the capital may not have a dowry of 20,000 taels when they get married.

But Shu Yunfu took it out without any care. This is simply a waste of money, so extravagant!
This can't help but make people jealous, and also can't help but make people... envious!
But more people were speculating about the origin of the money in Shu Yunfu's hands. After all, she was so generous that she could spend almost 20,000 taels of silver without blinking an eye, which meant that she had much more money in her hands, much more than 20,000 taels.

Shu Yunfu's life experience has always been transparent. Gu Changheng has never wanted to cover it up for her, and she herself has never thought about hiding it. However, the Shu family may be able to give out a lot of money due to corruption, but they will never give it to a little concubine's daughter. What's more, all the property of the Shu family has been confiscated, and it is impossible that it was brought by her mother's family.

As for Gu Changheng, it is possible that he is her man after all, but giving so much money to a concubine, not to mention whether Gu Changheng has so much money, even if he has so much money, it is unlikely that he will be so generous to a concubine.

What's more, they had clearly seen Gu Changheng's attitude towards Shu Yunfu in the past few days, and it was unlikely that the money was given by Gu Changheng.

So the question is, where did Shu Yunfu get so much silver?

Everyone was very curious about this question, but they couldn't just rush up and ask. They scratched their heads and were very upset for a few days. However, everyone was sure of one thing: the concubine brought back by the second master was very rich! Maybe as rich as her mother-in-law!
Others didn't want to ask about Shu Yunfu's private money, but Gu Changheng and Gu Changting didn't have that many concerns.

"Twenty thousand taels in one go. Could it be that you got all the silver your father embezzled, Shu Yunfu?"

Shu Yunfu was actually so rich, which was beyond Gu Changheng's expectation, but he was more frightened by his own guess. "I tell you, that silver is dirty silver. If you took it, hand it over quickly. I won't stop you from seeking death, but don't implicate me!"

The corners of his mouth twitched. Looking at the arrogant face of the person in front of him, he really wanted to step on his face. What a shameless bastard!

But facing this bastard, she has to pretend to be obsessed with him, really...

He was furious inside, but he had to suppress the urge to kill and showed an aggrieved expression, "Second Master really misunderstood me. Father did take money that he shouldn't have taken, but father's official position was humble, and the money he earned was really not much."

"Besides, it was the Duke and Second Master who personally led people to search the mansion. All the ill-gotten gains of my father were taken away and turned over to the national treasury. Second Master also knows this. My mother left me a few shops and several farms for Dang Family Farm. I have managed it quite well over the years. Second Master, please don't misunderstand me."

"Really?"

Gu Changheng obviously didn't believe it, but Shu Yunfu didn't feel guilty at all. All her money was earned by herself, and she just used the shop as a dowry left by her deceased mother. Even if someone investigated, there wouldn't be any loopholes.

"If you don't believe me, you can check it out. The money in my hand is clean and pure..." Suddenly, Shu Yunfu paused and looked at him with a little fear, "Could it be that the Duke of Ying's mansion also wants to take out the dowry of the women?"

Darong did impose many restrictions on female members of the family, but he was relatively fair in the matter of dowry. Whenever a woman married into her husband's family, the husband's family was not allowed to seize the dowry, no matter how much it was. Violators could be reported to the government.

Seizing a woman's dowry will not only result in a lawsuit, but will also be despised by others, so perhaps poor people might do it without regard for their reputation, but these wealthy and powerful people would never bother to do such a thing, nor would they be willing to do such a thing, unless they have no other choice, because to them, face is more important than anything else.

The Duke of Yingguo's mansion was prosperous and Gu Changheng was not desperate, so why would he want to take Shu Yunfu's dowry?

"Nonsense! How could the Duke of England do such a lowly thing, and we would not even think about your dowry. Don't judge the Duke of England with your dirty mind!"

Gu Changheng, whose face turned blue with anger, stormed out again, finally giving her some quiet space.

There was one person who came to question during the day, and another one who was also quite curious in the middle of the night.

But looking at the man who applied the medicine to her personally, and the pile of jewelry, fabrics and supplements, she decided not to give him a cold shoulder.

"Of course I earned it myself, otherwise do you think my father and stepmother can give me so much money?" A cool feeling spread across her face, and she squinted her eyes comfortably. In order not to be noticed, she did not use the Life Condensation to heal her wounds.

"Earned so much?" Gu Changting paused and was a little surprised. That was not a small amount of money. Did she have such a great business skill?

"And the dowry your so-called mother left you..."

"Of course the dowry is fake. My biological mother died of complications during childbirth, so it is impossible for her to leave anything behind. Even if she did, it would not be in my hands. Besides, my biological mother was born in a humble family and did not have much money. All that was earned by me."

She raised her chin proudly. She was very proud of this point. This was the empire she had built herself!

Although she is not illiterate in modern times, she is just an ordinary person with average intelligence and ability. It is difficult for her to earn such a large fortune.

It can only be said that thanks to her wide knowledge and experience, she was able to thrive in Dayong. Later, after discovering that she was unable to control more industries, she was lucky to discover a business genius like Annan, and handed over all the industries to him to manage, while she was only responsible for controlling the general direction and giving advice.

No matter in which dynasty, success is not an easy thing. She used to go out to make money with an empty stomach and crawl through a dog hole. Now she has earned such a large fortune, which can be considered a success. She can say without any guilt that she is proud!

(End of this chapter)