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Not only Liu Shi, but Song Qingyan was also puzzled.

The shopkeeper, thinking the distinguished guest might be forgetful, smiled and reminded her, "Madam, have you forgotten? Didn't your family come to Jin Yu Zhai yesterday to take these pieces of jewelry, saying that the eldest young lady wanted to appraise them?"

"If the eldest daughter of the Yongning Marquis's mansion wants to appreciate something, she can get as much as she wants from Jin Yu Zhai without any problem."

Liu and Song Qingyan were somewhat bewildered.

"When did we come to Jin Yu Zhai to collect jewelry?" Liu asked.

A strange feeling began to surface in her mind.

Song Qingyan subconsciously thought of the Jiang family.

Sure enough, the shopkeeper then said:

"It was your family's future son-in-law, Young Master Jiang Sheng, and his sister who came to Jin Yu Zhai to pick it up. They said that the two of you went to the Dragon Boat Festival banquet, so they were sent to collect it."

As the shopkeeper spoke, Madam Liu's face darkened.

Song Qingyan was stunned for a moment, then trembled with anger.

The shopkeeper then said, "Besides the hairpins and jewelry on the young lady's head, there are also two pairs of jade bracelets."

Two pairs of jade bracelets!

Song Qingyan was almost driven mad with anger.

Liu suddenly understood.

She said that the Jiang family had clearly fallen on hard times, so how could they have a bracelet of such quality for Madam Jiang to wear and show off?

It turns out it belongs to Jin Yu Zhai.

They even went so far as to steal it under the name of the Marquis of Yongning! How despicable!

Liu wanted nothing more than to beat the mother and son to death.

But she was not about to suffer this loss. "Go find whoever took those things. Our Marquis's mansion did not allow anyone to take anything from Jin Yu Zhai."

The shopkeeper was slightly taken aback.

He then smiled and said, "It's alright, it's alright. It's fine if Madam and Miss don't like those things. Let me take them back."

Song Qingyan angrily removed the hairpin from her head.

He slammed it on the table. "Take it away!"

The shopkeeper took away several hairpins. "And what about the two pairs of jade bracelets?"

The hairpins were only worth about a hundred taels of silver, but the two pairs of jade bracelets were the most valuable items.

"It's broken!" Song Qingyan said coldly.

"Broken? How could it be broken?" The shopkeeper suddenly remembered the broken jade on the ground in front of the Marquis's mansion earlier. "Did the young lady break it? Even if she didn't like it, she wouldn't have broken it!"

"you……"

"Don't you know who you are? How dare you throw dirty water on my young lady? It was Madam Jiang who broke it. Go find Madam Jiang!" Madam Liu asserted the prestige of the Marquis's mansion.

The shopkeeper had some reservations, so he could only send his servant to the Jiang family to ask them to come and find out what was going on.

The servant quickly returned, bringing back only one of the Jiang family's cleaning servants.

The servant said, "Our master returned to the old house last night. The young master's wedding is imminent, and the madam and the eldest young lady took him back to the old house to pay respects to their ancestors."

Going back to the old house to pay respects to our ancestors?!

Song Qingning laughed sarcastically.

The Jiang family's old house had long been sold off.

In her previous life, after she married Jiang Sheng, she never heard of them going to worship any ancestors until her death.

What kind of ancestral worship ceremony is this? They've clearly run away!

This is very much in line with the Jiang family's style of doing things.

But a jade bracelet worth a thousand taels of silver cannot simply be broken and the matter settled; someone must inevitably have to pay compensation.

Liu and Song Qingyan looked grim.

They naturally knew that the Jiang family had escaped.

They cursed the Jiang family's shamelessness in their hearts, unwilling and resentful of compensating for the bracelet.

"Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt its debtor. Go find whoever took those bracelets from you. Don't come looking for trouble at the Marquis's mansion." Madam Liu's tone was firm.

The shopkeeper knew he couldn't find the Jiang family anymore.

They could only insist, "The bracelets and jewelry were taken from Jin Yu Zhai in the name of the eldest daughter of the Yongning Marquis's mansion. Besides, the eldest daughter was wearing these jewelry on her head just now. If we can't explain it clearly, we'll go to the government office and ask the magistrate to make a clear judgment."

Meeting with officials?!

"You..." Liu's chest heaved with anger.

A family like the Marquis's mansion, once it comes to the authorities, will inevitably become the subject of gossip, no matter what the matter is.

At yesterday's palace banquet, Yan'er already lost face.

If this matter blows up today, it will put Yan'er in the spotlight again. We can't let Yan'er's reputation be damaged any further.

"Second Aunt..." Song Qingyan was so angry that her breathing became rapid.

Thinking back to last night, when that old woman from the Jiang family stuffed those broken jade pieces and hairpins into her hands, she realized that she had no good intentions back then.

Only then did she realize that these things were hot to the touch.

She was tricked by that old woman from the Jiang family!

She didn't want to suffer this injustice silently, nor did she want to make a big fuss. Her reputation hadn't been salvaged yet, and if she went to the authorities, she would lose even more face.

Suddenly, Song Qingyan saw Song Qingning.

While she and her second aunt were anxious and angry, Song Qingning was enjoying her breakfast peacefully.

The same was true at last night's palace banquet.

She was surrounded by scornful gazes from everyone in the main hall.

Song Qingning calmly drank her wine.

She didn't show it on her face, but she must have been secretly laughing at her.

The Jiang family... should belong to Song Qingning.

If the Jiang family comes knocking that day, and Song Qingning obediently snatches the marriage away, then the person the Jiang family will cling to will be Song Qingning, not her.

At this moment, the person who should have seen the officials and lost face was Song Qingning.

"Second Aunt, let's pay for the jade bracelet and these jewelry. It's not like our Yongning Marquis's Mansion can't afford it," Song Qingyan said calmly.

She looked at Song Qingning.

This also served as a reminder to Lady Liu.

It's not advisable to get entangled with the shopkeeper, nor is it advisable to get entangled with the Jiang family.

There's no need to feel bad about using Song Qingning's reward to resolve the current troubles.

"Fine, my Yongning Marquis's mansion disdains to argue with such petty people. Consider the broken jade bracelet as a way for my Yongning Marquis's mansion to send away a dog." Madam Liu instructed Liu Mama, "Go and fetch the storeroom keys, and get that set of red keys."

The red key belongs to the main warehouse.

A cold smile appeared in Song Qingning's eyes. She did not stop her and let her take it.

It's fine to get it, since we'll have to get it later anyway.

Liu Mama obeyed and went to retrieve the key. Song Qingyan seemed to have calmed her anger slightly, waiting to use Song Qingning's money to resolve the current trouble.

She felt no guilt, but rather a sense of peace of mind.

Those things would have been hers anyway.

Before Liu Mama could retrieve the keys, the old Marquis hurriedly returned from outside the mansion.

Yesterday, he went to a friend's house for a Dragon Boat Festival banquet, ate and drank a bit too much, got drunk, and slept at his friend's house.

I heard two things as soon as I woke up this morning.

One was that Song Qingyan embarrassed herself.

Another matter was the disaster in Runan County. The Emperor set his sights on the purses of every household in the capital and ordered Minister Cui to keep an eye on each family. Whoever had money would have to pay him.

Upon entering, the old Marquis's face darkened immediately upon seeing the dazzling array of jewelry in the hall.

Upon inquiring about the situation, the old Marquis was furious.

"Song Qingyan, why won't you shut up? Haven't you learned your lesson from last night?"

"Having lost face in front of so many people, anyone with a shred of decency would have locked themselves in their room to reflect on their actions. And you, on the other hand, are still lavishly buying jewelry. How are you planning to flaunt your wealth now?"

Although Lord Song was indifferent to human nature, he had never lost his temper like this before.

He had never yelled at Song Qingyan like that before.

Song Qingyan was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground, "Grandfather, I..."

She wanted to explain.

Just then, Liu's mother returned with the keys.

"Madam, the keys are here. Shall we go to the storeroom and get the silver now?"

While Liu's mother was still outside, she hadn't seen what was happening inside, but her voice reached the house first.