Hualan stayed there for several months.
In fact, it is not appropriate to say this, because she would still go there to stay late most of the time, and only occasionally stay overnight at the Sheng family.
The reason for doing this was to treat himself under the pretext that Old Lady Sheng was ill.
When Changbai got married, the old lady of the He family came over, and after Changbai's wedding, she stayed in Lanyuan.
Hua Lan came over every day during the day to take medicine, diagnose pulses and give massages to the old lady. After several months of treatment, her complexion became much rosier.
However, while Hualan was living a carefree life, the Yuan family was in some trouble.
The Yuan family originally had Hualan as its nominal housekeeper, but she did the job like Wang Xifeng. There was no money in the family's public account, so she could only use her dowry to fill the hole.
But now Hualan went back to her parents' home early in the morning, and the housekeeper's affairs fell back into Madam Yuan's hands. A large amount of money was spent every day in the entire Earl's Mansion, and someone had to fill this hole.
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Yuan family is the niece of Mrs. Yuan. Of course, Mrs. Yuan would not spend the dowry of the eldest daughter-in-law of the Yuan family, and she is even more unwilling to spend her own money.
So she simply asked someone to go to Hualan's small warehouse to get the silver, without any sense of shame.
Yuan Wenshao knew that Hualan subsidized the family with money, but he didn't know that when Hualan was not around, his mother took Hualan's money. After all, he knew that the family had no money, and he also knew that Madam Yuan was partial to her.
Every day after he came back, he would go to Sheng's house to see Hualan first, and then go back home, but he had never caught her.
So, he thought that Hualan just took it on her own initiative like before.
Chapter 210: It’s time to rob!
That day, when Yuan Wenshao was about to go to the Sheng family, he happened to meet Wang Yue coming out of the palace, and the two of them walked out of the palace together.
Of course it was impossible for Wang Yue to meet Yuan Wenshao by chance. He had planned it long ago and was ready to have a talk with Yuan Wenshao.
After all, Hualan is her cousin. Although Madam Shengda is a bit straightforward, she really loves Hualan. Before leaving, she gave the old lady instructions, but she was still worried and went to find Wang Yue alone.
Wang Yue originally thought that Hualan could just endure this kind of thing for a while, and he had no intention of intervening. However, after Madam Sheng’s solemn entrustment, the old lady also gave him some special instructions, so he couldn’t just ignore it.
Since he was prepared to take care of it, he took advantage of Hualan's absence from the Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion to communicate with the maids that Hualan brought to the Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion and asked them to keep an eye on Hualan's dowry.
When he learned that Madam Yuan had actually taken silver from Hualan's dowry when Hualan was not at home, he decided to catch her in the act.
So, he deliberately talked to Yuan Wenshao's boss, Lord Rong, the uncle of the emperor, and helped Yuan Wenshao adjust his duty time, and he happened to meet Yuan Wenshao.
Yuan Wenshao knew that Wang Yue was now a popular figure around the emperor, and he also wanted to get close to Wang Yue. While riding his horse, he asked in confusion, "Isn't my cousin teaching the princes at this time? Why did you come back suddenly?"
Wang Yue glanced at Yuan Wenshao and said calmly, "Let's not beat around the bush. I specially asked General Rong to adjust your working time for you, just to invite you to watch a good show."
Yuan Wenshao didn't know what Wang Yue was talking about, so he asked suspiciously, "What good show?"
Wang Yue did not say anything, but said very seriously, "You will know when you get there."
Although Yuan Wenshao was very curious, seeing that Wang Yue didn't say anything, he didn't ask any more questions and just followed Wang Yue.
As he was walking, he realized that the direction he was walking was actually to his home. He asked in confusion, "Cousin Wang, are you going to my house? Has your cousin already gone home?"
Wang Yue stopped his horse outside the Yuan family's courtyard wall, and then said to Yuan Wenshao, "Let's climb over the wall and I'll take you to see a good show."
When Yuan Wenshao heard Wang Yue's words, his face darkened. He said with anger in his eyes, "Cousin, we are relatives, but you don't have to come to my house like this, right?"
Wang Yue ignored Yuan Wenshao's anger and said disdainfully, "Don't call me cousin so affectionately. We don't know whether we will be relatives in the future. If you still don't say anything after seeing what happened today, I will write a letter to my uncle and ask him to arrange for someone to go to your house to discuss your divorce with my cousin."
Yuan Wenshao was shocked by Wang Yue's momentum, and since Wang Yue's words were so serious, he began to feel a little worried.
He didn't understand why they wanted to divorce. Was it just because his mother made things difficult for Hualan? But which girl hasn't been made difficult by her mother-in-law after marriage?
He had a myriad of thoughts in his mind, but he couldn't express them clearly for a moment, so he could only say with a gloomy face, "It's impossible for me to divorce your cousin."
Wang Yue sneered and said, "It's not up to you to decide whether to get along or divorce. You should go in with me first and go to your yard to see how your mother treats my cousin."
Seeing Wang Yue's firm attitude, Yuan Wenshao felt a little confused. Since Hua Lan was not at home, how could his mother treat her?
So, he nodded confidently and said, "Okay, I'll go with you!"
Seeing that Yuan Wenshao had agreed, Wang Yue said to Qingfeng, "After a quarter of an hour, you will visit the Yuan family through the main gate. We can't be so rude."
Seeing that Wang Yue was not carried away by the power of his mind, Yuan Wenshao had a bad feeling and asked his servant to bring Qingfeng into the mansion when the time came.
After arranging everything here, Yuan Wenshao followed Wang Yue over the wall and entered the Yuan family compound. After entering the yard, he took Wang Yue to his yard.
Because the yard was remote, the two were not discovered by anyone when they arrived at the yard where Yuan Wenshao lived.
But after the two of them entered the yard, they discovered that Yuan Wenshao's yard was now crowded with people, and they understood why they didn't meet anyone on the road.
When Hualan's maid Bi Zan saw Yuan Wenshao and Wang Yue, she shouted excitedly, "Son-in-law, please help stop the mistress. She is about to take away all the dowry of my young lady."
After hearing this, Yuan Wenshao felt dizzy. Although he knew that Hualan used her dowry to subsidize the family, he never expected that his own mother would actually rob her.
Hualan is just going back to her parents' home for a while. During this period, can't her mother's or her eldest sister-in-law's dowry be used to subsidize her?
Why must we use Hualan?
You know, Hualan's future depends on his child. If he uses a little, I will have less.
So he walked quickly towards the warehouse in the courtyard, and happened to bump into Madam Yuan who was walking out after hearing the noise.
Wang Yue followed Yuan Wenshao and said with a sneer, "Brother Yuan, I didn't expect your family to forcibly rob our daughter-in-law's dowry. This will not sound good if it gets out to others."
Mrs. Yuan was a little shocked when she saw her son coming back, but after hearing what Wang Yue said, she immediately jumped up and said, "Your words are really harsh. When did we rob the dowry? I just saw that my wife was not at home, and I was afraid that something might go wrong here, so I came to check."
Wang Yue pulled out a list from his sleeve and said straightforwardly, "Really? I have the dowry list of my cousin when she married into your Yuan family. Since Madam Yuan said so, let's check and see if there is anything missing. If there is, don't blame me for reporting to the police."
When Yuan Wenshao heard this, he became a little anxious. If this matter was exposed, how would he live in Beijing in the future? He would be ridiculed every day.
So, he said anxiously, "Cousin, don't worry, I will definitely get all of Hualan's dowry back."
Seeing her son say this, Madam Yuan said anxiously, "What are you looking for? Hualan can't even take care of her own home, so how can she blame others if it's lost?"
Wang Yue saw that Madam Yuan was actually trying to act like a rogue, so he sneered and said, "Although your Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion is a noble family, it can only control your place. Do you think I can take this dowry list and ask the Zongzhengsi to come and help check it?"
When Mrs. Yuan heard Wang Yue say this, she was a little shocked and said, "Who are you? Why do you care about the affairs of our Yuan and Sheng families?"
Although Wang Yue had been to the Yuan family several times, she had never met Wang Yue. It was Sheng Changbai who came with Wang Yue to meet Madam Yuan.
When Wang Yue heard this, he said disdainfully, "Yuan Wenshao, what do you think about what happened today? If you can't give me a reasonable explanation, I can only find a way to help my cousin get her dowry back.
I guess the eldest lady of the Yuan family doesn't treat you as her own son. She takes advantage of you and bullies my cousin.
Look at your courtyard. How many concubines were placed there by your mother? Are they the same as what you promised my uncle?"
After hearing this, Madam Yuan angrily scolded, "Since your cousin can't give birth to a son, it's normal for me to have a concubine!"
Wang Yue ignored Madam Yuan and just looked at Yuan Wenshao and said, "I think you know very well how my cousin got hurt!
How many mothers-in-law would let their pregnant daughter-in-law set the rules? Are they afraid that you will have offspring, or are they afraid that my cousin will give birth to a legitimate son?
My cousin is now recuperating at home. The miracle doctor, Mrs. He, has said that she can take care of my cousin’s health.
Now I'm here on behalf of the Sheng family to ask for your opinion. If you still want to live with my cousin, then you should try to be transferred out. I can help you find someone to arrange it.
If you don't want my cousin to live with you, then collect my cousin's dowry and you two can just get divorced.
Although the Sheng family is not a noble family, Old Lady Sheng is from the Yongyi Marquis Mansion. My cousin was raised by her side since she was a child. If she wants to find a new marriage for my cousin, it is a very simple matter. "
After hearing what Wang Yue said, Mrs. Yuan's face turned ugly. Their Yuan family was not as good as the Xu family. If they really fell out, their Yuan family would not have a good time.
She just wanted to make up the money that Hualan owed to her, but she felt a little distressed. After all, Hualan had contributed a lot to the family over the years since she married into the family.
Just at this moment, Old Man Yuan rushed over.
Of course, it was not a coincidence that Old Man Yuan was able to come back. Wang Yue had notified him in advance.
Wang Yue knew in his heart that the only person in the Yuan family who could control Madam Yuan was Old Man Yuan.
This man condoned his wife to plunder his daughter-in-law's dowry. He was also a vested interest. Moreover, his wife bore all the bad reputation, while he just stood by and watched. It was a really good plan.
Since Wang Yue had taken action, there was certainly no way he could let Earl Zhongqin hide, so he simply notified Earl Zhongqin to come back. Also coming with Earl Zhongqin was Xu Zhongmou from the Marquis Yongyi's Mansion.
Coincidentally, Xu Zhongmou happened to return to Beijing to report on his work at this time, and was found by Wang Yue for help. After all, it would be difficult for him to suppress the House of the Earl of Zhongqin alone.
Xu Zhongmou originally didn't want to get involved, but he also knew that Hualan was the granddaughter raised by Old Madam Sheng, so she was relatively close to him. He had no choice but to follow Wang Yue's request, and after leaving the palace, he took Old Man Yuan with him.
When Old Man Yuan saw that Xu Zhongmou was pulling him towards his home, he knew something was wrong, but there was nothing he could do.
Because Xu Zhongmou was really pulling him forward, he couldn't break free even if he wanted to, so he could only follow Xu Zhongmou home.
Because it was so noisy in Yuan Wenshao's yard, the two of them heard it as soon as they entered the house, so they rushed over and saw the argument.
Chapter 211: The correct way to open grandma!
In front of outsiders, especially his daughter-in-law's family, Old Man Yuan could only bite the bullet and say to Madam Yuan, "We don't have any money, so you just look at my daughter-in-law's money. Hurry up and return the quick money you took. Aren't you ashamed?"
When Mrs. Yuan heard what Old Man Yuan said, she thought that every time she took advantage of her daughter-in-law, she was just scolded.
Therefore, he did not react at all to Father Yuan's scolding. Instead, he said very dissatisfiedly, "I didn't take it! Don't wrongly accuse me! I just came here to help sort it out!"
Wang Yue showed the list in his hand, looked at Old Man Yuan seriously, and said firmly, "Uncle Yuan, I came here today because I want to deal with this matter privately.
Your Yuan family is short of money, and my cousin may give you some money. It’s not a big deal. Your Yuan family is short of money, but our families are not.
But you can't take the money and bully others. Although you don't treat Yuan Wenshao's second son as your own son, my cousin does have a grandmother who loves her.
You can use your second daughter-in-law's money to subsidize the household expenses and don't have to worry about whether Yuan Wenshao will be short of money in the future. Of course, we won't care about this, after all, Yuan Wenshao is your own son.
But uncle should know very well how my cousin was injured. You must give an explanation today.
If the explanation is not satisfactory to me, I can only bring the dowry list to make a case."
Seeing Wang Yue being so aggressive, Old Man Yuan was actually very angry, but when he looked at Xu Zhongmou standing aside, he didn't even dare to vent his anger.
After all, Wang Yue had just made it clear that what the Sheng family cared about was not money, but their attitude towards Sheng Hualan.
Originally, Yuan Wenshao was somewhat dissatisfied with Wang Yue. After all, this was equivalent to exposing all his family affairs.
But after hearing what Wang Yue said next, he suddenly realized that Hualan's money was originally his children's future money.
If Hualan's money is gone, what will he do with the money in the future?
If Wang Yue made a big deal out of this matter, he wouldn't have to worry about his wife being tortured to death by his mother in the future. He could just marry another wife and wouldn't have to worry about the dowry at all.
Because by then his reputation will be ruined and no one from a decent family will marry their daughter to him.
Moreover, seeing that Wang Yue was able to instruct General Yang to change his duty hours today, it would be very easy to torture him.
Yuan Wenshao understood very well in his heart that now was the time for him to make a decision. He originally thought that the Gu family also relied on his wife's money to get rid of poverty in one fell swoop, and their Yuan family could also learn from them.
But now it seems that this path may not work. After all, when she married into the Bai family of the Gu family, there was no one to support her.
But Hualan is different. Not only does she have a cousin who is a favorite of the emperor, she also has the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion to take charge.
Thinking of this, Yuan Wenshao fell to his knees and burst into tears, "Dad, Mom, I want to split up the family!"
After hearing what Yuan Wenshao said, Mrs. Yuan looked at him in disbelief. She didn't expect that her youngest son would dare to talk about dividing the family.
But just as she was about to open her mouth to speak, Father Yuan said with a red face, "Then divide it! Divide the family!"
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Shengjia, Shouantang
After listening to Wang Yue's narration, Old Lady Sheng said helplessly, "Brother Yue, you have offended the Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion badly by doing this."
Hua Lan was also moved as she looked at Wang Yue and said with tears in her eyes, "Thank you, cousin!"
Wang Yue saw the two people saying this, and said helplessly, "I don't mind offending them, but cousin, you have to think about it carefully. If you don't divorce this time, I'm afraid you won't have another chance in the future.
I don't believe that Yuan Wenshao didn't know that his mother bullied you and took your dowry, but he never stood up for you for so many years. Have you ever thought about why? "
Xu Zhongmou sighed and said helplessly, "Speaking of which, when Queen Jing'an passed away, the emperor was furious and investigated the matter thoroughly. He found that Queen Jing'an died of poisoning, and for this, he also exterminated the nine clans of that imperial concubine.
But this did not extinguish His Majesty's anger, so he found a reason to investigate and prosecute a large number of officials who had embezzled the court accounts, ordered them to make up the money in time, and severely punished these nobles who had embezzled the money.
As a result, everyone in the court was in danger. The other brothers of the Gu family had deficits in their accounts. In order to make up for the deficits and save the Gu family, Gu Yankai married Bai, and the Gu family was able to overcome the difficulties.
However, many families have declined since then, including the Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion.
Yuan Wenshao seemed to be a scheming man. He understood the situation of the Yuan family, but there were not many rich girls like the Bai family.
It just so happens that your Sheng family came to us on their own initiative. Aren’t they just after your money?
Fortunately, Hualan was lucky enough not to be tortured to death by her mother-in-law over the years. Otherwise, the Yuan family would have recovered like the Gu family."
Hearing Xu Zhongmou's words, Old Lady Sheng's face changed. She pulled Hualan's hand tightly and asked nervously, "Hualan, how does Yuan Wenshao treat you? If it really doesn't work out, take this opportunity to divorce him. Grandmother will help you find another suitable one."
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