Chapter 118: To Pay the Balance, Everyone Emptied Their Savings

Qiu Rui, who had fallen asleep but was awakened by the concierge's maid, hurriedly put on her clothes and came out, she saw Yanglinghou and his wife already standing in front of Lin Xuefu's door.

Not only did the voices in the room not restrain themselves at all, but they tended to become more and more indulgent.

Obviously, the two people were so absorbed that they didn't even notice what was going on outside the house.

The little maid in charge of the night duty came late, and when she saw Yanglinghou and his wife, she was so frightened that her legs weakened.

Mu Ziqian and Lin Xuefu have never been restrained in their sexual relations, and they are afraid that word will spread and it will bring bad reputation to Lin Xuefu, so the maids on night duty have to stay in the distance until the lights in the house flicker, which is the signal to call for water. , and this is how the current scene came about.

Asking the little maid on night duty to take Yangling Hou and his wife to the side room, Qiu Rui hurriedly knocked on the door and called them to get up, "Master, Miss, the Marquis and his wife are here, please get up quickly."

As soon as the words fell, the blushing and heartbeating sound in the room suddenly stopped, followed by the rustling sound of people hurriedly getting dressed.

Not long after, the door was opened, and Lin Xuefu, whose cheeks were red, leaned out, with an unhappy look on her face, "What's going on?"

Qiu Rui shook her head, "I don't know this either. I hurried over after hearing the news about the concierge's maid, but I didn't expect it to be a step too late."

Lin Xuefu's throat was blocked and she couldn't vent her breath, "You come in first and do a quick dressing for me."

After burning the incense, Lin Xuefu walked quickly towards the main room, followed closely by Mu Ziqian, who was being carried by the servant.

When the two came over, Yanglinghou and his wife had already finished a cup of tea.

Looking at the two people who had returned to normal, Mrs. Yanglinghou couldn't help but remind her: "One of you is still recovering, and the other has broken legs. You must be more restrained in some things."

Lin Xuefu blushed and nodded shyly, but Mu Ziqian didn't care and responded perfunctorily.

Without saying anything else, Mrs. Yanglinghou directly talked about the purpose of her visit today. Without giving anyone any buffer, she dropped a bombshell, "I paid to kill Shen Qing, and now the matter is settled."

The three people in the room were shocked. So this is the reason why Shen Qing has not returned home so far?

Marquis Yangling was the first to question, "Madam, are you kidding me?"

Madam Yangling Hou took a sip of tea without changing her expression, "Does the Marquis think I'm joking?"

Yanglinghou immediately fell silent, but he couldn't digest such explosive news for a while.

Mu Ziqian was the first to react, with a look of joy on his face, "What does mother mean, no one in the house will oppose us anymore, and Shen Qing's valuable dowry will also be ours?"

Mrs. Yanglinghou nodded lovingly.

The obvious and extremely different treatment made Yangling Marquis feel a little unhappy, but the news of Shen Qing's death was obviously more impactful, so Yangling Marquis didn't say anything.

Lin Xuefu was also a little surprised. During the two days when she was sick, did Mrs. Yanglinghou actually do such a big thing? Still successful?

Although Mrs. Yanglinghou was steadfast in her words, Lin Xuefu still had some doubts in her heart. Did Shen Qing really die so easily?

Without seeing Shen Qing's body, Lin Xuefu still couldn't fully believe it.

However, the next moment, Mrs. Yangling Hou dropped a second bombshell, "I am looking for the famous assassination organization Xueying Studio. The price is six thousand taels of silver. I have already given a deposit of three thousand taels. We have gathered everyone together today to resolve the issue of the final payment.”

After letting a few people digest the news, Mrs. Yangling Hou continued: "I only have the last 1,800 taels left on hand, and there is still a gap of 1,200 taels, which I need you to make up for."

Mu Ziqian was the first to express his stance, "Mother, I don't have a penny on me, you know that."

Madam Yanglinghou glanced at him but said nothing. She didn't expect Mu Ziqian to pay from the beginning. After all, she could hardly afford to eat.

Marquis Yangling was a little embarrassed, "I don't have much money on hand, why don't I just use Shen Qing's dowry to pay for it first? Anyway, sooner or later it will be ours."

Mrs. Yanglinghou briefly talked to Yanglinghou about what happened when she just went to the warehouse but found nothing. Yanglinghou's face immediately showed the same expression as Mrs. Yanglinghou's, and then she silently gave up the idea.

After a moment of silence, Marquis Yangling spoke: "I only have five hundred taels left with me, and I will deliver it to Qifutang early tomorrow morning."

Yanglinghou said that he was righteous, but in fact he was a little guilty, because he actually still had 800 taels of silver on him, but he kept 300 taels privately.

Mrs. Yanglinghou looked questioning, "At the end of last year, the Marquis paid a total of 9,600 taels of silver, and gave me 6,000 taels. I still have 3,600 taels with me. The food and clothing expenses in the mansion have always been the same. Shen Qing is borrowing money, and now he only has five hundred taels left in less than half a year? "

There is no doubt that the money must have been spent on the three concubines outside.

Being questioned by Mrs. Yanglinghou, Yanglinghou was a little unhappy, "I am a man. What's wrong with spending some money outside? If you dislike it, don't take these five hundred taels."

Hearing Yanglinghou's undisguised threat, Yanglinghou's wife also broke down and said, "Then don't forget it. Anyway, I am using the name of Yanglinghou Mansion. It depends on whether the people in the Xueying Studio can do it." If they come to your door, it’s best to kill everyone in the house!”

Yanglinghou's blood suddenly surged, and he pointed angrily and shouted: "You! You are simply arrogant!"

Mu Ziqian was afraid that Xueyinglou would come to the door, so he hurriedly tried to stop the quarrel, "Father and mother, stop arguing. Shen Qing's death is a great thing. Why are we arguing among ourselves? It's just one thousand taels of silver. When the time comes to get Shen Qing's dowry, let alone one thousand taels, ten thousand taels or one hundred thousand taels are all small money."

Lin Xuefu glanced at Mu Ziqian imperceptibly, and let him finish all the good words.

At this point, Lin Xuefu knew that it would be unreasonable not to express her position, "Aunt and uncle, I still have six hundred taels of cash in my hand. As for the remaining one hundred taels of vacancy, I will ask Qiu Rui to pawn a few pieces of jewelry tomorrow morning, and send them to Aunt after the silver is collected."

So far, the vacancy of one thousand two hundred taels of silver has been made up.

The wife of Yangling Hou was relieved immediately, and got up and took Zhang Mama back to Qi Futang.

Yangling Hou followed him. It was not too late now, and he might be able to do something else when he went back.

Lin Xuefu and Mu Ziqian looked at each other and walked towards the house in tacit understanding.

Oh, by the way, Mu Ziqian lifted it.

…

Early the next morning, Qiu Rui sneaked out of the house from the back door.

Fu Yi, who was hiding in the dark, saw this scene and followed quietly. She saw Qiu Rui went straight to the pawnshop and came out soon, and then hurried back to Yangling Marquis Mansion.

Fu Yi was a little puzzled and went back to the pawnshop to ask Qiu Rui what she had pawned.

The pawnshop owner was unwilling to say and said that this was the customer's privacy. Fu Yi directly gave him 20 taels of silver to buy the information. The pawnshop owner was very happy and immediately changed his words, "The girl pawned a hairpin, a pair of earrings and a hairpin, a total of 100 taels of silver."

Fu Yi went directly back to Yining Marquis Mansion and reported the news to Shen Qing.

Shen Qing thought for a while. Although 100 taels of silver was not a small amount, it was not much. It was reasonable that Mu Ziqian could not take it out, but Lin Xuefu should not have it.

Unless...she is in urgent need of money!

But what could be so urgent that Lin Xuefu would sell her jewelry to raise money? Could it be to hire someone to kill her?

Shen Qing was silent for a moment.

And he felt that he was not worth much.