"You exchanged your life for your daughter's life, but now your daughter has no way to get your things back. I'm sorry, mother, it's all your daughter's fault. Her daughter is useless. My daughter will go to her grandmother tomorrow to plead guilty, saying that your dowry has been stolen.

Father has confiscated the house..."

Xin Nianyan cried till she had snot and tears, not to mention how sad she was.

Xin Yuanwen's face suddenly turned as dark as water.

Xin Nianyan is threatening him again!

Even the old lady's face was not very good, but one look at Xin Yuanwen's appearance and knew that he must know the inside story.

The old lady was so angry that she almost vomited out a mouthful of old blood. She asked angrily: "Wen'er, did Zhang secretly embezzle the dowry?"

She glared at Xin Yuanwen fiercely and warned him not to try to do anything for her. Even if this matter spread to the Chen family, let alone the Chen family, he would be drowned in the spit of outsiders.

She originally thought that Zhang had taken it privately, but she didn't expect that Xin Yuanwen would also be involved.

No matter how poor her Xin family is, there is no reason to be greedy for the dowry of a molested wife.

As a scholar, Xin Yuanwen already has a good reputation, so how could he dare to let this matter get out and ruin his reputation?

But if Xin Nianyan really went to the Chen family to complain, he wouldn't be able to stop her.

Seeing the old lady winking at him, Xin Yuanwen finally gritted his teeth and said: "My son doesn't know that Mrs. Zhang said that the money in the house was not enough, and wanted to borrow some of Shiying's dowry, and she would return it when the money was replenished.

, I agreed without much thought."

The corners of Xin Nianyan's lips curled up slightly, but her voice was still more subdued as she said, "But when my daughter went to see it, she found that the dowry was gone."

"It goes without saying that the Zhang family probably embezzled it for themselves." The old lady directly blamed Zhang Yunhui. She glared at Zhang Yunhui who had fainted and snorted coldly: "My huge Prime Minister's Office only has so many people."

How can I not have enough money to live alone?"

What she said is correct. As the prime minister, Xin Yuanwen received a lot of gifts from the Holy Emperor. It was more than enough to support such a few masters. There was no way that there was not enough money.

She became even more angry when she thought that Zhang Yunhui was not only greedy for Chen Shiying's dowry, but also the Prime Minister's money.

"Wen'er, this matter must be thoroughly investigated. If it was Zhang who did it, let her spit it out. Do you hear me?" The old lady gave the order directly and forcefully.

Xin Yuanwen took a deep breath. He really didn't know anything about this kind of back house management or business management. At first, it was managed by Chen Shiying, and later by Zhang Yunhui.

He only knew that since he became an official, he had no shortage of food and clothing, and his mother, who had worked hard for many years, also lived a good life.

Now if I ask him to thoroughly investigate the embezzlement of dowry, he will not be able to investigate it at all.

However, the old lady had already spoken, and in order to prevent the matter from getting out and ruining his reputation, he had no choice but to nod: "I understand, mother."

"Thank you grandma, thank you father." Xin Nianyan swallowed her thanks even more.

The old lady looked at her deeply for a moment, and finally left without saying anything.

Although she was angry with Zhang Yunhui for pocketing Chen Shiying's dowry or the family's money, but...

Xin Nianyan's overt and covert threats just now still created a barrier in her heart.

Xin Yuanwen also glared at Xin Nianyan fiercely, and after having someone carry Zhang Yunhui back, he also tossed his sleeves and left.

Xin Nianyan stood up from the ground and patted the non-existent dust on his sleeves.

"Miss, are you okay?"

Seeing that everyone was gone, Xiaozhu dared to run in from outside. When she saw Xin Nianyan standing intact, she finally felt relieved.

"It's okay, go back."

Xin Nianyan was helped out of the ancestral hall by Xiaozhu and walked all the way to Yanyun Courtyard.

Along the way, it attracted many people's attention.

Everyone carefully watched Xin Nianyan walking in front of them. For some reason, they felt a little more in awe of this young lady.

They all know about the ancestral hall.

From the moment Xin Nianyan dared to talk back to Xin Yuanwen and was taken to the ancestral hall, he thought he would be punished by the family, but unexpectedly, it was Zhang Yunhui who was punished by the family in the end, and the eldest lady came out safe and sound.

If they had not cared about this eldest lady in the past, their mentality would have changed somewhat from today on.

At least they don't dare to be like before, when the servants of Yanyunyuan go to the big kitchen to prepare food or get something from the house, and they are always in all kinds of troubles. Even the eldest lady Xin Nianyan is not seen at all, and some even dare to

Provoke openly or covertly.

Back at Yanyun Courtyard, Xiaozhu fetched hot water for Xin Nianyan to wash his hands and wipe his face. He also asked about what happened at the ancestral hall.

"Miss, what happened in the ancestral hall? Why was the wife beaten in the end?"

She was stopped outside at that time, so she didn't know anything about what was going on in the ancestral hall.

"It's nothing, I just asked my father to check what happened..."

Xin Nianyan briefly explained the matter, and Xiaozhu's mouth almost reached the back of her ears.

"That's great, I'm just saying, Miss is so lucky, no one can harm her, and today's matter has nothing to do with Miss, it's obviously the master who doesn't discriminate!"

Listening to the little girl's words that were sometimes happy and sometimes dissatisfied, Xin Nianyan just smiled lightly and didn't say much.

On the other side, Xin Rou'er was still excitedly waiting for Zhang Yunhui to come back and tell her how Xin Nianyan was beaten, but what she didn't expect was the news that Zhang Yunhui fainted and died after being taken care of by the family law.

Xin Rouer was so shocked that she almost jumped up from the bed and stared at the messenger in disbelief: "What are you talking about? Mother has been forced to do something about her family!"

The visitor nodded and cried: "Yes, Miss Second, Madam was whipped twice and has fainted. The doctor is treating Madam, and..."

"What else?" Seeing her hesitate to speak, Xin Rouer had a bad premonition for no reason.

"Also, the master said that he would thoroughly investigate the missing dowry of the first lady. If it was taken by the madam and the second lady, I want you to return it as soon as possible."

"What!?"

This time Xin Rouer was really frightened and jumped up. Because the movement was too big and the wound was involved, she lay back down with a hiss, but the shock in her heart was beyond words.

"You said that my father wants to get back the late wife's dowry?" She couldn't believe it and wanted to confirm it again.

The visitor nodded: "Yes."

"Why, why did my father suddenly think of getting his dowry back!?" Xin Rouer asked again.

Over the years, they have moved every now and then, and have long since emptied Chen Shiying's dowry storehouse.

Zhang Yunhui also said that those good things will be her dowry in the future.
Chapter completed!