Mrs. Liu came to ask for a dowry, why didn't he know about it?
And these shops are Liu’s dowry?
Didn't Ji Qin say that two or three of them were left behind by the Liu family?
How come two or three turned into nine?
This year's income of almost 20,000 yuan, I certainly have not spent so much. And although Ding'anbo Mansion has declined, it still has some assets.
He had never seen so much money.
Ji Qin hid the money, saying that she earned it from running the family. It turned out that it was all Liu's dowry!
Now, they have to pay 300,000 taels of silver for 300,000 taels of silver!
"Uncle Lu, these 300,000 taels of silver are just for the shop. There are also two shops. The total is 19,000 taels, which adds up to 322,000. According to the agreement, I will give you 10% of the profit as management expenses.
It's thirty-two thousand, two hundred taels, you only need to return two hundred and eighty-nine thousand, eight hundred taels," the person said.
"Here, could this be a mistake? Where did the Liu family get such a large dowry?" Lu Yuanzhen asked in disbelief.
"Uncle Lu, you can't be wrong. These are all calculated according to Mrs. Lu's dowry list." The visitor responded.
"Dowry list?"
"Yes. Madam Bo has one in her hand now. You can go and take a look."
Lu Yuanzhen looked at him with some suspicion: "I wonder where the Liu family invited you from?"
"I am the accountant of Liuli Workshop. I have been ordered by the emperor to take stock of the account books for the Lord of Chang'an County." The man responded.
Lu Yuanzhen was shocked. How could the emperor notice such a trivial thing?
besides--
"Who is this Chang'an County Lord? Why do you care about Liu's dowry?" Lu Yuanzhen frowned.
The most mysterious county lord of Chang'an not only interfered with the Liu family's dowry, but even invited the emperor to do so.
The accountant looked at Lu Yuanzhen in surprise: "Uncle, don't you know?"
"Should I know?"
Mr. Accountant knew at a glance that Lu Yuanzhen knew nothing. He didn't even know about such a big thing.
I really feel for him.
Ah, by the way, if he knew who the head of Chang'an County was, he would be even more sympathetic.
After all, he drove this son out personally, so naturally his wife-in-law has nothing to do with him.
"The head of Chang'an County is Mrs. Lu," he said.
Lu Yuanzhen saw the sympathy in the other person's eyes, and felt uneasy in his heart: "Mrs. Lu? Which Mrs. Lu?"
"She is the wife of Lu Zhuangyuan Lu Yan!"
"He Yunxi? She is the head of Chang'an County?"
"Yes, the emperor personally confirmed the lotus banquet yesterday." Mr. Accountant said with a smile, "I heard that the Emperor loves her very much, otherwise he wouldn't have let us forty accountants take stock of Mrs. Lu's dowry overnight."
Ding Anbo felt dizzy and couldn't digest the news for a while.
Also, Ji Qin didn't tell him such a big thing, leaving him stupidly immersed in the joy of Lu Yuwei being canonized as a concubine!
"Uncle Lu, let me remind you that the emperor and the head of Chang'an County have a copy of this book. The morning after tomorrow, the head of Chang'an County will bring someone to collect the dowry. Otherwise, the emperor will be angry. Mrs. Lu's dowry, you
It’s better to get ready quickly.”
When Lu Yuanzhen heard what he said, his blood pressure no longer soared and his head stopped dizzy. The man felt as if a basin of cold water had washed him from head to toe and he woke up.
The accountant smiled and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first."
After someone sent the accountant away, Lu Yuanzhen wanted to go to Ji Qin immediately to ask for details. However, his leg was broken, so he had to ask someone to call Ji Qin over.
When Ji Qin heard this, he knew that this matter could no longer be kept secret, and he panicked for no reason.
"Mother Tian, what should we do? The master must already know about this."
"Madam, this matter has to be faced. Let's first see how much money it will cost."
Aunt Tian had nothing to do this time. Who would have thought that He Yunxi was the head of Chang'an County and would reveal the dowry matter at the lotus banquet in front of the emperor, queen and ladies.
She is well aware of the expenses of Ding'an Bo Mansion over the years, and also knows how profitable those shops are. Now that she has to take out all the previous money at once, she is worried about whether it will be enough!
Ji Qin went to Lu Yuanzhen's yard. As soon as she entered his room, a pillow flew towards her. If Granny Tian hadn't pulled him quickly with quick eyes and hands, she would have been hit.
He sat on the bed and looked at Ji Qin with fierce eyes, like a tiger about to eat people.
Ji Qin was frightened by his behavior and couldn't help but take two steps back.
Even when she punished Ding Waner before, Lu Yuanzhen was angry with him, but he was not as fierce as now.
If it weren't for the fact that he had a broken leg and couldn't get up from the bed, she had no doubt that he would rush down and beat herself.
"Ji Qin, please tell me carefully, what is going on?" Lu Yuanzhen said through gritted teeth.
At this time, Ji Qin did not dare to hide anything anymore, so he told what happened at the lotus banquet yesterday, and also talked about how Concubine Ji and the others were demoted.
Hearing that the emperor loved He Yunxi so much and demoted Concubine Ji because Concubine Ji touched her, and the title of Sixth Princess was also withdrawn, I felt extremely regretful.
The emperor loves He Yunxi so much. If she were his daughter-in-law, would it be difficult for him to be promoted in the future?
However, this all led to his own destruction!
"master--"
Ji Qin just shouted weakly and was glared at by Lu Yuanzhen.
Lu Yuanzhen picked up the booklet beside the bed, threw it in front of Ji Qin, and said, "Take a good look at how much money we are going to give Liu Yuee."
Ji Qin picked up the book and flipped through it quickly. When he saw the numbers on the last page, he almost fainted.
"Why are there so many?" She shouted subconsciously, then felt a chill. When she looked up, she saw Lu Yuanzhen looking at her emotionlessly.
"I also want to know why there are so many." Lu Yuanzhen asked angrily, "Where is the money? Where did it go? I just asked the accountant, and there is only 30,000 taels of silver in the family's account now. Where is the other money?"
Ji Qin opened her mouth and said weakly: "All the expenses at home have been spent."
"Oh, my family earns more than 10,000 taels of silver a year, and Liu's dowry income is 20,000 taels a year. How do we spend more than 30,000 taels a year?"
Ji Qin was panicking. Lu Yuanzhen never paid attention to the accounts, how could he know so clearly?
She didn't know that Lu Yuanzhen had only met with the housekeeper and accountant before she came, and now he asked them to go back and take stock of the house's expenses.
The accounts in the house are relatively simple, and you don't need to take a detailed inventory. You only need to look at how much you spend every month, how much you earn each year, and how much your expenses are. It won't take long to do a good inventory.
When Grandma Tian heard that there were only more than 30,000 taels of silver in her account, her heart sank.
The total amount of dowry that Mrs. Liu has disposed of is about 10,000 taels of silver. If you calculate it this way, you should give Mrs. Liu almost 300,000 taels of silver!