in2ebook Chapter 187 Let Him Spit It All Out
Chapter 187 Let Him Spit It All Out
"What you said, Third Miss? Since the thing is not in my hand, how can I talk about whether I am willing to give it to you?" Yang Jin forced a smile, but he was thinking about what to do in his heart.
Shen didn't have the patience of Tu Ling and Xia Yanxiang, and didn't want to beat around the bush with Yang Jin anymore: "Second Aunt, since you didn't embezzle it, then send someone to get it back immediately!"
"This..." Yang Jin was still struggling, trying to delay time.
"What is Second Aunt still struggling about? Could it be..."
Before Shen finished her words, she heard a servant come to report: "Madam, the master is back."
Yang Jin felt relieved and hurried forward to greet Xia Liu.
"Is the master back?"
In the past, when Xia Liu came back, Tu Ling would never go forward to greet him like Yang Jin did. Yang Jin made him feel differently: "Yes! There is not much to do in the Ministry of Rites today. You will come back after you finish it?"
After entering the room, Xia Liu saw Tu Ling and the other three still sitting there. His expression immediately turned ugly: "You haven't finished reading the account book yet? You people from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion are so slow in doing things?!"
Xia Liu's dissatisfaction was written all over her face, and Tu Ling and others were also upset when they saw it.
Yang Jin seemed to have someone to rely on, and said with a smile: "Master, the account book has been checked, but Madam feels that something is wrong and wants to ask about it."
"What's wrong? My Xia family is not coveting your Tu Ling's dowry! Just take a look, but why are you calculating?" Xia Liu was already very dissatisfied when Xia Yanxiang asked to check the account book, and now he asked again.
"It's easy for you to say it, Lord Shangshu. The things that are missing are my dowry. Naturally, it won't be the Xia family who feel sad." Tu Ling snorted coldly.
"The account book is gone, so naturally we can't find out the income of the shop over the years. We can't get the things back, so who knows whether they were sold or used as gifts?" Tu Ling obviously didn't believe in Yang Jin's character.
It is said that he was sent away, but what happened exactly depends entirely on Yang Jin's words.
Now that Xia Liu is back, Yang Jin feels like he has someone to rely on, but Xia Yanxiang and Tu Ling feel like it's a death warrant.
"Sir, I have read the account books and found many discrepancies. There are still some shops whose account books have not been brought. What do you think should be done with them?"
Before Xia Liu could answer, Tu Ling continued, "There are still some items, some are missing, and some are damaged."
"When I was the head of the Xia Mansion, I gave some away, but there were still some that were given away by Second Aunt. For these, either let Second Aunt compensate me with money or ask Second Aunt to take them back."
"What!" Xia Liu didn't expect Tu Ling to say that, and what she didn't expect was that Tu Ling would mention the dowry.
Xia Liu is not in charge of the rear house, so naturally she doesn't know how these things will be circulated, but she knows exactly how much dowry Tu Ling has. Now Tu Ling wants to divorce and take all the things with her. How could Xia Liu allow that?
So Xia Liu acquiesced to Yang Jin's tampering with the dowry, but she didn't expect that Yang Jin would blatantly withhold the things.
Now that Tu Ling pointed it out to her face, Xia Liu couldn't hold back her expression: "How is that possible?"
"If you don't believe it, you can ask the government officials. They saw it with their own eyes." Tu Ling already knew that Xia Liu would deny it, so he asked the government officials to come and see it with their own eyes.
Xia Liu's face looked very ugly. Yang Jin beside him held his arm tightly, staring at Xia Liu's expression intently.
"Master, I have explained all this to Madam. I can't help it if Madam doesn't believe me." Yang Jin explained nervously, "As for the items, they were sent out in the name of Madam and the Xia family. If we want them back, wouldn't it hurt the reputation of our Xia family?"
Yang Jin's face was embarrassed, but his expression was serious.
Xia Liu looked down at Yang Jin's face, her eyes searching.
"If we use silver to compensate Madam, it wouldn't be good if the news got out, right?" Yang Jin conveyed a warning to Xia Liu.
Even if he has to pay compensation, it should be the Xia family's money. Yang Jin wants to see if Xia Liu feels sorry!
What did Yang Jin mean by this? Was he going to use the Xia family's money to compensate Tu Ling? Yang Jin had done something like this, which would have given Tu Ling a handle, but was she actually going to let the Xia family clean up the mess for her?
But there is no other way now. If Xia Liu doesn't help Yang Jin, and Tu Ling spreads these things, it will be detrimental to his official reputation.
Xia Liu gritted her teeth and said, "I want something back that I gave away. Tu Ling, how can you say such a thing?"
"What do you mean, Lord Shangshu? These are my things, I didn't give them away, why can't I take them back?" Tu Ling was so angry that she laughed. The things were hers, so of course Xia Liu didn't feel sorry for them!
"Then go get it!" Xia Liu suddenly yelled, shocking everyone. "You are so shameless. You have already given it away in the name of the Xia family, and now you want to take it back!"
Tu Ling was standing not far away and was startled by Xia Liu's loud voice, but fortunately he quickly calmed down: "Xia Liu, you are not in your right mind, are you?"
"She gave the things away, not my face!"
"Either you get it back or pay me back, or we'll go to court!"
Tu Ling would never agree to let them go, nor would he give the money to Xia Liu just like that!
"you!"
Tu Ling didn't want to say anything more, and immediately called Xia Yanxiang and Shen: "Sir, please think about it carefully! The government officials are here today, which can be regarded as a witness. We will go back first. If there is any result, please send someone to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to inform us."
"But I still advise His Excellency the Minister not to try to do anything. Otherwise, don't blame us for exposing everything." Tu Ling said the last sentence and snorted.
Xia Yanxiang also stood up and followed Tu Ling without any objection.
Shen couldn't stand Xia Liu's greedy face, but since Tu Ling had already said so, Shen didn't say anything more.
As the person who accompanied them this time, Tu Xiao naturally had to listen to Tu Ling and Shen's opinions.
"Tu Ling, you!" Xia Liu was so angry that she couldn't speak and pointed at Tu Ling.
Yang Jin quickly let go of his hand, thinking of asking Xia Liu to stop Tu Ling and others and not let them leave. What if Tu Ling went back on his word after going out and spread lies everywhere in advance? Wouldn't that mean they would be forced to hand over the things?
Unfortunately, even if Xia Liu wanted to stop it, she couldn't because Tu Xiao was there. She could only smash things in the main hall in anger.
"A Ling, are you just leaving like this?" Shen was really unwilling to accept this. What if Xia Liu came up with something else and refused to return the things?
Tu Ling smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. Even if Xia Liu is unwilling, we have a way to make him spit it all out."