Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 277 Farce Resolution

The person sent by Madam He Er returned soon and brought all of Aunt Guo's dressing box and boxes.

My goodness, a concubine’s dowry usually only has one wooden box, and three or four boxes at most.

Aunt Guo’s dressing table had four wooden boxes and eight chests.

Madam He Er frowned, "Why so many?"

The leading nanny stepped forward and said, "Madam, it's not us who are doing this.

Auntie Guo had too many valuable things, so we moved all of them here."

He Erye waved his hand and said, "Open them all."

The servants came forward and opened the wooden boxes and chests. Among the four dressing boxes, one contained daily gold and silver head ornaments.

One box contained various pearl jewelry, one box contained jade jewelry, and one box contained gold and silver ingots and a thick stack of silver bills.

The other eight wooden boxes contained some of the finest silk and satin fabrics, and some of them were ready-made garments, all made of the finest fabrics.

There were two boxes filled with fox furs and mink cloaks without a single stray hair.

Because these are winter clothes and are large pieces, two or three pieces take up a whole box.

He Erye went forward to check it out, then counted the money in the wooden box. It totaled nearly 10,000 taels.

He laughed out of anger, "Well, Auntie Guo is really wealthy. Even I, a former prefect, am not as wealthy as you."

Aunt Guo's face was ashen and she was shaking like a sieve. She didn't dare to say a word and just lay on the ground.

Old Master He sighed softly, "Second brother, it is because you did not manage your family well that you have brought about the disaster today. Your official position has not been arranged yet. Your elder brother and nephew are in the capital, so you don't have to think about being an official in the capital.

Now that this has happened at home, how do you want to deal with it? "

Master He Er bowed to his father and said, "Father, it's all my fault. The troubles in the harem will cause endless trouble.

Now we have to send people to Guo's family to see what they have done in the local area, find out the source of the money, and then find out how much ill-gotten gains Guo has received.

If there is any crime, I will work with the local officials to punish them severely. Afterwards, I will file a petition to the emperor and ask him to punish me for not managing my family properly."

Old Master He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since you have made up your mind, the affairs of the women should be left to your mother and your wife." The Second Master He hurriedly agreed.

When Mrs. He heard what Mr. He said, she felt a little complicated. She never thought that he would still be willing to give her face even after the two of them had such a quarrel. He has always been such a gentleman and consistent.

She looked at Guo lying on the ground, and then said, "As a concubine, Guo is so bold and reckless that she violated the family law and the national law. This crime is difficult to erase.

Now the matter has not been concluded yet, so we will first detain her in the ancestral hall to chant Buddhist scriptures and wait for the truth to be found out before making a final decision.

If you really have to go to jail, Guo, you should also know what to do for the sake of your three children."

When Aunt Guo heard this, she felt as if she had lost her parents. Everyone understood that her life was over.

Madam He continued, "As for the fourth girl, she has not learned any rules in all these years with Aunt Guo.

She has learned to disrespect her elders, speak without restraint, and does not know the difference between respect and inferiority. She can't even distinguish between her mother and aunt. While she is still young, I let her come to me and I will teach her myself.

As for the second son's wife, you have worked hard to take care of the household chores for many years. It is also my fault that Guo Shi became so arrogant.

I have allocated some treasures from my private treasury to you as compensation and reward for your years of hard work.

Second brother, you too, your wife has paid too much for you, you should compensate her privately."

Upon hearing this, Master He Er immediately bowed to Madam He Er and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Madam. I will go back and count the money and property I have saved over the years and bring them all to you."

Seeing her father like this, Miss He came forward and acted like a spoiled child, "Dad, what about mine? You didn't even come back when I got married, how are you going to compensate me?"

Master He Er stroked his beard and smiled, "It's my fault, father. I'll give you your gift later."

For a moment, the hall was filled with laughter, as if the farce just now had never happened.

Only the Second Young Master He and the Third Miss He were dazed. They were worried about their aunt's fate and afraid that their own interests would be affected. Their hearts were extremely complicated.

The three men of the He family still had a lot to say, so He Pingdu and the second master He followed their father to his study, while Song Sanniang returned to He Pingdu's yard.

After a while, Mrs. He and Miss He came with gifts.

Song Sanniang welcomed the two into the house and said, "You just came here, why did you bring any gifts? You are so polite."

Madam He smiled and said, "If it weren't for you, I, the second wife, would be ashamed today. Of course I have to thank you.

And my family was ignorant before, and she was upset with you at that time. Although it has passed, she still wants to say sorry to you. "After saying this, she winked at Miss He Er.

Miss He Er immediately said to Song Sanniang, "Aunt San, I was young and ignorant back then, and I caused you trouble.

And what happened today is really thanks to you, otherwise my mother would have suffered a loss with her personality. "

Song Sanniang asked her to sit down, and then said, "You really don't have to be so polite. We are all family.

We are all women, and I understand the difficulties women face, so let the past be the past, and don’t mention it again. The right thing to do is to live a good life in the future.”

Madam He Er looked at Song Sanniang with admiration and said, "No wonder the third son was so determined to marry you. He has such good taste. I am now worried about what kind of girl I should marry for the second son of our family."

Song Sanniang thought of the gentle and shy second young master and felt that he should be paired with a sunny, cheerful and lively girl.

So she said so, and Mrs. He Er asked with a little surprise, "Do you have an introduction?"

Song Sanniang shook her head, "Not really."

Mrs. He was a little disappointed. Miss He was excited when she thought of Song Sanniang's bravery today.

"Aunt San, you were really good at scolding Aunt Guo today. Every word you said strangled Aunt Guo to death."

Song Sanniang smiled and said, "Isn't this obvious? You and your daughter are the only ones who are easy to bully."

Miss He nodded and said, "I was the only one who would scold her before, but my father wouldn't allow me to be rude.

My mother likes to be polite, so I won't argue with her. If I had known that scolding her like this would make her feel bad, I would have scolded her a long time ago."

Song Sanniang shook her head, "You are the legitimate daughter, you can scold your concubine sister now. If you scold your aunt, you can say you were young and ignorant before, but you can't do that now.

I lost my face. I was actually lowering my status by scolding her like that. If Lanhua were here, this would be her job. Because I come from a low-class family, people can say that I am impulsive.

I'm still worried. I acted on impulse today. Your uncle will definitely scold me when he comes back."