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Lin Pei was already upset, and when he heard this, he became even more annoyed and turned to leave.

Grand Madam angrily threw his walking stick at him, "You dog!"

She always boasted that she had a noble identity. If she wasn't forced into a corner, how could she have uttered such words?

Lin Pei turned around, his eyes also carrying a trace of anger. She had already beaten him up, scolded him, what more did he want? Now he's the unluckiest one, why does everyone want to come in and help, "What are you trying to say? Why did you want to question me about my relationship with the Madam Lian and why did I want to leave? I can see the current situation more clearly than you, and if I do not agree with and leave this place, let alone me, the entire Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion will suffer as well! "

As he said that, his voice rose gradually, revealing a bit of anger. "Didn't you always value the face of the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion the most? At that time, if Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion's face is damaged because of me, wouldn't it be more than you scolding me and beating me up? "Do you no longer recognize me as your son?"

"No, perhaps you never saw me as your son, but instead treated me as a pawn, a pawn that paves the way for your big brother and second brother, right?"

He could not help but think back to a few days ago when he went to Green Pine Academy to pay respects. Grand Madam had continuously warned him that the Rites Department was empty, and whether he could find a way to force his big brother into it. At that time, he was feeling depressed because his immediate superior, the Minister of the Civil Service, had coldly ignored him, but his mother did not even ask a single word.

Grand Madam could not help but tremble, he … How could he say such a thing?

Lin Pei's voice grew louder and louder, as if she wanted to voice out the grievances that had been gnawing at her heart for many years. "I've been wanting to get impatient for a long time, Madam Lian.

Who could he fool with these words? Could he deceive the Grand Madam, or could he deceive himself?

He had been holed up in his study room for the past few days, not daring to go out. Firstly, he couldn't swallow his anger, and secondly, he was afraid of being mocked by others …

Grand Madam was very disappointed with this son of his.

How could he not understand his own painstaking efforts? It was not because she was in pain over who was more, but it was because the three of them should have supported each other in order for their Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion to flourish and never weaken.

She could not catch her breath, so she began to cough violently, almost wanting to cough out her lungs.

The Nanny Chen by her side quickly patted her back and advised: "Fifth Master, when I say something that I shouldn't have said, the back of my hand is full of meat. Grand Madam is the same to you all, how can you say such things? You don't know, just now, Grand Madam was extremely anxious when he heard the news, and on the way out of the Green Pine Academy, he even fell down a little. I directly said that I wanted to invite the doctor to come back to take a look, but Grand Madam directly said that there's no need … "

Lin Pei's eyes had already been clouded by anger, but he sneered: "Why are you telling this to me, Nanny Chen? "You have always been mother's eyes and ears, even mother's stomach. Mother gave me a look, I'm afraid you already have a stomach full of words to say!"

Nanny Chen was choked up by his words, so she decided to stop talking.

Grand Madam coughed for a while, but his voice became weaker again, "Alright … Let's not talk about Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion for now … If his reputation wasn't good enough, what was going on? Why did you leave the Madam Lian in such good condition? Previously, when Lin Shu got married, wasn't she still doing well? "

At that time, Lin Pei was still sitting with the Madam Lian together, accepting Lin Shu's offer of tea!

"Good?" Lin Pei angrily clenched his fists and said, "Lu Jingran and Lin Shu … They thought that Princess Changze's death was just a threat to me. Lu Jingran only said that he already had a few witnesses, which was enough to prove that I used to frequent the King Rui Residence and even the nuns in the nunneries could testify that I went to the nunnery the night before Princess Changze's death. He said that if I didn't agree to leave the Madam Lian, he would go to the palace to meet the empress dowager. "

Right now, he wanted to send someone to kill Lu Jingran, but who was Lu Jingran? That was the eldest son of the National Duke Ning Palace, he didn't dare take this risk.

Grand Madam was startled, then said: "He … How would he know? Lin Shu actually told Lu Jingran about this? "

Then, she laughed coldly, "You just need to let Lu Jingran enter the palace. I want to see if he has the guts to do so … If the empress dowager knew of this, she would definitely go into a rage. At that time, what benefits could Lin Shu get? Do not think that I do not know, that if she did not plot against Princess Changze, how could Princess Changze marry Wang Pei? "How could Esteemed Empress Dowager let her go?"

She was also angry. She was the only one who could threaten others with schemes. Now that her own granddaughter did such a thing, how could she not be angry?

Lin Pei had thought about it, but even if this matter had reached the front of Empress Dowager Wang, his crime would be greater than Lin Shu. Furthermore, Lin Shu was the daughter-in-law of the National Duke Ning, and the marriage was something the Emperor had only bestowed upon him. What's the use of saying all this now? I have already told Madam Lian, when the time comes, she will carry away all her dowry, our National Duke Ning Palace will definitely not owe her. " Yet, she didn't mention the two hundred thousand silver that the Lian Family had given him back then.

This time, the only one who was stunned was the Grand Madam.

That year, when Madam Lian just entered, she put out her mother-in-law's name, but she had borrowed 30,000 taels of silver from Madam Lian … At that time, Madam Lian did not even have Lin Shu to offer, and she was strong, so she was not willing to take out the silver. She could not do anything but write a promissory note, and only took out thirty thousand taels of silver to exchange.

Lin Pei frowned: "What's wrong?"

Grand Madam shook his head and turned to leave. However, when he stepped through the doorstep, he stumbled and if not for Nanny Chen's quick reaction, she would have fallen down again.

When she reached the Green Pine Academy, he said in a low voice: "Nanny Chen, do you still remember the thirty thousand silver?"

The Nanny Chen nodded.

How could she forget?

These thirty thousand taels of silver were taken out by the Grand Madam to walk the path of the Lord. At that time, they walked on the path of the previous head of the imperial court, Zhang Zhuo, who was the father of Empress Zhang and Empress Zhang's wife, Young Madam Zhang. It was a pity that at that time, when they had just caught a glimpse of the situation, Chief Officer Zhang had already died.

This silver was something shameful to begin with. How could he ask for it back?

Even if she could lick her face to ask for it, who could she get it from?

"Right now, my warehouse only has around ten thousand taels of silver. Even if you put everything together, you still need to pay Madam Lian fifteen thousand taels of silver, do you think the Madam Lian will ask me for this?"

She only wished that Madam Lian would lose that promissory note.

"I can't say for sure …" The Nanny Chen also felt very troubled, now that the Great Master and Second Master did not have much silver, if they really wanted to take out the silver, they could only take it out and go through the accounts or go to Fifth Master, but after Grand Madam became sick, they had released all their power and authority, so if they wanted to take over the accounts, they had to go through First Madam, if there was no reasonable excuse, the First Madam would not be able to take out the silver, if it was possible to borrow some money for a period of time, they had to return it.

As for the Fifth Master, it's even more impossible to see his and the Fifth Master fighting like fire and water, "According to my understanding of the Fifth Madam, she never put silver in his heart, and these thirty thousand silver taels are not even considered a large sum for Lian Family, but Fourth Aunt … "It's hard to say."

He was a man who would never give up.

The two of them never thought that Lin Shu would return to the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion in the evening, and now that the Madam Lian had moved out his Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, they were waiting for the official documents so that she and Lin Pei could be considered to have officially parted company.

When Nanny Chen received the news, she immediately came in to deliver the message. She half closed her eyes and sat on Luo Han's bed as he let the Maid beat his own legs, "What should come will eventually come. This fourth miss is not as easy to deal with as the Madam Lian …"

Actually, Lin Shu had only received this news this morning. She never thought that the Grand Madam would be able to go this far by thinking about his daughter-in-law's dowry.

Madam Lian only said it was fine, but only took thirty thousand silver as a reassurance. After all, the entire Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion was most likely poisonous to Lin Shu and Lu Jingran, and if Lin Shu were to take the risk and go, it would be no different from a wolf entering the tiger's mouth.

But Lin Shu was not afraid, she smiled and advised her, "... In the next few days, you can stay in peace with your aunt, and wait for the courtyard in the alley behind National Duke Ning Palace to be repaired, and then you can go live there. In the future, when you miss me, just send someone to pass a message to me, and I can go over to visit either you or you to see me. "

"As for the thirty thousand taels of silver that you mentioned, it was earned through hard work by Grandfather and Uncle, and it didn't fall from the sky. On what basis do we not need it?" If you are generous and wait for me to return the thirty thousand taels of silver, I will not stop you from giving it to them, whether it is as a porridge stall or as a donation to the good hall. "They took your silver, and I am afraid they are speaking ill of you behind your back!"

Even the Aunt Lian kept on persuading him.

Originally, she planned to wait for Lin Shu to marry and then return to the Yangzhou, but now that everything had happened, how could she calm her heart and return to the Yangzhou?

When Lin Shu stepped into the inner part of the Green Pine Academy, the only people in the room were Grand Madam and Nanny Chen, so she still did as she was told and called him "Grandmother".

Grand Madam did not even raise his eyes as the buddhist beads in his hands slowly rotated, "Such a rare sight. I never thought that our Fourth Aunt would actually come back. I wonder what kind of wind she was blowing today!"

Lin Shu smiled, "Grandmother, what are you saying? Even if Father and Mother left each other, I am still a girl from Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, and these Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion are still filled with my relatives. In the future, I will often come back to pay respects to Father. "