BVAHEDLA[W Chapter 47

Chapter 47 Ancient 21 Money, Money, Money, Money, Money

Chapter 47 Ancient 21 Money, Money, Money, Money, Money

Feng Rao pondered slightly, “Although my sister-in-law usually keeps to herself and doesn’t like to talk to others, she will answer if someone really asks her something.”

“Although she doesn’t say much even then, it’s definitely not like how she is today.”

After Feng Rao finished speaking, she frowned her pretty eyebrows and sighed almost imperceptibly. The weariness between her brows could not be concealed.

It was understandable, Old Madam Qi was seriously ill, and Lü Ying didn’t seem capable of handling matters, so the entire Qi mansion had to be managed by Feng Rao. It must be difficult for her.

“I don’t know what’s wrong with my sister-in-law today, I apologize for the display before the three lords.” After Feng Rao finished speaking, she lowered her head slightly, a faint apologetic smile on her face, “It was the same when serving my mother earlier; my sister-in-law screamed and ran away just like today.”

Feng Rao shook her head helplessly, “Speaking of which, my sister-in-law is a year younger than me, like my younger brothers and sisters at home. But my younger siblings are much more mischievous, often making my parents angry at home.”

When Feng Rao talked about her family, there was a noticeable gleam in her eyes, but it was quickly covered by worry: “Thinking about it, she probably had a dispute with my mother that day. Actually, my sister-in-law is also a pitiful person, losing her parents at such a young age… Alas, I think that’s why she’s so withdrawn…”

“Oh?” Chu Li-fei stood by with his arms folded, quietly listening to Feng Rao, and when she mentioned that Lü Ying had a dispute with Old Madam Qi, a hint of interest flashed in his eyes, “I wonder if you remember when Lü Ying had the dispute with Old Madam Qi? How did you find out?”

Hearing Chu Li-fei suddenly ask her, Feng Rao was first surprised, then frowned and began to recall: “Hmm… I remember, it was a few days ago. My mother’s health hasn’t been good recently, but there are other things in the mansion, so occasionally my sister-in-law takes care of her.”

“But I was still worried, so after finishing the work at hand, I planned to go see how things were. Who knew that as soon as I reached the courtyard gate, I saw my sister-in-law covering her ears and running out of the courtyard, just like today. No matter how much I called, she didn’t stop.”

At that time, Feng Rao thought something had happened to Old Madam Qi, so she didn’t focus on chasing Lü Ying. Instead, she hurried into the courtyard. Fortunately, Old Madam Qi was lying on the bed unharmed, so Feng Rao was relieved.

She had intended to subtly ask Old Madam Qi what had happened, but Old Madam Qi’s expression changed as soon as she heard her words, and she changed the subject, seemingly reluctant to talk about what had just happened. Therefore, Feng Rao didn’t press the issue and forgot about it.

So she guessed that Old Madam Qi and Lü Ying had a dispute, which eventually led to one person running away, unable to bear it, and the other unwilling to mention it out of embarrassment.

Lu Mo-chen crossed one arm, resting the tiger’s mouth of the other hand against his chin. He slowly shifted his gaze to the maid behind Feng Rao: “The maid following you today looks unfamiliar. Why haven’t I seen her before?”

Feng Rao didn’t expect Lu Mo-chen to suddenly shift the topic to the maid behind her. Her mouth opened slightly in surprise, and after a moment of Stupid, she followed Lu Mo-chen’s gaze to look behind her: “Ah, this is Xiao Chun, she’s from my mother’s side, and now she’s following me to handle my mother’s funeral affairs. Xiao Tao, who was following me before, is my dowry, and I’ve ordered her to sort out the mansion’s accounts.”

Old Madam Qi’s health hadn’t been good for a while. Under Feng Rao’s arrangement, everyone was aware of this and had prepared almost everything needed for the funeral, so the current affairs were proceeding in an orderly manner, and it didn’t seem chaotic.

Feng Rao now kept sighing at her foresight. Otherwise, she would have to prepare for Old Madam Qi’s funeral and look at the accounts, and then she would really be overwhelmed.

Hearing this, Chu Li-fei followed the others and looked at the maid Xiao Chun behind Feng Rao.

Xiao Chun wasn’t tall, but her body looked strong and powerful. Seeing everyone looking at her, she lowered her head even further, but the hand holding the tray remained steady.

Chu Li-fei withdrew his gaze from Xiao Chun and brought the topic back to Feng Rao, asking seemingly casually, “Accounts? Has the mansion’s accounts always been managed by you?”

Hearing this, Lu Mo-chen and Qian Ming’s minds turned, and they perked up their ears to listen carefully.

Feng Rao nodded in confusion: “Since my father passed away, my mother has stopped managing affairs, and I have been in charge of the mansion’s internal affairs. At the end of each month, I would check the mansion’s accounts as usual. But recently there have been more things to do, so I asked Xiao Tao to sort them out for me first.”

“May I ask, Madam, do you manage the entire mansion, or just Qi Er Ye’s (Second Master Qi’s) household?” Qian Ming asked indirectly.

“Naturally, it’s the entire mansion.”

“Then in that case,” Qian Ming paused, seeming to organize his words, “you also know that Qi Fu has had a large amount of extra expenses every month since half a year ago, right?”

“Yes, I know.” Feng Rao was a little puzzled, but she seemed to sense something wrong from Qian Ming’s words, “Is there a problem, Lord Qian? My mother knows about these things too.”

A hint of surprise flashed in Chu Li-fei’s eyes: “Old Madam Qi also knows about this?”

Lu Mo-chen also frowned tightly at this time.

Old Madam Qi actually knew that Qi Fu was wantonly squandering the inheritance left by Lü Ying’s parents? It should be known that Old Madam Qi’s origin was not low. People from such a large family, no matter how down on their luck, would not do such a thing. In their eyes, only those unpromising men would focus on their wives’ money.

How could she condone Qi Fu doing such a thing?

Then, did Old Madam Qi know what Qi Fu was doing with the money? Or did she already know, but just kept silent. Or, Old Madam Qi was also on Qi Fu’s side…

“Yes. What… what’s wrong?” Feng Rao’s tone became hesitant, she couldn’t figure out what the problem was, “This money, it was all given to Big Brother by my mother.”

“Ah?”

As soon as these words came out, Chu Li-fei and the other two were shocked.

According to their speculation, Qi Fu’s large monthly expenses were all thanks to the inheritance left by Lü Ying’s parents. Now Feng Rao was telling them that this money actually came from Old Madam Qi?

This overturned all their previous speculations.

Lu Mo-chen frowned tightly. He always felt that something was wrong. He pondered his words and continued to ask, “Are you sure, Madam? You have to know that Qi Fu’s expenses have been quite high every month for the past few months. Are you really not moving Lü Ying’s parents’ property?”

When Feng Rao heard this, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she raised her eyebrows and said, “What do you mean by that, Fourth Prince? This is what my mother said herself, how could it be false? Or are you saying that our Qi family is capable of such a shameless thing?”

Feng Rao’s face was clearly displeased because of Lu Mo-chen’s words. No matter what, she had married into the Qi family, and was now a member of the Qi family. Lu Mo-chen’s speculation about Qi Fu was the same as criticizing the Qi family, so she naturally couldn’t let it go. Her father was the Minister of Revenue, with a noble background, how could she accept such dirty water being poured on her? Especially such a shameful thing.

Her tone was slightly hurried because of anger: “No matter what, the Qi family used to be a Marquis’s Mansion, and my mother herself has a considerable amount of savings. It’s her own business whether she wants to give it to Big Brother, and I naturally can’t interfere.”

In the end, Feng Rao still felt somewhat unbalanced inside. Qi Lu had obviously contributed the most to this family, but in the end, he got nothing. Old Madam Qi’s love for her youngest son was known to everyone in the capital. Now she was even giving most of her property to Qi Fu. As far as she knew, Old Madam Qi was about to take out her bottom-of-the-box dowry.

Thinking of this, Feng Rao felt somewhat unfair for Qi Lu.

Chu Li-fei looked at Feng Rao calmly, and seeing that her expression didn’t seem fake, he arched his hand with a smile, “Miss Feng is overthinking it. We’re just eager to investigate the case, please forgive us.”

Feng Rao’s eyes were slightly red. Knowing that she had just lost her composure, she turned around to calm her emotions before continuing, “I know you don’t believe me. In that case, why don’t we ask my sister-in-law together?”

After speaking, she strode forward.

Chu Li-fei and Lu Mo-chen exchanged a hesitant glance, and quickly followed with Qian Ming.

Behind them, Xiao Chun lowered her head, slightly raising her eyes to look at the direction they were leaving, a cold light flashed in her eyes.

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