The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

"Qingyan, you know, if you don't tell the truth, I won't let you go." Xia Mianwan threatened with a smile.

Qingyan didn't dare to look into Xia Mianwan's eyes. "I...I didn't lie to you, Madam. This is all true."

Xia Mianwan sighed and said, "I don't believe there are such coincidences in the world."

"Madam, it is indeed such a coincidence. After the second young lady and Mr. Tan became acquainted, the two of them...became in love, even...even..."

"Even what?" Xia Mianwan asked loudly.

"The second girl even mentioned that she wanted to elope with Mr. Tan, but Mr. Tan refused. He didn't want the girl to fall out with her family, so he didn't agree. He just asked the girl to wait for him..." Qingyan's words showed admiration for Tan Yuming.

Xia Mianwan sneered in her heart. She naturally didn't want Pei Yanqi to fall out with her family. If they did, what value would there be for a grown lady like Pei Yanqi?

Xia Mianwan asked calmly, "You are the one who manages your daughter's private vault, right?"

A trace of panic flashed across Qingyan's face. She didn't dare to look into Xia Mianwan's eyes anymore. She lowered her head and said in a low voice, "Yes, Madam, I am indeed in charge of our girl's private vault."

"Why are you so nervous?" Xia Mianwan looked at Qingyan. There was definitely something wrong with Qingyan.

"Reply... reply to Madam, I... I was wrong." Qingyan said with some stammering.

"Oh? What's wrong with you?"

"I made the mistake of not informing the young lady earlier about the fact that the young lady and Mr. Tan were familiar with each other. It is true that I am in charge of the private vault, but...but..." Qingyan gritted her teeth and said, "But, the young lady's private vault doesn't have much stuff left."

The monthly allowance given to the girls by the Pei family is not small, and there are also clothes and jewelry for all four seasons. In addition, there have been many happy events in the Pei family in the past year, so from time to time, they will give a few extra months of allowance. Since Pei Yanyue got married, Xia Mianwan also prepared Pei Yanqi's dowry. Xia Mianwan gave Pei Yanqi a shop for her to practice. This shop is a prosperous shop in Beijing. Even if it does not do business and only collects rent, it can still make a lot of money in a year.

Therefore, Pei Yanqi actually had quite a bit of silver in his private treasury.

Xia Mianwan scolded: "You are squeezing in little by little, are you planning to talk about it until tomorrow? Hurry up and explain clearly."

Qingyan said with tears in her eyes, "The girl wanted to elope with Mr. Tan, but Mr. Tan refused. The girl had no other choice but to ask Mr. Tan to come to Pei's house to propose marriage. Mr. Tan said that he had no money and no power, so how could Pei's house agree to his proposal? He told the girl that he vowed to pass the imperial examination and come to Pei's house to propose marriage in an upright and dignified manner.

The girl was so touched that she told Mr. Tan that she would wait for him.

Later... Mr. Tan didn't come to see the girl for a long time. Whenever the girl came to see him, he would hide from her. Mr. Tan cried and said that he was not worthy of the girl and he was not sure that he would pass the imperial examination this time. He wanted to break off contact with the girl, but the girl couldn't bear it and cried and begged Mr. Tan not to give up.

Mr. Tan later promised the girl that she would study hard. The girl took out some silver and gave it to Mr. Tan, but he refused. Mr. Tan said that he was a real man and would never take money from a young woman. Later... the girl came back with the silver.

Then, Mr. Tan and the girl didn't see each other for a long time. The girl went to find Mr. Tan, but found that Mr. Tan was being beaten by a few thugs. The girl saved Mr. Tan. After that, the girl knew that Mr. Tan borrowed money to buy questions from others in order to ensure that he could pass the exam as soon as possible...

The result... I didn’t guess the answer correctly and lost my money.

Later, Mr. Tan was cornered by debts and had no other options. The girl couldn't bear to see this, thinking that it was all because of his desire to marry her that all these troubles arose, so she gathered some money and gave it to Mr. Tan.

This time, Mr. Tan did not refuse. Maybe he was really scared of being beaten. After the girl helped Mr. Tan pay off the gangsters' money, there was not much left. At this time, Mr. Tan's family was in trouble. Mr. Tan's father went to the mountains to hunt and was hit by a wild boar. His life was in danger and he really needed money to save his life.

Mr. Tan was at his wit's end and came to ask the girl for help. The girl really couldn't bear it, but she had little money left in her private treasury, so she asked me to pawn my things... I pawned some jewelry, and only then did I have the money to give to Mr. Tan.

Mr. Tan was really unlucky. His father had an accident and then his mother fell ill. Mr. Tan really had no interest in his studies and told the girl that their fate was over and even God would not allow them to be together.

The girl was heartbroken, how could she be willing to give up...

So, the girl told Mr. Tan that she would find a way to get the money, and then she pawned all the jewelry she could, and used the shop... the previous shop to run the shop with Miss Ling and Miss Xia, so the girl embezzled part of the money from the shop. The money in the shop was... Miss Ling and Miss Xia's capital, but after collecting it together, it was enough...

Now, Mr. Tan has become motivated again and has started to study hard, but it's a pity for our girl. He took away the capital of the shop, and she has no way to explain to Miss Ling and Miss Xia. "

Xia Mianwan was simply stunned. She couldn't believe that such a story could actually happen to Pei Yanqi. Wasn't this a typical ancient pig-killing scheme?

Cast a long line and catch big fish.

"You girls have pig brains, are you too?" Xia Mianwan really had nothing to say.

Qingyan knelt on the ground and didn't dare to answer.

Xia Mianwan was so angry that she couldn't take it anymore. Pei Yanqi had been with her for so long, but she was fooled by such a trick and lost all her money. What was even more outrageous was that she even embezzled Pei Ling and Pei Xia's capital...

He was cheated of all his money before they even got married. How could Pei Yanqi have the nerve to tell such a man that she was in love with him?

This Tan Yuming is a ruthless person. He is clearly sure that Pei Yanqi is in his favor. He is sure that people like them care about the reputation of the girl. Even if they cannot get engaged in the end, they will just swallow their losses for the sake of the girl's reputation and will not ask him to return the money. No wonder a farmer can afford to go to Qiu Ming Academy.

Maybe the marriage that Tan Yuming had arranged before was just... just a trick for him to play with the girl, and in essence, she was just the target of an ancient pig-killing scheme.

Pei Yanqi is so confused!

Qingyan was a little scared when she saw Xia Mianwan's gloomy face, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "Madam, the girl is really in love with Mr. Tan. Please help her. The girl is so pitiful. She has given everything for Mr. Tan. I hope the girl can get what she wants. The girl treats me very well. I am willing to be punished for her."

To give everything?

Xia Mianwan glared at Qingyan fiercely, "What do you mean?"