The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

Master Shen had just finished counting Wang's dowry and didn't dare to sell some of the things in a high-profile manner.

God knows if people would think that what was being sold was the dowry of Princess Nanhua when it was carried out.

Master Shen still understood the principle that three people make a tiger. After counting the money, he only had five thousand taels of silver notes to use.

Adding the loan of 20,000 taels, there was still a difference of 15,000 taels, and Master Shen was really worried.

If we can't gather enough money today, what if the people from the Princess's Mansion really file a complaint with the government office, and then it alerts the palace, that would be disastrous.

Just as Master Shen was about to go to the old lady for advice, he saw Butler Li running over in a hurry.

It is said that Master Shen was afraid that Li Zongguan would come to find him these days. If he came, it would definitely be bad news. When he saw him from a distance, his heart began to beat faster and faster.

Steward Li ran up to Master Shen, still panting: "Master, Master, this is terrible, something terrible has happened!"

"What's wrong again?" Master Shen has been annoyed with him these past two days.

"You should go and have a look. Lord Li, Lord Wang, Lord Zhao, Lord He, Duke of Lu's Mansion, General of the State's Mansion, Imperial College's Priest, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Master Jiang, Imperial College's Priest...

Many people sent gifts to us.”

Master Shen was surprised: "What do you mean? What are you sending?"

Butler Li brought Master Shen to the reception room in the outer courtyard.

The huge hall was filled with boxes of things, and each mansion also sent a book and a dowry list.

Every time Master Shen opened a copy, more blood and energy surged to his head.

"Xu Bohong's "Landscape on the River" was given to the Minister of Revenue when the Fourth Prince opened his palace. It was to get more money to build the Prince's palace."

"Bi Xiao Qin, this is a gift from the Fourth Prince to the Minister of Justice in order to plant someone in the Ministry of Justice."

"The Blood Jade Flute was bought by the Fourth Prince after he heard that the Grand Tutor loved the flute, so he asked him to sell it to Grand Tutor Jiang for one tael of silver."

......

There were so many gifts, all of which were presented by the Ning'an Marquis' Mansion to the Fourth Prince, or given away in the name of the Marquis' Mansion.

Of course, these are all the dowry of Princess Nanhua.

Manager Li was still chattering, "People from various mansions said that these things were all for Master Shen Er."

Master Shen sat down on the ground: "The Marquis' Mansion is finished!"

He didn't care about his dignity at all, got up and rushed to the inner courtyard, obviously wanting to go to Rongde Hall to seek advice.

The situation in the outer courtyard soon spread to Zhaoming Garden.

Shen Baozhao did not expect that "The Eternal Love" would have such a great influence, and he did not expect that King Huai was helping him behind the scenes.

In her opinion, it would take at least seven days for the whole city to know about it under the pressure of public opinion. It was a bit unexpected, but she couldn't help but think about it.

Because soon someone from Rongde Hall came to inform her to go there.

When Shen Baozhao arrived at Rongde Hall, the old lady and the old marquis were sitting at the top.

Master Shen sat on one side.

The three of them all had gloomy expressions, which seemed like a trial in court.

The old marquis shouted sternly: "Kneel down!"

Shen Baozhao was not afraid. He bowed and performed the salute smoothly, following all the proper etiquette.

But he didn't take the old marquis' words seriously at all.

"Have you really become too powerful? Someone come here." The old marquis called over a few burly old women.

Before the maids could get close to them, they all fell to the ground in a twisted state, screaming "ouch ouch".

Old Lord Shen's eyes were blurry and he couldn't see clearly how Shen Baozhao moved.

Old Marquis Shen was obviously inexperienced. After the old lady and Master Shen saw Wang being kicked to the ground, they did not dare to let Shen Baozhao kneel down.

The old marquis was so angry that he smashed the tea bowl, but Shen Baozhao still stood gracefully in the hall.

"Grandfather, anger is harmful to your health." Shen Baozhao said calmly.

"I know you are very angry about your uncle's huge foreign debt. You can beat him up to vent your anger."

The Master Shen who was mentioned...did not dare to attack Shen Baozhao and could only play dumb.

The old lady thought of the purpose of calling Shen Baozhao here and gave Master Shen a wink.

"Fourth niece, please help your uncle. Can you ask your father to issue a written document stating that your mother's few possessions have been donated to the Marquis' Mansion?"

Master Shen thought this was the best way, although it could cover up the truth, but at least it could restore the reputation of the Marquisate.

He knew that Master Shen II would not be able to convince him, so he turned his attention to Shen Baozhao.

This time he threw all the abacus beads onto Shen Baozhao's face.

Shen Baozhao didn't say much: "I refuse. I advise the Marquis's Mansion to think about how to return my mother's dowry to our second house in an orderly manner."

"Otherwise, my sister and I will definitely beat the drum to let the whole world see the true face of the Marquis' Mansion."

"You dare!" the old marquis was furious.

"If you beat the drum to report the incident, you will be skinned alive even if you don't die. What's more, you want your father to be branded as disloyal and unfilial?" The old ones are still the wisest.

The old marquis hit the snake at its weakest point. This was indeed what Shen Baozhao was most worried about.

Mr. Shen Er still had to work in the officialdom and could not be tainted by any bad reputation. Even if he was right, it was wrong for a son to sue his father.

If the father wants the son to die, the son must die. Although the Marquis' Mansion is in the wrong, when it comes to breaking with the Marquis' Mansion, the people don't care so much.

Three people make a tiger, and Shen Baozhao himself has just taken advantage of the pressure of public opinion.

Just when she was in a dilemma, a clear and bright voice appeared outside the partition.

"Father is not afraid, Zhaozhao, just do whatever you have to do." Master Shen II stepped into the hall and walked firmly behind Shen Baozhao step by step.

Master Shen Er continued, "A kind father makes a filial son. If the father is not kind, how can the son be filial?"

"Even if I am condemned by thousands of people, I will seek justice for my wife and my children!"

Shen Baozhao turned his head to look at his father, and at that moment he felt that the Second Master Shen was unusually tall.

Although he is slow and can't see through people's hearts, he is really a good father.

"Rebellious son, rebellious son, you rebellious son! I should have drowned you as soon as you were born!" the old marquis cursed.

When the old lady saw Mr. Shen II coming to support Shen Baozhao, both the father and daughter looked as if they were not afraid of wearing shoes even if they were barefoot.

And she couldn't figure out why her fourth granddaughter, who was raised at home, suddenly had such good skills.

He didn't dare to do anything to her, so he waved his hand and asked the father and daughter to leave.

Master Shen was still unwilling to give in and wanted to speak, but when Shen Baozhao looked at him, he shrank his neck again.

The father and daughter walked out of Rongde Hall and headed towards Zhaoming Garden.

Xia Song and Qingkong had already received instructions from Shen Baozhao, and they excitedly moved all the gifts sent back from various mansions in the outer courtyard hall back to Zhaoming Garden.

The small courtyard of Zhaomingyuan was filled to the brim.

Shen Baozhao calculated that the deed was with the Ministry of Revenue and would be returned to her after three years.

Excluding those in the yard, there should be one third that have not been taken.

Shen Baozhao thought, let’s start another fire.