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

When Shen Baozhao returned to the inner courtyard from the outer courtyard, the maids and old women were all respectful to him along the way.

They seemed to smell a hint of crisis. The fourth young lady in the mansion must not be offended!

When Shen Baozhao returned to Zhaoming Garden, he saw from afar Qingkong and his men carrying back the remaining dowry of Princess Nanhua from the warehouse of the Bo's Mansion.

Everyone in Zhaoming Garden was very happy. Shen Baozhao ordered Bixiao and Qingkong to check the dowry list one by one and count and store them.

Since then, she has taken back all that she could.

As for the profits that were embezzled by the Bo family over the past ten years, it doesn't matter if they can't get them back. It's not good to push them too hard and let them do something desperate.

What's more, without these properties, it would be difficult for the Bo Mansion to maintain its daily life. She wouldn't have to do anything in the future, as the Bo Mansion would no longer be a significant force.

But is that enough? No, far from it!

She has not forgotten how they caused the tragic deaths of her father and brother in her previous life, and how she ended up in a brothel.

What everyone in the Bo Mansion is experiencing now is less than one-tenth of what she experienced in her previous life.

Shen Baozhao took out the books from the treasure rack, pulled out the paper inside, and wrote "silver" next to the words "Ning'an Marquis Mansion".

Thinking of the concubine that Shen Jiemin took in after he got married in his previous life, the girl from the Jin family.

On the one hand, he married Cui and got the support of the Qinghe family. On the other hand, he married Jin and got a lot of wealth.

He can forget about having all the good things in his life!

Calculating the time, he and Jin should have known each other. Then, let her give Shen Jiemin a push.

At this time in Prince Huai's Mansion, An Yi hurriedly inquired about today's court movements and respectfully reported to Xiao Yuanhuai.

"You mean, the prince's men haven't taken any action yet, but Censor Li has already come forward to impeach?" Xiao Yuanhuai was a little surprised.

In his opinion, it was supposed to be the prince's men who submitted the petition directly. Censor Li was obviously beyond his expectations.

Li Yushi has always been a man who does not seek credit but only avoids mistakes. Would such a smooth person be the first to come forward?

"But fortunately, everything is under the control of the master. Lord Zhang has sent news that the Ministry of Rites is now under his control." An Yi flattered.

"It's just..." An Yi didn't know whether to say it or not.

Xiao Yuanhuai glanced at An Yi's hesitant expression and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. What's the point of being so hesitant?"

"I have been arranging people to stay at the Ning'an Marquis's residence. Yesterday, Xia Song, who was beside Master Shen, met with Li Yushi and sat in the carriage for a cup of tea."

"There were servants watching around the carriage. I didn't dare get too close and didn't hear what they said. I don't know if there is any connection between them."

Xiao Yuanhuai lazily leaned on the chair and said, "So, do you still know the priorities? I think you want to clean the toilet instead of An Er, so get out now."

Before An Yi's brain could react, his body hurried out the door as if he was escaping.

He now knows that anything related to the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion must be reported immediately.

It was in vain for him to claim to be the most popular person in front of his master. Fortunately, he escaped quickly. He didn't want to clean the toilet with his unlucky brother.

The breeze blew slowly from outside the courtyard into the study, flipping the book that Xiao Yuanhuai had placed on the table. It was the only storybook in his entire study. It looked out of place in the study.

From the time when Shen Baozhao did not marry in place of him to today's memorial submitted by Censor Li, he felt that there was a hand in the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion that was pushing things forward.

Fortunately, the results were consistent with what he wanted.

She should be very happy to get her mother's dowry back. I have suppressed my desire to see her countless times, fearing that I would offend her. After all, they have never met in this life.

It's time to go see what Mei Qianhe is doing. The Ministry of Revenue has taken over so many businesses of Nanhua County Lord, he should be too busy, right?

How about he go and help him? Xiao Yuanhuai was ready to make a move when he thought of this.

Xiao Yuanhuai's courtyard was quieter than at other times, while Yuqing Garden in Ning'an Marquis's Mansion was more lively than usual.

It turned out that Shen Yan, who had not been seen for a long time, finally returned home.

Shen Yan was shocked when she saw the first wife, Wang. During the Shangsi Festival, Wang was still the elegant and noble mistress of the Marquis's mansion.

But the woman lying on the bed now with dark complexion and thin face is completely different from before.

It's not that she didn't want to go back to the Marquis' Mansion, but she was pregnant, and Lady Gu, the wife of the Duke of Lu, treated her like a criminal and refused to let her go out.

If she hadn't kept stopping him, she would have wanted to come back when Shen Jing was conferred the title of noble lady.

Later, news came out that the Ning'an Marquis' Mansion had embezzled their daughter-in-law's dowry. Gu also returned all the gifts she had received to the Shen family, not giving her any face at all. She had no idea how much humiliation she had endured in the Duke's Mansion.

Today, Chen Ke saw that she was depressed, so he asked Gu to let her go back to the Bo's Mansion.

Seeing Wang's speechless look, Shen Yan's eyes turned red.

Master Shen was carried back to the mansion by the guards this morning. Everyone thought he was whipped, but they didn't expect that he was just frightened and his legs were weak.

When he heard that Shen Yan had returned home, he had a lot to say, so he hurried to Yuqing Garden. Accompanying him was Shen Jiemin, who had fallen in the morning and had a bruised face.

Shen Yan saw that her father and brother both looked miserable. She didn't understand what happened in the Shen family when she was just pregnant for a few days.

Wang's personal maid told Shen Yan everything. Her expression was distorted: "It's that little bitch Shen Baozhao again!"

"I'll take care of her." After saying that, he wanted to rush to Zhaoming Garden to find trouble with Shen Baozhao.

But he was stopped outside the door by the nanny who followed him.

It turned out that although Gu allowed her to return to the Shen family to visit, she sent her trusted maid to follow her closely to ensure the safety of the baby in her belly.

Shen Yan sat down again angrily.

Master Shen then spoke: "Yan'er, you have seen the current situation at home. There is no money left in the treasury. If you still can't think of a solution, your grandmother and mother will not be able to eat medicine tomorrow."

"Go back and ask Chen Ke if the Duke of Lu's Mansion can help you."

Shen Yan showed an embarrassment on her face, and pointed at the nanny standing outside and said, "Father, you have seen it too. Now I have fallen to the point where I have to look at the face of a woman, and the Duke of Lu's Mansion may not help me."

"And Chen Ke has lost his leg and is now disabled. It is not certain that the Duke's wife will listen to him."

After that, he took out a few banknotes from his sleeve and handed them to Mr. Shen: "Take these and use them first. It's more important to treat grandma and mother first."

Master Shen counted the silver bills and found that there was only one thousand taels, which was a drop in the bucket.

"Yan'er, do you have any more? Your father still owes the Jin family 20,000 taels of credit. If you can't pay it back, the reputation of the Bo Mansion will be ruined, and then no one in the Duke's Mansion will respect you."

Shen Jiemin, who was standing by, had not spoken a word. When he heard Master Shen mention the Jin family, he stared with his panda eyes and asked, "Which Jin family?"

Master Shen was annoyed: "And that Jin family, isn't it the richest Jin family in Kyoto?"

The richest family, the Jin family, isn't that her family? Shen Jiemin naturally thought of the pretty and charming Miss Jin, whom he had often met recently.

Miss Jin seemed to have a good impression of him. He wanted to go find her immediately, but he touched the wound on his face and cursed Shen Baozhao in his heart.

Forget it, just be patient for now.