I'm reborn, only a fool would spoil you

Zhenguogongfu.

It is said that this morning, Fu Yuzheng lazily got up from the bed and suddenly remembered Gao Yan's proposal. She immediately called Nong Yue and asked:

"Is there a commotion in the upper room?"

Nong Yue shook her head in confusion: "What's the fuss?"

Fu Yuzheng then changed the question: "Where is Gao Yan's mother now, and what is she doing?"

Nong Yue knew this, and reported the truth: "The Duke's wife is leisurely arranging flowers in the upper room, and I heard she is humming a tune."

Fu Yuzheng knew as soon as she heard it that Lin was probably unaware of the fact that Gao Yan had emptied his private treasury and transported all the money to Shen Yan's house as a betrothal gift.

Then she got out of bed, washed, and had a casual breakfast. Then she took four big maids and a group of little maids with her and went to the upper room... to tell Lin the good news.

When we arrived at the upper room, we saw Lin sitting at the stone table in the yard. There was a painted vase on the table, and Lin was holding a pair of flower scissors in her hand, leisurely trimming the branches.

"Mother is in a good mood and looks good."

Fu Yuzheng walked forward with small steps, gracefully knelt down to greet, then smiled and praised Lin for being in a good mood.

Lin was indeed in a good mood at the moment, because her son Gao Yan was ultimately unable to defeat her and went to the Xuan De Hou Mansion with only a small amount of betrothal gifts to propose marriage.

In order to disgust Shen Yan, Lin even deliberately did not invite anyone to be the betrothal partner.

In short, after this operation, Lin finally got rid of some of the anger in his heart, and his mood improved significantly.

However, the moment she saw Fu Yuzheng, Lin rolled her eyes again and said calmly:

"What are you doing here? I don't have the rule of morning and evening visits here. From now on, you don't have to come here unless I call you."

Fu Yuzheng smiled: "What are you here for? Of course, I'm here to tell my mother a great piece of news."

Hearing this, Lin's mouth shrank and she sneered, "What good news can come out of your mouth? It's like a dog's mouth, it can never spit out ivory."

Fu Yuzheng smiled and said, "Mother will definitely be... grateful to me for this news today."

Lin rolled her eyes again and put the trimmed branches into the vase.

At this time, Fu Yuzheng lifted her skirt, picked up a stone bench and sat down, then said slowly:

"Before daybreak today, the prince emptied his private vault and transported all the valuables in it to the Xuande Marquis's residence... as a betrothal gift."

what?

Empty the private vault as a betrothal gift?

Lin paused while arranging flowers, and looked at Fu Yuzheng hurriedly and asked, "Are you serious?"

"If mother doesn't believe me, you can go to the deceased master's private vault and check it yourself to see if your daughter-in-law has deceived you." Fu Yuzheng said with a smile, waving a round fan.

Hearing this, how could Lin sit still?

She threw the flower branch in her hand, took Nanny Hua with her and hurried to the prince's courtyard.

When the housekeeper in charge of the private treasury saw Lin's posture, she knew that her secret had been exposed, and she knelt on the ground trembling with fear.

Lin saw that there was still something he didn't understand, and immediately shouted angrily: "Quick, open the private vault door for me!"

As a result, the housekeeper was so frightened that her hands began to tremble, and she couldn't stop trying - the key in her hand couldn't fit into the keyhole for a long time.

In the end, it was Nanny Hua, who was beside Lin, who snatched the key and opened the door of the private vault.

The moment Lin rushed in, everyone was dumbfounded!

I saw that the private vault that was once full was now empty. Everything was emptied out, completely emptied out!

"You bastard, tell me, how much silver is it worth?" Lin kicked the housekeeper to the ground and said angrily.

The housekeeper was so frightened that she stuttered: "Two or two hundred thousand taels."

"Two hundred thousand taels? All given to that concubine's daughter as a betrothal gift?"

Lin was so angry that her vision went dark. Fortunately, Nanny Hua supported her in time and she did not fall to the ground.

Fu Yuzheng was following the whole scene not far away and saw it all.

Having seen enough of the excitement, Fu Yuzheng waved her round fan again, took a step forward and said with a smile:

"Oh, I almost forgot to mention that if mother doesn't send someone to chase them, I'm afraid that the two hundred thousand taels of valuables...will all end up in the private vault of the wife of Marquis Xuande, and they will never be recovered."

Chase?

Get it back?

Hearing this, Lin suddenly came to her senses and quickly called the newly promoted Zhang, shouting, "Quick, take fifty servants and chase them!"

"Chase, what for?" Manager Zhang looked confused.

His clumsy reaction almost pissed Lin off to death.

Fu Yuzheng laughed as she watched. This kind of person is the new chief steward promoted by Lin's? Tsk tsk tsk, he is far inferior to her chief steward Yu.

After Nanny Hua explained the whole story to Manager Zhang, Manager Zhang hurried to find someone. But how could the original managers be so obedient as the parachuted-in manager?

They all shirk responsibility and procrastinate... to Manager Zhang.

So, Manager Zhang was busy here and there for more than half an hour before he finally gathered together fifty or so young and strong servants.

When Lin saw that Manager Zhang was only capable of such execution, she immediately knew that relying on him to collect the betrothal gift would be a failure.

So, Lin said to Fu Yuzheng, "Zheng'er, go and call Manager Yu over and ask him to go and collect the betrothal gifts. Only then will I feel relieved."

Fu Yuzheng: ???

Is Lin confused?

Can she agree to this?

joke!

Fu Yuzheng pressed the tip of her nose with a round fan and reminded him with a smile:

"Mother, I can't. Manager Yu is now my husband's right-hand man and is in charge of our Linfeng Courtyard. He can no longer spare the energy to take care of the affairs of the young master."

This is a straightforward refusal!

When Lin heard this, she almost exploded: "I am your mother, how can I not even call someone? Manager Yu used to follow me!"

Fu Yuzheng smiled and said, "Mother also knows that he followed you before. But now he follows me and Gao Ni, and he is no longer mother's person."

Seeing that no matter what she said, she couldn't convince him, Lin almost died of anger.

At this time, Fu Yuzheng suggested: "How about mother personally go there, maybe the wife of Marquis Xuande will return the betrothal gifts for your sake?"

"Mother said, isn't this true?"

When Lin heard this, he thought it made sense.

Time was too tight, and Lin didn't dare delay any longer. In the end, she just did as Fu Yuzheng said and brought along Zhang Zongguan, Hua Mama, and fifty servants...

He went to the Xuan De Marquis Mansion in person!