The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Since paying off An Xiaoyi's gambling debts, the An family's business has been declining and can no longer support the current expensive expenses.

Because An was born into a merchant family, she was originally at the bottom of the social ladder among the noble ladies in the capital.

Now that I have lost the financial support to settle down, not only can I not enjoy a good life outside, but even my daily life is restricted.

It was for this reason that An lent money at high interest to earn some money for daily expenses and was preparing to take action against Yang Qi's Guangming Hall.

In fact, as early as when she married Song Hongwen, An began to deliberately inquire about the assets of the masters in the Duke's Mansion, especially Yang Lan, and Yang Qi was just a by-product.

However, although Yang Lan had a lot of assets, most of them were dowries left by her biological mother, and the rest were directly donated by the old lady or the wife of Marquis Yongyi. An had no room to do anything.

Ever since I learned that Yang Qi owns a pharmacy, it has been making quite a profit.

An's original plan was to fatten the unlucky guy up and then kill him. When the unlucky guy had expanded his shop, he would then step in and reap the benefits.

An's plan was beautiful, but the reality was cruel. Yang Qi's counterattack forced An to put away his vicious thoughts and use all his energy to deal with the current dilemma.

The funny thing is that half a day has passed since the incident, and An has not yet found the real person behind the scenes, and has not even found a clue.

"boom."

An suddenly knelt on the ground, and the sound of his knees hitting the ground was so loud that everyone present was startled.

"My Lord, it's my fault. I was confused for a moment and did such a stupid thing.

But I am doing this for the good of the Duke's Mansion. The Duke's Mansion has been spending a lot these days, and it has been losing money just based on the ordinary income."

Regarding the usury case, there are both witnesses and evidence.

An was very clear about this matter and he could not wash himself away no matter what.

The old lady looked at An who was kneeling on the ground and was furious.

If nothing unexpected happens, after the Crown Prince's wedding ceremony is over, His Majesty will issue an order to arrange the wedding of the Fifth Prince and Lan'er.

But now, because of this vicious woman's stupidity, not only did the Duke get implicated, but Lan'er was also delayed.

Thinking of this, the old lady picked up the walking stick beside her and swung it hard at An's back.

"Bang." An was hit hard on the back with a stick.

Everyone present was secretly relieved by this scene. Even An's bedmate, Song Hongwen, did not stop the old lady's actions.

Seeing this scene, Yang Qi quickly lowered his head and dared not look any longer.

At this time, anyone who appears active and shocked will probably be remembered by someone with ulterior motives.

It has to be said that Yang Qi was a little frightened by the old lady's muffled blow of the stick.

During the past few days since returning home, the old lady seemed happy and did not ask about the affairs of the Duke's Mansion. However, Yang Qi knew that how could the old lady be at ease to hand over such a large family business to the unreliable An.

Sure enough, to this day, the old lady no longer pretends.

Yang Lan was a little angry when she saw how her grandmother and father handled the matter. Are her father and grandmother too old to think straight?

Shouldn’t the biggest problem now be the people shouting outside the mansion?

When the incidents involving the An family were exposed one after another, it was clear that someone was manipulating the matter.

Even so, the person who borrowed the money must have listened to the instigation of the person behind the scenes and came here to receive benefits.

If Daddy or Mrs. An hadn't come out to resolve the issue themselves, how could those people who borrowed money listen to the words of a mere housekeeper and come into the house to settle the matter?

I’m afraid that more and more people will gather outside the mansion, and the common people will all be outside watching the fun. The scandal of the Duke’s Mansion cannot be covered up even if they want to.

"Dad, grandma, those causing trouble outside the mansion are probably scoundrels who can't pay back their debts. Your granddaughter wants to go to the front and keep an eye on them.

I’m afraid that the housekeeper can’t control the situation, and more and more people outside the mansion will gather, which will cause trouble.”

Without hesitation, Yang Lan interrupted while the old lady and Song Hongwen were talking and expressed her thoughts one by one.

After Yang Lan's reminder, the old lady finally realized that the most important thing now was to calm the situation.

I don't know why, but my brain can't think of this level.

"Third girl, accompany Lan'er to the front yard and keep an eye on it. If you have any questions, report back in time."

The current situation is still unclear, but with Yang Qi here, Lan Yatou has someone to talk to.

"Yes, grandmother."

Although the ending of the An family today was planned by himself, Yang Qi had no interest in staying in the house.

The room was a mess, with so many people gathered together, talking to each other, Yang Qi felt that his ears were beginning to feel a little uncomfortable.

Following Yang Lan out of the house, Yang Qi didn't say a word.

Yang Lan looked back at the frowning Third Sister and said, "Third Sister, what do you think about what happened today?"

Yang Qi was not surprised to be suddenly called out by Yang Lan: "Second sister, don't you think that what happened today is too coincidental?

It goes on one after another, just like it was planned.”

In this life, Yang Lan grew up with me.

Yang Lan didn't know his own temperament very well, but he had a rough idea of ​​it.

Today's incident is so strange. If I had no doubts at all, I would probably be the second sister who would be suspicious.

Looking at Yang Qi who was frowning all the time, Yang Lan took a deep breath: "You also think that something is fishy."

Yang Qi nodded, looked at Yang Lan, and lowered her voice and said, "Second sister, your coming-of-age banquet is about to be held, but now this has happened in the mansion."

Yang Qi didn't dare to say anything else. He lowered his head and looked around, then just pulled Yang Lan and walked towards the main house.

Yang Qi’s words were exactly what Yang Lan was worried about.

The person behind this is very aggressive and knows everything that An has done.

I just don't know whether the person behind the scenes is coming only for the An family, or is planning to kill two birds with one stone.

Before Yang Qi and the others reached the front yard, they saw Shi Wei, who was beside their second aunt, hurrying over.

Seeing Miss Yang Qi and Miss Yang Lan, Shi Wei greeted them and asked, "Miss Second and Miss Third, Madam Second has brought the troublemakers outside the mansion under control."

Yang Lan's ugly expression finally eased a little: "Shi Wei, where are those people now?"

"Second Miss, the Second Madam has arranged for the person to stay at Shi'an Courtyard."

Today, the mistress of the Duke of Song’s Mansion is the eldest lady.

Without the First Madam's permission, even if the Second Madam knew every detail of the courtyards in the mansion, she could not interfere with the arrangement of the courtyards without the First Madam's permission.

Yang Qi's brows, which had originally relaxed, frowned again. Why did Second Aunt interfere in this matter?

Everyone in the Duke of Song's mansion could see that the matter of lending money at high interest was a hot potato and extremely troublesome.

This was trouble caused by An, who was the mistress of the Duke of Song's mansion.

From any perspective, this matter should be handled by An.

Once Second Aunt intervenes in this matter, if it is resolved well, it will be a scandal. The Duke and the Old Madam will choose to forget about it, and An Shi may even hold a grudge against Second Aunt because of it.

But if the problem is not solved well, according to Song Hongwen's temperament, he will definitely vent his anger on his second aunt.

Even without asking Second Aunt, Yang Qi knew it.

The reason why Second Aunt intervened in this matter was that she was worried that things would escalate too quickly and affect her reputation.

In the eyes of the second aunt, Yang Lan's marriage is supported by the old lady and the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, so this little thing will not cause too much damage.

But Yang Qi is different. This child will be coming of age next year.

Once the stepmother caused such a scandal, families of equal status would not dare to propose marriage.