The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Yang Lan and Yang Qi's current state of mind are completely different.

One is to be thankful that the matter was finally suppressed by someone capable, so it did not become too serious.

The other was worried that Second Aunt would get into trouble because of his meddling in the matter.

Seeing Yang Lan turning around, Yang Qi said, "Second sister, I want to go to Second Aunt's yard to see the current situation of the person who owes the debt."

It's true that Xu is a capable person, but Yang Qi won't let anyone take advantage of her.

Arriving at Shi'an Court, Yang Qi did not see the expected trial scene, but only a scene of Xu drinking tea in a leisurely and quiet place in the shade.

Seeing this scene, Yang Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Second Aunt, you scared me."

Xu saw Yang Qi's flushed face and rapid breathing, thinking that the child must have trotted over, so she quickly told someone to bring a chair: "Hurry up and sit down and have a rest. Drink some tea and relax."

Yang Qi was not polite and took the teacup and drank it all in one gulp: "Second Aunt, I heard from Shi Wei that you caught the person who lent money to my mother?"

Nodding, Xu continued to pour a cup of tea for Yang Qi: "Yes, the person is in the small room, and he is being served with delicious food and drinks.

Drink slowly, there is plenty here."

Yang Qi then realized what Xu was planning: "Second aunt, you have no plan to deal with the issue of mother's loan sharking." This made him worried, and he hurried here.

Xu wiped Yang Qi's sweat with a handkerchief and said, "This matter is not something I can control.

If you really manage it, it will be a lot of work, but you won't get any benefit, and you will get yourself into trouble."

As for the An family, the Xu family has come to understand them over the years.

He gave up his power readily, but Mrs. An was always worried that he had secretly withheld money and property from the mansion, and had been secretly looking for evidence of the theft.

An thought that her actions were covert, but she did not consider that the maids, old women, servants and managers in the Duke's Mansion were all complicated and intertwined.

After all, Xu had been the head of the Song Mansion for so many years. Even if she had resigned from this position now, it would not be difficult for her to know what An had done secretly.

Seeing how confident Xu was, Yang Qi couldn't help but smile. Although Second Aunt was kind-hearted, she was not stupid.

Xu knew very well what should be done and what should not be done.

As for what happened today, it was because Yang Qi was too worried and therefore he underestimated Xu's intelligence.

Xu was determined not to get involved in the mess of the An family, and would not take over even if the old lady and Song Hongwen asked.

As the head of the backyard for so many years, Xu was exhausted and mentally tired. She tried her best to manage the Duke's Mansion but received no understanding at all.

"You went upstairs so early, I guess you haven't had time to eat properly?"

An is from the first wife's family. She made a mistake this time. As the daughter-in-law of the second wife, Xu does not need to be involved in what happened this morning.

But Yang Qi is the eldest wife's child, and was called upstairs by the old lady early in the morning, so she must not have eaten well.

Yang Qi nodded: "I didn't realize it until Second Aunt said it, but now that you said it, I'm really hungry."

While Xu and Yang Qi were enjoying their meals and chatting happily in Shi'an Temple, the atmosphere in the upper room was still tense.

When they heard from Yang Lan and Shi Wei that Xu had stabilized the situation outside the mansion, the old lady and Song Hongwen felt relieved and wanted to discuss these confusing and dirty things with An.

The old lady glanced at Song Hongwen unhappily. He didn't listen to the old man and suffered the consequences.

Back then, I tried so hard to persuade the boss not to make a merchant girl like An his legal wife.

But Song Hongwen was determined as if he had swallowed a weight and was determined not to change his mind even by nine oxen. He was determined to make An the legitimate wife.

An has had a narrow vision since he was young and has seen little of the world, so his ability to handle and resolve things is extremely limited.

Everything that happened today was what the old lady had predicted back then!

Not to mention the old lady's anger, Song Hongwen felt annoyed when he looked at An. "An, please tell me what's going on."

An was startled by Song Hongwen’s angry tone: “Duke, I really don’t know what’s going on with Changshou Hall.

I dare to swear here that the medicinal herbs sold in Changshou Hall are all authentic.

This time, someone must be framing me.

Yes, there must be someone who is jealous of your promotion, the Duke, and that is why he is targeting me and setting up such a big trap for me.

Lord, you must clear this injustice for me!"

As she spoke, An knelt on the ground and moved forward, trying to get to Song Hongwen's side.

Song Hongwen now looked at An as if he was looking at something dirty, full of disdain: "A fly won't bite an egg without cracks. If you can do things with a clear conscience, even if someone wants to target you, they won't find a reason!

Besides, was it possible that someone was framing you for lending money at high interest?"

Sensing Song Hongwen's resistance, An's heart turned cold: "My Lord, I lent money at high interest for the expenses of the Duke's Mansion. If you don't believe me, you can go and take a look at the account books of the Duke's Mansion to see if it is really as I said, that the income is far less than the expenditure.

As for the matter of Changshou Hall, I know nothing about it. I hope the Duke can give me justice.

After yesterday's dinner, all the capable people and profitable shops around me were eliminated and disbanded one by one, which led to what happened today and I can't even find anyone useful.

Apart from the Duke, I really have no other way to resolve this matter."

Song Hongwen knew that An loved money, so he could turn a blind eye to the small amount of money An was making.

But now the matter has become so serious that Song Hongwen only felt a burning pain on his face: "An Shi did something foolish, and he will be punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall for seven days."