The eldest lady quickly took out the banknote from her sleeve and handed it to Su Ci, "Since you made a mistake, it's all a misunderstanding. I'll give it back to you!"

She even secretly glanced at the black stick in Su Ci's hand, fearing that she would be hit with the stick without caring, which would be extremely embarrassing for her.

Su Ci took the banknote, rushed forward and pulled the old lady out from behind, and cursed her fiercely in the face: "Did my sister dig up your ancestral grave? You push her into the fire pit again and again?"

"You are unfilial. How dare you treat your elders like this? I am your grandmother!"

The old lady still fantasizes about overwhelming Su Ci with filial piety.

When Hua Fuyin heard this, his face turned pale.

Su Ci counterattacked coldly, without a trace of warmth: "I recognize you as my grandmother, you are the elder. If I don't recognize you, you are nothing. People do things, and God sees. You are so unscrupulous, aren't you afraid of retribution?"

"Also, grandma is old, isn't it good for her to spend her retirement in the yard? Why do you have to do evil things when you are old? Aren't you afraid of going to hell after you die?"

"Grandmother, do you know what punishments there are in the 18 levels of hell? Pulling out the tongue, cutting off ten fingers, hanging on a sharp tree, frying in oil, boiling in a steamer, tying to a copper pillar and roasting..."

"Grandma and my two aunts have done so many bad things. How many levels of punishment do you think you will go to? How many years will you be sentenced to? How many lifetimes will it take to atone for your filth and sins?"

The old lady's lips were trembling. She was so frightened that she almost lost her voice. Her body was shaky and she was somewhat unsteady on her feet.

The Second Lady stepped forward to support her, but she still fainted from fright. The weight of her body almost caused the Second Lady to fall to the ground.

The second wife cried out loudly: "Mother, how are you? Mother, mother..."

Su Ci looked at them coldly, without a trace of nervousness or emotion.

The Second Madam lowered her attitude and slowed down her voice: "We were not thoughtful this time. Now that your grandmother has fainted and needs to see a doctor, we will not stay in Luoyeju, we will leave immediately!"

After saying this, he signaled to the maid beside him to carry the old lady away.

Su Ci raised the black stick high, like a heroic god of war. Her eyes were red, and she had a wicked smile on her lips. Her words were cold and heartless. "You wronged my mother, slapped her, and even wanted to push my own sister into the fire pit. This account cannot be settled in this way. You want to lightly expose it, but I don't want to."

"Then what do you want? Do you still want to hit your elders? You are committing insubordination and being unfilial..." The eldest lady accused harshly.

"You have to compensate my mother for her losses before this matter can be resolved. Otherwise, don't even think about leaving Luoyeju."

The second lady asked anxiously, "Tell me! How did it end?"

"As you two aunts have seen, the Third House is having a hard time. You two aunts have generously donated money to help us out of our urgent need. Please leave all your valuables behind!"

"Then, each of you write a debt of one hundred thousand taels, and I will let you go. For grandmother's part, I'll ask my aunt to help write it together!"

"As for the maids and servants who came to Luoyeju, if each of them pays one thousand taels, I will release them."

"impossible!"

"You are robbing!"

The voices of the first and second wives sounded at the same time.

Su Ci didn't care at all.

Should we save the old lady or not? Should we give her money or not?

Just wait for them to make their own choice.

Seeing that Su Ci refused to budge, the eldest lady softened her voice and said, "I can give you my jewelry and banknotes, but as for the 100,000 taels of silver, forget it!"

Su Ci sneered, "My fourth sister Su Lianxing has been raised in luxury since she was young. Her food, clothing and daily expenses are all of the highest standard. A set of headwear costs several thousand taels, and any outfit she wears out would cost several thousand or tens of thousands of taels. You wouldn't let her wear it if it wasn't. You bullied my mother, and I think this little compensation is not enough! How about raising the price for my aunt?"

"One hundred thousand taels is not only unworthy of your status as a fourth-rank official's wife, but also demeaning to your status as the eldest sister of the Marquis of Yongping, and an insult to your bulging wallet."

The eldest lady's eyes were in a panic, and she hurriedly explained: "Don't talk nonsense! Our house was robbed, and the money hasn't been recovered yet. How can we have so much money to give you?"

"Writing an IOU, isn't that something you can do with your hands?"

The first and second wives hesitated and looked at each other.

The Second Madam pestered again, "Ninth girl, how can the Su family have any money now? We are all family. This time we were inconsiderate and did something wrong. Your aunt and I will each write an IOU for 10,000 taels. Is that okay?"

"Second aunt is indeed from an imperial merchant family. She is indeed smart and calculating, but I am not a fool. It is said that Second aunt's family has a lot of silver to pave the ground and a lot of gold to build walls. One hundred thousand taels is just a drop in the bucket for your Li family. There is no need to cry poor and act like a fool!"

Suddenly, the eldest lady looked at Hua Fuzi and her eyes lit up.

He rushed over, took her hand, and said with gentle and eager eyes: "Third sister-in-law, we were rude to you this time. We were wrong. Look, mother is unconscious and needs urgent treatment. Please persuade the ninth girl. She is so stubborn and insists on her own way. This is not a solution! Please persuade her!"

Hua Fuyin glanced at her coldly, pulled his hand away indifferently, and wiped his hand on his clothes, as if he had touched something dirty, with disgust and aversion.

The eldest lady was furious when she saw her behavior. She was extremely angry, but she was helpless and unable to vent her anger, and her face turned red.

Was it anger or shame? Perhaps both.

Su Ci then gave them another heavy blow. "If grandma and the two aunts don't want to settle it privately, then we will go to the government office and lay out today's events in the open, and make them clear and explicit!"

"My mother and I will stick with you till the end!"

The voice was sonorous and powerful, and every word was heart-piercing.

The first and second wives were dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

This sentence hit them right in the sore spot and made them extremely scared.

Finally, the first lady took the second lady aside and discussed with her for a long time before finally giving in and signing two IOUs.

Neither of them was willing to suffer a loss and was unwilling to help the old lady sign an extra IOU for 100,000 taels.

Finally, they had no choice but to split it equally, 150,000 taels each.

To be honest, they would not have felt so painful about spending 150,000 taels under normal circumstances, but now they were in a very difficult situation. After all, the Su Mansion had been robbed of all its property, and they were penniless. They could only shamelessly go to her parents' home to seek help.

It is extremely unpleasant no matter how you talk about it when an old girl who has been married for decades comes back to her parents' home to ask for money.

The wives of officials are most concerned about their reputation. If they take this step, their face will be peeled off and displayed to others, and they will feel ashamed.

If they didn't write the IOU, Su Ci, that stubborn girl, would be stubborn and wouldn't listen no matter what she did. There would be nothing they could do about it.

We can't just go to the officials as Su Ci said and explain everything that happened today to the government! If we do that, the Su family will lose its reputation and have no future.

They were at fault first and ended up in the hands of the Third House, where they could only let themselves be manipulated.

Thinking about it, the first and second wives felt depressed and helpless.

If they really have to break off relations completely, it will be embarrassing for everyone, and it will be a situation where both sides will be destroyed, which they don't want to see.

They thought they were the precious jade and the third room was just a smelly and hard stone. Although the jade was valuable, they had no chance of winning when fighting with the stone.

In the end, I can only admit that I am unlucky.

Looking at the first and second wives facing each other, leaning over the table and angrily writing the IOU, Su Ci stood by with a devilish smile on her face.

It’s another fruitful day, so happy!

Just thinking of the slap marks on her mother's face still made her feel heartbroken.

She asked Madam Yao to find a doctor.

Hua Fuyin said incoherently: "No need to see a doctor, you will be fine in two days. No need to waste your money."

It is not an easy task to raise six children in the Su family, which is suppressed everywhere.

The financial constraints have made her develop the ability to be thrifty over the years, and when she can't earn more money, she will spare no effort to save money on herself, always making herself suffer and tired, and carrying all the grievances and responsibilities on her shoulders.

Thinking of this, Su Ci instantly burst into tears, feeling so sorry for her mother.

From now on, I will let her live the life she likes and live comfortably.

The maids and old women also lined up to write IOUs, requiring them to pay off the debt within three days, otherwise the amount would be doubled.

After hearing the final request, those people were so angry that their faces turned red and their necks became thick. They wanted to argue a few more times, but when they saw the black stick dangling in Su Ci's hand, they had to hang their heads in dejection and think that they were unlucky!

They all ran away in shame, and hurried to raise money to pay off their debts.

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