Jin Qianqian silently sipped her tea. She wasn't the one who needed to be anxious now. It was just a matter of seeing who would break first.
Madam Huang, however, could not remain calm. They weren't afraid of a mere doctor.
But their household was poorly managed, relying on just a few shops to get by these past few years. If those stopped generating income, who knew how long the entire Minister's Mansion could last?
Each branch of the family had its own dowry to manage, but even she, without the family estate being formally divided, couldn't possibly use her own dowry to plug this huge hole, let alone the other daughters-in-law who weren't in charge of their households.
Thinking about how all these troubles would eventually land on her, Madam Huang became even more eager to resolve the matter quickly. If this dragged on, she wouldn't even need a commotion to erupt within the mansion; the shopkeepers and clerks at their external shops would be at their wits' end.
