When Jiang Yucheng heard his eldest daughter say this, he immediately understood that if he didn't agree today, she would dare to abandon him and let Ye Xuanchen submit a memorial to the Emperor.
He couldn't help but feel a deep resentment towards this wretched girl; she was simply sent by heaven to torment him.
He wouldn't be afraid of anyone else attacking him.
But it was precisely Ye Xuanchen, the emperor's most trusted advisor, who could easily strip the emperor of his official position with a single word, and even if he wanted the emperor's life, the emperor would probably have to come up with a good reason for him.
Seeing that Jiang Yucheng was gritting his teeth but didn't say anything, Ye Xuanchen simply added fuel to the fire.
"Miss Jiang, this general is in a hurry to see the Emperor, so I will take my leave now."
After saying that, he turned to leave.
When Jiang Yucheng saw that he was actually going to enter the palace, he quickly called out, "General, wait!"
Ye Xuanchen stopped, but did not turn around, clearly waiting for his answer.
Jiang Yucheng gritted his teeth and said to Jiang Luoxue, "I promise you, I will give you your mother's dowry and money in full."
Jiang Luoxue immediately pressed, "When will you give it to me? You have to give me a deadline."
Jiang Yucheng gritted his teeth and said each word clearly, "Give it to you now."
Jiang Luoxue smiled strangely, then called out to Ye Xuanchen, "Then I'll trouble General Ye to stay here and be my witness."
"With pleasure!" Ye Xuanchen turned around and sat down in the chair.
Jiang Yucheng and Chu Lianxin almost ground their teeth to powder.
This wretched girl/slut, do you think they are going to renege on his promise?!
Seeing Ye Xuanchen sitting in the chair, looking like he wouldn't leave until they brought out the dowry and money.
Jiang Yucheng angrily shouted towards the door, "Butler!"
When Zhou Shiyu heard his master call him, he quickly stepped forward and asked, "What are your orders, sir?"
Jiang Yucheng's face was ashen: "Go open the storeroom and give all of the late madam's dowry and the money she earned to the eldest young lady."
"yes--!"
When Zhou Shiyu looked up, he glanced at Chu Lianxin without leaving a trace. Seeing her nod slightly, he then led his men to open the warehouse.
Before half a cup of tea had been brewed, he rushed over in a panic: "Master and Madam, something terrible has happened!"
Seeing that the usually composed butler had lost his composure, the two asked in unison, "What is it!"
"The warehouse...the warehouse has been robbed!" Zhou Shiyu was sweating profusely, his face full of anxiety.
"What! The warehouse has been robbed!!"
Jiang Yucheng's mind went blank for a moment, his vision went black, and his body leaned backward uncontrollably.
If Jiang Shu hadn't caught him in time, he probably would have fallen flat on his face.
Once the black fog in front of him had cleared, he disregarded everything else and hurriedly ran towards the warehouse.
Chu Lianxin quickly followed.
Jiang Luoxue leisurely followed behind to watch the excitement.
Seeing this, Ye Xuanchen followed.
Warehouse
When Jiang Yucheng and Chu Lianxin saw that the once full warehouse now only had four bare walls, they felt as if the sky was about to collapse.
Chu Lianxin collapsed to the ground, muttering to herself, "How could this happen...!"
Jiang Yucheng angrily turned to his servants and roared, "Who did it? Who did it?!"
"Where are the guards? They didn't even notice so many things were taken away. What are they doing?!"
The guards knelt on the ground, unable to utter a single word.
After all, they really didn't know who was so capable that they managed to empty the Minister's mansion's treasury overnight.
Jiang Yucheng, in a fit of rage, questioned all his servants, but none of them could provide any useful information.
He slumped to the ground in despair, looking at least ten years older.
Chu Lianxin snapped out of her daze and remembered her private treasury, so she hurriedly stumbled back to her room.
She silently prayed that her secret stash of money had not been discovered.
With a heart full of trepidation, she opened the warehouse, and in an instant, the world spun around me, and I collapsed limply to the ground.
"lady--!"
Her personal maids, Yuzan, and Zhiyi were startled and rushed forward to support her, calling out anxiously.
Seeing that her mistress did not respond for a long time, Yu Zan panicked and quickly pinched her acupoint with her thumb while calling out to her.
"Madam...Madam, wake up!"
Seeing this, someone nearby also joined in shouting.
After a while, Chu Lianxin finally woke up slowly.
"What happened to me?" She was still a little groggy after just waking up.
"Madam, you just fainted." Yu Zan replied with a happy smile when she saw that she had woken up.
Chu Lianxin was completely sober. Thinking of her empty private treasury, she was overwhelmed with grief and no longer cared about her image as the wife of the Minister. She cried and wailed.
"Ah—! My money!"
"Which despicable bastard dared to take all my money?!"
"Ah...! If I find out who it is, I'll tear them to pieces."
"My money!"
The thought that so many years of hard work and planning had vanished overnight was unbearable.
Chu Lianxin was so heartbroken that she couldn't breathe. She kept pounding her chest with her hands, and she even felt like dying.
Two maids knelt beside her, comforting her while shedding tears.
"Madam, please take good care of yourself!"
"What's there to take care of? I've lost all my money, what do I have to do with my health!"
"Which damned thief stole my silver and jewellery?!"
After crying and screaming for a while, she suddenly stood up, her eyes bloodshot, and ran outside like a madwoman.
She found Jiang Yucheng and shouted, "Husband, quickly report to the Dali Temple! All our family's silver has disappeared!"
"I've already sent someone to report it."
Jiang Yucheng was so devastated that he went from shouting angrily to being completely powerless. He no longer cared about his family's shame and went straight to the authorities.
Chu Lianxin looked around with bloodshot eyes and saw Jiang Luoxue standing expressionlessly to the side.
For some reason, she always felt that this matter was inextricably linked to her stepdaughter.
Enraged, she rushed towards Jiang Luoxue. Seeing this, Ye Xuanchen quickly stepped in front of Jiang Luoxue and said in a cold voice, "Madam of the Minister, what do you want to do?"
Overwhelmed with rage, Chu Lianxin forgot her fear of the man before her and pointed at Jiang Luoxue behind him, demanding, "Did you do this?!"
Jiang Luoxue gently pushed away the man blocking her way, looking at Chu Lianxin with a half-smile: "Chu Lianxin, your skill in spewing falsehoods has really improved!"
"After failing to accuse me of poisoning, You're now calling me a thief."
"You're so eager to kill me because Jiang Ruzhu is having an affair with my fiancé. You've targeted me time and time again just to steal my marriage away from Jiang Ruzhu, aren't you?"
"If you want my marriage, just say so! Why go through all this trouble to slander me!"
Jiang Luoxue's words immediately caused an uproar among everyone.
Chu Lianxin's face turned as pale as paper. She hadn't expected that Jiang Luoxue not only knew about Ruzhu and the heir of the Duke of Anguo, but also said it in front of so many people.
To protect her daughter's reputation, she immediately denied it, saying, "Jiang Luoxue, stop talking nonsense. Ruzhu and Prince An are completely innocent."