Chapter 174 The eldest girl's divination really came true
Chapter 174 The eldest girl's divination really came true
With Cui's words, Rong Mama no longer hesitated and went to Xie's house with a group of maids and old women.
Seeing them coming aggressively, the gatekeeper rushed into Mingsong Hall in a panic, "Madam, someone else is coming from the Pingnan Marquis's Mansion."
The second wife, Mrs. Peng, was talking to the old lady. When she heard what the old woman said, she immediately burst into laughter. "Mother, that damn girl must have helped the wife of the Marquis of Pingnan to tell fortunes. The wife of the Marquis of Pingnan sent someone to deliver the remaining money."
Peng didn't notice the expression of the woman who brought the news. She was already impatiently thinking about how to get the five thousand taels to their second room.
Peng originally hated Xie Lan so much that she racked her brains to kick her out of the house. But when she saw that she could really make money for the Xie family with her skills, she changed her mind.
That deadly star caused their second house to lose so much money, they must make it back tenfold or a hundredfold from her.
Mrs. Peng was busy with her plans, and the old lady felt a little uneasy when she saw the old woman's expression. But before she could ask the purpose of the Pingnan Marquis's visit, Rong Mama and her men barged in.
The old lady had to smile and asked, "I wonder if you have something to do here, Madam?"
Mrs. Peng was still immersed in the joy of the five thousand taels, and for a moment she didn't come back to her senses, so she asked, "But Xie Lan has finished reading the fortune for the wife of Marquis Pingnan, and you have sent the remaining banknotes over?"
Rong Mama looked down on Peng's shameless words and said, "I'm here to get back the 1,000 taels of silver from yesterday."
As soon as she said this, Mrs. Peng realized that she had said the wrong thing. She was a little embarrassed at first, but when she heard what Rong Madam said, her voice suddenly rose.
"What? You're here to ask for the banknotes? How can you ask for the money you gave away? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at for doing such a thing?"
Although the old lady felt that what Mrs. Peng said was inappropriate, she was also unhappy when she heard that Rong Mama came to ask for silver bills.
"Your eldest girl didn't even go to tell fortunes for my wife, so what's wrong with me coming here to get the banknote back?"
Peng was so angry that she spoke without thinking, "That damn girl didn't even go to tell the fortune for the wife of Marquis Pingnan. Is she crazy? That's five thousand taels."
Peng talked about money all the time. Her greedy face made Rong Mama feel uncomfortable. "Second Madam, Miss Xie is your niece after all. As an elder, you just call her a dead girl. Don't you think it's too much?"
Mrs. Peng's face was stiff. She regretted her hasty words and quickly explained with a smile, "Madam, you misunderstood. I have always loved my niece Xie Lan very much. It was just that I heard you say that she didn't go to tell the fortune for the Marquis' wife, and I said the wrong thing in a hurry."
The old lady didn't expect Xie Lan to be so willful that he dared to refuse to tell fortunes for the wife of Marquis Pingnan.
"Madame Rong, my little girl Lan grew up in Sanqing Mountain and has always been willful and ignorant. How about this, when her father comes back, I will definitely let him take the girl to tell fortunes for your wife."
"No need. Miss Xie has already agreed to tell fortunes for our wife. As long as the old lady returns the one thousand taels, Miss Xie will follow me to the Marquis' Mansion. There is no need to wait for Master Xie to come back."
Mrs. Peng was stunned. "The eldest lady agreed to tell fortunes for your wife? Why did the nanny come to ask for the banknotes?"
Madam Rong glanced at her coldly, "It was Miss Xie who agreed to tell our wife's fortune, so the deposit should naturally be given to her."
Peng had already decided to ask Xie Donghai to ask the old lady to give all the money earned by Xie Lan to their second wife on the pretext of helping him get a promotion. How could she be willing to give the banknotes back to Rong Mama?
"Xie Lan is a member of our Xie family. It doesn't matter whether you give this banknote to her or to our old lady. You don't need to bother Nanny. I think your lady is getting impatient. Nanny, you should ask Lan to tell her fortune." The old lady also smiled and said, "My Lan girl hasn't reached the age of marriage yet, and she has always been careless. I will keep this banknote for her, and when she gets married in the future, I will give it back to her as a dowry, so that she won't spend it lavishly."
"Miss Xie is about to reach marriage age, so let her keep the banknotes herself. This will give her a chance to learn how to manage her own dowry.
Madam, please take out the banknotes quickly. If you delay any further, it will affect my wife's affairs, and no one can afford it."
The old lady originally thought that since she said that she would leave the banknotes to Xie Lan as a dowry, Rong Ma had no choice but to agree, but she didn't expect that she still insisted on taking the banknotes back.
"Madame Rong, this is my Xie family's business. Aren't you meddling too much?"
The old lady was unhappy, and Mrs. Peng was also impatient. "That's right, it's not your turn as an outsider to interfere in how our Xie family's banknotes should be handled."
Rong Ma had seen all kinds of people following the wife of Marquis Pingnan, and she had long seen that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Xie family wanted to seize the fortune-telling money of the eldest Miss Xie. She would never believe that they would leave the banknotes to Xie Lan as a dowry.
Now she understood why Xie Lan insisted on getting the deposit before going to the Marquis of Pingnan's Mansion. She wanted to use her to get the one thousand taels of silver back.
"I naturally have no right to ask what you do with the Xie family's banknotes. But the one thousand taels is the deposit our Marquis's wife paid for Miss Xie's fortune-telling. You must return the money to me, and I will give Miss Xie every penny."
Zhu had been sitting quietly by the side, but when the two sides came to a standstill, she spoke up, "Madame Rong, how about this? Let our eldest daughter go and tell the fortune for the Marquis' wife first.
The old lady will give the 1,000 taels of silver to the eldest girl's father when he returns. After the eldest girl has finished her fortune-telling, she can decide whether to take the silver for her own safekeeping or let her father keep it for her as a dowry. It's up to her."
Zhu's words made sense, but Rong Mama didn't believe that the old lady would give the banknote to Xie Changting. She was Xie Changting's biological mother, and if she insisted on keeping the banknote, Xie Changting would not object.
Aunt Rong winked at the maid next to her.
The maid nodded secretly and smiled sarcastically.
"Humph, you guys are just saying you're helping Miss Xie keep her banknotes, but you're just trying to take her money. I've never seen elders as shameless as you, wanting to take even your own children's money.
We have no right to interfere with the affairs of your Xie Mansion, but the one thousand taels belong to our Pingnan Marquis Mansion, and we can give it to whoever we want. If you insist on withholding it, don't blame us for being rude."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand and overturned the table beside him. The teapot and teacups on it rolled to the ground with a bang and broke into pieces.
"How outrageous!" It was the first time that Old Madam Xie was mocked by a maid. She was so angry that she stood up and wanted to slap her without caring about her dignity.
Unexpectedly, she stepped on a piece of broken porcelain and slipped forward. Seeing that she was about to fall, the old lady panicked and subconsciously pulled the ebony table in front of her with both hands.
He originally wanted to lean on the sandalwood table to steady himself, but he didn't expect the table to be pulled over.
Not only did the old lady fall to the ground, but the sandalwood table also happened to hit her left arm, causing her to scream in pain.
Aunt Zhao's face turned pale with shock. How could the eldest lady's prediction be so accurate? She said that the old lady would have no wealth, and would have broken arms and legs and be paralyzed in bed. It had only been a few days, and the old lady actually broke her arm.