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Chapter 162 Feng Jin did it
Bai Hu Yaoyao was certain that Gu Xiao must have been cut by Feng Jin.

He must have realized that Gu Xiao had spoken disrespectfully to her.

She felt so happy to have such a protective husband.

"Brother, the Gu family only has this one son, and now he's a cripple. The Gu family must be going crazy."

Gu Rong, in particular, relied on her lineage from the Gu family to wield absolute power in the Marquis's mansion.

Isn't it just because the Gu family is backing her up?
Now that the Gu family is struggling to take care of themselves, who can stand up for her?
"No wonder he's going crazy! When I arrived just now, I saw Gu Rong rushing out of the manor. I guess he went to the Gu residence."

Although Gu Rong was the product of the Gu family head's one-night stand, she was also a concubine's daughter who was recognized by the Gu family.

She used her mother's dowry to win over the entire Gu family, especially Gu Xiao, who treated Gu Rong like his own aunt.

Gu Xiao and Sheng Ling are also close cousins.

Sheng Ling is Gu Rong's son, so he probably heard about Gu Xiao being crippled, right?
Sheng Ling is a minor leader in the Imperial Guards, so he will definitely investigate Gu Xiao's dismissal.

His investigation yielded nothing.

It's quite an achievement that he was able to find Feng Jin.

"Go if you want, but who has Mother's dowry now?" Baihu Yaoyao asked.

My older brother has been back for so long, saying he was going to bring back our mother's dowry, but there's still no sign of it.

Sheng Shi said with a sullen face, "It's gone! Before I came back, my mother's dowry had been used up by the Marquis's mansion. Most of it was secretly sent to the Gu family by Gu Rong. Gu Rong has been managing the Marquis's mansion all these years. Neither the old lady nor Sheng Jian knew that my mother's dowry had been emptied by her."

He's been back for so long, but he's only managed to get back less than a tenth of the dowry; the rest is gone.

"Brother, isn't the old lady going to personally arrange Shengjian's wedding in a few days?"

The old lady was short-sighted and valued money highly.

Even if the Hou family's needle and thread were given to someone else, she would be in so much pain that she couldn't sleep for half a day.

Those dowries were the capital to support the expenses of the Marquis's mansion. If the old lady found out that Gu Rong had taken all of those dowries to curry favor with the Gu family, would the old lady kill her?
Sheng Shi smiled and said, "That's right! It's best to let the old lady discover that her dowry is gone herself."

After the brother and sister finished discussing things, Shengshi left.

Bai Hu Yaoyao found Jiang Yiyi and asked her to persuade the old lady to personally retrieve the storeroom key and personally handle the wedding arrangements, no matter what.

Jiang Yiyi indicated that she understood.

As soon as Bai Hu Yaoyao left, Jiang Yiyi went to the old lady's courtyard.

I don't know what she said, but the old lady immediately ordered someone to summon Gu Rong.

"What? She went back to the Gu family? No matter where she is, make her come back immediately. If she doesn't come back, she shouldn't come back at all."

The old lady got angry.

The nanny serving them dared not slack off and quickly went to the Gu family to find someone.

Gu Rong was summoned back to the Marquis's residence, and she was extremely unhappy about it.

When they arrived at the old lady's room, she was still annoyed. "Mother, your daughter-in-law still has things to do at the Gu family's house! Why did you call me back in such a hurry?"

The Gu family's situation is still unresolved, and the whole family is counting on her to find a solution.

Being suddenly called back inevitably made her resentful.

The old lady has been brainwashed by Jiang Yiyi and now finds Gu Rong displeasing.

"I need to arrange Jian'er's wedding. Give me the keys to the storeroom. This wedding must be a grand affair."

The old lady looked at her suspiciously. Could it be that, as Yiyi said, she had used the Marquis's property to subsidize the Gu family?

Gu Rong panicked.

The Hou family's storeroom has been almost emptied. If the old lady finds out that she used all that money to subsidize the Gu family, she will definitely beat her to death.

"Madam, your health is not good, and it's too tiring to manage the wedding. Why don't you leave it to me? I will definitely make sure the Marquis's wedding is a grand and glorious affair."

We can't let the old lady get back the storeroom key. If she sees that there's nothing left in the storeroom, the Marquis won't forgive her.

She knew what kind of people this mother and son were; they were both selfish and wouldn't tolerate anyone touching even a single needle or thread of the Marquis's mansion.

The old lady also felt overwhelmed, but considering Jiang Yiyi's status, she decided to handle it herself. "No need, just bring the keys over as soon as possible. I'm tired, you can go now."

The old lady chased people away.

"Yes." Gu Rong could only retreat.

On the way back, my legs were shaking.

"Granny, what should we do? Everything in the storeroom has been taken to the Gu family, and the rest was used to buy Ling'er an official position. If the old lady finds out, I'm doomed."

Over the years, she had earned their special treatment by taking things back to the Gu family to help them.

If she doesn't bring anything back to the Gu family mansion, those people will still look down on her.

So, over the years she has tasted the sweetness of success; as long as she brings things from the Marquis's mansion back, she will be fawned over and praised by the people in the Gu family.

The feeling of being pampered was so wonderful that she enjoyed it again and again, forgetting that all these things belonged to the Marquis's mansion.

The old nanny sighed, "Madam, you should first try to win back the Marquis's heart. Only if the Marquis protects you will the Old Madam not do anything to you."

She had been fed up with her wife's actions over the years, but she couldn't say anything.

Now the truth has come out.

"Yes, yes! I need to win back the Marquis's heart first," Gu Rong said anxiously.

Ever since Jiang Yiyi and that bastard child came back, nothing has gone right for her.

Back in her room, Gu Rong took out her best rouge, put on her most beautiful clothes, and went straight to Sheng Jian's study.

They used to have their trysts in the study, finding it particularly exciting.

Sheng Jian sat listlessly in his study, thinking about Yi Yi, that little vixen, who almost drained him dry last night, and how his back still ached.

"My lord." Gu Rong walked into the study, feigning shyness.

Sheng Jian jumped in surprise and quickly pulled her inside, closing the door behind him. "Why are you here? It wouldn't be good if someone saw you."

Gu Rong felt wronged; the Marquis would never have spoken to her like this before.

"My lord, why can't I come? Are you really planning to marry that woman?"

She absolutely forbids the Marquis from marrying that woman.

Sheng Jian shook her off; he had absolutely no interest in Gu Rong anymore.

Especially today, she was wearing pink clothes, trying to look young at her age, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Where can I find that alluring little vixen, Yiyi?

"Haven't I made myself clear? If I don't marry her, am I supposed to marry you?"

"Don't forget, we only reached an agreement back then. Over the years, you have established yourself firmly in the Marquis's mansion. It would be better to keep your distance from now on. I don't want Yiyi to misunderstand us."

Sheng Jian's words were extremely heartless.

Back then, he and Gu Rong were birds of a feather and had already started an affair.

Gu Rong was an illegitimate daughter who couldn't be brought into the open, while Sheng Jian was an incompetent man with no ability.

The title of Marquis should have belonged to his elder brother, Sheng Ci, but he and Gu Rong plotted against him and Sheng Ci, leading to Sheng Ci's untimely death on his wedding night.

It was said to outsiders that Sheng Ci died on his wedding night because he had been sickly for many years.

They actually know what really happened.

Gu Rong was unwilling to give up, "Are you trying to distance yourself from me? Don't forget, I gave birth to two children for you, and it was you who wanted to cooperate with me in the first place."

Back then, it was he who approached her for a collaboration.

Now he can forget about getting rid of her.

A dark glint flashed in Sheng Jian's eyes; this woman could not be allowed to live.

(End of this chapter)