Chapter 969: Chapter 969: Crushing Victory
The main economic source for Mrs. Chen is the rent from the thousand mu of land given to her by Jiang Youzhi, and the salary of Liu Lang.
Altogether, they amount to just over a thousand taels of silver per year.
In recent years, the family hasn’t spent much, and she has managed to save a few thousand taels, but she’s reluctant to part with them.
She couldn’t help but look at Yun Jiao.
Yun Jiao knows Mrs. Chen has silver, but it’s not justified to extort others just because someone has died.
She said to Hui Niang’s mother, "Whether the silver should be given, and how much, is not for you to decide, and it’s not up to us either."
"We should go to the Ministry of Justice to sort everything out. If the government decides our family should pay, even if it’s a thousand or ten thousand silver, it’s no problem."
Hui Niang’s mother, hearing Yun Jiao insist on going to see the officials, suddenly sat on the ground, "I won’t go, I’d rather die than go to the government."
"If anyone dares to take my daughter to the officials, I’ll die right here!"
This is what it means to reason with someone who wants to play tricks.
Given this, there’s no choice but to crush them directly.
Yun Jiao’s face sank, and she let out a cold laugh, taking the golden waist card of the National Lady from her waist and handing it to Liu Lang, "I’m tired of watching this market woman make trouble. Take my card to the Ministry of Justice and have them send soldiers over!"
As Liu Lang reached for the card, Sun Junren panicked, having long realized that while the mother and son-in-law were easy to deal with, Doctor Gu was not.
If the Ministry of Justice really came, their family wouldn’t get any advantage.
Sun Junren quickly grabbed Liu Lang, "Son-in-law, shame should not be spread, why make a big deal out of things, let’s sit down and discuss this seriously."
Liu Lang finally understood Yun Jiao’s intention, forcefully shaking off Sun Junren, "Father, I also don’t want to make things so absolute, but you have gone too far."
"Originally, it was Hui Niang who couldn’t bear children, and I pitied her, so I didn’t divorce her. It was her idea to take a concubine, and now that I finally have a son, she tries to poison his biological mother."
"Now Xiaowan’s life hangs by a thread, Hui Niang’s condition is uncertain, and after all this misfortune because of Hui Niang, you still want to extort me, is there no justice?"
Yun Jiao lowered her eyes; Liu Lang had finally spoken sense.
Mrs. Chen also realized, "You still have the face to ask my family for money? Both of them need medical treatment and care, and I even have to hire people to take care of them. I was just thinking of asking who else I could get silver from!"
Sun Junren said nothing, but he was unwilling. Was his daughter really just going to be gone for nothing?
Hui Niang’s mother acted according to Sun Junren’s expressions, anxious at heart but not daring to say anything.
Seeing the couple’s arrogance subside, Yun Jiao finally said, "How long Hui Niang can live is uncertain."
"If she’s lucky, maybe she’ll live a few more years."
"If she really lives a few years, bedridden, needing care for eating, drinking, and other needs, and still needing medicine, this isn’t something a small amount of silver can solve."
"Originally, Liu Lang planned to divorce Hui Niang after meeting the officials. Since you don’t want to see the officials, I think it’s better to write a divorce letter now—"
Sun Junren realized this meant taking Hui Niang back?
What a joke, their family is not wealthy, with only a few servants at home - one for cooking, one for cleaning, and two maids shared among the mistress, concubine, and young ladies.
If taken back, bedridden Hui Niang, who would serve her?
