Even if she doesn't ask for the dowry back for the deity, Shen Ziqiao feels that she can't stay out of it because of Pan's painstaking efforts for her daughter. Besides, Pan's dowry is definitely not just a matter of two boxes and cages, but an astonishing land Real estate with all kinds of treasures, how can it be cheap for that old Shen family.
"Mrs. Meng, tell me more clearly. How much did my mother leave for me back then? How many people were driven away by the old lady. Although I am young and ignorant, I don't know everything. How can mother only have a few of you as personal attendants, what about the other companions?" Shen Ziqiao sat up straight and put on a serious posture.
"Miss San has finally figured it out. That's right, Madam's confidantes are not the only useless ones like us." Mrs. Meng had wiped away her tears, sat down on a small ebony ruyi pier, and whispered that Shen Ziqiao didn't know In the past, "When my wife was not married, the old man always liked to teach her some business skills. My wife is very talented in this area. At a young age, I already know what kind of shop is good for money and what kind of business is profitable... If the wife is not a woman, the old man may not know." Hand over the business of the Pan family to her."
It turns out that Mrs. Pan is still so powerful! It's such a pity to pass away at such a young age.
If Pan Shi was still alive, how could she be reduced to such a state
It can be seen from this that it is a rare and unattainable happiness to have a powerful and sturdy old lady.
Lady Meng didn't know the slander in Shen Ziqiao's heart, so she continued, "When Madam got married, she personally selected four companion houses, all of whom were the chief shopkeeper and the second shopkeeper of the Pan's shop. The Pan family has been emptied." She smiled lightly, and then said, "After Madam came to Shen's house, she handed over the dowry shop and business to shopkeeper Zhang and shopkeeper Fan. In just a few years, it has turned over several times. , that is, the entire Shen family's property, I'm afraid it's not as much as my wife's."
so smart? Shen Ziqiao couldn't help being speechless, "All these were taken over by that old godmother?"
When Madam Meng heard that Shen Ziqiao called her grandmother the old godly woman, she felt relieved, "The old lady took away the third lady's dowry, I'm afraid it won't have half of what the lady left."
If there is no half, there is a third. Shen Ziqiao is even more disgusted with the godly old lady of the Shen family. She stole her granddaughter's things and always shows her face. It is too much.
"Mother has left behind?" Shen Ziqiao asked.
Mrs. Meng said, "Ma'am just guessed that the old lady would covet the dowry she left you, so with her last breath, she called shopkeeper Zhang and shopkeeper Fan to you, and told them to start a new stove with one hundred thousand taels. Avoid the eyes of the Shen family, and go to Dongyue to manage the property and business that Madam left behind in those years."
"The old lady doesn't know?" Shen Ziqiao asked in surprise, how many years have passed, wouldn't the two shopkeepers run away with money? Wasn't Pan's original decision too hasty and bold
"She only knows how much Madam's dowry is, how can she know how many times Madam has doubled her dowry after marrying into the Shen family?" Lady Meng took the tea brought by Hongyu, took a sip, and said , "Shopkeeper Zhang and the others haven't contacted you these years. I'm afraid they are worried that the old lady will find out and find some reason to occupy your property."
"Then... do my father and elder brother know about this?" Shen Ziqiao stammered and asked, and suddenly turned into Bai Fumei. She was a little incapable of accepting it, so she had to digest it.
Lady Meng said, "Master doesn't know, but Eldest Young Master does. It's just why I haven't told you so far. It's hard for slaves to guess."
Shen Ziqiao tried her best to digest Mengzi's words in her mind, "You said shopkeeper Zhang and the others went to Dongyue, so the Pan family knew about it?"
"The old lady and the old lady know about it." Lady Meng nodded, "It's just because of what happened back then... They cut off contact with the Shen family, but they couldn't be really cruel to the young master and the third lady. People inquired, if it wasn't for that, how could shopkeeper Zhang and the others gain a firm foothold so quickly in Dongyue without the support of the Pan family."
"The reason why my grandfather and grandmother didn't look for me these years is because they thought that I was a rotten piece of wood and that I was raised by Mrs. Shen. They thought that if I couldn't agree with them, they would give me what my mother left me. Give it all to my elder brother, isn't that right?" Shen Ziqiao recalled that the plot in the book did not mention the Pan family, let alone the fact that the deity had a dowry, so she guessed that this might be the meaning of the Pan family.
Mrs. Shen didn't know that Mrs. Pan still had property outside, and neither did Shen Xiao. The only one who knew was Shen Zikai. Maybe he really loved his sister. At that time, he was already fascinated by the heroine Sheng Peiyin. Extra thoughts to take care of my sister
Could it be that Sheng Peiyin's approach to Shen Zikai was for the property left by Mrs. Pan? Shen Ziqiao's heart moved, and she immediately felt that this possibility was extremely high.
As for why Sheng Peiyin knew about the dowry, only God knows.
Ms. Meng probably didn't expect that Shen Ziqiao would figure out the most important point at once, she was slightly taken aback before she said, "If they know that Miss San is acting wisely and being a virtuous person, they must be very pleased."
Shen Ziqiao was embarrassed to say that she was actually not the real Third Miss of the Shen family, but she still had a distance from Duanfang Xianhui. She asked, "Didn't you mean four families? What about the other two families?"
"In addition to shopkeeper Zhang and shopkeeper Fan, there are also Pan Sanduo and Liang Jianhai who used to be businessmen in Pan's house. After they came to the capital with their wife, they helped her manage a few shops in the capital." Meng Meng said the lady.
"Huh?" How could it be so simple, Shen Ziqiao looked at Lady Meng with a smile, waiting for her to continue.
Lady Meng didn't think that Shen Ziqiao would be so easy to fool around, so she had to tell the truth, "After all, madam is still afraid that the Shen family will treat you badly, so if they stay in the Shen family, at least they can protect you."
Shen Ziqiao frowned, "How long have you not been in touch with these two people? Are you sure they can still stay in the Shen family?"
"This... is under the protection of the young master, so I think it will be fine." Mrs. Meng hesitated for a while. She went to find them a year ago and saw that they were still in the shop as shopkeepers. She thought that the old lady should He won't touch the accompanying room left by his wife.
"I still have my father to protect me. How do you think the old lady treats me?" Shen Ziqiao said mockingly, "It's really hard to say, let someone get in touch with them first."
According to Shen Ziqiao's experience in reading Zhai Douwen, this matter is probably not as simple as what Mrs. Meng said.
What Mrs. Meng knows was arranged ten years ago. No one is sure what episode will happen in these ten years. Mrs. Meng, the Lin family and others have been driven to the Zhuangzi for so long, and all they know is quietly. I came to inquire about it, and there is still a difference between inquiring and reality.
Shopkeeper Zhang in Dongyue and the others are alright, with the Pan family around, they dare not betray the Pan family, but not necessarily in the capital, Shen Zikai is not a person who is proficient in common affairs, Mrs. Shen covets her daughter-in-law's dowry, the two Does the servant have any other ideas
"Yes, I have to find a way to get Miss San's things back from the old lady." Mrs. Meng also found that she was not sure whether things would develop as the lady hoped, she had to find out.
(The recent weather is really strange. Yesterday I was able to wear short sleeves, but today I have to wear a jacket. Everyone, please take care of yourself. The weather is most likely to catch a cold.)