Ling Qingwan raised her eyes and met the gaze of Old Madam Ling.
Old Madam Ling had a cold expression and looked at Ling Qingwan as if she were an enemy.
"What do you mean by that?" Old Madam Ling asked Ling Qingwan.
"You are his mother, how can you not know what kind of person my father is and how capable he is?" Ling Qingwan raised her lips slightly. Facing Old Madam Ling, she was not timid at all.
"Yes, my father has a monthly salary, but in addition to supporting his family, he also has to support his mistress outside, so there is no extra money in the house. Now his status is not as good as before, and his monthly salary has been reduced by 60-70%. Various expenses in the house also require money, and life is very tight. And my father's business, let alone making money, it's good enough if it doesn't lose money. Over the years, I don't know how much money my mother has taken out to make up for it."
Ling Qingwan explained everything to Old Madam Ling.
"Then where does the money we spend on a daily basis come from?" Old Madam Ling was puzzled.
If it is true as Ling Qingwan said, that the mansion has been losing money, then the silk and satin she wears and the delicacies she eats must all be bought with money. Where does all this money come from
"My mother's dowry." Ling Qingwan answered frankly.
Old Madam Ling was shocked.
It turned out that all the food, clothing and expenses of the mansion over the years were paid for by Ling Shen's dowry. It would be fine if this didn't get out, but if it got out, the Ling family would lose all face.
"You just say that with your mouth. What evidence do you have to prove that all the money we used was the eldest lady's private money?" Ling Chuchu was dissatisfied and immediately argued with Ling Qingwan.
Ling Qingwan really wanted Ling Shenshi to come over and see Ling Chuchu's face. She would know how unworthy it was for her to take care of the entire Ling Mansion and use her own money to supplement the household expenses over the years.
"I told you, you can ask any servant in the mansion." Ling Qingwan didn't care. After talking to Ling Chuchu, she turned to look at Old Madam Ling. "Oh, by the way, since you took back the seal, my mother will no longer be in charge of the household expenses, so I took the initiative to take back my mother's own money."
After hearing this, Old Madam Ling was immediately frightened.
The seal that she had dreamed of getting a few days ago has now become a hot potato in her eyes.
Since Ling Shenshi had made up all the money for the Ling Mansion, she would no longer care about it. From now on, the Ling Mansion's food, clothing and expenses would all be managed by Old Madam Ling. More importantly, the original purpose of Old Madam Ling and Ling Chuchu to get the seal back was for Ling Shenshi's dowry.
Now that Ling Qingwan has taken away the dowry, all their work has been in vain.
But Madam Ling couldn't tell Ling Qingwan because of her face. She was asked to hand over Ling Shen's dowry. In this way, Madam Ling would be the evil person who took her daughter-in-law's dowry.
"My mother used the money to supplement the household expenses before. I think she volunteered to do so. So I don't ask you to return it to her. Just don't use it in the future."
Finally, Ling Qingwan did not forget to be considerate.
Anyway, Madam Ling doesn’t need it now even if she wants to.
Having said all that needed to be said, Ling Qingwan patted her butt, turned around and walked away, leaving Old Madam Ling and Ling Chuchu in a mess with the incomplete account book.
The family's income was not enough to cover their expenses, so how much money could Madam Ling and Ling Chuchu have? If they were allowed to take care of it, I'm afraid it wouldn't be long before the entire Ling family would be left with nothing.
But it would be really embarrassing to return the seal at this time.
For a while, the issue of how to deal with the seal became a concern for Madam Ling and Ling Chuchu.
That night.
Ling Chuchu sat at the desk and read the account book carefully over and over again.
She didn't read it completely in front of the old lady during the day, but now that she has finished reading it, Ling Chuchu is even more certain that this seal cannot be accepted.
"No! I have to find a way to return the seal!" Ling Chuchu said to herself.
Ling Shenshi has the support of the General's Mansion and a generous dowry. What does she have? She has nothing. The same is true for Old Madam Ling. What Ling Chuchu fears most is that she will be left with nowhere to go and have to use her own money to supplement the household expenses of the entire Ling Mansion.
How could this be possible? She didn't even have enough money herself, and she was giving it away. Unless she was stupid. Ling Qingwan shook her head.
"Miss, why don't you go and talk to the second lady directly?" Zhiqin spoke up and suggested to Ling Chuchu.
"Ling Qingwan is probably waiting to see me make a fool of myself. Should I tell her? I'll be glad if she doesn't laugh at me." Ling Chuchu snorted coldly.
"How about asking the Madam to accept the seal? The Madam is easily persuaded, I'm sure she will agree." Zhiqin came up with another idea.
"The eldest lady is staying in the general's mansion now. She has someone backing her up. I can't even get into the door of the general's mansion."
Ling Chuchu is still self-aware of this.
Now Zhiqin didn’t know what to do.
Thinking of Ling Qingwan, Ling Chuchu felt so angry that she had no place to vent.
If it weren't for her, the Ling Mansion wouldn't have fallen to this point. Moreover, Ling Qingwan had now made it clear that she was against her, and Ling Chuchu couldn't stand Ling Qingwan even more.
"Are Hua Mei and Hua Yu still in the woodshed?" Ling Chuchu suddenly asked Zhiqin.
"Miss, it's still here." Zhiqin got goosebumps all over her body.
Ling Qingwan has the General's Mansion behind her and the Seventh Prince beside her, so she has a strong backer. But she has nothing.
There used to be an old lady, but since the Ling Mansion fell into decline, the old lady no longer had much authority. Others respected what she said, but they didn't necessarily listen to it.
Then came Hua Mei and Hua Yu, but they only followed orders and helped her do things. It was impossible for them to risk their lives for her.
Ling Chuchu thought for a long time, but she really didn't know what she should use to fight Ling Qingwan.
"Forget it, you go down first." Ling Chuchu was upset and became more and more annoyed with Zhiqin. She waved her hand and impatiently asked Zhiqin to leave.
The room was silent and quiet. The more Ling Chuchu thought about it, the more headache she felt. She simply leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes and rested.
After an unknown amount of time, a man slowly walked up to Ling Chuchu.
"What are you thinking about? I'm right in front of you and you haven't noticed yet."
Hearing the voice, Ling Chuchu was startled and quickly opened her eyes.
…
August 19th is Ling Qingwan’s birthday.
Actually, this was Ling Qingwan's first birthday in Beijing.
Perhaps she had been too busy recently, and Ling Qingwan hadn't even remembered it until the day came, until someone from the General's Mansion came and took her out for dinner.
"Birthday? My birthday?" Ling Qingwan was confused upon hearing the news. It took her a long time to realize that it was her birthday today.
"Yes, General Shen and Miss have been thinking about you, so they specially asked you to have dinner at the general's mansion today." The servant replied.
Ling Qingwan felt warm in her heart.
These days, which she herself could not even remember, were actually counted for her by someone else.
As for the Ling Mansion, there was absolutely no movement at all today.
Ling Qingwan didn't expect the Ling family to remember anything about her. Even when she was included in the family tree, it was only because the elder happened to be there that she was careful and only had her name written in after he mentioned it.
When has the Ling family ever treated her as a family member