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Chapter 1102: Qian's conspiracy was overheard, Meng Linger and Xiao Lie wanted to check the acc

It was not easy for Meng Ling'er and Xiao Lie to immediately find out the fact that Qian had harmed Xiao Yan. They did hear a housekeeper telling Qian:

"Madam, General Xiao will return to the capital in triumph in two weeks. The Queen is currently selecting a husband for Princess Ling'er. What are your plans? Do you want to act now?"

Qian gritted her teeth and said harshly, "Xiao Yan is so lucky. He has fought so many battles, big and small, and he can still come back safe and sound.

When will the status of the eldest son be given to my brother Lan?

Now that he is back, he has to arrange for his sixth fiancée.

Although Meng Ling'er was not easy to mess with and was not a good person, her status was too high, and it was a bargain for him to be paired with that beast Xiao Yan.

It would be better to choose one from the legitimate daughters of idle sixth-rank officials."

"Madam, that's a good point. But there aren't many legitimate daughters in the families of these idle sixth-rank officials.

Those who are still unmarried are all in good health, so it will be difficult to find a suitable one in the short term.

You might as well consider the daughters of powerful families."

Qian thought about it and realized that the young lady would die anyway, and a sixth-rank official didn't have much power, so she asked the housekeeper to make the arrangements.

Meng Ling'er and Xiao Lie found out what they wanted to find out, and they hated Qian even more.

Xiao Lie whispered angrily in Meng Ling'er's ear: "Ling'er, this Qian is not a good person. Not only did she manipulate Xiao Yan's cousin's marriage, she also controlled the money of my uncle's family.

My uncle and cousin both received salaries, and there was also annual income from the family property, so the family should have been quite wealthy. However, she was always stingy and was even more stingy with her illegitimate children.

I'll take you to the other courtyards later and you'll see. My uncle's illegitimate sons, daughters, and concubines all have to earn money to support their families. Otherwise, the monthly interest from the public treasury is only enough for simple meals, with no meat or fish to eat.

Xiao Yan's cousin's salary was required by his uncle to supplement the family expenses. His uncle also gave his cousin's biological mother's dowry to Qian, and all the income went into the storehouse managed by Qian.

Mrs. Qian didn't want my cousin to worry about the money in the mansion, so every time my cousin came back, she would cry poor. But my cousin didn't bother with her for the sake of family harmony and to ensure that his brothers and sisters could have a job under Mrs. Qian's care.

However, my cousin, Qian and my uncle had an agreement that the mansion must provide for every half brother and half sister to go to school.

When a younger brother marries, he must have a separate courtyard and two thousand taels of silver. When a younger sister marries, the public must provide a dowry of no less than two thousand taels of silver.

Qian agreed on the surface, but she had no intention of giving so much money and dowry to these illegitimate sons and daughters.

Last year, my half-cousin got married and gave a dowry of thirty-six pieces of silver. In the end, all the dowries added up were not even enough for three hundred taels of silver.

My concubine sister was despised by her husband's family. It was only when my mother secretly gave my concubine sister a banknote of 500 taels of silver and added two loads of jewelry as a dowry that she was able to live a better life in her husband's family.

This Qian has secretly withheld an unknown amount of money. I want to punish her. Cousin, do you have any good ideas?"

Meng Linger listened carefully to what Xiao Lie said. She suggested, "I have an invisibility talisman. Let's go check out Qian's private vault and accounts. If she has withheld money from the public treasury, I will ask Li Kangning and Yan Ziyi to help us seize Qian's private vault."

"Give this silver to your cousin. After he gets married, he can open his own general's mansion. It's safer to keep money in your own mansion."

Xiao Lie suddenly perked up. He said excitedly, "Cousin, your method is great. Also, my cousin is a handsome man with natural powers. Now at the age of 22, he is already a fourth-rank general and has a bright future."

Cousin, if you can't find the right person to marry you, why not consider my cousin."

Meng Ling'er knew Xiao Yan and recognized his character. His appearance and future prospects were impeccable. However, she had no love for Xiao Yan, the cold-faced general.

She felt that the godlike appearance of her uncle master, as well as his pampering and care for her, was what she wanted.

However, everything about my uncle-master was good, except that the generation gap between them was a bit too big, and the age gap was even bigger. Meng Linger couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

Xiao Lie's suggestion was for her own good, but if she didn't like it, she didn't like it. So, Meng Linger patted Xiao Lie on the shoulder and said:

"My cousin, General Xiao is a general who protects the country. He needs to find a well-educated, gentle and virtuous lady from a noble family to spend the rest of his life with. This woman must be able to help him stabilize his harem and protect the family.

I'm so dishonest. When no one's watching over me, I can't help but cause trouble. So, it's better not to cause trouble for General Xiao.

He should be focusing on defending his country and fighting the enemy, rather than worrying about fires in his backyard every other day."

Xiao Lie murmured regretfully, "As long as that Qian family still controls the backyard of my uncle's family, my cousin's marriage will not be easy. My cousin will be back in half a month, and you can reconsider it."

Meng Ling'er shook her head like a rattle and blurted out, "I don't like cold-faced generals like General Xiao. Cousin, please stop messing around with matchmaking, okay?"

Xiao Lie immediately heard the hidden meaning and asked, "Cousin, what kind do you like? Tell me."

I really can't accept it. Which boy in the capital can surpass my cousin?"

Meng Ling'er was determined not to say it because she couldn't let her cousin, who was a big shot, know. She had just discovered in the past two days that the person she liked was a godlike figure like her uncle-master.

Otherwise, her elders would immediately know that she liked her uncle. This secret had to be kept in her heart. Otherwise, how would she face her uncle?