bullyxtreme Chapter 210: A Wasted Trip and Hopeless Return
Chapter 210: A Wasted Trip and Hopeless Return
Leng Xian thought in despair that he could no longer count on his salary!
Leng Xian was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat.
He felt like he was really exhausted and had no strength left in his body.
There were only three words lingering in Leng Xian's mind...
What to do? What to do? What to do……
Leng Xian suddenly opened his eyes. There was no other way but to take the revenue from those shops first.
Although those shops had just come to the mansion to reconcile their accounts and pay the money not long ago.
It has only been a short time, and although there will be some income, it shouldn't be much.
But I can hold on for a few days and think of other ways later.
Furthermore, he had to be quick!
Otherwise, once the government intervenes, no one except Leng Rongyue will be able to touch the income from those shops.
Thinking of this, Leng Xian shouted for help.
Zhongshun was not around at the time, and only Lu Jie'en and Peng Lu heard Leng Xian's shouting.
Hearing Leng Xian's loud shout, the two of them hurried over and walked into the house.
Then Leng Xian said anxiously, "Quick, go to our shops in the capital and take back the income from the past few days and all the usable items!
Quick! Quick! "
After hearing this, Lu Jie'en and Peng Lu understood what Leng Xian meant.
Yes! Right now, only the income from those few shops in recent days can be used.
However, if this incident had not happened, they would have just used it shamelessly as before.
But now, Zhongshun has gone to the palace to ask for leave for the Marquis, which is equivalent to reporting the theft in the Marquis's Mansion to the palace first.
If the government investigates the case and finds all the properties under the name of the late lady, including those shops and farms, it will be clear that those are the properties of the eldest daughter.
If the Marquis and his men want to use it again in the future...it depends on what the eldest lady thinks!
The two of them thought about this and realized that there was no other way at the moment, they had to get through this hurdle first!
Peng Lu agreed, turned around and ran out quickly.
He also wanted to recover the income from the store during this period before the government intervened.
It was only not long ago that the shop turned a profit. Even if there is some income in the next few days, it won’t be much, but something is better than nothing. It’s better than nothing!
Peng Lu quickly ordered the servants in the mansion to prepare a carriage. It was impossible for him to run around such a big capital city just by his own two legs!
However, no matter how fast he was... he was still slow!
When he arrived at the first shop, he saw from afar that there were people from Shuntian Prefecture guarding the door of the shop.
Peng Lu didn't dare to go forward.
He quickly told the driver to drive to another shop.
The situation there was the same, with officers guarding the doors of the shops.
Peng Lu's heart sank, but he was helpless.
Peng Lu continued to rush to the next shop, thinking, what if he could get there first by chance...
Peng Lu arrived.
Peng Lu sat in the carriage, looking at the door of the shop in despair. On the left and right stood the policemen with knives on their waists.
There is one last room I haven’t visited yet.
Peng Lu didn’t want to rush over anymore!
However, he still held on to one last glimmer of hope.
He asked the driver to drive over as quickly as possible.
When Peng Lu saw the officers standing in front of the shop, he was completely disappointed and desperate.
He was thinking about whether he should go out of the city and visit the two farms.
However, he thought that even if he went, he could at most bring back some fruits, vegetables, rice and grains.
As for silver and money, there would be none there.
Peng Lu sat in the carriage in a daze. After an unknown amount of time, he weakly signaled the driver, "Let's go back home."
Peng Lu returned to the Marquis Qinxing's Mansion with nothing.
From a distance, Peng Lu saw several carriages parked in front of the Marquis's mansion.
When he got a little closer, he saw the logo on the carriage clearly and was shocked.
One of the carriages belonged to the royal palace.
Who from the palace came to Marquis Qinxing’s mansion?
What are you here for?
Are you here to visit?
Or are you here to call for punishment?
Peng Lu got off the carriage with a nervous mood.
He didn't care that he was just an accountant and couldn't enter the mansion through the main gate, so he had to go through the side gate. Instead, he ran up the steps and grabbed Xiao Shunzi who was guarding the gate. He asked anxiously, "Shunzi, who is coming to our mansion? What are you doing here?"
Seeing that the carriage Peng Lu pointed to was from the palace, Xiao Shunzi replied, “It’s Eunuch Yu who is with the emperor.
As for what they came for, I didn’t follow them, so I don’t know!”
When Peng Lu heard that the person who came was Eunuch Yu, the most popular man around the emperor, he was shocked.
This Eunuch Yu is the chief steward of the palace's internal affairs department and the person the emperor trusts the most.
He came to the house today...I'm afraid it's not a good thing!
The Marquis did not attend the morning court today, and did not send anyone to ask for leave in advance.
Now Eunuch Yu is here...
Peng Lu let go of Xiao Shunzi, calmed himself down, bowed and greeted the two officers guarding outside the gate, then quickly walked into the mansion.
Peng Lu walked towards the small house where Zhongshun lived.
Along the way, he saw many officials walking around the mansion.
Peng Lu couldn't help but shook his head.
Why does it feel like it's almost like a house search and seizure?