The Noble Consort is the most favored in the harem

Chapter 118 - Borrowing and Lending

In her panic, she suddenly remembered what her sister-in-law from her maternal family had said about the Zhengtong Money Bank, which could lend money.

Regardless of her current state, she immediately commanded, "Quick, send someone to the Wang family to bring my sister-in-law over. Just say I have something important to discuss, and make it fast! Do you understand?"

"Yes! I will go handle it right away."

If her body hadn't been in such bad shape, she would have gone herself.

After waiting for a moment, her sister-in-law from the Wang family hurried over.

With a face full of anxiety and confusion, she gasped in shock upon seeing Madam Wang.

"Second sister, what happened to you? How did you get such serious injuries?"

Madam Wang's body, face, and head were covered with marks from being beaten.

Especially the area on her head where the scalp had been pulled off, it looked excruciatingly painful.

"Sister-in-law, save me."

"What exactly happened? Hurry up and tell me!"

Who had such audacity to be so ruthless against a daughter of the Wang family, the second wife of the Prime Minister's residence? This was almost unbelievable to her sister-in-law.

"It's all that vile woman from the main family!"

"Dong Shi?"

"Yes, her! She even beat my Wang Momo to death!"

"What?!"

Madam Wang's sister-in-law was utterly shocked, and the maids and servants accompanying her were equally incredulous.

"You've been sisters-in-law for over twenty years. It's always been her pushing you around, never you putting up with her. What on earth happened? How could she dare to be so ruthless towards you?"

Seeing her family, Madam Wang cried sorrowfully, making it hard for her to articulate her thoughts.

It was still Shu Sui who quickly summarized the critical situation.

When the sister-in-law heard they had to come up with three hundred thousand taels of silver to give to the main family for the division of property, her greedy expression was unmistakable.

"Why should that be? Those things aren't something you forcibly took, so why should you have to pay it all back in the end?"

"What you say is true, but that vile woman revealed everything in front of my father-in-law, so..."

"Does the Prime Minister know about this?"

Madam Wang's sister-in-law couldn't help but swallow hard as she asked.

Since marrying into the Wang family, she had often seen this sister-in-law living extravagantly.

Though she felt some jealousy that her sister-in-law had the wealth of a respected god of fortune at her side, she had also gained quite a bit of benefit from it.

She had managed to transfer three shops she tricked from Dong Shi into her name.

Every year, there was a profit of two or three thousand taels, which was a steady source of income.

While it was nothing compared to her sister-in-law's wealth, it was still a nice addition to her earnings.

Now that this had suddenly come to light, she felt a bit uncomfortable.

"I know! Otherwise, why would I have to pay it back to the main family? That vile woman had been plotting from the very start, setting traps for me. She had kept a detailed account for over twenty years, and not a single penny was missed! All of it was sent to my father-in-law."