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Not only did Su Yiqian send them less and less money every day, she even complained to them saying that she did not have much savings herself as she was just an unfavored imperial concubine. More importantly, the manor where they lived now was bigger than the entire village houses combined.
The expenses of the maids, servants and the housekeeper were not small and he had to take out a bunch of taels to offer them every day for this and that.
Su Bai was getting worried as the money in the storage house was getting lesser and lesser each day and they were having a tough time. Even their basic needs were not getting fulfilled.
What was more the treasury was getting empty much more quickly than he anticipated it to, weirdly enough he and his family were not taking out so much money!
What was more, Su Yiqian subtly suggested that she did not have much savings and they should go back to the village and if they could not do that then they would have to live frugally.
Su Bai and the Lin family along with the Su family were startled when they heard her words, how could they go back to the village? They came to the capital after selling their lands and properties, they did not even have a small piece of land under their name now! And living frugally? They came to the capital to enjoy the blessings instead of living each day as if they were living in the village.
In the end, after discussing among themselves and not getting an idea, they decided to send a letter to Su Wan. Only she could help them in this scenario! If Su Yiqian continued to hide in the palace what were they supposed to do?
Su Wan chuckled, " That woman is quite sneaky. She must have sent some shadow guards to empty the treasury of her manor in the middle of the night when the Lin and Su families go to sleep. This way she would be able to clear her name easily but since they have asked for my help, I will naturally help them."
" In such a case, the one who would suffer would be my cheap father and the troublemakers of the two families. When the treasury ran out of money they would be questioned because they were the only ones who were living in the manor."
" What was more the housekeeper must be in cahoots with that woman, there might be a record of savings in the treasury but the expenses… I bet there is a record but everything must have been exaggerated, and on the day the treasury turns empty the servants and the housekeeper will stand on Su Yiqian's side."
" When that happens that woman would find a way to make the Su and Lin family look like greedy white-eyed wolves."
When the Lin brothers heard Su Wan's explanation they all frowned, if this continued then those people from the Lin and the Su family would become useless very soon.
If the news was spread out that the treasury of an imperial concubine had run dry, people would most probably sympathise with Su Yiqian and then the two families would have nowhere to go.
In that case wouldn't that woman have enough time to deal with them? The snack street's construction just started! They could not allow their plans to be disrupted!
" How are you going to deal with this matter?" Lin Rui asked as he knew it was a bit tricky.
Su Wan smiled at him and then said, " What are you worrying about? That woman might be smart but I am smarter. I will make it so that no matter how much that woman wants to send the two families away she would have to see them every day and if she wished to kill them, she would have to think twice before making a move ."
" Just wait and see."
Seeing that Su Wan still had a bunch of ideas to deal with Su Yiqian, the Lin brothers heaved a sigh of relief.
Su Wan finished writing the letter and then said, " Though my cheap father is not smart enough, it's good that he knows when to retreat to advance. This way he would not suffer for long."
She knew that Su Yiqian would send her men to keep an eye on the Su father and son which was why she taught Su Yu Cheng to go to the brothel of the capital.
Even if Su Yiqian was shameless, she would not ask her men to follow Su Yu Cheng inside the sleeping room where the courtesans entertained men.
Su Yu Cheng was supposed to send the letter after bribing the courtesan as for whether he did after doing the deed or did not even touch the courtesans, Su Wan did not care about it. However, she had a feeling that Su Yu Cheng who was used to going to the brothel of the town would not miss such an opportunity.
" It's a good thing that she looks down on Su Yu Cheng," snorted Lin Yu. " The only reason that woman did not catch a thing is because she cannot believe that someone from the Su family could be this smart."
Su Wan smiled and pushed the dried letter for her husbands to see, " Well she is about to suffer under her arrogance."
When Lin Rui read out the letter to his brothers, the five men looked at Su Wan with various expressions. Lin Chen gulped harshly and then said, " Wan Wan, if I make you angry just deal with me at once. It does not matter whether I kneel or sleep outside but you better not keep anything in your heart!"
His wife was a little rascal! Such a terrifying idea, he was worried that after this plan succeeded, that woman would have no reputation left in the city!
In fact, it was such a bad idea that Su Yiqian would become famous for a very long time in the capital and that too for all the wrong reasons!