"You know the expenses of the manor as well as I do, and Steward Tian has been managing the fabric shop all along. Even if I had the skills to move mountains, there is nothing I can do..."
Madam She's face turned livid. Watching Shen Lianxin offer one excuse after another, she felt that both she and the Yongan Marquis Manor had lost all shred of dignity. In front of the Shen family, Shen Lianxin seemed to be defending herself, but in her stupidity, she was exposing the manor’s dire straits! Was the grand Yongan Marquis Manor truly relying on such a pittance?
Madam Shen’s expression darkened immediately. "We are not leaving until we see the ledgers! We shall see whether the threshold of your manor is harder, or your skin thicker!" She knew in her heart that Shen Feiwan was safe, but she also knew that having a mother-in-law this petty was no blessing. She intended to use this opportunity to reclaim what belonged to her daughter. Otherwise, she would end up just like Shen Lianxin, forever controlled by the manor.
Chapter 60