Mammy Liu, accompanied by the Princess's personal guards, pressed them step by step. Lu Shutong had no choice, no matter how much she loathed to part with it. She was already trapped in the quagmire of the Mu family; she was tied to their fate, for better or for worse.
After Mammy Liu hauled away Xiao Shuning's dowry and snatched fifty thousand taels in banknotes from Lu Shutong's hands, she left with a look of immense satisfaction.
Only then did they realize how much the Mu Mansion had suddenly emptied out. With all of Xiao Shuning’s possessions gone, the place felt desolate in an instant.
Chapter 176