Chapter 215.2

Being within the capital, irrespective of how low-key and reclusive one was, there have been sure issues that couldn’t be prevented. For instance, if there was a joyous event in a household or family and somebody despatched you an invite, would you go or not?

Going would possibly trigger hassle, however not going would clearly offend somebody. Due to this, Huiniang would even go to the palace particularly to debate this sort of matter with Yaoniang. This went to point out that when one’s standing adjustments, whereas one could benefit from the wealth and standing that got here with it, there are additionally inevitably many troubles to cope with.

The 2 sisters rigorously went by means of the invites. Yaoniang even consulted Emperor Jin’an to find out the extent of interplay allowed for the Yao and Su Households. After all, the boundaries are fastened, however persons are altering, so changes have to be made.

For that reason, Emperor Jin’an despatched somebody to each households, advising them on the aspect and serving to them perceive the present scenario within the capital.

Nonetheless, as talked about earlier than, folks had been unpredictable. Though one might advise others the place to go, it was tough to manage what got here from their mouths. Li-shi was initially the kind of particular person to reap the benefits of others’ kindness and fire up hassle for no motive. Throughout this era of going to varied households and households, it was unknown how typically she made a idiot of herself. Together with her son now in a excessive place and her daughter-in-law’s sister being the empress, Li-shi turned fairly conceited.

Huiniang couldn’t control her always. Who is aware of when Li-shi would possibly give you some stunning motion? Huiniang even thought of stopping Li-shi from going out, but when different households despatched invites for the ladies of the family to go to, they’d invite girls of the Yao Household with probably the most seniority. How might they do not want the invitation each time and fake to be in poor health?

In reality, by this time, Yao Cheng and Huiniang had already confined Li-shi to their dwelling. They had been keen to endure the gossip and never let Li-shi exit. They thought the scenario would regularly subside, however they by no means anticipated it to show into such a giant concern.

In reality, the enterprise of lending cash wasn’t unusual within the capital. Many households had been concerned to various levels, with some being extra discreet than others. Bigger schemes had been usually orchestrated by males, whereas smaller ones had been carried out by girls, typically associated to cosmetics or different small luxuries. These girls hardly ever appeared themselves; they normally despatched their servants to deal with the operations. Incidents involving lack of life had been extraordinarily uncommon, and nobody anticipated such an unlucky flip of occasions.

It wasn’t till officers from Shuntian Prefecture arrived that Huiniang and Yao Cheng turned conscious of the scenario.

The 2 of them went to ask Li-shi, and certainly, there was such a matter. Nonetheless, the opposite get together had mentioned that she didn’t want to fret about something and solely wanted to attend to obtain the silver, so Li-shi didn’t inquire additional. After doing this for greater than half a yr, Li-shi hadn’t misplaced a single penny of her investments, and he or she had obtained almost 5 hundred taels of silver in whole.

No surprise Huiniang felt that Li-shi had been unusually beneficiant previously half yr. She typically seen Li-shi carrying new items of jewellery. She thought it was a results of Yaoniang’s secret kindness and selected to show a blind eye, contemplating it as if she didn’t know. She by no means imagined that such a giant concern would come up.

Yao Cheng was livid at dwelling, however the matter nonetheless wanted to be resolved. Initially, in keeping with Yao Cheng’s thought, he would deal with the scenario discreetly, doing no matter was essential to suppress the matter. Previously yr, Yao Cheng has additionally undergone a major transformation. He was expert at networking, adept at social interactions, and had made many pals from completely different walks of life. Even a matter like this could possibly be managed with some effort.

Nonetheless, when it got here to Huiniang, she didn’t agree.