Chapter 2310: Given Ten Taels of Silver

The Second Madam took a deep breath, raised her head, and said, "I know you have a good relationship with the Sixth Young Lady, you surely know where she is now, right? Then pass a message to her, asking her to come back and offer incense for her father. Her father has passed away, is it suitable for a daughter not to care?"

"You can send the message yourself, what does it have to do with me?" Shu Yu sneered, telling Xia Yan and Ying Xi, "Let them go."

"Yes." Xia Yan and Ying Xi stepped forward to push away the Second Madam and Shu Quan, trying to move them out.

When Xia Yan’s hand touched Shu Quan, a note was slipped into his palm.

The sky was dark, and none of the onlookers noticed the small actions between them.

Xia Yan silently put the note away and loosened the force of his pushing.

Over there, the Second Madam called out, "If we could send her a message, would we come to find you? Wen’an County Lord, I’m not asking you to do much, just help convey a message. If you truly care for the Sixth Young Lady, then help us with this task. Our Lord was after all the Sixth Young Lady’s father. Now that she is married, her mother has reached high places, but she still has to consider her reputation. The Lord treated their mother and daughter quite well before, at least the Sixth Young Lady was raised without worry for over ten years. Now that her days are better, she’s unwilling to even offer incense and is missing the last chance to see her father? If this gets out, it wouldn’t be good for her. How would Lord Wan view Madam Hou, and how would the Sixth Young Lady’s husband’s family view her?"

Shu Quan chimed in a few words from the side, "Indeed, Wen’an County Lord, you don’t need to care about us, but after all the Sixth Young Lady is a member of the Shu family. Being her friend, surely you wouldn’t want to see her reputation damaged?"

Shu Yu sneered, "Are you threatening me?"

"We wouldn’t dare, we just want the Sixth Young Lady to fulfill her filial duty, which is what children ought to do."

"You..."

Meng Yunzheng grasped Shu Yu’s hand, "No need to argue with them." He instructed Xia Yan, "Give them money."

Xia Yan immediately took out a silver note and handed it to Shu Quan.

Meng Yunzheng said, "The Sixth Young Lady is now far away in the capital, which makes it inconvenient for her to come over. But as Aunt Hou mentioned, upon hearing of Second Lord’s passing, the Sixth Young Lady set up a memorial tablet at home and often keeps incense burning. However, it’s incomparable to personally handling the posthumous matters for Second Lord. This money should be regarded as given by the Sixth Young Lady; since she can’t come over in person, we’ll have to trouble you to buy some incense and paper money to visit Second Lord. This way, her filial piety will be complete."

The Second Madam pinched the silver note and finally felt satisfied.

Shu Quan advised her to be content, and she immediately smiled and said, "The Sixth Young Lady’s situation indeed makes it inconvenient for her to come over, but as family, we understand. We’ll accept this money, and visit the Lord to let him know of the Sixth Young Lady’s filial piety."

"Can you leave now?" Aunt Fang said, "We still have to eat."

"Leave, we’ll go right away." Shu Quan at once supported the Second Madam and turned to head back home.

Once they were out of Shu Yu’s line of sight, the Second Madam lowered her head and unfolded the silver note. The sky was dark, and her vision unclear, but under the moonlight, she managed to see the amount and excitedly said, "Ten taels of silver."

Ten taels of silver, to the former Second Madam of the Shu family, would not have been worth noticing.

But now, for the Shu family, that is two years of expenses.

These past few years, their second branch has truly endured enough hardship.