Chapter 435 - 157: An Incident
Lady Mo and the others left, and she grabbed the teacup in her hand and smashed it to the ground.
With gritted teeth, Lady Mo said to the incoming Nanny Lau, "Investigate for me, find out who leaked this matter to the Old Master." Only a few close confidants knew about this; it must have been one of them who betrayed her.
Nanny Lau’s heart skipped a beat; the suspects included her. Her mind raced, and she quickly said to Lady Mo, "Madam, the people within the mansion should be fine. What I’m afraid of is..." She dared not finish her sentence. Their actions have always been covert; if there were an issue, it would more likely be from Uncle Master’s side. Of course, this secrecy was only relative; the significant movements regarding Madam’s dowry to cover the deficits were evident. Anyone who was observant could notice something odd.
Lady Mo’s face turned ashen, and in her heart, she agreed with Nanny Lau’s reasoning. The chances of one of her confidants betraying her were slim; it was quite possible, as Nanny Lau suggested, that the issue lay with her brother, Mo Jun.
When Mo Jun came to mind, it pained Lady Mo. If only she had listened to Yuehuan’s council that day and sold the lip rouge directly, she would have made a lot of money. But she followed Mo Jun’s advice to collaborate with Yu’s store, not expecting the lip rouge formula to leak. Now, even selling the improved formula to Yu’s store didn’t fetch a satisfactory price. If Mo Jun hadn’t persistently claimed the business was extremely profitable and encouraged her to buy more, she wouldn’t have invested her entire fortune.
Yueyao probably never imagined that her actions, initially intended just to cause a rift between Lady Mo and Lian Dongfang, would actually lead to estrangement between Lady Mo and her brother.
Nanny Deng, having received the message passed along by Yueyao’s messengers, was astounded. She never expected Lady Mo to dare borrow usury to engage in maritime trade.
Naturally, Nanny Deng reveled in Lady Mo’s loss. At the same time, she was concerned, knowing Lady Mo was aware of the young lady’s possession of tens of thousands in ready silver, as well as Madam’s dowry. Lady Mo had lost all her money now, even unable to save her dowry. Given Lady Mo’s character, she would undoubtedly target the young lady next.