At these words, Zhu Hongyun jumped up as if she had stepped on a nail, her face turned crimson as she retorted, "A family matter, and you call it theft? What did I steal? I just didn't have a chance to notify you!"
Qiao Xiaomai was speechless.
This situation strangely reminded her of Kong Yiji from Lun Xun's novels.
Is stealing books considered theft? In a scholar's case, stealing books doesn't count as theft.
Similarly, for Zhu Hongyun, by her logic, secretly selling prescriptions behind Qiao's back wouldn't constitute theft.
No, it was just that she hadn't had time to inform her.
Zhu Hongyun continued ranting, "This is for our mother's sickness, it's a gesture of filial piety. You've got so much silver, the dowry you got on your wedding day was comparable to a princess's. Now, you are accusing me of being a thief for fifty taels?"
She hadn't seen a princess's wedding, but to her, the gifts Yang Ye had brought over were more than enough.
