Chapter 738: The Concubine’s Daughter Who Was Killed in Marriage (5)
Chapter 738: The Concubine’s Daughter Who Was Killed in Marriage (5)
The next two days were calm.
Even the servants in the mansion changed their attitude and no longer dared to act like they did on the day she got married. There was no hot water, no cold water, and even less food.
They were all prepared there early, waiting for Cuilan and Cuiliu to come and get them.
Cui Liu, on the other hand, was always worried that someone in the kitchen would put some dirt in the dishes.
I kept thinking, how can I build a small kitchen?
Shuangshuang is not afraid of them doing bad things because Xiaojuzi is watching them.
So he comforted Cui Liu, "You don't have to worry, they are just servants.
If the Marquis' wife hadn't spoken, they wouldn't have been foolish enough to offend me, the wife of a Crown Prince who still has a bit of power."
Cui Liu was no longer so paranoid, but whenever she had time, she would go and take care of the original owner's dowry.
"Miss, this time when we return home, let's go to the human traffickers and buy a few servants, how about that?
So that I don’t even have a personal servant.”
This is possible, and Shuangshuang can let her arrange it herself.
The day of returning home soon arrived. Looking at the whole carriage of gifts outside the door, not only Cui Liu, but also Shuangshuang widened their eyes.
Think about how shabby the original owner looked when he returned home. This is what it means when a kind person is bullied!
However, Shuangshuang didn't want so many good things to go to the eldest lady for free.
So he told Cui Liu, "Go and move all these to our yard, and then take back any gifts from my yard."
Little Orange was surprised, "Is this okay for you?"
Shuangshuang snorted coldly, "Why is it not good? My dowry was carefully prepared by Madam Bo. She will be so happy if I take it back as a gift!"
Cui Liu immediately understood Shuangshuang's meaning and gave orders happily.
"Hurry, hurry, take all these gifts back to our yard."
Guo Yixuan, who was being pushed over by his personal servant, was stunned by Shuangshuang's actions.
He thought Shuangshuang looked down on the gifts prepared by the Marquis of Qingyang's Mansion, and couldn't help but frown.
"If you think this gift is too bad, you can go to my private storehouse and pick out some good things."
Shuangshuang refused directly, with a look of arrogance on her face. "No need for yours!"
But what I was thinking was, it will be my turn sooner or later, so why should I rush?
Cui Liu and her men quickly sent the things in the carriage back to Shuangshuang's dowry warehouse.
Then he picked out six pieces of coarse linen and put them in a gift box, so that it looked quite presentable to outsiders.
He excitedly said to Shuangshuang, "Girl, look, are these gifts enough?"
Both nodded, "That's enough, that's enough, 66 is a good number, and it has a good meaning. My stepmother will definitely be very happy."
Cui Liu thought about not preparing gifts for her aunt and the young master, and tugged at Shuangshuang's clothes.
He whispered in her ear easily, "Oh, girl, I forgot to prepare some for Auntie and Young Master."
They both blinked, "Don't worry, I'm prepared."
Cui Liu was immediately relieved. If the girl said there was, then there must be.
Little Orange asked curiously, "What preparations have you made? How come I don't know?"
"This depends on you. Go to Lady Anjing Anbo and get me a silver note worth two thousand taels.
When the time comes, I'll give it to my aunt in front of everyone, that would be perfect."
Little Orange was very happy, "Your idea is good, you should let them suffer the loss!"
Then he reacted instantly, "Oh, that's not right, only two thousand taels, that's not your character!"
They both nodded, "That's true, but there's no rush. Sooner or later, all those belongings will belong to Yun Che anyway, so I won't collect them."
The carriage moved slowly and soon arrived at the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion.
Shuangshuang ignored Guo Yixuan who was unable to move in the carriage and jumped out of it.
Guo Yixuan had a gloomy face and was carried down by his servant and put into his wheelchair.
Today is the day to visit parents’ parents’ home. After all, he is the eldest son of the Marquis of Qingyang, so the Earl of Jing’an did not go out.
Looking at Guo Yixuan who was pushed in by a wheelchair, he laughed and smiled.
"Here comes the son-in-law."
But his 10-year-old brother Zhao Yunche ignored everything else and looked at Shuangshuang carefully.
Seeing that her face was rosy, he thought that she had not been abused, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
He bowed to Guo Yixuan and said, "Meet my brother-in-law."
Cui Liu loudly ordered the servants of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion, "Quick, come and move the gifts."
Lady Li Yulan, wife of the Earl of Jing'an, saw that the gifts were loaded into a carriage and thought that there must be a lot of them.
I was feeling happy, but only six gift boxes were gone, and my face immediately turned bad.
Shuangshuang felt that the matter was not serious enough, so she quietly stretched out a root as thin as a hair and pulled a servant.
The gift box in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter, and then the piece of gray linen inside jumped out.
In an instant, everyone present was stunned, and Guo Yixuan turned his face away in shame.
Marquis Jing'an was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses in an instant. No matter what, he had to give face to the Marquis of Qingyang's Mansion.
He smiled awkwardly and said, "It's okay, it's okay. As the old saying goes, a small gift is worth a lot of thought."
They both nodded seriously, "Father is right, the thought behind it is true that a small gift is worth a lot.
Eighty percent of my daughter's dowry is stuff like this.
The other 20% is some gold-plated jewelry and a few sets of clothes that have to be presented to the public.
Don't worry, these are enough for me to give as gifts for a lifetime."
Jing'an Bo's expression changed instantly, and he stared at Shuangshuang intently. "Are you serious?"
"Look at what you said, father. Why would your daughter lie to you?
Alas, it’s also my daughter’s fault for being unfilial. I didn’t know the family was so poor.
If I had known this earlier, I would not have accepted those dozens of dowries.
It would be great if you could stay at home and do charity work by making clothes for the beggars outside!"
Shuangshuang's words were like a loud slap in the face of Jing'an Bo.
The dowry of a girl from a noble family could only make clothes for beggars, not even enough for servants.
He glared at Lady Jin'an and said with gritted teeth.
"Ma'am, give me an explanation!
Or is it that you squandered all the wealth of my Jin'an Marquis's Mansion into your hands, leaving even my daughter's dowry so meager?"
Li Yulan's face turned pale. Looking at Guo Yixuan who was looking down, not knowing what he was thinking, she felt her face burning.
Gently pulling his sleeve, she said, "My Lord, I didn't do it on purpose. It must have been the servants who made a mistake when they packed the box!
Can you please go in first? I will definitely give the fourth girl the supplement she deserves!"
Jing'an Bo also glanced at Guo Yixuan, took a deep breath, and then relaxed his expression and led his people into the reception room.
"My dear son-in-law, I am ignorant and have made a fool of myself."
Guo Yixuan shook his head slightly. "Every family has those ignorant servants. Just deal with them."
They continued chatting as if nothing had happened.
Lady Jing'an looked like a loving mother and took Shuangshuang to her yard to talk.
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