After the Hou family's mistress went crazy, she became the favorite of the entire capital.

Chapter 6: Stealing her dowry

On the way back to Jingan Marquis Mansion, Shu Yan's mood improved and he kept laughing.

Lin Jinan is beautiful with heroic spirit, and his valiant energy envy many noble ladies in Beijing.Shu Yan, on the other hand, is gentle and beautiful. She can easily capture a man's heart and catch his eyes with every smile.

There was nothing flattering about this kind of beauty. The more He Wangzhou looked at it, the more satisfied he became.

Seeing that the smile on her lips was now more obvious than before, He Wangzhou came close to her and asked, "Madam, did you think of something funny? Tell me about it for my husband's amusement?"

Shu Yan sat down for a moment, wanting to get further away from him.

"It's nothing."

She didn't want to talk, but He Wangzhou wanted to listen.

The tall body leaned down, and Shu Yan was so startled that he subconsciously hid behind him, only to find that he was missing.Just as she was about to fall, He Wangzhou scooped her into his arms.

"Be careful, madam."

He Wangzhou said almost close to her ear, and his breath made her whole ear turn red.

When he saw her, he smiled more and more drunkenly, as if he was deliberately teasing her, and simply pressed his lips to hers.

Shu Yan trembled all over and raised his hand to strike. The next moment, that hand was caught in the palm of He Wangzhou's hand.

"You're not Lin Jin'an, why do you hit people so often?"

Hearing this, Shu Yan's eyebrows jumped hard, and the blush on his face faded away instantly.

She walked out of He Wangzhou's arms, and He Wangzhou was too sensible to stick to her.

"I heard that as soon as Lin Jinan left the Zhenbao Pavilion, the 3000 taels of stuff were robbed."

Shu Yan didn't feel any emotion in his heart, and he had to pretend to be surprised on his face.

"Can anyone rob Lin Jin'an of the things in her hand?"

The corners of He Wangzhou's lips curled up, half-smiling.

"The Lin family's rules are extremely strict. I'm afraid Lin Jin'an won't be able to escape punishment this time."

Just a penalty?

The general's daughter lost her finances in the street, and people would laugh at her for more than a month if she told her about it.Last month, General Lin reported military pay again, which had already made the Holy Emperor unhappy and became a thorn in the side of many people.

It was precisely because of the past that he almost emptied the Lin family's wealth to supplement military pay. Now Lin Jin'an was spending lavishly, spending 3000 taels of silver in half a day. Naturally, those in the court would not let the general's house go easily.

The General's Mansion is naturally capable of protecting himself, but according to Mrs. Lin's temper, Lin Jin'an is afraid that he will be beaten half to death.

It was really a relief, but it was a pity that my original body had to suffer the consequences.

When they arrived at the Hou Mansion, the servants brought in the dowry one after another, but the more Shu Yan looked at it, the more something seemed wrong.

The dowry that was packed into a carriage was only half full?

She went to the courtyard and counted it again and asked, "Where are the rest of my dowry?"

"Back to Madam, these have been sent to Qin Xiang Pavilion."

"Where is Qin Xiang Pavilion?"

Several servants looked at each other.

"It's the eldest son's warehouse."

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He Wangzhou casually picked up a hairpin from the box and said disgustedly: "I heard that Shu Yan's maternal grandfather's family was a wealthy businessman in Jianghuai. Her mother was not so grand when she married Shu Yuanbai. Why did she leave Shu Yan with only this?" Second-rate goods?”

Just as she finished speaking, a figure rushed over and snatched the hairpin from her hand.

"He Wangzhou, are you taking my dowry?"

Seeing the angry Shu Yan in front of him, He Wangzhou not only didn't feel wronged at all, but acted as if it were natural.

"The dowry is from me, of course it will be half of it."

Shu Yan had never seen such a shameless person.

An idea suddenly came to mind, and Shu Yan's eyes showed suspicion.

"Have your mansion been reduced to the point where you need to use the bride's dowry to supplement your middle income?" He Wangzhou was stunned at first, and then laughed out loud.

"How can inferior products like yours fill the shoes of the Marquis Mansion?"

Shu Yan lowered his head and recognized at a glance that the hairpin in his hand was not a good thing at all.

Her heart sank, she opened other boxes and flipped through two items, neither of which were good items.

I took the dowry list and looked at it, but there weren't many that fit the bill.

Even the house deed books for ten shops left by Shu Yan's biological mother, Han, were not included.

Shu Yan tightened her grip on the piece of paper in her hand, and her brows became completely cold.

He Wangzhou walked up to her, looked down at the dowry in the big box in front of him, and said, "You have been tricked by the Shu family. Do you need me to go and ask for it from you again?"

"Need not!"

Shu Yan threw the hairpin in and called a few servants to carry the things intact back to the carriage and send them to the Shu family.

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Ah Si, who was waiting beside her politely, and she curved her lips.

"Eldest Young Master, please lend me your Ah Si to run a trip for me."

yours?

Ah Si's face was a little red. How could this young lady speak?

He Wangzhou loosened his tight lips and said, "Is this how you beg for help? When you asked me to buy something in the Treasure Pavilion, you called me husband so nicely. What do you call me when you beg for help now? Eldest Young Master?"

Shu Yan's face felt hot and he couldn't speak.

He Wangzhou didn't force himself and called Ah Si to leave.

Shu Yan had no foundation in Jingan Hou's Mansion, and she didn't even have a maid she could trust. If she wanted someone from the Hou's Mansion to help her, it would be best if she had a high status and was seen by the Shu family.

In this case, Ah Si is the best candidate.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Husband."

Hearing this long sound, the corners of He Wangzhou's lips raised again.

"Ah Si, go to the Shu family and tell them that this is the intention of the Marquis of Jing'an."

Not long after, the servants of Shu Mansion rushed to Shu Yuanbai in panic and said that the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion had returned the dowry again.

Shu Yuanbai was still very angry. Hearing this, he wanted to bang the table loudly.

"Is his Jing'an Marquis Mansion finished?"

The servant pointed towards the door of the mansion, "Master, please go and have a look. He is still at the gate now."

Shu Yuanbai was startled and hurried to the door of the house. He immediately recognized the boy who followed He Wangzhou and knew how to beat people.

Ah Si took two steps forward and saluted Shu Yuanbai.

"Master Shu, my young master said that the young lady's dowry was sent to the wrong person, and asked the young lady to come to the house to exchange it."

Shu Yuanbai frowned in confusion, "How could..."

Seeing more and more people gathering in front of the mansion, Shu Yuanbai had to ask people to move things into the mansion first.But those standing in front of the dowries were all servants of the Hou Mansion, each wearing a sword. Who among the servants of the Shu Mansion would dare to approach?

Ah Si took out the dowry list and said, "No need, Mr. Shu, it's spacious outside. We have to go back to recover the dowry later. By the way, please invite Aunt Liu out of the house. I heard that the young lady This aunt is responsible for all the dowry. Now that something goes wrong with the dowry, she has to be there, right?"

After that, Ah Si ordered the servants of the Hou Mansion to open all the boxes, put out the items inside, and then read them one by one according to the list, regardless of whether Aunt Liu had arrived or not.

Only then did Shu Yuanbai realize something was wrong and hurriedly asked someone to call Aunt Liu.

When Aunt Liu arrived, before she could figure out what happened, Shu Yuanbai slapped her, causing Aunt Liu to become deaf for a moment.

"Is this the dowry you bought for Yan'er?"

Hearing the word dowry, Aunt Liu finally understood what happened.She ran out with her face half red from being slapped. When she saw the inferior goods on the ground, Aunt Liu's knees went weak and she almost fell down the stone steps in front of the door.

　Knock one!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)