The mistress of the Hou family went crazy after doting on concubines and killing their wives.

Chapter 24 The dowry was stolen

"Master Hou..." Zhao Ruyi hugged Lu Shanyuan's arm, "What should we do? Lu Wan did it on purpose. She must hate Chu Rong and the second son of the Xie family for falling in love and framing her."

Lu Shanyuan knew in his heart that these things belonged to Lu Wan's mother, and sighed, "Why did you take so many things from her?"

"Father, I didn't take it, ah...it hurts me to death!" Yu Churong cried anxiously, shaking with pain whenever he moved.

"Mom... Lu Wan is so cruel. She just poked my wound with her hand. She wanted to kill me!"

Zhao Ruyi hugged her quickly, "Chu Rong, my poor son, what if there are scars? We, mother and daughter, are both miserable people."

Lu Shanyuan looked at the mother and daughter who were crying, feeling heartbroken and comforted, "It's okay. They were gentle. They were all skin injuries. Take good care of them and they won't leave any scars. Lu Wan will get married soon, so you can Don’t argue with her.”

"Master Hou, what should I do with Chu Rongke? Is it a waste of time for my body to be taken by the second young master of the Xie family? My life is so miserable. It was because of Master Hou..."

"Don't talk about the past anymore." Lu Shanyuan's eyebrows jumped sharply.

"Don't worry, after Lu Wan gets married, I will ask the elders of the clan to adopt Yu Xiuyan as his legitimate son. I will also give Chu Rong a generous dowry. Didn't I buy her a grocery store a while ago?"

"That grocery store is very small, and the profit is very poor. ... Her dowry includes expensive jewelry and a shop and a farm. Let's give it to Chu Rong like Lu Wan did, so as to support her in the Jin Wenhou Mansion."

"No problem. Aren't you in charge of her dowry? It's up to you to choose the jewelry. I'll tell mother about the shop and farm." Lu Shanyuan agreed.

They are both daughters, so they naturally want a bowl of water to be balanced, not to mention that they have indeed wronged Yu Churong.

Zhao Ruyi was actually not satisfied with the result.

She had endured it for so many years, but she just didn't want to be a concubine. But the damn old woman sticks to the rules, and if she continues like this, all the hard work she has done will not be worth it.

But right now, there is no other way.

I can only blame my daughter for being too impatient and spoiling her plan.

Yu Churong must not become Lu Shanyuan's abandoned son. What's more, she taught Yu Churong how to handle Xie Huaiyu so that one day her daughter would become the wife of the Hou Mansion and be able to help her son in the future.

"Master Marquis, Master Marquis..." the housekeeper hurried over, "It's not good, the eldest lady..."

"What's wrong?" Lu Shanyuan was extremely irritated.

"The eldest girl is counting her dowry, saying... saying... that the dowry has been stolen..." The housekeeper hesitated and looked at Zhao Ruyi.

Zhao Ruyi's expression changed, "How can any girl's family check the dowry by themselves? You don't understand the rules."

"Nonsense!" Lu Shanyuan was so angry that he raised his feet and walked out.

In the Shaoguan courtyard where Lu Wan's mother lived during her lifetime, the Xie family's betrothal gifts and dowry were placed everywhere in the courtyard.

Forty-six carried the betrothal gift box, which was tied with bright red silk and remained untouched.

What Lu Wan counted was the 30-carat dowry given to her by her mother.

Among them, there are eight loads of household items, beds, chests and furniture, eight loads of clothing and fabrics, five loads of gold and silver jewelry, four loads of antique calligraphy and paintings, two loads of rare medicinal materials and ingredients, and three loads of other daily necessities.

Everywhere is packed to the brim.

"Father." Lu Wan said with a cold face, "Of the dowry my mother left for me, the most valuable items were stolen."

In her previous life, after she married into Marquis Wen's Mansion of Jin, Xie Huaiyu said that she wanted to give something good to her father's boss. She immediately picked up two famous paintings, only to find that they were fakes.

I quickly checked the dowry and found that many things had been swapped. I was so shocked that I couldn't sleep for days and nights, for fear of being discovered and causing big trouble.

Unexpectedly, Yu Churong used her as a handle to falsely accuse her maternal ancestors of reselling gifts given by the emperor, committing the crime of deceiving the emperor. Not only did she completely trample her dignity underfoot, but she was also forced to hand over all the dowry!
In addition, the mother's dowry should have included five shops and three villages, one of which involved nearly a thousand acres of farmland and forests. All of them should have been given to her, but Mrs. Lu cut her off and only gave her one shop and a village. Xiao Zhuangzi, the rest of Qing Mimi was put into Lu Mansion's pocket.

Now, she's going to make them all spit out!
Lu Shanyuan didn't believe it at all, "Swap? How is that possible?" Lu Wan grabbed a painting and shook it open, "These paintings by famous artists are all fakes!"

Lu Shanyuan's face changed. He took the painting and took a closer look. He couldn't help but feel frightened.

He was born in a noble family and was good at calligraphy and painting. After Lu Wan's mother came into the house, he tasted all the rare calligraphy and paintings. Some of them were hung outside for several years. Later, she prepared all the dowry for Lu Wan and kept them away.

Once you see the original and then look at the fake, you can spot it at a glance.

"There are also a set of rubies and emeralds, a jade shell screen, a top-grade fire coral tree and other most expensive ornaments. They are also fake. What is important is that the dowry list contains five special Shu horses given to the mother by the queen. The Shu brocade and the ten pairs of royal tapestry paintings with one gold each were all replaced with ordinary brocades. Father, this is a major theft! Someone is dragging the Hou Mansion to death!"

Lu Wan's last words made Lu Shanyuan's veins jump in shock.

He was so angry that he yelled at Lu Wan, "What do you want to do! You want the Hou Mansion to die!"

Lu Wan's eyes were red and she said slowly: "Father, the things my mother left for me have been stolen. Why are you yelling at me? Don't say that the things are worth more than one hundred thousand taels, but say that the things given by the emperor have been stolen. Aren't you afraid? ?”

"These are just thoughts in my eyes, but in the eyes of short-sighted rats, they are nothing but wealth!"

Seeing his expression change, Lu Wan knew her words had an effect, so she gave him another blow.

She said in a sincere tone, "My father is the minister of the Ministry of Etiquette. It is the end of the year. During the year-end evaluation, if the Marquis of Jin Wen finds that the dowry is fake and spreads it, the censor hears about it and writes two impeachment papers. My father's official position can be... Are you still sitting securely? Our marquis is also the last generation to inherit the title, and the next generation will be reduced. My daughter knows that her father’s official career is difficult, and she has tried her best to maintain the glory of the Marquis of Wu’an. Why not my daughter?”

Lu Shanyuan was so shocked that his whole body became cold.

How could he not know the seriousness?
Especially concerning his official career and the continuation of the Marquis.

Lu Shanyuan was helpless, "Wan'er, don't keep staring at her. She... both her parents died. It's very difficult for her to go to your grandmother with a pair of children with nothing."

Lu Wan then softened her tone and said, "My daughter understands that this matter must not have been ordered by you. You are a filial son. After all, she is her grandmother's niece. But she has nothing and is easily squinted by wealth. She thinks about things that do not belong to her and commits a crime. The unforgivable sin.”

"If I pursue the case forcefully, it will not only hurt my father's face, but also make my grandmother sad, bring shame to the entire Hou family, affect the marriages of my sisters, and also affect my eldest brother's career."

Lu Shanyuan's tight strings relaxed, "Yes, yes, you have always been sensible."

Yes, she was just too sensible and too strong, so she was fooled by others and counted money for her.

The more Lu Shanyuan wants to save face, the more she will use Zhao Ruyi to step on his face and rub it on the ground!
The Lu family has always prided themselves on being a clean and honest family. Even if they spend their daughter-in-law's dowry, they will never blatantly cheat on their daughter's family's dowry.

"Should I report this to my grandmother?" Lu Wan asked deliberately.

"No." Lu Shanyuan objected.

The old lady had always disliked Zhao Ruyi and had told him several times to leave the mother and keep the son. If the old lady knew that Zhao Ruyi had just given up Lu Wan's dowry, she would definitely not tolerate her.

"Father wants to protect her regardless of the consequences?" Lu Wan raised an eyebrow.

"The matter is too big, let me think about it." Lu Shanyuan was helpless.

"Okay, later I will ask Dongqing to copy a copy of the dowry list that was switched. Father will take care of it. However, paper cannot contain the fire."

"...Okay, I understand." Lu Shanyuan was so angry that his daughter suppressed him but he couldn't break out. It was too frustrating.

Lu Wan watched her father's back, no longer as upright and arrogant as before.

The biggest weakness of Mrs. Lu and her father is that they are too shameless.

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