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Chapter 2 You are really unfilial, go to the ancestral hall and kneel down
Chapter 2

Although it was called a discussion, Madam Shen never asked for Gu Nianchu's opinion from beginning to end. She just assigned a task to Gu Nianchu in the end.

"Nianchu, take people to prepare the betrothal gifts later, so Ling'er can go to Xu's house to propose marriage."

Gu Nianchu did not respond virtuously as usual and quietly took out her goodies to prepare. She smiled faintly and said, "Mother, please tell me where to get these sixty loads of betrothal gifts? There are not many good things in the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion. It is not easy to collect sixty loads."

Old Madam Shen was very angry: "Nianchu, you are now the wife of the prince of the Marquisate. You married into the Shen family. Don't you consider yourself a member of the Shen family? Don't forget, if it wasn't for saving you, my son wouldn't have fallen to this point."

Hearing Old Madam Shen bringing up the old story again, Gu Nianchu sneered inwardly. In her previous life, when she was lying in bed after being given a chronic poison by the Shen family, Xu Yan came to stimulate her and told her in person that Shen Ling had not hurt his vitals for protecting Gu Nianchu at all. He just felt sick when he saw Gu Nianchu and didn't want to sleep with her.

Shen Shaobai is the best proof. When Shen Shaobai entered the Marquis' Mansion, he was less than four years old. In order to prevent her from finding out, he deliberately lied that he was six years old. He only looked thin because of his weak physique.

Gu Nianchu didn't understand why he wanted to marry her if he didn't like her.

"Sister, why do you want to do this? Isn't it just for your status as the general's legitimate daughter? Without your beautiful wedding dress and the money sent by the general's mansion every year, how can such a huge mansion be supported? And how can my cousin's son and I live a good life?"

When Xu Yan said this, there was very little dowry left in Gu Nianchu's hands. It was obviously her dowry, but it was all given to Xu Yan as a betrothal gift from the Marquis' Mansion. After Xu Yan entered the Marquis' Mansion, she took over the household management.

The excuse was to let her teach the Marquis's eldest son well, which was a sign of the Marquis's importance on her.

Unfortunately, Gu Nianchu tried his best but failed to teach Shen Shaobai a talent. Instead, Chang Huan, his servant, became a master in both literature and martial arts.

That family also took advantage of her guilt towards the Marquis' Mansion and forced Chang Huan to create a character that was both civil and military for Shen Shaobai. Chang Huan had never had motherly love since childhood, so she took advantage of Chang Huan's admiration for her.

But before he died, he was still covered in dirty water by the Shen family.

Gu Nianchu put her hands in her sleeves, her nails digging deeply into her palms, but she didn't feel any pain at all.

"Ma'am, the old lady is talking to you."

Nanny Liu scolded Gu Nianchu harshly, saying that this lady was becoming more and more stupid and was really useless.

"Mother, please forgive my stupidity. I naturally consider myself a member of the Shen family. But what does this have to do with the fact that the treasury in the mansion can't produce the betrothal gifts? Are you planning to use the dowry in my private treasury for public use?"

Gu Nianchu looked incredulous: "Mother, our dynasty's laws stipulate that dowry is a woman's private property and no one in the husband's family can encroach on it. No way, mother is a person who follows rules the most, how could she do this, my daughter-in-law said something wrong."

The expressions on Madam Shen and Xu Yan's faces were very ugly. This was actually what they were planning. They couldn't touch Gu Nianchu's dowry openly, but Gu Nianchu wanted to use it herself, so who could say anything?
They originally thought that as long as Gu Nianchu sent her dowry as a betrothal gift to the Xu family this time, and then these betrothal gifts returned to the Marquis' Mansion, they would become Xu Yan's dowry and would become Shen Shaobai's property in the future.

This stupid thing actually dared to talk back today!
"Gu, when did I ever touch your dowry? How dare you be so disrespectful to your mother-in-law? You are so unfilial! Go to the ancestral hall and kneel down! Come out when you figure it out!"

Madam Shen ordered Aunt Liu: "Aunt Liu, take Madam to the ancestral hall and make her kneel down. Do not give her any food or drink. You must guard her personally!"

Gu Nianchu didn't argue, he got up and went to the ancestral hall. Xier gritted her teeth and ran to the front yard.

Gu Nianchu was not kneeling respectfully in the Shen Family Ancestral Hall. She only knelt when she first came in, and sat down after Nanny Liu closed the door and left. Gu Nianchu had some things she hadn't figured out yet, so she took advantage of the punishment in the ancestral hall to think them through.

At this time, Gu Nianchu was just twenty years old, in the prime of her youth. She was the legitimate daughter of the general's mansion, and usually practiced martial arts with her brothers. Although her skills were not very good, it was enough to keep fit and she was much better than ordinary girls in the boudoir.

At this time, her body had not yet been poisoned by the Shen family, so she could stay in this ancestral hall for three to five days without any problem.

She can wait, but the Shen family can't.

At night, Shen Ling's voice was heard outside the ancestral hall.

"Madame Liu, I'm here to see the Madam."

Shen Ling's voice was very clear. When Gu Nianchu heard Shen Ling's voice again, his upper and lower lips could not help but tremble.

It was this man who schemed and deceived her for the sake of the Marquis' Mansion, and also schemed against the General's Mansion, tricking her father and brother into handing over the military command to the Emperor. He then imprisoned her father and brother on trumped-up charges, and later all the male members of the family were exiled to the northern border.

It was at this time that Shen Ling revealed his ferocious face and attacked her viciously.

The door creaked open. Shen Ling was wearing a thick fur coat. When he saw Gu Nianchu, he immediately took off the fur coat and put it on her: "Chu'er, you have suffered. How could your mother do this to you?"

Shen Ling is twenty-two years old this year, at the prime of his life. As the son of a marquis, he looks like a handsome man no matter how you look at him. But who would have known that he is so dirty inside.

Gu Nianchu, you are really blind.

For the sake of such a face, not only did you ruin yourself, but you also brought disaster to the entire general's mansion.

Gu Nianchu was trembling, Shen Ling felt very distressed, and reached out to hug her: "Chu'er, mother is angry now, please don't disobey her, okay? I remember all your kindness."

In his previous life, if Shen Ling had just said a few words to Gu Nianchu like this, Gu Nianchu would have given him her life.

After living his life again, Gu Nianchu just felt disgusted.

"My Lord, it is said that a clever tiger cannot cook without rice. Now my mother wants me to take out sixty loads of betrothal gifts. It is simply impossible to do so without using my dowry. If I use my dowry, it will damage the reputation of the Marquis's Mansion. I really have no choice."

Gu Nianchu looked aggrieved. Shen Ling was a little annoyed, but he had to suppress his dissatisfaction: "Chu'er, didn't you do these things well in the past? Why did you disobey your mother so much this time? Chu'er, don't you want me to marry my cousin? As long as you say you don't want to, I won't."

Shen Ling used retreat as a means of advance. Over the years, he used this method to get everything he wanted, and it worked every time.

Gu Nianchu didn't want to pretend to be nice to him, so she fell down and pretended to faint.

Shen Ling's face looked a little ugly. He wanted to leave in anger, but after thinking about it, he asked someone to send Gu Nianchu back to Haitangyuan where she lived.

(End of this chapter)