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Chapter 63 Dowry (1)

Qiangwei didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse to be a goddaughter to Aunt Zheng in the big house, and the next day, Rong's mother asked her to go, and Mrs. Shizi asked her if she would like to, so she tactfully delayed for two days before replying.

Since then, Dong Yuan has not been in a good mood.

Qiangwei Min|I feel that what Mrs. Shizi gave her is not a good thing.She is not as transparent as Miss Jiu about the affairs of the house. She doesn't know many things, but Miss does.Seeing the young lady's depressed mood, Qiangwei understood that Dong Yuan was not very happy about this matter.Although she doesn't know why, Qiangwei has already made a decision in her heart: she can't promise Mrs. Shizi.

In another month, she will be married to the Sheng family. Compared to Mrs. Shizi, Miss Jiu is her permanent master. She cannot offend Miss Jiu for Mrs. Shizi.

Miss Jiu didn't tell her, maybe it was because the matter was too cryptic to talk about.

Qiangwei thought silently, and after a few days, Mrs. Shizi called her again, and she knelt down and kowtowed to Mrs. Shizi: "Madam, Qiangwei is just a servant in the mansion. Her life is shallow and her blessings are light, so she cannot afford such kindness. Qiangwei I just want to serve Miss Nine with all my heart, and I can't be Aunt Zheng's daughter, I beg Madam to take back her life!"

Mrs. Shizi was stunned for a moment, before laughing: "Get up, get up!"

Mother Rong and Hua Nin helped Qiangwei up.

Qiangwei thought that Mrs. Shizi wanted to persuade her, so she had already thought up an excuse: she had two younger sisters, and the fortune teller said that her fourth and fifth younger sisters were more blessed than her, and her fourth younger sister was cute and smart, which made Mrs. Shizi Choose her younger sister to be Aunt Zheng's daughter.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Shi Zi smiled and said: "Since you don't want to, that's fine. Originally, Aunt Zheng looked at you and looked like a third lady. She wanted to keep you by her side to serve, but she was afraid that you would come from Miss Jiu's room." When I went to her room and felt wronged, I wanted to recognize you as a goddaughter. You only recognize Miss Jiu in your heart, this is the fate between you and Miss Jiu, and I will serve Miss Jiu with all my heart in the future!"

She was so happy that Qiangwei kowtowed three times to Mrs. Shizi, but she thought in her heart: Why Aunt Zheng thinks she looks like Miss San is just an excuse.She was rewarded by the old lady to Miss Jiu, and even Mrs. Shizi has no right to be her master. How could Aunt Zheng dare to take a fancy to her and ask her to go?
Back at Shicui Hall, Qiangwei told Dong Yuan about her refusal to Mrs. Shizi.

As soon as Dong Yuan heard this, he knew that the old lady had changed candidates and left Qiangwei by her side to be the maid in charge.Dong Yuan couldn't help but smile with the corners of his eyes bent: "Qiangwei, you silly girl, you became Aunt Zheng's daughter, and you are the Miss Xue's mansion, but you sincerely rejected it, how ignorant are you?"

The words are very happy, and there is no meanness.

Qiangwei could hear it, so she giggled: "I'm not lucky enough to be a young lady. Besides, I'm stupid. In the old lady's room, I only know the old lady; in the young lady's room, I only know the young lady. No matter how good things are, Qiangwei will not be greedy."

Dong Yuan felt a warm current in his heart.

There are still more than 20 days before she will leave the court, and Dong Yuan really wants to know who the Xue family will choose to be Teng's concubine for her dowry.

Not Qiangwei, there is always someone else.

Happiness was replaced by this helpless emotion again, Dong Yuan felt a little bored.

On the second day Qiangwei rejected the wife of the eldest son, Dong Yuan heard that the old lady recognized the scarf in the house as her granddaughter, just like the concubine lady in the family.

Baojin is the old lady's favorite maid, she is an orphan girl, when she was a child, both her parents worked in Xue's house, later her father's health was not good, her father passed away when she was three years old.Her mother was timid and cautious, she was cautious in doing things in the house, and raised the scarf alone.In the winter when Baojin was seven years old, her mother also died of illness.

Afterwards, she has been in the old lady's house, from a rough maid to a first-class maid.

Dong Yuan knew that the old lady liked scarves the most.

Compared with the other first-class maids in the old lady's room, Baojin is calm, reticent, dedicated to everything, has a tight mouth, and looks a little dull. She doesn't accept anyone who pleases her, and only the old lady is really in her eyes.Although she didn't know how to act flexibly and offended some people, but the old lady praised her, but no one dared to bully her.

Baojin is probably the person married by Dongyuan Teng.

Hearing this news, Dong Yuan's eyes darkened slightly.Although he knew that the old lady was doing it for her own good, even though he knew that Baojin married because she would give birth to an heir of the Sheng family, and for her to be favored by the Sheng family.But her heart is uncomfortable.

Even if she didn't make the decision by herself, she brought the concubine's room by herself, and she pushed herself into the situation of polygamy and multiple concubines.

After saying a few words in front of the old lady, she easily replaced Qiangwei, she should be very content.But the heart involuntarily picked up.

Qiangwei could see that Dongyuan was unhappy when he heard that Baojin had become the old lady's granddaughter.She didn't understand why Dong Yuan was unhappy, but she vaguely guessed that Baojin's granddaughter and her goddaughter were all for the same thing, something that made Miss Jiu unhappy.

What the hell is going on?

Qiangwei felt uneasy.

In March and April, the spring is bright and bright, the Xue Mansion is fragrant, and all kinds of flowers are in full bloom, adding noise to the spring.On the first day of April, Mrs. Shengchang Hou brought her second daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ge, to greet Mrs. Xue.

Dong Yuan is waiting to be married, so she shouldn't see guests in the first place.The visitor is from her future husband's family, so suspicion should be avoided. All the girls in the family have gone to sit down, only Dong Yuan is still doing needlework in Shicui Pavilion.

Mrs. Sheng had lunch at Xue's mansion, then talked with the old lady, and did not go back until Shen Zheng.

Dong Yuan asked Qiangwei to find out what Mrs. Sheng was doing here.

"Birthday gift for Lord Hou." Qiangwei came back and said to Dong Yuan, "The Sheng family didn't have much contact with our family before. The Sheng family didn't know that March [-]th was Lord Hou's birthday. They didn't know until they met at Yonglian Temple that day. Mrs. Sheng prepared a gift when she came back, and today she prepared everything and delivered it herself."

This is also reasonable.

Dong Yuan didn't think much about it.

Qiangwei went on to say: "Mrs. Shizi invited the second grandma of the Sheng family to go for a stroll in the back garden, and left Mrs. Sheng and Miss Wan'er to talk in front of the old lady for more than an hour. When Miss Wan'er came out, her eyes were red. , seems to have cried. The faces of the old lady and Mrs. Sheng are as usual, but nothing can be seen..."

After Dong Yuan heard this, the needle in his hand paused slightly.

Does Mrs. Sheng's visit still involve Xue Jiangwan?
Dong Yuan didn't like this distant relative.In the first month, knowing that Dong Yuan was granted a marriage to Sheng Xiuyi as his successor, and Eleventh Sister was made Concubine Shu, she actually provoked the relationship between Dong Yuan and Eleventh Sister, and wanted Dong Yuan to fight for the opportunity to enter the palace.

Xue Jiangwan probably felt that Dong Yuan was so handsome, she would definitely want to enter the palace to gain a better future; she probably also found out that Dong Yuan was walking in front of the old lady, so she escaped from Yang's persecution.Then, Xue Jiangwan must have thought that Dong Yuan flattered the old lady because of the chance to enter the palace!

That's why she dared to sow discord when she first arrived.If it succeeds, Dong Yuan will regard her as a confidant and take care of her everywhere in the future.With the care of a concubine Shu, her future will be bright and brilliant.This alone is worth her all-or-nothing.

A courageous and scheming woman, but her heart is too bad, trying to step on others for profit, it is disgusting and contemptible.

If Dongyuan didn't have the understanding of the imperial palace in later generations, he would probably be very moved, right?If he is provoked by Xue Jiangwan again, he might really fight for it.

It was a bloody battle between Xue Dongshu and the Dongyuan sisters.The one who loses is doomed to be miserable.In case of misfortune, both sides will suffer, and the Xue family may lose two granddaughters at once.

From then on, Dong Yuan didn't like Xue Jiangwan in his heart, although she was alone in Xue's house, it was very pitiful.

What happened that time, after being beaten by the old lady, Xue Jiang had a good night, and he didn't make any tricks again, and lived these days peacefully in Xue's residence.

From Dong Yuan's point of view, Xue Jiangwan was not discouraged, but was hiding his strength and biding his time to wait for the opportunity.People like her will not give up until they have achieved their goals.Because once she gives up, there will be no hope for her future.

Her goal is to find a good marriage.

This is her only purpose of staying in Xue's mansion, right?

Could it be that she got involved with the Sheng family?
This incident left a shallow imprint on Dong Yuan's heart. Following Mrs. Xue's normal attitude towards Xue Jiangwan, Dong Yuan gradually did not take it to heart.

On April [-]th, there are still five days before she leaves the cabinet.After dinner that day, the old lady specially left her to talk.

Old Master Xue was also sitting on the kang table, looking at Dong Yuan with a smile.

Mother Zhan took an exquisite gift list to the old lady. The old lady looked at it, then handed it to Dong Yuan, and said with a smile: "Sister Yuan, this is the dowry that grandma prepared for you. It will be carried to Shengyuan in a few days. Go home, take a look first, if you want anything else, grandma will buy something for you."

Dong Yuan blushed slightly, a little embarrassed.

Facing the old lady's benevolent eyes, Dong Yuan came over to look at the list.

After watching for a while, she raised her eyes to look at the old lady, her eyes were full of surprise, and there was water in her slanted eyes: "Grandmother, this is too much, there are still several younger sisters who have not left the cabinet..."

It would be too extravagant to talk about gold and silver, real estate shops, houses and accompanying rooms, not to mention jewelry, silk and silk, and cage furniture.

The old lady gave her 5000 acres of fertile land, [-] taels of silver, five shops on the most prosperous East Street in the capital, an eight-bedroom companion house, sixteen dowry maids, and a rich assortment of clothes and jewelry, which is hard to count.

"Sister Yuan, some things don't belong to the father-in-law, they are your grandmother's dowry." Old Hou Ye said with a smile, "Your grandmother's dowry, whether it is for you or for others in the family, is up to your grandmother's will. You It's the princess, and 88 carries the dowry, it's not considered extravagant."

Dong Yuan knew that this was discussed by her grandparents, uncles, aunts and others, so she declined it, which seemed very hypocritical.

What's more, if you marry into your in-law's family, the more dowries you have, the more confident you will be. How can she not know the good intentions of her grandmother?

Dong Yuan got up and kowtowed to the old lady.

The old lady hurriedly pulled her up, smiled and hugged her in her arms: "Grandmother can't be taken into the coffin. If I don't give it to you, I will leave it to them to spoil it!"

Then he suppressed his smile and said to Dong Yuan, "Sister Yuan, there is one more thing, the concubine Teng you are marrying, grandma has made a late appointment, she will go to Sheng's house on April [-]th along with your dowry. "

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