"Then, General's Mansion, whatever you say, we'll do as you say!" Marquis Zhenbei said, seething with anger.

I've never seen such a shameless person, getting the benefit and then acting innocent.

He never imagined that he was this kind of person.

General Liu snorted coldly, seemingly satisfied with his answer, "It's very simple, the wedding will take place immediately, the scale of the ceremony cannot be inferior to others, and the betrothal gifts must be twice as much as usual!"

"General Liu, this might not be appropriate."

The Marquis's mansion is currently short of money and dares not be discovered in the first place. Now they want double the amount? Even if they sell everything they own, they still can't raise that much.

"In that case, forget it, I won't marry him!"

"Let's go to His Majesty and demand justice!"

Upon hearing this, the Marquis of Zhenbei smiled obsequiously and said, "General Liu, how can such a matter of marriage be discussed before His Majesty? If people find out about your daughter's situation, it won't look good for everyone, will it?"

"This is easy to handle. It's just a matter of paying half the bride price. Agreed!"

"The girl has already been wronged, so we, as the men, naturally need to be understanding. Shixuan, don't you think so?"

Lin Shixuan said in a low voice, "Father is right. It was my fault that Miss Liu was wronged."

Ye Lanyin squinted.

It seems things are going as I expected.

very good.

She took Madam Liu's hand and patted it, "Madam Liu, don't worry. Since the Marquis has agreed to this, he will definitely not wrong you. He will go to the Liu family with an eight-bearer sedan chair to marry Miss Liu."

Madam Liu was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes. "Good, good."

She has spoiled this daughter too much over the years, insisting on waiting until she is so old to get married.

Even if she marries someone younger than herself now, that's her fate.

She sighed inwardly.

After General Liu left, Marquis Zhenbei stopped Ye Lanyin.

"What's wrong with you, my lord?"

"Madam, Shixuan is getting married. As his mother, shouldn't you help him make arrangements?"

Ye Lanyin said coldly, "Of course. I am the mistress of the Marquis's mansion. I will take care of whoever gets married."

Marquis Zhenbei thought to himself.

snort.

See? Yesterday they talked about divorce, but today they're still concerned about the Marquis's mansion.

Therefore, this woman shouldn't be spoiled too much!

But the thought that his son was getting married before he even reached adulthood would likely make him a laughingstock throughout Bianjing.

He couldn't sleep at night no matter what he did.

The next day, Ye Lanyin sent the betrothal gift list to the Marquis of Zhenbei.

Seeing that the list of betrothal gifts was twice as much as usual, he immediately handed the list to Ye Lanyin.

"Alright, let's do it this way. Madam, you can go and make the preparations."

Ye Lanyin stood still, not intending to accept it.

"What's wrong?"

"Is Your Excellency still half asleep? It's a wedding at the Marquis's residence. What do you want me to prepare?"

"Madam, didn't we agree yesterday that you would be in charge of arranging the wedding?"

"Didn't I just send you the gift list? You have to pay for it, otherwise how am I supposed to arrange it?" Ye Lanyin said calmly.

"Lanyin, you know the current situation of the Marquis's mansion. How can they possibly come up with so much money?"

"Since you, Lord Marquis, couldn't produce it, why didn't you just tell General Liu yesterday? Why did you agree to it, putting on a show of wealth when you're not?"

"Well... wasn't it because you said the imperial examinations couldn't have any blemishes..."

"My lord, stop!" Ye Lanyin hurriedly called out to stop him.

"The concept of a 'blemish' is a product of the imperial examination system, not something I made up. Please don't spread rumors; people who don't know better might think I'm acting on your orders!"

The Marquis of Zhenbei's face stiffened.

"Then what do you suggest we do? Your child is getting married, and you're unwilling to contribute your dowry. Are you going to borrow it?"

"right!"

“Wh…what?” Marquis Zhenbei was dumbfounded.

Does she really have the heart to let herself borrow it?

"Go borrow it!"

"My lord, don't even think about touching my dowry! My dowry is for Wanwan, and no one else can even dream of it!"

"Madam, are you out of your mind? A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl; aren't you giving her to someone else's family?"

Look.

They truly are a mother and son.

Even their filthy thoughts are the same!

"Yes, that's why there's no reason for me to give my dowry to someone else. I'm a married daughter, how can I use the dowry my parents gave me to supplement my husband's family?"

"You—" The Marquis of Zhenbei glared angrily, about to argue with her.

But then he thought, his son is getting married now, and he can't upset her. If she doesn't make the arrangements, he'll become a laughing stock.

“Madam, that’s not what I meant. Please don’t get agitated. What I meant was, why don’t you contribute the money first, and I’ll pay you back when my salary comes in.”

"Heh, my lord, I've heard that as soon as your salary comes in, you give it to that lowly concubine Zou. Don't you feel your tongue going numb saying this?"

You shameless woman! You're certainly well-informed.

He smiled. "Madam, don't listen to what people are saying. I was just using it on my colleagues."

"I'm not feeling well right now, so I don't go out to invite my colleagues much. Of course, I'll repay you."

Mother, don't believe him.

He's lying to you~

"Alright, it's settled then. You can contribute now, and I'll definitely pay you back later."

"Your Excellency must be joking, right? This betrothal gift is for the Marquis's family to marry a wife. Even if it were Shiming getting married, I would never do this, let alone for an adopted son."

"Lanyin, don't push your luck. Now that I've listened to you and made Shuang'er a lowly concubine, what more do you want from me?"

"Although Shixuan is an adopted son, he has treated you with the respect due to a legitimate son, called you 'Mother,' and has been included in the family genealogy!"

"You raised this child for sixteen years, he's even closer than your own son. What's wrong with taking out some of your dowry to help out? Why are you being so stingy? It's not like I'm not going to pay him back!"

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