Sheng Lingtian stared intently at the Chu family, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes.

He did not answer Chu's question, but turned to look at the steward behind him.

"Butler Xu, follow them..."

"yes!"

This Steward Xu is one of Sheng Lingtian's men and enjoys his deep trust.

As Madam Chu watched Steward Xu's retreating figure, a slight smile played on her lips.

"Alright, everyone, please sit down! I'm so sorry, this has happened at my daughter's one-month celebration! Please excuse the embarrassment!"

"Madam Sheng, you flatter me!"

"Madam Sheng, what are you saying! I feel so sorry for you today! Please don't worry, Madam Sheng!"

"Madam Sheng, there's no need to be so polite, we all understand..."

"..."

"Alright! Everyone, please take your seats! The banquet is officially beginning! Enjoy your food and drinks; there's no need to ruin your good mood over unworthy people!"

Chu glanced at Mu Rou'er, whose face had darkened, with a slight smile. This glance almost broke Mu Rou'er's defenses.

She gripped the "carefully" prepared gift for Sheng Wanwan, gritting her teeth.

But in the end, he didn't take it out!

Things are bad enough already; she can't afford to cause any more trouble.

Otherwise, Sheng Lingtian would really despise you...

The ladies and young misses looked at her with disdain, and she couldn't stand those gazes. Finally, with a sullen face, she turned and left...

The banquet continued, and Sheng Lingtian looked at the table full of delicious food with an extremely ugly expression.

He didn't want to deal with this group of people anymore!

"Please enjoy your meal, everyone. Excuse me for a moment!"

Sheng Lingtian said this and strode towards the door.

Chu ignored Sheng Lingtian. Anyway, it would take some time to count the dowry. With so many people around, she figured Sheng Lingtian and Mu Rou'er wouldn't dare to tamper with it openly. She would just wait until Zhu Cui and the others finished counting before calling Sheng Lingtian and Mu Rou'er.

It's better that they're not here now, so she won't have to see them.

"Second brother, third brother, why don't you go to the men's section and get something to eat? We'll need your support later!"

Chu looked at Chu Xiuyuan and Chu Yunzhou and said.

"Little sister, are you alright?"

Chu Yunzhou asked with concern.

"It's alright! Second brother, third brother, don't worry! Go and eat something. Don't worry, my sisters-in-law are here to keep me company!" Madam Chu said with a smile.

At this moment, Chu's three sisters-in-law also stood beside Chu.

"You guys go ahead! Don't worry, we'll take care of things here!"

As she spoke, Sister-in-law Chu gave her two younger brothers-in-law a meaningful look…

"Then we'll head over first!"

Chu Xiuyuan nodded, then pulled Chu Yunzhou away...

Seeing how well her family treated her, Madam Chu's eyes welled up with tears.

In this life, she will definitely not let her family members suffer the fate Wanwan spoke of. She will protect her four children and her family.

I will kill any god who stands in my way, and I will slay any Buddha who stands in my way!

Chu composed herself and, along with her sisters-in-law, began to serve everyone food and drinks.

Sheng Wanwan was then taken away by the nanny and coaxed to sleep...

Because of the trouble that happened to the Chu family, no one really wanted to stay here and enjoy the food in peace.

The banquet ended quickly.

Madam Chu did not keep them any longer. She took her maids and servants and saw off all the ladies and young misses.

However, Fang and Ma stayed behind. They wanted to support Chu here so that she wouldn't be bullied by Sheng Lingtian, that ungrateful wretch!

Madam Chu thanked the two ladies gratefully, and everyone waited quietly in the hall.

Not long after, Zhu Cui and Granny Zhao returned.

He handed the checked list to Mrs. Chu.

"Madam, Aunt Mu is truly audacious! Much of your dowry has been lost!"

Putting aside everything else, 20,000 taels of silver alone were lost. Besides that, there were various headdresses, jewelry, gold and silver utensils, antiques, and paintings…

"Zhu Cui said angrily."

Chu glanced at it, her eyes filled with gloom.

Does she really think Chu Lan is easy to bully?

"Let me see!"

Jiang, the eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family, reached out and took the list of missing dowry items, and the other two sisters-in-law also gathered around to look at it.

A moment later, the three sisters-in-law were so angry they were practically fuming!

"Fine! Fine! Fine! Do you really think my Chu family has no one left? How dare you bully my Chu family like this!" The eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family slammed her fist on the table and roared angrily!

"I'd like to see how much guts Mu Rou'er has! She's only been here for half a year and she dares to embezzle so much of the mistress's dowry!"

Even the usually gentle and mild-mannered second sister-in-law of the Chu family cursed angrily.

"Yeah, it's so infuriating!"

Looking at the list, Chu's third sister-in-law said with a gloomy face:

"If all these things were converted into silver, they would be worth at least 100,000 taels of silver. I want to see how this peasant general, Sheng Lingtian, will pay off that slut's debt!"

Upon seeing this, Fang and Ma exchanged a glance, both deeply shocked.

Is Mu Rou'er truly ignorant, or is she incredibly audacious? Not only did she dare to touch the mistress's dowry, but she also dared to take away so much of it.

Aren't you afraid of getting beaten to death?

"Go and see if the general has finished. If the guests have left, please invite the general and my brothers over!"

Chu instructed Zhu Cui.

Zhu Cui immediately agreed and turned to fetch someone!

"Granny Zhao, go and call Aunt Mu over!"

"yes!"

Granny Zhao also accepted the order and left...

A short while later, Sheng Lingtian, Chu Xiuyuan, and Chu Yunzhou walked in.

Then Mu Rou'er walked in with a gloomy expression.

"General, this is the list of dowry items I'm missing!"

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