Not long after, Sheng Lingtian returned.

He was followed by more than a dozen servants carrying several large boxes.

A cold smile appeared on Chu's lips. This Mu Rou'er is quite the master of using someone else's flowers to present to Buddha!

Using her dowry to please her in-laws—I can't believe she even thought of that.

"Go order something!"

Chu gave Zhucui a new list of missing dowry items.

Zhu Cui took them and counted them one by one.

"Madam, most of the other gold and silver jewelry, antique paintings and calligraphy, porcelain ornaments, antique jade, rare medicinal materials... are still there. However, the 20,000 taels of silver stored in the treasury and the set of gold-inlaid jade headdress that the old lady gave you when you got married are gone!"

Those ornaments are worth ten thousand taels of silver!

Zhu Cui handed the dowry list to Madam Chu and angrily reported it.

Upon hearing this, Madam Chu stared coldly at Mu Rou'er.

"Mu Rou'er, you're really something! You've squandered all the stuff worth 30,000 taels of silver in just half a year?"

Luckily I discovered it in time, otherwise you would have taken all my dowry!

I won't ask you where all the money went!

"For the sake of the general, you'd better make up for my dowry within a month, or you know what will happen..."

Chu threatened coldly!

"Chu family, who do you think you are, daring to speak to me like that? What can you do if I don't return your money?"

When Mu Rou'er heard that Madam Chu dared to speak to her like that, she was furious and started to speak recklessly!

"How dare you, a mere concubine, speak to the mistress of the house like that! You deserve a lesson! Zhao Mama, slap her!"

A frosty look immediately appeared on Chu's face, and she shouted sternly!

Although she knew that Mu Rou'er was unlikely to receive the slap, it didn't stop her from making her stance clear.

Since Mu Rou'er's identity cannot be revealed at this time, she is just a concubine in the mansion.

The concubine who was beaten, scolded, and disciplined at will by the mistress.

If even a concubine speaks to her like this, and she remains unmoved and timid, that would be even more dangerous!

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Granny Zhao responded, stepped forward, and raised her hand to slap Mu Rou'er across the face.

"Enough!"

Sheng Lingtian raised his hand to stop Zhao Mama, his face cold as he looked at Madam Chu and said:

"I'll raise the dowry money for you within three days, not even a month!"

"General! You've been so kind to Aunt Mu! In that case, I won't hold it against her! However, if you haven't made up for the missing dowry in three days, I will have my second brother handle this matter strictly according to the law! He will show absolutely no mercy!"

Chu glanced coldly at Mu Rou'er and said indifferently.

"good!"

Sheng Lingtian responded, grabbed Mu Rou'er, turned around, and strode away.

As soon as he left, both Fang and Ma stood up.

"Alas! Chu Lan, you've suffered! I never expected General Sheng to be this kind of person!"

Madam Ma held Madam Chu's hand and sighed.

"It's okay, seeing things clearly is better than living in a false dream your whole life!"

Chu gave a bitter smile, her voice tinged with a sense of desolation.

Upon hearing this, Madam Fang also offered words of comfort:

"Mrs. Chu, don't be sad. All women are like this! Marrying a man is like gambling. If you marry the right one, then it's all good!"

If you choose the wrong person, you'll just have to make do for the rest of your life!

Try to think more positively. Take back your dowry and live a good life with your children.

As for that jerk, just ignore him and don't pay him any mind!

"I understand! Madam Jiang, Madam Liu, thank you for staying to support me. Don't worry, I'm fine!"

Chu said calmly.

Madam Ma and Madam Jiang exchanged a glance and did not try to persuade her further. They knew that Madam Chu was a woman of deep affection and loyalty. How could she just let go of more than ten years of feelings?

However, it's pointless for outsiders to say anything about this; the Chu family has to figure it out themselves...

"Then I'll be going now! If you need anything, send someone to find me! I will never let you suffer!"

Ma looked at Chu and earnestly gave her some advice.

"good!"

Madam Chu nodded slightly, and then Madam Ma got up and left...

After chatting for a while, Madam Jiang took her sister-in-law's hand and then got up to say goodbye.

After seeing the guests off, Madam Chu looked at her two elder brothers and three sisters-in-law and said:

"What exactly happened to the Chu family?"

Although Madam Chu resolved the dowry issue, she remained uneasy about her sisters-in-law's behavior that morning.

Something must have happened to the Chu family, otherwise the sisters-in-law would have come to help long ago...

"Sigh! I didn't want to tell you this, but you've already felt warm enough!"

But if we don't tell you, you'll definitely be more worried.

Actually, it wasn't anything serious. My mother suddenly fainted this morning when we were about to leave. But she was fine again after just over an hour!

You know that Mother is over sixty years old, and her health has declined in recent years, so…”

Jiang, the eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family, looked at Chu and hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

Chu was startled:

"Has Mother's health deteriorated to this extent?"

For the past six months, because of Sheng Lingtian and Mu Rou'er, Madam Chu hadn't paid much attention to her mother's condition. Unexpectedly, her mother's health had deteriorated...

"Sigh! Lan'er, don't worry too much! It's inevitable when people get old!"

Chu Xiuyuan, the second brother of the Chu family, also spoke up.

"Second brother, third brother, sisters-in-law, I need to go home for a visit. Mother is not well, and I'm worried about her!"

Chu frowned as she spoke.

"Very well, you've caused such a big commotion today, making the Zhenguo General's Mansion lose face."

"I'm sure the Sheng family will cause you trouble once we leave. It's good for you to come back with us and lay low for a while!"

Chu Xiuyuan frowned and said!

"There's no way to avoid them, and I'm not afraid of them! I just want to see my mother and my older brother!"

"Alright! Lan'er, you've just finished your postpartum confinement, so please be careful in everything you do."

"Have Zhucui prepare more clothes for you. It's late autumn now, and the weather is getting cold, so please take extra care."

Madam Liu gave her instructions!

"Alright! Second Sister-in-law!" said Madam Chu, standing up.

"Second brother, third brother, sisters-in-law, you all go back and take care of Mother first. I'll go prepare some things and come over myself later!"

"But is it Sheng Lingtian?" Chu Yunzhou, the third brother of the Chu family, asked with concern.

"Third brother, you can dodge the first day of the month, but you can't dodge the fifteenth. Your sister has never been a delicate woman!"

Chu smiled confidently!

"You! Ever since I married Sheng Lingtian, I've forgotten how formidable my sister is! Hehehe... Well then, we'll head back now!" Seeing Chu Shi's expression, Chu Yunzhou knew that his sister could no longer be bullied by Sheng Lingtian, so he left with peace of mind!

After personally escorting the Chu family to the gate, Madam Chu turned and returned to her own courtyard.