In the main hall of the Yongning Marquis's residence, Old Madam Zhou sat at the head of the table with her eyes closed, fiddled with the prayer beads in her hands, and chanted Buddhist scriptures, looking completely serene.

Meanwhile, the Marquis of Yongning paced back and forth in the hall.

He glanced at Zhou's mother and Zhou Shiyuan kneeling there, his eyes filled with anger and disappointment.

"You've really made us proud; now our Marquis's mansion has become the laughingstock of the entire capital."

He was absolutely furious.

He did not show up today. After discussing it with his mother, he sent someone to release Zhou's mother so that she could handle the matter.

Who knew that Zhou's mother would make things turn out like this?

Zhou Shiyuan was also a case of being more trouble than he was worth; of all people, he had to invite that Physician Wang from next door.

Now, the whole capital probably knows that they mistreated their wives, not even letting them eat their fill, causing them to lose a lot of blood and suffer from malnutrition.

Most importantly, their household is still spending other people's dowry, and they are treating their daughter-in-law so badly. I'm afraid no one will want to propose marriage to their family again in the future.

Putting aside everything else, no one else in the household would allow it.

Just as he was thinking this, he heard a commotion outside; it was the second and third wives arriving.

"Big brother, we don't care how you fight with Yuan Zhao, but don't involve us."

"Now that things have turned out this way, how are we going to find a spouse for our son/daughter?"

"Yes, brother, this matter started because of you, and now you have to find a way to resolve it."

The second and third wives started making a scene.

For the past few days, they had been watching the show, watching the eldest son's family make a scene, but they never expected that the fire would spread to them. Now, they were all restless.

"Sister-in-law, aren't you being too harsh on your wife? Even if you don't like her, you can't let her go hungry."

"If these things get out, it will be a disgrace to our Marquis's mansion."

"That's right, who would dare to marry their daughter into this family in the future?"

"That's right. They took so much money from people, they should at least give them something to eat."

Hearing the rebukes from the second and third wives, Zhou's mother couldn't help but say:

"Shut up."

"Didn't you use that silver?"

These words caused quite a stir, and the second and third wives started making an even bigger fuss.

Of course they used them too, but not as many. They had been dissatisfied for a long time. They had been envious of Zhou's mother and Zhou Yayu for a long time, seeing them buy so many jewelry items and have new clothes to wear every day.

For a moment, the entire hall was in an uproar.

The veins on Mr. Zhou's forehead bulged with anger. He was about to explode when a teacup was smashed with a "bang." Everyone instinctively shut their mouths. They saw that Old Madam Zhou, who had been resting with her eyes closed, had opened them and was looking at them coldly.

Old Madam Zhou glanced around at everyone and said coldly:

"Have you made enough of a scene?"

No one dared to speak!

Old Madam Zhou took a deep breath and said:

"My lord!"

"Mother!"

Mr. Zhou bowed to Old Madam Zhou:

“Go and invite the government officials to testify, re-examine Yuan Zhao’s dowry, and make up double the amount of her missing dowry within one year.”

"……yes!"

"The eldest son's wife will take half of these losses, and the second and third sons' wives will take the remaining half."

As soon as Old Madam Zhou said this, the second wife's most beloved daughter couldn't help but stand up:

"Mother, this isn't fair! We don't use any of it ourselves; it's all for the eldest son's family. Why should we claim half of it?"

Old Madam Zhou glanced at the second wife and slowly said:

"Second brother, keep an eye on your wife."

Uncle Zhou quickly pulled his wife aside, telling her to stop talking.

Mrs. Zhou shut her mouth indignantly.

"In addition, go and ask the best doctor to prescribe the best medicine for the Crown Prince's wife to nourish her properly."

"These things must be done in a grand and extravagant manner. Don't be afraid to spend money; the more money you spend, the better."

Old Madam Zhou spoke slowly.

Mr. Zhou immediately understood what he meant and nodded, saying:

“My son knows.”

After dealing with these matters, Old Madam Zhou waved her hand to dismiss everyone and allowed Zhou's mother to stay.

Looking at Zhou's mother kneeling there, a hint of annoyance flashed in Old Madam Zhou's eyes.

"Be smarter and learn more from your daughter-in-law. Don't live half your life and still be worse than a junior, constantly being manipulated by her."

Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother felt as if she had been slapped hard across the face.

"yes!"

She gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with hatred!

Yuan Zhao!