"If my mother objects, I can ask the government for help, and they should be able to get the painting back."

The undisguised sarcasm in her eyes humiliated Lu Yun to the point of extreme distress; her face turned pale, and she remained silent.

Jiang Mingwei ignored the two people beside her and ordered her servants to move her dowry from the treasury to the private treasury that Wei Zhi had allocated to her.

You can even hear cursing as you pass by the gate of the Zhou family compound.

Jiang Mingwei was in a good mood after receiving her dowry, so she pretended not to hear and listened as Hua Cui listed the items on the dowry list one by one.

"Six pairs of green jadeite bracelets, twelve pairs of silver ornaments..."

The inventory was basically completed as darkness fell.

Jiang Mingwei roughly calculated that the money Zhou had squandered was only one-tenth of the dowry, but it was still quite a lot on its own, and Jiang Mingwei still felt a sharp pain in her heart when she thought about it.

Hua Cui was also furious: "The old lady has gone too far! This is Miss's dowry, and she actually spent so much of it!"

Jiang Mingwei sighed and said, "The money's already spent, and Zhou won't return it. We'll be lucky to get the dowry back."

Thinking of something, Jiang Mingwei said, "Go back and tell Chunyun that I want to eat her sweet and sour pork. I'm starving."

Hua Cui accepted the order and jogged away.

Jiang Mingwei slowly walked back, pondering how she could leave the Wei residence.

Suddenly, Jiang Mingwei caught a glimpse of a dark figure darting past not far away. Jiang Mingwei immediately became alert and focused her gaze on the courtyard gate in front of her.

The wooden door was extremely old and didn't even have a wooden plaque; it was Wei Jing's courtyard.

Zhou disliked Wei Jing, and only after Wei Zhi insisted did she get a small courtyard, far from the main hall, which was even more dilapidated than Jiang Mingwei's.

That dark figure...did it enter Wei Jing's courtyard? Could it be an assassin?

Jiang Mingwei tiptoed to the door, hesitated for a moment, and then pushed the door open.

creak—

The wooden door made a sound, and before Jiang Mingwei could see clearly, she was pulled inside with great force, and the courtyard door slammed shut.

Jiang Mingwei's neck was grabbed tightly, and hot breath was close to her ear.

Wei Jing asked in a hoarse voice, "Did you drug me?"