Chapter 43: No Dowry Inspection
The wife of the Duke of Dongyang raised her eyebrows and said, "Since that's the case, why don't we open the storehouse now and count the dowry in front of all the ladies?"
Her words caused an uproar.
The fact that the Dongyang Marquis's Mansion sold its property as a dowry for Xu Zhaoyue is often mentioned.
Many people also want to see how amazing this dowry is.
Qu Mingyue suddenly walked out from behind the old lady and frowned, saying, "How ridiculous! Once someone marries into the Marquis's Mansion, the dowry naturally belongs to the Mansion."
"Back then, Madam Xu's father didn't trust you, so he gave up his family fortune as a dowry. Don't you know how the title of Duke of Dongyang fell into your husband's hands?"
This is a very blunt statement.
She looked at the wife of the Duke of Dongyang slowly and said, "Not to mention that Madam Xu has long ceased to have any contact with your Duke's Mansion, even when Aling grew up, your Duke's Mansion has never taken care of her once."
Qu Mingyue is the mistress of the Duke's Mansion and has experienced all kinds of big scenes.
After the initial panic, I quickly calmed down.
Moreover, the Duke of Dongyang’s Mansion had long been in decline and could not compare with the Duke’s Mansion.
She walked forward, grabbed a piece of jewelry from the box, and said slowly, "You just made a few pieces according to the dowry list, and then you come to slander the Marquis' Mansion and even want to inspect the dowry. It's too easy."
Song came out at this time and agreed, "What the eldest aunt said makes sense."
She chimed in, "Everyone knows Madam Xu is from the Dongyang Marquis's Mansion, but the Marquis' Mansion and the Marquis' Mansion haven't interacted for over a decade. How could something like this suddenly happen? They actually want to check the dowry. I'm afraid there's no such rule."
The Lady of Dongyang suddenly raised her voice and said, "You're saying so much because you feel guilty."
At this point, she no longer cared about her dignity. She pinched her handkerchief and acted like a street woman, "Why else would you have to make such a fuss? I'm afraid that something from our Xu family would have been renamed Qu long ago."
She cursed, "This huge mansion looks so glamorous, but I didn't expect it all to rely on women's dowries to survive."
Then she waved her handkerchief, covered her mouth and cried, "Poor Aling, she was kicked out of the Marquis' Mansion for many years. Now that she's back, she can't even keep her mother's dowry. Life is really hard for a motherless child. I don't know how harshly she was treated in the past..."
The old lady couldn't bear to listen any longer, her chest heaving. "A Ling, tell her, has grandma ever treated you badly? Has she ever made things difficult for you?"
"Yes, Aling," Song said immediately, "Tell her whether the Marquis' Mansion has moved your mother's dowry?"
Qu Ling was pushed forward. She smiled softly, "Of course not. Madam gave me half of her dowry. I've seen it, and it's all valuable. If the Marquis' Mansion is in deficit, they have Madam's dowry. Why would they use my mother's?"
Song was a little annoyed that she always mentioned half of the dowry.
But it doesn't matter, after today, she can get it back.
The wife of the Duke of Dongyang did not believe it. "She has your mother's dowry in her hands. How could she be willing to use her own money? You are a girl, and your dowry is not in your hands. Be careful that someone will cheat you out of it."
Qu Ling said softly, "Madam, I'm afraid you've misunderstood. The Marquis' Mansion treats me very well, how could they embezzle my dowry?"
She paused, looking innocent and naive, "Maybe it was a mistake, and the lady was deceived."
Seeing her defending the Marquis' Mansion like this, Lady Dongyang secretly cursed her as a useless thing.
With someone backing her up, why doesn't she just go with the flow and keep the dowry in her own hands?
He is indeed an idiot without any mother's guidance.
But she was unwilling to give up. The arrow was on the string and had to be shot.
"Silly child," Lady Dongyang said to Qu Ling with a look of deep sorrow, "When your mother got married, she was so beautifully dressed that she made countless people envious. Don't worry, today, your aunt will seek justice for you. At the very least, she will return your mother's dowry to you."
She snorted twice, "This Dingxiang Marquis Mansion looks like it has the surname Qu, but in reality, I'm afraid it's probably the Song."
She didn't care what Qu Ling's attitude was. She pointed at the box and said, "If you don't give me an explanation today, I will take these things and knock on the door of the Dali Temple."
"She's being unreasonable!" Qu Mingyue suddenly smashed a teacup, shattering it all over the floor. "Someone, throw her out, so she doesn't disrupt the county lady's birthday party."
The wife of the Duke of Dongyang was not afraid of her and confronted her head-on, "What a great authority! When did it become your turn as a married woman to give orders in the Dingxiang Marquisate?"
She didn't know where she got the courage from, and poked Qu Mingyue's nose with her fingertips, "This is a matter between our Dongyang Marquis Mansion and Dingxiang Marquis Mansion. No matter how powerful your Suguo Mansion is, it is not your turn to interfere."
Qu Mingyue was so angry that she was shaking all over.
She had lived a life of luxury for many years and had never been bullied like this. Even though she felt guilty, she could not endure it.
Before he could open his mouth, he heard another voice, "Why is there no music or drums at A-Ling's birthday party? Instead, there's someone arguing."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and greeted her, "Greetings, Princess Jiaping."
Zhao Yuanrong smiled and waved his hand, "It's not my turn to receive gifts in front of the princess."
As she spoke, she dragged out a little girl in pink clothes hiding behind her, "Zhao Mi, you've already left the palace, why are you still hiding?"
Qu Ling knelt down along with everyone else and said, "Greetings, Princess Kang Le."
"Everyone, get up." Princess Kangle raised her hand in a muffled voice, wishing she could hang on Zhao Yuanrong.
"Didn't you prepare a gift for the county lady?" Zhao Yuanrong's arrival seemed to interrupt the tense atmosphere at the banquet. "Give it to her quickly. From now on, we will have another sister."
The female official behind Princess Kangle held the box and respectfully presented it to Qu Ling.
After opening it, it turned out to be a jade ruyi, which looked nothing special.
Qu Lianzhi looked with wide eyes and sneered after seeing it. Although the quality of this jade is good, the royal family is probably just giving it as a gift to show their displeasure.
Princess Kangle must have been forcibly brought here by Zhao Yuanrong.
"I don't know what you like, but I went to pay my respects to my father this morning and mentioned that I would come today to celebrate your birthday. My father then pointed this jade ruyi to me and asked me to give it to you as a birthday gift."
Princess Kang Le spoke crisply.
It was actually given by the emperor.
Qu Lianzhi felt a lump in his chest.
Her aunt was the Empress Dowager, but she had not received a birthday gift from the Emperor for all these years.
Am I really going to be outdone by Qu Ling in every aspect?
"What was all that arguing about?" Zhao Yuanrong seemed very interested. "The princess has been in the imperial mausoleum for too long and is bored back in the capital, so I brought her here to see the fun."
She did not shy away from the fact that Princess Kangle was punished.
Princess Kangle had a calm expression and was obviously not angry at what Zhao Yuanrong had revealed.
"Your Highness, you've arrived just in time. The Marquis's Mansion is simply going too far!" The Lady of the Dongyang Marquis immediately raised her voice, as if she had found someone to back her up. "Back in the day, my aunt and the eldest princess were as close as sisters. Now that her dowry has been embezzled, I'm afraid we'll have to ask the eldest princess to seek justice."
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