Chapter 6: Getting the dowry back

Zhao Wanyue hugged Su Xiaoxiao and bowed lightly: "Your daughter-in-law brought Xiaoxiao to pay her respects to you!"

Mrs. Liu's face was full of love: "The child is still young, you should take good care of it, we don't need to care about those false gifts!"

Zhao Wanyue suppressed her anger and said obediently... "Your daughter-in-law has finished her confinement. I haven't seen my mother recently. I miss her so much that I have to come to see her well so that I can feel at ease."

Mrs. Liu smiled and said: "Logically, you are in confinement, and your mother should visit you more often, but these days, there are many things in the mansion, and I can't get away for a while."

After that, she winked at Zheng Yaxian, and Zheng Yaxian understood. She quickly said, "Sister-in-law, you don't know how busy mother has been these days to make up for your dowry. She has lost a lot of weight."

Zhao Wanyue looked innocent: "What are you talking about, sister-in-law? What do you mean by make up? The dowry was borrowed by mother to make ends meet. Not to mention that the Marquis's family is big and powerful, even if there are difficulties at home, mother will not take a single needle or thread from me. Even

if it was stolen by Aunt Zhang, I thought it was dirty and bothered mother to replace it with something else. It is my daughter-in-law who is inconsiderate and has caused mother trouble."

Liu felt suffocated when she thought about how she had taken off the gold necklace that kept her granddaughter warm and wanted to return it to Zhao Wanyue.

She could have justifiably gotten rid of her by saying that she had a difficult birth, and her dowry would have belonged to her daughter and granddaughter.

But she couldn't show any of it, and had to act generous and open-minded: "It was my mother who didn't know people well and almost hurt you. I have already prepared all the dowry. It's right there. Please count it. There is nothing missing."

"Mother, my sister-in-law was so angry with Aunt Zhang that she lost her mind. Why would she worry about leaving the things in your hands? Now you are rushing to return the things. If others don't know, they will think that my sister-in-law is not on good terms with you, which will make outsiders laugh at you.

Besides, my eldest brother has always been filial. Now that he is not here, the servants will gossip and say that my sister-

in-law came to your room to steal things. Wouldn't that make my eldest brother misunderstand my sister-in-law for nothing?" Liu sighed, "Look, I am really old and confused. If Yaxian didn't remind me, you would have been wronged in vain. Then leave the things with me first. When Bowen comes back, I will explain it to him in person and then send the things to you."

[That damn old woman is clearly trying to covet mother's dowry. Mother, please wake up a little. She wants your life in her heart and dreams!]

Zhao Wanyue looked at her daughter playing with spit in her arms, and her heart softened.

With Xiaoxiao's reminder, how could she be so foolish as to let Liu torture her again?

Zhao Wanyue's eyes were red, she said emotionally: "My mother always thinks of me in everything. She would rather suffer herself than let others poke her daughter-in-law in the back. How can a daughter-in-law only care about herself? Let her deal with these troublesome things! Lian Xuan, Bai Zhi and take people to carry these things down!"

Lian Xuan and Bai Zhi did not wait for Liu to react. They waved their hands and a bunch of maids rushed in, some carrying boxes and some carrying trays. In a moment, all the things were taken away.

Liu's face turned the color of pig liver with anger, and she couldn't speak for a long time. Zhao Wanyue's face was full of worry: "Mother, what's wrong with you? I feel uncomfortable somewhere. Your daughter-in-law will ask someone to call a doctor for you!"

Zheng Yaxian was afraid that the hairpin she got would be taken back by Liu, so she hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, I will ask the housekeeper to call a doctor." After saying that, she ran away.

[Haha, well done, as long as mother is clear-headed, it's more than enough to deal with her. I've taken everything and left! ]

Su Xiaoxiao thought about it and burst into tears.

[I'm crying, mother, you have some sense, do you really want to serve her here?

Zhao Wanyue tried to suppress her lips and said in embarrassment: "Mother, Xiaoxiao is making a fuss. I'll take her home first so as not to disturb your rest. I see that you don't look very well. I won't bother you with the shops that my mother's family brought as a dowry. You should have a good rest." After that, she looked

at Su Xiaoxiao and coaxed her: "Xiaoxiao, be good. You can't cry here. Grandma is afraid of noise!"

Liu couldn't catch her breath and her face turned blue. The maid hurriedly helped her to calm down for a long time before she calmed down.

"This vicious woman, how dare she disobey me like this!" Liu angrily knocked over the teacup on the table.

Zhao Wanyue heard the sound of the teacup breaking and felt relieved all over.

In the past, she was blind and treated her better than her own mother, willingly offering her dowry. Now, she not only wants to take back her own property, but also seek justice for Bowen's dead mother.

Su Xiaoxiao went back, drank a mouthful of milk, and fell asleep.

When Lian Xuan covered her with the quilt, he couldn't help but joked, "Madam, look at the way the young lady sleeps, do you want to meditate and practice?"

Zhao Wanyue smiled helplessly and said, "Who said it wasn't? Since the day of the full moon, she has been sleeping with her legs crossed, and her hands are clasped together. When I pry them apart, they immediately return to

their original positions. There is nothing I can do, just let her be!" After Su Xiaoxiao traveled through the book, her previous abilities were almost completely depleted. She couldn't just eat and wait for death. After all, her family members were all cannon fodder, and they would be turned into corpses at any time. She had to practice well to protect her family.

But now she couldn't even sit still, so she had to practice in her dreams.

Alas, at an age when she couldn't even control her urine, she had to control her dreams. How could it be easy for her, a baby!

Su Xiaoxiao fell asleep, but Zhao Wanyue was not idle. So many things happened after giving birth to Xiaoxiao, and she hardly took good care of herself. But she was in better spirits than when she was young. She knew that this was all thanks to her daughter.

The daughter was thinking about protecting her family before she was even one month old. She couldn't really wait for her daughter to grow up and protect her.

She opened the letter sent by the shadow guard, and her scalp tingled. Mrs. Liu was really cruel.

She thought that Mrs. Liu didn't sell out Aunt Zhang's family because she wanted to let them go secretly because of their relationship as master and servant. Unexpectedly, she actually wanted to kill them to silence them. The boat that Aunt Zhang's family was on sank in the middle of the river.

It seems that this Nanny Zhang must have some unspeakable secrets, but the secret guard letter said that Nanny Zhang has not woken up yet and it is unknown whether she can be saved.

Zhao Wanyue sighed. Now, she is the only one who knows Liu's vicious thoughts. Her husband Su Bowen has always respected Liu, and he will never believe that Liu will harm himself and the child.

Su Bowen is not Liu's biological son, but the son of the original wife of the Duke of Zhenguo. She only knew this after listening to Xiaoxiao's voice. How can she overthrow Liu without any evidence?

Moreover, the Dashuo Dynasty ruled the country with filial piety, and unfilial piety was a serious crime. If she acted too hastily and was accused of unfilial piety by Liu, her husband's future would be ruined, and the title of Duke would be handed over to Su Bohao.

Zhao Wanyue rubbed her brows. Her husband was out fighting bandits, and she couldn't let him be distracted no matter what. This matter needed long-term consideration, and Liu couldn't turn against him for the time being.

But this did not prevent her from cleaning up the unrelated people and letting Liu taste the feeling of having a relative killed.