"Don't worry, I have enough money!" Gu Mingzhi said proudly.
After saying that, Gu Mingzhi took out a golden hairpin from his bosom, which looked like the owner was either rich or noble.
Even Wang Mazi, who was knowledgeable and experienced, was dazzled by the golden hairpin.
"Hey, Master Gu, did you steal your sister-in-law's jewelry or your mother's?"
Soon someone laughed and joked.
"You don't know this, right? Master Gu married a concubine a few days ago, but she is the daughter of the Jiang family. Does our Third Master Gu have any kind of gold hairpin he wants?"
Soon someone who knew the situation made another joke.
"Oh, then is this golden hairpin for the wife or the concubine?"
"Mr. Gu, your hairpin is beautiful, but this is not a pawnshop." Wang Mazi rolled his eyes and said.
But she was thinking in her heart that this hairpin looked nice. Recently, she happened to have her eyes on the young widow in the west of the city. If she could give this gold hairpin to her, she would surely be able to win her heart.
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Wang Mazi also wanted to live a life with a wife and a warm home.
In the attic of Zhuangyuanfang.
"Master, that golden hairpin seems to be Miss Tai's dowry. It was made by Master Liu from the Treasure Pavilion. There is only one in our Nanping Kingdom." Ming Le on the side said quickly.
"Go and buy that hairpin." Wei Xiuyuan looked at Gu Mingzhi with hatred in his eyes.
Gu family, how dare you treat her like this?
Thinking of this, Wei Xiuyuan slammed the table angrily.
"Master, don't be angry. That kid comes to our Zhuangyuanfang so often that he has almost lost everything." Mingle quickly comforted him.
Xuanping Marquis Mansion
Tai Jingwan looked at the things that the Gu family gave to Jiang Jinyue as a betrothal gift, most of which came from her own dowry list, and felt extremely sad.
This is the Xuanping Marquis Mansion, the Gu family?
"Sister, I know these things are all yours because your name is on them." Jiang Jinyue sighed, picked up a piece of jewelry and handed it to Tai Jingwan.
“If I hadn’t asked my maid to go to the storehouse to get something today, I would never have thought that the Gu family would actually take my dowry…” When she said this, Tai Jingwan couldn’t help sobbing.
"Sister, don't be sad. Just take these things back." Jiang Jinyue couldn't bear to see a beautiful woman cry, so as soon as Tai Jingwan cried, Jiang Jinyue quickly spoke out to stop her.
"No, Sister Jiang, I'll leave these things with you for now." Tai Jingwan shook her head and said.
"Sister Jiang, in theory, a woman's dowry is the confidence given by her parents to us in her husband's family. It is a woman's personal property. The Gu family misappropriated my dowry without my consent. Sister, you must protect it well and don't follow in my footsteps." After Tai Jingwan finished speaking, she went back to Yingxue Pavilion without caring about Jiang Jinyue's answer.
"Miss, these things, can't they really be her dowry?" Jixiang who was standing by couldn't believe it.
"Well, since my sister said to put these things here for the time being, let's put them here first. Jixiang, you clean these things up separately." Jiang Jinyue sighed, and cursed Gu Huaizhi to death in her heart.
When he thought of Tang Wan'er who was still pregnant on the farm, he became even more annoyed. A lot of Sister Tai's dowry must be with that bitch.
The next day, Tai Jingwan was dumbfounded when she saw the steamed buns sent from the kitchen. Is the Gu family so poor?
"Madam, the old lady wants you to come over." At this time, An Caier from Tingsongju came in and said.
"Miss Cai'er, what's the matter with the old lady?" Tai Jingwan looked at Cai'er and asked.
"Madam, you will know once you go there." Cai'er replied in a low voice.
Tai Jingwan looked at the steamed buns on the table, said nothing, and just nodded to show that she understood.
"Zhenzhu, bring our breakfast and go to my mother-in-law's courtyard to eat together." Tai Jingwan said.
"Miss, do you really want to take this with you?" Pearl looked at the only steamed bun and sighed.
"Bring it!" Tai Jingwan knew that there must be a quarrel between Aunt Qiu and Aunt Luo, so how could she not work harder?
"By the way, our master eats this, what did you eat last night and this morning?" Tai Jingwan suddenly thought of this question.
"Miss, we are fine." Pearl's face looked a little strange when she thought of this.
"Can't say?" Tai Jingwan looked at Zhenzhu unhappily.
"Miss, the Gu family is really too much. How can there be such a wealthy family? What was sent to you yesterday was light porridge and side dishes, and we only had a bowl of porridge that couldn't be thinner. This morning, I haven't gone to get it yet." Zhenzhu said conservatively.
In fact, it wasn't that she didn't go in the morning, but the kitchen didn't prepare anything for them.
"Give some change to the servants in the yard later, and let everyone go out and fill their stomachs first." Tai Jingwan said with a sigh.
When Tai Jingwan arrived at Tingsongju, there were already several people standing there.
"Hello, mother-in-law." Tai Jingwan bowed to old Mrs. Tang, then stood aside obediently without saying anything else.
"Tai, I asked you to teach Nian Shu to be the head of the family, and this is how you taught her?" Old Mrs. Tang looked at Tai Jingwan angrily and asked.
"Mother-in-law, I didn't see Sister Nianshu today. I was thinking of going to see Sister Nianshu after breakfast. Look, I have brought breakfast with me." Tai Jingwan said, pointing at Zhenzhu who was carrying a food box behind her.
"Oh, the eldest young lady's wife also brought today's breakfast. I guess her breakfast must be quite rich, right?" Aunt Qiu said jealously as she looked at Zhenzhu carrying a large food box.
Why can they only eat steamed buns while Tai Jingwan can eat delicious food?
"Sister Qiu, how can you compare with her? She is the Marquis' wife of our Gu family. Naturally, her status is much more precious than ours." Aunt Luo on the side also added fuel to the fire.
"I wonder what the two concubines mean by this?" Tai Jingwan looked at the two concubines and sneered in her heart. After all, she just wanted to use them to tear off Gu Nianshu's fig leaf.
The two concubines did not know that Tai Jingwan had already handed over the power to be the head of the household. They just thought that she was the old lady and wanted Tai Jingwan to teach Gu Nianshu how to be the head of the household.
After all, it is quite normal for a girl who is about to get married to learn these things.
"Madam, look, this is the breakfast that the kitchen asked us to bring back today!" Aunt Qiu placed the steamed buns that she brought back today in front of old Mrs. Tang without any hesitation.
Old Tang frowned. Steamed buns?
If outsiders knew that the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion provided such breakfast for the concubines, it would not look good if it got out.
"Ms. Tai, what do you say about this?" Old Mrs. Tang looked at Tai Jingwan angrily and asked.
"Mother-in-law, my daughter-in-law doesn't know." Tai Jingwan also rolled her eyes in her heart. Now, your daughter is the head of the family, and you ask me?
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