Chapter 118: Yunjin
"What?!" Huo Hou's eyes widened in an instant and he blurted out.
Pay for the eldest son’s medicine expenses?
Any single tonic herb would cost over a thousand taels, which is more than his annual salary!
The money spent on the main house last month alone was far beyond his reach, and he couldn't even catch up even if he sold everything he had!
Liang Weiyuan seemed not to notice his brilliant expression. She frowned in surprise and said in embarrassment, "Father, do you think your daughter-in-law wants to use all the dowry to maintain the turnover of our first house and support the second young master's career?"
Since ancient times, the husband's family, including the parents-in-law, have never embezzled the daughter-in-law's dowry. If this gets out, they will be cursed and condemned.
Huo Hou was flattering Liang Weiyuan and secretly suggested that she should put in more effort.
But now that Liang Weiyuan has made it so clear, how can he still feel embarrassed?
What's more, Liang Weiyuan was indeed the one who took care of and served her eldest son wholeheartedly, and for a moment, Marquis Huo's old face turned red with embarrassment.
Huo Hou rubbed his palms awkwardly and said, "Never mind, this matter is my fault for not thinking it through. You can go and rest now."
His eyes swept over Liang Weiyuan's thin figure, and then fell on the faint blue shadows under her eyes, with a hint of heartache in his eyes.
But this kind of heartache for the sake of face could not move her at all.
Liang Weiyuan just maintained a perfect smile, and nodded slightly with her slender back: "Thank you for your understanding, father. I will take my leave now."
After Liang Weiyuan's figure disappeared outside the hall, Lord Huo turned to Huo Siyuan beside him with displeasure.
But he had a ferocious look on his face, his chest heaving with his rapid breathing, and he was staring at Liang Weiyuan's departing back.
He doesn't have the bearing of a noble young man.
The eldest daughter-in-law is right. If we give him the money, who knows what kind of trouble it will cause!
"Okay, stop looking like that." Marquis Huo picked up the teacup, but found that it was already completely cold, so he put the teacup heavily back on the table.
"The money she has is for Jin Jian's medical treatment. You heard it too. The injuries that boy sustained on the battlefield really require a lot of money..."
"father!"
Huo Siyuan suddenly knelt down indignantly, "Is this the end? She humiliated me and refused to pay me. Am I supposed to just swallow my anger?"
"She's a wealthy woman, it's not that she doesn't have enough money, she's clearly refusing on purpose. How did you let her fool you?"
Marquis Huo frowned and looked at his useless son, feeling annoyed.
Is the younger one teaching the older one a lesson?
"Shut up! Are you trying to disgrace your father?"
"Your brother has earned so much glory for the Marquisate. Now that he's ill, the family will naturally take better care of him! Besides, that was your eldest sister-in-law's own dowry. What else can we do if we don't give it to you?"
Huo Siyuan clenched his fists instantly. He didn't expect that even his father would not make the decision for him.
"You should behave yourself recently. If the job with the crown prince is too serious, you can just give it up. Just don't cause trouble again." Marquis Huo snorted coldly. Anyway, he didn't have much expectations for his son, so he should be thankful that he didn't cause trouble.
"Yes, son, I understand."
Huo Siyuan gritted his teeth and agreed, but there was resentment in his eyes.
After Huo Hou left, he kicked over the stool next to him.
"Huo Jinjian... If it weren't for you, Liang Weiyuan wouldn't have so many excuses!"
It was obvious that as long as Huo Jin died, Liang Weiyuan would marry him, and both the person and the money would be his. How could there be so many troubles!
Liang Weiyuan didn't take Huo Siyuan's matter to heart.
Returning to the house, she breathed a sigh of relief, and took off her bun wearily. Her black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and she half leaned on the couch to relax her bones.
"Did everything go well at the shop today?" Huo Jin heard a low voice coming from behind the screen.
Seeing Liang Weiyuan had taken off her makeup and hair, he just walked out from the desk with the help of a cane.
Looking into the man's black eyes through the bronze mirror, Liang Weiyuan smiled at him without concealing the fatigue between her brows.
"Nothing serious, I just walked around a few streets and noticed some new styles are trending in the capital lately, and the goods in my silk shop are a bit outdated."
After opening the conversation, she couldn't help but sank into deep thought before saying, "The new brocade from Jiangnan is lighter and warmer. The tribute brocade from Shu is also very popular. If we could get some..."
Suddenly she paused, realizing that she was only concerned with talking about her own affairs. Seeing that she might not want to hear these, Huo Jin shook her head and stopped talking.
Her husband was just asking her a few polite questions, but she was being rude by talking too much.
"Nothing, just some trivial matters."
Liang Weiyuan had just opened her mouth when Huo Jin saw her walking towards her with steady steps.
The tall and straight figure of the man loomed over them, but his aura was calm and there was no sense of oppression at all.
Huo Jin saw his eyes linger on the book in her hand and took in the fabric patterns on it.
"Yunjin is beautiful, but it's expensive. Ordinary people probably can't afford it."
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