Su Jinyue smiled sweetly, but her eyes were as sharp as ice. "Xie Qingxu is just relying on the fact that he is about to marry the Shangshu's daughter, so he dares to ask for such a high price, asking for 180 sets of dowry?"

Su Jingnian held his breath and said to Su Jinyue, "It's not like our mansion can't afford such a large dowry. The most important thing now is to marry Zhiyao off."

Su Jinyue's lips curled slightly, "Since you can afford it, why do you come to talk to me, brother? Grandmother and mother have the final say in our family."

"After all, you are also a member of the Marquis' Mansion, so I have to tell you."

After Su Jingnian finished speaking, he quickly said to Su Jinyue: "Grandma is about to see you, you go see her first."

"Um."

Su Jinyue went straight to her grandmother's yard.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard my grandmother and Su Zhiyao talking inside the house.

"Jin Yue is back, come in quickly."

When the grandmother saw Su Jinyue, she raised her hand and waved to him, and her loving voice came.

Su Jinyue bowed gently and walked into the house, seeing Su Zhiyao sitting beside her. She was sitting on the other side of the hall.

"Jinyue, you've worked hard recently." Grandma said with concern.

"I'm sorry to have caused you worry, grandma." Su Jinyue replied respectfully.

Liu snorted at the side, "I've never heard of any young lady who can only show her face outside before getting married."

"Aunt, I don't want to do that either." Su Jinyue said, "After all, it's His Majesty's decree, so I can't disobey it, right?"

With just one sentence, Liu's sarcastic remarks were stopped.

"That's enough!" Old Lady Su gave Liu a cold look, "Stop talking nonsense!"

Then Old Madam Su looked at Su Zhiyao and signaled to her with her eyes.

Su Zhiyao stood up immediately and said, "Since my sister is back, I will not delay my sister and grandmother and go back first."

Old Madam Su nodded, watched Su Zhiyao walk out, and then sighed.

"The Xie family has made so many demands for dowry, which really makes us feel a little embarrassed."

Su Jinyue just pretended not to understand and said, "Brother told me about this matter. I also think that the Xie family is bullying others by taking advantage of their power."

Seeing that Su Jinyue didn't respond, Old Lady Su forced a smile on her wrinkled face, "So what? Zhiyao is still the child of our Marquis' Mansion after all."

"If we can't get married because of the dowry and the engagement is broken off, we will be scolded by the elders of the clan!"

Su Jinyue smiled and said, "Grandmother, what are you talking about? The marriage between the Xie family and the Su family was granted by His Majesty. Do they dare to regret it?"

These words choked the old lady Su's throat.

After a while, Old Lady Su said, "Are the two families going to quarrel over the dowry because it's too ugly?"

After a while, when Old Madam Su finished speaking, Su Jinyue did not respond.

Old Lady Su then spoke up in a hurry, "Grandmother just thought that it's still early for you to marry General Xiao, so she gave you half of your dowry..."

"Grandma, I am not greedy for the dowry that the Marquis's Mansion wants to give Su Zhiyao. You have the final say on how much you want to give her."

Old Madam Su's face changed. With just the little dowry from the Marquis's Mansion, there was no way they could afford 180 of them.

But if she really asked for it, how could the old lady of the Marquis's Mansion ask for her dowry from the younger generation?

Old Lady Su suppressed her thoughts and said to Su Jinyue, "Grandmother is just talking to you about the dowry. There is something I want to discuss with you."

"Grandma, please continue." Su Jinyue said.

Old Lady Su sighed before she spoke, "Your father has been away for a long time, and I don't know when he will be back."

"The Marquis's Mansion cannot be without a master for a day. Your second uncle is a civil servant in the court. It's a pity that he has never been favored by the emperor."

"Some time ago, the head of the Hanlin Academy and several other nobles who are on good terms with your uncle said they could help your uncle get promoted."

Su Jinyue looked at Old Lady Su and continued, "This is a good thing. Second Uncle must seize the opportunity when he dreams."

“Who says it’s not?”

Seeing that Su Jinyue had fallen for it, Old Lady Su immediately said, "But Zhiyao's dowry hasn't been prepared yet. Where can we get the spare money in the mansion to help your second uncle?"

Su Jinyue pretended not to understand, and said the old lady's words, "Second Uncle is really capable, why would he need a channel?"

Old Lady Su knew very well whether Su Qiaoshan had real ability or not.

He has been a fifth-rank official for so many years, but he is not good at anything because he has no outstanding abilities!

If they miss this opportunity, they will have to find another way to gain a foothold in the court!

Old Lady Su said: "Even if you have outstanding abilities, if you want to make a living in the court, you need money."

Too lazy to continue beating around the bush with Old Lady Su, Su Jinyue said directly: "Of course, Second Uncle's future is more important."

Old Madam Su's eyes lit up and she wanted to speak but was interrupted by Su Jinyue.

"Anyway, Su Zhiyao's dowry of 180 units is not enough, so we might as well pave the way for Second Uncle."

After Su Jinyue finished speaking, she looked at Liu and said, "Aunt, am I right?"

Liu wanted to say that Su Jinyue was right, but because Old Madam Su was there, she swallowed her words.

"Then we can't touch Zhiyao's dowry either."

Liu looked at Su Jinyue with a changed expression, and said affectionately, "Jinyue, you are a good child. Today, I will lower my face and discuss something with you."

"You have so many treasures in your storehouse. If you take some out, you can help your uncle out of his urgent need!"

"When your uncle gets promoted, he will remember your kindness. We are all family, how could he treat you unfairly?"

Su Jinyue couldn't help sneering in her heart. If people like Su Qiaoshan could be promoted, would the people still be able to live a good life?

Although thinking this in her heart, Su Jinyue still had a smile on her face, "Of course, I am very happy to be able to help my aunt."

Liu was delighted, and when her eyes met those of Old Madam Su, she saw a look of triumph.

"But these are all small matters."

Su Jinyue said: "Su Zhiyao's matter is the big deal. One hundred and eighty dowries are nothing."

"But for a family like the Xie Mansion to go too far is not a blow to Su Zhiyao's face, but to the reputation of our Mansion."

"If grandma takes out these 180 dowries, the Xie family will know that our mansion is easy to control, and I don't know how they will bully our mansion in the future."

Old Lady Su hesitated, "But if we don't take the dowry, the Xie family will always find an excuse to embarrass us."