Just as Han Luoxue was about to reluctantly accept it, a figure rushed over in a hurry.
She ran very fast, and Han Luoxue quickly took a step back to avoid her.
In that instant, Chi Qingqing had already run to Madam Chi's side.
“Grandmother, don’t you love Qingqing the most? This is the dowry that you and my mother have painstakingly collected over more than ten years. You said you would make me the most glamorous bride in the capital. How could you give away my dowry?”
As Chi Qingqing spoke, tears streamed down her face like beads from a broken string. She sobbed and looked pitifully at Old Madam Chi, hoping she would change her mind.
Her mother had just told her that her maternal grandmother was going to give away her dowry, and whether she could keep it depended on her position in her grandmother's heart.
She rushed over anxiously, but luckily Han Luoxue hadn't caught it yet.
"Qingqing, you..." Old Madam Chi didn't expect Chi Qingqing to come. She knew without a doubt that it must have been Chi Ling'er's idea.
Her daughter is really a handful.
"Han Luoxue, I know you hate me, but you're already married and about to give birth. Please, don't take my dowry, okay?"
"Even if you have this dowry, it won't be of any use if you marry a peasant."
"We're practically cousins, please, please spare my life!"
Chi Qingqing cried bitterly, and as the onlookers looked at the pitiful Chi Qingqing, some sighed with pity:
"Oh dear, Madam Chi is really something. This is someone else's dowry that her mother saved up for her. How could she give it away?"
"What did Chi Qingqing mean just now? Cousins? And this pretty girl is...?"
"A young lady? Didn't you hear Chi Qingqing say that this is a lady? She's already married, and to a peasant."
"Ah, a peasant? Then isn't she just a village girl? But she's dressed like that."
...
"What's wrong with a peasant? Does marrying a peasant mean you don't deserve a dowry?"
Before Han Luoxue could refute, a familiar voice rang out, clear and cold with a touch of authority.
Everyone hurriedly looked up, only to find that the crowd had already parted to make way for them.
A man in brocade robes walked slowly in, accompanied by two imposing men.
"It's King Zhen!"
Someone shouted, and everyone looked at the newcomer in surprise.
King Zhen?
Is this the Zhen Wang who caused such a stir since his recent return? He's the chosen one everyone's talking about.
King Zhen returned and did many good things for everyone. The rice seedlings he brought were a great relief to many people in their time of need.
In addition, it suddenly rained, and everyone said it was a blessing brought by King Zhen.
Now that the Crown Prince has disappeared, the Emperor intends to promote Prince Zhen, and many people speculate that he is the Emperor's chosen successor.
No one expected to see King Zhen in person, let alone be so close to him.
King Zhen was already exceptionally handsome, but having spent many years in the military, he had developed a rather cold demeanor.
He's not one to meddle in other people's business. His sudden appearance has surprised everyone.
When Chi Qingqing heard someone speaking up for Han Luoxue, she even wanted to say a few words to that person.
When she looked up and saw the handsome and ethereal Prince Zhen, her eyes widened like saucers, her mouth opened slightly, and she almost drooled.
Among the onlookers, many women stared directly at King Zhen, their faces flushed with a suspicious blush.
Seeing Zhen Wang's imposing manner upon his arrival, especially Chi Qingqing's expression that seemed to say she wanted to strip him naked and devour him, Han Luoxue glared at Zhen Wang with displeasure.
Han Yuchen: He just saw his wife being bullied and came to help. Is that wrong?
He's been wronged, he's been so wronged.
"One should not refuse a gift from an elder."
King Zhen glanced at the densely packed boxes at the shop entrance and wondered to himself, "Is this too many?" He felt it was still too few.
Once their child is born, he wants to marry Han Luoxue again in a grand and glorious ceremony.
With the additions from his maternal grandmother and others, he also wanted to give Xue'er extra money so that she would become the bride that everyone in the capital would envy.
"Oh well!"
Han Yuchen said it was okay to accept it, so Han Luoxue didn't hesitate.
Chi Qingqing finally came to her senses at this moment. Hearing that the dignified Prince Zhen had actually decided to have Han Luoxue put away her dowry, tears of grievance streamed down her face.
"Your Highness, this was prepared for me by my mother herself."
She's getting married too, so why should her dowry go to Han Luoxue?
"Heh, whose money did you use?"
"The Chi family."
Chi Qingqing didn't understand why Prince Zhen suddenly asked this question.
"Can't Old Madam Chi of the Chi family make the decision?"
As far as he knew, although Chi Ling'er had been managing the Chi family's shops all these years, the head of the family hadn't changed. Chi Ling'er wasn't the one in charge of the Chi family now.
"this……"
Chi Qingqing glanced at Old Madam Chi with a troubled expression. Although she didn't want to admit it, she still nodded.
"It belongs to Madam Chi, can't she make the decision?"
Chi Qingqing's face turned pale. This man was actually helping Han Luoxue, that country girl!
Damn it, isn't Han Luoxue just relying on her pretty face?
She already has a peasant husband in Wuling Town, yet she still manages to seduce men even after coming to the capital. She even went after the most favored Prince Zhen.
How dare this woman?
"Your Highness, but she's already married!"
This was the first time in her life that she had ever heard of someone who was married and about to have a baby still needing their family to provide a dowry.
This Han Luoxue is so shameless.
However, Zhen Wang was really too handsome, and she was smitten.
Chi Qingqing knew that given her status, it was impossible for her to become Prince Zhen's queen. Even being a concubine or a wife would be fine.
She would rather be the woman of the King of Zhen than marry an ordinary merchant.
“If something is missing, it should be made up for. Besides, this is the old lady’s wish. You, as a junior, haven’t even been engaged yet, and you’re already asking for a dowry. You’re really making a fool of yourself.”
"You two, help me put away the dowry."
King Zhen's face darkened, and his cold gaze swept over Chi Qingqing, frightening her into quickly shutting her mouth and not daring to say another word.
But that really was her dowry, something her mother had painstakingly prepared for her. How could she get married without a dowry?
She still wanted to be Zhen Wang's woman, so all of this dowry would belong to Zhen Wang's mansion.
Seeing Zhen Wang give away their belongings, Chi Qingqing was heartbroken.
"Your Highness, this is mine, it's mine..."
Chi Qingqing's heart broke as she watched everyone take away her dowry.
Seeing Chi Qingqing like this, Madam Chi felt bad, after all, she was the child she had raised herself.
However… looking at Han Luoxue’s still cold face, Old Madam Chi felt even more guilty. If it weren’t for Chi Qingqing, how could she and Qiao’er have ended up like this?
Han Luoxue is really good. When she first arrived, she looked around the shop. No matter how she started it, it's all thanks to her skills.
As for King Zhen...
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