Madam Chi glanced at him secretly; she felt there was something familiar about the man's features.
I can't remember exactly where I saw her.
Chi Qingqing is really an idiot.
Her eyes were practically glued to Zhen Wang, but she didn't even consider her own identity or Zhen Wang's identity.
They were merely daughters of merchants; let alone Prince Zhen, even the families of officials looked down on them.
Wishful thinking. I wonder how Ling'er has been educating her all these years.
Look at Han Luoxue, she didn't even glance at Zhen Wang. That's how a smart woman should behave.
"Grandmother..."
Seeing that her dowry had been taken away, Chi Qingqing kept pleading with Zhen Wang for help with her eyes, but Zhen Wang didn't even bother to look at her.
Left with no other choice, she could only beg Old Madam Chi for help. Unfortunately, since Old Madam Chi had given her the items, she certainly wouldn't go back on her word and ask for them back.
Chi Qingqing felt even more aggrieved.
Han Luoxue, on the other hand, remained calm. Her husband had already told her to accept it, so why should she be polite?
Besides, Chi Qingqing isn't a good person either.
The two had no conflict whatsoever, yet she brought people over to silence them. This woman is just too arrogant.
By the way, the Crown Prince has gone missing and his whereabouts are unknown. I wonder how the Crown Princess Mengyao is doing?
I guess they'll regret it even more then?
Han Luoxue turned to look at Han Yuchen; her Chen-gege (older brother Chen) was even more handsome now.
So many women on the street were eyeing him covetously. For some reason, Han Luoxue was reminded of Han Yuchen from the past.
The horrific scar on his face gave the village children nightmares whenever they saw him.
She knew that some adults would use this to scare children when they misbehaved.
And those crying children actually stopped crying when they heard this.
Sigh, if Brother Chen were to go back to the village now, I really don't know what they would think.
...
"waste."
Not far from Yongchun Pavilion, a black carriage quietly stopped.
It's located right on a corner, so you can't see it from the shop entrance.
The carriage curtain was lifted, and Chi Ling'er, dressed in red, looked at everything at the door and curled her lip in disdain.
This mother is incredibly biased. Chi Qiao'er is her daughter, and Chi Qiao'er's daughter is a treasure. But her Qingqing is just a weed?
What happened to the promise of doting on this granddaughter? A large portion of Chi Qingqing's dowry was prepared by Old Madam Chi. At the time, Chi Ling'er didn't care; she only had this one daughter, and everything Old Madam Chi owned would eventually be hers.
But who could have imagined that this wretched woman, Chi Qiao'er, would have such a lucky life?
That's deep in the mountains, and it's said there are many wolves there. Villagers who have wandered into the mountains have rarely survived.
How did Chi Qiao'er, a young girl with no weapons, manage to escape?
Han Luoxue's father? Thinking of that troublesome peasant, Chi Ling'er wished she could kill him.
Her daughter is such a waste. After raising her for so long, she still can't compete with Han Luoxue, whom she hasn't even acknowledged yet, in Old Madam Chi's heart.
"Young Miss!"
Seeing Chi Ling'er's gloomy face, the maid beside her was worried and asked anxiously, "Miss, will the old lady..."
For so many years, the young lady has been managing the shop's business. Although the shop's business is not good now, it's not just their business that's failing.
How many businesses in the entire capital are doing well? Would the old lady really strip the eldest daughter of her right to manage the shop because of this?
"She dares to even think that? Is it even possible?"
Over the years, Chi Ling'er has not improved her embroidery skills. She has long since decided that there are embroiderers to do the embroidery work, and she doesn't want to bury herself in embroidery all day long.
She wants to expand the business and make their Xiuge even better.
"But given the old lady's current attitude, Miss, you should reconsider as soon as possible!"
Chi Ling'er sneered. Attitude? What attitude?
Only the living have attitudes; can the dead have attitudes? She'd poured her heart and soul into this family, only to be less valued than someone who'd been missing for over a decade! The old lady's attitude truly chilled her to the bone.
Chi Ling'er clenched her fists tightly, and there was a packet of white powder in her palm.
This was something she obtained unintentionally. She had been hesitating just now, but seeing Madam Chi's attitude and her daughter's helplessness, she suddenly made up her mind.
...
The King of Zhen's men personally helped carry the dowry all the way to the small courtyard where Han Luoxue was staying.
Han Luoxue didn't stand on ceremony and arranged for them to stay in one of the unused rooms. She usually lived alone in this courtyard, so there were many empty rooms.
The servants are all in the backyard. It's just a single-courtyard house, but it can easily accommodate a dozen or so people. Han Luoxue even considered bringing her parents over as well.
There are too many people around now, so it's inconvenient for her to put her things away. But she'll put them away later. Nowhere is as safe as her personal space.
In broad daylight, under the watchful eyes of many, the two didn't say much. Anyone who didn't know better would think they were unrelated.
After finally finishing packing up the dowry, Han Luoxue didn't open it to check. There was a dowry list; nothing inside would be wrong.
Back in her room, she began to think about what had happened that day. The Chi family's things weren't easy to accept; with so much dowry delivered, her mother wouldn't be able to refuse them in the future.
Perhaps, as people in Beijing have been saying, for the past ten years or so, Madam Chi has been so busy searching for her youngest daughter that she has neglected the upbringing of her other children.
It has to be said that the Chi family has not raised their two children very well.
Never mind, I'll tell my mother about the dowry later and see what she thinks.
Han Luoxue rubbed her temples. There were just too many things to do each day, and it seemed like she was neglecting everything.
...
"Chi Qingqing, what else can you do besides cry?"
Chi Qingqing returned home crying, only to see Chi Ling'er with a cold face, calmly questioning her.
This made Chi Qingqing even more afraid of Chi Ling'er. Her mother was angry.
"Mother, I..."
When her mother told her that her dowry had been given away by Old Madam Chi, Chi Qingqing rushed over. She arrived before Han Luoxue packed up the dowry, but unfortunately it was no use.
She still couldn't keep her dowry.
"Hmph, how could I have raised such a useless piece of trash!"
Hearing this, Chi Qingqing felt even more aggrieved.
"All you do is cry. Don't you ever think about how you'll get married without a dowry?"
Chi Ling'er walked forward irritably and slapped her across the face. Chi Qingqing hadn't expected her mother to hit her without saying a word.
Her face was already delicate, and this slap made her vision go black for a while, and her pretty face visibly swelled up.
She covered her swollen face and looked at Chi Ling'er in disbelief. Was this her mother?
Her mother used to always protect her, so when did she start hitting people without saying a word?
"If you couldn't stop me, my grandmother, from doing what I wanted to do, what right do I, a junior, have to stop you?"
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