This is a classic case of favoring a concubine over one's wife!
"Aren't you afraid of being impeached by the censors?" Chu Yunzhou said coldly and without any politeness!
"Hmph! General Sheng, you dare to openly bully my sister even though we brothers are here today! If we leave, my sister, a mere woman, will be at your mercy!"
Can she get back what belongs to her on her own?
You should know that according to the laws of the Great Yan Dynasty, a woman's dowry belongs to her personally, and her husband's family has no right to interfere!
If anyone misappropriates the bride's dowry, they will be ordered to return the dowry and will be given compensation for emotional distress to the bride!
Those who refuse to repay the dowry will be imprisoned according to the law until the dowry is fully repaid.
If General Sheng cannot produce Lan'er's entire dowry, then I will seek justice for Lan'er!
Chu Xiuyuan, the second brother of the Chu family, also sneered!
"Rest assured, Lord Chu, I, Sheng Lingtian, will definitely gather the dowry for Madam within a month. No matter how poor I am, I will never covet Madam's dowry!"
Sheng Lingtian stopped calling him "Second Brother" and said through gritted teeth.
Chu Xiuyuan ignored him and turned to look at the Chu family.
"Lan'er, after the banquet, take stock of your dowry. Don't worry, your second brother will wait for you to finish sorting out your dowry before you go back!"
"No need to wait until after the banquet."
As she spoke, Madam Chu turned around with a smile to look at Zhu Cui and Granny Zhao.
"You two take this dowry list and go check my dowry. After you're done, make a list of what's missing and hand it in!"
"yes!"
Zhu Cui and Granny Zhao responded and led their people away.
"General, why don't you send someone to check it again? Just in case Aunt Mu denies it later!"
Chu looked at Sheng Lingtian with a gentle smile.
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