Hearing this, the ladies and young women nearby began to whisper among themselves.
"General Sheng is such a handsome man, I never expected him to spend his wife's dowry money."
If it were just to fill the household expenses, that would be one thing, but to use the lady's dowry to support a concubine—that's truly eye-opening!
"Exactly! Look at what that Concubine Mu is dressed and wearing! She's more extravagant than any of us legitimate wives. How could a newly arrived noblewoman like her afford to support her?"
"Alas! The Chu family has indeed declined. If the old general were still alive, and if the eldest son of the Chu family had not been crippled, why would he have handed over the Chu family army to others? If the Chu family army were still in the hands of the Chu family, this man would not dare to openly bully the Chu family!"
"well……"
As Sheng Lingtian listened to these people's discussions, his face turned gloomy and his sword-like eyebrows furrowed tightly.
"Sheng Lingtian! Do you really think our Chu family has no one left? How dare you humiliate my sister like this!"
Chu Xiuyuan, the second elder brother of the Chu family, is the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate. Although his official position is below that of Sheng Lingtian, he is a man who is not afraid of power and has a bad temper.
Upon seeing Sheng Lingtian bullying the Chu family, she was immediately enraged and stepped forward to question him.
"Second brother! That's absolutely not true! Although I come from a poor background, I know how a grown man can rely on his wife's dowry to support his family. I didn't give Mu Rou'er that much money!"
As Sheng Lingtian spoke, he looked coldly at Mu Rou'er.
"Tell me quickly! What happened?"
In fact, Sheng Lingtian knew that Mu Rou'er had touched the Chu family's dowry, but he didn't take it to heart.
In his heart, he felt that since Chu had married him, everything she owned naturally belonged to the General's Mansion.
What's wrong with taking some dowry money?
Although he thought so, he dared not admit it.
Since ancient times, a woman's dowry has belonged solely to her, and her husband's family has no right to interfere.
If a woman's dowry is misappropriated without her consent, not only will he be ridiculed by the world, but he will also violate the laws of the Great Yan Kingdom!
"I...I..."
Seeing Sheng Lingtian's cold expression, Mu Rou'er knew she had made a huge mistake.
If they still claim that it was given by Sheng Lingtian, it could very likely arouse the court's suspicion of Sheng Lingtian, and if they were to investigate him secretly, the consequences would be unimaginable.
But if you say the money is yours, then Rongshui County will not be able to escape the investigation.
Now he can only admit that he misappropriated the Chu family's dowry...
Thinking of this, Mu Rou'er took a deep breath and knelt down in front of Sheng Lingtian.
"Husband, it was actually Rou'er who misappropriated my sister's dowry! A few days ago, my sister was pregnant and not feeling well, so Mother handed over the management of the household to Rou'er."
Rou'er... Rou'er had never seen so much money before, and for a moment she became greedy!
Rou'er knows she was wrong, please forgive her, husband!
Upon hearing this, Sheng Lingtian breathed a sigh of relief. At least this woman wasn't completely stupid enough to admit it.
Otherwise, both he and the other side would be in danger!
"Since you know you're wrong, then get up! Get down now and stop making a fool of yourself here!"
Sheng Lingtian snorted coldly!
Although he was speaking to Mu Rou'er, his eyes were fixed on Chu Shi.
There was a hint of warning in his eyes.
Chu glanced at Sheng Lingtian and then lowered her head.
That expression made it seem as if he had suffered endless grievances...
Upon hearing this, Mu Rou'er knew that Sheng Lingtian was helping her out of a predicament, and she quickly stood up to leave!
However, he was stopped by Chu Yunzhou, the third brother of the Chu family!
"Wait a minute!" Chu Yunzhou said, giving Sheng Lingtian a cold look.
"Sheng Lingtian, you're something else! We're still here! How dare you bully our sister like this!"
Should we let her go? Where should she go? She spent my sister's dowry, and we're just going to brush it off like that?
"Third Brother, today is Wanwan's birthday banquet. Let's talk about this next time. Don't let this little thing disturb Wanwan's birthday banquet."
Seeing that the Chu family members were showing him no respect, Sheng Lingtian's eyes also showed displeasure...
Upon hearing Sheng Lingtian's words, Chu Yunzhou looked at Sheng Wanwan in Chu's arms, and his gaze softened considerably.
Just as I was thinking of letting that woman off the hook for now so as not to disrupt Wanwan's birthday party, I heard a sweet, childlike voice rang out...
Is this my third uncle? He's quite handsome; no wonder he's family...
Third Uncle, you can't let me not pursue those two scoundrels just because you don't want me to. Banquets can be held anytime, but I've only been a month old, so this banquet doesn't mean much to me!
We can't eat it, and we can't take it!
Uncle, you'd better hurry up and get my mother's dowry back!
And second uncle, don't forget your official position, Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, which means you're in charge of supervising corrupt officials! Sheng Lingtian has blatantly violated the laws of our Great Yan!
Second Uncle, hurry up! Get my mother's dowry!
If you can't get away with it, then file a complaint against him and make him regret it!
Oh dear! I'm so anxious! Why am I still so young? Why can I only watch and can't do anything...?
Chu Xiuyuan and Chu Yunzhou were stunned when they heard Sheng Wanwan's thoughts. They looked at each other in unison, and then at the calm Chu family.
Chu nodded almost imperceptibly at them, and the two instantly understood.
They and their little niece are connected by blood and have a telepathic bond!
But this little niece seems to know a lot!
Since their little niece didn't care about the banquet and cared more about her mother's dowry, they had nothing to worry about!
"General Sheng! If the banquet ends, do you dare say you won't protect this woman? Hehehe... She's just a concubine, yet you allow her to call my Lan'er 'little sister' and even let her manage the household affairs."
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