Chapter 346 The Third Room is Hateful
Mr. and Mrs. Zhou Er were so angry after hearing this!
Their daughter was already so pitiful, yet the Third House was still fussing over the old lady's little thing! Mrs. Zhou Er was particularly furious. Only then did she realize that not only was Zhao Liya fine, but Zhou Yuan was fine too!
This matter was planned by everyone together. Why did Zhou Yan escape but her daughter was unlucky?
The third room is still arguing.
The two rooms immediately started arguing.
Neither side gave in.
The veins on Old Mrs. Zhou's forehead were throbbing, and they were almost mad to death.
"Shut up! You, you guys are going to piss me off to death!"
It's such a time, why are you still arguing?
Mrs. Zhou Er covered her face with her handkerchief and burst into tears: "My poor Rui'er, wuwuwu."
The veins on Mrs. Zhou's forehead throbbed violently, and she shouted, "Shut up!"
"Why are you crying now? What were you doing before? Who told you to be so unreliable? If you were any use, if you didn't make any mistakes, these things wouldn't have happened!"
Then, it was time for them to watch the show.
Even sitting back on the fishing boat can be messed up.
Mrs. Zhou Er felt extremely aggrieved. Was this just her problem? Didn't her third brother's wife also pass away? Now the unlucky one was Rui'er, who only had her from the second house. She wanted some compensation, but they had so many objections. How could she accept this?
After a tug-of-war and some open and covert struggles, the final result of the negotiation was that the total dowry given to Zhou Rui was worth about 80,000 taels of silver, including 10,000 taels of cash, about 25,000 to 26,000 taels of jewelry, and the rest were silks, brocades, antiques, etc.
This was far different from what the second wife and her husband had expected. They had originally thought that it would be at least 150,000. After all, the Duke of Liguo was very wealthy.
After all, the Duke is the Queen's brother. Although the Queen has long been invisible and the Crown Prince is not favored by the Emperor, Duke Li has never said anything about it. He has never been to the East Palace alone. He is loyal to the Emperor and has completed all the tasks assigned by the Emperor perfectly. He has been working tirelessly for all these years.
Therefore, the emperor trusted and valued him very much, and gave him generous rewards every year.
Adding the income from farms and shops, it is a huge and enviable fortune.
Who would have thought that he would refuse compensation and not even give an extra ounce of silver.
If he doesn't give it, no matter how much they try to get together, it will be limited.
What gave Mrs. Zhou the most headache was how to tell her daughter this?
Sure enough, when Zhou Rui heard that there was only this much dowry, she burst into tears.
She knew that she had no choice but to marry Lu Ming, and she also knew that unless she had a large dowry to support her, her life in that mansion would be extremely difficult.
"Mother, what good is this little stuff? Can't our Duke's Mansion even come up with hundreds of thousands of silver? I don't believe it..."
Mrs. Zhou Er shed another tear as she followed him. She was heartbroken, but what could she do? Her family was even worse off than the Duke of Liguo's. Her dowry was not much to begin with. She had spent some of it over the years, and when her eldest daughter married, she gave some as a dowry. There really wasn't much left.
"Rui'er, don't be afraid. You are the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion. The Duke of Pengyang's Mansion is just a poor family. If they dare to bully you, just come back and tell them. The mansion will take care of you. I don't think they would be so bold—"
Zhou Rui sneered, "You're not even willing to give me your dowry, and you still want to make decisions for me? This title isn't meant to be Dad's! It's okay for a few years, but when the family splits up in the future, you won't care whether I live or die."
Zhou Rui cried so hard and made a fuss about demanding her dowry.
Nothing is as real as holding the dowry in your hands, and all promises are empty.
Mrs. Zhou had no choice but to tell the truth. Duke Liguo disagreed to take more from the public treasury, not even an extra ounce of silver. After all, the subsidies from the second house and the old lady were not that much.
Zhou Rui was furious, "Why? Why? Zhao Liya hurt me so badly, are they just going to let it go? They're going too far!"
"Don't mention Zhao Liya!" Mrs. Zhou Er's headache grew worse. She whispered, "You know what's going on behind closed doors. We know, and they know too. Isn't it because of this that the Duke refused to add an extra dowry? Be good. If there's trouble again, and he deducts even the portion he's owed, what can we do? It's your father's fault for being so incompetent, and your grandmother's inability to control her!"
Mrs. Zhou Er sneered as she wiped away her tears.
She was truly heartbroken and had seen through everything. They were simply pawns in the hands of others, used when they were useful and thrown away when they were no longer. Who cared about their feelings, and who would compensate them? She had long been annoyed by the look of luck on the face of her third sister-in-law!
Zhou Rui's face was pale and her whole body was cold.
She wasn't completely stupid; she was just angry and impulsive. They were in the wrong in this matter, and they had been the ones who had plotted against Zhao Liya first. She knew that, so what else could she do after being tricked?
Having said that, I’m still very angry!
To be honest, even if she cursed her uncle madly in her heart because he refused to give her more dowry, how could she really dare to go to him?
Even her grandmother and her parents were defeated, how could she dare?
Mrs. Zhou Er said bitterly, "That's fine, but the most abominable thing is your third aunt and uncle's family. They refused to give anything at all, saying they were struggling and limited in their abilities and couldn't take care of everything. They said they'd wait until you got married and give you a few things to add to your dowry as a token of their appreciation."
"Bah, who cares about their gifts? People like them wouldn't even be willing to give out good things! I just can't accept this. It was clearly something she and I did together, so why should our family bear all the consequences? Poor Rui'er..."
Zhou Rui grew angrier as she listened, gritting her teeth and sneering, "Mom's right. The Third House and we did this together. Why should they just sit there and do nothing? Why should I be the only one suffering while they stand by and watch? They can't even dream!"
Mrs. Zhou Er was startled by her reaction and asked hurriedly, "Rui'er, are you okay? What are you trying to do?"
Seeing her daughter's expression, Mrs. Zhou Er felt a little frightened for some reason.
Zhou Rui sneered: "Don't worry about it. If you guys can't get out of this, what should I be afraid of? I'll go find Second Aunt!"
Zhou Rui didn't want to wait any longer and rushed out in anger. Mrs. Zhou Er hurriedly chased after her: "Rui'er! Rui'er!"
(End of this chapter)
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