Si Jinxing caught the cloth pushed by the old lady and said aggrievedly:
"Grandma, isn't this..."
The old lady recovered and interrupted Si Jinxing. She looked at Zhou with a dark face and asked:
"You say it!"
How could Zhou have imagined that this little girl would actually use this trick!
She glanced at Si Jinxing resentfully, then turned to the old lady and said with a wry smile, "The servants must have moved the wrong ones. I'll ask them to switch now!"
Si Jinxing looked incredulous and murmured, "With so many items, could they have all been moved to the wrong place?"
She spoke softly, but every word she said slipped into the ears of the old lady and Zhou.
Zhou is so hateful!
Why is this damn girl so annoying!
The old lady never expected that Zhou would do this and dare to make trouble with the former mistress's dowry!
No matter whether the Ninth Prince is dead or alive, whether he is getting married for good fortune or becoming a widow, the second girl will marry Yudie. If she carries the dowry over like this, she will not lose face for her general's mansion!
It's really like a piece of mud that can't be helped!
She really regretted now that she had eagerly helped her take the position after Lan passed away.
At that time, I only thought that Zhou's family background was shallow and easy to manipulate, but I forgot what her son's status was?
How can such a hopeless person be worthy of this job?!
If it weren't for Si Jinyue and Si Jinhao, how could she have kept this stupid woman until now?
The old lady gritted her teeth, her stiff waist throbbing with anger. She glared at Zhou and said in a deep voice, "Liu Fu, check for me! Check each one thoroughly!"
Although the old lady had long since handed over the power of the household to the lady, she was the general's biological mother after all, so her words naturally had the final say.
Liu Fu glanced at Zhou with a sly look, and seeing that she lowered her head, he did not dare to refute the old lady and had to do as she was told.
Si Jinxing certainly did not miss Liu Fu's little action, but his expression was inexplicably familiar. She couldn't remember where she had seen him, so she didn't think about it anymore.
She stood beside the old lady and saw the accountant start reading out the gift list again.
"The Lan family is marrying off their daughter today. Here's the dowry list:
Ten yuan for real estate
Fifty shops
......
A pair of agarwood and jade-inlaid Ruyi
A pair of large porcelain dusters
Two sets of Hetian white jade tea sets
Eight Doucai lotus porcelain bowls
Eight cloisonné enamel Three Gentlemen teacups
A pair of multicolored trellises with precious patterns
A pair of green jade vases with lotus patterns
......
A Huanghuali wood bed surrounded by crabapple flowers
A rosewood beauty couch
A carved ebony folding screen with embroidery
A rosewood dressing box
An enamel and gold-inlaid box
.......
Ten pieces of fine brocade
Ten pieces of fine brocade
......
Six gold and silver necklaces
Two pairs of white jade rings
A pair of coral pendants and a pair of jade and South bead pendants
A pair of white jade combs with flower and bird patterns and a pair of gilt combs inlaid with South China pearls.
.......
It took a whole cup of tea to read out the dowry list, and this was the amount that Lan had spent in the five years since she got married.
This was the second time the old lady had heard this list. The scene of the day when Lan entered the mansion fifteen years ago was still fresh in her mind.
Now Lan has passed away, and it has been more than ten years. I can't help but feel a little sad.
In order to speed up the process, Mother Lu waved her hand and several little maids and the three housekeepers came together to count the dowry in the courtyard.
While they were busy over there, Si Jinxing was not idle either. She did not forget the favor she promised the old lady.
She bowed to Zhou and said in a friendly tone:
"Everyone in Jianzhou knows that mother treats all children equally, yet now she is preparing thirty loads of dowry for Xing'er, which is even more generous than what my elder sister received when she married into the prince's mansion. I am truly grateful..."
Zhou was stunned when she heard this. She had said she would give thirty lifts because...
Just as she was about to speak, she was interrupted by Si Jinxing. She smiled and said, "Xing'er appreciates mother's kindness, but it's hard to refuse such kindness."
Zhou was about to breathe a sigh of relief when she heard her say she appreciated the gesture, but then she heard that a good intention couldn't be refused. She was confused for a moment and blurted out, "What do you mean? Do you still want an extra dowry?"
Si Jinxing blinked and smiled:
"What are you talking about, mother? Didn't you say you would prepare this dowry for me? Not only did you say that, but my elder sister also said that the other day."
"My daughter has thought about it. I don't want this dowry."
After these words were spoken, Zhou's mother and daughter finally felt relieved.
But unexpectedly, that damn Si Jinxing just paused and spoke again!
"Since my mother wants to give it to me, how can I, as her daughter, refuse? I have no choice but to do her a favor.
I thought of dividing the dowry into three parts, one for each of my two sisters, and the remaining part would be Xing'er's filial piety to her grandmother.
Mother, what do you think?"
Zhou's body trembled, and a surge of anger surged in her heart. She could not breathe evenly, and her eyes were wide open with anger, not responding to Si Jinxing.
Every penny of the General's Mansion belongs to her sons and daughters. Giving away even a penny more would be considered a waste!
Although this dowry came from the general's mansion, it was like cutting Zhou's flesh!
Si Jinyue was beside her, quietly pulling her sleeve and indicating to her that the old lady was there.
This Si Jinxing... in order to suppress his own mother, he even persuaded the old lady!
Zhou suppressed her anger fiercely, and the fat on her face made her face a little distorted. She let out a long breath, forced a smile that was uglier than crying, nodded, but her mouth was trembling and she couldn't say a word.
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