Chapter 18: The Sister-in-law
Xiao Tao agreed repeatedly, but was stopped before leaving: "Give me some more money. I need to eat and drink well! Can you eat vegetarian food?"
When the news reached the Marquis' Mansion, the old lady was extremely worried.
He was also very dissatisfied with the Prime Minister's wife, but because she was in a high position, he did not dare to get angry.
Xiao Tao was also good at making up lies. She cleared all of Lu Yuan's faults and said it was all the Prime Minister's wife who was making a big deal out of nothing.
Madam Hou called Yuan and told her about Lu Yuan being punished by her mother-in-law.
"Yuan has been spoiled since she was little, and the Prime Minister's Mansion has strict rules, so it's inevitable that she'll make some mistakes. But the Prime Minister's wife should also consider that Yuan is pregnant."
Yuan Shi obeyed her mother-in-law and said with a smile: "It is inevitable that there will be conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. When Yuan gives birth to a grandson, the parents-in-law will be happy and all their anger will disappear."
Madam Hou snorted softly, "Now Yuan is being held captive in the Buddhist temple and forced to eat a vegetarian diet. How can the child be saved if this continues? So I ask you to come up with a solution."
Yuan Shi had no other choice but to say, "My daughter-in-law is stupid. If you have any ideas, just tell me and I will do it."
Madam Hou was just about to hear her say this when she hurriedly said, "The wife of the Prime Minister's eldest son, Wen, was once on good terms with you. Go visit her tomorrow and put in a few good words for Yuan. Then have Wen ask the Prime Minister's wife to release Yuan."
Yuan Shi didn't find it difficult to understand: "According to what my mother-in-law said, I will go there tomorrow."
Madam Hou quickly added, "Don't forget to bring some silver for Yuan."
Yuan was secretly unhappy. The family was becoming more and more financially strapped, and she even had to pay money for her sister-in-law's marriage.
"Yesterday, my sister-in-law said she had no money and wanted to pawn the dowry that Fu had seized to exchange for some silver. Now is the perfect time to bring some to Yuan."
Yuanshi had always wanted to take all of Fu Danjun's dowry for herself, but now her mother-in-law asked her to get the money, so she had to reluctantly give it up.
The old lady of the Marquis frowned and said: "Since you think it is feasible, then let's do it. Three thousand taels will surely be enough for Yuan girl to spend for a few months. It's a pity that our Marquis Mansion has to rely on Fu's dowry to survive. What should we do if this continues?"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were chatting in the inner room, unaware that Pei Shiquan was hearing them outside.
She was also unwilling to pay Lu Yuan, but she was not in charge of the household yet and could not afford to offend her mother-in-law.
Besides, I know that Yuanshi is also unwilling, but she agrees readily in front of her mother-in-law. Wouldn't it be a fool for me to jump out and play the bad guy?
Now that Yuanshi had come out, she pretended to be new: "Oh, sister-in-law is here?"
Yuan asked hurriedly: "What are you doing now?"
Pei lied and laughed, "I heard that my sister-in-law was punished by her husband's family and her monthly allowance was withheld. I was just about to come and tell my mother-in-law that even though our family is a little tight on money, we can't let my sister-in-law suffer. Why not pledge some of Fu's dowry as a deposit?"
When Yuan heard this, she laughed and said, "My mother-in-law asked me to do just that. I was just about to go to the storehouse to check."
Pei had no key to the warehouse and could not get in, which always made her resentful.
Now is the perfect time to follow Yuanshi in and see how much of Fu Danjun's dowry is inside so that I can have an account in mind.
"Sister-in-law, you're busy all by yourself, it's tiring, why don't I help you."
Yuan was stunned for a moment and agreed: "Okay."
How could she not understand Pei's thoughts? But refusing now would only alert the enemy.
The two of them went into the storeroom hand in hand and asked the servant to carry out the dowry that could be pawned.
Seeing them carrying one item after another, Pei asked curiously, "How much do you want to pawn?"
Yuan sighed: "Mother-in-law said to give my sister-in-law three thousand taels, but I think including the expenses of the mansion, it will take at least six thousand taels to be enough."
Pei was startled and blurted out: "This is too much."
Fearing Yuanshi might misunderstand, he added, "I meant that giving my sister-in-law too much is too much. Although Fu Danjun's dowry is not small, if you keep doing it this way, it will all be gone in a few times."
These words were said a little hastily, which made Yuan Shi particularly unhappy: "Sister, your words make sense. I also think it's too much, but it was my mother-in-law who said to give my sister-in-law three thousand taels. Do you think I should reject it?"
Pei was regretting her rash words, and saw that Yuan was not too angry.
"Maybe the mother-in-law is just confused for a moment. We have to persuade her."
In fact, in addition to feeling bad about giving Lu Yuan too much, Pei was also dissatisfied with what Yuan said about the expenses in the mansion.
Anyway, the money in the mansion passed through her hands, so it was hard to say whether she had embezzled it privately. Then she went to her mother-in-law and said that it was spent by everyone.
Yuanshi lowered her head to organize things and stopped talking, her face not looking very good.
Mrs. Pei quickly explained with a smile: "What I mean is that my sister-in-law hasn't given birth to the child yet, so we can give her less. When she gives birth to the child, if the expenses are high, we can give her more money."
Yuan Shi smiled bitterly: "When I return to my mother-in-law tomorrow, I will ask you to be the head of the family. You will definitely be more considerate than me or even my mother-in-law."
Seeing that she had made her point clear, Pei Shi took on the responsibility and said, "It's a pity that I haven't officially married yet."
The implication is that after marrying into the family, she might really be better than Yuanshi and her mother-in-law.
Yuanshi was quite unhappy, but she pretended to be kind and changed the subject to something else.
When Lu Yu came back in the evening, he saw Pei sitting alone at the table in a daze.
"What's wrong? Is Fu Danjun causing trouble again?"
Pei stood up and threw herself into his arms, acting coquettishly: "It's my eldest sister-in-law! I see that she's not doing a good job in the household, and it's not legitimate for me to help her, so I'm wondering when I can officially marry into her family."
When Lu Yu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought it was Fu Danjun causing trouble again. I'm glad it wasn't her."
Lu Yu’s biggest worry now is Fu Danjun. He is afraid that she will pop up and cause trouble from time to time.
Pei was very disappointed when he answered the question irrelevantly.
The next day, Yuan sent Fu Danjun's dowry to be pawned. Unexpectedly, the pawnshop she sent it to was actually Fu Danjun's dowry, which, like the jewelry shop before, was all dowry given by her parents.
The owner of the pawnshop is the apprentice of an old friend of Fu Danjun's father, and he is absolutely reliable.
In addition, the patterns printed on Fu Danjun's dowry were designed by his grandfather.
Outsiders may not find it special, but it is the exclusive code of the Fu family.
The pawnshop owner saw that Commander Ma had placed this batch of goods separately.
Then he asked the clerk to quietly invite Fu Danjun over. Fu Danjun immediately recognized that it was all her dowry and told the shopkeeper not to tell anyone: "You keep it well for now. I don't think the Marquis' Mansion will have the money to redeem it in a short time."
The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly: "That's right, Miss, leave it to me."
Fu Danjun nodded and turned around to come out. When he was about to go downstairs, he met a woman who came up to him crying.
If she hadn't been holding a jade pendant in her hand, Fu Danjun wouldn't have cared.
It is normal for a woman to cry, but what does it mean when she walks and cries while holding a jade pendant? I can't help but follow her with my eyes.
As a result, the woman walked all the way to the private room opposite.
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