"Master!" Aunt Liu exclaimed in shock.
"Look at what you've done! It's probably all over Kyoto now." His daughter was the best at making people happy, unlike Jiang Wei who was so stubborn.
He originally planned to wait until Jiang Wei married into the Marquis's mansion, and then have the Marquis's mansion arrange for her to go to the First Prince's mansion. Even if she couldn't be a concubine, being a concubine would be good enough. When the First Prince ascended to the throne in the future, she would also be a concubine in the palace.
His status would have risen accordingly, but who would have thought...
"Do you know that the Marquis's mansion said you and your sister would marry into the family together, and you would be a concubine?" Jiang asked in the water.
“Impossible. Brother Xuan said he only has me in his heart and will marry me, while Sister said she will break off the engagement,” Jiang Rou replied with certainty and confidence.
"Father, I want to marry Brother Xuan. Since my sister is going to break off the engagement, why don't you let her give the marriage to me instead?" Jiang Rou said, holding Jiang Zai Shui's sleeve and with tears in her eyes.
Seeing that Jiang Zai Shui remained unmoved, Jiang Rou continued, "Let's not change anything else, just change the person who says it's okay."
The implication was that Jiang Wei's dowry should be given to her to take with her.
Anyway, Chen Yan treats her like his own granddaughter, so he probably won't mind. She's marrying up and has a large dowry, so she won't be looked down upon.
As for Jiang Wei, Chen Yan and the others could simply prepare another dowry for her. What good marriage could a woman who had been jilted possibly have? Giving her any dowry would suffice.
Over the years, the Chen family made it easier for Jiang Wei to make a living under Aunt Liu's care, and Jiang Wei always wrote letters saying how good Aunt Liu was to her. They also gave Jiang Rou quite a lot of things.
The Chen family brought in a constant stream of supplies.
Jiang Rou gave birth to something belonging to the Chen family, and she could take it at will.
In the Breeze Courtyard, in the side room, Yuzhu sat at a small table, eating the pastries that Jiang Wei had brought back for them.
Dewdrop rubbed her stomach and reached for a piece. "This pastry isn't filling at all. I'm hungry again!"
The dewdrop looked puzzled, then took a bite of the pastry. The raindrops and water droplets laughed at this.
"You glutton, only a girl can afford to feed you." Raindrop teased her, cupping her face in her hands and looking her up and down. "Your face has gotten rounder again."
Dewdrop pretended to be angry, "Then you're fat? I'm still growing!" She angrily took another bite of the pastry.
"Yes, yes, yes, you're growing, eat more." Waterdrop affectionately placed the pastry into her hand.
Because the dewdrop was the smallest, they all pampered her more.
Lian Sang: "…………"
This was the first time she had ever seen someone eat so much, and they had only been back for a short time!
Bian Sang got up and walked out of the side room, and saw someone peering into the courtyard from outside.
She walked up to her, and the person said they were looking for Jiang Wei. Lian Sang told her to wait while she went to inform them.
Jiang Wei sat at her desk. Aunt Xu, dressed in old and outdated clothes with only a silver hairpin in her hair, entered carrying a bundle and curtsied, saying, "Greetings, Miss."
She was vastly different from Consort Liu, who was also a concubine. Consort Liu was adorned with jewels and wore brand-new, fashionable clothes.
Jiang Wei recognized the slightly yellowed package in her hand; it looked familiar. It was around this time in her past life that Aunt Xu had given it to her.
Jiang Wei asked her to sit down, and Lian Sang poured her a cup of tea.
"I haven't even had a chance to congratulate the eldest daughter yet!" Aunt Xu, though out of touch with the world, had a genuine smile in her eyes. "The Marquis's mansion couldn't wait for the eldest daughter to spend the New Year at home before they wanted to marry her. It shows how much they value her."
Of course, the Lunar New Year costs a lot of money.
Aunt Xu stood up and placed the package in front of Jiang Wei, saying, "Madam can rest in peace now, as the eldest daughter has found a good family."
After saying this, Aunt Xu placed a somewhat old carved wooden box on top of the package. "This is a dowry for the eldest daughter. I hope the eldest daughter will not find it offensive."
After saying a few more words, Aunt Xu got up and left, but turned back at the door and said, "Young lady, open the package and take a look."
She had seen this package in her previous life.
At that time, she was about to marry into the Marquis's family in a month. She was immersed in the joy of getting married and didn't even open her wedding package. She just left it aside and couldn't find it later.
Jiang Wei opened the wooden box, inside were several pieces of pure gold jewelry, all of which were old-fashioned and from more than ten years ago.
Aunt Xu herself would never wear it on a normal day, but now she's using it to enhance her makeup.
Jiang Wei put the jewelry aside, opened the package, and found several booklets inside.
It looked quite old; the colors of the booklets had faded. Jiang Wei casually picked one up and glanced at it—just some account books—and didn't think much of it.
She picked up a few more books to look at, but then she discovered a problem.
Above it were words written by her father himself: "Today I have passed the imperial examination and become a student of the emperor. I wish to marry Chen Xuening, the daughter of a merchant. I do not care that she is the daughter of a merchant, nor do I covet her wealth. I marry her only because I love her." Such lofty words.
The list of items displayed in the register was stamped with the official seal, indicating that he would never take her mother's things and that her dowry would belong to her.
Jiang Wei took out a yellowed piece of paper from the package, opened it and saw that it was the land deed of the house they were currently living in, and the owner of the house was her mother.
She laughed when she saw it.
Jiang Wei sneered. He really was hypocritical.
She said she didn't want her mother's money, but then she moved into her mother's yard to live.
"Miss, the master requests your presence now." Yuzhu entered from outside.
Jiang Wei looked at the palm-sized jewelry box, but before she could open it, she put the things in the drawer and got up. Yu Zhu draped a cloak over her and handed her a hot water bottle.
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