Chapter 28 Another one
——The next day——
Early in the morning, Xu Qingyue and Pei Jingyuan returned to Xu Mansion together.
When Mrs. Xu heard that Xu Qingyue and the others wanted the Xu family to give her an additional dowry of 60,000 taels, she refused without a second thought.
"Qingyue, how can our family afford so much money now? When you got married, your father and I almost emptied the Xu Mansion to give you so much. Who could have thought that in the end it would go to that little bitch Xu Qingyan!" Mrs. Xu sighed and said with embarrassment.
In fact, if the Xu family gritted their teeth, they could still afford it, but she couldn't bear to do it! Although she loved Xu Qingyue, she loved her son more.
Now, her legitimate son is already fifteen years old, and he will start a family in a few years. This son is her future support, so she still has to make more plans for him. She loves Xu Qingyue, but that is only relative to her stepdaughter Xu Qingyan. Of course, she loves Xu Qingyue.
What's more, when she got married, she had already given a dowry of 60,000 taels, which was already a lot. Now that the dowry was cheated away by Xu Qingyan, she would never give any more.
After hearing what her mother said, Xu Qingyue said with a wronged look on her face, "But my current dowry is only 600 taels of silver. I am just the legitimate daughter of a sixth-rank official, and now my dowry is so small. How can I survive in the Duke's Mansion? The young master of the Duke's Mansion is in poor health. Although Jingyuan is a bastard, the family business of the Duke's Mansion will be his sooner or later."
This was the first time she was rejected by her mother. In the past, her mother would give her whatever she wanted. But now her mother couldn't give it to her, which made her feel very uncomfortable. Now, the more she rejected Xu, the more she wanted.
When Xu heard Xu Qingyue say that Pei Jingyuan would inherit the Duke's Mansion in the future, Xu's heart began to waver. If Pei Jingyuan became the Duke in the future, he could help his son. However, she was still reluctant to pay the 60,000 taels of silver. What should she do?
Xu thought for a while, her eyes rolled around, and she started to think about Xu Qingyan again.
Xu said to Xu Qingyue, "I will make that little bitch Xu Qingyan return the 60,000 taels of dowry she took to you. Her own mother didn't pay a penny. That was all my hard-earned money! I can't let her get away with it!"
"Mother, but don't forget, the young master said last time that he would never come to the Xu Mansion again. How can we get the dowry back? Xu Qingyan has the young master's support now, we can't get it back at all." Xu Qingyue had suffered several losses at the hands of Xu Qingyan, and she never dared to take Xu Qingyan's dowry again.
But Xu refused to give up. She said with a gloomy face, "How can she not come back just because she said so? I am her legal mother in name. If I get sick, she must come back to take care of me! If she dares not to come back, I will accuse her of being unfilial and see if she can bear it! As long as she comes back, I will definitely find a way to give you my 60,000 taels of dowry!"
"What? To take care of the sick!" When Xu Qingyue heard her mother say this, there was a glimmer of light in her eyes. This seemed to be a really good idea.
On the side, Pei Jingyuan, who had been silent, heard what Xu said. Although he did not express his opinion, his eyes lit up slightly. It would be good if he could ask Xu's mother to get the silver back from Xu Qingyan. Anyway, he wouldn't have to do it himself.
Therefore, Xu sent someone to deliver the letter to Xu Qingyan at the Duke's Mansion, telling her that she was ill and needed her to return to the mansion tomorrow to visit and take care of her.
"Zi Yan, please help me make the arrangements. We will go back to Xu Mansion tomorrow." After Xu Qingyan finished reading the letter, she gave an order to Zi Yan.
When Zi Yan heard Xu Qingyan's order, she couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Madam, are you right? Are you going back to the Xu Mansion tomorrow?"
Zi Yan thought: Although she had not been serving Xu Qingyan for a long time, she had heard from the people around the young master that the reason they were transferred to serve Xu Qingyan was because Xu Qingyan caused unpleasantness after returning to the Xu Mansion last time, and the young master even said that he would never go to the Xu Mansion again. But now, the lady said that she would go to the Xu Mansion tomorrow, which naturally made her stunned.
"Yes, you heard it right! My nominal stepmother said that she is not feeling well and asked me to go back tomorrow to take care of her. If I don't go back, I'm afraid she will use this as an excuse to make a big fuss, and then it will affect the reputation of the Duke's Mansion." Xu Qingyan and Zi Yan explained.
Although Xu Qingyan was a modern person who traveled through the book, she knew that filial piety was very important in this dynasty. No matter how much she hated the Xu family before, as long as she, Xu Qingyan, was still the daughter of the Xu family in name, she had to endure the oppression of filial piety.
Xu Qingyan naturally knew that the Xu family had ill intentions, but now that she was married, she didn't need to be as timid as before.
That's why she wasn't afraid. As long as Xu made a move, she would counter it and let her suffer a few more times. Then she would see how she would come to her to be bullied from now on.
"But, I heard that your stepmother seems to be not feeling well. She was injured the last time you were in Xu's house! Madam, do you really want to go back?" Dan Yan was also beside her at the moment, and asked with some concern.
"Qingyan, are you going back to the Xu Mansion?" Just as Xu Qingyan finished her words, Pei Jingchuan walked in from outside.
After hearing what Pei Jingchuan said, Xu Qingyan nodded helplessly and handed the letter in her hand to Pei Jingchuan.
Xu Qingyan saw Pei Jingchuan taking the letter and said, "Nuo, if I don't go back, I'm afraid they will start to plot against me outside. I'm afraid that it will implicate my husband, so I'm going to go back."
Pei Jingchuan took the letter from Xu Qingyan. When he opened it and took a look, his brows furrowed. Then he said, "I'll go with you tomorrow. I still have a few days off."
——Xu Mansion——
Xu was at home, waiting for Xu Qingyan's arrival with full confidence. When the servant came and told her that Xu Qingyan had come, she was not surprised at all, but only looked proud.
"Have someone bring her in, and tell her that I'm too sick to get out of bed." Mrs. Xu was half lying on the bed, deliberately putting on a slightly haggard look, and proudly instructed the maid beside her.
When Xu Qingyue learned that Xu Qingyan had arrived, she also followed her to Xu's door.
After a while, Xu Qingyan came in from outside and said to Madam Xu with a smile: "Madam Xu, what's going on? Why are you sick? Could it be that you have a problem from last time?"
"What did you call me just now? Aunt? I'm your stepmother, how can you be so rude?" When Xu heard Qingyan's name, she immediately exploded and questioned.
"Aunt Xu, there are no outsiders here, so you'd better stop pretending. After all, my mother is dead, and you married my father after my mother's death. So if you are not an aunt, what are you?" Xu Qingyan said frankly without fear of tearing each other's faces.
"Xu Qingyan, what you said is not right. My mother was married to my father in a grand ceremony. Everyone knows that my mother is the legal wife, and my father also announced to the public that you are just a concubine's daughter. How can you talk nonsense here?" Xu Qingyue's face showed obvious dissatisfaction. She never thought that Xu Qingyan would be so unscrupulous and dare to say this in front of Pei Jingchuan and others.
Xu Qingyue glanced at Pei Jingchuan, wanting to know if Pei Jingchuan showed any surprise or dissatisfaction on his face after hearing what Xu Qingyan said, but what Xu Qingyue didn't expect was that Pei Jingchuan's expression was indifferent and he didn't react at all.
At this time, Pei Jingyuan heard Xu Qingyan's words. He really didn't expect that Xu Qingyan would be so bold beyond your imagination! At this time, Pei Jingyuan said: "Sister-in-law, did you take the wrong medicine? Mother-in-law is your legal mother in name after all. How can you be so rude? Brother, don't you find that sister-in-law is a little too much?"
At this time, Pei Jingyuan couldn't help but speak. Xu Qingyan's boldness almost exceeded his imagination.
Pei Jingyuan originally thought that Pei Jingchuan would be angry, but who knew that what Pei Jingchuan said made them even more scared.
What Xu Qingyan said was absolutely correct. She is the legitimate daughter of the Xu family. Do you want me to go to the Ministry of Revenue to get the marriage record of Lord Xu and let me have a look?"
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