Chapter 7 Family Discipline
Madam Xu didn't dare to say anything else, but Xu Qingyue beside her moved her eyes and smiled to smooth things over, "Mother is just concerned about us, worried that my sister and I will make mistakes if we marry into the Duke's Mansion. My sister and I rarely come back, so let us accompany mother to walk in the garden, and father, husband, and big brother can chat about academic matters in the study."
"Qingyue is right. I was too concerned and that's why the young master misunderstood me. I'll take the two sisters downstairs to reminisce about the past. You guys sit here!" Mrs. Xu immediately understood what Xu Qingyue meant. The two of them looked at each other and immediately put on a smiling face and said.
"It seems that they want to trick me aside! Seeing that the young master is protecting me here and can't get the dowry, they must want to take me away, and then force me to promise to secretly return the dowry! Humph, wishful thinking! I'm not stupid, I won't give the dowry to you! Wait and see how I piss you off to death, old witch!" Xu Qingyan raised her eyebrows and complained secretly.
Pei Jingchuan was about to speak up to stop him when he saw this, but Pei Jingyuan beat him to the punch and said, "It just so happens that I have something to discuss with my father-in-law and my elder brother. Qingyue, it would be good for you to go out for a walk with your mother-in-law!"
Xu Qingyue immediately stood up enthusiastically upon hearing this, took Xu Qingyan's hand and walked out, Pei Jingchuan had to stop the action that was about to speak. Forget it, I'll find an excuse to go out and take a look later.
"Sister, there are only three of us now. You don't really want to be so shameless as to occupy the dowry that mother gave me?" After arriving at the garden, the smile on Xu Qingyue's face disappeared instantly, and she looked at Xu Qingyan with pride.
In fact, Xu Qingyan is only two months younger than her, but she just doesn't want to admit that she is the legitimate daughter.
Madam Xu said with a cold face, "Don't think that being the wife of the prince is so great. The young master only said that for the sake of face. You are a concubine's daughter, so don't be so ignorant. When you go back later, you should have someone quietly pack up and don't alarm the young master and his family. Honestly return the dowry to me. That is what I prepared for Qingyue, and it is not something a concubine's daughter like you can enjoy!"
"Mrs. Xu, it's not impossible for you to take it back, but you have to prepare a new dowry for me." Xu Qingyan looked at her and said.
When there were no outsiders around, Xu Qingyan would never call her mother, and she also didn't like Xu Qingzhi calling her that.
"What did you say?" Madam Xu couldn't help but raise her voice. She didn't expect that Xu Qingyan, a concubine's daughter, would dare to make such an unreasonable request to her.
"Is Madam Xu's hearing not good? I told you to prepare a backup dowry for me. Although I am a concubine's daughter, I am married to the young master after all. With the dowry you prepared for me, aren't you afraid that others will say you are neglecting the Duke's Mansion?" After Xu Qingyan finished speaking, she looked at them calmly, without a trace of fear on her face.
When she first came here, she was indeed quite honest, because she knew that she had to bow her head under someone else's roof. But now, she was married, so she no longer had to look at her stepmother's face.
What's more, it was this stepmother who caused her mother to be demoted for no reason and live a miserable life? What's more, she was the legitimate daughter of the Xu family, and those things were originally what she deserved!
"You're dreaming! I now order you to return this dowry to me as soon as possible, otherwise I will not forgive you! Don't think that marrying a young master is a big deal. After a woman gets married, she needs a strong family to rely on!" Madam Xu shouted at Xu Qingyan.
Xu Qingyan sneered upon hearing this and said sarcastically, "Do you think you will treat me well in the future if I exchange this dowry for you? I don't have any family to rely on, so why would I be afraid of your threats? Do you really think I'm stupid?"
Madam Xu's family was the only one who could make someone demote their wife to a concubine and remarry her. Did she still expect that if she changed her dowry, she would be able to get them to help her in the future? Since their attitude towards her would not change whether she changed it or not, and would still be as bad as before, why should she give them a bargain?
"You...you...just wait and see how I deal with you, this little bitch! Someone, catch her and punish her according to the family rules!" Mrs. Xu pointed at her angrily and sternly ordered the servants standing around.
Although Xu Qingyan was accompanied by two maids, they were also maids who came from the Xu family as dowry, and the indentures were in the hands of Madam Xu.
Now, after hearing Madam Xu's order, they immediately stepped forward to stop Xu Qingyan. However, Xu Qingyan was very agile and ran away from them in a flash.
"Catch her for me!" As soon as Mrs. Xu finished speaking, a large group of maids and servants immediately chased after Xu Qingyan.
After all, Xu Qingyan's body grew up in the countryside and worked a lot, so she was running very fast. She was like a light swallow, holding her skirt in her hand, running through the garden, running up the corridor, and running towards the hall without looking back.
[Help! Someone is killing me! They want to kill me! Run... run quickly, I have to run quickly! I will never come back to this broken Xu Mansion again! ]
Pei Jingchuan was walking with Xu's father at the other end of the corridor. He was worried that he had not seen Xu Qingyan just now, but suddenly he heard her voice. His heart suddenly tightened, and he immediately turned around and ran in the direction where the voice came from.
"Brother, where are you going?" Pei Jingyuan looked at Pei Jingchuan with a puzzled look on his face and ran up to him and asked.
Pei Jingchuan had no time to pay attention to him at the moment. He just kept speeding up his pace and ran towards Xu Qingyan.
Madam Xu wanted to call all the servants in the yard to catch Xu Qingyan. At this moment, Xu Qingyan was running forward desperately like a desperado.
"Little bitch! Let's see where you can run to! Hold her down and give her a good lesson!" A maid was about to catch up with Xu Qingyan, so she proudly ordered the servants behind her.
[Wuwuwu... It's over, I can't run anymore! I'm going to be beaten to death here, poor me! I haven't slept enough for that gentle and handsome young master, and I haven't given birth to a child for him, and I'm going to die here!] Xu Qingyan was running, and suddenly her foot twisted and she fell to the ground with a thud, she was so desperate that she wanted to cry.
She knew that Madam Xu was a vicious person. If they beat her to death today, they would definitely throw her into the lake and then say that she accidentally fell into the water and drowned.
According to the custom of the Great Xia Dynasty, once a woman died, her dowry had to be sent back to her parents' home. Anyway, Xu Qingyue was already married to Pei Jingyuan, so she was of no use to them.
"What are you doing!" Just as Xu Qingyan closed her eyes in despair, an angry male voice suddenly came from above.
It's Pei Jingchuan! Her eyes opened instantly, and then she raised her head and looked at him pitifully.
Pei Jingchuan looked down and saw a pouting mouth, red eyes, and a wronged look on her face. His heart suddenly ached. Fortunately, he could hear her voice, otherwise he really didn't know what would happen!
"Wow... Young Master, help! They are going to beat me to death!" Xu Qingyan couldn't hold back her tears and burst into tears.
Pei Jingchuan's face suddenly turned gloomy. He looked at the woman holding a stick opposite him with murderous intent and shouted, "It seems like you want to kill someone?"
The old woman was so frightened when she heard this that she trembled all over and said with trembling lips, "No...no...misunderstanding. Young Master, this is all a misunderstanding. I just...saw the Crown Prince's wife fall down, and wanted to help her up!"
"Ha! Are you going to help someone with a stick? And you're still calling her a little bitch?" Pei Jingchuan sneered.
"Brother, what's going on? What happened?"
At this time, Pei Jingyuan also caught up, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he immediately had a bad premonition.
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