Qin Yuan said some clever things and received a lot of things in return.
Back inside, the room had been completely renovated.
The old women would also occasionally bring here clothes, ornaments, and other decorative items.
After all, she was about to marry into the Marquis's mansion and would be a pampered guest. Her previous food, clothing and daily necessities were far from adequate. Madam Cui spent a lot of money and added many things to satisfy Qin Jijiu.
Cui was vomiting quite a bit.
Her daughter went crazy and ruined such a good marriage, and she still has to give Qin Yuan money.
She couldn't help but complain to Qin Wan: "Qin Yuan wasn't born from her mother's womb, and she's still separated from your brother by a layer of skin. Who knows if she'll be able to help him in the future? Why did you lose the big picture for a small gain?"
Qin Jijiu was unaware of the situation, but Cui Shi could see what terrible things Qin Wan had done. However, since things had come to this point, she could only help cover it up.
Qin Wan said firmly, "Mother, believe me, Brother Lin will surely rise to prominence and achieve great success in the future. Gu Jinghui is just a military man. Even Old Madam Gu wants her descendants to take the civil service path. He can't help my brother."
Hearing these absurd words, Cui was so angry that she didn't want to say a word.
Qin Wan added, "Mother, I said that if Qin Yuan can arrange a marriage with the Marquis of Dingbei, then it should be arranged. I would never lie to you, so you can rest assured."
Cui sighed, "I only hope that you live a good life and that Lin Ziqi is indeed as you said. His family is really too poor. Over the years, he has had to rely on your father to help him out from time to time. That's why I didn't stop Qin Yuan from getting close to him, thinking that he was just a poor scholar with no family background."
Qin Wan said with some jealousy, "Qin Yuan is quite good at judging people, it's a pity..."
Before she could finish speaking, Madam Cui understood and said with exasperation, "What's the pity? Didn't you also lose her a fortune? She's just a concubine's daughter, and she got this good fortune all because of you. Whether Lin Ziqi can rise to prominence is still uncertain, but the Marquis of Dingbei's fortune is a certainty. Only you are taking a sure fortune to exchange for something uncertain."
Qin Wan remained silent.
Wealth and status? Haha, you have to be alive to enjoy them.
Recalling those lonely and miserable days in her past life, Qin Wan felt lingering fear. Wasn't it Heaven's way of compensating her by giving her a second chance at life, allowing her to enjoy great wealth and luxury?
As for Qin Yuan, a concubine's daughter who could only submit to her and be subservient, why should she be allowed to live a life of wealth and happiness with her husband? She should be condemned to a life of misery and suffering, to endure all the pain that Qin Yuan had suffered.
Cui felt that she had gone mad, but since it was already like this, she could only try her best to repair the relationship before Qin Yuan got married, so she repeatedly asked her not to provoke Qin Yuan.
At first, Qin Wan was obedient, but later, when Qin Yuan wanted to exchange her wedding dress with Qin Wan, Qin Wan couldn't sit still anymore. She led a group of old women and maids into Qin Yuan's courtyard, blocked Qin Yuan in the house, and said, "Why is my sister trying to take my wedding dress?"
Qin Yuan sighed, "What's the matter? Mother said to change it. My wedding dress was simple before, since I didn't need anything fancy when I married into the Lin family. But now that I'm marrying into the Marquis's mansion, how can I use the old wedding dress? Won't the Marquis think that our Qin family is looking down on him?"
First, they replaced the legitimate daughter with a concubine's daughter registered under the legitimate mother's name. Now, even their wedding dress is not presentable. Anyone would think that the Qin family looks down on the Dingbei Marquis's mansion.
Qin Wan choked, but she was unwilling to give up her wedding dress to Qin Yuan. After a pause, she said angrily, "This is my wedding dress. My sister has already secured such a good marriage, and she's still not satisfied. She wants to steal my wedding dress?"
The old women and maids behind her rushed forward to snatch the wedding dress.
Cuiming and Hongye couldn't stop them either, and were pushed to the ground.
Seeing that the commotion had gone far enough, Qin Yuan covered her face and cried loudly, "My dowry was already meager, and now I don't even have a decent wedding dress! I won't marry! This isn't marriage, it's enmity! What kind of good life can I have if I marry into the Marquis's mansion? I'd rather become a nun and spend my life in front of the ancient Buddha and the dim lamp. What's so difficult about that?"
Even Qin Heng, who had come to support Qin Wan, couldn't stand these words and said to Qin Wan, "Sister, let it go. Just buy a better one. It's just a wedding dress. Why argue with her?"
Qin Wan: "..."
Because of Qin Yuan's engagement to the Marquis's family, Qin Heng's attitude towards Qin Yuan has undergone a subtle change, which Qin Wan finds hard to swallow.
The Qin residence was small, and as the crowd began to make a fuss, Qin Jijiu and Cui Shi arrived upon hearing the noise.
Upon learning what had happened, Qin Jijiu said with a stern face, "There's no need to change the wedding dress. Just go to Jinxiu Pavilion and buy a ready-made one for the young lady, and find a good embroiderer to alter it."
Cui's face was extremely pale.
The wedding dress at Jinxiu Pavilion is not cheap, and there is no reservation required. Now that the date is approaching, the cost will far exceed that of Qin Wan's wedding dress.
Qin Yuan cried, "Father, I..."
She looked at her father through teary eyes, her expression a mixture of grievance and resilience, as if she didn't know what to say.
Qin Jijiu's heart stirred upon seeing this, and he thought of the deceased Aunt Chen. He then said, "Father was not thoughtful enough. Your dowry is indeed a bit too little. You married into the Marquis's mansion to settle things for your sister. If the public funds are increased by 20% for your dowry, plus the Marquis's betrothal gifts, it will be acceptable. No one will look down on you."
"Add 20%?" Madam Cui disregarded her dignity as the mistress of the house and shrieked in public, "Do you only care about marrying off your daughter and not about your sons' livelihoods?"
Although they were called sons, in reality only her legitimate son, Qin Heng.
After all, illegitimate sons don't get a share of the family property.
Qin Jijiu said, "Then let Qin Wan give 20% of her dowry to her sister."
Cui: "..."
It's just a wedding dress, but now so much money is being spent.
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