"Of course it's banknotes." Si Gou said viciously, "Don't think I don't know. You've never come back to your parents' home without bringing money. No matter how much it is this time, give it all to me. I owe money outside and need it more than you, the woman in the inner chamber."
Zhong Xiaomei's heart sank: "There is no banknote."
"Do you think I will believe it?" Si Gou snatched Zhong Xiaomei's package viciously and rummaged through it. However, apart from spare clothes and a few pieces of silver, there was really nothing inside, not to mention banknotes.
He didn't believe in evil and threw things everywhere, but finally he had to face reality.
"Why didn't you bring the money back?" He grabbed Zhong Xiaomei's collar viciously.
Zhong Xiaomei said in panic: "No... they have no money."
Si Gou reviewed the events that had occurred in General Zhenwei's mansion and quickly identified the root cause. He asked curiously, "Are you really using your brother's original wife's dowry?"
“I…I…”
"Don't deny it. Word has spread throughout the capital. As soon as your ex-sister-in-law left, General Zhenwei's mansion started selling off its farm and servants. I heard the kitchen clerk rarely even ordered meat. They're so poor."
Zhong Xiaomei opened her mouth but was unable to refute.
Si Gou let go of Zhong Xiaomei's collar and said disdainfully, "This is the General Zhenwei your mother praised so much, living off a woman's dowry. Tsk tsk, how shameless! You still look down on me like this! Although I'm a jerk, I know I can't touch a woman's dowry. You're really disgusting."
He strode out, leaving Zhong Xiaomei crying there.
After Zhong Xiaomei returned to her husband's home, Ge went to Lihua Lane for several days in a row, but didn't even see Yun Yuan. Knowing that Yun Yuan was determined not to go back, she looked gloomy every day, and became more and more displeased with Wu Yishu, and found various ways to torture her.
Wu Yishu wanted to find Zhong Jianmin to complain, but Zhong Jianmin avoided her intentionally or unintentionally. She was not seen all day and did not even stay in the main courtyard at night. Wu Yishu was very depressed and had no one to talk to, so she gradually became depressed.
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The old tutor was in his eighties. His two sons had been dead for more than ten years. His two sons had six grandsons and one granddaughter. The granddaughter was the empress dowager. The six grandsons had fifteen great-grandsons. There were more men than women in the mansion. Yun Yuan's arrival brightened their eyes and everyone was very enthusiastic.
The emperor introduced them to her one by one, saying that they were all his relatives.
"This is your future adoptive father and mother, the Minister of Personnel, Lord Wen and Madam Wen, who are also my uncle and aunt."
Yun Yuan greeted them one by one and received a lot of gifts.
The next day, the mansion was crowded with guests. Seeing that most of the guests had arrived, the Shangshu's wife said some polite words and asked someone to invite Yun Yuan out.
Yun Yuan was wearing a dress made of light blue floating brocade. The hem of her skirt fluttered like sparkling waves when she walked. She bent her slender waist and took light steps, showing her white wrists in the light gauze. Her shoulders were cut into waists as if they were slender. Her brocade-like hair was tied up with a jade coral hairpin. She smiled lightly, and her appearance was stunning.
It was a huge surprise to meet Yun Yuan. Some people wiped their eyes several times without caring about their image. After making sure that they were not mistaken, they felt complicated and indescribable.
If they had known she had such good fortune, they would not have just watched the fun. They missed such a good opportunity to help her in times of need.
"It is an auspicious time and day to invite guests. I accept the kindness and blessing of Heaven. I now take Yun Yuan as my adopted daughter. I will follow the Way and observe the rites, and live a peaceful and happy life."
Witnessed by the emperor and the empress dowager, Yun Yuan kowtowed three times.
The emperor and the empress dowager were heartbroken, as she was pregnant!
Fortunately, Yun Yuan got up quickly and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Yishu was sitting in an inconspicuous corner. Her expression changed when she saw Yun Yuan come out. Zhong Jianmin wasn't much better. He hadn't expected the Yun family to have such good fortune. If they hadn't divorced...
He felt a faint regret in his heart.
But what he couldn't stand even more was the Queen Mother's words.
The Queen Mother kindly took Yun Yuan's hand, and the love in her eyes could not be suppressed.
"I felt a strong connection with you the moment I saw you. I knew you were a pure and virtuous child. Your cousin, the Emperor, has had his harem empty for years, and it has become a source of great worry for me. So, you should enter the palace to accompany him and keep me company. What do you and the Emperor think?"
The banquet was suddenly silent, and everyone looked at each other. Just when they thought the emperor would refuse, the emperor said, "It is entirely up to the queen mother to decide."
The ministers who came to watch the ceremony were shocked.
No, no matter how they tried to persuade the emperor, it was useless. There were rumors in the court and among the people that the emperor was incompetent, but the emperor did nothing. How could he agree to the empress dowager's request?
It has to be the Queen Mother! They took the wrong path before, it was Yun Yuan...
Forget it, forget it. Special matters require special treatment. As long as the emperor is willing to take the first step, once there is one, there will be a second. In the future, the harem will be filled slowly, and there will be no worries about not having an heir.
This is the idea of a loyal minister.
"Okay, okay!" The Queen Mother said three "okay" words in a row: "Then..."
"The Queen Mother, she has been married before, how can she enter the palace to serve Your Majesty again!"
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