Acha is the eldest granddaughter of the Duke of Zhenguo.
It was only because her mother died. Children without mothers are the most pitiful. After her father remarried, she lived a life of hardship.
Of course, no matter how hard her life was, the Duke of Zhenguo would never marry his eldest granddaughter to such a man.
In the end, it was only through the intervention of the Prince of Jin that an imperial edict was obtained from the Emperor.
The entire Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was stunned when the imperial edict was issued.
Even if she is the eldest granddaughter who is not favored, she cannot be married off casually.
Ning Hong has no official rank, no family background, and no talent. How could such a person, who has none of these three things, dream of marrying the eldest granddaughter of the Duke of Zhenguo? Isn't that a joke?
But, by some twist of fate, they got what they wanted.
"The Prince of Jin is simply going too far."
Why would the Emperor issue such an edict for no reason? It must be the work of Prince Jin. Prince Jin married a woman who is neither talented nor virtuous and has no family background, yet he still managed to frame the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion like this.
"Master, to be honest, he still holds a title."
"What use would one be if given to a baron at will?"
"Master, don't be angry. Anyway, you don't like Linglong, so what's wrong with letting her get married?" None of these scions of noble families are fools. To them, no matter how beautiful a woman is, they won't easily ask for her hand in marriage if they can't get her help.
Anyway, if you like girls with beautiful colors, just go to the brothel.
They're everywhere; it's not worth ruining your future for a girl.
That is to say, the Prince of Jin was such a fool.
"I'm just so angry," the Duke of Zhenguo said through gritted teeth.
"Don't be angry. If you get sick from it, I'll be worried about you," said the Duchess of Zhenguo with a smile. To her, as long as the man who marries isn't her most beloved granddaughter, nothing else matters.
Even though the Duke of Zhenguo was still angry, the two of them still got married.
Because they looked down on Ning Hongze so much, they barely even glanced at the betrothal gifts Ning Hongze sent to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and directly took them back to Acha's courtyard.
The Duke of Zhenguo said that a portion of Acha's dowry would go to the Duke, and the rest would be given to Acha's birth mother, Yan Shi, as her own dowry. The rest would be raised by the eldest son's family.
If the eldest son's wife is asked to raise the money herself, she probably won't get a single penny.
As for her mother's dowry, it is still in the hands of the old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo. Hearing the Duke of Zhenguo's words, the old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo's face twisted slightly.
With such a large dowry, should she really receive it all?
She wanted to ask a few more questions, but the Duke of Zhenguo rebuked her, "Nonsense! You're withholding her mother's dowry. Do you think the Yan family is just for show? The Yan family has a list of these dowries. If the list is too short, the Yan family will definitely make a scene."
With just that, the Duchess of Zhenguo understood.
This is such a pity. So many good things, if only they could have been left to her little granddaughter. Hua Linglong really got a good deal.
If Acha knew what she was thinking, she would definitely scoff at it.
This is utterly absurd. The dowry here was all given by her mother, not by her. The government only gave her three thousand taels of silver, while the eldest son's family didn't give her a single penny.
They put it simply: since she already had what her mother left behind, she naturally didn't care about the eldest son's family's money. The eldest son's family also had younger brothers and sisters, and they would save that money for her younger brothers and sisters to use when they got married in the future.
Acha had no objections.
She didn't care, since she had her own money and didn't care about such a small amount. Of course, she never told anyone about this.
As for Ning Hongze's betrothal gifts, what good things could a country bumpkin like him possibly have?
Their disdain saved Acha a lot of trouble.
It wasn't until the day the dowry was displayed that the people of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the abundance of glass jewelry in Acha's dowry, "So much glass?"
"So beautiful?"
"And these fabrics, they're all different colors."
"These pearls are quite nice too."
Almost everyone wanted to see Acha make a fool of herself, but when they saw so much dowry, they swallowed back their sarcastic remarks.
There are so many good things here.
Acha's cousins and the two children from the eldest son's family all went to cause trouble.
So much dowry, and so many nice things. How can we give it all to her?
Upon hearing that Acha's dowry included many glass items, not to mention others, even the Duchess of Zhenguo was somewhat tempted. Although she was getting on in years, it was precisely because of her age that she needed these vibrant things to adorn herself.
But the dowry has already been displayed, and if it is deducted from the dowry, people will probably laugh at us.
I never expected that these things would be in the Yan family's dowry.
“These are not part of the Yan family’s dowry,” the Duchess of Zhenguo said softly. “These should be the betrothal gifts sent by the Ning family.”
"What?"
"It's a betrothal gift from the Ning family." She had already looked through the Yan family's dowry many times, and there were indeed many good things, but there were none of these glass items.
Therefore, these things must be betrothal gifts sent by Ning Hongze.
The Duke of Zhenguo hesitated for a moment.
"Perhaps we underestimated Ning Hongze. That makes sense. If Ning Hongze had nothing special about her, why would the Emperor and the Crown Prince have allowed Prince Jin to marry Ning Qiao'er?"
As a result, the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion softened its attitude towards the Ning family considerably. Of course, later, Ning Hongze's talent and ability to win the Emperor's favor also shocked him. The only pity was that the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion and Linglong did not have a good relationship, so Ning Hongze never promoted anyone from the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion.
After hearing the names of Ning Hongze and Ning Qiao'er in the capital, Su Xiao became somewhat obsessed. Ning Qiao'er had indeed married the Prince of Jin.
He wanted to scold her for being unfaithful, but then he remembered that he had already given her a letter of divorce, and there was no longer any connection between them.
Although he felt a vague displeasure, he put the matter aside until he encountered the woman who was with the Prince of Jin again.
Bright eyes and white teeth, strikingly beautiful.
She was quite different from Ning Qiao'er back then. As for why he recognized her at a glance, it was because this woman's face bore a six or seven-tenths resemblance to Ning Hongze.
This is what Ning Qiao'er looks like after losing weight.
So beautiful.
Compared to women today, her figure isn't great; after all, people generally value thinness as beauty. The more delicate and frail a woman is, the more attractive she becomes.
But for some reason, looking at the slightly chubby Ning Qiao'er, Su Xiao felt a little tempted.
It's a pity, this woman no longer belongs to him.
Her beauty is meant to bloom for another man.
Ning Qiao'er also saw Su Xiao, but she didn't care at all.
She should even thank Su Xiao; without his help, she wouldn't be living such a good life right now.
After Su Xiao returned, something seemed off.
Jia Lan was busy with social engagements and had no time to pay attention to him. After arranging a doctor for him, she forgot about him.
Su Xiao lay in bed, his heart filled with mixed emotions. If it were Qiao'er, she would definitely take good care of him...
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