Jiang Tian's smile faded, and she looked at him expressionlessly: "Lord Wei, have you forgotten that you are merely a fifth-rank official? Is this the etiquette and shame you've learned, daring to yell at me?"
Her expression turned cold, and Wei Wenxuan's arrogance was quickly extinguished.
Cold sweat beaded on his forehead.
But now the situation is critical; if those officials arrive, he might be impeached tomorrow.
Wei Wenxuan felt uneasy just thinking about it!
Forcing himself to calm down, Wei Wenxuan said to Jiang Tian, "Madam's love for your younger sister is touching. But don't forget, your sister is married to me. We share both glory and misfortune. If something happens to me, she won't be able to get away with it either."
"Oh, so what if she's having a hard time? I haven't seen her have a single good day in all these years. She's having a hard time, it's her own fault."
Jiang Yu lowered her head in shame.
She dared not utter a sound when her elder sister scolded her.
Wei Wenxuan's face turned terribly pale.
He couldn't argue with Jiang Tian at all.
Jiang Tian is fearless, and even mentioning Jiang Yu couldn't move her. He was at a loss for what to do.
Just as the atmosphere became tense, a capable maidservant bowed to Jiang Tian and said, "Reporting to Madam, the storerooms have been inspected and the gift list has been verified. Lord Wei sent Madam Jiang a total of 243 items of dowry, mostly calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, and inkstones. Most of them were given to his superiors and other officials he wanted to curry favor with."
Having his secret exposed in public, Wei Wenxuan's face turned horribly ugly.
"I remember when my sister gave you her dowry, she told you to use the silver. But who gave you permission to touch the paintings and calligraphy?"
Wei Wenxuan had long forgotten what had happened back then.
After Jiang Yu handed him the key, he was initially uneasy, but later he was blinded when he discovered that none of the items in Jiang Yu's storeroom were ordinary.
Later, Jiang Yu fell ill, and no one cared how he used her dowry anymore.
Pressed by Jiang Tian, Wei Wenxuan's face turned red, and he couldn't say a word.
"It's tough to navigate the officialdom. When Lord Wei sends gifts, it's just normal social interaction."
Wei Wenxuan's expression softened slightly.
Jiang Tian continued, "But the dowry my sister brought, apart from the palace's rewards, was mostly what I added for her, and the vast majority of it were my father's belongings. I repeatedly told her not to give them away or to desecrate them, but she ignored me. So, I, as her older sister, had to take charge of the ceremony."
Wei Wenxuan suddenly felt a bad premonition.
Jiang Tian ordered the other guards standing in the courtyard, "Each of you go to one of the houses and retrieve all the things that Lord Wei sent out."
“If that family asks, I will tell the truth. Lord Wei stole his wife’s dowry and gave it away. Since most of the gifts were my father’s belongings, as the eldest sister, I had no choice but to retrieve them for my late father. I hope they can be lenient and grant the deceased’s wish.”
Who is Jiang Tian's father?
He was a great hero who died for the late emperor.
This person remained loyal to the late emperor until his death; otherwise, how could the Jiang sisters have dared to bring over a hundred loads of dowry when they married? That would have exceeded the prescribed limits.
The late emperor gave them dignity, which is why they had the elaborate wedding procession.
Wei Wenxuan giving away his deceased father-in-law's belongings sounds like the act of a beast.
Even the most shameless officials who received the gifts dared not stay.
Unless they are willing to be impeached by the censor for a small gift.
Insulting meritorious officials is no small crime.
As for whether those gifts were actually Jiang's father's heirlooms... it all came down to Jiang Tian's word.
"If they gave the gifts to someone else, then give them some time to return them," Jiang Tian added.
The guards shouted in unison, "Yes!"
Wei Wenxuan could no longer hold on. He shouted hoarsely at the guards who were rushing out, "Come back! Come back here!"
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