She was so eager to know the other details that she washed up early and lay down to wait for the two children to start talking.
"Sister, do you know how much dowry Father gave to that brat in his past life?"
The clear voice of a boy came from the quiet room again.
"You know I've hardly ever been back to the General's Mansion since I got married, so how do you know all this? Oh! Tell me quickly, stop keeping me in suspense."
"Father gave 20,000 taels of silver as a dowry, and the stepmother added another 10,000 taels!"
"Damn it, she took 32 loads of dowry with her! Our father is so biased, he only gave me 3,000 taels."
"Isn't that right? I only learned these things after you passed away. We have to protect our mother in this life and not let those despicable people take advantage of us in the slightest."
When Li Xiaomei heard this, her heart nearly jumped out of her throat. 20,000 taels! She had never even seen 20 taels before!
Good heavens! Those 20,000 taels of silver weren't just for building a space room to store them!
Thinking that her daughter only received a dowry of 3,000 taels, Li Xiaoyu felt indignant again.
She resolved once again to safeguard her position as the legal wife and not let any more of those other women take advantage of her.
After that, the brother and sister talked about the luxurious life in the general's mansion, which made Li Xiaomei, who was still living in a thatched hut, extremely envious.
Xie Ming felt it was too unchallenging that Li Xiaomei had given up on the idea of marrying him in just two days.
Now that the memories of those two ingrates have been awakened, the next step is to arrange Xie Lei's fate.
Wasn't he supposed to fake his death to trick his brother? Well then, I'll let you really lose your life.
So, the next day, Xie Ming went to the Li family to get a definite answer, and then took the mushrooms his mother had picked to the Taoist temple outside the town.
Master Changqing was a decisive man. He had agreed on the terms with Xie Ming yesterday. After everyone left, he went to the rich man's house and brought Xie Qiuniang (Xie Ming's third sister) out.
This third sister was exceptionally resolute, far surpassing her eldest sister who contemplated suicide.
She probably hoped to cling to life until she could adopt a child for her deceased husband, believing that having a child would allow her to survive.
"Brother, you've grown strong!"
The siblings hadn't seen each other for more than two years. When Xie Ming came in from outside the temple, Xie Qiuniang quickly went over to grab him and looked him up and down.
"Third Sister is still the same eldest sister!"
Xie Ming's words were ambiguous.
"Thanks to my brother, I never thought that you and I, siblings, would meet again here. I wonder how our parents are doing."
Xie Qiuniang married into the household expecting to be trapped and die there; she had always just wanted to find a way to live one more day.
"Mother misses you very much, elder sister. Please stay here in peace. Once things are settled with elder sister, I will bring Mother to visit you."
"Alright! Has the Li family offered any explanation regarding your eldest sister's situation?"
Xie Chunniang looked over expectantly.
"Don't worry, yesterday we managed to intimidate those people over there, and Li Da didn't dare to act recklessly. The clan chief also agreed to let you go home and even prepared 5 taels of silver to shut you up. However, there's something to discuss about Li Da having a lover, so you'll have to wait here for a few more days."
Xie Ming's words put his two older sisters at ease, and they knew that all the results were thanks to their younger brother.
Xie Chunniang held her younger sister's hand and said, "That's good. I can stay with your third sister at the temple for a few days."
The two sisters smiled at each other, as if bidding farewell to the past.
At this moment, Master Changqing sent a young Taoist boy to invite Xie Ming over.
"May the Heavenly Venerable grant you boundless blessings!"
When Master Changqing saw Xie Ming, he performed a Tai Chi handshake, and Xie Ming returned the gesture.
After the two sat down, the Taoist priest spoke: "Master Xie, is your alchemical method truly effective?"
"The Taoist priest has already tried the talisman yesterday, so he should know its wonders. You may try the recipe yourself."
Xie Ming had given him more than just talismans; he had also given him the recipes for elixirs he had previously concocted for mortals.
He completely eradicated the erysipelas, making it a valuable item for prolonging life.
"Master Xie, do you only want to rescue Aunt Xie?"
Master Changqing couldn't help but feel puzzled. The newcomer had used two extremely precious techniques right off the bat, which made him very uneasy.
He simply went to the wealthy man's mansion and asked for a woman to pray for blessings, and easily brought out the woman Xie Ming wanted, without breaking a sweat.
Given the man's abilities, offering him a small donation would be far more sensible. Yet, now that he's offering such a precious treasure, Master Changqing truly has no idea what his intentions are.
"Listen carefully, the current empress has not had children for many years. She was not destined to have children, but Heaven took pity on her kind and benevolent heart and bestowed upon her a daughter!"
Master Changqing was greatly shocked; he had no idea he possessed such good fortune.
But is this a stroke of luck or...?
Xie Ming's words made him extremely envious, and thinking about the treasure he had acquired yesterday, Daoist Changqing felt his thoughts were in turmoil.
Xie Ming didn't interrupt him and just waited quietly.
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