The young doctor watched the spectacle unfold, and seeing that no one was paying attention to the old lady, he finally couldn't bear it any longer and personally fed the medicine into her mouth.
The old lady finally caught her breath.
“You…you…you unfilial children.”
But the sound was so soft that no one noticed.
The old lady felt heartbroken!
Jiang brought the medicine, but no one noticed her longing.
She so wished she could swallow the medicine in one gulp.
She stopped feeling pain.
Lu Yanfang was still heartbroken over her lost white jade hairpin.
This water color is something the Marquis's mansion simply cannot afford.
And just like that, Jiang Chuwei snatched it away.
She had no time to care about her grandmother.
Chen Yulan also wished she could tear Jiang Chuwei apart.
Last time, she beat her son in front of the second and third wives.
Today, they openly stole her daughter's jewelry again.
"Jiang, you've truly gone too far! Do you think I, your mother-in-law, am dead? How dare you openly snatch Fang'er's jewelry!" Chen roared.
Jiang Chuwei: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have remembered. The jade screen in my mother's room was also part of my dowry!"
Chen Yulan immediately fell silent, as if her mouth had been sawed off.
That screen was her most prized possession; it made her look very prestigious.
Every time a lady or young lady from any family came over, she would always have to show off.
Madam Song laughed and said, "Sister-in-law! That screen you always praised in front of us, it turns out it was part of the Crown Prince's wife's dowry! No wonder I could never understand how your family could have such fine mutton-fat jade."
Chen Yulan glared fiercely at Madam Song: "She has already married into the Marquis's mansion, and her dowry belongs to my son. Isn't it right for a son to be filial to his mother?"
The young doctor listened with great interest. He never expected that his last-minute errand would lead to a grand performance, far more exciting than anything he'd ever seen in a theater.
The old lady was too weak to speak, and Chen Yulan was in a fit of anger. Madam Song and Madam Mo were just hoping that Chen Yulan would be embarrassed.
Nobody paid any attention to the young doctor.
The young doctor was a gossip by nature, so how could he miss out on such a great show?
Therefore, I try to minimize my presence.
Madam Song: "Oh, this is the first time I've ever seen someone so brazenly claim to be taking their daughter-in-law's dowry."
Jiang Chuwei spoke up: "Doesn't Mother know that taking something without asking is stealing?"
Chen Yulan was so angry she jumped up and down: "How dare you accuse me of stealing? I've taken things from your private stash many times before, and you've never said a word about it being stolen..."
Everyone: ...
Is it prestigious to receive your daughter-in-law's dowry?
"Therefore, from today onwards, I will trouble my mother to send all my dowry to Avon."
"Why are you so stingy? Can't you just treat those as gifts for your mother-in-law?"
"No way! I only show filial piety to those who are worthy of it. You, mother-in-law, are not worthy!"
Jiang Chuwei showed no mercy, and Chen Yulan pointed at her, speechless.
Looking up, Song Shi suddenly thought more highly of Jiang Chuwei today.
A legitimate daughter of a general's family, letting these people in a marquis's mansion manipulate her at will—what a fool!
Unexpectedly, today opened her eyes to a whole new world.
Also watching the spectacle were the Marquis of Pingyang's two concubines and three illegitimate daughters.
They were used to being bullied by Chen Yulan.
Seeing Chen Yulan get the short end of the stick today, everyone is just laughing at her.
"You say I'm not worthy? Have you got some nerve talking to your mother-in-law like that?"
I will spread your reputation for filial impiety far and wide, so that your parents will be ashamed to face anyone in the capital. How could the General's Mansion have raised such a worthless creature?
The young doctor's mouth dropped open in surprise.
It is unheard of to think that not giving one's dowry to one's mother-in-law is unfilial.
He secretly memorized it; this was a point he couldn't overlook when gossiping.
This Lady Hou has gone too far.
I must tell my colleagues that this Lady Hou is truly a scoundrel.
"Should we go to the Jingzhao Prefecture to reason with them? I work day and night to make medicine for the old lady and even take time to give her acupuncture. You say I'm unfilial?"
I wonder what my dutiful mother-in-law has been doing these past few days while my grandmother has been ill? Should we go to the capital's prefectural government and say something about it?
Jiang Chuwei said calmly.
"you……"
Seeing that Chen Yulan dared not respond, Jiang Chuwei said without any mercy:
"I'll say it again, Mother, once you've counted all the dowry items you took from my private treasury, send them to Ya Fang Courtyard. Not a single item can be missing. Otherwise, your daughter-in-law won't mind going to Jin Fu Tang herself to retrieve them one by one."
If Jiang Chuwei persists, Chen will lose face big time.
"You...you..." Chen Yulan's legs trembled with anger: "This is outrageous!"
After howling, he started threatening her again: "If you keep making trouble like this, I'll have the prince divorce you, and you won't be able to take a single penny of your dowry with you."
Here we go again!
"Then I'll wait!" Jiang Chuwei stood up and bowed slightly to the old lady: "Grandmother! Your granddaughter-in-law takes her leave!"
The old lady shook her head frantically. She had just taken her medicine and hadn't seen any effects yet. How could Jiang leave?
Only then did everyone remember that they had come to see the old lady.
The young doctor quickly said, "I've given the medicine."
He finished speaking with a very proud expression.
You're all arguing, but I'm the only one taking good care of the old lady.
Chen Yulan screamed, "Why haven't you left yet? Did you hear what I just said?"
The young doctor rolled his eyes: I'm not deaf.
However, he still honestly said, "I heard everything. You haven't settled the consultation fee yet. How am I supposed to leave? I didn't mean to listen to your argument."
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