Yuan Zhao didn't bother to explain to his sister-in-law and had a carriage prepared to secretly go to the Rong residence through the back door.
Now that she has arrived at the Rong residence, she no longer needs to announce her arrival; the eunuchs directly lead her to the inner courtyard.
Rong Ruo was handling official business in his study when he heard the noise and said without looking up:
"Did you receive the items?"
Yuan Zhao: "..."
Unsure whether Rong Ruo did it intentionally, she could only say:
"Master Supervisor, why send those?"
Upon hearing this, Rong Ruo finally looked up at Yuan Zhao, seemingly somewhat surprised, and after a long while, he opened his mouth and said:
"bride price!"
Yuan Zhao: "..."
Yuan Zhao suppressed the urge to curse. What the hell is this betrothal gift? How could there be such a betrothal gift?
She asked tactfully:
"I wonder who prepared these betrothal gifts?"
Their intentions are despicable!
Rong Ruo narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing this and said calmly:
"dislike?"
After saying that, he frowned, thought for a moment, and then said:
"I assumed you didn't like jewelry. In that case, go to the storeroom and take whatever you like."
As he spoke, he was about to have someone bring over the warehouse keys, but Yuan Zhao quickly stopped him.
"...No, that's not what I meant."
Yuan Zhao's expression was complicated. She realized that Rong Ruo was not playing a trick on her, but genuinely did not know.
For some reason, she felt a strange mix of emotions. After a long pause, she finally spoke:
"Master Supervisor, no one has ever made a betrothal proposal like this."
As she spoke, she rubbed her temples with a hint of helplessness:
"You can ask someone in the Ministry of Rites for specifics, or perhaps an ordinary family."
"Please take those things back first."
After saying that, Yuan Zhao didn't bother to look at Rong Ruo's expression anymore, turned around and left first, because she was also really tired.
Who would have thought that this fearsome and intimidating "King of Hell" wouldn't even know how to propose marriage?
Does he think that moving the entire warehouse to the general's mansion is a betrothal?
Fortunately, she came today, otherwise he might have actually done such a thing.
Thinking of that scene, Yuan Zhao felt inexplicably amused.
Moreover, after this incident, she suddenly felt that Rong Ruo was not so unapproachable after all, since he didn't even know these common facts.
Her words still carried weight. When she returned after wandering around outside, she found that the carriages at the entrance of the General's Mansion were gone. The Yuan family would never want these things; Qingzhu must have been ordered to take them back first.
Yuan Zhao let out a long sigh of relief, still needing to return to the mansion to explain to his father and brothers.
She could already imagine what her father and brothers would say later, and suddenly felt a headache coming on.
She entered the gate, lost in thought, unaware that two sinister eyes were staring at her from the alleyway not far away.
This person was none other than Bai Mianmian, who had been missing for some time.
If anyone who knew Bai Mianmian were here, they would be shocked to see her like this.
Although Bai Mianmian wasn't exactly a stunning beauty, she was still considered a pretty girl from a modest family.
However, she is now completely unrelated to the phrase "girl from a modest family".
Even though she covered her face with a headscarf, when the wind blew, you could still see her pockmarked face through the gaps in the headscarf, especially since it was covered in pus, making her look like a toad, which was disgusting.
She watched Yuan Zhao's departing figure with venom, her eyes filled with jealousy and envy.
She had come to exchange goods for medicinal herbs, but overheard people talking about how someone had sent several cartloads of silver, antiques, and calligraphy to the general's mansion.
She had never seen so much silver in her life; it was dazzling.
On what grounds?
We're all women, so why is it that Yuan Zhao can divorce her husband and still have such a good father and brothers, and endless money?
But she could only live a life that was neither human nor ghost.
A strong sense of resentment flashed in Bai Mianmian's eyes.
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