Perhaps it was the intimidation of his father and brother's visit that day, or perhaps it was because Zhou's father, the old lady, and the people in the mansion had spoken to them, but in any case, no one dared to come looking for trouble these past two days, and Yuan Zhao was able to live a relatively comfortable life.
She hasn't been idle these past two days either, having Wenfeng and Linglong sort out her dowry.
In the past three years, she has used her dowry to subsidize the Marquis's mansion, especially after the mansion encountered trouble, when all the women and children were supported by her.
In the past, she was willing to do it, but now, even if she threw all that silver into the river, she wouldn't give the Marquis's mansion a single penny.
It would not be an exaggeration to describe her wedding as a grand affair, with her father and brothers practically giving her the entire General's Mansion. As a result, it took them two whole days to count all of her dowry.
“Miss, I have taken a look. In the past three years, you have subsidized the Marquis’s mansion with 70,000 taels of silver, not to mention the ginseng, snow swallow and various jewelry, headdress, fabrics and leathers in your dowry.”
Wen Feng said softly.
Leaving aside the 70,000 taels of silver, the jewelry and headdresses alone were worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, not to mention the furs like fox fur, which were hunted personally by the general and the two young generals and were treasures that could not be bought.
Wen Feng still feels it's a pity when he thinks about it now.
Yuan Zhao looked through her dowry list, her eyes filled with regret.
In her past life, she was truly blinded by greed, wasting money and her body, yet she was still treated like a dog. She was utterly despicable.
As if knowing what she was thinking, Wen Feng comforted her:
"Miss, it's alright. Just don't be soft-hearted and give them anything again in the future."
Many of the good things before were asked for by people from the Marquis's mansion, especially Zhou's mother and Zhou Shiyuan's sister Zhou Yayu. Zhou Yayu, in particular, took a lot of things from her mistress and never gave her a kind look.
Upon hearing Wen Feng's words, Yuan Zhao smiled slightly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes:
“They don’t deserve those good things. They took them from me before, and now I’ll make them return them to me in the same way.”
Yuan Zhao thought for a moment, then waved to Linglong and Wenfeng and whispered a few words to them.
Upon hearing this, Wen Feng and Linglong's eyes lit up, and Linglong couldn't help but say:
"Miss, you are so clever."
"Go and do it."
"Oh, right, go and inform my older brother."
On the one hand, I could ask my older brother for help; on the other hand, I wanted to let my family know about this so that my father wouldn't come after me without knowing the truth.
"Yes, Miss, I'll take care of it right away."
After Linglong finished speaking, she happily went out.
In contrast to Yuan Zhao's carefree state, Zhou Shiyuan had an extremely unpleasant two days.
On the one hand, he was worried that Bai Mianmian was being mistreated outside, but he didn't dare to visit her at this critical juncture, so he could only ask someone to send a message and some money over.
On the other hand, his son was sent to Yuan Zhao's place and was having a terrible time. He took some time to visit him, and Zhou Yujie burst into tears when she saw him.
He didn't know what methods Yuan Zhao used to deal with the child, but he felt that Yuan Zhao was vicious and wouldn't even spare a two-year-old child.
However, he not only couldn't do anything to Yuan Zhao, but he also had to please her.
He was utterly disgusted, so instead of staying in the mansion, he wandered around outside with his injuries, hoping to make more friends and restore their old relationships. However, he was turned away by several families he had previously been on good terms with.
Either he's gone out, or he's sick and can't travel with me.
Everyone knows these are just excuses.
In the past two days, Zhou Shiyuan has come to a complete understanding of the current situation.
Although their Marquisate had regained its title, it was still nothing in the eyes of the aristocratic families, which was what bothered him the most.
On this day, he finally managed to get together with a friend he used to be close to to attend a party, and he was determined to make a good impression.
However, as soon as he entered, everyone looked at him with strange eyes.
He was somewhat confused, unsure of what had happened, and had a bad feeling about it.
However, nothing untoward happened at the party. When it came time to pay the bill, he offered to pay, and as soon as he said that, someone couldn't help but say:
"The Crown Prince really doesn't feel bad about using his wife's dowry money!"
Zhou Shiyuan was stunned for a moment before realizing what the other party meant, and his expression immediately changed:
"What do you mean?"
The man chuckled:
"Why does Your Highness act so aggrieved? Who in the capital doesn't know that your entire Yongning Marquis's family is being supported by your wife's dowry?"
"To support a whole family with his daughter's dowry, the young master is truly shrewd!"
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