Chapter 18 The Last Night at the Su Mansion
On behalf of the Xiao Palace, He Bo solemnly took out the gift list that had just been heaped up and handed it to Su Wanyan. With an excited look on his face, he said, "Miss Su, I'm truly sorry. Due to the short timeline, our Xiao Palace can only prepare these for now. To express our prince's apology, I, this old servant, will take some of the house and land deeds under his name to make up the number. Please don't be disgusted, young lady."
As he spoke, he personally handed the five golden nanmu boxes to Su Wanyan and said with a smile, "Miss, these are not written on the gift list. Please keep them carefully."
What He Bo meant was, to put it bluntly, even if the ten miles of red dowry that was carried in filled up the entire front hall and courtyard of the Su Mansion, its value would still be far less than the five small boxes in He Bo's hands.
The reason why King Xiao was so good at fighting and marching was, on the one hand, due to his bravery and good fighting skills, and on the other hand, everyone in the capital knew that the soldiers who followed King Xiao to fight, in addition to the salary given by the court, could also receive an extra share of the income from King Xiao's palace.
The Xiao Palace was able to help the imperial court raise troops, and its strong financial resources were also the confidence of Prince Xiao. The source of this financial resources was the countless house deeds and land deeds in Prince Xiao's hands.
Su Wanyan beamed as she took the five small boxes. "Don't worry, Uncle He. Although my father was an honest official and can't afford much dowry, I have the dowry my mother left me. My maternal grandfather, the Meng family, is very wealthy. When I get married, I will definitely have a grand wedding."
He Bo and Su Wanyan were all smiling as they spoke.
The Su family members standing behind him were gritting their teeth.
Ji even wanted to rush up and tear Su Wanyan's mouth on the spot. If she said this, when Su Wanyan got married tomorrow, if there was no big ceremony in their Su Mansion, wouldn't it be equivalent to letting everyone know that the Su Mansion or she had withheld the dowry that Meng Jinwei left for her daughter?
She is so calculating. No matter what she wants to do, she can't do it.
This is exactly the effect Su Wanyan wanted.
She asked Ji to return the original owner's mother's dowry, but Ji only gave her less than one-third of it. It was obvious who had the rest.
Dare to snatch things from the money-loving Su Wanyan? I'm sorry.
This was left to the original owner by her mother. She said that she would help her get it back exactly as it was. When the family was confiscated and the owner was exiled, they put everything into the space and kept it intact for the original owner. This was also a way to leave the existence of the mother and son in this book.
Of course, Su Hongan also understood the hidden meaning in Su Wanyan's words. He was counting on Su Wanyan to help him with things. Upon hearing this, he glared at Ji and urged her to prepare the dowry that Meng Jinwei left for Su Wanyan as soon as possible.
Ji responded with a look of agreement: "Don't worry, Master..."
I have cursed this bastard who doesn't care about the value of food and fuel so many times in my heart.
The people from Prince Xiao's mansion left, and the people who were watching the excitement outside also dispersed. Su Wanyan smiled and personally directed the servants to move all her things back to her courtyard.
Ji, who was trembling with anger, tore another handkerchief into pieces.
"Miss, all the things sent from Prince Xiao's Mansion are here. Please take a look." As Su Wanyan's personal maid, Shaoyao was very good at compiling these lists.
Su Wanyan took the list and put it into her sleeve, actually putting it into her space. She told Shaoyao, "Well, keep an eye on these things tonight. Don't let some stinky rats take them away."
Shaoyao was delighted. "Don't worry, Miss. I have already discussed it with Madam. The two of us will take turns keeping watch tonight. No one is allowed to come and cause trouble."
The eldest lady doesn't like anyone serving her in her room at night. Anyway, tonight is their last night in the Su Mansion, so she simply won't go to the eldest lady's room to serve her and free up her time to watch over things.
The eldest daughter is not favored in the Su Mansion. I guess the master and the concubine will not prepare any valuable dowry for her. The betrothal gifts received must be kept well.
"That's right, you two just guard these and don't miss them." Su Wanyan was very satisfied when she heard this.
It just so happened that she was very busy tonight, and if Shaoyao stayed in her room, it would affect her performance.
On the last night at the Su Mansion, I have to make a fortune and vent my anger on the original owner.
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