After a while, the girl replied, "Old Madam, Old Madam, Young Madam, Judge Zhang said that if he continues to take the medicine for another six months, he will be bedridden for two or three years and then pass away."
Zhao Xinran said to Shen, "Mother, if it hadn't been discovered, our sister, whom we have pampered for over ten years, would have died within three or four years of her marriage. And this girl would have claimed her status. With the young marquis's favor, our daughter would have died in misery, and her dowry would have been wasted on the marquis's family!"
A woman's dowry is usually taken away by the divorcee, and if she dies in her husband's home, her inheritance generally belongs to him. Of course, murder is another matter, but if she is truly killed without anyone noticing, everyone assumes she died of illness. Even if she died young, three or four years after marriage, as long as there is no evidence and it's not murder, the woman's family is at fault.
Because when a husband's family marries a daughter-in-law from the clan, they are expected to take on the responsibility of educating her, managing the household and being a good helper in the house. A daughter-in-law who dies of illness at a young age is not only unable to shoulder the responsibility, but also makes her husband's family marry a second wife. The husband's family can only lower the status of the family when they find a second wife. It is generally believed that her parents did not take good care of the girl and married her off before she could live to a ripe old age, forcing the husband's family to marry a second wife. Then the dowry is usually left in the husband's family.
Yun was shocked by these words and broke out in a cold sweat. Whether the Marquis's Mansion was deliberately trying to favor a concubine over the wife, or to poison and steal her dowry, was no longer important. As long as this matter and this rumor got out, the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion would be shattered. Besides, this was just a maid, not even a concubine.
It was time for Chunliu to be taught a lesson. When Yun saw that her son was not around, she decided to take this opportunity to beat her up. She also had to quell her in-laws' anger and cover up the matter.
He ordered his men to drag Chunliu over and give her thirty beatings with boards.
Unexpectedly, the servant left and returned a short while later, hesitating and mumbling. Yun Shi saw this and became furious. Tao Er, Yun Shi's maid, said, "Report the matter clearly."
The servant said, "Miss Chun said she is pregnant." In fact, Chun Liu also said who dared to touch her, who dared to hurt the bloodline of the Marquis's Mansion? The servant also knew that the lady's family was here, so he didn't dare to say this.
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