Chapter 52
"Huh? Father doesn't know?" Li Zhiwei quickly covered her mouth with a handkerchief. Oh no, she seemed to have done something wrong with good intentions.
"Hmm? I'll have Zhou Tong go and find out." Li Tianyou frowned; he couldn't afford to be unaware of this.
"Dad, please don't. It's just kids joking around. Don't take it seriously," Li Zhiwei said, blushing and somewhat embarrassed as she held her father's hand.
"Sigh! Alright, I won't ask anymore." Li Tianyou sighed as he looked at his daughter, thinking to himself, "Girls really are hard to keep at home once they grow up."
“Since we are going to marry Prince An, we should prepare a dowry so that we don’t let others look down on us,” Li Tianyou said to Li Zhiwei after a moment of silence.
"Father, now that everyone knows that my dowry has been donated to the imperial court, there's no need to go through the trouble, right?" Li Zhiwei quickly said, not wanting her father to spend any more money.
"How is it troublesome? When I, Li Tianyou, marry off my daughter, how could I let her suffer any injustice? Don't worry, not only will your father prepare a generous dowry for you, but he will also prepare an even more generous dowry than before!" Li Tianyou said earnestly.
Although the dowry had been prepared for many years, the Li family's wealth was beyond what others could imagine.
Some things are done openly, while others are done in the shadows.
Originally, Li Tianyou had planned to gradually pass those things on to his daughter.
Little did I know, before I could even give it to her, my daughter had an accident.
Although those items were donated to the imperial court, it wouldn't fundamentally harm the Li family. They could even prepare an even more lavish offering.
"Father, this is absolutely unacceptable!" Li Zhiwei was shocked upon hearing this.
After all, her previous dowry was already enough to make people envious.
If they continue to flaunt their wealth, who knows what others will think of the Li family?
Moreover, Li Tianyou is now the Vice Minister of Revenue, appointed by the Emperor himself. It would not be good if people knew that he had too much money.
"Daughter, don't worry, your father can still afford your dowry." Li Tianyou had misunderstood, and Li Zhiwei was worried that he couldn't afford such a large dowry, so she quickly comforted him.
“Father, have you forgotten why the Lin family targeted us before? Wasn’t it because money can corrupt people’s hearts? Father, this incident should also teach us a lesson: we should keep a low profile,” Li Zhiwei quickly said.
“Father, think about it. Now that you are the Vice Minister of Revenue, appointed by the Emperor himself, if others find out that you have money, and the Emperor asks you to lend him money, will you lend it or not?” Li Zhiwei continued when Li Tianyou did not speak.
Upon hearing this, Li Tianyou, who was initially somewhat unwilling, broke out in a cold sweat.
Yes, he only thought about making sure his daughter had a grand wedding and wouldn't be mistreated by her in-laws, but he forgot the most important thing.
At that time, not only will my daughter be implicated, but I'm afraid I'll also have a hard time.
“But what if your dowry is too small…” Li Tianyou frowned, feeling somewhat displeased. His daughter’s status was already low, and she was going to the Prince An’s mansion. If her dowry was not large, what would happen if others laughed at her?
“Father, nowadays, who in the capital doesn’t know that daughters’ dowries have all been donated to the court? If you were to produce a large dowry in a short period of time, that would be inviting trouble. For your daughter’s dowry, you should just prepare it according to the normal amount for a family to give their daughter away. If anyone asks, just say that the dowry you prepared for your daughter last time was already prepared with all the family’s savings, and now, this is all you can offer.” Li Zhiwei said earnestly to Li Tianyou.
"Weiwei, you're so thoughtful." Li Tianyou nodded, feeling gratified. His daughter had indeed become much more considerate after this ordeal.
"I'm sorry to have troubled you." Li Tianyou still felt somewhat guilty.
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