She had been married into the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion for three years, and some of her dowry had been sent away because Old Madam Du said that there were too many people and it would be a shame to spend so much that people would say that the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion was too extravagant.
In the end, Zhao Yunzhu only left behind about thirty servants.
"Yunzhu, this is your dowry list."
Madam Du smiled and handed the list to Zhao Yunzhu. "These servants outside also followed you from the Zhao family."
Zhao Yunzhu glanced at the group of people standing outside the front hall door. These were the elderly people who served her.
They are all still there.
When she left the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, her personal maid wanted to go with her.
However, her indentures were confiscated by the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, so she had to leave alone.
Ever since the Zhao family fell into disgrace and Zhao Yunzhu was driven away, these servants thought they would never have the chance to see Zhao Yunzhu again in their lives.
In just a few days, Zhao Yunzhu returned in great strength, and they were extremely happy.
"Miss..."
“…”
The old woman and the maidservants' eyes turned red, and they knelt down one after another, choking with sobs.
Madam Du's face was gloomy and her words were cruel. "If you want to cry, go outside and cry. Don't be an eyesore here!"
The old woman and maid kneeling at the door of the front hall were stunned.
Zhao Yunzhu raised his hand and signaled everyone to stand up.
"Madam, where are the things on the dowry list?"
Mrs. Du looked a little embarrassed. When Mrs. Du saw the expression of her eldest daughter-in-law and didn't see the second daughter-in-law, she guessed something.
In her heart, Mrs. Du cursed her second son's wife as a fool.
"Go and bring all the things here."
This time, Mrs. Du looked at the maid beside her and spoke. The maid understood, bowed, and then walked out.
Madam Du retreated to the side of Marquis Yong'an. It was not that she did not want to bring the things, but that her second brother's wife stopped her.
After the housekeeper beside Madam Du left, half an hour later, a large group of servants came out carrying more than a dozen boxes.
Mrs. Du had a sullen face, looking as ugly as it could be.
When Zhao Yunzhu saw Madam Du like this, she sneered in her heart. Her former second aunt was a very short-sighted person.
He only recognizes gold and silver, and doesn't recognize any human feelings.
He always flatters the powerful and looks down on the weak. Because he has a clever mouth, he can always make Old Madam Du very happy. Even Master Du Er can't stand up to Madam Du Er.
It was thanks to Mrs. Du's good fertility that she gave birth to a son as her first pregnancy, and then a daughter.
The concubines in Master Du's courtyard also stopped taking contraceptive pills only when their legitimate sons and daughters were around ten years old.
Nowadays, the illegitimate sons and daughters born in the second house are just little kids, how can they understand other people's expressions?
He is not as popular as the second wife's legitimate son and daughter in front of Old Madam Du.
Mrs. Du walked into the front hall, glanced at Zhao Yunzhu sideways, put on a sullen face, and walked back to her seat and sat down.
Zhao Yunzhu took the courage of her dowry and walked straight out of the front hall.
"Miss."
A maidservant in light pink clothes and with a haggard face walked forward quickly, with tears on her face.
"Linglong, come with me to check the things."
Linglong grew up with her and is extremely loyal.
When Zhao Yunzhu left the Yong'an Marquis Mansion that day, Linglong almost followed her at the risk of her life. It was Zhao Yunzhu who woke Linglong up with a slap and told her to wait patiently, saying that one day she would take Linglong away.
Linglong wiped the tears from her face, nodded, and followed Zhao Yunzhu to inspect the goods.
The dowry in the boxes was not much different from the one on the dowry list.
The Yong'an Marquisate did not expect that she would come to ask for a dowry.
Therefore, it would be impossible to come up with a fake that is indistinguishable from the real thing and replace it in a short time.
That's why Mrs. Du was so angry when she came in just now.
"Mrs. Du, thank you very much."
She did not step into the front hall again, but only bowed at the door and said goodbye with her people.
Old Madam Du showed no intention of getting up to see her off and just turned her head away to drink tea.
The eunuch who came with Zhao Yunzhu from the palace also said goodbye when he saw Zhao Yunzhu was about to leave. Mrs. Du then put down the teacup in her hand and glanced at her eldest son, Marquis Yong'an. The mother and son stood up at the same time to see her off respectfully.
Zhao Yunzhu ordered the Zhao family's servants to carry the boxes and crates to the gate of Yong'an Marquis' Mansion.
The eunuch looked at the carriage that had just arrived and saw that it could only accommodate one box at most.
And there are so many more people.
"Mrs. Yun, this..."
The eunuch looked at Zhao Yunzhu in embarrassment.
"Sir, please return to the palace and report. I have already ordered people to find carriages and horses, and the matter will be resolved in a moment."
Just now, she had asked the housekeeper and Linglong to go to the city to find a carriage.
"Madam Yun, I have to send you back before I can return to the palace to report."
There were many people watching the excitement gathered at the gate of Yong'an Marquis' Mansion, and Mrs. Du looked very ugly.
Today, Zhao Yunzhu really brought shame to the Yong'an Marquisate.
Old Madam Du wanted to turn around and leave, but the eunuchs in the palace had not left yet, so it was difficult for her to leave.
Yong'an Hou stood aside, looking worried. He said, "Go, have someone prepare a carriage."
"My Lord, that's not necessary. It's really not worth it for me to owe the Marquis' Mansion a favor."
Zhao Yunzhu interrupted.
Marquis Yong'an glared at Zhao Yunzhu. She spoke so nicely, but she was bringing shame to the Yong'an Marquisate.
Why haven’t I seen this daughter-in-law be so sharp-tongued before?
Today, he really opened his eyes.
Before the carriages from the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion arrived, the maid Linglong had already returned with three carriages.
"My lady, I only found these three carriages in the city..."
Linglong felt a little lost and hated herself for being incompetent.
Zhao Yunzhu patted Linglong's shoulder and said, "It's okay. At worst, I can just run another trip."
Just as he finished speaking, there was a rumbling sound of carriages and horses coming from the end of the alley, and then he saw a young man in a long green robe and a cold face riding a horse, galloping towards him.
The person who came was none other than the ninth prince Qin Zongzhi, who had galloped all the way from the palace.
Following behind him were five carriages.
As the horse got closer to the gate of Yong'an Marquis' Mansion, he suddenly pulled the reins. The horse neighed and suddenly stopped galloping forward.
Qin Zongzhi turned over and dismounted.
Zhao Yunzhu just stepped forward, and before she could say anything, Qin Zongzhi reached out and stroked her hair. "I thought you might be moving some things today, so I brought the carriage along."
Qin Zongzhi glanced at the boxes behind Zhao Yunzhu and asked with concern, "Is anything missing or damaged?"
The ninth prince, Qin Zongzhi, had no intention of telling others about this, and he even raised his voice several times higher when he said the last sentence.
As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes fell on Marquis Yong'an.
Everyone in the Yong'an Marquis Mansion turned pale. They had never been humiliated like this in public before.
Du Jiaojiao was so angry that she wanted to step forward and reprimand Zhao Yunzhu, relying on the emperor's marriage. However, she was glared at by Mrs. Du, and her anger was suppressed.
Old Madam Du just wanted to get rid of these two plague gods as soon as possible and didn't want to cause any more trouble.
"Your Highness has misunderstood. There is absolutely no precedent of withholding a daughter-in-law's dowry in the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion."
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