Instead, it was her biological second brother who pushed her hard and brought her back to her senses.
"Du Jiaojiao, don't make a fuss. Don't forget what's most important right now!"
The legitimate son of the second branch of the Du family, and also Du Jiaojiao's biological brother.
Du Jiaojiao glared at her second brother and angrily said to him, "Second brother, I don't need you to teach me how to act. It's more important for you to focus on the right path!"
After saying this, Du Jiaojiao left without looking back.
Young Master Du looked at his sister's back, snorted, and then followed her.
In the front hall of the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, the maid served tea because Zhao Yunzhu's status today was different.
And behind her were the eunuchs who served the emperor in the palace.
No matter how dissatisfied Mrs. Du was, she still welcomed the person to the upper seat.
Zhao Yunzhu looked at the position he had taken and sneered in his heart.
Three years after marrying into the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion, she never thought that one day she would be able to sit in the first seat, and was invited to sit there by Old Madam Du.
Marquis Yong'an and his wife sat in the seat where Old Lady Du had taken action.
"Madam Du, I came here today to receive the order from His Majesty to grant the marriage."
Zhao Yunzhu smiled faintly and glanced at everyone in the Yong'an Marquis Mansion in the hall. Not long ago, these elders always acted condescendingly.
Now, she sat in a high seat, glancing at the people sitting in the seats below.
I felt an inexplicable sense of relief in my heart.
Even the scolding the emperor gave her in the palace today was already forgotten by her.
"Secondly, today I'm going to ask the old lady for something that belongs to me."
Zhao Yunzhu finally set her sights on Old Madam Du, the real housekeeper of the Yong'an Marquis's mansion.
Madam Du secretly warned at the time, and her words were very certain that anything that entered the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion would belong to the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion.
The eating habits at the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion were ugly, and Zhao Yunzhu was in a difficult situation at the time.
Is there anyone out there willing to help her?
Given her situation at the time, she could only put the matter aside for the time being and wait for him to get the opportunity to take back what belonged to her.
I didn't expect this opportunity to come so quickly.
The emperor ordered her to come to the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion in person to deliver the decree of marriage, in order to humiliate her so that she could recognize her identity in the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
Secondly, the emperor was worried that the ninth prince would stop him, so if she came forward to send him off, Qin Zongzhi could not stop her and could only agree.
No matter how shrewd the emperor was, he could never have expected this.
Zhao Yunzhu was not affected at all, and using the emperor's name, she came to the Yong'an Marquis Mansion openly to handle her own private affairs.
After hearing this, Mrs. Du's face stiffened, she raised her eyebrows and looked at the eldest brother, the Marquis of Yong'an and his wife.
Mrs. Du could clearly hear the purpose of Zhao Yunzhu's visit.
Know what Zhao Yunzhu came to ask for today.
However, Zhao Yunzhu's identity when she came today was indeed unusual.
When Marquis Yong'an saw his mother looking at him, he frowned secretly and thought about this matter in his heart.
Mrs. Du, the wife of the Marquis of Yong'an, did not have many other opinions in her mind. If she asked herself, she had lived a happy life in the mansion ever since Zhao Yunzhu married into the family.
It was also because of Zhao Yunzhu's companionship over the past three years that she felt a little comforted.
Unfortunately, her son died in the war, and Mrs. Du only had this one child in her life.
Now that the pain of losing his son has not yet subsided, the mother-in-law is forcing the marquis to pass the legitimate son of his second uncle to inherit the throne of the crown prince.
The Marquis did not want to give up his position for nothing, so he brought in several concubines.
This was undoubtedly a stab in the heart of Madam Du, the wife of Marquis Yong'an.
But what can Madam Du do?
"Madam Du, in Chang'an City, even among ordinary families, there has never been a case of the in-laws embezzling the daughter-in-law's dowry."
Zhao Yunzhu curled her lips and sneered, "Could it be that the Yong'an Marquisate is now inferior to the ordinary families in Chang'an?"
She chuckled, and everyone in the hall had different expressions.
Marquis Yong'an's face darkened and he slammed the table with his hand. He looked at Zhao Yunzhu and wanted to scold her, but when he saw the eunuch following behind her, he suppressed his anger.
Old Madam Du's face turned pale and blue. It was the first time that a junior had spoken so harshly to her.
She was about to open her mouth to reprimand him, but Zhao Yunzhu spoke first, "Madam Du, I don't think the Yong'an Marquisate had any such intentions. They were just concerned about my situation at the time and kept my dowry for me, right?"
She didn't want to make things too ugly. After all, the emperor's eunuch was following behind her. If the eunuch came forward to mediate, her plan would fail.
He secretly glanced at the eunuch beside him and saw that the eunuch was just standing there with his head down, with no intention of asking any questions.
Zhao Yunzhu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Madam Du, if this gets out of hand, I'm not afraid of losing face and dignity. It's the Yong'an Marquisate that's been reckless, isn't it?"
Seeing that Madam Du was still holding on, she continued, "You don't want the Ninth Prince to accompany me on this journey, do you?"
She is now Qin Zongzhi's person.
Seeing her bring up the Ninth Prince, Madam Du was wavering in her heart and had no choice but to make a decision.
Old Madam Du let out a breath and looked up at Zhao Yunzhu.
There was no expression on his face. "We, the Yong'an Marquisate, look down upon the Zhao family's things. We would rather avoid being tainted by your family's bad luck!"
Today, Zhao Yunzhu was on this trip for the emperor. She dared to ask for the dowry that was withheld by the Yong'an Marquis Mansion in public.
Old Madam Du couldn't help but think in her heart that this was something the emperor tacitly approved.
Zhao Yunzhu clenched the armrest tightly with her fingers, snorted coldly, and looked at Madam Du with eyes full of contempt and ridicule.
"Then please, Madam Du, return the things to me today."
This matter cannot be delayed. Today, the eunuchs in the palace are here, and it is difficult for the people in Yong'an Marquis' Mansion to stop them. If they come again tomorrow, I am afraid these people will turn against us and deny their responsibility.
If I ask Qin Zongzhi to accompany me, I'm afraid the emperor won't agree.
In fact, what she was really worried about was that once she left the Yong'an Marquis Mansion today, the emperor would issue an order not to allow her to ask for her dowry from the Yong'an Marquis Mansion.
Madam Du snorted twice, then looked at her eldest daughter-in-law, "Eldest daughter-in-law, go and find all those unlucky things from the Zhao family and return them to her!"
Madam Du stood up and said respectfully, "Yes."
This matter had nothing to do with her. Those things of Zhao Yunzhu would only benefit the second house in the future. Now that Zhao Yunzhu wanted them back, the second house would get less advantage, so she was naturally unhappy.
These things didn't matter to her, so she was naturally happy to do a favor.
Seeing her sister-in-law retreat, Mrs. Du followed her out quietly.
The atmosphere in the front hall was solemn. No matter how dissatisfied everyone in Yong'an Marquis Mansion was, they had to suppress their anger.
Zhao Yunzhu had already drunk two cups of tea when Madam Du left and returned.
But there was no sign of Mrs. Du.
Following behind Madam Du were the servants who had followed Zhao Yunzhu into the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion when she married.
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