On the other side, Jiang Shuwan was putting the finishing touches on the dowry list.
The betrothal gifts from the Marquis's mansion have arrived, just like in the previous life, a full one hundred tai.
The government gave her forty tables, plus her own dowry and twenty tables added by her relatives.
No more, no less, exactly one hundred and sixty units.
In her previous life, she only had twenty units from the manor and sixty units from the earl's manor, for a total of eighty units.
One hundred and sixty units, eighty units.
It has doubled.
“Miss, you didn’t see how eager the Second Miss was. Before the young master even stepped into the mansion, the Second Miss rushed up to him.”
"In broad daylight, under the clear sky, the two embraced each other, completely disregarding the stares of those around them."
"Especially the young master, who actually knelt down on the spot and said that it was wrong of him to marry another noble lady, and hoped that the second young lady would give him another chance."
"My God, the Second Miss actually agreed on the spot."
"Afterwards, the young master was overjoyed and spun the second young lady around in his arms."
Qingxing, looking shocked, told Jiang Shuwan what had happened at the gate of the mansion.
As a local, Qingxing had never seen such bold men and women.
You know, it's about the two of them.
One was an unmarried young woman.
The other one, whose wife just died...
Qingxing recalled the noblewoman who married the young master last month; she was the legitimate daughter of a high-ranking official of the second rank.
He was a man of great wealth and honor, barely dead, his body still warm, when the young master was already planning to remarry.
Everyone says that the dead should be respected, but the young master showed no respect at all.
What sins has this noblewoman committed to deserve such humiliation?
"I never expected the young master to be this kind of person. He was so kind to everyone before, and even if we little girls accidentally offended him, he wouldn't get angry."
"She's good-looking and has a good temper, how could she be this kind of person..."
Qingxing didn't know what to say.
She used to complain when Jiang Yao and the young master were having a secret relationship.
How could a handsome, well-mannered, and good-tempered nobleman like the young master fall for the second young lady?
Qingxing once thought that the young master was being deceived by Jiang Yao.
She was very jealous, and whenever she chatted with Jiang Shuwan, she would say that Jiang Yao had gotten incredibly lucky to meet such a good man as the young master.
"I never expected the young master to be this kind of person."
"I never noticed it before."
“There are many things you didn’t notice,” Jiang Shuwan replied when she had a moment.
Pei Lingyu is indeed handsome, and he is also indeed good-tempered.
But he was kind to everyone, especially young and beautiful girls.
In his previous life, Pei Lingyu was heartbroken over Jiang Yao every day, and even when he was drunk, he still managed to have women on both sides of him.
After Jiang Yao died, he cried while holding his concubine and giving birth.
He was quite fertile, fathering a whole courtyard full of sons, which delighted his aunt.
Currently, Pei Lingyu's household is relatively clean, but because Madam Bo wants her son to marry into a higher social class and advance the family's status, she has only arranged two concubines for Pei Lingyu.
The colors were mediocre, and the people were incredibly boring.
Pei Lingyu had little interest and rarely went into the house.
Jiang Yao was quite beautiful and young, and as well as a famous talented woman in the capital, she naturally outshone the concubines.
Pei Lingyu is currently very close to her and is completely infatuated with her; he would do anything for her.
At the entrance of the government office.
Jiang Yao and Pei Lingyu embraced each other affectionately.
In his previous life, Pei Lingyu had just lost his wife when he came to propose marriage.
However, he was driven away before he could even enter the gates of the Jiang residence.
Jiang Yao was angry that he had married someone else and was engaged to the heir of the Marquis's mansion. She felt that she had married a rich and handsome man and was about to reach the pinnacle of her life.
Upon hearing that Pei Lingyu had arrived, she refused to even see him and instead ordered her servants to send him away.
This lifetime.
The two immediately hugged.
"Yulang..."
"Yaoyao..."
Perhaps because their feelings were so deep, the two looked at each other, their heads getting closer and closer, and they were about to kiss.
"Are you all dead? Tear them apart!"
A roar rang out at the gate of the mansion; it was Jiang's father returning from his shift.
Jiang's father was so angry that he glared and cursed at the servant who was staring blankly. The servant quickly tore the two who were inseparable apart.
People had already gathered on the street. Knowing that family scandals should not be aired in public, Jiang's father decisively ordered his servants to push Jiang Yao and Pei Lingyu into the house.
As soon as the group entered, Pei Lingyu knelt down with a "plop".
Pei Lingyu knelt down and begged Jiang's father to marry Jiang Yao to her.
Jiang's father thought Pei Lingyu was confused. His newlywed wife had just died, and her body was still warm before he came to propose marriage.
How will others view him? How will they view the Jiang family?
“Father-in-law.” Pei Lingyu’s words shocked Jiang’s father.
I've seen people eager to claim kinship, but I've never seen anyone eager to claim a father-in-law.
Pei Lingyu was completely unaware that he was being disliked. He only felt that Jiang Yao had just agreed to marry him, so Jiang's father was now his father-in-law.
“Father-in-law, I know I’ve been too presumptuous in coming today, but I’ve heard that your eldest daughter is already engaged. I’m afraid that Yao Yao might also get engaged without my knowledge, which would make me lose the one I love.”
“I’ve already lost her once, and I can’t take it again. She will leave me again.”
Pei Lingyu was deeply distressed as she spoke.
Ever since he obeyed his family's arrangement to marry a woman from a prominent family last month, every day has felt like an eternity, filled with unbearable pain.
He regretted it; he deeply regretted his actions.
He once thought he had lost Jiang Yao forever, but unexpectedly, the noblewoman suddenly fell ill and passed away, which gave him a glimmer of hope to be with Jiang Yao again.
That's why he disregarded etiquette and immediately came to the Jiang family to propose marriage, even though his legal wife had just died.
"Father-in-law, please understand." Pei Lingyu said, then kowtowed heavily on the ground.
Father Jiang was dumbfounded.
I don't understand a thing!
If you come here, it won't just be you who loses face, it will be me too!
You may not care about your reputation, but I do!
Jiang's father wished he could kick Pei Lingyu out.
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