After a pause, Chen continued, "Brother, what are you going to do with the things that the Emperor just gave to Xi'er?"
Duan Hong couldn't understand the meaning of her words for a moment. He was stunned for a moment before saying, "Since this thing was given to Xi'er by the emperor, it should naturally be handed over to Xi'er for safekeeping. She can do whatever she wants with it. What does it have to do with me?"
Upon hearing this, Chen became anxious. "Brother, how could you think that? Aren't Xi'er's things still yours? You are her biological father after all. Even though these things were given to her by the Emperor, since she hasn't married yet, they are naturally yours!"
Duan Hong looked at Chen's expression and vaguely guessed what he meant.
His eyes darkened for a moment, but he pretended not to understand anything and asked, "And then?"
Chen thought she had successfully persuaded him, and said happily, "In my opinion, these things should be kept by you, big brother. Xi'er is still young, and these things are useless in her hands. She might even be swindled away. After all, Shishi and Qingqing are not young anymore, it's time for them to find a good family. Don't you think a marriage should have a dowry? The emperor has given so many things as a reward, it would be great to give them both as dowries..."
Chen was very happy with her plan, but she didn't notice Duan Hong's increasingly gloomy face.
"You mean to take Xi'er's things and give them to Shishi and Qingqing as dowry?"
Chen probably heard the displeasure in Duan Hong's tone, but she didn't take it seriously. She said, "Brother, it's wrong to think so! We are all family. What's Xier's is ours. What's Xier's is yours, brother. And what's yours is Shishi's. If Shishi wants to find a good family, she has to show off her dowry so that her family won't treat her unfairly..."
"That's enough! Shishi doesn't even have someone she likes right now, so what's the point of talking about dowry? Even if she were to get married, would I, Duan Hong, be left without her dowry?! Shut up!"
After saying that, Duan Hong stood up and walked out.
He had long known that his brother's family were not good people, but he did not expect that they would set their sights on Duan Qingxi.
You dare to dream of the imperial gift? You are really courting death!
When Chen saw him leave like that, she was immediately furious.
She looked at Duan Ming beside her and scolded him, "Look, this is your good brother! He's a great general, but he doesn't even care about his own brothers and sisters-in-law. What's so great about him!"
Duan Ming didn't say anything. In fact, what he wanted more than the imperial gift from Duan Qingxi was Duan Qingxi himself.
He said, "I heard...that Duan Qingxi is actually the child of Big Brother's second wife and another man?"
Chen was stunned for a moment when she heard this, then she said, "That's indeed the case."
Duan Ming's lips curled up into a smile, his eyes full of calculation.
Chen had been with Duan Ming for so long, how could she not know what he was thinking? She immediately reached out in anger and wanted to slap him in the face.
"Duan Ming! You old bastard! What kind of filthy things are you thinking about? I'm telling you, if you dare to make this little bitch your woman, I'll..."
Duan Ming grabbed Chen's hand and angrily said, "What are you doing, you crazy woman?"
After pushing Chen away, Duan Ming noticed that there were still servants moving around outside, and was worried that he would make too much noise here and attract their attention.
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