Chapter 4 Returning to the Maiden's Home to Request Dowry
"Are you deaf? Didn't you hear what I said? Release them!"
Granny Chen remained still and looked at Madam Wang.
"Slap!" Yun Zhaoxue raised her hand and quickly slapped Chen Mama across the face.
Another slap followed, "Smack!"
She was the one who picked the red dates and green branches just now.
Granny Chen was Wang's wet nurse. She had advised her for many years and was her confidante. Everyone in the mansion treated her with utmost respect.
Slapping her is slapping Wang's face.
Granny Chen was knocked to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood mixed with two old, yellow teeth. Her speech was slurred and trembling, "Madam..."
Wang felt a burning pain on her face, as if the slap had landed on her. She stood up abruptly, gritting her teeth and glaring at Yun Zhaoxue, "Princess, Granny Chen is my person, and it's not up to a junior like you to lecture her."
Yun Zhaoxue wiped her hands with a handkerchief. "Aunt Wang, the servants are disobedient. I, the princess, will discipline them for you. We're all family, so there's no need to be so polite with me."
Wang was promoted from a concubine to the principal wife.
The original owner was born to the legal wife and was also the daughter of a princess.
Call her Auntie, reminding her not to forget her former status.
Her cold gaze swept over the maids holding Hongzao and Lüzhi, a chilling glint in her eyes. Her red lips parted slightly, "Release them!"
As the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, Madam Wang was determined to get revenge after being humiliated, so she deliberately went against her, shouting, "Don't let her go!"
The nanny and maidservants were from the Marquis's mansion, so of course they listened to Madam Wang.
With its master backing it up, Hongzao became bolder and turned its head to bite the hand that was clasped on its shoulder.
"Ah!" The maid cried out in pain and released her.
She broke free from her restraints and lunged forward, knocking the maid who was holding onto the green branch away.
The two quickly ran up behind Yun Zhaoxue, "Princess."
"Hmm." Yun Zhaoxue nodded in satisfaction. She liked people who could save themselves and disliked those who held her back.
When Madam Wang saw the old nanny and maid lying on the ground, she was furious and waved her hand, saying, "Get out of here!"
"Xue'er, didn't you elope with Young Master Shen? Why are you back?"
"Elopement? Auntie needs evidence to back up her claims."
"You said it yourself."
Before eloping, she moved all her dowry to the Marquis's mansion, intending to bring it over after she had settled in.
Yun Zhaoxue said, "Since Aunt knew all along that I was going to elope, why didn't she stop me? Instead, she used this as an excuse to sell my personal maid to a brothel. If we're talking about responsibility, Aunt, as the mistress of the house, is the one who has failed in her duty."
"Oh, I see. My aunt must be hoping I'll elope so she can keep my dowry for herself, or maybe she wants to give it to my second sister as dowry."
Wang Shi, her thoughts exposed, became enraged and said, "I have already prepared Yue'er's dowry, so why should I need yours for her wedding?"
"Auntie, are you referring to your own dowry? My second sister is the future Third Prince's wife. Auntie was once my father's concubine, and her dowry was not respectable enough, which made people look down on her. For the sake of our sisterhood, I can add to her dowry. However, please return my dowry first."
Wang sneered, "Your dowry isn't with me."
There's no reason to vomit up what you've already eaten.
Yun Zhaoxue and she stared at each other for a moment, sparks flying.
It seems she has no intention of paying it back.
The original owner was a princess, the future queen consort of the crown prince, and had the capital to act recklessly, but the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion fell into ruin overnight.
They disregarded the original owner of the body, embezzling the dowry. Half of it was given to the female lead, Yun Jiaoyue, as part of her dowry, while the other half was spent in the Marquis's mansion.
The Marquis's family used the original owner's mother's money to support the family for more than ten years, and they even took her daughter's dowry.
A shameless family like that, so don't blame her for being impolite.
"cough!"
The old lady and Marquis Yunyang walked towards this side.
Yun Zhaoxue curtsied and said, "Xue'er greets Grandmother and Father."
The old lady glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, her face long, and said nothing to say that there was no need for formalities.
They didn't like her at all.
Yun Zhaoxue got up without waiting for her to speak.
The old lady didn't even lift her eyelids, a hint of disgust flashing in her eyes, "Kneel down if I didn't tell you to get up."
"May I ask, Grandmother, what mistake have I made?"
She was a princess, a higher rank than the old woman, who was only a third-rank imperial consort. She was given a little respect but she still took advantage of it.
The old lady said, “The daughters of our Marquis’s mansion should be treated with the utmost care and respect. You have chosen to debase yourself and try to elope like those characters in plays. It would be better to end it all with a rope, which would be cleaner. It would also prevent your sisters from being gossiped about behind their backs. After you take your own life, according to the law, a woman’s dowry should be returned to her maternal family after her death.”
"My grandmother says I eloped? Is there any witness?"
Madam Wang continued, "Young Master Shen is the witness. Someone, go to the Yong'an Marquis's residence and invite Young Master Shen here."
Yun Zhaoxue stepped into the main hall and found a seat.
The servants served tea, but only to the three of them, deliberately excluding Yun Zhaoxue.
Hongzao stepped forward and snatched the tray away.
Those blind fools, why don't they serve tea to their princess?
Hongzao poured a cup of tea. "Princess, please have some tea."
"Mm." Yun Zhaoxue nodded slightly.
Shen Yan is probably stuck on the bed and can't get up now.
The Yong'an Marquis's residence is right next door. Shen Yan is so in love with Yue'er that he would do anything for her. He will definitely admit that Yun Zhaoxue seduced him into eloping.
A servant rushed out from the doorway and returned in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, reporting: "Madam, Master, Madam, Young Master Shen is seriously injured and cannot get out of bed."
"Is it that serious that she can't get out of bed?" Madam Wang glanced at Yun Zhaoxue, who was calmly drinking tea.
Isn't this little bitch obsessed with Chen Yan? She's injured and can't get out of bed, and she's not worried at all. This isn't like her at all.
“I am a princess. Even if we really eloped, what can you do to me? Apart from my uncle, the emperor, no one can punish me. If you insist on pinning the charge of eloping on me, so be it.”
"And my unmarried sisters can forget about finding good families. Enough talk, hand over my dowry!"
The original owner was spoiled and willful. When her temper flared up, she didn't care if you were an old lady or anyone else.
The old lady lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment, then lied to him, saying, "We thought you had gone to Jiangnan and that all the goods had been transported out of the capital. We will inform you when we intercept them. You should go back now."
Red Date whispered a reminder, "Princess, don't believe it."
Hearing this, Madam Wang angrily shouted, "How dare you! How dare you, a lowly servant, interrupt when your mistress is speaking?"
"Guards, slap him!"
Yun Zhaoxue scolded the maid who was about to step forward and hit her, "Get out! It's not up to Aunt Wang to teach my people a lesson."
Just as the two sides were locked in a stalemate, a pink figure stepped in and broke the deadlock.
Yun Jiaoyue curtsied and said, "Yue'er greets Grandmother, Father, and Mother."
No need for formalities.
Yun Jiaoyue affectionately held Yun Zhaoxue's hand, "Eldest sister, your dowry is indeed not in the manor. Have you encountered any difficulties and urgently need money? If so, please tell your second sister."
In this life, she was reborn.
Although she was the Third Prince's Consort and Empress in her previous life, she never had a single day of peace.
Because of that vile woman Yun Zhaoxue, who dared to pester the Third Prince despite being a second wife, she repeatedly harmed her.
The two remained entangled, and the Third Prince treated her son as his own, even adopting him as his godson. Meanwhile, the prince she bore was disliked by the Third Prince because of his mediocre talent.
She hated Yun Zhaoxue, hated that her spirit lingered even after death, leaving behind a son to cause her distress.
The old lady said, "Xue'er, Yue'er never lies. Now you should believe me, right?"
Yun Zhaoxue was puzzled.
The female protagonist in the original book is exceptionally beautiful, multi-talented, and kind-hearted, like a fairy who doesn't eat the food of mortals. Currently, she has a good relationship with the original owner, but in her previous life, she was almost killed by the original owner several times.
She lied. Kindness doesn't lie. That's all bullshit. It's more like hypocrisy. Another selfish bastard.
“My mother is bedridden and we have no money to buy medicine. They are forcing me to hand over the money. If I don’t get the money today, I will absolutely not go back.”
"If you don't agree, what can they do to you?"
What an idiot.
Yun Zhaoxue raised her chin slightly, feigning arrogance, and sneered disdainfully, "This princess is neither a beggar nor a bandit, and I don't care about those ugly and crooked people in their manor. Since the dowry is not in the manor, you can lend me ten thousand taels of silver to take back and shut them up."
We don't need the dowry right away; let's use some money to buy medicine first.
The Prince of Zhenbei's mansion will be raided sooner or later; they'll come again tonight and empty the mansion.
The silver was lost in the Marquis's mansion; we'll extort money from them later.
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