Chapter 442: Lord Zhao divides his private vault with his wife
Zhao Anping saw his father looking them over. As the eldest brother, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Father, please tell us! We will follow your instructions no matter what you want to arrange. No questions asked."
"Big brother is right." For a moment, the other illegitimate sons of Marquis Zhao also actively agreed.
"I will listen to my father and mother too." Zhao Lingmeng also quickly expressed her opinion. She was really willing to respect the old people's ideas, otherwise the old Marquis Zhao and his wife would not have been able to return to the Marquis Wu'an Mansion from her Princess Mansion.
"You are all good children. This way, I won't have to worry after your mother and I leave." Old Marquis Zhao sighed with red eyes, then saw that everyone was about to start a new round of persuasion, and quickly continued:
"It's about the disposal of your mother's and mine private property. You've already divided up your family, so your mother's and mine are the only ones left to be disposed of.
According to your mother's wishes, all of her jewelry, calligraphy, paintings, and ancient books, as well as a hot spring villa outside Yuanjing City and two three-story courtyards inside Yuanjing City, will be given to Meng'er."
When Lord Zhao said this, the illegitimate sons had no objections. After all, even if their mother's dowry wasn't given to their eldest sister, it wouldn't be given to them either. They had some self-awareness.
Zhao Anping was stunned for a moment. He didn't have a legitimate daughter, so he didn't mind his mother not giving him these things. And it was impossible for a daughter born out of wedlock to get such a large dowry.
Since Zhao Anwei was not present, his wife did not dare to express any opinions even if she had any, so the situation was relatively harmonious for a while.
Only the clan members present were in an uproar. They wanted to say that Zhao Lingmeng was a married woman, but it was not their turn to make the decision in Wu'an Marquis' Mansion.
Zhao Lingmeng saw that no one had any objections, so she stood up and bowed to her father. "Thank you, Father and Mother. I'll divide the jewelry Mother gave me into three layers for Sister Xin. This is my aunt's way of giving Sister Xin some extra makeup in advance."
"Little sister, this is absolutely not possible." Zhao Anwei's wife immediately stood up and refused. This was given to little sister by her mother-in-law, so how could they accept it?
"Don't refuse, sister-in-law. I like Sister Xin very much. But this is for Sister Xin to add to her makeup. It can't be shared with others, nor can it be used by others. As for what to do with Sister Xin after she gets married, I don't care."
Zhao Lingmeng said this to make it clear to everyone: This is specifically for Xin Jie'er, no one else is allowed to touch it, and if anyone dares to lay a hand on it, don't blame her for getting angry.
This is also because Zhao Lingmeng loves the only legitimate girl of the next generation, and her second brother has always been good to her, so she is willing to reciprocate.
Seeing that her younger sister looked unrecognizable, Zhao Anwei's wife could only pull Zhao Zhixin forward to express her gratitude.
Zhao Lingmeng directly hugged the five-year-old girl in her arms and expressed her love with practical actions.
There were only two people with the ugliest expressions on their faces. One was a concubine in Zhao Anping's backyard, because she also gave birth to a daughter. The other was Zhao Houjing.
Zhao Houjing was very dissatisfied with his mother for giving so many things to his second uncle's cousin for nothing. But his dissatisfaction was useless because no one would care about his expression.
Lord Zhao, who was sitting upstairs, also saw Zhao Houjing's expression. He shook his head helplessly, thinking in his heart how could his daughter's eldest son be so superficial.
However, Lord Zhao had no intention of helping his daughter manage his son. He continued, "After giving it to Meng'er, your mother also decided to give An He, An Cheng, and An Li a two-story house in Yuanjing City, and a two-hundred-acre farm outside Yuanjing City.
The remaining money will be divided equally between Anping and Anwei."
Zhao Anhe, Zhao Ancheng and Zhao Anli did not expect that they would have a share of their stepmother's dowry. They immediately stood up happily and expressed their gratitude.
Zhao Anping and Zhao Anwei's wives also stood up and thanked them immediately. They actually got the most and the most substantial share. As the legitimate daughter of a large family, their mother had a lot of property.
Zhao Lingmeng had no objection to this. After all, her father and mother had given her dowries twice, and she also received subsidies on a regular basis. She didn't need these things now.
Zhao Anping had no objection, even though he and his brother were to share equally what was left of their mother. But when the family was divided, he got a bigger share!
"Since you all have no objections, I will continue. After your mother's share is divided, it's time to divide my private vault. My private vault doesn't need to be divided so finely. Except for Zhao Shuiyun, the other six people have it.
So my private treasury was divided into seven equal parts, one of which was given to the clan to support the clan children's education. The rest was given to everyone except that unfilial daughter Zhao Shuiyun.
This surprised even the clan members present. Even if the clan members only had one portion, it was still a lot. For a moment, everyone thanked Lord Zhao.
The happiest people were the three illegitimate sons of Marquis Zhao. They didn't expect to get so much.
Seeing everyone like that, Lord Zhao wanted to remind them that his private vault wasn't as large as they thought. But seeing how happy they were, he decided to leave it for later. Let them be happy for a while longer.
Lord Zhao couldn't help but give a final word of advice: "They say a good man doesn't eat the food of a divided family. This is the last bit of help your mother and I can give you. You'll have to walk your own path from now on. Also, I'd like to be buried next to your mother."
Zhao Lingmeng frowned, always feeling that her father's words were full of hidden meanings. She always had an ominous premonition in her heart, but she couldn't put it into words.
Fan Yong took advantage of the cover of their sleeves to gently hold Zhao Lingmeng's hand and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Zhao Lingmeng shook her head gently, hoping to get rid of those terrible thoughts. "It's okay, maybe I'm overthinking it."
Fan Yong also frowned, but didn't say anything else. He just held Zhao Lingmeng's hand and didn't let go.
After that, it was the formal return banquet. Everyone ate and drank happily. However, since Zhao Lingmeng and his group had only arrived in the afternoon, Zhao Anping had asked them to stay in the evening, so Zhao Lingmeng and his group did not go back and stayed directly at the Wu'an Marquis Mansion.
But the next morning, something happened. When Zhao Houjing got up early to take a shower, a young girl rushed in. Then Zhao Houjing simply wrapped himself in clothes and kicked her out without mercy.
Although he was often selfish, he was quite clear-headed when it came to his own interests. His wife hadn't even married yet, so how could he possibly let another woman get into his bed? He wasn't marrying off his daughter out of charity.
Just as Zhao Houjing kicked the man out, his aunt Jin rushed into his yard with a group of servants.
Zhao Houjing was so angry that he laughed.
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