Chapter 116 Grandmother's Dowry
"Listen to what you just said. Haven't you ever thought about the fact that we'll all be living together in Dizhou City in the future, and we'll always see each other? Your generation may not have thought about relying on the Ye family for any glory. Can you guarantee that when you get married in the future, your husband's family will have no connection with the Ye family?"
If someone else had heard Qin Kerou's words, they might have been fooled, but Gu Ruanci knew her purpose.
"It's your Ye family who wants to get close to the Gu family through me, right? Why bother to say it so grandly? Don't worry, as long as I'm here, the Gu family will not have anything to do with the Ye family."
"Soft words, your words are too absolute. Have you ever thought about it? The previous incident was entirely because everyone had no experience and was a little impatient when dealing with it. Some things have already happened, and for families like us, if there is a quarrel, there will be no winners."
Gu Ruanci sneered, "Of course not. Hasn't Ye Lanxin been able to hold on to her position as the wife of the Marquis of Jing'an despite all the infamy she's received over the years? Even the sons my mother risked her life to give birth to are as filial to her as their own mother. As for you, let alone you, you've completely erased all traces of my grandmother and mother's life in the Ye family, right? The latecomers are still in the upper echelons, but you don't have to be complacent. I haven't contacted you during this period of time because I was giving you a chance. Now, seeing your situation and what you said today, I completely understand that the Ye family has never thought of returning my mother's things. Don't forget, those were all left to her by my grandmother. When she left the Ye family, the Ye family forcibly withheld the things. Now, it's time to return them to their original owners."
Hearing these words, Qin Kerou became a little anxious.
She didn't expect that Gu Ruanci would mention these things.
"Soft words, it's been ten years, and your grandmother has been dead for many years. There's no way to verify the things she left behind. Moreover, some of her shops have changed in size and are no longer the same business..."
"Does this have anything to do with me? I'm not discussing this with you. I know your second wife's eldest son is a genius in business. I'm telling you in advance that he will definitely find a way to do something. But tell her that I will repay him for every pit he has dug for me."
Qin Kerou knew that there was really nothing to talk about between her and Gu Ruanci.
"It seems that the county lady is more than just a powerful figure now."
"Yes, he is cruel and ruthless. If the Ye family doesn't believe it, just come and try."
Gu Ruanci never took a step back from beginning to end and did not give Qin Kerou any face.
At this time, Zhuang Hefeng rushed over after seeing the situation here.
"Madam Yunyang, you want to use my daughter to speak, but have you got my consent?"
Qin Kerou was clearly losing her composure, so she said, "After all, I was once your aunt who spoke softly. We're just reminiscing about the past. Why is Madam Shouguo making such a fuss?"
"Aunt? Are you dreaming?" Zhuang Hefeng sneered.
Seeing that the situation here was not right, more ladies gathered around.
Chai had no choice but to come over quickly.
"What's going on? Is there any lack of hospitality?"
Gu Ruanci smiled and said, "You are too polite, Madam. This banquet was very pleasant. I have been back in Dizhou and every time I see people from the Zhou and Ye families, it is inevitable that I feel uncomfortable. On the contrary, the wife of Marquis Yunyang just mentioned that the dowry left by my grandmother to my mother was borrowed by Ye Lanxin to keep up appearances. After all, when she remarried to Marquis Jing'an, she was a widow with a bad reputation, so she could only use my mother's dowry to keep up appearances. In addition, the Ye family also kept a part of my grandmother's property, and asked me when I would go to settle the accounts."
Zhuang Hefeng knew that the Ye family was definitely not so kind, but looking at Gu Ruanci's expression, he knew that these things must have been planned by her.
"I see. If that's the case, then this account should indeed be settled. There are actuaries in the palace, and I'll have to trouble the emperor for help when the time comes."
Qin Kerou was completely trapped there, and even if Ye Chenglei and the others came over, there was no way to turn the situation around.
Ye Lingyue was very unconvinced: "Gu Ruanci, you have already been included in the Gu family's genealogy and have no relationship with the Ye family anymore. How can you still be qualified to discuss our Ye family's property?"
Gu Ruanci glanced at her coldly, and the contempt in his eyes made Ye Lingyue very uncomfortable.
"Ladies, have you heard what the legitimate daughter of the Ye family said? It turns out that the mistress's dowry can be eaten up to exterminate the entire family. How did my grandmother's private property become the property of the Ye family, which no longer has her bloodline? Before, you threatened me to stop offering sacrifices to my grandmother's spirit tablet and asked me to go to the Ye family. I have already asked, and no one has worshipped her in these years. Now I am just taking back what she left for my mother. What are you, a granddaughter born to a concubine, arguing with me? Is it because your grandmother married into the family as a concubine that the family had no preparations, so you can only take what my grandmother left for yourself?"
Ye Lingyue felt the pressure from the eyes of the people around her, and Qin Kerou did not expect that her daughter would make such a mistake at this time.
"Soft words, we still need to think about these things carefully... After all, no one knows what your grandmother's dowry was."
"How could that be? I know it very well. Although my mother didn't take her dowry with her when she passed away, my grandmother's dowry list was with her. After she passed away, it was naturally passed down to me. When the time comes, I will have someone go to the Yunyang Marquis' Mansion to retrieve the items on the list."
Qin Kerou became even more anxious: "Soft words, why do you have to do this?"
Zhuang Hefeng became excited. "Listen, this is the wife of the dignified Marquis of Yunyang. What she said is simply laughable. She even said that she and Ruanci are family, but she has secretly divided up her property. Is it possible that such a powerful Marquis of Yunyang has to rely on the dowry of a long-deceased old lady to make a living? I am also confused. Is it possible that your mother-in-law Pan's dowry cannot be touched? She is such a strong-willed person that she can't even tolerate He Sheng, the legitimate daughter left by the original wife, and actually wants to use the original wife's dowry for her own children and grandchildren?"
Qin Kerou was so overwhelmed by the mother and daughter's unanimous response that she didn't know what to say.
She even felt that Gu Ruanci was deliberately waiting for her to come forward and speak, and then bring up this matter and confirm it in front of everyone.
"These dowries were never handled by me. Although I am in charge of the household expenses, I still know what I cannot touch. I believe that the wife of the Duke of Shouguo also understands this. If Ruanci really has a dowry list, why not give it to me? I will go back and let my father-in-law take a look and see if it matches what he has in his custody."
Gu Ruanci smiled and asked, "Where did the dowry go back then? Madam, do you really not know? Do you want to ask your second brother how he married the daughter of the Princess of Jincheng?"
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