Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 552
At dawn, it rained lightly.

At this time, the morning light is misty, and the sky is foggy.

A clump of green bamboo stands against the wall, and a few early-blooming apricot blossoms poke under the window. When the breeze and drizzle hit, the green bamboo is fragrant and the red flowers are stained with tears.

The raindrops fell, rippling and forming circles of water ripples in the pool. The little red carp at the bottom of the pool was frightened, flicked its tail in a hurry, dived into the bottom of the duckweed, and quickly disappeared.

Spring is just around the corner and everything is so vibrant.

Zhao Xiwei stood in front of the window quietly admiring the beautiful scenery for a while.

However, this tranquility was soon broken.

"Tat T T T T——" There was the sound of the soles of shoes stepping on the stagnant water, and a palace lady hurried over with an umbrella at the moon-shaped courtyard gate.

Bamboo shadows swayed, raindrops flew, and pink apricot blossoms fell randomly on the bluestone path.

The air-conditioning and the scent of flowers accompanied by anxious footsteps made people feel chilled.

When she walked to the corridor, a little palace maid had already greeted her, "Aunt Suyu."

She nodded slightly, handed the umbrella to the little maid, put her icy fingers into her sleeves for a while, felt that the temperature had returned, and then stepped into the threshold.

Surrounded by pearls and emeralds, stacked with clouds and brocades, through the pink and white bead curtain, several personal servant girls are waiting for Zhao Xiwei to dress up.

Suyu lightly pressed on her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Xiwei sat facing the mirror, and seeing her hesitant to speak, he took the initiative to ask, "What happened outside?"

"Princess Concubine is really discerning." Su Yu lowered her head and reported in a soft voice: "It's a matter of the Prime Minister's Mansion."

She said while paying attention to Zhao Xiwei's reaction.

"What's wrong with Xiangfu?" Zhao Xi raised his eyes slightly, saw Suyu's hesitant expression in the mirror, smiled, and said, "Didn't father be grounded like me?"

"It's not Xiangye." Suyu whispered, "It's the marriage of the girls in the house."

"Oh?"

"Theoretically, the maidservant didn't know about this." There was no outsider in the room, so Suyu didn't shy away from it, "Early in the morning, I received a call letter from Yuan's family in the east of the city, saying that they wanted to see the princess... "

"The Yuan family in the east of the city?" Zhao Xi was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "It's Mrs. Yuan."

"Yes." Suyu has been by Zhao Xiwei's side for so long, so she naturally knows everything about the Zhao family's ups and downs, and the grievances and grievances between Yuan and her husband have also been heard a lot.

She knew very well that Zhao Xiwei didn't like to see the group of wives, so she explained with a smile: "Madam Yuan came early, and Cai Yinzheng was waiting on the street. I couldn't bear to see her lose face as a woman, so I made an exception and let her come in and have a cup of hot tea to warm her body."

"...Only after chatting with her did I realize that Mrs. Yuan came here for her daughter's marriage..."

"Miss Yu's marriage?" Yinbao couldn't hold back, and muttered, "Isn't that what she wanted to marry with all her heart? Why did she ask our master?" The hands that combed her hair stopped, "Madam Yuan, come here, won't you?" I beg you to help me!"

"Don't say a few words." Jinxiu reminded, but there was a bit of worry in her eyes.

Zhao Xiwei picked a beaded hairpin in his hair, and said lightly, "What does she want me to do?"

Suyu's tone became somewhat awkward: "It's still about the dowry—"

After saying a few words, Yinbao frowned again: "Why is it a dowry again? Didn't Lady Pei just come to make a fuss a few days ago? Does this mean that our master is being used as a treasury? One after another asking for money That also needs money..."

She spoke bluntly and spoke briskly, but Suyu was in charge of the first palace, so she coughed lightly, and Yinbao immediately shut up.

"The second master Zhao promised the Pei family 3000 taels of dowry." As soon as Suyu opened her mouth, Zhao Xiwei understood that the second bedroom's money had been taken away by the Yuan family. How could they get so much? , presumably implicated her own daughter——

She smiled and asked, "Did Zhao Chengyu's marriage get involved?"

"It's almost like this." Suyu said in a low voice, "I heard from Mrs. Yuan that Zhao Erye swallowed the dowry prepared for his daughter in order to marry Mrs. Pei. That's not counting, and the gift money from the Wang family is also Gather them together, and send them all to Mrs. Pei—"

Zhao Xiwei had an incredulous expression on his face.

In this world, it has been heard that for money, the daughter is sold to a wealthy family as a child bride, and that for power, the daughter is given to a high-ranking official to be a concubine. Marrying her daughter to an old man who is about to sink into the ground half of his body.

But it was the first time I heard that, in order to marry a new wife, they stole their daughter's dowry and bride price.

With such a pair of parents at the booth, it's no wonder that Zhao Chengyu's mentality is so distorted.

"As the saying goes, if you have a stepmother, you will inevitably have a stepfather." Suyu said and couldn't help but sigh, "It's just that Zhao Erye has gone too far." Collisions, even framing, have never reached this point.

Zhao Xi smiled, but didn't answer.

Everyone in the world says that the heart of a woman is the most poisonous, but once this man becomes cruel, let alone embezzling his daughter's property, he can even kill his wife and son.

It's just that she didn't expect such a thing to happen in her natal family, and she still felt a little uncomfortable.

But on second thought, with Zhao Chengyu's temperament that loves to compare, even if he is married with a lot of red makeup, he might not be able to be satisfied.

Furthermore, the father and daughter already had irreconcilable conflicts, even if they married He Meimei now, sooner or later they would be torn apart.

Thinking about it this way, Zhao Xiwei put away his thoughts, picked up a pair of red gold earrings and put them on his ears, and said, "Go to the storeroom to get two decent pieces of jewelry, and give them to her. Let's just say that my ban is not lifted yet, and my body is in danger." It’s not very refreshing, it’s not convenient to meet guests, when the weather clears up, we will definitely set up a spring banquet to invite her to come and play.”

This is refusing to come forward.

"Prince Concubine..." Suyu responded, but did not move her feet. After thinking for a while, Fang hesitated to persuade: "Slave servant, please say something more, Zhao's marriage will implicate Pei and Wang's families at the same time. Right now, Empress Pei is demoted, but the Pei family is the family of the generals of the fifth generation. Although the foundation of the Wang family is slightly weaker, the Queen Mother has been running the court for several years, and the Wang family is also deeply rooted in the court. A solid force..."

She looked at Zhao Xiwei and said sincerely, "I hope the princess thinks twice."

"That being the case..." Zhao Xiwei thought for a moment, and then ordered: "Let Mrs. Yuan come over."

Yuan Shi wore a light blue satin skirt and a dark red belt. She looked much calmer and more capable than when she was in the inner house of the Zhao Mansion, but her complexion was a little pale, although she tried her best to show a pleasant smile , but the eyebrows that occasionally frowned slightly still brought out a bit of imperceptible worry.

She is a strong and shrewd woman, whether it is emotionally or profit-wise, she is a ruthless character who can bend and stretch her hands.

But who would have thought that her husband, who had always been mediocre, would be so ruthless that he would drive her to such a point of desperation?

(End of this chapter)