The Chronicle of the Rebirth of the First Daughter

Chapter 168 Withholding the Dowry
It turned out that the Ji family is also a big family. Although the family is in Luoyang, it has been operating in Chang'an City for many years, and it has a solid foundation after all. If you want to inquire about anything, unless it is a particularly secret matter, there is no way you can't inquire about it.

There were many men from the Ji family, and they all went to various big families or places like restaurants and tea servants, and began to inquire about the news of the Meng family.

After inquiring and inquiring, I found out some things.

It's just that Meng Haoyu is not bad. His biological mother was born in Qing Liusu's family, and she was well-educated. She had a son and a daughter during her lifetime, and the man was Meng Haoyu.

Moreover, Meng Haoyu is good at reading and practicing martial arts, he is also a sensible child, and he looks very good, which makes the Ji family very happy.

I also heard that Meng Yuechan was a kind person, and she was the most knowledgeable about books and etiquette. Her talent and learning were not inferior to that of Miss Ji, which made the whole Ji family heave a sigh of relief. Hello, Miss Ji. From now on, Miss Ji will live in the Meng family. Can't be wrong.

After further inquiring, the faces of the Ji family turned black.

It is only said that the current wife of the Meng family is carried up by a noble concubine, which makes the Ji family who pay attention to etiquette somewhat unacceptable. Although the Liu family is from the Liu family and is also a famous family, but a concubine is a concubine, no matter what. If you can't get on the stage, even if you raise your face to the main room, I'm afraid it's a bit petty.

In addition, Mrs. Liu was illiterate, poorly educated, and the most ruthless, unable to tolerate his son and daughter, and often tripped Meng Haoyu, making Meng Haoyu's brother and sister very sad in the Meng family.

This made the Ji family very worried. You must know that the step-mother-in-law is not something to mess with, and with a black-hearted step-mother-in-law like Liu Mei, thinking about it, Miss Ji will serve such a person in the Meng family in the future. There are rules in front of them, and she still has to arrange them, the whole Ji family held their breath.

After knowing that the old lady and Liu Mei came from the same family, and that the old lady was the one who brought Liu Mei into the Meng family, the head of the Ji family's face darkened. After thinking about it, I knew that in the future, Liu Mei would take care of Miss Ji. I'm afraid it is also supported.

Especially Mrs. Ji, holding Miss Ji in her arms and screaming that her daughter's life is miserable, and being married to such a family by the emperor, it looks glorious on the surface, but it is not very good on the inside.

The old man of the Ji family loved his granddaughter very much, and wanted to run away on the spot.

In the end, it was Miss Ji who persuaded him three times and five times. Miss Ji was also distressed, but seeing that the whole family was working hard for her, she couldn't bear the tiredness and pain of the elders, so she said that she wanted to see Meng Haoyu with her own eyes. If he was really good, She will naturally withstand the pressure and advance and retreat together with Meng Haoyu in the future.

If Meng Haoyu only has a false name, then we can think of a way, or ask Mrs. Ji to use the past to put some pressure on the Meng family, so as to ensure that after she gets married, she will respect Meng Haoyu like ice.

Because of this, Ji Wanrong took advantage of the fact that Xinke Jinshi was parading through the streets, and found a room facing the street in a restaurant, hoping to catch a glimpse of Meng Haoyu's demeanor.

She also took a look, and found that Meng Haoyu was really good, not to mention his appearance, even his demeanor was top notch, Ji Wanrong could be said to be a hit at first sight, it was love at first sight.

Now, she didn't expect that the young lady who gave up her room was actually the future sister-in-law. Ji Wanrong sized it up and admired it inwardly. Excellent.

Ji Wanrong thinks that she is also a beautiful woman, but Yuechan's appearance is unexpectedly charming, and her calm and elegant posture, calm demeanor, everything shows that this woman is extraordinary, and it also makes her Ji Wanrong felt more relieved towards Meng Haoyu.

Come to think of it, my sister is so good, so my brother must be not bad either.

At this moment, Yuechan covered her mouth and smiled, and pulled Ji Wanrong's hand: "It's really not that the whole family doesn't enter the house. It just so happens that I ran into your girl just after I left the room. I happened to see it too." I wished her well, so I gave up the room, unexpectedly, I gave up to Yu's family."

Jiang Tong also laughed: "That's not the case, Miss Ji, it's better not to say thank you if you don't thank me, a family doesn't talk about two families, if you want to say thank you again, it's because you're born with Yuechan. "

The two of you talked to each other, and Ji Wanrong, who spoke bluntly, couldn't lift her head in shame. After a while, she spat: "True dogs can't spit ivory out of their mouths, thanks to the fact that you two are still famous ladies. It looks like this..."

"Of course a dog can't spit out ivory!" Jiang Tong chuckled, and took Yuechan's hand: "Sister said, how can a dog spit out ivory? It can be seen that Miss Ji is confused. Saying this Generally inappropriate words."

In a word, Ji Wanrong's face was like a red cloth, she couldn't sit still anymore, she stood up and said: "I won't talk to you anymore, it's getting more and more outrageous, and it won't be long before I come out, so I'll take my leave first."

While speaking, Ji Wanrong ran out like flying, as if fleeing from a refugee, Yuechan and Jiang Tong who were looking straight at her couldn't help smiling.

After Ji Wanrong left, Jiang Tong pulled Yuechan: "To be honest, you should rest assured this time, this Miss Ji is not easy to get along with, I think she is a rare shrewd person, when the time comes , entering your house, you won’t be bullied by your wife.”

Yuechan sighed: "It doesn't matter how smart you are, the filial family is on your shoulders, Liu Mei is always the wife of the Meng family, and she is afraid that she will have to live in front of Liu Mei one day. I have a deep understanding these years, and Liu Mei Dealing with Mei's mother and daughter, every word has to be cut into eighteen petals. It's really tiring. It’s too high, and when the time comes, I’m still not sure how it will be.”

Her rhetoric made Jiang Tong also sad, and only sighed: "I didn't expect that there are so many embarrassing things, and I don't know what will happen to Qingning marrying into my family?"

With a "puchi", Yuechan laughed, and stretched out her hand to touch Jiang Tong's forehead: "You think too much, your family is naturally good, your mother is her own, and for the sake of your brother, she can't treat Qing Ning poorly." , is Qing Ning, who is the most courteous, and will naturally be filial to your grandmother and mother. Besides, from my point of view, your grandmother and mother are rare open-minded people. It's different from mine."

Jiang Tong liked to hear these words very much, so he couldn't help nodding his head.

Yuechan talked to her again, and only asked her to inquire again, to see if there was anything else in the dowry that needed attention.

Jiang Tong naturally responded quickly, promising to inquire carefully, and then send a letter to Yuechan after inquiring.

Here, Yuechan was very happy to see her future sister-in-law. On the way home, she was still thinking about how to make fun of her brother, but she didn't know it. At this time, Liu Mei was also plotting against her.

Yuechan's marriage is set, and the wedding date is not too far away, and Haoyu is going to get married in July, so the Meng family is naturally very busy.

Liu Mei was called by the old lady to tell her to be in charge of Haoyu's betrothal gift and Yuechan's dowry, and Liu Mei responded well.

However, when she returned to her room, Liu Mei gritted her teeth in anger, she wished she would give nothing, let Hao Yu marry a wife with a bald head, and Yue Chan get married naked.

However, with the old lady and master watching, she couldn't go too far.

On this day, Liu Mei got up early in the morning and was so busy that she didn't touch the ground, she only read the list of betrothal gifts for Haoyu, and then someone brought Yuechan's dowry list.

Because Haoyu's dowry was the face of Meng's family, and Meng Zhiwen wanted Haoyu to deliver it to Ji's family in person, so Liu Mei didn't dare to do anything, for fear that something bad would happen, and Meng Zhiwen would scold her again.

But Yuechan's dowry can be manipulated.

Now that the old lady's health is getting worse, Meng Zhiwen, a man, can't expect his daughter's dowry to last, so Liu Mei can do something.

Looking at the long list of dowry, Liu Mei sneered for a while. Everyone in the house also watched people order dishes. Seeing that Yuechan was going to marry into the royal family, they naturally treated her differently. I can't wait to send the whole Meng family there.

Not to mention the good farms and shops that get money, there are several big boxes for hard-to-find Dongzhu, Nanzhu and Hepu beads, and the best tortoiseshell, emerald and coral are all different. Naturally, things like silver and gold are indispensable.

In addition, the list of purchases also listed high-quality pear wood furniture, rosewood tables and chairs, etc. Those with gold pots and silver bowls wished to offer Yuechan.

"It's just these things, I'm afraid you won't be lucky enough to enjoy them."

Liu Mei angrily slapped the dowry list on the table, took a breath, glanced at it a few times, and then wanted to draw some of it away.

Among the pearls, Hepu beads are not precious, so it’s fine to keep some. Over the years, it has become more and more difficult to find good Dongzhu and Nanzhu, and Yuechan’s fiancée is close, so she wants to keep these, she just said that the time is too short to find them. , and no one said anything.

As for the beads in the warehouse, Liu Mei had already made up her mind to get them out sometime and leave them to Yue'e and Yueting as a dowry.

There are also those farm shops, the Nine Kings Mansion is the king's mansion, so naturally there is no shortage of these, and Yuechan will have no effect if she takes them, so she will give her some thin fields or loss-making shops. For the water that was thrown out, she wanted to be rich, and her family still had to live, so she only said to keep it for Haoyu, and Yuechan would still be able to fight with her brother.

There are also jewellery, clothing, etc. Jewelry, of course, must be given. However, there are too many old-style and poor-quality jewelry in this warehouse, so it is necessary to install a few large boxes.

As for the clothing material, Yuechan knows how to weave brocade, how can ordinary materials catch her eye, and weaving some brocade by herself as a dowry, the Ninth Prince must be very happy.

Liu Mei looked left and right, wishing she could deduct all of Yuechan's dowry.

She had a look of resentment and injustice on her face, she just wanted to make things difficult for Yuechan, Yuechan was lucky enough to marry into the royal family, Liu Mei wanted to see if the royal family could look down on a woman without a rich dowry.

Looking at the dowry list again, Liu Mei shouted: "Qin'er, bring a pen and paper, I tell you to remember, this dowry list is always bad, I have to change it again."

Qin'er couldn't help shivering, looking at Liu Mei's distorted face, she was terrified, and hurried to find a pen and ink.

I only heard Liu Mei say: "Red sandalwood is becoming more and more difficult to find now, and huanghuali wood is not easy to find. Our family has not prepared much in the past few years. I must use a lot when Haoyu gets married. I am afraid it is for Yuechan. At that time, the furniture and furnishings will be made of inconsistent wood, which is really unsightly, why not change it all to mahogany."

As Qin'er wrote it down, she thought to herself, it seems that the wife really wants to trouble the eldest lady, otherwise, she wouldn't be so stingy, it is this ordinary wealthy family in Chang'an who married a daughter, for the sake of her daughter's appearance in her husband's house, I also want to find some high-quality huanghuali wood for furniture. These dukes' mansions are married to royal palaces, so they only use mahogany furniture. I'm afraid that the eldest lady will have a hard time living in the palace in the future.

(End of this chapter)