Chapter 296: Dowry Controversy
This question is very important, which will determine how new Liu Ruosi will look at the people and affairs of the royal palace in the future. However, this matter is so sensitive that she must not ask casually, but can only indirectly and slowly investigate it secretly.
"Leave it to me." Rong Chenghan said.
This time, Liu Ruosi did not object.
"There is also the Seventh Sister..." Liu Ruosi reminded Rong Chenghan again.
"I know, you don't have to worry." Rong Chenghan gently patted Liu Ruosi's back, and a light flashed in his eyes. Rong Chenghan actually didn't understand in his heart. Although Su Qingnuan did stumbling on Liu Ruosi, both he and Liu Ruosi knew that Su Qingnuan had another purpose in the palace. Liu Ruosi didn't need this, but Liu Ruosi seemed to be more concerned and worried about Su Qingnuan than the prince's concubine.
It was because he cared too much about himself. Even though he knew that no one could take him away, he could not help but be jealous. Rong Chenghan pursed his lips. No matter what Liu Ruosi said, his concern and affection for him were revealed in every detail.
He was lucky to marry Liu Ruosi. There are many couples in the world who are in harmony, but they are in love and can be called close friends.
Because of the numerous business, Rong Chenghan had to go out early and come back late, but he still tried his best to take time to accompany Liu Ruosi. Liu Ruosi was not idle either. Not only did she mobilize the power of the Liu family, she also secretly investigated in her own way.
However, the royal palace was peaceful. In a blink of an eye, the heat gradually faded away. The first yellow leaf fell from the trees in the garden, and autumn was right in front of you.
King Yongjing and Rong Chenghan became more and more busy because they were about to accompany the emperor to Qiuhun.
Liu Ruosi's body gradually became a little bulky. On this day, Mrs. Liu Er went to the palace to see Liu Ruosi. After the mother and daughter said something for a while, Mrs. Liu Er suddenly asked about the old lady Liu's request to Liu Ruosi as a matchmaker for Liu Ruoyuan.
"I can't find a suitable person at home, come here today. The old lady specifically told me to ask you." Mrs. Liu Er conveyed the words of Mrs. Liu, but told Liu Ruosi, "It would be fine if you have such a person on hand. If you don't have one, don't force it. Your body is important, don't worry too much."
Even if Mrs. Liu had the advice, it was obvious that in Mrs. Liu Er's heart, her daughter and unborn grandson were more important.
Liu Ruosi has long forgotten about Liu Ruoyuan's affairs because she is busy investigating Hong Fei these days. Now she remembered after Mrs. Liu Er mentioned it. She and Liu Ruoyuan have some old grudges and do not want to care about this. But as the daughter of the Liu family, she also knows that she should care about this matter.
The Liu family is very supportive of her, and she cannot ignore the matters of the Liu family.
"The old lady has already given me some advice. I'll give me two more days." Liu Ruosi thought about it and said to Mrs. Liu, "Don't worry about me, it doesn't take much attention. Even if I take some attention, I won't refuse. After all, it's a big event at home."
Mrs. Liu went back that day and told Mrs. Liu Ruosi's answer. Mrs. Liu was very happy and nodded repeatedly to praise Liu Ruosi.
"I am a generous and understandable child." Being able to ignore past grudges and put the interests of the family first is the mind and demeanor that the mistress should have. "It's not in vain that I'll love her. In the future, she and the Marquis will be able to take charge of the family's directors and manage the Marquis's mansion in an orderly manner. Speaking of which, the Marquis is a vision and a blessing."
Mrs. Liu was naturally very happy when she heard Mrs. Liu praise Liu Ruosi.
But Old Mrs. Liu didn't say something in front of Mrs. Liu Er. At that time, she used to be the most beloved by Liu Ruoyuan. This was not because she was biased, but because Liu Ruoyuan had the best conditions among the sisters of the Liu family.
Although Liu Ruosi had a generous dowry and an extremely noble father, the wealthy family did not only look at these things when choosing a wife. Mr. Liu Er and Mrs. Liu Er were weak in their children, and Mrs. Liu Er himself also raised their own daughter. Even if someone liked Liu Ruosi, they would still care about these conditions. Liu Ruosi was destined not to marry too well.
But Liu Ruosi not only married well, but also quickly opened up the situation in her husband's family. She became pregnant so quickly. Luck accounts for a little bit of this. More of this is Liu Ruosi's intelligence.
Old Mrs. Liu is looking forward to the marriage that Liu Ruosi introduced to Liu Ruoyuan.
Liu Ruosi made a promise with Mrs. Liu Er and immediately took action. After marrying into the royal palace, Liu Ruosi became familiar with several young grandmothers and walked around, including Liu Cheng's wife. Liu Ruosi dared to agree to Mrs. Liu Er's two days limit, so naturally she already had a choice. That was what she heard from Liu Cheng's wife, so she kept it at the time and thought it was very suitable for Liu Ruoyuan. Liu Ruosi hurriedly invited Liu Cheng's wife to come. After a close conversation, Mrs. Liu Cheng left and quickly replied.
When Liu Ruosi got the reply letter, she knew that the things that Mrs. Liu had asked for were done.
On that day, Rong Chenghan came back from outside, and Liu Ruosi told Rong Chenghan.
"...I have to ask you, if you think it is feasible, I will go back to my parents' home tomorrow."
"You make your own decision." Rong Chenghan thought for a moment and nodded.
The next day, Rong Chenghan specially accompanied Liu Ruosi back to Liu Mansion.
"... The surname is Zhao, 26 years old, and he is also a Jinshi. Now he has become a sixth-rank official and has a very good reputation. He used to marry a wife, but died of illness three years ago. Now he wants to renew his marriage." Liu Ruosi told Old Lady Liu. Because this is a big deal, Old Lady Liu happened to be at home and was called by Old Lady Liu to listen.
As for Mrs. Liu and Liu Ruoyuan, no one asked them to come.
Master Liu didn't listen to anything else, but only heard the Jinshi, a sixth-rank official, who had a very good official voice, so he nodded repeatedly.
"Excellent, excellent." Master Liu smiled while twisting his beard, "I'll ask the old lady to make the decision. Mrs. Yucheng."
Old Mrs. Liu was quite satisfied with these conditions, but she did not nod as anxiously as Master Liu, but asked Liu Ruosi carefully about Zhao Tingchao herself and some of the situation at home.
Liu Ruosi knew that Old Mrs. Liu still loved Liu Ruoyuan in her heart.
"The appearance is not outstanding, but it is also quite upright. He is very filial and has good deeds." Liu Ruosi told Old Lady Liu, "The family has been a scholar for generations. Now there is an old mother in the church, a sister in the family is waiting to marry, and a widowed sister-in-law."
Zhao Tingchao's mother was a widow and strictly taught her son to become a talent. She was a very serious and powerful old lady who paid attention to rules. Now Zhao Tingchao's family is the housekeeper who is widowed and his widowed eldest daughter-in-law.
Zhao Tingchao, the widowed sister-in-law, is also a powerful figure.
"I haven't concealed the situation of our elder sister in our family." Liu Ruosi told Old Lady Liu again, "The old lady of the Zhao family is very strict. The family's population is quiet, and Lord Zhao's house is also very clean." The old lady of the Zhao family did not have the habit of stuffing a girl in her son's house, which avoided many unnecessary troubles.
Old Mrs. Liu no longer had any doubts and nodded solemnly.
"Okay." Old Mrs. Liu grabbed Liu Ruosi's hand and shook it. "Good child, your goodness, my old woman, your uncle, will never forget you."
The marriage was settled like this. Old Mrs. Liu called Mrs. Liu and Liu Ruoyuan to thank Liu Ruosi. Mrs. Liu and Liu Ruosi were both very satisfied when they heard that they were from Jinshi and were sixth-rank officials. Of course, if it were the conditions before, the mother and daughter would definitely not like it. But now is different from the past. Zhao Tingchao is now a good marriage for Liu Ruoyuan and the Liu family.
After Mrs. Liu came out of the house, Liu Ruosi sat down at Mrs. Liu and chatted.
"...Why is the old lady of the Zhao family difficult to get along with?" Mrs. Liu Er heard something from Liu Ruosi's words and asked Liu Ruosi in private.
"A very powerful old lady. The widowed sister-in-law is the niece of the old lady. She said that she is also very powerful. The younger sister-in-law is good, but she will be out soon." Liu Ruosi did not hide it, and told Mrs. Liu Er.
"so……"
"It's not like that, I dare not tell the elder sister." Liu Ruosi smiled and said, "Mom, think about it. What kind of temper is the elder sister? Although she suffered some setbacks, she looked more harmonious than before. I think she was also temporarily pretending. If the old lady and widowed sister-in-law were so honest and docile, I wouldn't dare to join the marriage." If it were someone like that, after marriage, Liu Ruoyuan would bully her mother and widowed sister-in-law, Liu Ruosi would not be able to get over it.
"The old lady and sister-in-law are more powerful, but they don't seem unreasonable. When the eldest sister gets married, they are under their control, so it will not be easy to cause any trouble. The Yu Zhao family and the Yu Liu family are all good things." Liu Ruosi said to Mrs. Liu again, "We can rest assured as we follow."
Mrs. Liu heard that Liu Ruosi said this, and she nodded with a smile.
"You girl, you are very worried."
"Although the old lady feels sorry for her elder sister, she understands this truth. I think the old lady is very willing." Liu Ruosi said, otherwise she would not have praised her so much.
The Liu family was anxious to marry Liu Ruoyuan out, but the Zhao family was also eager to marry him. They hired a matchmaker to discuss it and soon set the wedding date. Liu Ruoyuan's wedding date was set in early August. Regarding this wedding date, it was still ahead of Liu Ruoshan who had already been engaged.
The Liu family became busy again.
As Liu Ruoyuan's wedding date approached, Liu Ruosi came to give her makeup in advance because she was inconvenient to attend the wedding banquet.
The dowry prepared by the Liu family for Liu Ruoyuan is not as good as giving Liu Ruojuan's face, but it is more practical. A careful comparison can be seen that Liu Ruoyuan's dowry is a little richer than Liu Ruojuan's. In addition to the prescribed order of the public school, Old Mrs. Liu also took out silver to supplement the money in private.
But Liu Ruoyuan was not happy. She came to Mrs. Liu's house. As soon as she sat down, she took a veil to wipe her tears and complained to Mrs. Liu and Liu Ruosi.
"... At the same time, Erya went out, and she was so golden and silver that she was flat and round. I don't know how many times she gave to Erya as a dowry. When I got here, I couldn't take out anything, wuwu." Liu Ruoyuan covered her face with a veil and cried, "I didn't expect her to accompany her daughter like Erya, and the old lady gave her a comment. Am I not her biological child? She treated me like this. She just disliked me for being incompetent, and was not as good as Erya's marriage, so she looked down on me."
Liu Ruoyuan is much more honest than before, but her nature is difficult to change, and she still speaks like this. Liu Ruosi and Mrs. Liu exchanged a glance and thought to herself secretly, hoping that the words about the powerful old lady of the Zhao family and the widowed sister-in-law are not false.
"Others have not been so proud of themselves. She is my biological mother, but she is doing this. Old lady, tell me if I am not her biological child. Please ask the old lady to make the decision for me." Liu Ruoyuan sued Mrs. Liu.
How did Mrs. Liu use her makeup box to supplement her daughters? As a mother-in-law, Mrs. Liu should not have been too meticulous, but as Liu Ruoyuan said, Mrs. Liu did this too much. Therefore, Mrs. Liu sent someone to call Mrs. Liu to ask questions.
"Old lady, I..." Mrs. Liu came over and listened to Mrs. Liu's scolding. While glanced at Liu Ruoyuan, she looked embarrassed and wanted to speak.
"I didn't want to care, but you are so generous to each other, which hurts the big girl's heart. Besides, it's not an individual." Old Mrs. Liu's attitude was obviously to support Liu Ruoyuan.
Mrs. Liu repeatedly winked Liu Ruoyuan, but Liu Ruoyuan only thought she could not see it. Mrs. Liu could not. Knowing that this matter could not be vague, she had to hesitate to tell the truth to Mrs. Liu.
Her dowry was given to Liu Ruojuan long before Liu Ruojuan got married, but now she can't take out something decent to Liu Ruoyuan.
And Liu Ruoyuan had known this for a long time. The mother and daughter had some quarrels in the past few days, so Mrs. Liu also sent a message to Liu Ruojuan and was thinking of a way to solve it. Unexpectedly, Liu Ruoyuan came to complain to Mrs. Liu.
Mrs. Liu's original intention was that only the mother and daughter knew about this matter, and they all had to hide it from others. However, when Liu Ruoyuan made such a fuss, the matter could not be hidden.
"Old lady, listen to what she said. Since Erya had agreed at that time, she should send more things at this time. But where is the things now, Erya was not seen. She was deliberately trying to ignorant of those things." Liu Ruoyuan scolded Liu Ruojuan for being untrustworthy and stole the inside and asked Old Lady Liu to make decisions for her, "The old lady called her to come and asked her to spit out all the embezzled things."
It turned out that this was the main purpose of Liu Ruoyuan coming to file a lawsuit.
Mrs. Liu sent a message to Liu Ruojuan, hoping that Liu Ruojuan could fulfill the preface. However, after sending a few messages, Liu Ruojuan did not reply. Finally, Liu Ruojuan had a reply, but she said it was vague, which probably meant that it was very difficult to move many things for a while, so that Mrs. Liu Ruoyuan and Liu Ruoyuan should not be anxious. After Liu Ruoyuan married into the Zhao family, she would find a way to slowly supplement the things to Liu Ruoyuan.
Liu Ruoyuan was not willing to believe that. She saw that Mrs. Liu had no choice but to take Liu Ruojuan, so she thought about asking Mrs. Liu to come forward. (To be continued)
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