Chapter 134: The Matter of the Dowry

Anguo Mansion.

Now that An Zaiqing has lost the title of marquis, and the son-in-law has not yet had time to ask for the title of prince, it seems that there is no possibility of getting the title back.

In addition to the four-rank idle post he originally led, there is no talent in the entire Anguo Mansion who can stand up to the door.

After the old An Guogong learned about it, he was so angry that he almost fainted, and he was furious, and finally he could only order someone to take down the plaque that made An Guofu and replace it with the inconspicuous word Anfu.

If there are already descendants who ask for the title of the prince, Anfu will not fall to this point overnight. The emperor only punished him alone, as long as there is still the position of the prince, it is not without a chance for the descendants of the An family to get back the title.

But none of his sons have asked for the title of son. And this is also thanks to Feng Yunning.

An Zaiqing hated the woman who stirred up the wind and rain in his heart. Looking back now, it was his heart that was blinded by the lard that day and insisted on marrying that spicy and formless woman to come back, which laid the root of today's bane for the Anguo Mansion.

The current lady of Anfu, Lu Shi, didn't bother to deal with him at all, and all her expectations for this man had been wiped out long ago when he humiliated her, the daughter of an official family, for the sake of a Feng Yunning. Now she has two sons and a daughter under her knees, as long as she raises her children well to become talents, her future glory and wealth will be her own, and the title of the Duke of Anguo is insignificant at all. Maybe I don't have the useless title, and I can have less dirty dirt.

An Zaiqing's anger was nowhere to be relieved, so he simply went to the remote courtyard where Feng Yunning was locked up.

Feng Yunning has long lost its former brilliance.

An Zaiqing let people pour her dumb medicine, she couldn't speak, and was thrown into this dilapidated courtyard to call the heavens and the earth not spiritual, and there was only a somewhat stupid rough girl beside her. Now I have to do everything I have to eat and drink Lazar, and my clothes are worse than those of the servants in the house, and I have long described them as withered, where is there still the style of the bright and flamboyant lady of the Anguo Mansion that day.

"Ahh

When An Zaiqing stepped into the small courtyard, Feng Yunning, who was lighting a fire in the courtyard, saw him at a glance, his cloudy eyes suddenly lit up, and he got up a little excitedly to meet him.

She never believed that this man who had sworn an alliance with her would be so ruthless to her, they had quarreled countless times over the years of marriage, and Ahn Jae-qing had also snubbed her, but she always couldn't completely let go of her old feelings, and would eventually return to her.

So she kept waiting, waiting for Ahn Jae-qing's anger to go out, and once again remembering their tenderness and sweetness back then. She knew that this man was a lover, otherwise she would not have offended the Yue family like the Ministry of Shangshu in order to marry her, a wife with no background.

Now, she's finally waiting.

Feng Yunning was overjoyed when she saw that handsome face that she had not seen for a long time, and naturally she didn't see An Zaiqing's face as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Slut!" An Zaiqing kicked Feng Yunning's heart, Feng Yunning couldn't even scream, so he shrunk his thin body and fell to the ground.

"What kind of medicine did you give me back then, and you actually married you, a troublemaker!" An Zaiqing stepped forward and grabbed Feng Yunning's hair, forced her to raise her face, and gritted her teeth and said angrily.

Feng Yunning's face was frightened, tears flowed all over her face, and the wolf knelt on the ground and begged repeatedly.

An Zaiqing remembered the reason why Feng Yunning was knocked into this remote courtyard, her heart moved, pinched her chin and said coldly: "I'm surprised, why did you force Feng Yunfei to raise his eldest son as a woman?" Would he have agreed? What are you two brothers and sisters doing to see it? If I'm not mistaken, that nephew of yours is as old as Tianyu......"

Feng Yunning's eyes widened when she heard this, but she didn't know whether she was shocked that Feng Zhaoyu's identity was revealed, or because An Zaiqing suspected that Feng Mansion was also involved in the exchange back then.

She naturally didn't care about Feng Yunfei's life or death. It's just that now she is in a miserable situation, and she is about to rely on the status of Fengfu to give her a little shelter, if even Feng Yunfei has an accident, will she see the light of day again?!

When An Zaiqing saw her expression, he knew that he had guessed the truth of the year.

He shook off Feng Yunning disdainfully, took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, got up and said, "Heh, for so many years, you lowly hillbillies have treated my Anguo Mansion like a monkey. Good, good. ”

Feng Yunning took two steps on his knees and hugged his legs, raised his head and burst into tears, hissing in his throat, but he couldn't say a word.

An Zaiqing kicked her away in disgust, threw the handkerchief in his hand, and walked out of the courtyard without looking back.

Feng Yunning chased to the edge of the courtyard gate, and the mother-in-law guarding outside had slammed the door shut and locked it from the outside. She cried for a long time at the door, until her voice was hoarse, and there was no sound outside.

Feng Yunning couldn't, so she could only get up slowly, clutching her still stuffy chest and walking towards the courtyard.

Silk handkerchiefs scattered on the crumbling stone pavement glow in the daylight. Feng Yunning was stunned for a long time, leaned over and picked up the handkerchief, covered her face and cried.

Regret it? Maybe it's regret, but no one pays for her regret anymore.

The princess of King Yuan turned out to be a man, and this incident undoubtedly contributed a very interesting tea conversation to everyone in the capital, and added countless thoughts to the merry wine table, but some people were worried all day long because of this news.

Lu sat in the room, his slender fingers unconsciously curling the silk handkerchief, staring at the flaming filament.

Feng Yunfei came in from the outside in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Madame looking for me? ”

Lu Shi suddenly came back to his senses, looked up at him, and pointed to the chair opposite.

"Sit down."

Feng Yunfei originally wanted to sit next to the Lu family, but at this time, he could only sit farther away according to her instructions.

"I heard that the eldest daughter of the master, Feng Zhaoyu, should be the eldest son?" Lu Shi got straight to the point, with a serious face.

Feng Yunfei sighed: "Madam also knows." Speaking of which, it was all my negligence that made that child feel wronged. ”

"Has the master ever thought about the strictness of this matter?!" Seeing that he looked out of tune, Lu Shi couldn't help but raise his voice.

Feng Yunfei was stunned: "Where is Yan zhòng?" Madame had heard something. He said and smiled, "If you are worried that Xie Shizi will be angry about this, then Madame can put a hundred and twenty hearts." Xie Shizi had already made his attitude clear, and he treated Yu'er as always, and he would never be angry. ”

Lu Shi sneered: "The master has a big heart, and you have forgotten all the good things you have done." ”

Feng Yunfei was puzzled: "This ...... Please also ask the lady for advice. ”

"Why your sister was rejected by An Guohou, you don't know at all, right?!" Lu Shi said coldly, "I exchanged the blood of the Anguo Mansion with the son of a peasant woman, should I say that she is ignorant or bold." Her affairs have been revealed, but the accomplice of the lord is not worried about himself at all, should it be said that the lord has a big heart or is he stupid?! ”

Feng Yunfei's heart trembled, and cold sweat almost flowed down.

"Madame...... How could Madame know ......"

"How would I have known you were complicit?" Lu Shi glanced at Feng Yunfei and looked away again, "I knew it from the moment I learned Feng Zhaoyu's identity. Your eldest son was forced by Feng Yunning to be raised as a daughter, and you, the father, didn't even care. Feng Zhaoyu and An Tianyu were born in the same year, do you think that the people in An Guogong's Mansion are fools, and they can't think of the connection?! ”

When Feng Yunfei heard this, he suddenly lost his sense of proportion, stood up and paced back and forth uneasily.

"So...... Marquis of Anguo...... Got it all?! What to do? So what to do? ”

Lu Shi looked at his unassertive appearance, and his heart was even more bored.

"Now that the Anguo Mansion has lost power, you are a royal imperial physician and an envoy of the Four Grades Academy, what are you afraid of?" Lu Shi said, "I'm just giving you a reminder, you must be more careful when you are on an errand in front of the emperor in the future, don't let people take the errand." The Anguo Mansion is not what it used to be, and if he wants to directly confront you, the imperial envoy, he doesn't have that confidence. ”

Feng Yunfei thought about it, it seemed that this was the truth, and his worries were really unnecessary.

With a smile on his face, he leaned in front of Lu Shi and squeezed her shoulders in a low voice.

"Thanks to Madame's cleverness and cleverness, it is really rare for a husband to have such a virtuous help as Madame."

Lu Shi avoided him in annoyance: "Master doesn't have to be like this, I also want to be protected by Fengfu, so naturally I plan for Fengfu." Now there is a difficult matter, and I hope that the master will take care of me for the sake of my hard work for Fengfu. ”

Feng Yunfei listened to her words as if something made him uncomfortable, but he couldn't recover for a while, and when he saw Lu Shi staring at him with clear eyes, he hurriedly said, "What is the difficulty of Madame?" I am your husband, so I should naturally shelter my wife from the wind and rain. Why should Madame be so outside? ”

"That's good." Lu Shi stretched out his hand and handed him a stack of gold paper.

Feng Yunfei took it suspiciously, flipped through the pages, and only heard Lu Shi say: "This is the dowry list that the Fang family asked me for a dowry." The lord also knows that it is not easy for Fengfu to gain a foothold in the capital, and the property you handed over to me is not enough for me to spend all my daily expenses and personal contacts in Fengfu, where can I find the dowry of 60,000 taels for her now? ”

As soon as Feng Yunfeifu heard the Fang clan, he lost his mind for a moment.

If it weren't for Feng Yunning's stumbling back, Fang would still be his wife, a beautiful woman who really touched his heart when he was young.

It's just that it's too late to say anything now.

"This ...... When the Fang family married into the Feng family, ten miles of red makeup was folded into silver taels, and there were always 100,000 taels of silver. Feng Yunfei said, "Now I only ask for 60,000 ...... It's already ......"

The Fang clan couldn't use 40,000 taels of silver in the Feng family's years at all, but he was afraid that the Fang clan would also count the silver that paved the way for him to go to Beijing back then into the loss.

With those silvers, he has today's status, Zhaoqi and Zhaoyu's identity today.

Feng Yunfei, who was always a little dull in other matters, understood Fang's mind in an instant.

This is to completely draw the meaning of the relationship, and to give Zhaoqi some confidence, probably because he is afraid that he and the Lu family will play Zhaoqi at will in the future. A trace of bitterness welled up in Feng Yunfei's heart.

"Only 60,000?" Lu Shi sneered, "The master said it lightly, how much can you have in a month?" And how much can you add to the reward of the nobles? If you can come up with these 60,000 taels of silver, I don't mind sending them to Fang's house in a lot. ”

Feng Yunfei couldn't help frowning.

"Since you married into the Feng Mansion, all the property in the mansion has been handed over to you for safekeeping. To say that it is not easy for Fengfu to gain a foothold in the capital, it is clear that the most difficult years were all in charge of the Fang family, but they did not use much silver. When it was handed over to you, the Fang family's dowry was still in the public middle school, plus the Feng family's family funds saved in the capital for a few years, how could there be more than 100,000 taels of silver. Now you can't even take out 60,000 taels? ”

Lu Shi listened to his calculations clearly, and his face turned pale.

"You are confused, but you can clearly calculate with me on the money." Lu Shi sneered, "Okay, since you can't trust me so much, you can ask for another smart person for this matter." ”

"Where is it that I can't trust you......" Feng Yunfei said busily, seeing that Lu Shi was indifferent and didn't want to deal with him anymore, he didn't want to quarrel anymore, so he comforted him a few more words, and finally said: "I will find a way to deal with the silver, Madam doesn't have to worry." ”

Seeing that the Lu clan still ignored him, Feng Yunfei could only sigh and turn around and leave.

It's not that he doesn't believe in the Lu family, the Lu family has always been cold and indifferent, and his daily diet and daily life have always been simple, never extravagant, and he doesn't look like a greedy person from anywhere.

It's just that he hasn't forgotten that the theft of the day's dowry gift sent to Fengfu by Xie Shizi finally pointed to the Lu family......

Feng Yunfei couldn't figure it out, but as Lu Shi said, she was indeed very protective of Feng Mansion, but she was a little biased in the matter of money, and he didn't want to worry about it.

Feng Yunfei was anxious about the dowry, and the Fang family, as the creditor, was not without a trace of concern.

Xiao Yu and Xie Jingxiu chose to go back to the palace to visit Mao Mao one day, but they met with Master Fang San at the gate of Guang'an Hall.

"Shizi, Yu'er." Master Fang San, dressed in a wide robe and big sleeves, had a graceful posture, stood next to the carriage and saluted the two of them.

Xiao Yu would be dazzled by his third uncle's beauty every time, and this time was no exception. He turned his head to glance at Xie Jingxiu, but saw that Xie Jingxiu was also saluting the third master from afar, with an indifferent smile on his face.

"Haven't you always been very cold, but you are kind to my third uncle." Xiao Yuliang said coolly.

Xie Jingxiu looked at him: "What is Gao Leng?" ”

Xiao Yu snorted and walked towards Master Fang San.

"Third uncle, what kind of wind blew you here?" Xiao Yu said with a smile.

Third Master Fang glanced at Xie Jingxiu: "You are about to go back to the palace?" Let's get in the carriage first, we said in the car. ”

Xiao Yu: "......" Your old man is not outside.

The three of them got into the carriage of the third master together, and the sixth man followed behind in the empty car.

Master Fang San is still always straight to the point.

"Yu'er, I asked Fengfu for your mother's dowry in the name of the Fang family, and now it has been more than a month, and the Lu family of Fengfu has a lot of prevarication, but I'm afraid she doesn't want to pay it back."

Before Xiao Yu could speak, Xie Jingxiu said, "How much?" ”

"Sixty thousand taels."

"Sixty thousand taels is not a small amount."

"That's what I thought, too." Master Fang San raised his hand and poured a cup of tea for Xie Jingxiu.

Xiao Yu: "...... When did you two become so acquainted? ”

The two of them turned their heads to look at him together, and Xie Jingxiu said, "Thanks to Yu'er for introducing Master Fang San to me. Master Fang San is worthy of being the head of the Liang Imperial Merchants, this cooperation and mutual benefit is still refreshing to cooperate with Master Fang San. ”

Master Fang San smiled, and it was Fanghua peerless.

"Prizes. The son of the world is the dragon and phoenix among the people, and the Fang family is willing to serve the son of the world. ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, drank a cup of each other, and said nothing.

Xiao Yu: "......" Why does he feel that he has dug a hole for himself?

Master Fang San was still as neat as ever, and he made his intention clear in a few words. It is nothing more than hoping that Xiao Yu and Xie Shizi will put pressure on Fengfu and let them spit out the money as much as possible.

No matter how rich the Fang family is, after all, they are just businessmen, and they naturally lack confidence when facing the Feng Mansion.

Xie Jingxiu agreed to it, but he was more active than Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu held his chin depressedly and looked at the scenery.

Actually...... Although his appearance is not bad, he is still young after all, how can he be so mature and handsome as Master Fang San.

Master Fang San's carriage sent the two of them outside the gate of the Yuan Wang's Mansion, and then they said goodbye and left.

Xiao Yu skimmed Xie Jingxiu and said, "Shizi, is my third uncle good-looking?" ”

Xie Jingxiu pulled Xiao Yu up the steps outside the gate of the palace, thought about it when he heard the words, and nodded: "Third Master Fang can be called an immortal. ”

Xiao Yu was so angry that he grinded his teeth. He's so upset, what should I do!

This evil desire for exclusivity, the root of human inferiority!

But the worst root is that some human beings actually judge people by their appearance, and they can't even walk when they see beauties!

鄙shì, hehe.

Xiao Yu awkwardly followed Xie Jingxiu into the gate of the palace and walked towards Maomao's cage.

Before the two of them approached, they heard an earth-shattering cry sounding in front of them, which came from the direction of Maomao's cage.

Xiao Yu glanced at Xie Jingxiu in surprise: "There are still children in the Yuanwang Mansion?" ”

Xie Jingxiu didn't seem surprised, and nodded: "The second brother has a son. ”

“…… Your eldest nephew? Xiao Yu converted the relationship between the in-laws, Xie Jingxiu just took Xiao Yu's hand slowly and methodically, and slowly walked into the small courtyard where Mao Mao was kept.

I saw a chubby little doll sitting on the ground in the middle of the courtyard, rolling up the mud and carrying the soup, and beside him was a large basin with a flip buckle, flowing all over the ground with soup and water, which was really unbearable.

The little baby wiped her cheeks with both hands, her little face was covered with muddy water, she raised her head and cried, so anxious that a group of subordinates surrounded him and coaxed, but she couldn't coax it.

Mao Mao bared his canine teeth fiercely through the fence of the iron cage, his eyes glowed, and a low threatening sound came from his throat.

"Xuan Zhan!" Xie Jingxiu scolded.

As soon as Xiao Yu reached the hairy hair on his mouth, he was embarrassed to scream.

Is...... What is it called Xuan Zhan, such a strict occasion made him almost laugh.

Mao Mao actually understood, and immediately sat down obediently, flicked his thick tail behind him, slapped it dusty, whimpered twice in his throat, and tilted his head to look at the two masters standing by the courtyard gate.

Xie Jingxiu slowly walked up to the little baby and looked at him condescendingly.

"See the Son." The servant in the small courtyard was startled when he saw the visitor, and immediately knelt on the ground, and the little baby who couldn't be coaxed just now immediately cried quietly, opened her black eyes soaked in tears, and looked at the man in front of her in a daze, crying twice without a match.

Xiao Yu saw Xie Jingxiu coaxing the little baby, so he walked to the railing to see Mao Mao, Mao Mao tilted his head left and right to look at him, looking stupid.

“…… Don't be stupid. Xiao Yu stroked his forehead and said.

Mao Mao snorted, and immediately flew over, and the big tongue licked Xiao Yu's hand and face wildly through the railing, and whined while licking, as if he was talking to Xiao Yu about something.

"Okay, okay, do you think you're still young?" Xiao Yu hurriedly avoided the big tongue overflowing with saliva, causing Mao Mao to whimper aggrievedly, and his front paws stood up on the railing.

Xiao Yu reached out and grabbed Maomao's paws, and looked back at Xie Jingxiu.

saw Xie Jingxiu standing in front of the little baby with his arms crossed, his eyelashes lowered and slipped out of two disdainful glances, and said in a deep voice: "If you make any more trouble, I will kill you and throw you into the dog cage." ”

Xiao Yu: "......" Where is this coaxing children, this is intimidating children!