Chapter 70: The Dowry Turmoil
In the next few days, the house was still calm, Mrs. Rong also received a letter from Rong Yuan's trustee, the husband and wife were harmonious, and the mother-in-law was also very good, although the cousin received a room, but he couldn't turn over his palm, in short, everything was fine.
Mrs. Rong was in a good mood, and asked the people below to start preparing spring clothes for the girl, a few more jewelry, and when she talked to Rong Feng, she couldn't cover the smile lines at the corners of her eyes.
"The second sister is married well, and today my grandmother is so happy that she can't close her mouth when she sees it." Rong Han said with a smile from Shou'an Hall.
Rong Lian said sourly: "The second brother-in-law only ended Ding Wei at the end of the year before last, and now he is idle at home, happy and idle, and his life will naturally be more relaxed, and I don't know when I will be able to get a serious official position to do, our second sister is not allowed to report good news or bad news." ”
"That's going to be like what the fifth sister said." Rong Han pursed his lips, obviously not believing Rong Lian's sour words.
The second sister's maternal grandfather's family is noble for generations, not as rich as the wealthy family, but there is still a certain weight in the court's speech, even if the second brother-in-law has nothing to do after the end of the worry, but the second sister's maternal grandfather Wang Lao is still there.
It's not easy for the second brother-in-law to want an official position, and the fifth sister is saying that grapes are sour because they can't eat grapes.
Ying He, who was quite distracted: "Yes, yes, not everyone is as lucky as the fifth sister, and only Miss Qian also has such a blessing." ”
Rong Lian was angry: "You! ”
Rong Han didn't want to conflict with Rong Lian, so he quickly changed the subject: "Huh? Why didn't the fifth sister go with the fourth sister to see Madame, and the fourth sister went directly to Madame after asking her grandmother to say goodbye. ”
Rong Han heard the words, and walked forward slowly: "I'm not like the fourth sister, I'm used to pleasing others, I'll go to my mother later." ”
Her face flickered and brightened, her expression was vague, she hadn't gone to see Pei's with Rong Feng in the past two days, but Pei's asked her about Zhou's as soon as she finished drinking the medicine, she wanted to lie and gag in the past, but every time she was embarrassed by Rong Feng's answer.
She simply separated from Rong Feng and passed the time.
Rong Han's mouth was fast: "The one who liked the elders the most in the past was the fifth sister!" ”
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After Pei Shi drank the medicine, he glanced at Rong Feng who was sitting at the round table, and looked away a little uncomfortably: "You have been pleasing your grandfather's family since you were a child, they have a maritime business, and they always come all the way from Puzhou to Qingzhou when they get some good things." ”
Rong Feng nodded.
Pei Shi hesitated: "You and Lian'er are twin sisters, don't always be angry on weekdays, you should support each other." ”
Rong Feng's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he looked at Pei Shi fixedly, half mocking and half indifferent: "Mother should say this to the fifth sister." ”
It's a pity that in this life, between her and Rong Lian is destined to be life and death.
Pei finally calmed down and talked to Rong Feng well, but he was provoked to anger again in a few words, thinking that Rong Feng had an awkward temperament and was unwilling to get along with Rong Lian.
"You don't want to listen to me as a mother! You and Lian'er get along well, she can help you when she goes to the General's Mansion in the future, and your father will not necessarily send you to ...... at that time."
Pei's voice stopped abruptly.
Rong Feng sneered at himself: "What are you sending it for?" Send me to the palace to guard the glory of the Hou Mansion for you! ”
Pei Shi opened his mouth and said in a daze: "You, you know ......"
Suddenly her heart was in turmoil, her daughter was too thoughtful, but she didn't expect her to guess that she was an incompetent person who couldn't help Rong Feng, and she could only think that Rong Lian would marry the general's mansion in the future and help Rong Feng.
After Rong Feng returned to Juan Shu Pavilion, Yun Xiao led a woman and walked in.
Rong Feng lay on the big kang near the window, raised his hand and grabbed the golden melon seeds poured out of the purse on the low table one by one and let them go: "What's so strange about the fifth girl quietly going to see Aunt Zhou?" ”
The mother-in-law saw that Rong Feng's reaction was wrong, and she scolded for a while: "But the Hou Ye and the old lady instructed not to let anyone visit Aunt Zhou and Grandma without permission." ”
Rong Feng tilted his head, and only the last golden melon seed was left in his hand: "You are the one who takes care of Aunt Zhou's grandmother, as you said, you have neglected your duties and failed to take care of it, and you don't tell your grandmother, but you are afraid that you will be punished." ”
The mother-in-law was afraid: "The fourth girl Mingjian, it is indeed the identity of the fifth girl who is not ordinary, and the minions really don't dare." ”
She raised her head to look at Rong Feng, but was shaken by the golden melon seeds in her hand.
Rong Feng sneered and gestured to Yunxiao.
Yun Xiao grabbed a small handful of golden melon seeds and put them in her mother-in-law's hand, and the mother-in-law looked back and forth on the golden melon seeds and Rong Feng's face in her hand in a daze.
What the hell do you mean by these four girls?!
Yunxiao spoke: "The girl is kind enough to let you go, if you let others know, don't talk about the old lady, the first five girls will not spare you, if there is such a thing in the future, the fifth girl is the master, she should tell the old lady." ”
The mother-in-law's heart turned, and she quietly withdrew with her things.
Rong Feng held her forehead, closed her eyes and didn't know what she was thinking, this afternoon, she walked a mother-in-law in Shuge, and came to Xiuniang to measure her again, and then Mother Sun came again.
Mother Sun was holding a black box in her hand, and when she saw Rong Feng, she smiled and said, "In the past two days, Mrs. asked the old slave to go through the warehouse and blew up this pair of golden hairpins again, saying that it was for you and the five girls." ”
Rong Feng was not very interested, rolled his eyelids, and asked Yun Xiao to take the things.
Mother Sun didn't leave with a shy old face, Yun Xiao knew that she must have something to tell her girl, so she said: "Mother Sun can sit for a while, the small kitchen has come up with a new snack, the taste is soft and glutinous, and with a sweetness, the maid will bring it to you to taste." ”
Rong Feng asked, "What's the matter with Mother Sun?" ”
Mother Sun paused, sank her heart, and her face was solemn: "Before, Mrs. turned out the previous dowry and said that she would give the two girls a new point. ”
Rong Feng raised his eyebrows lightly, unmoved.
"Back then, the Pei family donated half of the family property to the imperial court, and then took out most of the part to marry the girl, but Mrs. didn't know that these dowries had been quietly divided over the years."
The dowry was quietly divided?!
Rong Feng was silent in her heart, she knew the amount of dowry wealth brought by the Pei family, and it was inevitable that someone would be tempted, but who had the courage and ability to divide the Pei family's dowry.
Her eyes lifted suddenly, and she sat up straight and softened: "What does Mother Sun want to say?" ”
"The old slave didn't dare to say anything, but the only one who dared to touch these dowries was the Hou Ye, a few important shops and the mountains under the circle around Qingzhou......"
Rong Feng calmed down: "Since your father took it, you should also tell your mother." ”
Mother Sun looked embarrassed and seemed to be in pain, and waved her hand: "It's not as simple as the girl thinks. If the Hou Ye took it, how could the old slave dare to say more, but if it was taken to someone else, the old slave would naturally stop doing it, not to mention that he was still a person who didn't know how to check. ”
Rong Feng's soft appearance appeared in front of his eyes, and his eyes were cloudy for a moment: "You mean that my father took my mother's dowry to subsidize others." ”
Mother Sun said bitterly: "How dare the old slave tell Mrs. that Mrs. has an extreme temperament, if she knows that she can't make a fuss, her house seems to be full of fine clothes and food, but she drinks bitter medicine every day to continue her life, where is it better, and ask the four girls to help the old slave." ”
Rong Feng sneered, the Zhou family was really a good means back then, and he could let his father steal his mother's dowry to subsidize her, and his face became more and more gloomy: "Find out all the dowries that have been distributed for me, and go to my grandmother to ask in person tomorrow." ”
On the second day, when Rong Feng went to ask for peace, she wiped her tears and knelt straight in front of Mrs. Rong with a black box that usually holds jewelry.
"Grandmother, these jewels are all saved by the granddaughter over the years, although some styles are not new, but the treasures embedded in them are also worth a lot of money, if the house is really unable to turnover, can not help the father, the granddaughter is willing to take these things to pawn for first aid."
"I don't have to add spring clothes, even jewelry."
Old Madam Rong and Mother Qin looked at each other, not knowing where Rong Feng was singing.
Mother Qin stepped forward to help Rong Feng up, and said with a smile: "The fourth girl has rarely dropped golden beans, why did she hear any gossip from someone today, and teach the old lady to be confused." ”
Mrs. Rong said with a smile: "If the house can't be opened, where will there be spare money to buy clothes and jewelry for you, and how to raise a large group of maids." ”
Rong Feng looked up and said in surprise: "How could a good father secretly divide his mother's dowry, if there is nothing unspeakable, why don't you want to talk directly to your mother?" ”
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Rong's face changed.
After Qin's mother asked someone to close the door, she covered Rong Feng's mouth and exclaimed, "Girl, this is nonsense that you can't hear, don't talk nonsense." ”
Rong Feng frowned, holding the black box in his hand for a moment: "Two days ago, when Mother Sun checked the dowry for her mother, she didn't dare to ask her father and the old lady, so she came to probe my tone, saying that if there is really a difficulty, I will write a letter to Puzhou to ask my grandfather's family to help." ”
Old Madam Rong's face instantly dropped to the freezing point, and it was not a joke for a Hou Ye to steal his wife's dowry and pass it on.
"Four girls, did Mother Sun tell you what dowry is missing?"
Rong Feng nodded, took out a small booklet from the black box, and Old Madam Rong looked at it and her face became even darker.
But he had to cover up for his son: "You put this booklet here with your grandmother first, and when your father comes back, I will ask her what is going on." ”
Rong Feng rarely played a good once, the effect is very good, just pretending to be a weak little white flower, sure enough, he still needs acting skills, after the goal was achieved, Rong Feng stayed for a long time, and returned the same way with the black box.
In the evening, Mrs. Rong threw the pamphlet in front of Marquis Rong and said sharply: "You have done a good deed!" ”
"That Zhou family poured you some ecstasy soup and asked you to use Pei's dowry to subsidize her! You're not clear-headed, you're still stupid! What the hell are you going to do, the old woman is really blushing for you! ”