Chapter 200: Embezzlement of dowry
When Lu Shi saw it, his heart was about to be raised, and he hurriedly shouted: "Jin'er, I said, I don't need your help here, you better go back and rest!" ”
Then he motioned to Yingqiu to help take the jade cabbage. As soon as Yingqiu was about to get closer, she was blocked by the mandarin duck without a trace, and said, "Miss, you should be careful with such a valuable thing, you can't afford to pay for it!" ”
Bai Mu Hibiscus smiled, at this time, the jade cabbage has been wiped clean, and under the reflection of the candle flame, it looks dazzling.
This glass jadeite with such a good water color is still such a large piece carved into cabbage, and its value is incalculable, even the old lady Bai, who has always felt that she has seen a lot of things, can't help but blush, why is any thing in the Lu family's house so precious?
Mama Rui took a closer look, and then praised: "Well, the water color is excellent, such a big piece, I saw it when I was serving the queen, tsk...... The first queen is also a very precious jadeite! ”
"Wow, there are so many treasures here, Mama, you have a good eye, what kind of thing do you see?" The magpie didn't know where to find a furnace, and it had already been wiped clean without anyone noticing.
Lu Shi was angry and scolded: "The things in my house are also things that a cheap maid like you can touch at will?" ”
The magpie said aggrievedly: "Madam, the slave didn't mean it, she picked it up on the ground, and she wanted to help her wipe it clean, but she didn't mean to touch it!" ”
No matter how angry the Lu family was, she couldn't stop Mama Rui from tasting this Ding furnace, she took it in her hand, played with it carefully, and then said to Old Madam Bai and Mama Sun: "Old lady, look at the material of this Ding furnace, but it is made of purple gold, purple gold, what a rare thing, one or two will cost fifty taels of gold, and this Ding furnace will cost fifty taels of purple gold, right?" That's two thousand five hundred taels of gold! ”
Mama Sun was also surprised, and took it easily, but it was okay not to look at it, but she was even more surprised when she saw it, and said timidly: "Old lady, this is still the work of Lu Cheng, a famous craftsman in the previous dynasty, there is an engraving on it!" ”
Old Madam Bai's eyes were about to fall out, she was not from a high family, even if she had been in charge of the Guogong Mansion for so many years, she had never seen such a valuable thing, but in her daughter-in-law's house, everything was a good thing that was priceless, and even money could not buy it.
This makes her a mother-in-law, how can she be embarrassed?
The Lu family couldn't wait to beat Bai Mujin and his party out, looking at the increasingly gloomy face of Old Madam Bai, she knew that she was finished today, she never let people in this house easily on weekdays, except for Bai Shizu and her own children, even the people who cleaned the house were her cronies.
It's because these things are too precious and unsightly! These are not hers, but her sister Lu Wanqin's dowry, as the daughter of the Lu family, such things will naturally not be less, and her dowry as a concubine is not even comparable to Lu Wanqin's dime.
But there is no way, there is a difference between the concubines since ancient times, the difference is still one in the sky and one underground, even if she used a trick to obtain the position of the Duchess of Ningguo, but there is no way to defraud the Lu family of such an expensive dowry.
Bai Mujin looked at Lu's miserable white face, and then said with a smile: "Father, there is something I am curious about, remember that after my mother passed away, the dowry has always been sealed in the treasury, right?" ”
Although those shops and Zhuangzi are all taken care of by the Lu family, but these items will not be handed over to the Lu family, but sealed in the warehouse early, her mother explained before her death that she will not be able to open the warehouse until after Bai Mu Hibiscus and the pipe, and divide the dowry into two, one will be given to Bai Mu Hibiscus, and the other will naturally be given to Bai Muchen.
Hearing Bai Muhibiscus ask like this, Old Madam Bai also understood that the Lu family's things were not her own at all, but stolen from the treasury, and they were all Lu Wanqin's dowry!
Bai Shizu hadn't paid attention to these things on weekdays, and naturally he didn't know that these things were so valuable, and he complained that the Lu family had such good things, and he didn't know to take some and put them in his house.
But when I heard Bai Muhibiscus ask like this, I didn't care, and said: "Well, it's been sealed all along, your mother said that she would wait for you to open it again, and you would keep it, and after you got married, she would let you take half of it away, and keep the other half for Chen'er!" ”
Bai Mujin smiled for a moment, and then said: "Since it is sealed, the dowry list should still be there, I wonder if my daughter can take a look?" ”
"What do you mean by that? Do you think these things belong to your mother? Bai Yunxi was not calm, and he came out in a hurry and didn't recruit himself.
Bai Hibiscus was waiting for her to say this, so he smiled very brightly and said, "Sister, why did I say it?" It's just that my mother has passed away for so many years, and it's time to clean up those valuables, so as not to let insects or rats bite or touch them, which will be a big loss! ”
Lu Shi glared at Bai Yunxi fiercely, she was really stupid, she didn't say that it was okay, as soon as she said it, everyone's puzzled eyes looked at Lu.
Lu secretly complained in her heart, how could she go out of the water for no reason, otherwise in her own house, Bai Hibiscus would never want to step in for the rest of her life, and when she thought of driving Bai Hibiscus out of the house, these things were all for her and her children.
Now, because of this small fire, it has been completely exposed. These things were secretly moved out of the treasury by her, because she hoped to enjoy these priceless treasures in advance, instead of putting them in the cold warehouse!
"Grandmother, father, daughter are not asking too much, right?" Bai Hibiscus still smiled warmly, and the meaning of his words could not be rejected by others.
Lu hurriedly said: "It's so late today, it's better to go see it another day, why be in such a hurry?" ”
Bai Shizu also echoed: "That's it, those things have been put away for more than ten years, why rush for a while, your mother often takes care of it on weekdays, and it will be fine!" ”
Bai Mujin nodded, whispered, and said, "It turns out that it has always been taken care of by my mother, so my mother must have a dowry list, right?" I'm not in a hurry to see things, but the list, can I give it to my daughter first, I'm fourteen years old, and I'm going to manage these items next year, so naturally I have to know in advance, what are they! ”
The Lu family gritted his teeth with hatred in his heart, but he didn't know how to refuse Bai Mujian, and glanced at Bai Shizu in embarrassment, looking pitiful and distressing.
No matter how stupid Bai Shizu is, she knows that these things in the Lu family's room are not her own, and she also complains in her heart that she is so self-assertive, regardless of the severity, but in the end, it is his favorite wife, so naturally she can't let her daughter bully her.
So he said, "What are you doing here?" It's not too late for you to wait and see again, are you worried that your mother will not be able to swallow it privately? ”
Bai Muhibiscus sneered and said: "My daughter doesn't mean this, I'm not in a hurry, I'll ask my mother to give me the dowry list tomorrow, although my daughter hasn't reached the end yet, but it's still reasonable to marry and see my mother's dowry, right?" It's our brother and sister's thing! ”
Bai Mu Hibiscus said this, Bai Shizu couldn't stop him, he secretly glared at the Lu family, and caused trouble for him again. Old Madam Bai was also secretly annoyed, the Lu family's eyelids were too shallow, and she dared to steal Mrs. Yuan's dowry, if this was spread, would she want the face of the Bai family?
Embezzling the dowry of his daughter-in-law and children, what a shameless thing, not to mention a wealthy family, even ordinary people can't do such a shameless thing.
Although Old Madam Bai is dissatisfied with Bai Hibiscus now, she can't tolerate Lu doing such a thing under her nose, which is a blatant disrespect for her as an old lady!
Old Madam Bai's dull voice sounded, and said, "Jin'er's request is not excessive, her mother's dowry should be left to her to take care of herself!" ”
Mu Xinping secretly rejoiced when she heard this, the Lu family angered the old lady again this time, even if Bai Shizu protected her, there was no way. But she is not unblind, she is in the middle of the family, where has she seen such a treasure, thinking that if Bai Hibiscus is gone, she may be able to get a piece of the pie!
I suddenly hoped that Bai Mu Hibiscus would be dealt with by the family law like this, but when I thought that the Lu family was still there, I felt that it was so bad, only if Bai Mu Hibiscus and the Lu family lost each other, she would have a chance to take the position, and secretly persuaded herself to calm down, anyway, she was still young, and there was time.
Lu Shi looked at the house burned like this, and some antique calligraphy and paintings had been damaged, and he was so anxious that he didn't know what to do, those were all masterpieces, and now they are gone!
Bai Mujin got a satisfactory answer, and then said, "Then do you still need your daughter's help here?" ”
"Huh, help? Sister, your own troubles haven't been solved yet? Father, don't forget, her family law hasn't been accepted yet, is that it? "Bai Yunxi really can't open any pot.
Even Bai Shizu couldn't help but want to gag her, and Old Madam Bai was even more angry and wanted to beat this stupid granddaughter to death.
Although Bai Mu Hibiscus was extremely tired, he still fought hard and said: "Thank you sister for reminding me, father, if you want to implement the family law, you still have to follow the rules, if your father can invite the patriarch and the elders now, then Jin'er will accompany you to the end!" ”
Bai Yunxi looked at her angrily, very angry at her fearlessness, and said, "Why should you ask the patriarch and elders, grandmother and father to make the decisions, will they still wronged you?" ”
Bai Mujian was unscrupulous about her, and said generously: "This is not a matter of wrongdoing, even if the emperor wants to punish the crime, there must be a charter and explanation, even if it is a person who has committed a heinous crime, he must go through a court trial before he can be convicted." The country has national laws, the family has family rules, and the rules can't be broken because of your words! ”
Old Madam Bai and Bai Shizu naturally understood this truth, and when they were originally angry, they couldn't think about it, if they just hit a few times, then naturally they wouldn't need to be so troublesome, but Bai Shizu asked for family law, or he directly wanted to kill people with fifty rods.
Not to mention that Bai Hibiscus is a girl's family, that is, a dignified man, these fifty rods go down, there is no way to live, they want to put people to death, naturally they can't come nonsense, if Bai Hibiscus doesn't bring it up, it's just that, if it is proposed, it is still proposed in front of so many people, they must not break the rules again.
Otherwise, if the people of the Lu family come to make trouble, the patriarchs and elders will also blame them for breaking the family law, and then they will be responsible for it.