After using the banquet, everyone went to the front hall to gossip.

The front hall is embroidered with a screen of mountains and rivers, and the overlapping screens have been set up early.

The girls ate tea behind the screen.

In front of him, the old lady took the old lady of the mansion and the Zhao family to eat tea and gossip.

The old lady didn't open her mouth, and the atmosphere was a little cold.

The Liang family accompanied the concubine Xie and greeted the Zhao family.

Today, the Sumu Hou Mansion has sent a lot of congratulatory gifts, and there are all over the Chengenbo Mansion.

The Zhao family's previous dowry and self-esteem that were taken away by Old Madam Mu have been since the last incident with Old Master Xue.

The old lady gave most of the rights to the second siblings.

It was at that time that the Zhao family, with the acquiescence of the second brother and sister, took back his dowry and self-esteem.

If you take the money in the public, my mother-in-law is afraid that she will be able to get up from the couch immediately.

Simply for the sake of his son's happy event, the Zhao family didn't want to make too much of a stalemate.

It's the right thing to settle down with your family.

"I hope you don't dislike the gift you sent today." Zhao smiled and spoke.

"Mrs. Mu is really polite, and her mind will come true."

In the end, it is not the day of serious employment, and the Liang family also knows the difficulties of the Zhao family in the Sumu Hou Mansion.

As a few people were talking, the old lady who had been silent suddenly opened her mouth, "Since I have changed the Geng post today, what about the next appointment?" ”

Seeing that the old lady asked about the dowry, Zhao replied, "It's ready, just wait for a good day to send it." ”

The old lady nodded in satisfaction.

Liang said, "The fourth girl is only fourteen after the New Year, is it too early to be hired?" ”

In fact, she was worried that the Zhao family would not have much money in her hands, thinking that in another two years, the Zhao family's situation would be slightly better.

At that time, it will be too late to be hired.

After all, it will take two years for the four girls to get married.

"The eldest daughter-in-law."

The old lady was dissatisfied, but she didn't want to reprimand her eldest daughter-in-law in front of the Zhao family.

This face needs to be taken into account.

Zhao spoke, easing for the Liang family, "Don't worry, don't worry, the old lady is worried that we have treated the four girls badly." ”

The Xie family, a serious in-law, has no room to interject.

"The 10th of next month is a good day."

This day was said casually by the old lady.

Zhao didn't expect the old lady to be in such a hurry.

There was suspicion in his heart, and he left a little thought when he spoke, "It's a good day, then I'll let someone send a dowry list another day, and if there is anything inconsiderate, please take care of the old lady more." ”

"This is natural, you juniors are younger in the end, and you don't experience as much as my wife."

The old lady spoke slowly, her eyes rolling, flashing shrewdly, "It is said that the identity of the eldest prince Mu is now...... But in the end, it is also from the Sumu Hou Mansion, and this dowry has to be raised to one hundred and twenty lifts, and it also saves the face of the two families. ”

One hundred and twenty lifts, if you say that you can make up the number, you can make it up.

But now that the old lady proposed it, Zhao thought about it, and I was afraid that he would need to spend some effort and money on everything.

Previously, she had secretly discussed with the Xie family, and on the surface, she made up sixty lifts, and secretly folded another sixty to the Xie family, which was included in Ye Jingzhao's dowry.

Thinking of Xie's difficulties, she planned to do so.

Something that both of them have acquiesced to.

Now the old lady has a cylinder inserted.

Zhao turned his head to serve the tea, took a sip, slowly put down the teacup, took out the handkerchief, and pressed the corner of his lips.

took back the veil and smiled slowly, "I'm not afraid of the old lady's jokes, my current situation is known all over Kyoto, if it is said that it is hard to bring one hundred and twenty, it is okay, but in the end, it is extravagant, and it has only been a year since the Hou Ye mourned." ”

"Now, if you bring these things, it will be criticized."

Zhao used the matter of the deceased husband to shirk it.

The old lady stared at Zhao with a straight face, without saying a word.

"Mother, Mrs. Mu is also reasonable, we understand it in our hearts, it is too public, but it is called by others."

Liang patiently persuaded the old lady.

Jiang watched from the sidelines, not intending to take care of the matter.

It's not easy for a few old men to interject.

Xie got up, walked to the old lady, and also persuaded, "Mother-in-law, Zhaozhao is still young when he comes, why don't you come according to Mrs. Mu's wishes first, and after a year or two, it's okay to discuss it again." ”

The old lady glared at Xie Shi, waved her hand, and told her to stand down.

Mama Yuan on the side also signaled the old lady not to hold on to this matter anymore.

Lest it not be pretty, but not beautiful.

"Well, then it's up to you."

The old lady compromised, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

But before he could breathe, he heard the old lady continue, "But this dowry needs to be sent to me for safekeeping. ”

If it sounds good, it is safekeeping, and if it is ugly, it is to tell the Zhao family that the old lady of the dowry is going to swallow it.

The old lady is an elder again, and after deducting the dowry, everyone can't say anything.

Liang looked down on his mother-in-law's actions.

Xie almost stood up angrily.

Zhao's heart froze, and a mockery flashed in his eyes, this old lady was really a lion's mouth, and she was not afraid of supporting herself to death.

The old lady didn't care about everyone at all, and left all her face and identity behind.

"Old lady, there are all big families in Kyoto, and there is no such reason." The Zhao family no longer complimented the old lady on his face.

The tone was also a little colder.

Xue saw that the old lady had made a dowry for the four girls, and she also helped her mother-in-law to speak.

"Mrs. Mu, this is the rule of our Chengenbo Mansion, we don't care what happens outside, just the rules of our Bofu naturally need to be followed."

"What are the fourth brothers and sisters talking about? When did Bofu have such rules? ”

Xie interrupted Xue with a voice.

Xue snorted, and his heart and eyes were almost revealed, "Where is it, my dowry back then was kept by my mother-in-law, although I entered the house later, although I didn't know the rules of the previous sisters-in-law, although I didn't know ......"

"But now the rules of the juniors should naturally follow my elders."

When the Ding family entered the door, there were not many dowries, so the Xue family didn't care about the dowry of the younger siblings who entered the door later than her.

"Fourth, take your daughter-in-law and get out of here!"

The old lady rebuked.

The fourth old man got up tremblingly, and he was busy accompanying him.

stepped forward to pull the Xue clan away, but the Xue clan was annoyed, pushed the fourth master away, and mocked, "If it weren't for marrying you this useless thing, why would I be angry with you in the house!" ”

"It's the other way around! It's the other way around! You, you ......"

The old lady was so angry that she almost turned her back on it.

The fourth old man glanced at his mother with worry in his eyes, and regardless of Xue's struggle, he pulled Xue out of the way.

But Xue's strength was extraordinarily strong, and he kicked the fourth master hard, full of mockery, "Dignified uncle, is it possible that you can't talk to people now!" What a joke. ”

Several concubines in the Bofu looked at each other with their own masters, and their eyes were shocked.

The old lady slapped the table again and again, and roared angrily, "Fourth, take your daughter-in-law away for me!" ”

Seeing this, the grandmother and maid in the hall wanted to step forward to help.

Xue sneered, "Mother-in-law is really majestic, why are you still scolding me now that I'm helping you!" Could it be that you know in your own heart that the things you do can't be put on the table? ”