Ji raised her head and looked outside the carriage.
But saw nothing.
Yan Jiaojiao screamed twice, waving his arms and pointing to the place where Liu Xinyue disappeared just now.
Ji asked someone to stop the car and got out of the car to take a look.
Opposite is an alley with an unknown name. It is paved with bluestones and is fairly smooth. However, there was no figure of Liu Xinyue.
The alley goes straight up and down, and it doesn't look like you can walk out in a short while.
Perhaps, which house did Liu Xinyue enter?
Otherwise, my daughter saw it wrong?
After returning to the Hou Mansion, the first thing Ji did was to call the woman who was guarding Taohuawu to the Peony Garden.
The mother-in-law swore to the sky and replied: "Don't dare to slack off. The gates of Taohuawu are locked outside, and they won't be opened until it's time to deliver food. Madam, don't worry, Aunt Liu will never go out!"
At this point the mother-in-law hesitated.
Ji said, "If you have something to say, just say it."
"There is a dog hole on the back wall of Taohuawu, but Aunt Liu won't climb out of the dog hole, right?"
Ji, who was drinking tea with his head down, suddenly spit out a mouthful of tea and coughed shockingly.
Li Rui hurriedly patted Ji's back, and the mother-in-law also hurriedly apologized.
After taking a breath, Ji waved her hand and asked Li Rui to give her mother-in-law a reward, and ordered her to keep an eye on Liu Xinyue.
[Impossible, I obviously saw her. 】
[That figure, that profile, he looks exactly like Liu Xinyue. 】
Yan Jiaojiao doubted his eyes.
It's not that Mrs. Ji doesn't believe Yan Jiaojiao, but her mother-in-law just now has a daughter who works in the peony garden, and her youngest son was arranged by Mrs. Ji to be with Yan Rong.
In terms of loyalty, Ji can trust her.
This is strange.
Liu Xinyue obviously couldn't get out, so who did Yan Jiaojiao see?
Or is there such a coincidence in this world that there is someone similar to Liu Xinyue in the capital?
Mr. Ji temporarily put aside his doubts and had lunch passed around.
Yan Jiaojiao was puzzled, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
Anyway, her mother would not let Liu Xinyue act like a monster, she was sure of this.
Wang Ting said that in the evening, Yan Shuangshuang's dowry would be sent back.
He was indeed punctual.
After the genius was wiped out, the Wang family sent someone to deliver the dowry.
According to the laws of this dynasty, dowry is a woman’s private property and her husband’s family cannot get involved.
If a woman dies, no matter how much the dowry is, it will only be left to her legitimate children.
Yan Shuangshuang is a harmonious person, and the returned dowry will also be sent to the Hou Mansion.
Hearing that the Wang family had sent back the dowry, Yan Shuangshuang lost her temper and ran out of Shaoyaoju.
"This, isn't this right?"
Yan Shuang watched the housekeeper and his people counting the dowry and handing it over to the Wang family, and she lost her temper and spoke.
"When I left the imperial court, I received a dowry worth seventy-two tons. I also had fertile land and shops, not to mention clothing, medicinal materials, gold, jade, and playthings. Why did I only bring back this little?"
Yan Shuangshuang suddenly seemed to understand and said angrily: "The Wang family is rude! They actually took advantage of my dowry!"
The person coming from the Wang family was also the housekeeper. He sneered when he heard this and ignored Yan Shuangshuang. He hugged fists with the officials of the Hou Mansion and led them away.
"Hey! Dog slave, stop!"
Yan Shuangshuang was used to being domineering in the Wang family, and she had never looked down upon her even to the officials in the mansion.
Therefore, the word "dog slave" came out immediately.
Before going out, the housekeeper of the Wang family received instructions from Mrs. Wang not to conflict with the people of the Hou Mansion. Hearing Yan Shuangshuang's scolding, he endured it without turning around to reason.
Yan Shuangshuang still wants to jump.
"It was me who made the decision and left half of your dowry to Mingzhu."
Ji's voice sounded behind her.
Yan Shuangshuang turned back suddenly, his eyes almost burning.
"Why!"
Her heart was bleeding.
There are all good things in her dowry!
Ji patted Yan Shuangshuang's shoulder and sighed softly, "I did it all for you."
"for me?"
Yan Shuangshuang didn't know why.
"Sister-in-law, just by saying something casually, half of my things have been lost. Are you saying it's for my own good?"
Ji signaled the housekeeper to send everything to Shaoyaoju, but she took Yan Shuangshuang back to Peony Garden.
"You are always impatient and can't think twice about everything."
Ji poured a cup of tea with her own hands and handed it to Yan Shuangshuang.
Yan Shuangshuang is so distressed about the dowry, how can she have time to enjoy tea?
Immediately, he asked Ji where he started talking.
Ji smiled slightly and said, "Good sister, let me ask you, after we make peace with each other, you will be free. Do you plan to live in the Marquis's residence forever, or do you want to take another step forward?"
Yan Shuangshuang's face turned red and she was actually ashamed.
"I, I'm only in my early twenties..."
"That's right!" Mrs. Ji clapped her hands and said with a smile, "As the saying goes, when you marry, you obey your parents, and when you marry again, you follow your own heart. But when you remarry, it's not enough to just follow your heart. You have a good background and good looks, but what about your reputation? ?”
"Don't forget that you are not widowed, you are divorced. If the Wang family reveals even the slightest bad news about you, do you think someone will marry you?"
Yan Shuang raised his eyebrows, "How dare they!"
"My silly sister, what are you afraid of?" Ji smiled lightly, "You don't even need to speak. As long as someone asks about the reason for your separation, they just need to act like they want to speak but are helpless. , there will be rumors.”
Yan Shuangshuang was speechless.
She had to admit that what Ji said made sense.
Ji continued: "Besides, the pearl is still in the Wang family. It is also your flesh and blood. Don't you, the mother-in-law, love her?"
Speaking of her daughter, Yan Shuangshuang lowered her head in a rare move.
When the heat was almost done, Mrs. Ji pushed the tea cup in front of Yan Shuangshuang again, "Think about it carefully and decide whether or not what I said is true."
"Having said that, those are the things I keep close to me. I..." I couldn't bear to part with them.
Yan Shuangshuang was embarrassed to say the last few words.
Ji covered her lips and said with a smile: "You live at home, do you still have to pay for food and drink? Aren't these all yours? Listen to me, if you want to marry someone you like, you must Have a good reputation. I left half of the dowry with the Wang family, firstly to silence them. Secondly, it is for the good reputation of benevolence and righteousness."
Yan Shuangshuang became happy again, stood up and walked out, "I have to go back and take a look to see what they have secreted."
Yan Jiaojiao was lying in the newly made cradle, listening to her mother fooling Yan Shuangshuang.
Good guy, no wonder her mother was able to prop up the declining Hou Mansion again in less than ten years.
This level of eloquence is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Next, Yan Jiaojiao saw her mother stand up, walk to the window, pick up a pair of flower scissors, and cut off the branches that were leaning out of the bonsai.
Ji said to herself, "There are so many dandy boys, which one should I find for you?"
