Shengjing Noble

Chapter 713: Meeting Gift

Chen Ruyu and Lu Chengan were suddenly speechless, their faces turning blue with anger.

Seeing this, Lu Chao smiled and eased the atmosphere: "Alright, alright, we are all family, why bother with formalities, Cheng An, why don't you ask the princess to sit down."

Without waiting for Lu Cheng'an to speak, Yan Qinghuan walked directly to her seat and sat down. The maid behind her hurriedly handed her tea and served her.

Chen Ruyu was so angry when she saw her being so arrogant, but she still held back her anger and said, "Qing Huan, don't blame your mother-in-law for being nosy. After all, you are a married woman now. If you do something that makes your in-laws unhappy, you will be ridiculed if it gets out."

Yan Qinghuan put down the teacup, chuckled and asked, "Oh? Then according to your opinion, what should I do to satisfy you?"

Chen Ruyu smiled complacently and said immediately: "Serving your parents-in-law, waiting on your husband, and following the three obediences and four virtues are the most basic. Besides, as a woman, how can you manage household affairs when you have so much dowry to manage? So, it is better to give the financial power to Cheng'an. Don't worry, your mother-in-law is not a stingy person. She will give you fifty taels of silver as pocket money every month. I am doing this for your own good. I don't want you to be too tired."

Hearing this, Yan Qinghuan was so angry that she laughed, hiding the murderous intent in her eyes and curling up the corners of her lips.

"Mother-in-law, according to the Daxia calendar, the dowry a woman brings with her when she gets married is her personal property. Her husband's family has no right to use or interfere with it. Even if the woman dies, the dowry should be inherited by her parents' family."

"So, my mother-in-law doesn't need to worry about my dowry. I ordered Huaicheng to transport it all to the Princess's Mansion this morning. After all, how can a daughter-in-law let Cheng'an take the trouble to manage her dowry? If the news gets out, people will laugh at her."

Her tone was gentle, her eyes were smiling, and she acted like a well-behaved and sensible person, but this made Chen Ruyu so angry that she was scratching her head and her face turned blue!

In the previous life, Yan Qinghuan gave away her dowry because she listened to her lies.

Relying on this wealth and the title of Prince Yan's son-in-law, Lu Cheng'an thrived in the court and rose step by step.

Their whole family was like blood-sucking worms, lying on her and demanding things madly.

Until Lu Cheng'an framed the Prince of Yan's Mansion for treason and rebellion in order to climb to the position of the general of the country.

Her father was loyal and virtuous, but he bore a stigma and was infamous for eternity. Her and her mother's heads were chopped off and hung on the gate of Kyoto, and were despised by the people!

When the Prince of Yan's Mansion was destroyed, her eldest brother was still fighting for the country on the border battlefield. After hearing the news, he was so angry that he fell into the enemy's trap, was pierced by thousands of arrows and died in the sea of ​​fire!

Even my grandfather's family met with an accident during exile and no one survived!

Hundreds of thousands of people in Beiping City lost the protection of Shen's army and fell into chaos and devastation!

This is the sin that Lu Chengan committed with his own hands!

Teach her how not to hate?

Lu Cheng'an was able to keep his composure. Before Chen Ruyu could throw a tantrum, he forced a smile and said quickly, "Huan'er, the dowry given by the King of Yan naturally belongs to you alone. The Lu family will never covet it."

After he finished his solemn vow, he changed the subject and continued, "But since you have already married into the Lu family and placed your dowry in the Princess's Mansion, if this gets out, people will say that you have severed ties with your husband's family."

"You and I are already married, so we should be united in our hearts forever, and follow each other's lead. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a joke to outsiders?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ruyu immediately agreed, "My son is right. Yan Qinghuan, don't take advantage of my son's good temper and go too far!"

Looking at the mother and son singing the same tune, Yan Qinghuan couldn't help sneering.

"Cheng'an, I'm doing this for your own good. The dowry is too eye-catching. If it's left in the Lu family, outsiders will inevitably say that you rely on women to support you. I'm sending the dowry away so that I can protect your reputation."

"I……"

Just as he was about to refute, Lu Chengan's face suddenly changed and he rolled off the chair to the ground.

He was holding his lower abdomen, sweating all over, and looked very painful.

Yan Qinghuan looked puzzled and couldn't help wondering if this guy was trying to scam her.

Seeing this, Chen didn't care about the betrothal gift and rushed forward to check: "Son, what's wrong with you? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Lu Chengan frowned, his lower abdomen was in constant pain, and his lower body was also in pain.

"Mother...I...I have a stomachache!" he answered through gritted teeth.

Chen Ruyu was so angry that she yelled, "Sure enough, you married a jinx. Yan Qinghuan, you are such a disaster that brings bad luck to your husband. Our Lu family has never been at peace since you came into our family!"

After hearing Chen's words, Huairou could no longer bear it, and shouted with a look of loyalty to her master: "How dare you insult Princess Chaoyang? What crime should you be punished for?"

When Chen saw that a little maid dared to shout at her, she became even more furious.

But Lu Chengan was in great pain, so he grabbed her arm tightly and said, "Mother, please call a doctor!"

Chen didn't care about anything else and immediately shouted, "Someone, go get the doctor!"

"Yes!" The servant at the door immediately responded and left.

Lu Chao sighed helplessly, stood up, went forward to help Lu Chengan and said, "Help your son go in and lie down to rest first."

The Lu family's parents helped Lu Cheng'an back to his room, leaving only Lu Chengjie and Lu Sisi in the hall.

The second son of the Lu family, Lu Chengjie, is a greedy and lustful gambler. As soon as Yan Qinghuan entered the door, he stared at her and the two maids with lewd eyes. One can tell what dirty thoughts he has.

The third daughter of the Lu family, Lu Sisi, looked at Yan Qinghuan's clothes and jewelry greedily, but unfortunately the velvet flower headdress was worthless, so she could only look disappointed.

Yan Qinghuan was drinking tea calmly when she heard Lu Chengjie say, “Sister-in-law, your two little maids are pretty good looking.”

Hearing this, Zhenzhu quickly lowered her head, wishing she could hide herself, while Huairou glared at him fiercely.

Lu Chengjie curled his lips, obviously disliking Huairou's bad temper.

Yan Qinghuan curled her lips into a smile, put down her teacup, and casually adjusted her sleeves, deliberately revealing a pair of glass bracelets on her wrists.

Then he smiled and asked, "You are Cheng'an's brother and sister, right?"

Lu Sisi stared at the bracelets with sparkling eyes, and asked slyly and flatteringly: "It stands to reason that Chengjie and I call you sister-in-law, so you should also arrange a gift for us, right?"

Hearing this, Yan Qinghuan couldn't help but think of his previous life.

Because her pearl hairpin fell when she was serving tea, the brother and sister took the opportunity to blackmail her and took away all her valuable jewellery.

Chen Ruyu even said with confidence that as a sister-in-law, she should give them a gift, and she even thought that such a small amount was not enough.

You should know that the jade hairpin on her head alone is worth hundreds of gold!

In this life, I will never let them take advantage of me.

"Look, I actually forgot to bring you a gift. I will make it up to you later." She said perfunctorily.

Lu Sisi said shamelessly: "Don't be polite, sister-in-law. I think the pair of bracelets on your hand are very nice. Chengjie and I just have one each."

Hearing this, Yan Qinghuan deliberately showed an unwilling look, touched the pair of bracelets on her hands and remained silent.