jdhmnovel Chapter 156: Ten Thousand Dowry
Chapter 156: Ten Thousand Dowry
No matter what, she will remember the lady's kindness to her for the rest of her life.
She had been with the Madam since she was a child, following her from the Su family to the Li family, and then to the Marquis of Zhennan's Mansion.
She only has two relatives, the Madam and the Prince. Now that the Madam is holding a grand wedding banquet for her, she is very excited.
Shao Qing and Li Mo were both orphans without parents. They only worshipped heaven and earth, and after the couple worshipped each other, they were sent to the bridal chamber.
Su Yuan asked everyone to eat as much as they wanted, and if they couldn’t finish the food, they could pack it up and take it home to continue eating.
There is plenty of wine and meat today.
Taking advantage of Shao Qing and Li Mo's wedding banquet, she rewarded her subordinates, especially those who worked in the manor.
Last year, the rice fields in the village had a good harvest, all thanks to the farmers in the village.
She will give each of them one or two taels of silver as a reward later, hoping that they will continue to work hard this year.
Su Yuan went back to the house to rest for a while and left everything outside to the housekeeper.
Not long after she sat down, a servant came to report that Su Zhongyan and He had arrived.
Su Yuan was a little surprised. Su Zhongyan knew that he couldn't get any benefit from her, so he hadn't appeared for a long time.
She didn't expect Su Zhongyan to come to see her today.
Su Yuan asked the servants to bring Su Zhongyan, He and Su Jie in. Not long after, Su Zhongyan walked in with a cold face.
Su Yuan did not stand up to greet them, but asked coldly, "Is there something you need today?"
The father-daughter relationship between her and Su Zhongyan had long been severed.
Su Zhongyan definitely didn't come to reminisce about the past, but probably wanted to ask for something.
Su Zhongyan sat down and said coldly, "Do you still remember your last name?"
Su Yuan: "Of course I remember! My last name is Su, and I'm your daughter, Su Zhongyan, so I won't forget."
"Since you know that your surname is Su and that you are my daughter, Su Zhongyan, why don't you respect your parents? You held a big banquet for a maid today, but your brother is getting married. As his sister, do you have any opinion?" Su Zhongyan said angrily.
Su Yuan treats a maid better than her own brother.
Is there any sister like her?
Su Yuan blinked and said in surprise, "Ajie is getting married? When will the wedding be held? I will definitely be there."
Su Jie was getting married, but they didn't inform her, so how could she know?
She didn't have the energy to send people to keep an eye on the Su family.
Su Zhongyan frowned, "Just going to the wedding? You...you won't give your brother a betrothal gift?"
"Su Zhongyan! Have you spent all my mother's dowry? I haven't settled the score with you for squandering it all these years.
Now that you've come to my door, if that's the case, let's settle the score, shall we?" Su Yuan drank his tea leisurely.
At the beginning, Li Yanhua did not take back Li's dowry, and left it all to Su Zhongyan to spend.
For the Li family, that little dowry was nothing. After all, Li Yanhua had held back and did not prepare too much dowry for his daughter.
Li Yanhua's worries turned out to be correct. Money is safest when it is in one's own hands. He had been thinking of sending money to the Su family for Li to spend every year.
Later, Li died of illness, and Li Yanhua sent his original body back directly, and only then did he stop receiving the money.
If not, would Su Zhongyan be willing to spend money to support Li's health when she was sick?
Although the dowry given by Li Yanhua was not particularly large, it was enough for the Su family to live a life of luxury.
The betrothal gift from Su Jie was more than enough, but Su Zhongyan was greedy and even set his sights on her. He was simply asking for trouble.
"You..." Su Zhongyan was furious. There was not much dowry left from Li's family, so how could he return it to Su Yuan?
He came here today to take away some money, not to return it to Su Yuan.
"What about me? What I said is wrong? When my daughter got married, my father didn't give her any dowry. He even withheld the dowry that my mother left for me.
Is what my father did like what a father should do? I didn't go to you to settle the score, but you came to my door instead?
I'm the one who dares to file a complaint with the emperor, so you'd better not mess with me." Su Yuan looked at the three of them with a half-smile.
Hearing this, He had already backed down in her heart.
She told him not to come to Su Yuan! But Su Zhongyan refused to listen.
Now it's all right! If Su Yuan wants to take back Li's dowry, even if the Su family empties their family coffers, they still won't be able to pay it back.
Su Yuan has never been an easy person to talk to.
She used to be a troublemaker. Although she didn't have much brains, she was not someone that others could bully.
And now Su Yuan still has a brain.
The Zhennan Marquis Mansion is in the hands of Su Yuan, let alone their small Su family?
At the beginning, Su Yu vowed and said with great confidence that he could replace Su Yuan.
But what about the end?
After being kicked out of the house by Su Yuan, he can only stay in the small house.
If they provoke Su Yuan, they will not end up well.
"Su Yuan! You are such an unfilial daughter! You...you are so cruel to your father, you will get retribution." Su Zhongyan cursed.
Su Yuan was not angry: "Really? People as ruthless and ungrateful as my father have not received retribution, so why should I be afraid? I might as well tell you, you'd better behave yourself and don't force me to take action against you."
She didn't even take Su Zhongyan, a small sixth-rank official, seriously.
If Su Zhongyan dares to provoke her, she will let Su Zhongyan see the consequences of provoking her.
"You..." Su Zhongyan was furious, but he was really frightened by Su Yuan's aura.
Thinking that Su Yuan was rich and powerful, Su Zhongyan didn't dare to break up with Su Yuan.
You can't force it, you can only give in.
"Yuan'er, Ajie is your younger brother! Now that he is getting married, shouldn't you, as his sister, also support him? Your father has never asked you for anything over the years, so just pity us, okay?" Su Zhongyan said softly.
Su Yuan sneered slightly, "You didn't ask for it? Or you couldn't get it? Don't think I don't know. The dowry that mother left in the Su family is enough for Su Jie's descendants to spend slowly. Don't think of being greedy!
The Li family's money didn't come from the wind, so I won't give you a cent."
Su Zhongyan: ...
He should have guessed the result. How could a ruthless person like Su Yuan be willing to give in?
I'm afraid this trip was in vain.
"Why? I heard that you gave Li Mo, that maid, a dowry of 100,000 taels! You were so good to a maid, why are you so cruel to your brother?" Su Zhongyan was extremely puzzled.
Su Yuan can be so open-hearted to an outsider, so why can't she be nicer to her own brother?
"Li Mo has been by my side since I was little, helping me out, but what about Su Jie? What has he ever done for me? I haven't seen Su Jie much in the past twenty years. How can I have a brotherly relationship with him?
Besides! He is He's son, not my mother's son, so he can't be considered a biological brother." Su Yuan remained unmoved.