"Mom, how can I calm down? Xiaojiu is my flesh and blood and the granddaughter of that old witch. How could she do this?" Mrs. Xu became angry, "She wants to use my daughter to betray her declining family.

, It’s a beautiful idea, I’ll go back and say that I don’t agree with this marriage.”

Mrs. Zhou's tone suddenly became stern: "Shut up, that's your mother-in-law. Do you still have any respect for your elders? As you are now, you can become irrational even if you are reasonable."

Mrs. Xu had always been afraid of her mother. Seeing her becoming strict, she could only suppress her inner anger and said, "Mom, this is too much bullying. I just feel sorry for Xiao Jiu. This marriage cannot be concluded no matter what."

Mrs. Zhou turned the Buddhist beads in her hand and thought about it in her mind for a long time with her eyes half-closed. Then she highlighted one sentence, "The Cen family is in decline, but it is a noble family."

Mrs. Xu's eyes widened in surprise. Seeing what her mother meant, this marriage seemed feasible. She was stunned for a while and then said: "Mom, didn't you also say that you wanted to tell Zhe'er about Xiaojiu?

"

Mrs. Zhou whispered: "I had such a plan in the past, but... Zhe'er is getting older and older, and is spoiled by his parents. He has a soft temper. In the past, I thought Xiao Jiu also had a soft temper. Even if he gets married,

You can live with a little grievance. With me as an old woman looking after you, if you give birth to a boy and a half girl in the future, even if I go, the Yongxiang Houfu will not dare to do anything to her. But recently I heard you say that when Xiaojiu grows up,

My temper has become stronger. Last month, when you brought Xiaojiu back, I asked her a few questions and found that she had a lot of ideas, so I felt that this marriage was not that good."

Mrs. Xu was really stunned this time.

If Xiaojiu is not married in, the wealth of the Yongxiang Marquis Mansion will be in vain. The old Marquis was a romantic and stupid person at the time, and almost lost all the family property. For so many years, my mother has been my mother day and night.

It took a lot of effort to support the Hou Mansion again. If you can't let your own flesh and blood enjoy it, what's the point of adopting it?

Mother and daughter were connected. Mrs. Zhou knew what her daughter was thinking, so she simply said: "I have my own idea. After you go back, you can show off your face, but you can't go too far. You can't refuse this marriage too much."

Be thorough and leave room for further explanation after I have inquired about the situation of the Cen brothers."

After her mother said this, Mrs. Xu had no choice but to endure it for the time being. Anyway, her mother would not harm her. Thinking about her husband, she felt that what her mother said made sense. When you marry someone else, you are still marrying a human being.

If we meet someone like Mr. Su again, no matter how good his background is, what's the point of living a makeshift life?

Return to Yuan Ping Bo Mansion.

Mrs. Xu immediately went to see Mrs. Cen.

Mrs. Cen told her about the engagement with a smile on her face, and explained: "The Cen family's brother was selected as a scholar at the age of thirteen, and he broke through the door frame to propose marriage. I thought about making the appointment for Xiaojiu quickly and letting others

It would be bad if we were the first, so we exchanged Geng Tie with the Cen family."

Mrs. Xu made a cold face and twisted the handkerchief in her hand. When she heard that the wedding invitations had been changed, she couldn't help but said: "Mother-in-law, you are going to betroth Xiaojiu. My daughter-in-law didn't dare to say anything, but is it too much?"

It's a bit hasty, Xiao Jiu is only eleven, and it will take two years to make a formal decision. Speaking of which, my wife met Brother Heng once during the Chinese New Year three years ago, and now she doesn't even remember what he looks like and whether he is suitable for Xiao Jiu.

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Mrs. Cen didn't seem to notice Mrs. Xu's disrespectful look on her face, and said kindly: "In two years, Brother Cen will be selected as the candidate for marriage. There are so many people to propose marriage. If someone takes the lead, Xiaojiu will not be able to get married. I

This is also because I am worried about Xiaojiu. Look at these girls at home. It is not easy to find good candidates at the moment just because they did not book them early. To tell you the truth, both the first and second wives are interested in this marriage, but I think

Since the third bedroom is smaller, while my old bones can still move, I can book it for Xiaojiu as early as possible to avoid any complications. Don’t worry, brother Heng, I have watched him grow up, will I still harm my granddaughter?”

He is just a scholar, what is there to be proud of? Not to mention the capital, even outside, there are a lot of poor scholars. Xu is quite disdainful, but thinking of her mother's explanation, she feels that the Geng and Tie have been changed, so there is no point in making trouble again.

He couldn't change the facts, but still wanted to fight for the best interests, so he said: "Mother-in-law also knows that the three-bedroom apartment is very small, how much dowry do you plan to give Xiaojiu?"

Mrs. Cen was stunned. She originally thought that Mrs. Xu would strongly oppose this marriage, and she had already prepared a lot of arguments in her heart. However, she did not expect that Mrs. Xu did not object strongly and instead brought up the dowry. She had never thought about this.

There are so many granddaughters in the house, Xu's dowry is rich and she is good at running things, and she only has one son and one daughter. By then, all the granddaughters in the second and third bedrooms will be married off, and the third and fourth bedrooms will be enough. According to her,

Just two or three thousand.

But now, two or three thousand silver is obviously not enough. You can't tell Mrs. Xu. I will just pay two or three thousand silver. You can marry your daughter into my natal family and then pay for the dowry yourself. In normal times, this would be nothing. But now

The Xu family is definitely going to make trouble, there are too many, and they really can’t come up with anything.

Mrs. Xu wiped the corners of her eyes and said: "Mother-in-law, it's not that I'm picky, it's just that I have a daughter like this. She grew up in an uncle's house. She is delicate and rich, and I rashly let her marry into a noble family. How will I live like this?

It is said that the uncle's house is rich and noble. That day when the second lady's dowry was brought out, everyone was not surprised. If Xiaojiu missed her second sister too much, what would outsiders think? Those who didn't know thought that the uncle's house was here to save the dowry money.

Marry the girl low."

Get the dowry first, and find out more about it later. If the Cen family brother is not as good as Mrs. Cen said, he will have an excuse to cancel the marriage. After all, Xiaojiu is still young, as for the dowry given to his granddaughter,

Is it possible for the madam to carry her back? Mother is right, the marriage certificate has been changed, and there is no benefit in making a fuss now. Either way, she will be known as having withdrawn from the engagement, so even if she wants to withdraw from the marriage, she still has to get a share of the dowry as compensation.

Mrs. Cen was speechless. Mrs. Xu clearly hinted that she wanted to give Xiaojiu the same dowry as her second sister.

Seeing this, Grandma Jin hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over and said: "Third Madam, don't worry, Madam Tai has already told this slave girl that she will never wrong Miss Ninth. It's just that the dowry hasn't been calculated for a while, and some

Antique jewelry is difficult to estimate, please wait a few days and we will surely satisfy you.”

Mrs. Xu then said: "Thank you very much, mother-in-law, for worrying about Xiaojiu. Wife-in-law will leave first."

Aunt Jin hurriedly sent Mrs. Xu out.

After coming back, Mrs. Cen still had the same expression.

Aunt Jin sighed and advised: "Madam, this result is already very good. The eldest lady's marriage requires Mrs. Zhou's consent. I think I should give it to Miss Ninth according to the dowry given by the second lady."

It's easy to say. The person who was originally betrothed to the Kangjun Prince's Palace was the eldest daughter. Generally speaking, the dowry of the eldest daughter is richer than that of other daughters. In addition, the marriage in the Prince's Palace is high, so it is appropriate for the dowry to be richer. In the future,

This in-law can bring great help to the uncle's house. Now that Xiaojiu has to give out such a dowry, how can Mrs. Cen part with it?

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