"Same as Ying 'er?!" Wang Shi screamed, "How can we have so much money? Laoye, it's not that I want to treat Third Miss unfairly, it's just that the family is in a difficult situation. Ying 'er is Zhaoyi's younger sister, and she's married to the emperor's younger brother. If the dowry is less, it won't look good on Prince and Zhaoyi. At worst … At worst, this concubine will give Third Miss the two manors that I left for Brother Rong in my dowry. "Wang Shi wiped her tears and complained, but in her heart, she secretly hated Ye Li who was sitting silently at the side. How can she let that bitch's daughter be like her Ying 'er? Don't even think about it!
"This …" Ye Shangshu was stunned and looked at Ye Li awkwardly. Now Zhaoyi was favored in the palace, and she was pregnant. If she could give birth to a prince …
Ye Ying saw Ye Shangshu's expression soften, she bit her lips and whispered, "Father, don't be embarrassed. Give some of Ying 'er's dowry to Third Sister. It's just that Da Jiejie's flower expenses can't be neglected, and Fifth Sister and Sixth Sister should also have some. " Seeing that his most favored daughter was so sensible, Ye Shangshu's expression softened. He looked at Ye Li and wanted her to say a few words.
Ye Li smiled faintly in her heart. She looked up at the four people present and whispered, "Father, mother, and Fourth Sister, don't be embarrassed." Wang Shi was happy to hear this. All these years, Ye Li didn't fight for anything, which made her feel that Ye Li was soft and easy to manipulate. She thought that she was going to give in. Ye Li said, "Mother mentioned to me before she passed away that when she married into the Ye family, Grandfather and Grandmother gave her eight villages, twelve shops, and three forests. These are all left for Third Miss as dowry. As for the rest, father and mother can just follow Second Sister's routine. It's better to give Fourth Sister more. "Two years ago, Ye Family's Second Miss married the Third Son of the Censor Family, and Wang Shi only gave ten thousand taels as dowry.
"What?! How can this be?! Those are … "Wang Shi couldn't help but scream. Those were the things she wanted to keep for her daughter's dowry and for Rong Ge 'er.
Ye Li looked at her strangely and asked, "What is it?" She lowered her eyes slightly and looked at Old Madam Ye shyly. "Mother said that her dowry was for her granddaughter. My aunt knew about this. Am I right, Grandmother? "
Old Madame Ye's expression was also a little ugly. When Xu married into the Ye family, it could be said that she had ten miles of dowry. If all of it was given to Ye Li, then Ye Ying's dowry would be a little ugly. Ye family had been squandering money like water these years, and they were already struggling to make ends meet. If they wanted to prepare the same dowry as Xu's, Ye Ying's family would not be able to survive after she got married. However, Ye Li was right. Before Madame Xu passed away, the young madame of the Xu family was also present. She had personally heard Madame Xu's funeral arrangements. Seeing that Old Madame Ye didn't say anything, Ye Li wasn't in a hurry to speak. She just sneered in her heart. She didn't have much of an opinion about the dowry, but her mother's dowry couldn't be given to Madame Wang's daughter as a dowry. Although she had memories of her previous life after Madame Xu passed away, it couldn't change the fact that Madame Xu was her mother. She didn't forget the careful care and teaching of Madame Xu since she was a child, and the grievances that Madame Xu suffered. Since marrying into the Ye family, Madame Xu hadn't been happy for a day. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that she died of depression. If her dowry was used to subsidize the daughter of her husband's concubine, Ye Li, who didn't believe in ghosts and gods, was worried that her mother would crawl out of the grave.
After a long while, Old Madame Ye said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. I'll discuss it with your mother and father later."
Ye Li raised her eyebrows slightly and agreed softly.
"Miss, Madame Xu is here."
Ye Li looked up and saw her second aunt coming in from outside. She quickly got up to greet her. "Second aunt."
Madame Xu was only thirty-six or thirty-seven years old this year. Her well-maintained appearance could only be called delicate and pretty, but her natural temperament showed that she came from a prestigious family.
She frowned and looked around Ye Li's room. She couldn't help but poke her forehead. "Your aunt and uncle told you to move to your uncle's house a long time ago, but you didn't listen. Now look at what you're living in. Look at your marriage … Are you deliberately making your mother feel uneasy in the afterlife? " Ye Li rubbed her forehead and pulled Madame Xu to sit down. "Uncle hasn't had it easy these years. Moreover, grandmother and father are still alive. How can a daughter move to her uncle's house? Others will laugh at the mother for not knowing how to raise her daughter. "Since the current emperor ascended the throne, he suppressed the old officials of the previous emperor. Grandfather, eldest uncle, and the Xu clansmen all retired from the officialdom. Now, only second uncle was still in the Hanlin Academy as a third-rank Hanlin scholar. In the eyes of outsiders, the century-old Xu clan had long declined.
Hearing Ye Li say this, Madame Xu couldn't help but sigh. "It's just that seeing you suffer so much, your grandfather would be distressed." For several generations, the Xu family had more males than females. In Grandfather Xu's generation, he only had one daughter, Ye Li's mother. Naturally, he doted on her dearly. If he knew that his only granddaughter was suffering so much, with Grandfather Xu's temper, he would probably rush to the capital to hold his son-in-law down and scold him. Ye Li smiled and said, "What suffering? Li 'er won't let herself suffer." Madame Xu looked at her worriedly and said, "Now that you're getting married … Prince Ding really isn't a good match. That younger sister of yours is too much of a good-for-nothing. She stole her elder sister's husband. Is this something that the young miss of a noble family can do? " Ye Li's eyes moved. She didn't have her usual gentle and weak appearance in the fu. She smiled faintly and said, "Prince Ding also has his advantages. Aunt and Uncle don't need to worry about Li 'er. " The Ding Palace's position in the Da Chu State was high. Unless Prince Ding rebelled and usurped the throne, even the Emperor wouldn't dare to easily shake the Ding Palace's position. And now, Prince Ding was completely detached from the court because of his health. Marrying him, she naturally wouldn't have to worry about those troublesome matters. To Ye Li, it was just the difference of moving from the Ye Residence to the Prince Ding Mansion. In her previous life, she was too tired. In this life, as long as she could peacefully muddle along and wait for death, it would be fine.
That's right, muddle along and wait for death. This was the goal that Ye Li set for herself in this life. In her previous life, she was a soldier. A soldier in a special force. She risked her life for the country. In the end, she died for the country. She wasn't filled with grief and anger. She didn't have the ambition to shock the world. She believed that she didn't let down the country and the country didn't let her down. Dying on the battlefield was the duty and responsibility of a soldier. But after ten years of bloodshed, she had experienced too much and was a bit tired. So, in this life, as long as she lived peacefully, it would be fine.
Seeing her so calm, Lady Xu was relieved and worried. In the end, she could only sigh. So what if she was dissatisfied? The Emperor personally decreed the marriage. Who could disobey?
"This is what your maternal grandfather gave to me and your uncle before he left the capital. It's the dowry that your maternal grandfather prepared for you. We can't openly exchange all of them for banknotes, right? " Lady Xu handed over a stack of banknotes and placed it in Ye Li's hand. Ye Li unfolded it and saw that it was a banknote worth one thousand taels of silver, ten banknotes worth five hundred taels of silver, and a few smaller banknotes worth twenty thousand taels of silver. Lady Xu didn't let her speak and continued, "I heard that Ye Wangshi also wanted to deduct the dowry that your mother left for you? Don't worry about this. Aunt will definitely help you take care of it. Humph, which daughter of my Xu family didn't get married in a dignified manner? Even if they declined, they wouldn't do such a thing as giving the dowry of the first wife to the concubine's daughter. Haven't your mother's dowry been ruined by them all these years? Aunt will definitely get those farmsteads and shops back for you. "Ye Li frowned and said," Li 'er can handle this matter by herself. Aunt, don't … "
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