Lady Xu smiled and said, "Don't worry, your father's position is indeed higher than your uncle's. However, if the Emperor still wants to save face, he won't make things difficult for your uncle." The Xu family was the descendants of the founding ministers of the country and was the most upright family in the world. Even if they were no longer in the court, their influence was not something that the Ye family and the Wang family could compare to. After the Emperor ascended the throne, it was already very unsightly for him to force the Xu family to resign. If something happened to her master, without a very important excuse, the imperial family would be drowned in the spittle of the world. Ye Li frowned and thought that it was indeed not a big deal, so she nodded and thanked her aunt. Lady Xu smiled with satisfaction and said, "In the future, your maternal family won't stand up for you. After you get married, come visit us more often. This will also let your uncle and grandfather feel at ease. "
"Lady is here." There was a sound of footsteps outside the door. Wang shi appeared at the door with a group of servants. She stood at the door and looked at Lady Xu with raised eyebrows and said, "Lady Xu, why didn't you say you were coming? You didn't have time to let people welcome you."
Lady Xu had always disliked Wang shi's behavior. She snorted lightly and said, "I'm just following my master's orders to come and see Li 'er. The Ye family's status is high. How could we let Lady Ye welcome us?"
The Xu Family was a scholarly family. They had never promoted a concubine to the position of the first wife. Lady Xu also never liked Wang shi's status. Moreover, her sister-in-law died of depression more or less because of Wang shi, so how could she be nice to her? Wang shi also deeply hated Lady Xu for looking down on her. She was clearly a second-rank Furen, and Lady Xu was only a third-rank Virtuous Lady. What right did she have to look down on her? Wang shi looked at Ye Li's room with disdain and walked to the side to sit. She said to Lady Xu, "We've already sent Third Miss's horoscope to the Prince Ding Mansion. The wedding date will be set in a few days. As the legitimate mother, I will naturally let Third Miss get married in a grand manner. Lady Xu, you don't have to worry. " Madam Xu smiled faintly and sat down as well. She said, "It would be great if we could get married in a grand manner. Although Li 'er's surname is Ye, she is still a descendant of our Xu family. If a girl from the Xu family marries unfairly, even our family's Old Master will not agree. That's right … Brother Rong is still studying, right? I wonder if they will participate in next year's imperial examinations? "
Madam Xu's indifferent words made Wang Shi's heart tighten. Her Brother Rong was currently studying in the clan's ancestral school. She had actually forgotten that although the Xu family had declined, they were in charge of one of the four best academies in the world, Lishan Academy. It was also the best academy in Da Chu State. Rong Ge 'er was planning to study at Lishan Academy this year so that he would have a better chance of passing the imperial examinations next year. If she tampered with Ye Li's dowry, she was afraid … Thinking of this, she could not help but glare at Madam Xu. Madam Xu did not mind and smiled faintly. Wang Shi said with a cold face, "Our Brother Rong is Zhaoyi niang's younger brother. What's so difficult about the imperial examinations?" Madam Xu nodded in agreement and smiled. "It's good that Brother Rong is confident. On the other hand, Noble Consort Liu's brother is clearly the top scorer in the capital, but he is worried about me and traveled thousands of miles to Lishan to ask the Old Master for advice. This is too much. I'm sure your son won't need it. He must have won three times in a row to win glory for Zhaoyi niang. "
Hearing this, Wang Shi's expression became even uglier. Noble Consort Liu was known as the most talented woman in the capital. After entering the palace, she was endlessly favored. In addition, she gave birth to two princes in a row and a princess was conferred the title of Noble Consort. She suppressed her own daughter. The Liu family's young master was also famous for his talent. He suppressed her son until he was unknown in the capital. If the Liu family's boy became the top scorer next year, Zhaoyi niang would be furious.
Wang Shi snorted and looked at Ye Li with some reluctance before saying, "If Elder Xu can guide Brother Rong, of course, he will have more confidence." She admitted defeat. Madam Xu didn't say anything. She just smiled and said, "I just said something for nothing. Madam Ye's reputation is widespread. You won't mistreat your first wife's daughter. Later, I will ask our Old Master to send our eldest daughter's dowry list to the government office for re-filing, so as not to delay Li 'er's wedding. "
In the end, Wang Shi left with an ashen face. Madam Xu only sneered disdainfully.
In the Fangyi Courtyard, where the mistress of the Ye family lived, Wang Shi's face was ashen. Her expression was distorted as she cursed Ye Li, Madam Xu, and the Xu family. The floor was covered with broken teacups and porcelain. The delicate and beautiful Ye Ying stood silently on the side. Seeing her mother vent her anger, a trace of disdain flashed in her eyes.
"Mother, don't be angry. Sit down and take a rest. " When Wang Shi's anger was almost vented, Ye Ying stepped forward and spoke with a concerned and worried expression.
Seeing her daughter's beautiful and obedient face, Wang Shi couldn't help but feel wronged. She pulled Ye Ying and cried, "I have worked hard for this family for so many years. When have I ever mistreated her? Now she wants to fight with you for that little bit of dowry. Good daughter, if you marry into the Li family and have less dowry, not only will you be laughed at, Zhaoyi niang will also lose face. Aren't I doing this for the sake of the estate? That wretched girl actually sent people from the Xu family to look for trouble! " Ye Ying's watery eyes flashed. She smiled faintly and comforted Wang Shi softly, "Mother, His Highness Prince Li treats me sincerely. Naturally, he won't dislike our dowry. Besides … this matter has indeed wronged elder sister. Giving elder sister more dowry is only right. If outsiders see it, it will show that mother is benevolent and magnanimous. You didn't mistreat your first wife's daughter, right? As for second sister … she will definitely understand mother's difficulties. "
Wang Shi was startled. Thinking of Ye Li's appearance and demeanor, which were very similar to Xu shi's, and then looking at her own daughter's expression of being wronged, the anger in her heart was suppressed. She took Ye Ying's hand and patted it, "Don't worry, mother will definitely not wrong you. Even if I don't care about your dowry, I will definitely not let that girl marry into the family with so much dowry! "Her last words sounded like she was gnashing her teeth.
Ye Ying frowned worriedly, "Then what does mother want to do?"
Wang Shi was obviously confident. She smiled complacently and said, "Mother has her own ideas. You just need to prepare the dowry well."
The second daughter of the Ye family was the current most favored Zhaoyi. Now, there were two more daughters who were betrothed to the current most favored Prince Li and Da Chu State's only hereditary king. The Ye family was now at the peak of their power. When the news of the betrothal came out, there was an endless stream of officials and nobles who came to visit the Ye family. This made Wang Shi and Old Madame Ye very happy. Naturally, everyone in the Ye family hurriedly prepared the marriage and dowry of the two girls. Of course, the most important thing was to prepare Fourth Miss Ye Ying's. Because Wang Shi said that Fourth Miss Ye's wedding was half a month earlier than Third Miss Ye's, there was still time to prepare Fourth Miss Ye's dowry before Third Miss Ye's. In fact, the servants of the Ye family knew that Wang Shi did not want to prepare Third Miss Ye's dowry at all. Of course, if there was something good, she would prepare it for Fourth Miss Ye first. Fortunately, Old Madame Ye still knew the severity of the matter. Although Prince Li and Prince Ding had different priorities, they were still not people that the Ye family could afford to offend. After Madam Wang reluctantly spat out eight farmsteads, twelve shops, and three woodlands, she then took out ten thousand taels of silver from the public funds and asked a sister-in-law in the clan to help with the dowry. She also took out ten thousand taels of silver from her own funds to add to Ye Ying's dowry to appease Wang Shi. Although Wang Shi was unwilling, she did not dare to refute Old Madame. She could only bitterly hand over the land deeds and leave with the banknotes that Old Madame gave her.
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