Zhai Ruyu quickly stepped forward, grabbed Ye Mingyan's waist, and pulled him forward.
Ye Mingyan threw himself directly into Zhai Ruyu's arms.
An elegant fragrance, accompanied by the fragrance of green lotus, hit Zhai Ruyu's nose.
Zhai Ruyu's head felt dizzy, and she almost felt drunk as she felt that the beauty in her arms was as beautiful as jade.
Ye Mingyan seemed to be frightened. After a moment, he pushed Zhai Ruyu hard and withdrew from Zhai Ruyu's arms.
"Many, many thanks to Prince Zhai, Mingyan resigned..."
Ye Mingyan's face turned red and he was about to pick up his skirt and run away.
Zhai Ruyu's arms were empty and she suddenly came back to her senses.
He grabbed Ye Mingyan's arm.
"Mingyan, I am sincere to you! As long as you follow me, I will treat you well!" Zhai Ruyu said eagerly.
Ye Mingyan's face straightened up and he said, "What does Prince Zhai mean by this? Is it possible that he wants Mingyan to be a concubine or a maid? Or is he a shady concubine?"
"I..." Zhai Ruyu concluded.
Ye Mingyan's eye circles immediately turned red.
"Prince Zhai, although the Ye family's family status is not prominent, there is no reason for a girl from the Ye family to be a concubine!"
When Ye Mingyan said this, he showed a humiliated expression.
Then he said: "Not to mention... let alone giving someone a wife!"
"Mingyan, I absolutely have no intention of letting you be an outsider." Zhai Ruyu defended hurriedly.
"So what? Could it be that you want me to be your concubine?" Ye Mingyan asked with red eyes.
Zhai Ruyu, "..."
Based on the Ye family's family status, she could only be his concubine.
Ye Mingyan seemed to see what Zhai Ruyu meant, and there was a hint of anger on his face.
"I have said before, girls from our Ye family will never be concubines for others!"
When Zhai Ruyu saw Ye Mingyan's angry and angry look, he felt even more uncontrollable.
It is indeed too unfair for such a noble woman to be a concubine!
"I will marry you as an equal wife!" Zhai Ruyu blurted out.
Ye Mingyan was startled.
Immediately, he lowered his eyes, covering the light under his eyes.
**
When Su Laoer came back from Wu's house, it was already nightfall.
Until this moment, he was still confused and couldn't believe that such a living person was gone like this.
Immediately, I thought of the little girl whose voice was hoarse from crying.
I feel more and more uncomfortable.
Little Niuniu is younger than her sister, but she has lost her father...
Su Laoer let out a long sigh and looked up to see the dim yellow light coming from the window of Yuelai Inn.
Su Laoer's brows furrowed.
People from the British government stayed at the Yuelai Inn.
These people had better leave Fengqi County as soon as possible to avoid causing further trouble for their families.
As everyone knows, in the Yuelai Inn, the second master of the Lin family is standing in front of the old lady's bed, with a hesitant expression.
Mother Wang and Mother Li stood in the corner with their hands down, as silent as a cicada.
"Mom, dad asked today... my eldest aunt's dowry list from that year."
Mr. Lin said and glanced at Mama Wang.
Mother Wang quickly said: "My lord, no, I asked my slave to ask."
Mother Wang stuttered and changed her words.
After all, calling him the Duke of the country now does not mean that he is going to poke his master's heart.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh”
The old lady spat out a few ambiguous characters.
Mother Wang quickly explained to Mr. Lin.
"The old lady asked why?"
Mr. Lin said sadly: "Dad wanted to give the eldest aunt's dowry to the eldest sister. However, mother, you gave most of the eldest aunt's dowry to the second sister. Now dad wants to return it to the eldest sister. Take
What else?"
Although Mr. Lin didn't explicitly accuse or complain, he showed it in his tone.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."
As soon as Mr. Lin finished speaking, the old lady's eyes widened and her expression became excited.
Mother Wang glanced at the old lady's appearance and felt a little worried, fearing that the old lady's condition would worsen in the next moment.
However, in this situation, if the master insists on doing that, I am afraid that the family will be seriously injured.
After all, the dowry has been given to the second girl, and she must not get it back.
In this case, we can only use the property of the house to compensate the eldest girl.
But how rich was the eldest lady’s dowry back then?
Mother Wang was worried, and Mr. Lin was even more worried.
Over the years, he has been taking care of the property of the Duke's Mansion.
Of course he knows better than anyone how much assets his family has.
Originally, my father's title was deprived of his title and his official position was reduced, and the family was already in turmoil.
If all the dowry of the eldest aunt was returned to the eldest sister, wouldn't the huge Lin family become an empty frame?
When Mr. Lin thought of this, he felt like crying.
"Second brother, how can you tell mother these things?"
As soon as the third master of the Lin family came in, he happened to hear what the second brother said and couldn't help but complain.
When Second Master Lin heard this, he said angrily: "Then what do you think we should do? Dad wants to sell off the property and compensate the eldest sister. There are hundreds of people in the house. What will they eat and drink in the future?"
"A small family can live on two acres of thin farmland. Is it possible that the Lin family cannot live in poverty?" Mr. Lin said righteously: "The things left by the eldest aunt should be given to the eldest sister, not to mention the eldest sister.
My sister has suffered so much over the years, so even if the Lin family sells all their property to compensate my eldest sister, it is only natural!"
"Okay! Everything you said is right!" Mr. Lin said angrily: "If you all endure hardship, I will naturally endure hardship too. But what about the dowry for the girl who is engaged to be married? From now on?
Where did it come from?”
"My father was deprived of his title and official position. I am afraid that the girl from the Lin family has been despised by her husband's family. I don't know if anyone will come to cancel the engagement? Now if I can't even come up with a dowry, I won't be able to marry a girl from the Lin family.
, and was also looked down upon by my husband’s family…”
"Moreover, is it possible that a girl who has not been engaged will get married without a dowry in the future? My mother's body needs to be recuperated, and my father is getting older. After Jin'er is found, he will not be able to survive without medicine..."
The more Mr. Lin talked about it, the more he felt sad, and the more he talked about it, the more he could not live his life.
"You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are when you are not a family member. You talk about etiquette, justice and morality all day long, but it is me, the second brother, who smells like copper all day long, has a villain's heart, has no righteousness, and no human kindness..."
As Mr. Lin talked, he waved his hand, walked to the table, sat down, and began to sulk.
Mr. Lin was speechless.
Naturally, he didn't know how much property the Lin family had.
Of course, he didn't pay attention to these chores.
Third Master Lin thought for a while and asked with some disbelief: "Is it possible that the family has been relying on the eldest aunt's dowry all these years?"
"Of course it's not, but..." Second Master Lin glanced at the old lady on the bed, "When my second sister got married, my mother paid 20% more than my eldest aunt's dowry, so she bought her second sister's dowry.
And the eldest aunt's dowry accounts for nearly half of the property of the house..."
All in all, half of the Duke's family fortune was given to Lin Wanyu, the second daughter of the Lin family.
Now if I want to pay back the eldest lady's dowry, I will have to empty out the other half of my family fortune.