When Madam Jiang suddenly came, Yu Niaoniao had no choice but to lie back on the bed and continue pretending to be sick.
Madam Jiang sat down by the bed.
"Niaoniao, I heard that you were sick. I specially came to see you and discuss the dowry with you."
Yu Niaoniao was all ears. "Go ahead."
Madam Jiang said softly.
"For families like ours, our daughters' dowries have been prepared since they were young. But you only returned to the Yu family two months ago. I didn't even know you existed before that. Hence the failure to prepare your dowry in advance."
"Moreover, this marriage between you and Duke Lang is too sudden. We really can't gather so many things in a short time."
At this point, her meaning was clear.
She was telling her that the family would not give her much dowry so that she could be mentally prepared.
Yu Niaoniao said nothing.
Madam Jiang sighed. "Don't blame us. We had no choice."
"Have you told my father about this?"
Madam Jiang's eyes flickered. "Your father has been very busy recently. I haven't had the time to tell him."
Hearing this, Yu Niaoniao already had an idea.
Based on her understanding of Yu Kangtai, he would definitely not treat his eldest daughter harshly when it came to dowry.
Madam Jiang was here to test her attitude before deciding how to tell Yu Kangtai about this.
Yu Niaoniao said, "You and Father should discuss the dowry together. It's not appropriate for me to interrupt."
Madam Jiang wanted to say something else. However, Yu Niaoniao had already asked her to leave.
"I'm sleepy. I want to rest."
Madam Jiang clenched the silk handkerchief in her hand. She was dissatisfied, but she still had to pretend to be gentle and virtuous.
"Then rest well. I'll see you tomorrow."
After Madam Jiang left, Yu Niaoniao immediately got up from the bed.
Dang Gui asked as she helped her change.
"What did Madam mean? Was she not going to prepare your dowry?"
Yu Niaoniao said, "That's not necessarily the case. The dowry will definitely be prepared. It's just that there will be less."
No matter how silly Dang Gui was, she knew how important a dowry was to a married woman.
She asked carefully, "Do you want to talk to Master about this?"
Yu curled up. "It's useless. My father won't listen to me."
Compared to her daughter, with whom he had no emotional foundation, Yu Kangtai definitely trusted his wife, Madam Jiang, who had slept with him for decades.
If she really went to complain to Yu Kangtai, it would only deepen his prejudice against her and make him think that she was deliberately targeting Madam Jiang.
Madam Jiang had probably expected this, and that was why she dared to look for her directly to talk about the dowry.
Dang Gui was worried. "Then what should we do?"
Yu Niaoniao straightened her sleeves and smiled at herself in the mirror.
"Don't overthink it. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it."
Yu Niaoniao and Dang Gui crawled through the dog hole again.
The two of them successfully left the Yu Residence and headed straight for West City.
As the trade center of the Imperial Capital, West City was undoubtedly the most lively and prosperous area in the city.
The streets were lined with shops, and the streets were crowded with people. The cries of vendors rose and fell.
They munched their way down the street. In the process, Yu Niaoniao inadvertently caught a glimpse of a familiar figure. When she looked closer, the figure was gone.
Dang Gui asked as she nibbled on her pie.
"What are you looking at, miss?"
Yu Niaoniao frowned in confusion. "I clearly saw Yu Sheng just now. Why did he disappear in the blink of an eye?"