The two of them each took a portion and were speechless for a moment.
When Mrs. Jiao saw this, she quickly stood up from the ground and said loudly, "Mrs. Cui, our Houfu Temple is small and cannot afford a big Buddha like yours. You should leave quickly!"
Mrs. Cui shook the He Li Shu in her hand. , but smiled proudly.
"Don't worry, I will definitely leave, but I will take away the things that belong to me. For example, my dowry!"
Dingbei Hou's expression changed at that time, and he suddenly felt that he had fallen into a trap!
"What dowry?" Marquis Dingbei said coldly, "It has been nearly twenty years since you married, and the dowry has been scattered long ago. Even if there is any leftover, it will be all left in the north this time when the capital is moved."
"The Marquis is really good at it . Just kidding, when I married you, Shili Hongzhuang took most of the Cui family's wealth with me. Even the 20,000 taels of silver in the box were used by you to curry favor with your boss and show your face, but those antiques and jades are still there in the farm shop, right? ." Mrs. Cui calmed down and poured herself another cup of tea.
Mrs. Jiao thought of the locked rooms next to the study in the front yard, and she had some guesses.
Although the Marquis usually refused to let her take charge of it, it was always something belonging to the Marquis's house, so naturally he didn't want to be taken away, so he helped.
"Sister, this is your fault. The Marquis reconciled with you to save your face, but you still care about the dowry from many years ago? After all these years, you, the mistress, have married in the Marquis' mansion. To contribute, you should provide some things and money, right?"
"It's really ridiculous. I have never heard of a man taking a concubine or marrying a concubine and a concubine, and the wife still needs to pay for it? Do you want to go out and find someone to judge the reason? Everyone, listen, how did Marquis Dingbei eat a soft meal and live for so many years relying on his wife's dowry? In the end, he abandoned his wife. This is simply the most ungrateful white-eyed wolf in Tianwu!"
Mrs. Cui said unforgivingly, The left and right also made peace and just cursed.
At this time, Mr. Liu took out an old book.
"Back then, before Master Cui got married, he specially invited the three of us to his home. We inspected the dowry with our own eyes and signed the dowry list just to prepare for this day. I originally thought it was unnecessary, but unexpectedly, Academicians are the best at recognizing people."
He put the book on the table and sneered, "As Jinrou said, the dowry and silver can be spent, but the gold, silver, jade, and farm shop must be returned!"
Mrs. Cui added. , "Most of the gold, silver and jade in my dowry were brought to the Cui family by my mother, and they are all marked. Mr. Hou, don't even think about hiding them, otherwise if I see one outside in the future, I can accuse Mr. Hou of stealing. . And those shops and farms are all here in Weizhou. The profits over the years have been given to the Marquis Mansion. Instead of one hundred thousand taels of silver, there are fifty or sixty thousand. I didn't ask for these, I already missed the old friendship."
Dingbei Hou clenched his fist so hard that it was as if two taels of frost were scraped off his face. He stared at the dowry list, without any possibility of quibbles.
He also knew that the Cui family's dowry was precious. For so many years, even if he needed to give a gift, he would try to buy it outside and rarely use it. He didn't expect that now it would be returned to Zhao intact!
This simply made him vomit out the fat he had eaten!
But it's not possible without vomiting. In the past few days, there have been rumors in the court that the emperor is going to use Mr. Liu, a veteran minister who has become an official. If he doesn't release the dowry today, he will become an enemy of the Liu family in the future.
"Okay, I will return the dowry to you, but from now on we will never be sworn in." , Never meet again."
Mrs. Cui didn't even give him a spare glance, she just looked at Liu Zhiheng.
Liu Zhiheng immediately took the dowry list and said with a smile, "Please, Mr. Marquis, finish counting it early and we will leave early."
Dingbei Hou strode out. Mrs. Cui was worried and followed him.
For so many years, her dowry had been locked in the warehouse of the Marquis Mansion, and she had already prepared in her heart that the silk, satin, gold and silver would definitely be gone.
But I didn't expect that her jewelry, gold, silver, jade, and ancient books and woodware were all there.
Not even a single bit was lost or damaged due to the sudden move south!
She really didn't know whether to cry or be happy. She was happy that she could get back most of her dowry, but she was heartbroken that her husband would rather take these dead things than take her with him.
But Mr. Jiao, who was chasing after her, felt extremely distressed. So many good things were actually being given away!
Not only that, Liu Zhiheng was still questioning Dingbei Hou.
"Master Marquis, there is a pair of emerald Ruyi missing from the list. Has Master Marquis put it in the study? Take it out quickly. This pair of Ruyi was chosen by my mother from Jinrou's dowry when she got married. , there is still a mark on it. If Lord Marquis sells it, please tell me and I will redeem it."
Dingbei Hou's face turned red, and he held back his anger and told Mr. Jiao, "I'll take the pair of emeralds in the betrothal gift as I wish . Come here and give it back to them!"
Mrs. Jiao didn't expect that they could be turned to her, so she immediately shouted, "Master Hou, those Ruyi children are my betrothal gifts, you can't take them out!"
Liu Zhiheng laughed and mocked, "Ouch, It is not easy for the Marquis. He took the dowry from his first wife, stopped his wife and then married a new wife. If this spread, it would be very lively."
Dingbei Marquis was so angry that he shouted, "Go and get it back quickly, and we can find better supplies in the future. You!"
Mrs. Jiao did not dare to disobey, so she could only endure her heartache and take Yu Ruyi over.
Liu Zhiheng closed the dowry book with satisfaction, flipped the box containing the deed of the farm and shop in his hand, and said with a smile.
"Master Hou, the production of Jinrou's farm shop for so many years has been given to the Hou Mansion. The Hou Mansion isn't too stingy now, right? You can bring back the manpower, but don't take anything with you from the shop or the food from the farm. Let's go. After all, it caused too much noise, outsiders kept guessing, and the Marquis' face didn't look good."
After that, he didn't understand what Bei Marquis said, so he ordered the men he brought to start moving things out.
One car after another, more than twenty cars were pulled!
Mr. Liu and others also waited until the last car left in front of the Hou Mansion before standing up to say goodbye.
Marquis Dingbei and Mr. Jiao both looked as if they had eaten shit. They were very ugly.
When Mrs. Jiao saw Mrs. Cui walking away in style, taking with her a large amount of belongings and her favorite jade Ruyi, she was really angry and shouted loudly.
"Sister Cui, you are no longer a member of the Hou Mansion. From now on, live an honest life and don't go out and show off in the name of the Hou Mansion. After all, your innocence has been lost and you are already a waste. You are shameless, we still want it. !"
Mrs. Cui originally didn't want to argue with her. Men are unreliable, but if you have money, your life will not be bad in the future.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Jiao refused to give up. Naturally, she couldn't bear this tone before leaving.
So, she turned around and looked Jiao up and down, and asked with a smile.
"My mother only gave birth to me, so where did you come from as a younger sister? Our Cui family comes from a scholarly family, and my father is a great scholar of the current dynasty. Even if he devotes 100% of his time to educating his daughter, he still can't teach her enough. Idiots like you! Stop having random relationships in the future, lest others think you dislike the Jiao family and want to find a new father for you!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Ms. Jiao was furious and wanted to yell back, Mrs. Jiao did not give her this chance.
As soon as she designated Beihou, she smiled and said, "Oh, I forgot, you have found a father for yourself! When you are walking around, you'd better stay far away, otherwise, if you don't know, you will think that it is your father who takes care of you." You are going out without your daughter!"
At this time, even Dingbei Hou was so angry that he vomited blood, "You are so presumptuous!"