The fourth girl made the whole family cry again

When Zhou Xixi learned about this, it was already the day before Zhou Chaochao's wedding.

On this day, the Duke's Mansion was very lively. Most of the wives from the official families in the capital were here, and they had to look at the dowry items as usual in the afternoon.

All ladies are well aware of this.

They love to participate in everyone's lively activities.

The eldest lady chatted and laughed with the guests without worrying at all. The old lady excused her headache to entertain several old ladies in Chunhui Garden.

When Zhou Xixi heard System Xiaobao say these things, her temples bulged!

[If I had such a aunt, I would buy two kilograms of steamed buns filled with arsenic and stuff them all into her mouth! 】

Zhou Xixi was angry when the maid said that the anniversary was coming.

"My aunt's eyes are swollen when I look at them. I don't know why?" Da Ya came to tell the time and said this secretly.

Married girls become aunts at home.

Zhou Xixi stood up and welcomed the anniversary in.

After getting married, she happened to not be there every time Annian Nian came back. This was the first time I saw Annian Nian who had already combed her hair.

"Why isn't eldest sister accompanying the guests at the other end of the main room?"

To be honest, except for the red eye circles, Anniversary's overall appearance is very good, and it can be seen that she has been very comfortable at her husband's house during this period.

Anniversary wanted to say something polite, but before he could speak, his eyes turned red.

Sister-in-law Gao had sharp eyes and quickly ordered all the people waiting in the room to evacuate.

"What's going on, eldest sister? There's no reason why the third sister is getting married, so you can't bear to come to my house and cry! Besides, everyone will be in the capital from now on, so it's more convenient to meet than to go back to your parents' home!"

Anniversary took out his embroidery pocket and took out a wad of silver notes.

Zhou Xixi glanced at it, and saw that each one had a face value of one hundred taels, and seemed to be two thousand taels thick.

Zhou Xixi looked at Annian Nian in surprise, waiting for her to speak.

"My elder sister asked my younger sister for a favor, but my mother did something stupid and gave me the money from my third sister's dowry to make money for my appearance. My sister may not believe what I said, but I really didn't know about it. At that time, my mother said that the other two thousand taels The money was given by my sister-in-law, so I didn’t dig into it further.

I didn't know what was going on until I came over yesterday?
I have no face to see my third sister, the sister I grew up with. She will not forgive me as a sister for plotting against her like this!
The younger sister gave the two thousand taels of silver to the third younger sister, not to mention that it was from me. "

Zhou Xixi kept staring at the person in front of her, and saw that although her eyes were red, the sincerity in her eyes was unfailing.

"Sister, why bother? Third sister also knows how eldest aunt is, so how could she anger her?

If you don't tell her, she will think that you took her things for the rest of her life.

They are all sisters, and they will have to deal with a lot of things in the future. Is it possible that the elder sister has to cut off all contact with the third elder sister? "

Anniversary didn't really think about it. She only knew that if it was revealed that she spent the two thousand taels of silver, the reputation of the two families would be damaged.

Zhou Xixi saw the dilemma of Annian Nian.

"Eldest sister, these two thousand taels of silver are not a small amount. Although it is a dowry from the girl's family, we can't just hide it from her husband's family. What will the eldest brother-in-law do if he finds out, and what do the eldest sister's parents-in-law miss about my sister!"

Speaking of this, Annian Nian started crying again.

"When I got home last night, I told my husband and mother-in-law about this. Both husband and mother-in-law supported me in exchanging it for my third sister."

There was still nothing to say in the anniversary year, and my mother-in-law looked bad at that time.

"Every year, I will never go back to my parents' home. Now that you are married to my son, we can live a good life together. Our family is simple and I am not a domineering elder. I will treat you as my own. But your mother... "

It's really not honorable to talk about my mother-in-law in person, so my mother-in-law stopped talking about it.

In the end, Zhou Xixi took Annian Nian to Zhou Chaochao's room.

Zhou Chaochao looked listless, but when he saw the two people approaching, he cheered up.

"Hey! I know I'm going to get married, so the third sister was so excited that I didn't sleep all night. Why don't you look at the dark circles under your eyes and not make the third brother-in-law feel bad?"

When Zhou Chaochao heard this, he pointed at her with a smile.

"Fourth sister, what a mouth! It's too early to tease my sister now. Wait a few months to see how I treat you!"

After a few jokes, the atmosphere became much better.

Zhou Chaochao greeted Annian Nian with a lukewarm attitude.

The little maid served tea.

Zhou Xixi looked at the daily necessities packed in the room and browsed through them casually.

Maybe it was because I felt guilty, but the things prepared by the eldest lady were quite good, practical, and in large quantities.

"The eldest sister has something to say to the third sister. Let me be a peacemaker. Let's agree first. Don't be upset on this big day!"

Zhou Chaochao kept looking at Biechou, and then turned to Annian Nian.

"Sister, if you have anything to say, just say it."

In the past, when I was polite, I would say, there is nothing my sisters can't say.

This time she didn't bother to say it.

The money was small, but what was done was too disgraceful.

Anniversary stepped forward and took Zhou Chaochao's hand. He felt that she was about to pull out, so he increased the strength of his hand.

"Third sister, it's your sister who can't help you. Don't hold grudges against your mother. It's not like you don't know her temper."

Zhou Chaochao curled his lips.

"What is my sister saying? Why can't I understand?"

Anniversary bit her lower lip.

"My mother intercepted my sister's dowry money. I really don't know. I have to trust my sister!"

Anniversary said, taking out the banknote.

Zhou Chaochao looked at the wallet containing the banknotes, and then looked at Annian Nian's face.

"Sister, how much money is in here?"

Anniversary was stunned and told the truth.

"Two thousand taels, does my sister think it's too little?"

Zhou Chaochao's tears fell down.

I can't tell you what I'm feeling at this time.

"Eldest sister, my mother sent you away that day and told me that my grandmother gave you a dowry of silver, saying it was only one thousand taels. I felt a little uncomfortable at the time. Why did the eldest sister's dowry of silver be three thousand taels, and the second sister's dowry was two thousand taels? , the fourth sister also has two thousand taels, but I have one thousand taels?
I thought at that time that my mother would make some small moves.

But who makes me a concubine? I don’t have a powerful husband’s family like my fourth sister.

Later, I overheard Sister Lianhua saying that my eldest sister was originally given two thousand taels of silver to get married. Grandma said that you were the first girl in the house to get married, so she gave you another one thousand taels.

At that time, my sister and I wanted to slap myself. How could I doubt my mother and sister?
I only found out two days ago that I had lost one tael of my dowry money. I didn't dare to argue with my mother, so I went to my father to cry.

Dad said that the two thousand taels of silver were used as a dowry for the eldest sister.

I was dumbfounded at the time. It wasn’t that I felt sad that I didn’t have enough money to marry, but that I felt like a fool!
Now, my sister has taken out these two thousand taels of silver, and she is relieved! "

Zhou Chaochao wiped away his tears and shook Anniversary's hand.

"Sister, I'm sorry that my sister has been very angry these days, and I even complained about her in my heart!
I may not return to my house often in the future, but my sister is out there and she is also my natal family. Because of what my sister has done today, my sister will never alienate her in the future! "

Zhou Chaochao cried and then started laughing again.

When the two sisters were holding each other's arms and crying, they heard light laughter coming from outside.

"Oh! What a beautiful sisterly bond. Have you forgotten about me?"

Zhou Sui Sui was dressed in rose red and walked in in a hurry.

She had only been married for more than a month. The woman was dressed up, her eyes were full of spring, and her red lips were so bright that people couldn't take their eyes away.

Zhou Xixi rushed out first. "Second sister, didn't you say you couldn't make it?"

On the day she got married, Zhou Xixi quietly asked her why she was back.

The wedding ceremony for a girl who marries far away is not so particular.

Later I heard that when I returned to the Sui family on the third day after getting married, I was considered to have returned to my natal family.

"I wasn't sure at the time. It's inconvenient to go out as a girl, but who can be sure about who I'm going to marry?"

Zhou Xixi tilted her head and looked at her.

"Then you can make the decision now and come back when you want?"

His smile never faded year after year, and he nodded.

"Your second brother-in-law said that I don't care what I want to do in the future. My father-in-law and mother-in-law are more casual than the two of us. After we got married, they went out to enjoy the mountains and rivers. If the middle-aged man at home had not settled down, I would have come back early. Got it!

What's going on, are you saying goodbye?

As for that! Why didn’t I see you crying so hard when I got married? You haven't even left the capital, yet you still want to leave? "

I don’t know if Zhou Suisui heard what she just said, but she is now putting herself in the position of an outsider.

"Second sister, I'm so envious!" Zhou Xixi said with peach blossom eyes.

The four sisters sat down and talked again. One year old gave Zhou Chaochao a set of facial expressions and asked her to put them in the dowry gift box.

"We have them all, I'll send them to you soon!"

Zhousui is thoughtful in doing things and can't be picky.

The lost dowry money was recovered, and he gained a new set of prestige. Zhou Chaochao felt that even though he was a concubine, he was already very dignified with such a dowry.

In the afternoon, as expected, all the ladies looked at her dowry and all of them praised her.

When the eldest lady found out that the eldest girl had returned two thousand taels of silver, she was so angry that her eyes were shining with stars.

On the second day, it was the official day to get married. Zhou Chaochao was dressed in wedding clothes and kowtowed to the elders in his family.

The old lady looked at her third granddaughter, with her beautiful face, growing up into a big girl. From now on she will be a wife and a mother, and she felt deeply touched in her heart.

The eldest lady stood aside, symbolically wiping her eyes with her sleeve.

Her eyes were red, and outsiders came to see her because they were reluctant to marry a concubine.

Are concubines also daughters?
In fact, she was so angry that she didn't sleep all night.

The old lady took Zhou Chaochao's hand.

"The third girl grew up next to the eldest daughter-in-law. She is no different from her own. This girl is also well-behaved, obedient and filial, and is loved by her mother the most."

After Aunt Lin's accident, it was as if she had never been there before in the family, and no one mentioned her.

The old lady glanced at the eldest lady.

"Yesterday, I discussed with your grandfather. From now on, the third girl will be registered under the name of the eldest lady. She can also be regarded as the third girl of our Duke's house. No one will look down on you after you get married."

The eldest lady was pretending to wipe her tears. As soon as these words came out, she was immediately shocked.

"Mom! Why didn't you discuss it with me?"

The eldest lady's tone was still accusatory.

"What are we discussing with you? My old lady hasn't gone yet, I can still make the decision in this family!"

Only then did the eldest lady realize that she had said the wrong thing, and it was too late to make amends at this time!

She lowered her head and almost bit her mouth full of silver teeth into pieces!
I didn't get two thousand taels of silver, and I even assumed the identity of my legitimate daughter!

Who knows, the old lady said again.

"Since I am the legitimate daughter, I will naturally treat everyone equally. When the second girl got married, the dowry given by the father-in-law was one thousand taels less than that of your eldest sister. Now grandma will make up for it for you!"

The old lady waved to Zhou Suisui and handed her a box containing banknotes.

The box was open, and there were ten banknotes lying inside. Naturally, they couldn't be faked.

The eldest lady's mouth is wide enough to fit an egg in.

Why?

The eldest girl in her family is the eldest daughter, how can she be compared to other girls?
The eldest lady was furious, but before she could take a deep breath, she heard that the old lady had summoned Zhou Chaochao again.

"This thousand taels will provide you with supplies. When you go to your husband's house, you can respect your parents-in-law and live a good life with your husband!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the eldest lady pouted at the other end.

He was always in a hurry and did not delay Zhou Chaochao's marriage.

After seeing off Zhou Chaochao, Annian Nian watched the doctor wake the lady up with a needle. She said a few words and then left.

"Mom, take good care of yourself. Your mother-in-law and maids will be able to take good care of you. If we are no longer with you in the future, don't be too fussy about it. Be more relaxed and your future blessings will still be there. Otherwise..."

Anniversary didn't say anything more, and the carriage came to pick her up. She didn't leave the yard impatiently like she did at this moment.

After Sanchao returned home, Zhou Chaochao had lunch in the old lady's courtyard and then returned to Sanjinyuan that he had purchased outside.

Married to the second son of a big shopkeeper, his parents-in-law do not live together. Zhou Chaochao takes care of the courtyard by himself, and can help her husband with business matters. There is no shortage of money on hand to make a living. How can he always forget about the big house in the Duke's mansion? It is just for fun. I will ask someone to send it to the fourth girl, and I will also take time to visit the anniversary year.

During the holidays, the gift boxes for the Duke's Mansion are also very thoughtful. With the old lady's big share, the eldest lady can only get very little.

August has entered in a blink of an eye, and the heat has subsided.

Zhou Xixi's wedding only has one month left.

She seemed to be living step by step, but she made the second lady and Liu Jiaojiao very busy.

Show her jewelry today and try on clothes for her tomorrow.

Originally, the old lady asked a nanny from the eldest princess's residence to teach the four girls the rules.

After all, if you want to marry into the royal family, you must follow the rules.

But the eldest princess waved her hand and said, "With me protecting me, who dares to restrain my daughter-in-law with rules?"

Although the eldest princess said this, the old lady did not dare to slack off at all and hired an old nanny who came out of the palace to teach her for an hour every day.

I returned to the Duke's Mansion one and a half months ago and will stay there until the fourth girl gets married.

The second wife initially thought about how many years it would take for her daughter to get married before she could see her again. However, it had only been less than half a year since she got married, and she spent more time going back to her parents' house than staying at her husband's house.

The second wife inevitably complained, and when she saw her uncle, she also scolded her daughter for being ignorant.

Unexpectedly, my uncle didn't care at all.

The second lady felt relieved.

The old lady came to Zhulan Garden to discuss with Zhou Xixi that she remembered the name of the second lady.

At that time, the Second Madam and Liu Jiaojiao were both here to help.

The old lady didn't say anything cryptic.

Several people heard it.

"I won't change, I have a biological mother, and I appreciate my mother being kind to me, but my biological mother is my biological mother, why should I ignore blood ties for the sake of reputation!"

Liu Jiaojiao's expression was cold. She was a little angry at the old lady's suggestion.

However, it was unexpected that his daughter would be so determined.

The second lady glanced at the mother and daughter and couldn't help but sigh.

"Mom, you have also seen that this aunt is not her own mother, so how can she be so strong and arrogant?"

In fact, the old lady has mentioned this suggestion before. The second lady can't make up her mind, so she can just talk about it in person now.