The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

"So what did you hear?"

"Mother, do you know who she is going to marry?"

"Love whoever you want, just give the gift money."

He Bao's eyes lit up, then dimmed again. "Mom, don't even think about the betrothal money. I'm afraid you won't be able to keep the money you have."

"Who dares to touch my things?"

He Bao said, "Mother, my father told my uncle to take out the money you have and his as well, and put them together to prepare a dowry for my sister."

"When she married into the Jin family, I didn't give her a single cent of dowry. Now that she's remarrying, what do I have to give her? You want to touch the money in my hand? No way!"

He Bao looked at the innermost corner of her mother's bed. There was a valuable item given to them by the people in the palace after they came to beg. Her mother hugged it day and night, and no one could touch it.

The brocade cloth of the lotus bud revealed the gold, silver, and treasures inside. She had coveted these things for a long time. Thinking that these things might become He Ye's dowry, she showed greed on her face, "Mother, you can't get out of bed now, and your movements are not smooth. Why don't you let me keep those valuables to prevent my father from snatching them away?"

Liu Dalan's sinister eyes flashed with contempt, "I asked you to keep it...how can I get this thing?!"

"Mom, aren't you going to save a dowry for me? Don't you want to enjoy life with me?" There was a hint of deception in He Bao's voice.

Liu Dalan turned around and took a look at the treasures she touched countless times every day, and smiled, "I can't suffer any hardship if I have these things."

"Mom, don't you think about me?"

"Okay, you're still a long way from getting married. Just serve me well and I'll give you these things as a dowry."

"Mom, I'll be sixteen after this year. Aren't you anxious to find me a husband?"

Liu Dalan was anxious in the past, but now that she is paralyzed in bed, she is not anxious anymore.

Liu Dalan looked at He Bao, who was anxious to get married, and smiled mercilessly, "It's your parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. You have to get married when your parents tell you to. Just wait!"

He Bao always felt that since returning from the government, her mother Liu Dalan had not treated her the same way as before. In the past, Liu Dalan did not order her around, rarely scolded her, and even regarded her as her hope for a better life. Now her mother had changed, scolding and ordering her around without restraint, and the way she looked at her was no longer the same as before.

"Mother, my sister He Ye is already married, so you should take care of my affairs too." After a few days in Prince Pang's mansion, He Bao's desire to marry into a wealthy family intensified. She dreamed of a life of fine food and wine, surrounded by pearls and jade, and surrounded by maids. She wanted to have everything she wanted. She didn't want to have to face her mother's face, she didn't want to be bossed around by her mother, and she didn't want to wait on Liu Dalan's bedside.

Liu Dalan looked at her legs through the quilt. "Mom really wants to enjoy life with you, but look at my legs. I can't even get out of bed now. How can I go out and find a husband for you? Your first priority now is to help me get out of bed. Once I can get out of bed and walk, I'll go out and pick a man for you. We've already picked the rich and powerful men in Fengying City. Are you still worried that you'll marry worse than He Ye? By the way, who did your sister marry?"

Speaking of this lotus pod, he got angry and said, "Mom, isn't it a coincidence that the one who came to ask for marriage was Captain Sun."

Speaking of Captain Sun, Liu Dalan's legs, which had lost their intuition a long time ago, suddenly trembled, and her pale lips turned even paler. She had suffered a lot at the hands of Captain Sun. It was that man named Sun who broke her legs.

"How could it be her?!"

"Yes, mother, I don't know why this Constable Sun fell in love with my sister He Ye. If she marries Constable Sun, my sister He Ye will have a backer in the future. Then all her money will have to be taken to Constable Sun's house as a dowry."

He Bao was even more unwilling than Liu Dalan to not get the money from He Ye.

"Mom, my uncle wants to buy a dowry for my sister, and my father also wants to buy a dowry for my sister. My sister also has her own dowry. She took all these things away. What will I bring as a dowry when I get married?"

"Mom, please say something!"

Liu Dalan's lips finally opened with trembling, "Alright, stop yelling. I'm so upset."

"Mother, can't you object? Don't let my sister marry before me. If she marries before me, I won't have any dowry."

Liu Dalan's resentful and angry eyes could kill people. "What can I do? I can't even leave the house. Such a big thing has happened to me, and no one has discussed it with me. Humph, they just want to see that I can't walk or move. If I could walk and move, would they dare to ignore me? Humph, after all, I am in this situation today because of you, a dead girl. Your mother's legs are broken in your hands."

He Bao, feeling guilty, hurried forward to rub Liu Dalan's legs. "Mother, your leg is not my fault. I was so scared that day. It was that Captain Sun who did it. If Mother wants to blame anyone, it should be Captain Sun. Besides, Mother's legs are not permanently disabled. Didn't the doctor say that as long as you take good care of yourself, you can still walk? And the medicines my uncle prescribed for you are all from the Imperial Hospital. They are all made with rare and precious medicinal materials. With the medicines from the Imperial Hospital and my careful care, Mother will be able to walk soon."

Liu Dalan looked at the boxes of medicine on the table in the distance, without a single kind word coming out of her mouth. "That ungrateful bastard is still trying to use good medicine on me. She's hoping I'll die so her eldest brother can remarry..."

Cheng Feng sneezed in the backyard. It was almost dinner time when he returned home. Under normal circumstances, Shang Xi would definitely be disgusted by the drunken smell of him. But today, Shang Xi was as excited as if she had seen the God of Wealth. She helped him to the chair with great enthusiasm.

Cheng Feng walked steadily, but Shang Xi was struggling with her body leaning sideways. Shang Xi's thoughts were written on her forehead. Cheng Feng pretended to pull his hand back, "I'm not drunk, I don't need your courtesy."

Shang Xi forcefully pushed Cheng Feng onto the chair. Yuhua quickly poured some tea for Cheng Feng. Then the two women and two maids surrounded Cheng Feng, waiting for good news from him.

Cheng Feng looked at the looks in everyone's eyes and said indifferently, "Are you guys so anxious to marry He Ye off? If He Ye knew, she would be so sad."

Shang Xi said, "Girls shouldn't be kept around when they grow up. If you keep them around, they'll just become enemies. Tell me, what does your eldest brother mean? Is he interested in that Constable Sun?"

"My eldest brother is just a farmer. In his eyes, Captain Sun is a high-ranking official. He has met Captain Sun and agreed to the marriage. He said that as long as He Ye nods, it will be settled." As soon as Cheng Feng finished speaking, the room was filled with joy. Cheng Feng looked at the women in the room and said, "Is it Chinese New Year today? You look so happy."