The cannon fodder in the book is laughing, and the scum is slapped in the face

Just as Lu Yunxu was about to speak, Qiao Jinlan stepped forward and said with a smile, "Father, this matter really cannot be blamed on the prince."

"Prince, you are helping your father."

Anyang Hou was so angry at Qiao Jinlan's words that he laughed: "He helped me? What did he help with?"

"He helped to rob the silver and ruined his cousin's marriage, right?"

Qiao Jinlan shook her head: "Father, you are wrong."

"Your Highness, by doing this, you are truly helping your cousin. If you follow your father's way, your cousin's marriage will probably be in trouble."

Lu Lianghui choked with grievance, "Princess, I know that I am not worthy of the Marquis's money, and I don't want to take it."

"I have also advised the Marquis not to pay for my dowry."

"No matter how wrong I am, it's all my fault, Crown Prince, Crown Princess, please don't blame the Marquis."

Lu Lianghui's compromise was like stabbing Marquis Anyang's heart with a knife.

His own daughter is so well-behaved and sensible, but now, she is getting married, but she is still so shabby. How can this be possible?

Especially Lu Yunxu and Qiao Jinlan, the two of them didn't even give Huier a little bit of decency.

This aroused all the anger in Marquis Anyang's heart.

"Oh my God, cousin, why do you think we are blaming father?" Qiao Jinlan spoke in surprise before Marquis Anyang could react.

"We are helping you."

"If your father sold his shop to buy you a dowry, what would you make people outside think of the Changyuan Marquis' Mansion?"

"They are marrying a prince's wife, and they need a cousin from their in-laws' family to sell the shop to make up the dowry."

"Why? The Changyuan Marquisate doesn't want a new bride without a dowry, right?"

Marquis Anyang was stunned. What Qiao Jinlan said... seemed to make some sense.

"Father is preparing a dowry for you out of kindness, but... the Changyuan Marquis's Mansion wants to save face." Qiao Jinlan said, ignoring Lu Lianghui's pale face, and then looked at Anyang Marquis, "What do you think, father?"

Marquis Anyang's mind was working rapidly, weighing the pros and cons.

Su Yunxia also wanted to understand what Qiao Jinlan meant, and then her face became so ugly that it was unbearable to look at.

"My Lord..." Su Yunxia wanted to save the situation.

Unfortunately, Anyang Hou had already thought it through: "What you said does make sense."

The Changyuan Marquisate has to maintain its reputation.

If he really used the money from selling the shop to buy Lu Lianghui's dowry, then the Changyuan Marquis' Mansion would be the one to be laughed at.

I think Changyuan Hou doesn't want to see such a situation.

"As for the dowry issue... let's do it within our means." Marquis Anyang compromised helplessly.

His words were equivalent to determining the amount of Lu Lianghui's dowry.

Lu Lianghui's body swayed, and if Qiao Jiaojiao hadn't been there to support her, she would have almost fainted.

Is she going to marry into such a shabby family?

"Eh? What's wrong with you, cousin? Is it because your father didn't buy you a dowry, and you can't bear the blow and are going to faint?" Qiao Jinlan asked puzzledly.

"But, haven't you always said that you don't need your father to worry about buying you a dowry? You are... you have always been saying one thing and thinking another?"

Qiao Jinlan's words made Su Yunxia so angry that she wanted to tear her mouth apart alive. However, she could not take any action. She could only suppress all her hatred and put on a forced smile: "You are joking, my princess."

"Hui Er was running too fast just now. Now that she sees that the problem has been solved, she feels relieved and that's why she can't stand steadily."

"So that's how it is." Qiao Jinlan suddenly realized, and then she said to Su Yunxia apologetically, "Aunt, I thought too much."

"I always feel that getting married is a big deal for a woman, and my cousin will care about it."

"Alas... it's all because of my petty mind."

"How could my cousin be such a shameless and two-faced person who wants her cousin to sell his shop to buy her a dowry?"

"It's my fault, cousin, I'm sorry." Qiao Jinlan bowed to Su Yunxia and Lu Lianghui with great sincerity.

Seeing Su Yunxia so angry that she was about to vomit blood, Anyang Hou changed the subject and ordered Lu Yunxu, "The silver will not be used to buy Hui'er's dowry. You should return the banknotes."

Qiao Jinlan smiled and said, "Father, this won't do."

Anyang Hou's face darkened: "Why not?"

"You still want to take advantage of this silver?"

Qiao Jinlan shook her head in amusement: "Father, you are wrong."

"We do this for our father's own good."

This is the sentence that Marquis Anyang least wants to hear now.

Whenever Qiao Jinlan does something good for him, it's bound to be bad.

"My father sold the shop, and people found out about it, so there would always be speculation." Qiao Jinlan explained slowly to Anyang Hou.

"If someone asks you about this, how will you answer?"

"Are you saying that life in Anyang Marquis's Mansion is getting tough, or are you saying that you want to collect dowry for your cousin?"

"Which of these two sounds better?"

Marquis Anyang’s face… is so black that you can just dip a brush into it and write on it.

Qiao Jinlan smiled and continued, "But if my father took the initiative to sell the shop and gave it back to my mother, that would be different."

"The Anyang Marquisate was in a difficult situation before, and we used my mother's dowry to support the Marquisate. Now that the Marquisate has recovered, my father is working hard to collect money to pay back my mother."

"This shows that my father is responsible and is not trying to covet my mother's dowry."

"Back then, I only had to use my mother's dowry, right, father? From the beginning, father never intended to embezzle my mother's dowry and take advantage of her."

What else can Marquis Anyang say?

Among several options, the best one is to give the money to Lin.

Others... Marquis Anyang is so angry!

But, there is no way!

He was busy for a long time, but not a penny fell into his hands. Instead, it all went to Lin and others.

"You are really thoughtful." Marquis Anyang gritted his teeth, wishing he could bite Qiao Jinlan to death.

"Father, you are too kind." Qiao Jinlan smiled modestly, "As a member of the Lu family, I naturally have to consider this family."

"Father, you don't need to praise me too much. This is what a daughter-in-law should do."

"You...you are fine, you are very well!" Marquis Anyang spoke each word clearly from between his teeth.

After saying this, he turned away.

Every step he took was filled with anger.

Su Yunxia and the others could only follow Marquis Anyang and leave in embarrassment.

After they all left, Qiao Jinlan looked at Lu Yunxu, raised her eyebrows and said, "Your Highness can do it now. Your reaction is really quick."

When Marquis Anyang broke in, she screamed deliberately to interrupt his momentum, so that she could fight back and take the initiative.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yunxu cooperated without her even saying anything.

"What's this?" Lu Yunxu said casually, "I just stole the banknotes from my father, and you found a reason for him not to take them back."

"We are each other."

He can do it now, right?