Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne
Chapter 38 My Husband Has the Talent to Become a Top Scholar
Although the Shen family gave most of their assets to Shen Zhinian to bring into the palace, Zhou loved her daughter and secretly subsidized Shen Nanqiao a lot of dowry.
No matter what, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Lu Jiangyue, a girl from a commoner family, had never seen Shen Nanqiao's jewelry before, and she coveted them very much.
Hearing what Mother Lu said, her eyes lit up instantly: "Yes! I want that set of ruby headpieces! Sister-in-law, please give it to me quickly, and I won't argue with you!"
The ruby headpiece was the most valuable item in Shen Nanqiao's dowry. She usually didn't want to wear it: "No! In the past few days since I got married, my sister has taken a lot of jewelry from me. My mother specially asked someone to make it for me to add to my dowry. I can't give it to you!"
Lu Jiangyue's face suddenly turned ugly: "It's just a set of headgear, why are you so stingy? Sister-in-law, you always say that you treat me as your own sister, but it turns out that you were just fooling me!"
Shen Nanqiao's chest was choked with anger. "When have you ever asked for my clothes or jewelry and I didn't give them to you? Just because I rejected you this time, have you erased all the kindness I've shown you before?"
Mother Lu slapped her thigh and wailed, "Oh my! Miss Guan is looking down on others. Even your sister likes your headgear, and you have so many excuses."
"Yue'er, our Lu family is poor and cannot afford to marry someone of such high status. You should return all the things your sister-in-law gave you before, lest she thinks that our Lu family owes her something through her words!"
Shen Nanqiao is the daughter of the Shen family. She has never dealt with such common people. Facing Lu Jiangyue and Lu's mother's unreasonable harassment and distortion of right and wrong, she really has no way to defend herself this time...
She had always been self-righteous, and even though she was unhappy about what had happened, she could only endure the pain and say, "Sister, mother-in-law, you misunderstood me. Money is just a thing outside of my body, and I have always disdained it. Since sister likes that ruby headpiece, I will give it to her later."
Lu Jiangyue burst into laughter and said, "Sister-in-law, I knew that you are the daughter of an official family, you have a noble character and disdain the smell of money. Let me deal with those vulgar things for you!"
Shen Nanqiao was almost angry to death, but she had built up her noble character herself. Lu Jiangyue put her on such a high pedestal, if she refuted, wouldn't she be slapping herself in the face?
Therefore, no matter how angry she was, she could only grit her teeth and swallow it: "...My sister is right!"
Just like that, Lu Jiangyue once again snatched a set of jewelry from Shen Nanqiao.
Looking at his increasingly empty dowry box, Shen Nanqiao fell into deep confusion for the first time...
It was said that Shen Zhinian was very favored in the palace, and there were a lot of rewards sent to her every day. If one of them was taken out, its value would be equal to her entire box of dowry.
Shen Zhinian enjoyed wealth and glory in the palace, but she suffered after marrying into the Lu family and had to deal with a difficult mother-in-law and a greedy sister-in-law.
Did she really make the right choice in this marriage?
"Madam, what are you thinking about?" Lu Jianglin asked with a smile after returning from the academy.
Shen Nanqiao felt a lot of grievances in his heart, and told him everything that happened today.
She thought that her husband would understand her difficulties and make decisions for her. Then her mother-in-law and sister-in-law would restrain themselves and her life would be much better.
But who knows... Lu Jianglin just smiled disapprovingly: "My wife, in my heart, you have always been as pure as the bright moon. How can you let yourself be tainted by some yellow and white things?"
"Besides, Yue'er is still young, and as her sister-in-law, you should be more considerate of her. And we are all family, so why bother about so many things? Living a harmonious life is the most important thing."
His attitude of trying to smooth things over made Shen Nanqiao even angrier!
Seeing her unhappy expression, Lu Jianglin quickly took her hand and began to make big promises: "Okay, my wife, I know you have worked hard to run this family. Don't worry, when I pass the provincial examination next year, I will definitely let you live a good life! By then, let alone a set of ruby headpieces, I will buy you even ten sets!"
Shen Nanqiao then remembered that in his previous life, Lu Jianglin won the top three places in the imperial examination, starting with the provincial examination!
Yes! Shen Zhinian's momentary pride and her temporary predicament are nothing. The one who can laugh to the end is the real winner!
She will definitely become a first-rank lady and take away all the glory that belongs to Shen Zhinian!
"My husband has the potential to be the top scorer. He will definitely win the first place!"
Shen Nanqiao held Lu Jianglin's hand tightly, his eyes full of trust in him!
Lu Jianglin's knowledge was only average in the academy, not to mention compared with candidates across the country. Unexpectedly, his wife had more confidence in him than his mother, and actually thought that he could win the provincial examination!
"As a husband, I will never let my wife down!"
"I'm going back to my study to study. I'll have to trouble you to figure out a way to pay for next month's tuition and household expenses."
Thinking of the days when she would become a first-rank imperial lady, Shen Nanqiao gritted her teeth and endured it: "Don't worry, my husband, leave these things to me, you just focus on your studies!"
At worst, she could continue selling her jewelry.
……
Tingyu Pavilion.
Shen Zhinian, wearing a brocade skirt that was more expensive than gold and a jewel ring the size of a pigeon egg, lay on a beauty couch covered with mink fur, listening to Fuqiu's vivid description of what had happened in the Lu family recently, and she almost couldn't help laughing out loud.
Mother Lu and Lu Jiangyue are still as disgusting and difficult as in the previous life! However, in this life, it is Shen Nanqiao's turn to enjoy such a "blessing".
Handan asked curiously, "The eldest lady is not someone who likes to endure hardships, but she insisted on changing her marriage with the young lady and marrying into the Shen family. Could it be that Mr. Lu can really win the first place in the provincial examination next year?"
"Otherwise, what is she planning..."
Shen Zhinian sneered.
"First place? Ha."
In her previous life, she spent nearly a year and expended countless energy to run around for Lu Jianglin, and finally established good relationships with the examiners' families and predicted the exam questions for him.
In this life, Shen Nanqiao will just have to wait patiently!
It was night in a blink of an eye.
The emperor did not favor anyone else, but turned over Liu Ruyan's name card, and the newlyweds all breathed a sigh of relief. As long as His Majesty did not favor anyone alone, they would wait patiently and it would soon be their turn.
There were countless people in the harem, ready to see Shen Zhinian's joke. After all, falling from a height was never pleasant. Who knows, she might be crying in her quilt in Tingyu Pavilion right now.
In fact... Shen Zhinian's emotions were calm as he leaned on the small table by the window and read calmly.
Handan asked tentatively: "My lady... aren't you sad?"
Just by putting herself in their shoes, she felt so uncomfortable that she was dying, let alone the young lady herself.
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