After the replacement marriage, I was forced to fight at home

Seeing Guan Weijia coming out with a stack of account books, everyone stopped talking and looked at him in unison.

A large round table had already been placed in the middle of the main hall, with a few chairs placed around it. Mrs. Hu walked up to the clan leader's wife and said, "Please take a seat, aunt."

The clan leader's wife nodded, took her daughter-in-law's hand and stood up, walked to the round table and sat down, then Hu, Zhou Yingrong, Zhou Yu, Zhou Zheng, as well as Luo and Lin all sat down.

Mother Hong opened a box and took out a faded piece of silk. Mrs. Hu took it and smiled at the head of the clan, "Can you bring over the copy for my aunt?"

The clan leader's wife nodded. "Of course, I found it last night. But my copy has not been opened since Wang got married. It is much newer than yours."

The rule of the Zhou family is that when a daughter-in-law from the direct branch of the family marries, a copy of the dowry list must be kept and placed in the hands of the most prestigious woman in the family, so that it will be more fair when checked later.

On this side, Zhou Yu did not wait for Mrs. Hu to speak, and took out a piece of silk of the same size from her bosom, shook it and handed it to Zhou Yingrong, "Sister, take a look, this is what Mother Fan left behind when she left. I don't know if it's the original or she copied it later."

Zhou Yingrong took it with a smile, "That's no big deal. It doesn't matter if one or two things are different, as long as the numbers match."

But Mrs. Hu frowned. When she took over Wang's dowry list, the prince said very clearly that there were only two copies of Wang's dowry list. One was with the clan leader's wife, and the other was given to Mrs. Hu at that time.

How come Mother Fan still has a copy? Did Wang copy it herself, or was it a trap set by Zhou Yingrong and her brother?

Then she thought, even if it was written by them siblings, so what? As long as the one in her hand matched the one written by the clan leader's wife, it would be fine.

"Then, shall we first check my sister's dowry from that year? And then look at the account books?" Mrs. Hu asked the clan leader's wife respectfully.

The clan leader's wife nodded. Because of this matter, Hu had given her and her family enough respect and benefits, so she would naturally do her best. Besides, she was only responsible for what Wang brought when she entered the house. As for how much was left now and where it went, it was explained in the account book and had nothing to do with her.

When Yunxiang saw Hu looking at her, she hurried forward and took the dowry list from Hu's hand and began to read out the items one by one. Every time she read out an item, everyone exclaimed in surprise, and then there were whispers, all of them marveled at the richness of Wang's dowry.

The dowry list first listed the large items, such as the step-out bed, camphorwood box, makeup box, cabinet, screen, treasure barrel for descendants, etc., and they were all in pairs, either made of gold or jade, or at least painted with gold powder.

Then there were the fields, shops, and farms. Wang's dowry was not only large in number but also in very good locations, especially the shops which were very prosperous at the time.

Then there are jewelry, fabrics and daily necessities. There are so many things, Meng Wan felt that Yunxiang just read for a long time. Meng Wan just got the list left by Fan's mother, and he couldn't close his mouth for a long time. If Wang's dowry is converted into RMB, it is unimaginable.

Everyone had different expressions after listening to Yunxiang's reading. Luo looked at the dowry list with excitement, thinking about this matter, she wondered if what Hu promised her was too little, and whether she was really looking for an excuse to ask for more.

"Sister Rong, Brother Yu, take a look and see if it is the same as what you have in your hands?" Mrs. Hu asked kindly.

Zhou Yu nodded, "That's right, Princess, please continue."

Mrs. Hu smiled slightly and pointed at the ten account books neatly stacked on the table. "These account books were made by my sister when she was alive. Because my sister passed away early, I only recorded the income once a year except for Sister Rong's marriage and Brother Yu's daily expenses, so I never changed the account books. Fortunately, I didn't change them, otherwise it would be a lot more troublesome to check them today."

"You are a thoughtful person, that's good." The clan leader's wife said with satisfaction, and the women who usually surrounded Hu started to compliment her again.

Hu waved her hand and said, "Go on. I'll take up a little more of your time today and check everything one by one."

Zhou Yingrong looked at Yunxiang and reached out to pick up the top account book. "Wait, don't bother with this, Princess. Princess just said that my mother passed away early, and her dowry hasn't been used much. Over the years, it's only for my marriage and Brother Yu's daily friends. Sister Wan, please take the trouble to read it for us."

Meng Wan had been standing behind Zhou Yingrong. Hearing this, he responded crisply and took the account book from Yunxiang, which contained daily ornaments.

Meng Wan gently flipped open the first page, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "A pair of silver candle holders, five boxes of Tibetan candles carved with dragon and phoenix and auspicious patterns, three boxes for Tibetan candle holders, and two boxes left.

“Four green jade bamboo bonsais, four pure gold hexagonal stone plum bonsais… The eldest daughter took two of each when she got married.

"Two sets of white porcelain tea sets, two sets of purple clay tea sets, two sets of colored glaze tea sets, and two sets of wooden fish stone tea sets. Second Master took one set of white porcelain and broke one set of colored glaze. The rest...

"One agarwood gold inlaid jade ruyi, one Xiuyan jade ruyi..."

Hu listened with her eyes slightly narrowed. At first, she had a smile on her face. When she heard that Yu Ruyi had not made any contribution, she opened her eyes and interrupted Meng Wan who was about to read the next item.

"That's not right. I remember that Brother Yu took the Agarwood and Gold-Inlaid Jade Ruyi away to please that little plum blossom or narcissus. Isn't it written on it?"

Meng Wan walked around Zhou Yingrong and went behind Hu, gently handing the account book forward, "Princess, please look at what is written on it and how your daughter-in-law reads it. There will be no mistake."

Mrs. Hu took the account book and her head buzzed. How could this happen? Where did this come from? She suddenly felt her throat tighten and quickly flipped through the back. This was not the book she had read that day. There were only a few inconspicuous items that were sent out. Then there were the items that Zhou Yingrong had taken away and entered into her dowry book. The rest were all kept in the last column.

Zhou Yingrong looked at Hu's obvious panic and smiled, "Why? Princess, do you want to read it to us yourself?"

Zhou Zheng glanced at Zhou Yingrong with dissatisfaction, then stood up and walked to Hu's side, "Mom, what's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

"No, this is not the account book that my sister left behind." Mrs. Hu's voice was obviously more than an octave higher.

Zhou Zheng frowned and did not take the book in Hu's hand. Instead, he picked up a book from the pile on the table and flipped through it.

As luck would have it, he happened to find the green jade incense burner with cloud dragon pattern that he had given to Hong Zhe as a birthday gift last year. And on the books, this valuable green jade incense burner with cloud dragon pattern was still there.

Zhou Yu looked at the mother and daughter's expressions, and her heart was filled with joy. She also stood up and walked behind Zhou Zheng, whispering, "Green jade cloud dragon pattern furnace? I remember now, this was originally intended for my sister as a dowry, but my sister said that it was my grandfather's favorite and wanted to leave it to me, right?"

Zhou Yingrong smiled and said, "That's right. When my mother was alive, she loved it very much, especially in winter. If she threw a few pieces of plum blossom cakes on it, it would always spread farther and longer than other flavors."

"It's so magical, Second Master, how about we find it and use it after a while?" Meng Wan said with a smile.

"Why not? We can take it out and use it after the accounts are settled." Zhou Yu responded loudly.

Lin also laughed and said, "I remember this, it's very small and unique. It was very convenient to put it on the kang table in winter."

Zhou Yu chuckled and said, "I have never given the jade ruyi that the princess mentioned just now any plum blossom or daffodil flowers. Even if I am a spendthrift, I will never give them such good things. Besides, I am so smart. I always give such good things to useful people. Princess, I am afraid you remembered it wrongly?"

"I must have remembered it wrong. Doesn't it say it's still on the account?" Meng Wan stood behind Hu and wanted to take back the account book she had just read, but Hu turned around suddenly, her eyes seemed to pop out, "No, there's something wrong with this account book."

"Princess, we don't understand what you mean. My mother's account book has always been in your hands, and last time you said you would hand it over to Brother Yu, you started asking people to check the accounts. The people who checked the accounts were all arranged by you, and in order to avoid suspicion, not to mention Brother Yu and his wife, even the servants dared not come here. May I ask, who made the mistake?" Zhou Yingrong looked at Hu with a smile.

"Guan Wei's family, come in."

Although Guan Wei's wife was not in the room just now, she was standing at the door and heard the conversation clearly. The results that Meng Wan read out were not what she remembered at all. What was going on?

Guan Weijia walked into the room with shaking hands. Hu threw the account book in her hand over her head and asked, "Did you write this down?"

Guan Weijia took it and flipped through the pages one by one. The more he flipped, the more his hands shook. What was going on? The words were written by himself, but the content was not what he remembered.

"Princess, it's not what I remember. I remember that this plain tri-color porcelain plate was taken away by the Second Master a long time ago, and the account has been cleared."

"Oh? You didn't write it down?" Zhou Yu walked to Guan Wei's side, "You didn't write the words above? Who wrote it? Didn't you take it out of the cabinet just now? Mrs. Zhong..."

Mrs. Zhong agreed and came in from outside.