The mistress is mighty, bringing 88 dowries to flatten the Marquis's mansion

Ruan Shuyan did not take the tea tray, but lowered her eyebrows, with a mysterious coldness on her face.

If she really offered this cup of tea, it would confirm the fact that she married him.

She raised her eyebrows and looked over, only to see the marquis's wife, wearing a festive dark purple long gown embroidered with gold and silver flowers, looking at her with a loving smile, as if nothing had happened last night.

"Good boy, come and serve tea."

Ruan Shuyan smiled and said, "Madam, you may have remembered it wrongly. I am the daughter-in-law of the Xie family, and the person I should respect is the old lady of the Xie family."

The Marquis's wife's face darkened and she snorted, "You are still young and don't think things through. Since you stayed in the Marquis's mansion for one night, outsiders will just think that you and my son have consummated your marriage. How can the Xie family still want you?"

Ruan Shuyan lowered her eyebrows, said nothing, and did not move.

When the atmosphere was tense, Qi Xingzhou also brought Ruan Shuhuan over.

Seeing her in the upper room, the two of them had different expressions.

Ruan Shuhuan had the charm and timidity of a new wife. With a smile on her face, she walked forward and held Ruan Shuyan's hand affectionately.

"Are you here to serve tea too, second sister? But you have to wait. Only after I serve tea to mother-in-law can you drink your concubine's tea!"

Qi Xingzhou's eyes were filled with disgust and contempt, as well as arrogance from the bottom of his heart, and he snorted.

"You were threatening to leave yesterday, but today you came to serve tea obediently. You are really just acting, so hypocritical!"

Ruan Shuyan looked at him as if he were an idiot and was too lazy to pay any attention to him.

I was afraid that if I said one more word, he would misunderstand that I was deeply in love with him.

She just smiled at Ruan Shuhuan and said, "Yes, the Marquis asked me to serve tea early in the morning. Could it be that the Marquis is not satisfied with you, sister, so she tried every means to trick me into becoming her daughter-in-law?"

Only a proper daughter-in-law needs to serve tea to her mother.

She knew where the knife would hurt the most.

Ruan Shuyan took the tea from the maid and said nonchalantly: "I'll offer you this cup of tea, sister, you can only be my concubine."

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Ruan Shuhuan's expression changed. Although she had a smile on her face, her eyes were extremely gloomy.

She would not allow this to happen.

In this life, she had tried her best to marry Qi Xingzhou as she wished. In the future, she would be promoted step by step with him, and finally become a powerful official second only to the emperor and a lady of the highest rank.

She wants to get everything that Ruan Shuyan gets in the book!

"Second sister, you are joking. The wife of the prince in this mansion can only be me."

Ruan Shuhuan's face twisted for a moment, but she quickly reacted, pretending to be nonchalant, and walked forward and knocked over the teacup in Ruan Shuyan's hand.

The hot tea instantly splashed towards Ruan Shuyan.

But she turned her wrist, and the hot tea changed direction and splashed all over Qi Xingzhou.

The tea was so hot that Qi Xingzhou subconsciously exclaimed.

"Brother Qi!" Ruan Shuhuan's expression also changed. She stepped forward and used a handkerchief to wipe the tea leaves off his body.

The Marquis's wife was so distressed that she kept shouting for someone to call a doctor.

He turned his head and stared at Ruan Shuyan, slamming the table with disgust in his eyes: "You evil woman! You even dared to murder your own husband. I was thinking of getting you a concubine, but now it seems that you are only worthy of being a lowly concubine!"

"Today, I am offering you tea, so you must show respect whether you want to or not!"

At her command, five or six fat and strong women came out of the yard and held Ruan Shuyan down.

All the people brought by Ruan Shuyan were controlled.

They clearly came prepared today.

"What are you going to do? Do you dare to marry me by force?" Ruan Shuyan frowned.

The Marquis's wife sneered: "To say you're forcing me to marry you is serious. The original intention was to marry into our Marquis's Mansion. Now that our Marquis's Mansion is generous, we're giving you the position of a concubine."

"Today, you serve tea to Shuhua as a concubine, and then consummate the marriage with my son, and the matter will be settled."

Upon hearing this, Qi Xingzhou paused, looked up and quickly glanced at Ruan Shuyan.

She had a good appearance, with an oval face, a beautiful face, and slightly narrow eyebrows and eyes, which made her look dignified and gentle like Guanyin. Her figure was as graceful as a willow, and she was cold and noble.

Although he has a bad temper, his face is still pretty good looking.

He lowered his head and did not refute.

Ruan Shuhuan clenched her palms, unwilling in her heart, but for the sake of Ruan Shuyan's dowry, she endured it.

She walked to her seat casually and sat down, waiting for the maids to hold Ruan Shuyan down and serve her concubine tea.

But at this moment.

A group of people rushed in forcefully. The leader was carrying a big horse and a golden sword. They were holding weapons in their hands and looked ferocious.

"Whether the daughter of the Ruan family should be a concubine or a wife is not up to you to decide!"

A clear male voice suddenly sounded, and everyone made way for a path. A tall and straight young man walked out of the crowd, wearing a turquoise robe, with clear and elegant eyebrows and eyes.

He is Ruan Shuyan’s biological brother, Ruan Mingcheng.

"Brother." Her eyes were red.

After a lifetime, she finally saw her relatives again.

In her previous life, she used her dowry to subsidize the Marquis's Mansion. Although her brother and father had made no achievements in their official careers, they were good at business and were among the top imperial merchants in the Qian Dynasty.

The Ruan family gave everything they had to help Qi Xingzhou get to the top, but in the end they ended up being abandoned after their efforts.

His elder brother was hacked to death by bandits while on his business trip, his father went out to sea and never came back, and his little nephew fell into a pond and drowned when he was six years old. Only his mother and widowed sister-in-law were left, and she died of depression not long after.

The huge fortune of the Ruan family fell into Qi Xingzhou's hands, which made him lose all his scruples and finally broke off relations with him.

Later she found out that Qi Xingzhou was the one behind the deaths of her family members.

Ruan Shuyan sniffed, feeling lucky that she could start over again.

In this life, she wants to protect her family and guard her loved ones.

She wanted to see, in her next life, how could Qi Xingzhou ascend to power without the help of her family? How could he become a powerful official? !

Seeing her red eyes, Ruan Mingcheng felt heartbroken. He immediately took three or two steps forward and protected his sister behind him.

Last night, all the people sent by Ruan Shuyan to deliver the letter were detained by the guards of the Marquis' Mansion. At daybreak, Chuntao, the personal maid, slipped out of the Marquis' Mansion while the guards were napping, and hurried back to Ruan's Mansion to knock on the door.

The second branch of the Ruan family then found out that Ruan Shuyan had married the wrong man, and the Marquis' Mansion was holding onto her dowry and property and refused to release them, so Bai immediately asked Ruan Mingcheng to go to the Marquis' Mansion to pick her up!

Ruan Mingcheng rushed to the Marquis' Mansion and saw this scene. He was so angry that he wanted to kill someone!

"Did they give you any trouble?"

Ruan Shuyan shook her head and said in a hoarse voice: "Brother, I want to go home!"

Ruan Mingcheng's heart was in a knot. He immediately held his sister's hand and said solemnly: "Okay! Let's go home!"

"No! No way!" The Marquis's wife stood up and said, "You can come as you please and leave as you please. What do you think my Marquis's mansion is? A market on West Street!"

Ruan Mingcheng's eyes were sharp: "What do you want?"

The Marquis's wife sneered: "Since you don't know how to appreciate my kindness, then don't blame me for being rude."

"She, Ruan Shuyan, was invited back to my mansion in a sedan chair carried by eight people. Even if she is a member of my mansion, she can leave if she wants. Let my son give her a letter of divorce, and you can leave!"

According to the laws of the Qian Dynasty, a divorced daughter could not ask for her dowry back.

Madam Hou's intention to annex Ruan Shuyan's dowry should not be too obvious! !

Ruan Mingcheng was so angry that his eyes turned red and he gritted his teeth: "You are going too far!"

The Marquis's wife snorted lightly, looking as if she was not willing to negotiate.

Ruan Shuyan had seen how shameless these people were before. She looked at Qi Xingzhou, who had been silent, and sneered: "Does the prince also think this is the way to go?"

At this moment, Qi Xingzhou truly saw the determination and indifference in Ruan Shuyan's eyes.

She really doesn't want to marry him!

But why? Who is she? She is just a merchant's daughter. What right does she have to look down on him? !

His eyes flickered, and he tossed his sleeves: "You were the one who facilitated the marriage exchange, and you asked for this fate!"

Ruan Shuyan shook her head, unable to conceal the sarcasm in her eyes.

She overestimated him after all. He was more despicable than she thought.

Ruan Shuhuan's eyes flickered slightly, she took two steps forward and advised softly.

"Second sister, you were wrong about the exchange of marriages, and you should leave the dowry to the Marquis's Mansion as compensation. You should just be humble and give in to the Marquis's wife and Brother Qi to avoid damaging your reputation."