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

Faced with Bai's scolding, Ruan Shuyan didn't dare to say a word. She just pursed her lips and listened quietly.

After a long time, Bai finally lowered the voice, but the area around her eyes was already visibly red.

"Princess Thirteen didn't do anything to you, did she?"

Ruan Shuyan shook her head: "The Thirteenth Princess' attention was attracted by Shui Yunjin, and she didn't bother with me."

Bai Shi didn't believe this: "You will lie to me."

"No, my daughter is telling the truth."

Ruan Shuyan held Bai's hand and was about to fool people about Nalan Jinxiu's matter when she heard footsteps coming.

"Ruan Shuyan, come out!"

It was Madam Xie’s voice.

Ruan Shuyan frowned slightly, and suddenly found that something was wrong with her hands. She lowered her head and saw that Bai had tightened her fingers.

The next moment, their eyes met.

Bai pulled the corner of her lip: "Your mother is here."

“That’s my mother-in-law.”

Ruan Shuyan emphasized the title, and just as she finished speaking, Madam Xie led her people into the house.

The two sides faced each other, and Ruan Shuyan frowned slightly: "I wonder why the old lady is making such a big fuss?"

Madam Xie smiled and pointed her finger at Bai: "It's rare for my mother-in-law to come to the Xie family. Since we've met, let's talk about some things in detail. Is that ok?"

Mrs. Bai saw that she had bad intentions, and her expression became more serious: "I wonder what Madam Xie wants to talk about?"

Madam Xie sat in the middle, her eyes cold, "Let's talk about how the mother-in-law educates her daughter."

Ruan Shuyan's eyebrows jumped. It turned out that he was coming for her: "You..."

"The old lady wants to talk about education, that's fine, but before that, I have to ask the old lady a question, and I hope the old lady can answer it."

Madam Xie said arrogantly: "How can I answer your question?"

Bai smiled, but if you look closely, you can see that her eyes are cold.

"Since the old lady is unwilling to answer my questions, why should I cooperate with her to have a chat?"

She leaned forward slightly, exuding a sense of majesty, and even seemed to have a tendency to overwhelm Old Madam Xie.

Mrs. Xie realized this and frowned slightly: "It's okay if you don't cooperate, but I can't guarantee how your daughter will get home afterwards."

Bai Shi heard the deep meaning in her words, and her eyes flashed coldly: "Oh? Your Xie family is planning to send my daughter back to the Ruan Mansion? I wonder if Yuchun knows about this?"

When their eyes met, there was an obvious shrinkage in Old Madam Xie's eyes, but it soon disappeared.

"I am his mother. Whether he knows or not, I have the right to decide for him."

"Crack, snap, snap!"

Bai clapped her hands slowly, and only spoke slowly after she saw Madam Xie's expression change.

"What the old lady said just now was really domineering, but I wonder what Master Xie would think after hearing it?"

Madam Xie sneered: "I said, I have the right to make the decision for him."

Hearing this, Bai nodded and said, "Okay, then I will take my daughter back to the Ruan Mansion, but before that, there is one more thing to deal with."

Without waiting for Old Lady Xie to speak, she called Mother Lai into the house and said, "Go, count all the young lady's dowry, and bring all the tables, chairs and benches back to the Ruan Mansion."

When Mrs. Xie heard this, she immediately became upset: "What do you mean?"

Bai stood up and said, "My Ruan family wants to take our daughter home, so naturally each family's things belong to each family. Is there a problem, old lady?"

"Of course there is no problem, but the dowry is a very complicated thing. It's not safe to take it away, right?"

A voice came from outside the door.

Bai looked at the young man who came in and asked calmly, "Who are you?"

The smile on Xie Yurui's face froze: "Aunt, can't you remember? I am the second child in the Xie family."

Mrs. Bai pretended to understand: "So you are the second son of the Xie family. From the tone you spoke just now, I thought you were Xie Yuchun's elder. Since when did a younger brother get to interfere in his elder brother's affairs? Or is this the rule that the Xie family always talks about?"

"But it's true. Madam Xie was able to lead people to rush into the Ruan Mansion. There's no need to follow this rule, right, Madam Xie?"

When saying the last sentence, Bai stared straight at Old Madam Xie. Although there was no fluctuation in her eyes, Old Madam Xie still felt a sense of shame and embarrassment.

There are some things she can do, but others can't say anything about it.

"Yu Rui, get out!"

Xie Yurui looked grim: "Mother, I..."

"go out!"

Old Madam Xie's voice and expression were stern. When Xie Yurui saw this, he quickly bowed and left.

Mrs. Bai looked at this scene and her eyes narrowed slightly. She thought that the second son of the Xie family had a hand in today's affairs, but she didn't expect that the old woman in front of her was the one who made the decision.

But I guess I can’t take the dowry away today.

Judging from the time, her two sons and Xie Yuchun will be able to return to Beijing in the next three to five days, and the matter will be dealt with then.

Thinking about it, Bai looked at Ruan Shuyan, but saw that the latter looked nonchalant, and almost laughed out of anger: "Yan'er."

She called out and gave him a look.

Ruan Shuyan immediately understood what she meant: "Mother, let's talk about the dowry later. My husband... Mr. Xie will be back in three to five days, so we can clean it up then."

Bai hummed: "Then let's do as you say."

The two of them agreed with each other and put the issue of dowry aside with just two sentences.

Madam Xie looked at her, and her tense mood instantly relaxed. She then said hypocritically: "Look at what my mother-in-law said. Our two families are at least somewhat related. Even if we can't be in-laws in the future, we can still visit each other appropriately."

Bai raised her hand and said, "I dare not go out with Old Madam Xie. After all, my Ruan family is only a royal merchant granted by the emperor, and cannot compare to the high-ranking family of the Xie family. Let's go, Yan'er, we can't stay here for long."

Ruan Shuyan responded with a smile, then held Bai's arm and walked out.

Old Madam Xie looked at this and felt inexplicably strange in her heart. Everything was clearly going according to her ideas, so why did she still feel something was wrong?

At this moment, Ruan Shuyan's voice was heard from outside.

"You must keep a close eye on Tingzhu Garden. No one is allowed to enter or leave at will before Master Xie returns. Remember, no one!"

Madam Xie's expression changed instantly: "Ruan Shuyan, this is the Xie family!"

She spoke sternly, but when she reached the door, she could not see Bai and Ruan Shuyan. Only the maids and servants on both sides were staring at her.

On the other side, Ruan Shuyan followed Bai back to Ruan Mansion.

After sitting down, Bai sighed before she even opened her mouth: "This Xie family is really too ridiculous!"

Ruan Shuyan curved her eyebrows and said, "I received news this morning that they will be back tomorrow."