I'm a humble concubine. My acting skills are off the charts. You can check my performance.

Zhao Fangyu was escorted to the main courtyard by Chunshao.

She left home early, and Mother Cui gave her some instructions on the way, which delayed her a little. When she arrived, the main courtyard was basically full.

The only one who has not arrived yet is the fifth girl, Zhao Fangyun.

"Don't look for it anymore. Your fifth sister is angry."

Zhao Fangjin smiled at Zhao Fangyu.

Zhao Fangyu gave Zhao Fangjin a grateful look and walked to his seat and sat down.

Before she even sat down, Zhao Zhihuai and Zhao Zhirun, who were sitting opposite her, turned around to ask about her health.

"Don't be afraid of my brothers laughing at me. I cried so hard yesterday that I almost fainted. I don't know how I can face people from now on."

Zhao Fangyu covered her face with a handkerchief in shame and anger, and Zhao Fangjin openly laughed at her.

Zhao Fangwei looked at her with a subtle expression, as if with a hint of envy. Zhao Fanglan, who was sitting in front of her, lowered her brows and eyes. She was wearing a jacket and skirt of such light color that it was almost impossible to tell. If you didn't know better, you would think she was attending a funeral.

The eldest lady sat at the head of the table, holding a teacup and watching the younger generations laughing and making noises. She then looked at Zhao Fanglan, who had been pretending to be deaf and dumb for the entire morning and smiled without any warmth. She thought, it is indeed the same style, the style of a disgusting bastard.

In the harem, it is very common to praise one person and beat a group of people. The only difference is that before there was only one Zhao Fangwei praised, but now there is another Zhao Fangyu.

The eldest lady looked at Madam Cui at the door. Madam Cui nodded, and the doctor lowered her eyes to look at Zhao Fangyu.

In fact, there is no need to make special comparison between Zhao Fangwei and Zhao Fangyu, as Zhao Fangyu's usefulness is obvious.

Although Zhao Fangyu was born to Concubine Qian, she now lives in the main courtyard. She used to be a coward, and all the good changes happened after she came to the main courtyard. No matter how people tell others, they will say that she is generous and kind, and treats a concubine's daughter well.

Zhao Fangyu has not been here for long, but he has brought many benefits to Qingpingyuan.

And the most important point is that Zhao Fangyu is more favored by Zhao Minshan than Zhao Fangwei.

No matter where this favor comes from, the benefits it brings will only benefit Qingpingyuan. If it falls on Zhao Fangwei, it is hard to say what will happen to Zhengyuan at that time.

Everything Zhao Fangwei did was just to please her and be nice to the children in the main courtyard. Ever since Zhao Fangyu came to the main courtyard, Zhao Fangjin even studied housekeeping more seriously, saying that she would never be outdone in her studies by a little sister who was several years younger than her.

It was not a difficult choice. When the eldest lady put down the teacup and looked at Zhao Fangyu, Zhao Fangwei's expression involuntarily darkened for a moment.

"You were implicated yesterday and you were so angry that you lost your mind. Your father prepared a gift for you. Take a look at it."

As she spoke, Mother Cui handed over a red booklet for Zhao Fangyu to read.

The eldest lady explained, "Your father gave it to you, so just keep it with peace of mind."

Zhao Fangyu stared blankly at the booklet in his hand, obviously not expecting that this gift would be so valuable!

It turned out to be... a dowry?

A set of black lacquered mother-of-pearl furniture and a black lacquered mother-of-pearl stepless bed. These things are precious and hard to find. Even if they were included in the dowry of my eldest sister, they would be rare and precious items!

The eldest lady had prepared a dowry for Zhao Fangjin before she was born. Now she couldn't imagine how much it was, but at least it was more than enough to support three generations of her future husband's family.

The red booklet was not long. It contained not only furniture, but also some other things, such as two hu of pearls, fine white marble...

This should be the dowry that Zhao Minshan originally gave to Zhao Fangjin.

Zhao Fangyu's hand holding the booklet couldn't help but tremble. When he thought that this might be something stolen from Zhao Fangjin, he was so scared that white sweat broke out on his back.

Mother Cui urged Zhao Fangyu to put the things away quickly. Zhao Fanglan seemed to want to say something but stopped herself. Finally, she looked up and opened her mouth, then lowered her head and remained silent.

Zhao Fangyu immediately looked at the eldest lady's face with an expression of trepidation. Only after he saw that there was no trace of displeasure on the eldest lady's face did he secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

This thin red booklet is more of a headache to hold in your hand than a hot potato.

Coming out of the eldest lady's greeting hall, Zhao Fangyu moved forward slowly, her mind full of lawsuits. On one side was the concubine who died inexplicably in the palace fighting dramas she had seen, but no one investigated. On the other side were the illegitimate children who were treated like pigs and dogs by their stepmother. Zhao Fangyu still remembered clearly the look in the eldest lady's eyes on her first day.

It seemed as if she was not a serious person, but a lapdog who couldn't find a way to survive.

The eldest lady raised her noble hand and waved it gently, which changed the rest of Zhao Fangyu's life.

Zhao Fangyu and the eldest lady are like an egg and a boulder. She is the only one who relies on the eldest lady.

If the first lady is displeased because of this dowry, she will be arranged to marry a man who looks good on the outside but is actually rotten inside. Even with this heavy dowry, her life will not be much better.

His temples were throbbing with pain. Even though Zhao Fangyu felt that the possibility of this happening was very small, it did not mean that it did not exist.

Zhao Fangjin was waiting for her in front. Seeing that Zhao Fangjin looked not well, he did not think much about it and just thought that she was not fully recovered from her illness.

"Didn't you notice who didn't come today?"

Zhao Fangyu pressed his temples, "It seems like Fifth Sister didn't come today."

"Why, but he's also sick? Should we go see him?"

Zhao Fangjin burst out laughing when he heard this: "You still want to go see her? If you go, she'll piss yourself off to death."

Zhao Fangyu didn't understand.

Seeing that she really didn't understand, Zhao Fangjin simply pulled her to a secluded place, dismissed the maid, and whispered to Zhao Fangyu about Zhao Fangyu's joke.

"You fainted because of Yue Lan Xuan yesterday. Not only did Dad not drive you to the farm, he also kept Aunt Zhang in the mansion to cultivate herself, and he didn't even move out of Yue Lan Xuan."

"Dad felt sorry for you, so he gave you an extra portion of the dowry prepared for my sisters. This was supposed to be done secretly, but somehow, the people at Pingbo Courtyard found out about it!"

"Zhao Fangyun was so angry that she smashed the Pingbo Courtyard, saying that her father was biased. Yue Lanxuan's people made a mistake, but it was her dowry that was taken away. How could she not get such a good opportunity to get the dowry by fainting? She never thought that you were almost eaten alive by Yue Lanxuan's people yesterday. She didn't see the danger and was so stupid as to only want to take advantage of others."

The truth behind Zhao Fangyun's absence was revealed. I didn't expect that underneath the whitewashed peace, it was so... superficial and laughable.

Zhao Fangyu stared at the red book in front of him quietly and said, "I would rather not have this dowry and get something else instead."

Zhao Fangjin poked Zhao Fangyu's forehead affectionately: "Are you stupid? Your red book is so popular that even Fangwei is jealous, not to mention Fangyun."

Zhao Fangjin had more than enough for herself and didn't care who Zhao Minshan gave more to. After all, it was impossible for him to give away the things given to her. With the eldest lady around, no one could take what belonged to Zhao Fangjin first.

"Third sister is much closer to me than Daddy is to me. If Daddy and I were like Daddy and Third sister, Daddy would not refuse to listen to my explanation."

"This extra dowry is good, but it's not good if it makes my sisters jealous."

"So, I want to return this dowry to my father."