The maid took two steps back and said, "Madam, this is the Marquis's Mansion, not a place for you to act wildly.

Madam is willing to let you in and have a cup of tea with you and your wife because we are relatives. If you continue to make trouble, don't blame us for kicking you out."

The top scholar's face fell, and An Changle's face became darker and darker. "What do you mean by this? I am the eldest daughter of the Marquis's Mansion. When I was at home before, you maids all rushed to please me. It's only been a few days since we last met, and you dogs don't recognize your master anymore?"

The maid lowered her head, her voice still as steady as before, without the slightest fluctuation.

"You are the daughter of the sixth house. Even if you are related to the Marquis's Mansion, you have no way to deal with the servants of the Marquis's Mansion."

An Changle was filled with anger. "My father and mother were just angry, so they gave me away for adoption. But I am their daughter. As long as my father calms down, they will take me back. I don't even know the name of the Sixth House."

"Changle, you are too cold-hearted. For the sake of vanity, you even disown your own family." The eldest cousin's wife from the sixth room was wearing a blue-gray cotton skirt. Although the fabric was simple, her back was straight and her eyes were shining.

"Why are you here?" An Changle showed a puzzled look, and then a look of disgust, "This is my home. What's wrong with me going back to my parents' home? Why do I need you to point fingers at me?"

"Your parents' home?" The eldest cousin's wife laughed out loud. "How funny! Isn't our home your parents' home? You didn't come back to our house after three days, but came to the Marquis' Mansion. Are you trying to get the Marquis' Mansion's favor?"

"Tanhua Lang, my sister is not in a clear mind, and you, a scholar, are not in a clear mind either. We are your legitimate relatives."

Tanhualang was a scholar and he also had to save face, so his face turned green and black, "My wife said she was a daughter of the Marquis's Mansion, so I took her back to her parents' home."

The eldest cousin's wife did not hide it, "She was indeed a lady from the Marquis' Mansion before."

An Changle's eyes lit up, "My husband, I am not lying. I am really the legitimate daughter of the Marquis' Mansion."

"But..." The eldest cousin's wife quickly poured cold water on the other party, "But she has been adopted out, and she will have no relationship with the Marquis' Mansion in the future. It is also because the Marquis' Mansion is willing to let you in regardless of past grudges. If it were someone else, they would have beaten them out long ago.

It is said that a married girl is like spilled water. Since Changle is already married, our family members should not interfere too much. But she cannot bring shame to our family members.

"Tanhua Lang, you are a scholar and you should understand what is etiquette and shame. How can a person who doesn't even care about his own parents be a good person?"

Tanhua Lang was full of confusion, but An Changle beside him was not happy, "What do you mean? My parents are just quarreling with me. Sooner or later they will recognize me. Don't think that I am your child just because I was adopted into your family. I don't recognize me."

"Didn't you say that you don't seek fame and fortune? If that's the case, then there's no difference between the daughter of the Marquis' Mansion and the daughter of the Sixth House of the An Family. Why did you come back to the Marquis' Mansion? Don't even mention that you came to visit your parents or something like that. If you tell others about it, people will laugh at you. When you were clamoring to marry the third place winner in the imperial examination, I didn't see how much you cared about your parents."

The eldest cousin's wife was talking nonsense and directly retorted, "Get lost now. You have already been adopted out. I don't know how you have the nerve to come to someone else's family."

An Changle wanted to say something, but Tanhualang couldn't afford to lose face, so he just dragged the man away. However, the gifts he brought were naturally given to the Sixth Household. After all, according to etiquette, the Sixth Household was their real relative.

After Su Tong learned that they had left, he waved to the nanny beside him and whispered in her ear: "This girl is not a law-abiding person. During this period of time, you should find a few more people and don't let her have any contact with grandpa. Since she has been adopted out, don't think about coming back."

After returning home, the top scholar could no longer suppress his anger and pointed at the other person's nose and cursed, "What do you mean by a legitimate daughter of a marquis? She is just a poor girl who was adopted out. I don't know how you can flatter yourself."

An Changle said indignantly, "It's all because of you. It was because I wanted to be with you that my father and mother gave me up for adoption. It would be fine if you didn't help me, but now you're blaming me for it. Do you have any conscience?"

Tanhualang originally wanted to beat up the other party, but finally put down his fist. No matter how bad the other party was, she was still the biological daughter of the Marquis's Mansion. It was estimated that her father-in-law and mother-in-law were angry at the moment, so they didn't want to pay attention to An Changle. After a long time, perhaps they would recognize the child again.

The third place winner was indeed gambling that the marquis would still recognize his daughter, so he didn't dare to do anything to her. He could only ask the butler to keep a closer eye on her, but the relationship between the couple could never go back to the way it was before.

Before An Changle had time to feel sad for several years, she suddenly found that the dowry she brought was not enough. This was not right. Didn't her mother give her a full 68 loads of dowry as compensation? How could it be used up so quickly?

An Changle couldn't believe it and found her dowry list. After seeing the things on it, she was so angry that her heart ached. These messed up things were not even the same as her maid's. How could her mother have the nerve to stuff them into her dowry?

"Where is the dowry from mother, and the set of Hetian blue jade jewelry... Where is the farm in the suburbs of Beijing, and the several shops in the capital, and the dozens of acres of farmland in the south of the Yangtze River... Where is my small-leaf red sandalwood furniture... and the silver at the bottom of the box?"

An Changle felt more and more disappointed. Even though she had been framed by rumors since she was a child, she knew that this dowry was not worth much money. It was not even worth the price of a set of jewelry.

"Ma'am, please don't cry so quickly. You have been spending a lot recently and we don't have much money left. If this continues, I think all of us will be left with nothing."

The maid's mouth was bubbling with anxiety when she said this. Dowry is the foundation of a woman's life, and it is also the confidence in her husband's family. The lady has lost her natal family to rely on, and she has lost her dowry. From now on...

The maid Yingge felt very upset and thought that she should have found someone to marry in the first place. At least she could have married into a wealthy family instead of serving a lady with no family background and no backing, without any support for her future.

An Changle finally realized that something was wrong. Her mother had given her away for adoption and had prepared such a dowry. Could it be that they were really going to give up on her?

An Changle was the daughter of a wealthy family. Before she knew how pitiful those abandoned by their families were, she had never thought that she would be abandoned by her parents, because she was the eldest daughter in the family. Even though she had other sisters, she was still the most favored child. But now...

An Changle became more and more flustered the more he thought about it. He tightly grasped the dowry list in his hand and asked, "You didn't tell anyone about this, did you?"

The maid Yingge naturally understood who this other person was, and nodded immediately, "I didn't dare to tell anyone, and only my master and I knew about it. But after all, the truth can't be hidden, especially the servants in the mansion, who all have snobbish eyes. If they knew that the Madam didn't have much money, then they..."

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