Noble Lady

Liu's face darkened gradually. "Ruyi is right. You really don't treat us as family. You are an ungrateful person!"

"Ah."

Xue Chenyu laughed out loud without any scruples.

"What a big face!" Mother Li's powerful voice came from the door.

"Everything you eat, wear, live in, and use is all paid for by my daughter. How dare you blame her? I think your He family is a bunch of ungrateful people who can never be tamed!"

"You, who are you?! Get out!"

Liu had never seen Mother Li, but looking at her demeanor, she knew that she must be from the Marquis' Mansion.

"Mother Huang, kick out the irrelevant people."

"No need to go through so much trouble! I'll say what I need to say and do what I need to do, and then I'll leave naturally!" Mother Li walked in angrily.

Mother Huang didn't even walk up to Mother Li. Just by looking at her, she felt she was a head shorter than her.

"Today, I took inventory of my daughter's dowry and discovered that many valuable items were missing. I asked the servants at Furong Residence and found out that they were 'borrowed' by Old Madam He and Second Miss He."

Mother Li emphasized the pronunciation of the word "borrow" and took out the dowry list she had with her while speaking.

"Madam He, don't be fooled by the thickness of this stack. These are all carefully selected items by our Marquis' wife."

"Our daughter's dowry list has long been signed in the Jingzhao Prefecture. Every item on it is on record. The authorities will know exactly where it came from once they investigate."

She was looking at Liu's face and smiling the whole time while she was speaking. Such obvious sarcasm was reminding her not to do anything with the "borrowed" things, otherwise, if she reported it to the authorities, the He family would be ruined.

Liu's lips moved but she couldn't utter a word.

After Madam Li finished speaking, she turned to Xue Chenyu and asked, "Miss, should we take back the things that Madam He 'borrowed'?"

"The old lady has 'borrowed' it and played with it for a long time. She must be tired of it. Please trouble Mama Li to take it back first."

Liu's eyes almost popped out.

But Yuzhu and Yumei brought in a big box from somewhere, and put the ornaments into the box one by one according to what Mother Li said.

a celadon overglaze plum vase with two handles;

A complete set of celadon tea sets on the table;

The painting of "Magu Offering Longevity" hanging on the wall;

The mutton-fat jade Ruyi on the wall table; and the seven-flower bridge hairpin in the dressing table by the bed;

And a box of thumb-sized pearls.

Even the lotus-carved jade pendant that Liu had been playing with by her pillow was taken away by Mother Li.

There were more than a dozen items in total, all of which were pushed into the box and carried away by Yuzhu and Yumei.

During the whole process, Liu's eyes were wide open as if they were about to pop out of the window.

Her bottles, her tea sets.

Her "Magu Offering Longevity"!

Every time something was taken away, her heart ached.

After packing more than a dozen things, the room, which was not big to begin with, suddenly became empty, and Liu's heart ached as if it was being gripped by an invisible hand.

Those were her treasures, how could they just take them away like that?!

But unfortunately, she had no position to speak.

Seeing Liu's miserable look, who was so angry that she had to swallow her anger, God knows how much effort Xue Chenyu put in to hold back her laughter.

When Mother Li arrived, she finally got back what belonged to her. It was such a relief!

I finally let out the breath I had been holding for so long!

There were more than a dozen items, and it was very difficult for the two maids Yuzhu and Yumei to carry them. Seeing this, Qiuhua stepped forward to replace Yuzhu, and they successfully carried them away.

Mother Li checked the list copied from the dowry list, looked around the room to make sure nothing was missing, and then bowed to Xue Chenyu.

"Miss, Miss He Er still has some, so I'll go deal with them first."

"Well, be careful, Mother Li."

"Don't go! Don't touch my things!" He Ruyi rushed over in panic.

Mother Li dodged to the side and, seeing He Ruyi about to fall, pulled her back.

"Second Miss He, you are also a twin, so you can't be so excited. If anything happens to the baby in your belly, it will not be beautiful."

He Ruyi stiffened his neck and said nothing, staring at her intently.

How can it be?

How could she possibly tell she was pregnant?

Obviously...

He Ruyi was so frantically trying to find the cause in herself that she didn't even bother to cause trouble for Mother Li.

Mother Li just glanced at her, sneered, handed her to Mother Huang, and turned and left.

Waiting for the footsteps to fade away.

He Ruyi's stiff posture relaxed slightly.

Mother Huang helped her sit down, but she suddenly jumped up, not knowing what she was thinking of.

"It's you, isn't it?"

She pointed at Xue Chenyu, as if she was going to hold him accountable.

Xue Chenyu was still looking at Yuzhu's hand. She had just failed to lift the box and almost twisted her wrist. "Why are you so careless? This kind of hard work should be left to Qiuhua and others who are stronger."

Yuzhu also felt that she was overestimating her own abilities and smiled shyly.

"Xue Chenyu, I'm talking to you, can you hear me?" He Ruyi pulled her away without thinking, "Did you tell Mother Li about my pregnancy?"

Xue Chenyu was stunned for a moment, "This, the second girl is pregnant before marriage?"

Yuzhu quickly whispered a reminder, "...Just now, Madam Li told the second young lady to be careful with the baby in her belly."

"How could this be?!" Xue Chenyu covered her mouth exaggeratedly.

After a while, she seemed still in disbelief and looked at He Ruyi again: "Then, does the Cui family know about this? She's pregnant before she even gets married. If this gets out, people outside will think the He family is not a good family. Then it will be difficult for the third daughter of the second house to get married in the future."

"You, what are you talking about?!"

He Ruyi felt like he was punching cotton.

Not only did he not gain any advantage, but he also made himself mad.

"Mother Huang, why don't you send the second girl back?"

Liu was afraid that this stupid girl would get angry and say something even more outrageous, so she quickly asked Mother Huang to take the person away.

But what was said and done, including the child in He Ruyi's belly, are already established facts.

It can't be concealed even if you want to.

Mother Huang took He Ruyi out, and Xue Chenyu's eyes followed her.

"Xue."

Liu's voice was deep.

Xue Chenyu turned around and bowed to Liu, "What are your instructions, Madam?"

"What you did today is to completely trample on the little affection between us mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."

"Old Madam, the so-called affection must be based on equality. Tell me yourself, do the He family love me at all?"

"Since you married into the He family, you've taken my dowry, used the furniture I made, worn the new clothes I made for you, and even eaten the supplements I sent you. But have you ever considered me a family member?"

"Are you asking for credit? Should I even keep a credit book for you?"

"What daughter-in-law doesn't serve her parents-in-law and husband wholeheartedly after entering the family? Why shouldn't you do that?"

Mrs. Liu acted like a superior mother-in-law, and her eyes were like those of a poisonous snake.