The pampered heiress holds the script and leads her cannon fodder family to a counterattack.

Gu Gaoyuan finds Gu Yiwen increasingly displeasing.

He felt that Gu Yiwen was a money-loser, causing him to lose so much money for nothing!

He couldn't wait for Gu Yiwen to leave him.

If they don't leave, who knows how much more silver they'll get back from him!

"Alright, alright, but since you've already taken so much from your family, you'll have to figure out your own dowry when you get married!"

Gu Yiwen smiled gently.

She never intended to owe the Gu family anything, and she was hoping to never have any contact with them again.

Gu Gaoyuan looked at her and said, "Don't be so smug! Once you leave the Gu family, let's see who else would want to marry you!"

Anyway, he definitely won't be involved in Gu Yiwen's wedding.

Without his help, he didn't believe Gu Yiwen could find a good family!

On her maternal grandfather's side, there are still several girls waiting to be married. Her maternal grandmother isn't a blood relative, so if a good family comes along, she'll arrange marriages for those girls.

Gu Yiwen's eyes were sharp: "Father need not worry about who marries me. Marrying anyone is better than staying in the Gu family."

Gu Gaoyuan sneered: "Ha, you think you can marry a prince? If you can marry into a high-ranking family, I'll eat shit upside down!"

He glanced at Lin Chuan again. This Lin Chuan had caused him so much loss; he would definitely make him pay the price in the future!

Gu Yiwen ignored them and had her maid count the valuables, taking away the shop's deed, dowry, three thousand taels of silver notes, and her own belongings.

My maternal grandfather also hired people to move things.

The family watched helplessly as she moved all the family's belongings out of the house, box by box. Gu Yilan's eyes turned red as she watched her collect the three thousand taels of silver notes and the shop's deed into a box.

These are all hers! They should all be hers!

Why did that bitch take it?!

Thinking that her dowry was still undecided, Gu Yilan felt a headache coming on.

Gu Yiwen happily took her belongings and moved away.

She bought the house next to her maternal grandfather's house, moved in, and then went to see her maternal grandmother.

When her maternal grandmother saw her, she looked somewhat displeased. Knowing that she didn't live in her own home or with them, her expression softened slightly.

Gu Yiwen was very happy, feeling that her life was very free now. She had money, lived on her own, didn't have to serve anyone, and didn't have to suffer any mistreatment!

Good!

She was a broad-minded person by nature, and she put all the grievances she had suffered at the Gu family's hands behind her back, which did not affect her mood.

After a busy day, I was quite tired, so I lay down on the bed.

I wanted to take out my handkerchief to wipe my sweat, but I found that it was gone.

Gu Yiwen recalled that she had bumped into someone at Tianji Garden before.

Could it be that the handkerchief was dropped at that time?

The person she bumped into was quite good-looking, although he was a bit thin and pale, which gave him a sickly, broken beauty.

It's the kind of look she likes.

I'll go ask Ah Ying tomorrow who that person is.

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Ninth Prince's Mansion.

The Ninth Prince, Xiao Yuqi, sat in a chair, holding the handkerchief he had picked up that day, lost in thought.

Previously, he didn't believe in love at first sight, until he saw Gu Yiwen today.

The image of this girl kept appearing in his mind, over and over again.

He frowned as he thought of Gu Yiwen's background.

Gu Yiwen is Gu Gaoyuan's daughter.

Gu Gaoyuan was the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial and had a close relationship with Zhao Sheng, the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial.

Gu Yiwen's younger sister, Gu Yilan, is going to marry Zhao Sheng's son, which means the two families are now essentially tied together.

The Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies was the Empress Dowager's man, and he knew that his father had always wanted to get rid of him.

If he were to marry Gu Yiwen, it would probably be quite difficult.

Thinking about this, the Ninth Prince felt a little annoyed.

If only Gu Yiwen weren't Gu Gaoyuan's daughter.

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The next day, the Gu family delivered Gu Yilan's dowry to the Zhao family.

According to custom, the dowry should be sent over the day before the wedding.

Lord Zhao was furious when he saw the meager and pitiful dowry.

What does Gu Gaoyuan mean by this?

Didn't we already have a dowry list? Why did you bring over so little? Are you trying to fetch a beggar?!

They didn't take him, their superior, seriously at all!

In fact, this was already a dowry that the Gu family had scraped together from various sources. They only had four hundred taels left in the household, and they spent another three hundred taels to add to their daughter's dowry.

Even after learning the whole story, Lord Zhao was still angry.

It's unbelievable that the Gu family has been spending the deceased wife's dowry all along.

If you can't even come up with this little bit of money, you don't deserve to marry my son!

Lord Zhao has spoken: the dowry must be the same as before, or don't even think about entering the Zhao family!

Gu Gaoyuan had a terrible headache.

Where would they get any money?

Gu Yiwen took all the money from the manor.

One's own boss is someone you can't afford to offend.

If he can't come up with the dowry, she'll probably not only stop helping him in the future, but also make things difficult for him.

After much deliberation, she reluctantly approached Gu Yiwen and went with Madam Xue.

"Yiwen, we're all family, and Yilan is your sister too."

"Listen to your father, take out some of your dowry and give it to Yilan first, then your father will slowly return it to you later."

Gu Yiwen laughed in anger. Her adoptive father really had no bottom line.

I just changed her marriage, and after all that trouble yesterday, she's already asking for money today.

She did want to see Gu Yilan marry that abusive man, but she didn't want to take her own money.

Moreover, she knew that, given Gu Yilan's personality, she would definitely try every means to marry him.

"Ha, Father just said yesterday that I have to figure out my own dowry. He acted like we were completely cut off yesterday. But now that the Zhao family is pressuring me so hard, he's suddenly all family to me when it comes to money?" Gu Yiwen mocked.

Gu Gaoyuan's expression was not good.

"I'm your father, after all. I raised you with so much care and hardship. How can you be so petty!"

Gu Yiwen looked at him coldly: "You say you are my father, but have you ever fulfilled your responsibilities as a father for even a single day? From childhood to adulthood, you have never held me or taught me anything."

“Over the years, you’ve only ever favored my stepmother and Gu Yilan. Even when you knew I was being bullied and wronged, you still punished me.” Gu Yiwen’s voice choked with emotion as she said this.

She wasn't that upset that much because her stepmother and sister treated her badly.

But her father, her own flesh and blood, treated her like this too.

At this point, a hint of guilt flashed in Gu Gaoyuan's eyes.

He couldn't be bothered with the squabbles between children. Besides, he preferred Yilan and usually favored her more.

Hearing this, Madam Xue was also unhappy.

Why bring up such old, trivial matters? That shows a lack of magnanimity.

"You keep saying you raised me with great difficulty. It wasn't you who raised me, it was my mother's dowry. After my mother dies, the dowry should be inherited by her daughter."

"So, it's me supporting my father and stepmother, not you supporting me," Gu Yiwen said coldly.

Gu Gaoyuan stared at Gu Yiwen, his face flushed red, but he couldn't say a word.

Xue's eyes were filled with malice.

I should have killed that little bitch! What a blunder!

"Are you really going to be so heartless! I've already begged you like this, what more do you want!"

Gu Yiwen was too lazy to say anything to this cheapskate father.

Yesterday, her maternal grandfather directly assigned her two guards. She immediately ordered, "Show the guests out."

Seeing that Gu Yiwen was trying to send him away, Gu Gaoyuan said, "You're unfilial! You're rebellious! Just don't regret it later!"

Mr. Xue realized that it was impossible to get the money back today.

She hated Gu Yiwen, feeling that the money should have been hers, and should have belonged to Yilan.

Since this little vixen is so heartless, then don't blame her for going to extremes.

"My husband, since Yiwen is so heartless, let's write a letter of severance today and cut all ties with her!"