A lazy bum transmigrates and marries a eunuch – it's awesome!

The Duchess was so angry at Jiang Xinyu that her chest ached, and everyone else felt a chill run down their spines as they watched Xiao Yuan calmly drinking tea.

Everyone was eager to finish exchanging the dowry and get rid of these two plagues as soon as possible, so the people below were very efficient.

Returning Li Mingyue's dowry was a simple matter.

There were only a dozen or so boxes in total, and once the seals were torn off, the contents were simple and straightforward.

The dowry included a head maid, two second-class maids, four junior maids, and two old women.

Because Jiang Xinyu pleaded for Green Bamboo and several maids last night, they were not punished. Although they were all frightened and listless, at least they were not injured on the surface, so no one could find fault with them.

When they got to Jiang Xinyu's side, things were different. A moment later, a eunuch came to report that there were many things missing from the dowry list.

The Duchess's heart skipped a beat. She remembered that her daughter had been pestering her for jewelry when the dowry was delivered the day before, and she felt uneasy.

Zhao Chengye quickly gave his mother a wink, "It was yesterday when Mother saw Jiang...that Madam Xiao's dowry was too much to fit in the small storeroom, so she moved a few boxes elsewhere."

The Duchess quickly nodded, "Please trouble the young eunuch to check the rest first, and we'll send the rest over in a bit."

The young eunuch who came to report was quite a clever fellow; seeing the Duchess's words, he immediately chimed in...

"Everything else has been inventoried. Now we're just missing a box of silk gauze, twelve red gold hairpins, three pairs of red gold and kingfisher feather bracelets, two bushels of top-grade pearls, and a maid named Chunhong."

Jiang Xinyu exclaimed in surprise, "How come Chunhong is missing? That girl used to come with me to pay her respects to Madam all the time. Could she have gotten lost in your residence?"

While the Duchess of the Eastern and Western Kingdoms was indeed feeling guilty, when asked about Chunhong, he felt he had done nothing wrong.

Even though she didn't know who orchestrated the marriage exchange, she was certain that Chunhong was definitely not innocent.

She had served her master for over ten years and wouldn't mistake her even if she closed her eyes and heard her footsteps, yet that wretched girl had helped Li Mingyue and her son through the wedding ceremony.

Such a disloyal girl deserves to be beaten to death.

Jiang Xinyu became anxious upon hearing that Chunhong had been beaten.

This was in ancient times, so the old woman's "beating" was definitely not as simple as just giving two slaps.

Chunhong was indeed not a loyal servant and she did not plan to use her again, but at least it was a human life.

For someone living in modern society, it's simply impossible for her to treat human life as cheaply as people in ancient times.

Jiang Xinyu immediately exploded when she saw Chunhong being carried in covered in blood.

"Chunhong is my maid. Even if she has made a mistake, it is not up to your Duke's Mansion to deal with her."

"You used such harsh methods on a mere teenage girl? Did she break some kind of divine law?"

The Duchess scoffed disdainfully, "She didn't break any heavenly laws, but she deserved the beating."

If even her own master can admit his or her mistakes, why would you keep such a maid around?

If you ask me, we should just sell them off as soon as possible and get rid of the problem.

Your aunt is only doing this for your own good.

Before Jiang Xinyu could say anything more, Zhao Chengye interrupted, "Madam Xiao, Chunhong, as the bride's personal maid, helped someone else to perform the wedding ceremony with me. It is only natural for Mother to question her."

Presumably, the person escorting the bride from the Li family, Supervisor Xiao, was also interrogated.

Xiao Yuan nodded lightly, patted Jiang Xinyu's hand, and ordered someone to carry Chunhong back to the mansion for treatment.

Damn it, that bastard didn't even stand up for her.

Just then, a commotion was heard outside, and a pretty girl in a pale yellow dress rushed in.

She hadn't expected there to be guests in the flower hall. Seeing so many people, she panicked for a moment, then reluctantly curtsied and tried to leave.

Jiang Xinyu didn't give her that chance, and stepped in front of the girl, smiling as she took her hand.

"Isn't this your real sister? Look how sweaty you are, did you come all this way to see me?"

Without thinking, Zhao Zhenzhen brushed Jiang Xinyu's hand away. Just as she was about to make a sarcastic remark, she heard the Duchess cough heavily, and she immediately swallowed the scolding that was about to come out.

She came to settle scores with Jiang Xinyu, but she didn't expect there to be outsiders here.

Although the Duchess doted on her, she had also taught her etiquette seriously. He didn't want to ruin his reputation by arguing with Jiang Xinyu when there were guests present.

Since she's already married into their family, it's entirely up to her to decide how to treat her in the future.

This silly girl still doesn't know that Jiang Xinyu has married someone else, and she's still trying to act like a proper sister-in-law.

Jiang Xinyu didn't give her that chance. Suddenly, she exclaimed in surprise, grabbed Zhao Zhenzhen's hand, and said...

"Isn't this the gold and kingfisher feather bracelet from my dowry?"

The Duchess just said she put it in another storeroom, how come it's on Miss Zhao's wrist now?

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Zhao Zhenzhen blushed instantly when she noticed Jiang Xinyu's shout drawing the guests' attention to them.

"This was clearly a gift from you. What do you mean by saying this now? Are you trying to falsely accuse my mother of misappropriating your dowry?"

Jiang Xinyu also looked incredulous, "This dowry was clearly delivered to the Duke's mansion yesterday, when did I give it to you?"

Zhao Zhenzhen never expected Jiang Xinyu to undermine her like this. In the past, when she snatched things from others, that woman would always cover for her out of consideration for her brother.

What's wrong with her now? Isn't she afraid her brother will say she's petty and nitpicky?

Just as the Duchess was about to smooth things over, saying that Zhao Zhenzhen thought it was something from the manor that had been mistakenly taken, her daughter spoke up first, insisting that it was Jiang Xinyu who had given it to her that morning.

In Zhao Zhenzhen's view, those guests couldn't have arrived so early in the morning. It was only natural for her new sister-in-law to give her sister-in-law jewelry. Now, by putting on this show in front of everyone, she was trying to ruin her reputation.

The Duchess was furious; for the first time, she realized that being too strict in managing the household wasn't necessarily a good thing.

She did instruct the maids and servants not to announce the marriage exchange to others, but there was no need to keep it so secret.

That idiot Granny Yu is useless. Didn't I tell her to go find Zhenzhen to ask for something? Why didn't she explain things to her clearly before sending someone over?

This is utterly shameful; I can't explain myself now.

She couldn't explain it clearly, but Jiang Xinyu could. She snorted coldly, pointed at Li Mingyue, and laughed.

"Is Miss Zhao blind or is she delirious? That's your sister-in-law. My husband doesn't have a sister as good as you."

You don’t know yet?

Yesterday, the bridal sedan chair was carried to the wrong place; your brother married you to a different sister-in-law.

As for me, I only came to your residence to collect my dowry after noon, so how could I possibly deliver a bracelet to you so early in the morning?

Tsk tsk tsk, I never expected that the eldest daughter of the Duke's mansion would be a thief.

He dared to steal his elder sister-in-law's dowry as soon as it was delivered, and when he was caught red-handed, he still refused to admit it.

It's a good thing I didn't actually marry into your family, otherwise you would have taken all my dowry in less than a year or two.

She turned around, touched her upper lip to her lower lip, and said it was a gift from me. I really couldn't explain it even if I had a hundred mouths.

"Mingyue, you'd better be careful, after all, this sister-in-law will be yours in the future."

Zhao Zhenzhen hadn't expected there to be such inside information. Judging from her mother's resentful expression, it was probably true.

Jiang Xinyu didn't marry into their family, and she didn't even care whether her brother disliked her.

The thought of being ridiculed for being a thief made Zhao Zhenzhen faint.