"The bracelet given to Chen Xueling must be taken back. If I go to buy a new one, I don't know how much money it will cost. There is also the enamel furnace bottle box and rosewood inlaid jade Ruyi that I gave to Mrs. Liang before..." Mrs. Zhou held the old lady Pan's column. The dowry list that came out was so anxious that I almost didn't scream.
Ten years! Back then when Shen Ziqiao cut off contact with the Pan family, who would have thought that old master Pan would come forward to ask for the dowry back on behalf of that stinky girl. Some things had been pawned by her long ago, so how could she still keep them until now.
Where is she going to find it now! Many of Pan's are antique treasures that are no longer available.
"Why don't you go to the old lady to discuss it?" asked the mother beside her.
Mentioning Mrs. Shen, Zhou was even more angry, "The old woman has already lost her temper. This is digging her flesh, expecting her to use her own money to subsidize us, don't even think about it." Think about it."
"Then what to do? We can't get these things out."
Zhou gritted her teeth, looked at the red list in her hand, and felt that the thin piece of paper was as hot as fire, "I'll ask the old lady what she means."
Speaking of which, many things were used by the old lady, even if she had to pay for it, she shouldn't have to pay for it all.
Damn Mrs. Pan! Damn Shen Ziqiao!
Mrs. Zhou came to De'an Courtyard indignantly. After seeing the list, Mrs. Shen couldn't bear the pain in her heart. She lay on the bed and shouted my money, my money.
Mother Li was beside her comforting her.
"Mother, what's the matter with you?" Mrs. Zhou suppressed the anger on her face, walked to the bed and asked worriedly.
Originally, all these things belonged to Pan's. If the old woman hadn't kept saying that it didn't matter, she wouldn't have exchanged Pan's things for money.
These years, she spent money like running water, without any restraint at all, thinking that she would have to tighten her belt in the future, and break a penny in half to pay for the previous expenses. She just wanted to squirt blood on the old woman's face.
"She's trying to force me to death. Why don't you just stab me to death with a knife!" Mrs. Shen was so angry that she shed tears, it was already hers, and if she wanted to spit it all out, it would be better to let her die.
A flash of impatience flashed in Zhou's eyes, "Mother, this is not our property in the first place, and the Pan family has come to find it, so can we still occupy it and not return it?"
"I won't pay it back, what else can they do?" Mrs. Shen shouted.
Only she can say such shameless words!
Zhou said. "As long as the Shen family can no longer hold up their heads in the capital, we don't have to pay back."
When Mrs. Shen heard this, she felt her heart ache even more.
"Mom. I just went to the library to check it out, and many things are missing. You also gave away two proportioned square mirrors and a set of bucket color lotus porcelain bowls. The twelve hibiscus white jade cups are gone. , Eight Hetian white jade teacups were sent to the second master's Shangfeng... What should I do with these?" Zhou asked with the list.
Mrs. Shen turned her face away and didn't even look at it. "It's up to you."
Does this mean that he refused to pay money to make up for these things
Zhou was so angry that she once again slandered in her heart, what a shameless old bastard!
"Well, I'll tell my father-in-law that half of the dowry has been spent over the years, so let him take care of it. Don't argue with our Shen family." Zhou said coldly.
Outsiders all know that the things left by the Pan family are kept by Mrs. Shen, and now they are guarding and stealing themselves. How will others treat the Shen family? Who would dare to marry a girl from the Shen family in the future? The old lady has lived to such a great age. It's over as soon as they close their eyes, but they still have a long way to go.
If this matter gets out, her social circle in the capital will be over. Even if she is not the culprit, the old lady is her natal aunt. It's her mother-in-law again, who would think highly of her
The more Zhou thought about it, the angrier he became. "I think the father-in-law won't bother with you mother-in-law, anyway, what you spend is the money of your daughter-in-law and granddaughter..."
Mrs. Shen picked up a soft pillow and threw it at Mrs. Zhou, "What do you mean I spend it? Didn't all those things go to your second room? You fill in whatever is missing."
"Then it's better to take my life and return it to the Pan family." Zhou Shi was trembling with anger, she took some rare jewelry together, and most of them were spent at Shangfeng, who manages her husband, and now she is asked to make up for it with silver. , where can she find money
"Mother, if you think that the first and second masters will cut off their official careers, you can put Yin Zi in your arms." After Zhou Shi finished speaking, she stood up and walked out without looking back.
Madam Shen's expression changed, and she began to howl loudly.
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In the lobby of Qiao Xinyuan, Mrs. Pan took a sip of tea slowly with the cloisonné enamel Three Gentlemen's teacup. The fragrance of the tea was overflowing, and he nodded in satisfaction.
"Grandfather, are you hungry? Shall I have someone cook you some special dishes?" Shen Ziqiao leaned forward and asked flatteringly.
Ever since Mrs. Pan took out the dowry list and saw the old woman nearly fainted from anger, Shen Ziqiao's mood was as if she was stepping on a cloud, and she was so elated that she almost laughed three times.
Old Mrs. Pan glanced at her, and said angrily, "Look at your worthless appearance, you can't even get your mother's things back. Compared with your mother back then, you are far behind."
"Yes, yes, yes, I am so useless, grandpa, you are mighty." Shen Ziqiao nodded hurriedly and answered yes, she was soft-spoken in the Shen family, but she had decades of prestige compared to that old woman. The Pan family refused to be her backer.
She has an independent and strong heart, but the world does not allow her to show it.
Shen Zikai watched from the side and laughed, shook his head affectionately, and said to Old Master Pan, "Grandfather, don't blame Jiaojiao, she has already had a hard time."
"How is the woman your father is going to marry again?" Old Master Pan naturally wouldn't really care about Shen Ziqiao. What he is more concerned about now is who is the woman who is about to become his granddaughter and stepmother.
Shen Ziqiao twitched her lips, "That woman... looks exactly like my mother. Before entering the door, she wanted to overwhelm me. Grandfather, that's a hypocritical woman with eyes above her head."
Old Master Pan smiled. He felt that what Shen Ziqiao said was outrageous, and he wanted to hear what Shen Zikai had to say.
"Not a good match for father, he was forced by father." Shen Zikai sighed.
"Are you going to the Northwest next month?" Old Master Pan scratched slowly with the tea lid, looking at Shen Ziqiao thoughtfully.
Shen Zikai nodded heavily, he was only worried that after he went to the northwest, Jiaojiao would have no one to support him in the Shen family, and would be bullied.
Old Master Pan hummed, put down the teacup, and looked at Shen Ziqiao with a smile, "You wrote that letter to me?"
Not long after Shen Ziqiao came back from Zhuangzi, she wrote a letter to Old Master Pan, admitting that she was wrong when she was young and ignorant, and hoped to be forgiven by her grandfather.
When she heard the old man's question, she nodded hastily, "I wrote it, grandpa. I used to treat my uncle and aunt badly. It's because I was young and ignorant. I'm stupid. I'm sensible now."
Old Master Pan laughed loudly, "You silly girl, you just believe what other people say. How old were you then, to know what is right and what is wrong?"
What happened back then, the son and daughter-in-law did not behave kindly. It was obvious that they wanted to get back their daughter’s dowry, and they didn’t really care about their niece. He later expressed to Mrs. Shen that he wanted to bring Shen Ziqiao to Pan’s family to raise her. The idea was rejected.
Besides, Shen Ziqiao never stopped contacting him, and thought she was living a good life. If she hadn't received her letter, I really don't know that the old lady of the Shen family is so nasty, and brother Kai is not at home all year round, so he is negligent. Sister is inevitable.
Fortunately, Jiaojiao is still sensible after all.
"Grandfather, will they really return my mother's things to me?" Shen Ziqiao was afraid that the old woman would find some excuse to occupy her and refused to hand it over.
Mrs. Pan was not worried at all, "If you don't want to hand it over, you have to hand it over. You can imitate your mother. Filial piety is one thing. It is obviously unreasonable for your grandmother to do this. You just want to take back your own things, and you are afraid of being kicked out." Can't you leave the Shen family? What is the Shen family? After this matter is over, you and I will go back to the Pan family!"
Shen Ziqiao was overjoyed when she heard the words, she was just waiting for these words.
"Grandfather, you are really my biological grandfather." Shen Ziqiao cried out with tears in his eyes.
It made Old Master Pan and Shen Zikai laugh out loud.
When Mrs. Meng and the others heard that Old Master Pan was coming, they all excitedly wanted to come over to say hello. At this time, they were guarding outside the door, and when they heard Old Master Pan's still hearty laughter coming from inside, the corners of their eyes became wet.
very nice! very nice! The third lady will be protected by the old man from now on, no one will dare to bully her anymore, even if a newcomer comes in, the third lady will not be afraid anymore.
There was a lot of laughter here, and the old lady at the De'an Courtyard was still crying loudly, so Mama Li had to send someone to find Shen Xiao.
Hearing that half of Pan's dowry had been used, Shen Xiao was shocked and speechless.
Not only did Mrs. Shen not feel guilty for half a year, she also yelled at the Pan family for having bad intentions, and even scolded Shen Ziqiao for being unfilial and cooperating with the Pan family to force her to death.
"Mother, those are the dowry left by Pan Shi to Jiaojiao, you...how can you use it privately?" Shen Xiao was furious in his heart, and asked with restraint.
"Since she married into the Shen family, it belongs to the Shen family!" Mrs. Shen shouted.
Shen Xiao stood up and walked around the room angrily, his face turned purple with anger, "Mother, what on earth are you thinking? Is the Shen family short of you, food, and clothing? Why do you miss Pan's family?" Those are the relics she left for Jiaojiao, do you not want Mrs. Pan to rest in peace, or do you want my Shen family to become a joke in the capital? Everyone is already talking about it, do you want to add more talk?"
It was the first time that Mrs. Shen was scolded by her son, she didn't care to cry and stared blankly at Shen Xiao.
"I'm going to tell Jiaojiao that those things that are missing, I will pay the money from the Shen family to make up for it. I can't miss a cent of Jiaojiao." Shen Xiao said resolutely.
"She's a girl from my Shen family..." What's wrong with using something from her
Shen Xiao didn't wait for Mrs. Shen to finish, and said sharply, "Our Shen family is not a shabby household."
The old lady was so angry that she almost lost her breath.
(Seeking pink tickets~~~~)