Noble Lady

Chapter 357 Adding makeup

It is best to finish the order after dark, otherwise it will be impossible to put it into storage in time and keep it in the room, and then carry it out directly tomorrow.

As for the dowry that the Du family gave to Du Jingyuan, it had already been carried to the Duke's Mansion. This is also the common practice of many wealthy families.

This is usually how it will be handled if the betrothal gifts and dowry are too large.

As for the betrothal gift from the Duke's Mansion, Mrs. Du left half of it to Du Jingyuan as a dowry, because she was going to marry into the Duke's Mansion after all, and the scene couldn't be too shabby.

"Tell me, if we do this, the people in the general's mansion won't hate us, right?" Chen Lizhu suddenly had an idea.

Xue Chenyu glanced at her when he heard that, and thought to himself, "Did you just realize that the people in the General's Mansion would hate you so much?"

"It's okay. Even if I sent the things over early and Madam Du took them for herself and left half for Du Jingyuan, she wouldn't be polite to me."

"How dare I, a divorced woman, associate with the daughter of the general's mansion? I even embarrassed Madam Du in front of her. Madam Du hates me to death now."

Xue Chenyu's words were meant to be self-deprecating.

Chen Lizhu covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "You are not afraid that I will tell others about these things."

"Don't worry. There's nothing I can't tell anyone. If I can't say it in front of others, I won't say it behind their backs either. Now that I've said it, I'm not afraid of you spreading it."

Chen Lizhu gave her a thumbs up.

For this frankness.

"Miss Chen San, why don't you ask about your half-brother?"

Chen Lizhu held her chin in her hand and said wistfully, "When I saw him when he first returned to Beijing, he was still listless. It seemed like he was forcing himself to stay energetic."

"I heard today that he's in good spirits again. Maybe he figured out something that was bothering him."

Chen Lizhu paused and said, "I heard that he often went to Qinglong Temple outside the city, and you and Sister Du also went there. I know without thinking that you must have contributed to this."

Xue Chenyu exchanged glances with her, and they understood each other tacitly.

Chen Lizhu: Tsk, poor fifth brother, he is still kept in the dark.

He had finally persuaded himself to let it go, but if he found out after entering the bridal chamber that the person he married was the one he had been thinking about, he would be so happy that he would go crazy.

That's it.

Just wait to lose the bet.

"Sister Xue is going to a wedding banquet tomorrow, right?"

"Of course I will go. I spent a lot of money on my makeup." Xue Chenyu affirmed.

Chen Lizhu's smile became more and more presumptuous. "Then I want to sit with you tomorrow. I spent a lot of money on my makeup."

Then the two looked at each other and smiled.

Afterwards, after having some tea and snacks, Xue Chenyu and Chen Lizhu each instructed their confidants to deliver the makeup items.

Chen Lizhu, in particular, emphasized this when she asked Huang Li to go over: "These are gifts from the emperor. My daughter gave them to Miss Du as a dowry."

"If someone wants to take advantage of you without knowing what's good for them, they should consider their own limitations. Once they do, there's no turning back."

It was obvious who these words were directed to. It was almost a direct warning to Madam Du and some people in the general's mansion who were eyeing Du Jingyuan's dowry.

But Mrs. Du didn't dare to say a word, because the other party was the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion and had a say in front of the Imperial Concubine and the Empress Dowager.

I can only hold my anger and smile.

Chen Lizhu asked for a few loads, and ended up collecting twelve.

Although Xue Chenyu's makeup was not as rich as Chen Lizhu's imperial gifts, they were all real good things, and there was even a load of real gold and silver with banknotes.

She had previously told Du Jingyuan that the dowry would be eight or ten loads, so she gave eighteen loads.

With the servants of the Duke's Mansion daring to do so, Mrs. Du no longer dared to have any thoughts about her things.

Du Juan and another maid, Du Dan, led people to carry the things away. More than a dozen servants were dispatched from the general's mansion, and it took two or three trips to finish carrying all the things.

One of the two stayed behind to supervise, while the other followed the servant throughout the entire process, leaving no chance for others to tamper with the work.

Of course, Qiuhua and Huangli also watched the whole process to make sure that the things entered Du Jingyuan's yard and her room and were not touched by others. Only then did they come back to report.

After this incident, Mrs. Du went back to her room in anger and smashed cups and bowls.

The maids and mothers around her all followed suit to persuade her, "Madam, please calm down. The noble ladies from the Duke's and Marquis's mansions are giving our eldest daughter some makeup to show their respect to our General's mansion."

"What face? Xue Chenyu is a divorced woman, and my general's mansion wants her to be the face!"

Moreover, she became even angrier when she thought about how she could go back to her parents' home safely after divorce and bring out so many things to buy dowries for her younger sisters.

How can a woman who is not wanted by a man have so much money?

Yes, she is just like her mother who is a businesswoman, she must have made some dirty money!

Otherwise, they were all married to military generals. The Wu'an Marquis's Mansion is far inferior to the General's Mansion. Why do they live so well?

Seeing that she was so furious, the maidservant mother did not dare to persuade her anymore and just stepped aside obediently.

However, after smashing and banging for a long time, Mrs. Du only broke a set of inexpensive tea sets. Looking at the other valuable items such as plum bottles, two-ear bottles, etc., she was reluctant to smash any of them.

Thunder, little rain.

It sounds quite scary to outsiders.

It was precisely because of this that Mrs. Du was called over by her mother-in-law, the old lady of the Du family, and scolded.

Oh, and there is also her own son, Du Jingyuan, the eldest son of the Du family, whom she has high hopes for and is willing to give everything to pave the way for.

When Old Lady Du heard that the third daughter of the Duke's Mansion and the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion had both added dowries, and with such a grand ceremony, she immediately felt that her daughter-in-law's previous behavior of withholding half of the betrothal gifts was too petty.

"Go and sort out the betrothal gifts that the Duke's Mansion sent earlier, and go out with the eldest girl tomorrow."

"Mother?!" Mrs. Du's voice suddenly rose. That was something she left for her son. How could she possibly give it back to that girl who paid compensation?

Madam Du glanced at her coldly, "Look at you, you're so petty. Haven't you understood what's going on today? The third young lady from the Duke's Mansion and the eldest young lady from the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion are both here to support the eldest girl!"

"Would an ordinary person wait until the day before their young sister's wedding to add makeup to her wedding dress? Would they go to such great lengths to do so?"

Mrs. Du was stunned. Actually, she was not stupid. She would understand the truth with just a little guidance.

But whenever she thought about the treasures sent by the Duke's Mansion, which had to be taken away by the maid who had to pay for compensation, her heart bleeds.

"Da Lang, since your mother is unwilling to handle this matter, you should do it. Make sure your sister can marry into the Duke's Mansion in a grand ceremony tomorrow."

Selfishly speaking, she didn't want to give all the betrothal gifts sent by the Duke's Mansion to the eldest girl as a dowry - it was normal to keep some of the betrothal gifts after they were delivered to the girl's family.

But the Duke's daughter has already gone this far. If the General's Mansion does not make any statement, she will probably be ridiculed for being narrow-minded and useless in the future.

Dalang is still young. If he gets such a reputation, his future will be difficult.

Du Jingyuan nodded, "Don't worry, Grandma, I know."

Madam Du also said, "Mother, how can this be possible? Jingyong hasn't even gotten married yet."

"I've already given the bulk of my dowry to the eldest girl. When Jingyong gets married, what will I use to pay the betrothal gifts?"

Madam Du said angrily, "I think your brain has really been rusted by this little money. You only care about your head and not your butt. You eagerly sent your daughter to the Duke's Mansion, wasn't it just to pave the way for Dalang and Silang?"

"If outsiders think that you, as a mother, have treated your daughter unfairly and used your daughter's betrothal gift to marry your son, do you think any family would be willing to marry their daughter to the Du family?"

"You're not afraid of being criticized, but how are you going to let Dalang and Silang go out in the future? Do you want them to be pointed at and criticized as having to suck their sisters' blood to have a family?"

This is not an unimportant statement.

Mrs. Du seemed to be struck by lightning and remained silent for a long time.

Old Madam Du was too lazy to look at her. After giving Du Jingyuan some instructions, she asked them to leave.

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