The second lady's face was ugly, her mean eyebrows were furrowed with anger, and she was thinking to herself, is she saying that Chun Ying can't get married? It's not about whose daughter is the least likely to get married.
"The three girls are not in a hurry. Our Chunying has nothing to be anxious about."
"Yaoguang, I'm not in a hurry. I've already arranged the marriage that I don't regret, and then it's Yaoguang's turn. In my opinion, it will happen this year." The third lady said unhurriedly, "The sixth girl is timid.
Second sister, please be careful and choose a son-in-law with a good temper, otherwise Miss Six will suffer."
"Don't worry about it, sister," the second lady said coldly.
Lou Chunying was cowardly and did not dare to refute at all. She was not as generous and decent as Lou Yanran, nor was she as graceful as Yun Buhui. When her elders spoke, she did not dare to interrupt.
The second lady secretly hated her daughter for not living up to her expectations. She didn't even dare to make a loud noise on weekdays. She was as timid as a mouse, and she didn't know whose temper she had taken after. The eldest lady had Lou Shaoqi, and the third lady had Lou Kaiyang, but she was the only one who gave birth to a child.
Three losers. Moreover, their looks, talents and demeanor are not as good as Lou Yaoguang's. They look like they are the fate of concubines and they are submissive. The second lady's heart is broken.
If she couldn't give birth to a son, she could just give birth to a daughter like Lou Yanran and Lou Yaoguang. However, her three daughters failed to live up to expectations. How could she not be angry or complain?
The third lady didn't want to chat too much with her. Yun Buhui thought to himself that these ladies in the Lou family are not ordinary people. They also have many talented children, and their temperaments mostly follow their mother's. Only the second lady's daughter's temperament is easy to follow.
Uncle.
If all the children followed their mother, the Lou family would be very lively.
Unlike other large families, the Lou family has clear lines of descent and concubine. The main reason is that the head of the family is too cowardly, and several wives make the decisions inside and outside. These ladies are all powerful people, and their status cannot control them at all, so they have become a tripod.
state.
The second wife has no son, and her daughters are not up to par. They are all supported by the second wife, who is slightly weak. Therefore, there is a twist. If the third wife had not been able to speak in the Lou family, Lou Kaiyang would be in charge of half of the Lou family.
Business, this time she may not be able to marry Cheng Mubai as she wishes.
Lou Zhentian didn't like seeing several ladies quarreling the most, so he stepped in to mediate. Today was a good day, and the second lady and the third lady didn't want to make everyone unhappy, so they discussed the dowry of Yun Buhui and Lou Yanran.
The third lady said, "Since the royal family's betrothals are exactly the same, sir, why don't you prepare two copies of the same dowry?"
The eldest lady sneered, and the first one refused, "What a joke, how can these be compared? The royal family's two sons are getting married, so they are two identical betrothal gifts. If two daughters of the Lou family get married today, I will prepare two identical dowries.
I don’t have any objection, but I don’t regret that she is just a cousin. The Lou family has raised her for so many years, and they have done their best. Why should she prepare a dowry that is exactly the same as my daughter’s when she gets married? Master, Yanran is the legitimate daughter... With such a noble status, how can she be with her?
regret……"
"Sister, that's not what you said. Even though Buhui is a cousin, so what. Her mother is the daughter of the Lou family, and she is also a member of the Lou family. Besides, the palace does not distinguish between concubines when it comes to employment. Speaking of which, Cheng Youtian is also a concubine.
, wouldn’t he be outdone by the crown prince if he betrothed him, but the palace takes each other’s face into account and prepares two identical dowries. If the master prepares one dowry more and one less, how will the prince and the princess feel? "
"It is the palace's business to have the same dowry when you are hired by the prince. The dowry preparations of the Lou family cannot be the same. I will never agree. It is unheard of that the dowries of the cousin's lady and my own daughter are exactly the same. Aren't you deliberately humiliating me, Yanran?"
The madam shouted sharply, and Lou Yanran frowned slightly.
She had known for a long time that the dowry issue would cause disputes.
"The appointment of a legitimate son and a concubine is exactly the same. I have never heard of it. The royal family is not an ordinary family. It's fine if you don't give me face. I don't believe it. You dare not give face to the princess and the prince." The third lady's attitude was also cold.
In short, she would not let Buhui suffer any injustice.
"Princess, Crown Prince... Huh, who will be the Princess and Crown Prince in the future is still unknown. Third sister does not need to use her power to suppress me." The eldest lady said coldly.
The third lady pursed her lips with a half-smile, "Even if this hall is filled with family members, the whole family is not of the same mind. If my sister's words are spread out and reach the ears of people in the palace, you are cursing the prince's early death.
, has the princess lost her power?”
The eldest lady's face changed slightly, "You bastard, how can you take what you said out of anger seriously? Don't confuse right and wrong."
"Whether you are speaking out of anger or what is in your heart, you know it yourself. It doesn't matter whether others think you are speaking out of anger. What is important is that the princess and the crown prince think you are speaking out of anger or the truth. Sister, think twice before speaking.
, lest disaster come from your mouth.”
Lou Shaoqi shouted, "Third aunt, you are going too far. Don't forget that you are the third lady and my mother is the real wife. How can you yell at her? So rude?"
Yelling, Yun Buhui thought to himself, from the beginning, it was the eldest lady who was yelling, and the third lady's voice was always on the same line, with few fluctuations, how could there be any yelling.
"Young master, what the third aunt said is true. She sincerely advised her not to talk nonsense. She took great pains to advise her, not to reprimand her. Why are you yelling? Why are you rude?" The third lady asked with a smile.
Lou Zhentian was not very annoyed. Sometimes he felt that what the eldest lady said was reasonable. A legitimate daughter is a legitimate daughter and a cousin is a cousin. If they marry together, there is no reason to prepare the same dowry.
However, there is a concubine and a prince over there. If Buhui's dowry is too small, it will be a loss of etiquette. What do the princess and the prince think? If they don't give Yun Buhui face, they have to give face to the prince and the princess.
If Lou Yanran marries Cheng Mubai and Yun Buhui marries Cheng Youtian, the dowry will be much easier to handle. But if the legitimate daughter is married to the concubine and the cousin is married to the heir apparent, the dowry will be difficult to handle.
Lou Shaoqi said, "Dad, you have to make the decision for mother and sister Yanran."
Lou Zhentian just wants to go back to his room and sleep. Such troubles are really annoying. The women in the family are very powerful. Whenever something happens, they will quarrel with each other. One of them will be reasonable and the other will be harsh.
The second lady said, "Since my sister and my third sister are so quarreling, we should either forget about the dowry and just marry someone else, so as not to ruin the harmony. I just came to betrothal today. As soon as the prince leaves, you will quarrel behind you."
Get up and spread the word without making people laugh, just for two dowries, what's the point?"
The eldest lady turned around and glanced sharply, "You are just making sarcastic remarks. This matter has nothing to do with you. Of course you can stand and speak without pain."