Chapter 193 Mother is not qualified either
Chapter 193 Mother is not qualified either
Xu Rong became even more proud after hearing this. She took a step forward and faced Jiang Xiyu head-on. "In that case, mother, please make the decision for me. I can get back my dowry."
Without waiting for Jiang Xiyu to speak, Xu Rong shouted at the servants of the Zhou family, "Why are you still standing there? These are my dowry. Carry them back to the Zhou family."
"Yes." The Zhou family's servants immediately obeyed and started to carry the boxes.
Just as Deji and the guards were about to take action, Jiang Xiyu finally spoke, "Wait."
Jiang Xiyu stepped forward and stood in front of the boxes.
The Zhou family's servants immediately dared not touch the boxes.
Seeing this, Xu Rong immediately became angry. "Jiang Xiyu, what do you mean? You said it yourself that mother is the master of Yonglin Marquis Mansion and has the right to control everything in the mansion. Now mother has made the decision for me, asking me to take back my dowry. What right do you have to stop me?"
Zheng also quickly followed suit and angrily scolded Jiang Xiyu, "Jiang, these are the dowry I gave to Xu Rong. Please move aside and let Xu Rong carry them back to the Zhou family."
Seeing that Zheng completely sided with Xu Rong, Jiang Xiyu was speechless.
Zheng is really getting old and confused.
And Xu Rong was also a nonsense. If she had known that leaving them alone would cause so many troubles, she regretted leaving them alone. She had wanted to dig out Xu Rong's secrets, but she didn't expect that such a thing would happen.
Jiang Xiyu didn't even glance at Zheng, but only looked at Xu Rong and said, "Sister, are you mistaken? Mother is indeed the master of Yonglin Marquis's Mansion and has the right to control everything in the mansion. I have no objection even if she empties the mansion and gives it to you. But now these things belong to the Marquis, not the mansion. No one else can control them except the Marquis."
Xu Rong glared angrily, "What do you mean? What do you mean these things belong to Xu Rui? Even Xu Rui is my mother's son. He is the Marquis of Yonglin Marquisate. His things belong to the Marquisate. Why can't my mother control them?"
Listening to Xu Rong's unreasonable words, Jiang Xiyu refused to give in.
"It seems my sister hasn't read the laws of the Yun Dynasty. The law stipulates that in aristocratic families, only the public money, property, and objects in the mansion belong to the mansion, and the private property of an individual in the mansion belongs only to that individual. These are the private property of the Marquis, and they belong only to the Marquis, just like the Second Master, the Third Master, the Fourth Master, my two younger brothers and sisters, and I all have our own private property. Does mother, as the master of the Marquis's mansion, have the right to control everyone's private property?"
Jiang Xiyu's words startled both Mrs. Hu and Mrs. Sun so much that they took a step back. They instinctively crossed their arms and said, "We both contributed to your dowry when your sister got married. You must not try to take advantage of us again. Besides, the Second and Third Masters don't have any money either."
Hu and Sun hurriedly distanced themselves from the matter, fearing that Xu Rong and Zheng would turn their attention to them.
Xu Rong didn't expect Jiang Xiyu to bring up the Hu and Sun families, and immediately asked angrily, "Why are you bringing them up? I don't want their private property."
What good things could those bastards have? She doesn't even look down on their things.
Jiang Xiyu could see through Xu Rong's little tricks, "So you want the Marquis's private property? Are you qualified to touch his private property?"
Xu Rong looked at Zheng angrily.
Before she and Zheng could speak, Jiang Xiyu said again in a stern voice, "Mother is not qualified either."
Jiang Xiyu's words instantly gained the support of Hu and Sun.
"That's right. Even the old lady in the mansion has no right to touch her sons' private property." Mrs. Hu obviously sided with Jiang Xiyu.
They had no choice but to take sides. If they didn't express their stance, Zheng would set her sights on them, the illegitimate children.
"These were all distributed when the old marquis was alive. Some were rewards earned by the old marquis himself. Even mother has no right to control them." Sun also muttered softly.
Sun also felt that it was necessary to make her attitude clear at this time and nip Zheng's bad thoughts in the bud. Otherwise, Jiang Xiyu and Xu Rui would suffer this time, and it would be their turn to be born out of wedlock in the future.
Deji drew his sword and stood in front of the boxes. "Whoever wants to touch the Marquis's things will have to step over me, Deji."
Seeing that she was in trouble, Xu Rong looked at Zheng for help, "Mother."
Zheng gave Xu Rong a soothing look before glaring at Jiang Xiyu and Deji. "These belong to Rui'er. They are also the dowry Rui'er promised to give to Rong'er. Now Rong'er is just taking back the dowry that belongs to her. What right do you have to stop us?"
Zheng's words woke Xu Rong up from her dream, and she immediately echoed, "Yes, this is the dowry Xu Rui gave me."
"I only know that the dowry the Marquis gave you was sent to the Zhou family on your wedding day. Everyone in Kyoto can testify to this. As for where you took the dowry, I have no idea. Now it is the Marquis's private property, and no one can touch it. If you, Xu Rong, really want it, then wait until the Marquis returns and discuss it with him yourself. If he is willing to give it to you, I, Jiang Xiyu, will not say a word."
Deji also expressed his opinion, "If the Marquis is willing to give it to the young lady, then this subordinate will never stop him."
Xu Rong was instantly furious at what the two said. She pointed at them and cursed, "What a pair of adulterers..."
"Pa." Before Xu Rong could finish her curse, Jiang Xiyu raised her hand and slapped her hard. "Brains are a good thing, but it's a pity that you, Xu Rong, really don't have one."
Xu Rong held her face and looked at Jiang Xiyu in disbelief, "Jiang Xiyu, you dare to hit me."
Jiang Xiyu's stern gaze was like a cold wind. "I'm hitting you, a brainless idiot. You can't even tell friend from foe. How dare you throw dirty water on me like this? Do you really think I, Jiang Xiyu, am a pushover?"
Jiang Xiyu's aura of a superior instantly shocked everyone present.
Before, Jiang Xiyu was well-educated and gentle, but I didn't expect that he would have such a strong side.
However, facing someone as arrogant and domineering as Xu Rong, one cannot be too weak.
"Jiang Xiyu..." Xu Rong was so angry that she pounced on Jiang Xiyu and raised her hand to slap her back.
"Snap." Jiang Xiyu grabbed Xu Rong's wrist and squeezed it tightly. He leaned close to her and whispered, "Since I have the ability to get you into the Zhou family, do you think I have the ability to make your life there even worse?"
Jiang Xiyu's light and clever words shocked Xu Rong beyond words.
She suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Xiyu in disbelief.
What do you mean?
Did she have any influence when she married into the Zhou family?
She always thought that it was Xu Rui who wanted her to marry into the Zhou family, and it was Xu Rui who forced her to marry into the Zhou family. She never thought about Jiang Xiyu.
Therefore, it was Jiang Xiyu who wanted her to marry into the Zhou family, and it was also Jiang Xiyu who forced her to marry Zhou Lai.
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