bookcurios Chapter 380 The Wife Used as a Shield 2
Chapter 380 The Wife Used as a Shield 2
After so many years, there was almost nothing left of her dowry, although her husband gave her some filial piety after he became an official.
But since he had so many children in his family, his two children could not get much from the family property.
I want to find someone who is easy to control and who will give me a generous dowry. The family should be left to my daughter-in-law to maintain.
Therefore, Chu Xinghe quickly married Luo Chen with a dowry of one million.
But on the wedding night, Chu Xinghe said that he would not consummate the marriage with her. He wanted to test Luo Chen to see if she was qualified to be the eldest daughter-in-law of his Chu family.
Then I went to sleep next door.
The next morning, Chu's mother left all the household affairs to Luo Chen.
In order to win her husband's favor, Luo Chen takes care of the family with all her heart.
Looking at the account book, there was less than one thousand taels of silver left in the treasury, and he could only sigh.
She used her own dowry to make up for the loss. Now Chu's mother was finally relieved that she didn't have to use her own dowry to make up for the loss.
Since Luo Chen took over the household, the Chu family has been living a much better life, and the concubines have also been living a much better life.
So they still like this sister-in-law very much and sometimes help her secretly.
Half a month later, Chu Xinghe left on the pretext of going to Jiangnan to study.
When he left, he took Wang Guihua with him, and the two became a perfect couple in Jiangnan.
While studying, Chu Xinghe was recruiting talents for the Sixth Prince and helping him keep an eye on every move in Jiangnan.
Luo Chen spent a lot of money on recruiting talents.
Every time Chu Xinghe came, he said he wanted to make new friends, and Luo Chen would send the money immediately upon hearing that.
Three years later, Chu Xinghe passed the imperial examination and stayed at home for half a month.
He told the Sixth Prince, who had become the King of Qi, about the affairs in Jiangnan, and went to Jiangnan again after receiving instructions.
He said he would come back after passing the imperial examination, so Luo Chen could only wait bitterly.
She managed the Chu family very well, from less than 1,000 taels of silver in the account to 30,000 taels of silver now.
When his younger sister Chu Bilian was getting married, Chu Xinghe specially asked Luo Chen to prepare a ten-mile red wedding dress for her.
Chu Bilian got married with a dowry of 100,000 taels of silver given by Luo Chen.
Three years later, Chu Xinghe passed the imperial examination and finally returned home.
However, this was a tense time when the princes were fighting for the throne, so Chu Xinghe asked the whole family to be quiet and Luo Chen did not dare to disturb them.
Finally in the second year, the sixth prince ascended the throne.
Half a year later, the queen died and the new emperor supported the eldest prince's biological mother, and Wang Guihua became the queen.
At this time, Wang Guihua also thought of her sister who had suffered for eight years. She already had two children, but they were still not married, so she put pressure on Chu Xinghe.
Chu Xinghe immediately went back and told his mother about it.
Chu's mother originally didn't want to let the peasant girl marry into the family, but now this peasant girl not only gave her two grandsons, but was also the queen's sister.
In comparison, Luo Chen seems like nothing.
But it was not good to divorce Luo Chen for no reason, so half a month later, Luo Chen also died of illness.
Soon after, Wang Meihua brought her two sons into the Chu family and became the mistress of the house. The hundreds of thousands of dowry in Luo Chen's hand all became the Chu family's.
Brother Zhou Linnan understood what was going on and went to the emperor's house to cause trouble, but was dealt with by the emperor.
At this time, everyone could see that Chu Xinghe was a new upstart, so they didn't dare to say anything and could only pretend they knew nothing.
After reading it, Luo Chen cursed: "What a bastard family, damn it.
The Sixth Prince is the same, a pair of damned masters and servants. After using his wife, he immediately slashed his father-in-law's family with a knife. How can such a person become the emperor? "
[Her wish is to take revenge on the Chu family and prevent the Sixth Prince from getting what he wants.]
"No problem, I won't let either of them go."
As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw a big red veil on my head. It was the wedding night.
Then her veil was taken off. Chu Xinghe looked at her expressionlessly and turned to go out to entertain the guests.
Chu Bilian on the side laughed disdainfully: "Oh, it seems that you didn't satisfy my brother."
Luo Chen glanced at Chu Bilian. This sister-in-law was very jealous of her because she was beautiful and rich.
In her previous life, she took advantage of the fact that Chu Xinghe didn't like her and often mocked her and ordered people around at the dinner table. She was even more arrogant than her mother.
Luo Chen didn't say anything, and Chu Bilian saw that he was a softie.
He smiled and said, "Since my eldest brother doesn't like you, then think carefully about what you did wrong.
My mother asked me to bring you food, but I see you are not in the mood to eat, so I won't bother. You can take this time to reflect on yourself."
She also wants to go back and use the ointment that Wang Meihua made for her using spiritual spring water to maintain her skin. She wants to marry into a wealthy family and become the lady of the house in the future.
Lan She, the personal maid, looked at the family and said angrily, "Miss, why does the Chu family behave like this?
When you came to propose marriage, you said all sorts of wonderful things, but now that you're married, why are you acting like this?"
Luo Chen sneered: "Lan She, go home early tomorrow morning and tell my brother everything that happened here.
Ask him to send someone to keep an eye on Chu Xinghe and see if he has a lover outside."
Lan She was startled: "Miss!"
"If there's no one you like out there, why would you hate me so much? I haven't even met him."
In the evening, Chu Xinghe came back drunk and looked at Luo Chen who was sitting on the bed with some charm.
The next moment, he thought of Wang Meihua and quickly said with a straight face, "Zhou, although I married you, you don't meet the standard of a wife in my mind at all.
So I have to examine you to see if you are worthy of being the eldest daughter-in-law of my Chu family."
Luo Chen sneered: "Really? What if it doesn't pass?"
"If you don't pass, I will give you a divorce letter and let you leave the Chu family."
“Oh, what are the standards?”
"Serve your parents-in-law, take care of the household, and take care of your younger siblings. Don't let them feel the slightest bit uncomfortable, otherwise I will never let you pass."
"Haha, since you want to test me, then I have to test you as well to see if you are worthy of being the son-in-law of my Zhou family."
Chu Xinghe was shocked by this: "What kind of perverse logic is this? Since you are marrying into someone else's family, you should follow the rules of your husband's family."
"You are so shameless. Oh no, it's shameless." Luo Chen said.
"How can you say such a thing, you vulgar man? Believe it or not, I will divorce you now."
Chu Xinghe didn't expect Luo Chen to say this. She was a lady from a wealthy family, but she was not as polite as Mei'er, a woman from a farming family.
"Okay, go ahead and write it."
When Chu Xinghe saw Luo Chen like this, he immediately took out paper and pen and started writing.
After writing, he looked at Luo Chen and said, "Zhou, I'll give you one chance. Kneel down, or I will really divorce you."
Luo Chen's eyes turned red instantly, and he used the fox clan's charm to bewitch Chu Xinghe into writing a divorce letter.
It stated the whole cause and effect, and noted that the betrothal gift did not need to be returned. Then the memory was changed and Chu Xinghe was allowed to leave.