The scumbag ran away from marriage, I remarried on the spot

Meng Jinyao had also heard about this, but she was not surprised. The foundation of Yongchang House was already rotten. If they dared to use her mother's dowry, how could they not dare to use Sun's? Therefore, it is normal for the Sun family to be forced to use dowry to fill the hole.

The Sun family is going to spend everything they have. If there is still a shortfall, the Yongchang Mansion will make up for it.

However, the lady reminded her that today was the deadline, but she left early, and she didn't know if the Yongchang Mansion had sent her the money.

She put down the tea cup in her hand, raised a faint smile, and replied calmly: "It's probably true, but it's only natural to pay back debts. She doesn't have enough money on hand, so it's normal for her to pawn her dowry to pay me back. of."

Listening to her calm tone, although her words made sense, her tone of voice was full of indifference, and she seemed to be a cold person.

Everyone looked at each other, which daughter would treat her mother-in-law like this?

This heart is too cruel. No matter how bad it is, your mother's family is the place where you were born and raised. What's the benefit of having your mother's family face you in such a humiliating way?

The lady asked again: "Mrs. Gu, after all they are elders and your parents. Is it inappropriate for you to treat them like this?"

Another lady disagreed with this matter and said: "Yes, Mrs. Gu, it is not appropriate to force your mother to pawn the dowry to compensate you for your money. Mrs. Meng also has a kindness to you, even if you spend a little money, it is not enough." Isn’t that what it is?”

Meng Jinyao asked, "Do you two ladies think I did something wrong?"

As soon as these words came out, the two ladies were choked.

Soon, the wife who spoke for the first time said: "That's not what we meant. Mrs. Gu is still young and may not understand the truth. It is better for the daughter's family not to get too tense with her parents' family, so as not to have anything happen without the support of her parents' family. , that would be a big loss.”

"Really?" Meng Jinyao covered her mouth and laughed, then said lightly, "The natal families of those two ladies are really nice. It's a pity that I am not lucky enough to meet such a good natal family."

The lady said sarcastically: "Mrs. Gu may have misunderstood her mother's family."

Meng Jinyao's face turned cold and her tone was indifferent: "Is it a misunderstanding? What do you think is not a misunderstanding? I'm not afraid of your laughter if I say it. After all, you have probably heard of this kind of thing. I was turned away when I returned home three times. When I learned that I My husband only opened the door to greet me when he came home with me, do you think even my mother-in-law would support me?"

As she spoke, she glanced lightly at the people present, and then continued: "There are laws in our court that clearly stipulate that a woman's dowry is private property and cannot be taken by the husband's family as their own. Only legitimate children can inherit it. If there are no legitimate children, it will be inherited by her." The descendants of my mother's family inherit. My mother has me as her direct daughter. It is against the law for Sun to appropriate my mother's dowry. I did not report it to the official and let her go to jail. I was already lenient. Since she dared to do it, she should bear the consequences. Make mistakes.”

After hearing this, the lady was speechless and looked a little embarrassed.

Meng Jinyao glanced at them, but did not intend to let them go. Since they were looking for trouble, don't blame her for speaking badly. She asked in a faint tone: "Could it be that the two ladies are on good terms with my stepmother and took this opportunity to criticize me?" So that I can retreat and no longer pursue the case?"

When the two ladies heard this, they quickly shook their heads and explained, "Mrs. Gu, this is a misunderstanding."

"Yes, Mrs. Gu, we are not familiar with Mrs. Meng."

Meng Jinyao was dubious: "I thought you were on good terms with her and didn't want me to seek justice for myself. I never thought it was a misunderstanding."

The faces of the two ladies were sarcastic, and everyone present looked at each other. They didn't expect Meng Jinyao to speak so rudely. These two ladies were older than her after all.

Mrs. Rong Guogong quickly smoothed things over: "Mrs. Gu, since it was a misunderstanding, let's not mention it. The flowers in our back garden are blooming just right. Why don't we all go and enjoy the flowers together?"

The other ladies also showed interest, and the group left the flower hall and were preparing to move to the back garden.

As soon as she left the flower hall, Meng Jinyao saw Chunliu walking towards her quickly and whispered something in her ear. Her eyes lit up and she turned to Mrs. Rong Guogong: "Madam, in my home I have something else to do, so I have to excuse you."

Mrs. Rong Guogong nodded and said: "Since Mrs. Gu has something to do at home, let's go back first. We will get together next time when we have time."

Meng Jinyao nodded lightly, said goodbye to the other ladies, and left with Qingqiu, Ningdong, and Chunliu.

After the four masters and servants left, the other ladies couldn't help but whisper and discuss.

"I thought she wouldn't come today, but she did."

"Who says it's not the case? Marrying your fiancé's father is shocking enough, and he also drives his family to a desperate end. I'm afraid there won't be anyone like her in the entire capital."

"She just spoke rudely and aggressively to Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wang."

"That's why Yongchang's residence was forced to do this. Even my stepmother was forced to pawn her dowry. It's really unfilial."

Listening to these words criticizing Meng Jinyao, someone actually said a kind word for Meng Jinyao: "Don't say that, if the elders are not kind, how can the younger generation be filial? She must have been driven into panic. Is it her who has embarrassed the Yongchang Mansion so much? Is it your fault? Is it not Mr. and Mrs. Yongchang who really have the problem?"

"Having said that, she is a junior after all. How can she treat an elder like this?"

"I said you guys don't know the pain even if the knife doesn't cut the flesh, so you can talk freely."

Seeing that both of them had their own opinions, Mrs. Rongguo was afraid that they were going to quarrel later, so she quickly stopped them: "Okay, let's not talk about other people's affairs. The father-in-law is right, and the mother-in-law is right, so we can't." If you are not a party involved, how can you explain clearly?"

As soon as she finished speaking, someone echoed: "That's what the Duke and Madam said."

Others also wisely changed the topic and did not discuss Meng Jinyao's affairs any more. The back garden of Duke Rongguo's mansion was very beautiful. It was spring, and the flowers in the garden were in full bloom, which attracted the attention of the ladies. Meng Jinyao's Put the matter behind you.

In that compartment, after Ningdong got on the carriage, he could no longer hold back his emotions, and his face immediately changed, and he was furious, and said angrily to his master: "Madam, those two ladies did it on purpose, deliberately looking for trouble to ridicule you. "

Meng Jinyao was not angry and comforted her softly: "Okay, don't be angry. They can't get any advantage. Aren't they the ones who are embarrassed in the end?"

Chunliu had just come to report the news, so she didn’t know what happened just now, but listening to their conversation, she could guess that someone must have spoken too much to Madam, and then she boldly said: “Madam, if someone is disrespectful to you, you might as well Tell Mr. Marquis?"

Meng Jinyao shook her head with a smile and said warmly: "No, in fact they can't bully me. Lord Marquis is so busy every day, how can I trouble him with such a trivial matter?"

Ningdong nodded and agreed: "Chunliu, you don't have to worry about this. Madam is very sharp-tongued. They can't talk to Madam. I'm just angry with them for deliberately exposing Madam's scars for fun."

Chun Liu nodded hesitantly. Since her master said so, she shouldn't worry about it.