Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

Gu had just gotten herself together and was ready to find Xu Yixing's fault, but who knew that she would write a note and hand it to the main courtyard.

He said that his wedding was coming up soon and he should learn the rules and regulations from the governess, so he requested not to go out or see guests for the time being.

Father Xu took the paper with a smile and nodded with satisfaction: "As expected of our daughter, she is very well behaved and sensible!"

Gu could only smile and forget about picking on her second daughter. To put it bluntly, in a month or so, she would be someone else's family, and her life and death would have nothing to do with the Xu family.

As a stepmother, I am not as good as the biological mother, so I am happy to have a leisurely life. When my second daughter gets married, I will have a good relationship with my eldest son. I will not be afraid that he will be unfilial to me in the future, nor will I be afraid that the new bride will dominate me as the mother-in-law.

"Oh, by the way, how do you think we should add to Yan'er's dowry?" When Old Man Xu suddenly mentioned this, Mrs. Gu became alert.

Although as the mistress she should give her some, she was unwilling to do so because the child was not her own.

"Master, Yan'er's dowry should be about the same as Xing'er's, but I also know that a large part of Xing'er's dowry was left by Sister Bai, and there is not much left after the Sun family's misfortune. So Yan'er's dowry may be inferior to her sister."

"Oh!" Old Man Xu stood up and silently looked at the rising sun outside the window. It was a day off today and he was not in a hurry to go to court.

"But Yan'er is marrying into a wealthy family after all. I really don't want to see her living an uncomfortable life in the prince's mansion."

"How could that be? Our Yan'er's marriage was granted by the Emperor himself. Who wouldn't look up to her? And I see that the Seventh Prince likes our Yan'er very much and will definitely not treat her badly."

"That's different! Only if you bring enough dowry, you won't be bullied by the man. You don't know, there are more and more powerful people in the capital now. No matter how rich the Seventh Prince is, he belongs to him. We can't give him a chance to talk!"

Gu frowned. Why did it sound like this? Could it be that the master was planning to give out a larger dowry than when he married off his eldest daughter?

"Master, let me tell you something you may not like to hear. If we had not given Xing'er so much dowry, perhaps, perhaps the people in the Sun Mansion would not have been tempted by the money."

After Gu finished speaking, she carefully observed the master's expression. Seeing that he was not angry, he nodded silently to indicate his agreement.

"So, when it comes to Xiaoyan's dowry, shouldn't we just follow the rules?" According to the rules, as the mistress, she would just need to buy some jewelry, which wouldn't cost much money, so of course Mrs. Gu was happy.

"No, I have my own way of dealing with this matter, so don't worry about it. Madam, you just need to be responsible for sending our Yan'er off on the wedding day, that's all!"

When Gu heard the master say this, she knew that he was going to use the private treasury. But she could use it anyway, since it was the master's private treasury and had nothing to do with her.

A few days later, Xu Yixing, who was still pretending to be a good girl in her room, was called to the study by Old Man Xu in the morning.

Although Xu Yixing was reluctant, he had no choice but to dress neatly and strode towards the study.

"Dad?" Xu Yixing no longer needed to say "Why are you looking for me?" or something like that. He could express his question with just one word.

"Sit down, come and take a look." Old Man Xu handed her a thin piece of paper and motioned for her to take a look.

"What is this?" Xu Yixing glanced at it hastily. There were some things on it that were her dowry shops before, but they were taken back after the Sun Mansion collapsed. But there were more things that she had rarely seen.

"What are these Xu Shilong ancient books?" Xu Yixing pointed at one of the items and had no idea what this list was about.

"Xu Shilong is a certain Hua Zong in our family. He loves to collect rare ancient books. This is a collection he compiled. He has kept it for a long time."

"Oh... But what are these things that Daddy showed me? Why are there all kinds of things..."

"Yan'er, this is your dowry gift list. Do you think there is anything you want to adjust?"

"Ah?" Xu Yixing was really flattered. She continued to look down and even saw several taels of gold and silver. After a rough calculation, it was actually more than her original dowry.

What does this mean? Why would my father be willing to give me such a large dowry?

"Dad, this is too expensive. I remember my sister didn't seem to have so many things. This is not suitable for me." Xu Yixing felt sad. She was afraid that her father would not give Yi Yan dignity at the beginning. Now that he gave too much, she felt sad.

"That's different. You don't have to feel guilty. Your sister likes gold and jade, so most of the dowry you gave her were gold items, cash and silver shops, and the like.

Most of what Dad gave you are antiques, calligraphy and poetry collections, which are even more valuable. When you go to the Seventh Prince's mansion in the future, you will definitely have to deal with those concubines in the palace. They will like cultured people. "

Xu Yixing also knew this in his heart. It is said that gold is valuable in troubled times and antiques are valuable in prosperous times. The value of these calligraphy and ancient books cannot be measured by gold or silver. Moreover, they are worth different prices for different people. It is indeed possible that their value exceeds that of physical gold and silver.

"Your father, I have been a military officer all my life, but I don't like these things. You are different. Only when you take these things away can their value be realized."

After saying this, Dad even smiled embarrassedly, as if he was the one who delayed these things from seeing the light of day.

"Dad, come to think of it, where did you get these things? Why haven't I seen them before?"

"These are all passed down from the ancestors of the Xu family. Dad has been keeping them and storing them in the warehouse."

"Um... didn't our family get its start in the military?... I haven't heard of anyone who likes to collect these."

"Hahahahaha, Yan'er, you are really just a child. You won't need these in a war, but after the battle, you should rob and pay. There should always be something left!"

Wow, it turns out these antiques were looted by his ancestors during the war. Xu Yixing didn't know what to say for a moment.

I clearly heard the news from Grandma He that day and I hated my father very much. But now my father is willing to give me such a generous dowry to compensate me. How should I deal with this?

It's like someone slapped you in the face, and then took out more sweet dates than you could possibly eat in your lifetime, and that person was your father. Can the grudges between elders really be let go like this?

Xu Yixing didn't know and couldn't figure it out. Whether you say she was being too stubborn or that she was stuck in a rut and couldn't get out, the fact was that it would be the same no matter who it happened to.

"Dad, have you shown this list to mother?"