The mistress died of overwork, and after rebirth, she was bad at raising her cubs

Shen Qinglan frowned slightly and looked in the direction of the voice, only to see a pretty young girl rushing towards the old Princess Zhan.

The little girl was wearing a pink dress and was lying on Princess Zhan's body, acting coquettishly and affectionately.

When she looked up at Shen Qinglan, she stuck out her tongue at him with an innocent smile, as if she said those words out of pure curiosity.

Before Shen Qinglan could answer, another young man, about eight or nine years old, dressed in brocade clothes, stepped forward and lectured the little girl:

"Third sister, don't make a fuss. Everyone knows that the current mistress of the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion is not mother's biological daughter. Aren't you embarrassing... mother by doing this?"

Although the young man's words seemed to be helping Shen Qinglan, they also seemed to indirectly confirm that Shen Qinglan's dowry was shabby.

He paused here and bowed to Shen Qinglan:

"Mother, I am father's eldest son, Huo Junyan, and this is my third sister, Huo Jingyi. My sister is young and ignorant, and she said something wrong. Please, mother, for father's sake, don't be serious with my third sister."

The young man looked solemn and respectful, and it was hard to find any fault with his manners.

Huo Junyan? Huo Jingyi?

One is eight years old, Huo Zhanting’s eldest son, and the other is three and a half years old, Huo Zhanting’s youngest daughter.

These two little things sang the same tune and directly roasted her over the fire?

If she asked someone to show the dowry at this time, it would be like she was arguing with a little girl. It would make her look stingy.

If she didn't show it, it would seem to confirm everyone's guess about her: her dowry was not decent, and she would not be able to hold her head up in the future, either in Prince Zhan's Mansion or in the entire capital.

Giving or not giving does not seem to be the best way.

These two little guys are stronger than Huo Junyu.

He has brains and knows how to cooperate.

Shen Qinglan thought about this, but did not get angry. Instead, he smiled gently at Huo Junyan and Huo Jingyi and said:

"You are Yan'er and Yi'er. Since you are one family, there is no need to talk nonsense."

"Now that I'm married to Prince Zhan's mansion, I'm of one mind with your father. Isn't your father's reputation my reputation? You two are young and ignorant, so as a mother, I naturally won't care about anything."

"It just so happens that I heard that Brother Yan likes the calligraphy and paintings of Master Wu Liu the most. I happened to see it today, so I will give it to Brother Yan as a gift."

After Shen Qinglan finished speaking, she looked at her personal maid Shuyu beside her. Shuyu nodded slightly, and immediately asked Jia Ang to present the calligraphy and painting of Master Wu Liu and handed it to Huo Junyan.

Huo Junyan didn't expect that Shen Qinglan not only did not get angry, but instead gave him calligraphy and paintings from Master Wu Liu?

He wanted to be dismissive, but when he opened the painting, his expression suddenly changed, and he said with some surprise:

"Is this Mr. Wu Liu's authentic work, or his famous work, Springtime at Shandong Residence?"

"That's right. Does Brother Yan like it?" Shen Qinglan asked with a smile and nodded.

Huo Junyan couldn't help but nodded, his excitement evident on the surface.

But he thought of something, his face was embarrassed for a moment, he coughed lightly, bowed to Shen Qinglan:

"Thank you... Mother."

Shen Qinglan just smiled and said nothing. He only looked at Huo Jingyi who looked innocent and said gently:

"Since Sister Yi is a girl, mother prepared a set of red gold headpiece inlaid with emeralds and jadeite for her, which can be regarded as a dowry prepared in advance for Sister Yi."

"I, for me?"

Huo Jingyi was still lying on the old Princess Zhan's body. When she heard Shen Qinglan's words, her delicate face showed a trace of surprise, but she soon couldn't help but whispered:

"What's the point of talking about headgear? It's not like I don't have anything. Grandmother has given Yier a lot."

Upon hearing this, Princess Zhan reached out and knocked on Huo Jingyi's head with amusement, saying:

"You little thing, are you still picking it up? The things your mother gave you, your grandmother can't afford."

Huo Jingyi held her little head and pouted, obviously not quite believing it.

Shen Qinglan pretended not to see it and had someone open the entire set of red gold and emerald jade headpiece in front of the little girl.

Even though Huo Jingyi is only three and a half years old, she is still a little girl. How can a little girl not like beautiful jewelry?

After seeing the opened box, her mouth opened slightly and she looked at the headgear in amazement.

It is gilded and exquisitely crafted, and the colorful phoenix on it is lifelike, as if it will flap its wings and fly in the next second!

"Wow... it looks so good, is this for Yi'er?"

"Of course." Shen Qinglan chuckled.

At this moment, how could Huo Jingyi still remember the original purpose of finding trouble?

He immediately stretched out his chubby little hands and held the set of headgear in his arms.

It was just that the head was too heavy, and it made the little girl stagger a few steps backward. Fortunately, Princess Zhan held her up, otherwise she would have fallen head over heels.

At this point, the guests finally realized what was happening and couldn't help but whisper to each other.

"Oh my god! Even an ordinary painting by Mr. Wu Liu would cost thousands of taels! Isn't this a famous painting..."

"More than that! That set of red gold and emerald jade headpieces has a total of thirty-seven pieces! The mark on the box shows that it came from the 'Jin Yu Tang'. Its value is probably the same as Mr. Wu Liu's paintings!"

"Tsk, they said that the Jing'an Marquisate doesn't love the eldest daughter? It seems that the rumor is wrong, right?"

"Really? Since you are so generous, how can the dowry be small?"

For a moment, who would question how much dowry Shen Qinglan brought?

If she can easily take out such an expensive item as a gift, how small can the dowry be?

Such a rich and generous daughter-in-law is really rare!

Old Princess Zhan felt a little amused when she looked at her two disappointing grandchildren who were happily holding the gifts.

Then he glanced at the envious looks of the people around him, and finally set his gaze on Shen Qinglan, with extreme satisfaction.

At the hour of Mao the next day, Shen Qinglan had already gotten up early, dressed up, and prepared to pay her respects to the old Princess Zhan.

Shuyu, the personal maid, couldn't help but said while combing Shen Qinglan's hair:

"Miss, I think the Zhan Palace is not a good place either. Although it is a higher status than the Longxi Li family, the young masters and young ladies there seem difficult to discipline. They almost made you lose face yesterday."

Shen Qinglan smiled slightly when he heard this, patted Shuyu's hand, and said seriously:

"I think they're pretty good. Although these kids are young, they're straightforward. They're better than those who stab you in the back. At least they're open and aboveboard."

"As for the Li family...ha, they are not as good as these kids."

When Shen Qinglan thought of the scene when she married into the Li family in her previous life, she couldn't help but sneer.

I just hope that she can be happy about the marriage that Shen Qingli fought so hard to snatch.

Shen Qinglan had just arrived at the Mingxiang Pavilion of the old Princess Zhan and was about to enter when she heard a female voice coming from inside, saying softly:

"Aunt Xuan, you can rest assured now. The princess you married to Brother Ting is so kind to Brother Yan and Sister Yi, giving them such precious gifts."

"Hmph! What's so good about it? It's just currying favor with the powerful! Just trying to show off! If it's so good, why did you forget to send it to me? To my grandmother?"

Huo Junyu's voice sounded, with a hint of indignation.

"This... maybe..."

The woman hesitated for a moment, and was interrupted by Huo Junyu before she could finish her words:

"Sister Xie, you are so kind! Yu'er likes you to be her mother, Grandma! Why don't you let Sister Xie marry my father and be Yu'er's mother?"

"Huo Junyu!"

Princess Lao Zhan shouted angrily, and suddenly, the room fell silent, and no one dared to say a word.

At this time, Shen Qinglan slowly stepped inside, bowed slightly to the old Princess Zhan and said:

"The daughter-in-law pays respects to her mother."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and couldn't help feeling a little guilty. They wondered how much of their words had been heard by the real person.