Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Upon hearing this, Madam Gu was so angry that she trembled and pointed at Gu Xiling, "You... really think that I can't do anything to you just because you married into the Changning Marquis' Mansion?"

Gu Xiling bowed again and said, "Mother, please calm down. Why should you continue to be angry about something that has already happened? The Marquis of Changning Mansion believes the explanation given by the Marquis of Jingyang Mansion. It is the servants who made a mistake."

"Mother, you mobilized a large army and used a large force to punish your daughter. Do you want to get your dowry back from the Changning Marquis's Mansion, or do you hope that your daughter will return to her husband's home with a broken knee and a limp?"

Mrs. Gu was choked by Gu Xiling's words and looked Gu Xiling up and down.

The daughter grew up in the countryside, was illiterate, had rude manners, and often made a fool of herself, which made her feel very ashamed.

By her side is Gu Xirong, who is gentle and considerate, well-read, and proficient in all arts, including music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

In contrast, Mrs. Gu's dislike for her own daughter, Gu Xiling, became more and more intense.

But the fact that she secretly changed the dowry list and behaved disobediently today made Mrs. Gu suspect that Gu Xiling was hiding her true abilities, which made her feel wary.

Whether you like Gu Xiling or not, Gu Xiling is now the wife of the Crown Prince of Changning Marquis' Mansion, and is also a relative that the Gu family of Jingyang Marquis' Mansion needs to manage well.

When Mrs. Gu Qin saw that her mother-in-law had nothing to say and did not continue to lose her temper, she knew that her mother-in-law also felt that her previous question was inappropriate.

As a daughter-in-law, she was often troubled by her mother-in-law. She was happy to see her mother-in-law suffer a loss, but she also had a daughter and attached more importance to the marriage with the Changning Marquis' Mansion.

"Don't blame me, sister. You misunderstood mother's painstaking efforts. If I knew that you were unwilling to share the dowry with sister Rong, I would definitely not write a new dowry."

After hearing what her daughter-in-law said, Mrs. Gu realized that continuing to worry and make a fuss would be useless. She could no longer control her own daughter, so she had to change her approach.

"Hey, we are all made of flesh. Xiling, you really misunderstood me. Just like your sister-in-law said, if I knew you were not happy, why would I do this?"

Gu Xiling smiled and said, "Mother, sister-in-law, since it is a misunderstanding, let's talk about it and don't mention it again. My daughter is married and can't serve mother by her side. I will have to rely on sister-in-law to take care of mother in the future."

Madam Qin of Gu Shao smiled and said, "It is my duty to be filial to my parents-in-law. You sisters are my guests now, so please forgive me if I am not considerate enough."

"You're too polite, sister-in-law. I brought gifts specially for sister-in-law and sister Yun. I'll have someone deliver them to them later." Gu Xiling was warm and smooth, and not a single word of her words could be missed.

Gu Xirong was kneeling on the ground and hadn't gotten up yet!

Just listening to their lively conversation, she seemed to be forgotten.

Is this the result of marrying down?

Gu Xirong felt like she had something stuck in her throat and was filled with resentment due to her mother's neglect, sister-in-law's indifference and Gu Xiling's contempt.

Finally, it was Nanny Song who reminded Mrs. Gu, and then she remembered to let Gu Xirong stand up.

Madam Gu was annoyed by Gu Xiling's blocking and didn't want to look at them, so she rubbed her brows and waved her hand, "It's spring outside, the whole yard is full of spring flowers, let's go outside and play."

"Yes, mother." Everyone agreed.

Gu Xiling stepped out of the door, raised her eyes and looked around, her eyes fell on the sturdy maid who was in charge of cleaning the yard.

When the maid met Gu Xiling's gaze, she lowered her head, put the leaves in the basket and carried it out.

The little maid met the attendant of Gu Chengze, the eldest son of the Gu family in the outer courtyard, nodded, and then walked towards each other.

When Xiulan saw the maid coming, she stuffed two taels of silver into her and took a shortcut to the garden.

After the attendant went back, Gu Chengze proposed taking his two brothers-in-law to appreciate the spring flowers.

Zhou Jin was preoccupied with something and valued words very much.

Facing Xie Jin, who had married Gu Xirong, although Zhou Jin could not say anything bad to him, he did not have a good face either.

Xie Jin didn't seem to care on the surface, but in his heart he had tortured Zhou Jin thousands of times.

He is just a lucky man who relies on his ancestors' influence. He is aloof and aloof, and does not care about worldly matters. He is destined to have no future in officialdom.

Today Zhou Jin looked down on him, but in the future he would make sure Zhou Jin was out of reach and beg for mercy on his knees.

The eldest lady of the Gu family came to the garden with her two younger sisters-in-law who had returned home.

The garden is full of forsythia and the treetops are also green.

Just then, the servant came over and said that the bird's nest in the kitchen was inferior.

Qin hurriedly took her leave and went to deal with it.

Only Gu Xiling and Gu Xirong were left in the garden.

The smile on Gu Xirong's face disappeared, and she gritted her teeth, "Gu Xiling, you already have so much dowry, why are you so greedy to take my dowry away?"

Yesterday, the mother-in-law found out that her dowry was very small and not as much as stated in the dowry list, and she immediately turned hostile to her.

Not only did he not accept her offer of tea, he also made her kneel for an hour.

If it weren't for Xie Lang's pity, her legs would have been crippled!

It turned out that Gu Xiling had secretly changed the dowry list, and for the sake of the respectability of the Jingyang Earl's Mansion, her mother took back the dowry given to her.

She hates Gu Xiling!

Gu Xiling was amused by Gu Xirong's words, "Me? Steal your dowry? Shouldn't the amount of the dowry depend on how much the man gives as a betrothal gift? The Xie family has a small betrothal gift, so your dowry is small, which is reasonable!"

Gu Xirong didn't think so. She only remembered that her mother promised to give more. "Mother had clearly given me some of your dowry, but you deliberately tried to take it back because you didn't want to see me living a good life in the Xie family."

Gu Xiling listened to Gu Xirong's words patiently and slowly, and glanced at Xiulan from the corner of her eye, proving that Zhou Jin had been led behind a nearby rockery.

Whether or not Zhou Jin’s knot can be resolved depends on today!

"Sister Rong, since you despise the Xie family for being poor and unable to afford the betrothal gift, and making you cry about your poverty, why did you insist on marrying Xie Jin? After all, you and Zhou Jin were clearly in love with each other before, and this really puzzles me. I have to take a good look at what Xie Jin is capable of to make Sister Rong fall in love with someone else."

Hearing Gu Xiling say this, Gu Xirong got so angry that her face turned pale and then red.

All she can rely on now is Xie Jin's favor. From now on, no matter when and where, she must cut off all ties with the past.

"Sister, please don't talk nonsense and slander me. I just admire the talent of the Marquis of Changning. There is no love between man and woman. How can we talk about mutual affection and mutual understanding?"

"The Xie family is poor, but their ambitions are not. Xie Lang has a heroic character, a chivalrous heart, is well-versed in military books, and has great martial arts skills. He will surely be able to command troops like a god and achieve great things. He is the hero that I admire."

Gu Xiling was stunned. She originally thought that it would take a lot of effort to get Gu Xirong to say that she didn't like Zhou Jin, but she didn't expect it to be so easy!

Gu Xirong's expression showed deep love and loyalty to her husband, high hopes for him, and righteous words, which was very different from her usual greed, materialism, and narrow-mindedness.

If Gu Xiling didn't know Gu Xirong's eloquent nature, she would have believed it!

Gu Xiling looked around and vaguely saw dark blue vertical stripes in the gaps between the row of green pines.

That is the color of Xie Jin's clothes.

Gu Xiling burst out laughing. She wanted to use Gu Xirong to make Zhou Jin give up.

Coincidentally, Gu Xirong also wanted to use her to prove that she was willing to marry into the Xie family and truly admired Xie Jin, and she had no ulterior motives.

This time, it's a draw.