70: The Soldier King's Supernatural Wife, Three Babies in One Child

"Zheng Yan is not here, I can't make the decision."

After Lu Chaoyan bluntly refused, she changed the subject, "I heard that my mother-in-law left us her dowry. I wonder if Mr. and Mrs. Li can transfer it to us?"

Speaking of dowry, everyone was a little amused.

Mu Zhiyou said gently: "Cousin, we handed it over in the beginning. Now it belongs to the state property. How can we get it back?"

"I know, I just want to know if the dowry left by my mother-in-law can be transferred to me?"

Lu Chaoyan's eyes darkened slightly, with a hint of strength.

Before Mu Bangning went to the imperial capital, he said that the accident that year was not only caused by Lin Fangrou and He Manyin's love for Li Mingxiu that led them to stop and kill them, but also not only because Li Qing and the Jian family wanted the Mu family's influence in the south.

Someone was eyeing the property in her and Li Mingxiu's hands.

This property consists of three parts: her dowry, the huge dowry from her mother-in-law Shu Youjun, and the six fortunes given to the two brothers Li Mingxiu and Li Mingjue before the Shu family went abroad.

The Shu family is a family with hundreds of years of history. Before they left, they were unable to take their official assets with them, so they were divided among the clansmen who could not leave the family to manage.

There is also a huge amount of wealth hidden in sixty places across the country, and Li Mingxiu and Li Mingjue each know three of those locations.

It was the share that the Shu family gave to their mother.

There are fifty-four more places, known only to the direct descendants of the Shu family.

The gold in the tomb was one of them, which Li Mingxiu had mentioned to Mu Bangning.

But all this is a secret, and only Li Mingjue, Li Mingxiu and the Shu family who left know it.

She was not interested in the Shu family's things, nor was she interested in the Li family's things.

But she would definitely ask for the family property that belonged to Si Zhengyan.

The sudden request for dowry really puzzled Li Mingjue and Qiao Erqin.

All of that will belong to the country, and those tenants of the houses will not pay rent at all. Even if they still have the land deeds or house deeds in their hands, they are just pieces of waste paper.

As for the valuables, after Mu Bangning got into trouble, his second brother handed over all of Mu Bangning's and their mother's dowry, leaving behind only an old house with three entrances.

Li Mingjue said, "If you want it, we can go back and find it for you. It's just a box of paper. It's useless and not worth a penny."

"After all, it's my mother-in-law's stuff. Zheng Yan and I both want to keep it as a keepsake. Can you please sort it all out for me after you go back, uncle and aunt?"

Lu Chaoyan finished speaking calmly and looked at Mu Zhiyou. "The Mu family used all their property to fight the enemy back then, but I heard from my aunt that a portion of it fell into the hands of Li Qing. Now she is in the imperial capital, remember to take it back. Our own property must not fall into the hands of outsiders."

She didn't want to admit it at the beginning. She wanted those things without any right. Now, she must get them all back.

Mu Zhiyou is not a person who cares that much about material things, and no one would want a pile of useless waste paper.

After hearing what Lu Chaoyan said, she said, "Okay, since you and your cousin are here, I'll send it to you when I get it."

"Okay, send it to the baby before his birthday. It will be a perfect birthday gift."

Lu Chaoyan smiled as beautifully as a flower. No matter whether she could get it back in the future, at least she had to have the evidence in her own hands.

But what she said meant that she had made up her mind not to take her child to the imperial capital to trace his roots.

Li Mingjue could only wait for Si Zhengyan to come back. He took out two keys and a title deed and handed them to Qiao Erqin.

Qiao Erqin took it and handed it to Lu Chaoyan, "Chaoyan, this is a three-courtyard house in the name of your father-in-law. It was not handed over at the beginning. Before we came, your father-in-law said that he would give this courtyard to you so that you would have a place to live when you come to the imperial capital."

Lu Chaoyan picked up the deed and saw that the location was not bad. "Thank you very much."

They chatted about other things, all of which were unimportant. Shi Haiyan brought some fruit, and at Lu Chaoyan's suggestion, she was called downstairs.

The three babies were attracted by the beautiful saber on Mu Zhiyou's waist and circled around her.

Lu Chaoyan came down from upstairs and happened to meet another group of guests. Fang Yanzhang introduced the other party's identity to Lu Chaoyan.

One of them made Lu Chaoyan look at him a few more times. His name was Zhou Zhongyun, and he was Zhou Sen’s father.

This big shot who always sits in the seat of honor wherever he goes can personally attend Fang Yanzhang's wedding. I guess the relationship between the two is very unusual.

Zhou Zhongyun looked at Lu Chaoyan, nodded with satisfaction, and followed Fang Yanzhang to the study on the second floor.

After a while, Mu Zhiyou helped Qiao Erqin down and let Lu Chaoyan go up.

After Lu Chaoyan went upstairs, only Fang Yanzhang, Zhou Zhongyun and Li Mingjue were left in the study. The three children sat next to Fang Yanzhang and called him grandpa.

"Haha, Yan Zhang, you are so lucky. Now you have a wife, a child, a daughter, and grandchildren. I am so envious!"

Zhou Zhongyun's facial features are more three-dimensional than his son Zhou Sen's. His eyes are deep and sharp. Even when he smiles, he gives people a feeling that one cannot look up to him.

But his hair had turned much greyer, and like his son, his naturally wheat-colored skin had become darker with the passage of time.

Although the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes add a sense of maturity to him, he looks more than 20 years older than Fang Yanzhang, who is the same age as him.

Although he said this to Fang Yanzhang, it was actually a recognition of Lu Chaoyan and the three children.

Fang Yanzhang smiled proudly, "Let Zhou Sen give birth to your baby."

"The son grows up and his father is no longer in control of him!"

As Zhou Zhongyun spoke, he looked up at Lu Chaoyan and said, "Girl, thank you for saving Zhou Sen. Our family will remember this favor. If you need anything, you can ask him for it. This is a small toy I gave to the three kids."

After saying that, his bodyguard handed over a black wooden box. When he opened it, he found two sets of four treasures of the study and a hollow golden ball for a little girl to play with.

The ball is the size of a grapefruit, decorated with golden bells and inlaid with red gems, which is luxurious and dazzling.

The two sets of four treasures of the study are top-notch items judging by their quality, especially the inkstone, which looks like an antique.

"This is too expensive, I can't have it."

Lu Chaoyan pushed the box back and said, "Saving Zhou Sen is just a piece of cake. I don't deserve your thanks."

"They are just cheap toys. You can use them to entertain the children. Don't be polite to me."

Zhou Zhongyun pushed it over again, "It's just a piece of cake for you, but for us, it's his whole life, and it can't be repaid with a little money. If you don't accept it, it means you don't think highly of my little thing."

"Chao Yan, this is nothing to your uncle Zhou. Keep it and let Yang Yang play with it."

Fang Yanzhang closed the lid of the wooden box and pushed it towards Lu Chaoyan, "Don't be polite to him in the future. No matter what he gives you, you should take it."

"Okay, I'll listen to my godfather."

Lu Chaoyan carried the box to the cabinet nearby and thanked Zhou Zhongyun, "Thank you, Uncle Zhou."

"You're welcome."

Zhou Zhongyun waved his hand and said, "When you are free, take the children to the imperial capital. I will let Zhou Sen be your bodyguard."