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In the main courtyard, Lord Qin was discussing with Li why Qin Wanrong came here this time.

Lord Qin Marquis has never liked his sister. He always felt that the Dongchang Marquisate had been on a downward trend since Qin Wanrong was born. In addition, the old Dongchang Marquis and his wife were already old when they gave birth to Qin Wanrong, so they did not have much expectations for her birth.

In the hearts of the old marquis and his wife, the eldest daughter, Da Qin, was the most favored, and the son, Marquis Qin, was the most valued. The first ten years before Qin Wanrong was born were a happy life for their family of four. After Qin Wanrong was born, the health of the old Dongchang marquis and his wife began to deteriorate. Now, before Qin Wanrong reached the age of 15, both of them passed away.

Qin Wanrong was raised by maids and servants since she was a child, and she was not very close to the old Dongchang Marquis and his wife. Perhaps because of this, Qin Wanrong learned to observe people's words and expressions and be proper in everything she did since she was a child.

But because she was so sensible at such a young age, Lord Qin hated her even more. He thought that although she was young, she was very scheming. In addition, before Qin Wanrong was born, Lord Qin always felt that the entire Dongchang Marquis Mansion belonged to him. After Qin Wanrong was born, the Dongchang Marquis Mansion had to provide an extra dowry no matter what. How could Lord Qin, who loved money like his life, like Qin Wanrong?

As the wife of Marquis Qin, Li naturally likes what Marquis Qin likes and dislikes what Marquis Qin dislikes. After all, she actually has no opinion about Qin Wanrong herself, but like Marquis Qin, Li is very dissatisfied with the fact that Qin Wanrong has to pay a dowry when she marries into the Dongchang Marquis Mansion.

But the Li family was not stupid. After all, Qin Wanrong was the biological sister of Marquis Qin. As the eldest sister-in-law, she would naturally not say things that should not be said.

"I don't know if Mother Wang has done a good job of persuading my sister. My parents-in-law's funeral hasn't ended yet. I've been so busy these days that I don't know if I've neglected my sister in some way." Li's original intention was to say that Qin Wanrong was meddling in other people's business and to give Lord Qin a shot of prevention. She felt that Qin Wanrong came to her just to complain.

Lord Qin listened to Li's words without changing his expression. Lord Qin actually knew that as soon as the old Marquis of Dongchang and his wife died, Li had ordered a reduction in the allowance for Qin Wanrong's courtyard, but he didn't think it was a big deal.

Now that the old marquis and his wife have not been buried yet, Qin Wanrong came to complain, which made Marquis Qin very dissatisfied. He felt that although Qin Wanrong was his own sister, she was indeed not as caring as Da Qin.

Because he didn't want to listen to Qin Wanrong's complaints nor did he want to restore her share, Lord Qin could only pretend that he knew nothing and refused to meet Qin Wanrong. After the funeral was over, Qin Wanrong had no reason to bring up the matter again. After all, it was normal to reduce the share in order to observe mourning.

"What do you mean by neglect? Did you give her less food or less clothes?"

The eldest sister has won over her brother-in-law, and every time she sends a lot of subsidies to the Dongchang Marquis' Mansion. If the third sister has the ability to win over a wealthy family for the Dongchang Marquis' Mansion like the eldest sister, it is not impossible for me to be nicer to her.

But looking at the third sister now, she is not as pretty as the eldest sister, and her personality is not very likable. It is probably impossible for her to be like the eldest sister. She cannot help the Dongchang Marquis Mansion to win over a favorable marriage, and she will have to give up the Dongchang Marquis's dowry when she gets married. If this is the case, why should I be nice to the third sister?

To Lord Qin Hou, his sister Qin Wanrong was a "money-loser". He thought he had treated her well enough, at least he had not let Qin Wanrong suffer from lack of food and clothing.

Qin Wanrong's appearance has not yet "grown up", and she is indeed not very pretty. In her previous life, Qin Wanrong did not rely on her beauty to gain a foothold in Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, but relied on her means, character and the influence of Da Qin. It's funny to say that it was Xiao Qin who could not get married because of Da Qin, and it was Xiao Qin who relied on Da Qin to gain a foothold after getting married.

I think this is why Xiao Qinshi would try so hard to get rid of Da Qinshi's influence if she had a chance to live again.

After what happened tonight, Qin Wanrong had completely understood the difficult situation that Xiao Qin was in at the Marquis of Dongchang's mansion. No wonder Xiao Qin loved power so much and wanted to seize the title. It was all because of the influence of the Marquis of Dongchang and his wife.

Only those who are powerful and valuable can gain respect in the Dongchang Marquis Mansion. If you have nothing, you will be ignored and bullied.

Mother Wang didn't notice anything from Qin Wanrong's expression. After hearing what Qin Wanrong said, Mother Wang was completely confused and couldn't understand why the third young lady said this.

Mother Wang couldn't figure it out, so she could only go back to the main courtyard to report to Lord Qin and Mrs. Li.

After listening to Mother Wang's report, Lord Qin and Madam Li still didn't understand what Qin Wanrong was thinking.

Did Qin Wanrong deliberately use the word "pure cultivation" to mock her for reducing her share of the courtyard? Living in a mansion to mourn after the death of her parents is not as good as practicing in a temple. Isn't this a clear irony that life in a mansion is more difficult than practicing in a temple?

"Huh, does she think I'll be scared if she says that?"

It was obvious that Lord Qin also thought so. He even felt that Qin Wanrong deliberately said that she wanted to go to the temple to practice asceticism in order to threaten him and make him restore her share of the courtyard for the sake of his reputation.

"But as soon as our parents are buried, my sister has to go to the temple to practice asceticism. If outsiders knew about this, they would probably scold me as an intolerant sister-in-law." Li still wanted to have a reputation. In the whole of Bianjing, no girl whose parents had both passed away would go to the temple to observe mourning. Only orphans would do that.

If Qin Wanrong was really allowed to go, wouldn't it be telling others clearly that after the death of her parents, the Dongchang Marquis and his wife, as brother and sister-in-law, could not tolerate Qin Wanrong, an unmarried girl?

Lord Qin was disdainful in his heart. He was sure that Qin Wanrong, the daughter of the Marquisate, could not stand the austere environment of Hanshan Temple. Everything was done to threaten him. For this reason, Lord Qin directly said: "What do you mean by intolerance? My sister is filial. After her parents passed away, she could not bear to stay in Dongchang Marquisate, which is full of memories of her parents. She asked to go to Hanshan Temple to observe mourning and pray for her parents!"

"By then, I'm sure everyone will admire my sister for being so filial at such a young age. Who would say whether it's tolerant or not?"

"At worst, I can send something to my sister in the temple every once in a while. I believe that when people see the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion, they will understand that our Dongchang Marquis' Mansion is still my sister's home."

Li understood what Lord Qin said. No matter what Qin Wanrong wanted to do, since she said so, they would "help" her.

Anyway, it was Qin Wanrong herself who suggested going to the temple for meditation, and as Qin Wanrong's brother and sister-in-law, they could not "resist" their sister's request, so they had to agree.

Three days later, the old couple of Marquis Dongchang were buried, and Qin Wanrong's departure from Marquis Dongchang's Mansion to observe mourning at Hanshan Temple was finally finalized. The three masters of Marquis Dongchang's Mansion were all very satisfied.