Chapter 55: Dowry (3) (1/2)
Xiyan led the way and Senior Servant Gui followed by Chu Lian’s side. However, both of them had their heads lowered with strange expressions on their faces. Their gazes drifted frequently to Chu Lian, who was clearly in a good mood with a smile on her lips.
Songtao Court was not far from the couple’s storeroom. They were able to reach their destination in just five minutes.
Xiyan instructed the maidservant watching the door to leave. Then, she personally opened one of the rooms with a key. “Third Young Madam, most of your dowry was placed here.”
Although the room wasn’t very well-lit, it was still daytime, so the light streaming in from the window allowed Chu Lian to clearly see everything inside.
It was a large room with a few rows of antique shelves. The shelves were completely empty, as were the few quality open cabinets scattered around. Right at the back of the room, there were a few red painted wooden boxes placed in a corner. Thanks to the significant empty space, the red boxes were extremely eye-catching.
The moment she entered, Chu Lian couldn’t keep up the slight upward tilt of her lips. She looked around the room with widened eyes before turning to look at Senior Servant Gui.
Senior Servant Gui shot Xiyan a look and Xiyan hurriedly stepped forward, holding onto Chu Lian’s arm. “Third Young Madam, why don’t you take a seat over there? This servant will bring over the boxes with momo to let Third Young Madam look over everything.”
Chu Lian looked suspiciously at Xiyan, who avoided her gaze. She let herself be led to the table without a word.
Following that, Senior Servant Gui and Xiyan set down four or five boxes in front of her. Although they were wooden and about as tall as a person’s waist, the two women alone could carry them. It was clear that there wasn’t much in them.
Senior Servant Gui pulled out a list wrapped in red leather and passed it to Chu Lian. She carefully picked her words as she said, “Third Young Madam, this is the list of all the items in your dowry. Take a look and see if there’s anything wrong.”
When Chu Lian had instructed Xiyan to retrieve the key to the storeroom, Senior Servant Gui had been thinking over why Chu Lian wanted to see her dowry. In the end, she decided that it was most likely because Chu Lian was afraid that something was missing from it and wanted to go through every item once again.
Chu Lian was smiling as she took the list and opened it. Her almond-shaped eyes swept down the list once and mentally tallied them up. Upon seeing that there was a total of 99 items, she inwardly nodded, satisfied with the amount.