Chapter 75.1 - Without a Dowry, She Won’t Marry (2/2)

“Qing Luan, how about this, Father’s Concubine will add some dowry for you and allow you to marry grandly into the Prince of Chu’s Mansion, alright?” Already restraining herself to the utmost, if Wang Xue Ru wasn’t worried about Luo Qing Luan directly finding Luo Cheng, leading to even more losses, she wouldn’t have been able to endure speaking to her.

Finally putting a smile on her face, Luo Qing Luan extended two fair fingers and said, “Father’s Concubine, I’d like this much.”

“Twenty thousand taels of silver?” Wang Xue Ru’s eyeballs nearly popped out.

When her Qing Shuang married Fifth Prince, she still merely took away ten thousand taels as dowry. This girl actually wanted twenty thousand? Moreover, there are still other things such as precious stones, jewelry, land and shops, so the total surpassed what she purchased for Qing Shuang by far. How can she not feel pain?

But she didn’t expect that Qing Luan actually pursed her lips and shook her head. “Father’s Concubine, I’m not talking about money, rather I want double the amount of Elder Sister’s dowry!” As if recalling something, she tilted her head and looked up, knitting her brows in contemplation, “I already asked Father yesterday. Father said that Elder Sister’s dowry was valued at two hundred thousand taels in total, so the twofold amount I’m talking about is four hundred taels of silver.”

“Four hundred taels? No way!” Without even thinking, Wang Xue Ru declined utterly discomfited.

Even though the General’s Mansion was a grand family, with no small number of stores, estates, and so forth. However, every year’s net surplus was at best merely thirty thousand taels. When she prepared Qing Shuang’s dowry last time, she had already spent half of their cash reserves. Now that Qing Luan had the impertinence to demand twofold the dowry, no less than four hundred thousand taels, how would this not hollow out all of the General’s Mansion’s assets?

Without family property and money, what meaning was there in her status as the female head of the family?

“Qing Luan, it’s not that Father’s Concubine doesn’t want to agree, but the four hundred thousand you want is really too much. The General’s Mansion is simply unable to take out this much money. Even if you look for your father, he also will be unable to procure this much.”Wang Xue Ru was no longer able to maintain a smiling expression as she continued with a cold and stiff face, “If you’re obedient, then let’s do what I’ve said and prepare the dowry based on what we’ve done for your sister. If you’re not willing, humph, then you’ll have nothing.”

“Really?”

At this moment, Luo Qing Luan actually also didn’t back down at all. She smiled faintly. “Father’s Concubine, I’m telling you today, it’s good if this dowry can be prepared, even if it’s not possible, it still must be done. If you’re unable to procure the cash, then I’ll trouble you sell businesses and land to collect this amount. Otherwise, I won’t marry anymore!”

Feeling a chill run down her spine, Wang Xue Ru completely did not expect that the Luo Qing Luan, who had been bullied hovering between life and death in the past, actually could threaten her in this way. Wasn’t the girl merely making use of her connection to the Prince of Chu? And she wasn’t even married. If she truly became the Princess of Chu, wouldn’t she directly slap her face?

Simply unable to stand it any longer, Wang Xue Ru slapped the table and replied coldly, “Your marriage was conferred by His Majesty, are you not getting married just because you say so? Humph!”