noffsinger Chapter 573 The Villainous Female Supporting Character Who Impersonated the Tyrant's Savior 28
Chapter 573 The Villainous Female Supporting Character Who Impersonated the Tyrant's Savior 28
"You wretched child! Return your sister's dowry and the Zheng family's shops. The mansion will be transferred to your brother's name. Go back to the ancestral hall and copy the family rules ten times!"
Old Madam Zheng slammed her cane down hard.
You've utterly disgraced the Zheng family!
"Guards! If she dares to disobey, report her to the authorities for being unfilial! This old woman wants to see just how tough this wretched child is!"
As Xia Xizhi finished pondering and his thoughts returned to normal, he heard Zheng Baozhu's rebuttal.
"Heh, report to the authorities? Go ahead then, who's afraid of who? I've already registered my household as a woman, I don't belong to the Zheng family, so how can you say I'm unfilial?! I'd rather throw away all the property my mother left me than give it to the Zheng family, you old hag, stop daydreaming!"
"Pooh!"
"You! You wretched child!" Old Madam Zheng trembled with anger at these words.
The commotion quickly attracted a crowd of onlookers.
"Isn't this Miss Zheng? She's actually insulting her own grandmother? My God, has she gone mad...?"
"I don't know, but she seems quite unfilial. She even scolds her own grandmother, and she's asking for her mother's dowry before she's even married..."
Seeing this, Zheng Qingwan quickly added fuel to the fire.
"Sister, Mother has passed away because she was too worried about you. Do you want Grandmother to die of anger too... I didn't know you were just saying that out of anger. Don't be willful. Go home."
"I know you stole my dowry because you're angry that I took your fiancé. But you really can't blame me. You were missing for over half a year, and even if you came back, it would be too late. Besides, you're not a virgin. How could you marry into the Marquis's household..."
At this point, Zheng Qingwan seemed to have let something slip and quickly stopped herself.
"I... I didn't mean that. What I meant was, sister, even Father and Mother can't do anything about it. I'm just here to clean up your messes after I married into the Marquis's mansion..." Zheng Qingwan said, looking aggrieved.
......
Zheng Qingwan's words immediately caused a stir among the surrounding crowd.
Xia Xizhi secretly took care of the girls who had been kidnapped by bandits in Kyoto. The people in the city only knew that the bandits had been caught, but they did not know that so many girls had been victimized.
To save face, the Zheng family told the public that Zheng Baozhu had suddenly died of a serious illness and that no one knew that Zheng Baozhu had been kidnapped. Zheng Qingwan's words immediately caused a stir among the crowd.
"She's been missing for over half a year, and she's also lost her innocence... My God, could she have been kidnapped by bandits?"
"definitely!"
"And it's been more than half a year, I don't know how many people have ruined her... No wonder the Zhao family changed their marriage proposal."
"Then why is she still so arrogant? The Zheng family didn't mind that she lost her chastity, and they let her return home, but she's not grateful. Instead, she comes back and demands her inheritance? How can she be so unfilial!?"
"Didn't you hear? Her fiancé was engaged to the second young lady, and she wanted to take him back. She even stole his dowry. The second young lady is just too soft-hearted. And the Zheng family too, they spoil her too much. They should give her a good beating."
"Her mother was so angered she died! This wretched child should be drowned in a pig cage!"
.......
Zheng Qingwan heard this and a look of pleasure flashed in the corner of her eye.
He sighed, and finally seemed helpless.
“If you really resent me, then I’ll give this marriage to you, as long as… the Zhao family might not agree.”
Zheng Qingwan frowned slightly and looked at Zhao Yanshu beside her.
"Young Master Zhao, I wonder if you agree..."
Zheng Baozhu remained silent, looking at Zhao Yanshu, wanting to hear what he had to say.
Zhao Yanshu frowned, his gaze falling on Zheng Baozhu again, his tone low.
"The marriage is already arranged, how can we change the person so easily?"
After saying that, she pursed her lips and added,
“I am not worthy of Miss Zheng,” he said, then looked away.
She didn't want him.
What she is like now is none of his business.
A hint of provocation flashed in Zheng Qingwan's eyes as she looked at Zheng Baozhu. She raised her chin and slightly raised the corners of her mouth.
After this incident, everyone in the capital knew that she had been kidnapped by bandits and abused for half a year!
What's the use of holding onto those assets? She'll never be able to marry into the Zhao family.
From now on, the position of Lady of the Marquis's Mansion can only belong to her!
No one would marry a filthy woman like Zheng Baozhu; the best way out for her is to follow her to the Zhao family as a concubine...
Just wait, Zheng Baozhu will beg for her to return all her dowry and beg her to arrange for her to become a concubine in the Zhao family.
At that point, she'll have no choice but to live by her whims.
The mocking and insulting words didn't upset Zheng Baozhu, but Zhao Yanshu's words instantly brought tears to her eyes, and she blinked to hold them back.
He sneered.
"Young Master Zhao is indeed self-aware; he is heartless and ungrateful, and truly unworthy of this young lady!"
As she spoke, she turned her head away from him, her gaze falling on Zheng Qingwan. She crossed her arms, gave a mocking laugh, and said in a sarcastic tone,
"Zheng Qingwan, what are you trying to do, pretending to be an elephant with a scallion stuck in your pig's nose?!"
"I stole your dowry? When did the dowry my mother left me become yours? Your mother's family was impoverished, and your uncle even needed the Zheng family's help. Tell me, where did your mother get the money to prepare eighteen loads of dowry for you?"
Zheng Baozhu's mocking tone made Zheng Qingwan's face turn even uglier.
"Sister, why are you acting like this now... How can you even distinguish the family's assets? You're making it sound like the Zheng family used your mother's dowry. What about all the sacrifices my mother made over the years? Doesn't that count?" Zheng Qingwan bit her lip, looking aggrieved.
The maids beside them were furious.
"What did Guan give? It's not even enough for her to take from her family! All this dowry originally belonged to my young lady! We have a dowry list! We haven't even counted how much jewelry Guan stole from my young lady, how dare you say that, Second Miss!"
The old woman next to her spoke up immediately.
"The master himself signed the decree, and all of the late madam's dowry belongs to my young lady."
Maid: "You bunch of bloodsucking leeches! My young lady has now established her own household and has nothing to do with your Zheng family anymore. Get out of here!"
"enough!"
Wen Zhixi frowned, her face cold as she stepped forward to stare directly at Zheng Baozhu.
She understood. This eldest daughter of the Zheng family had already treated her quite well. But after being kidnapped by bandits, she couldn't marry into the Zhao family, so she went mad and tried to steal her younger sister's dowry, leading her maids and servants to make unreasonable demands and argue illogically.
This vicious and arrogant woman, whose own life was ruined by bandits, is now trying to ruin her sister's life as well.
"The laws of Tianqi Kingdom stipulate that unmarried women cannot establish female households. How could you, an unmarried woman, possibly establish a female household? Furthermore, even if you did establish a female household, so what? As a woman, you should obey your family elders. Even if the property was left by your mother, so what? Without the protection of your family, can you keep this property? Don't be so selfish!" Wen Zhixi spoke righteously.
"Your grandmother is about to be driven mad by you! If you continue like this, don't blame me for really going to the yamen to file a complaint!"
Wen Zhixi looked at Zheng Baozhu coldly, her tone becoming more threatening.
"Don't blame me for not warning you, if you go to the yamen, the crime of filial impiety will be severely punished. You should think about whether you can withstand it..."