The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

The Li and Pei families naturally parted ways unhappily. The Pei family really didn't care and didn't care about this marriage. But the Li family was different. Although the Li family was a foreign relative and had been prosperous for many years, it had been a long time since the Li family had produced a person with real power. Especially Mrs. Li's family. Uncle Li was only a sixth-rank official. If it weren't for the Queen Mother's favor, how could they have such a prosperous life today?

Mrs. Li had discussed this with Mr. Li before making such a fuss today. After all, her daughter is a noble lady, but Xia Mianwan's status is not high, and her parents' family are merchants and they have been divorced before.

Pei Yanshu is Pei Yanxu's younger brother, and Pei Yanxu is the one who is in charge of the Pei family. The family business of the Pei family was earned by Pei Yanxu, and they are afraid that their daughter will suffer. If they can control Xia Mianwan and the Pei family in terms of betrothal gifts from the beginning, then they can make their daughter the head of the Pei family in the future.

This was really a wild idea, but these two fools, Madam Li and Master Li, actually thought it made sense. Madam Li had not expected such an unpleasant situation today. When she said goodbye to the Eighth Princess, she was still calm, but when she returned to the Li family, she could not sit still and hurried to the courtyard of Old Madam Li.

Madam Li told Old Madam Li everything she had discussed at the Pei family today. Old Madam Li was furious when she heard it. "Are you and Dalang going to make a marriage or an enemy? You don't really think that you are not afraid of anything because the Queen Mother is backing you up, do you?"

Old Madam Li was very angry. She gave birth to three sons, but none of them was promising, especially the eldest son, who even married a brainless wife.

Today, regret is useless.

Madam Li said angrily, "Go find out about Madam Pei's dowry list, and then write a dowry list based on her dowry. If you really love your daughter, you should prepare more cash and don't make it so ostentatious. Madam Pei is the head of the Pei family. What do you think of offending Madam Pei before you get married?"

Madam Li retorted quietly, "So what if Madam Pei is in charge? We have the Queen Mother's support."

Madam Li was really going to make Madam Li angry to death, "Are you an idiot? Do you want Yaoyuan to go to the Queen Mother to complain every day? You figured it out. If you have no value, you will not be a reliable backer for others. Why should others support you?"

Mrs. Li was not convinced, but she did not dare to put on airs in front of Old Madam Li. She agreed meekly and went to Li Yaoyuan's yard.

Li Yaoyuan had already received the news. When she saw her mother coming to the yard in a hurry, she hurriedly calmed her down and asked, "What happened to mother?"

"You already know about going to Pei Mansion today, right?" asked Mrs. Li.

Li Yaoyuan nodded, "Yes, I understand."

"I went to discuss it with your grandmother, but I didn't expect that your grandmother would not give me face at all. She asked me to take the revised dowry list to Pei Mansion again. How can I afford to lose face like this? If I admit defeat now, won't you be easily bullied by others after marrying into Pei Mansion?" Madam Li was furious. Her daughter was born after she carried her daughter for ten months. How could she not fight for her daughter?

Li Yaoyuan thought for a moment and said, "In that case, mother should do as grandma wishes. You can just give me more subsidies."

Madam Li retorted, "How can that be possible? Wouldn't you have to hibernate later in summer?"

Li Yaoyuan poured a cup of tea for Madam Li, "Mother, drink your tea and listen to me. If you don't go in this situation, and if Lord Pei really goes to complain that our Li family looks down on people and wants to cancel the engagement, what should I do?"

Mrs. Li's eyes were red now. "I don't want you to be wronged. Pei Yanshu is still a commoner!"

Li Yaoyuan knew that her mother was thinking about her, and smiled as she wiped Madam Li's tears, "Mother, I am a born noblewoman. Even if my dowry is better than others, they will not think that our Li family is poor, but that the Pei family has no assets. The Pei family has only been prosperous for a short time, so how can they have any foundation? Even Madam Pei, no matter how impressive she is, her family background cannot be changed. So, why should we be so fussy about these trivial matters?

After I marry into the Pei family, it will be hard to say who will win. A girl from a small family cannot be the head of a family."

Madam Li thought about it carefully and felt that her daughter's words made sense. She sighed and said, "Since you say so, I will have to go to Pei Mansion again."

After Madam Li left, Li Yaoyuan's face turned cold. Her maid Luzhu asked, "Miss, are you unhappy?"

Li Yaoyuan sighed and said, "How can I be happy? I have become a sister-in-law with someone I once looked down upon. An elder sister-in-law is like a mother. I will inevitably suffer some losses in the future. How can I be happy?"

Lu Zhu advised, "Miss, Madam Pei's background is not good enough for her to get into the circle of noble ladies in the capital. The sisters of Master Pei didn't marry well, maybe because of Madam Pei's background. When you marry into the Pei family, you can bring Master Pei's sister into the circle of noble ladies and help her find a good marriage. Then you won't have to worry about not being able to please your mother-in-law in the future. If you please your mother-in-law, you won't have to worry about not being able to take charge of the Pei family."

After all, Luzhu grew up with Li Yaoyuan and had a very accurate grasp of Li Yaoyuan's thoughts. Li Yaoyuan felt that what Luzhu said made some sense.

"You make sense. In that case, I will let Xia Mianwan see what a real noble lady is. This is something that girls from ordinary families like them will never be able to catch up with." Li Yaoyuan was full of confidence for a moment.

The next morning, Madam Li came again with a dowry list, but this time... Xia Mianwan did not receive her. It was not because of Xia Mianwan, but Pei Yanxu heard about the Li family coming to the door and felt that Madam Li did not respect Xia Mianwan at all, so he went directly to the emperor to complain.

Pei Yanxu rarely complained to the emperor about family matters, and this time he had made a great contribution. In order to appease Pei Yanxu, the emperor issued an imperial decree to reward Xia Mianwan.

Afterwards, Pei Yanxu told his mother that if anyone from the Li family came again, Xia Mianwan should not bother with them, and also asked the Li family to first consider their own position.

Pei Yanxu was rarely so childish. Mrs. Pei had not seen him so angry for many years, so she happily told Xia Mianwan that she didn't need to care about Mrs. Li in the future.

Xia Mianwan is naturally happy and relaxed. With such a good thing happening, he naturally wants to relax a little. Who would rush to ask him to take on some work?