God favors the troublemaker, and the protagonist is forced to become evil

"Hmm." Huang took Zining's tea in a pretentious manner, took a sip to moisten her throat, and continued, "Lin, since you are married to my son, you will be a wife of the Li family in the future. It is important for me to give birth to children for my son. I heard about what happened yesterday. If you want to raise Chang'er, then it's up to you. But you can't stop Yue Niang from visiting. Let Yue Niang help take care of him sometimes, and don't hurt the relationship between them as mother and son."

After saying that, he patted Zining's hand to show his affection.

"Yes." Zi Ning responded meekly, but he felt sick in his heart.

Huang and Yue Niang were related, so it was normal for her to speak up for her. But this time, they had to separate mother and son, so that Yue Niang would have a taste of losing her own flesh and blood.

"Ms. Lin, I've also seen your dowry list. Since you're marrying into our Li family, the dowry will all be things from our old Li family. Please ask the servants to carry it to my room later." Here it comes, Mrs. Huang finally asked for the dowry.

"This..." Zi Ning looked at Li Yan hesitantly, only to see him avoiding Zi Ning's sight in panic and starting to drink tea guiltily.

Zining immediately understood what Li Yan meant.

As expected, he is unreliable. Li Yan probably also selfishly hopes to take Zining's dowry for himself.

When Li Yan was out and about, he needed money the most. The Li family had been farmers for generations and didn't have much money.

Although he had married Zining, he didn't have the nerve to ask Zining for money every time. So he simply borrowed his mother's money and held it in his own hands, which was convenient for him to use.

Besides, in their hometown, once a woman enters the man's family, she and her belongings all belong to the man. Thinking of this, Li Yan couldn't help but straighten his back.

Zi Ning really wanted to spit in his face. You don't even look at your betrothal gift of three taels, and you want to take the woman's dowry for yourself. You are so shameless. However, Li Yan is really pitiful and pathetic. He doesn't know that civil officials care most about their reputation. If he took his wife's dowry and it got out, I'm afraid his reputation would be bad.

Li Yan only knew how to study hard, and without a famous teacher to guide him in the ways of the world, he naturally didn't know the consequences of doing so. Zuo Xiang didn't expect that he would have such thoughts, let alone remind him.

"Mother, I'm afraid this is not appropriate. First, our dynasty's laws do not stipulate that when a woman gets married, her dowry belongs to her husband's family. Even if the couple divorces, the woman can take her dowry back. Second, mother, can you manage the shop and the property? I know that when the master was studying hard in the countryside, you didn't have the spare money to run the shop and could only make a living by farming. I'm afraid you can't manage these properties well. The master will be promoted in the future and will need money everywhere. You need to prepare as soon as possible. Third, the master has not yet been appointed as an official. If rumors spread that the master forcibly seized the woman's dowry and lied that he had a wife and children, the world would probably sigh, thinking that the former top scholar who rode a horse in the streets was actually an unkind and unjust person."

"Are you threatening me?" Li Yan slammed the cup in his hand to show his dissatisfaction. He was naturally guilty, but he was dissatisfied when he heard such words.

Look, he got angry after just a few words. Dad, you can also make mistakes one day. He is a third place winner in the imperial examination, but he is just a Phoenix man who wants to live off his wife.

Zi Ning sneered, and Huang's true colors were revealed. She stopped pretending and her shrewish nature was completely exposed.

"Lin, you just don't want to give me the dowry. Why are you making it sound so serious? If you don't bring the dowry to me today, I will ask my son to divorce you!" Huang was just a village woman. She thought that Lin's reluctance to hand over the dowry meant she didn't listen to her mother-in-law, and she didn't think her behavior would cause serious consequences.

Besides, Lin has already entered the gate of her old Li family, so doesn't she have the final say in making things better?

Zi Ning felt disdainful, seeing that Li Yan was no longer gentle, and Huang's eyes were fierce. They turned against each other on the second day of their marriage for Huang Bai's things. He could not handle it with an attitude of peace and quiet. If he took a step back today, he would have to take two steps back tomorrow. Li Yan would still need his father, the Left Prime Minister, in the future, so he would not dare to look coldly at him. Old Lady Huang was nothing to be afraid of.

"Since I got married, I naturally want to live a good life. But you live in my house, and all the money you spend on food and drink is my money, but you don't understand your status. It's not enough for you to lie on me and suck my blood, you also want to ride on my head and act tyrannically. Li Yan, I know what you are up to. If you don't want your official career to end here, and more than a decade of hard study to be ruined, I advise you to think carefully about what you should do in the future. Although I am a woman, my role is not limited to the inner house. If you don't believe me, you can try." Zi Ning left after she finished speaking, without giving Huang and Li a chance to argue.

What bad luck.

There is no need to be nice to such a family. It is good to break up with them today. I don't have to play the role of a docile wife anymore, nor do I have to pretend to be nice to greedy people.

A Phoenix Man should act like a Phoenix Man. Anyone who dares to act like a spoiled child in front of him will have to think carefully about how much weight he has.

Zi Ning had already adapted to the game, and the initial excitement and curiosity had faded. Thinking of the behavior of the Li family in the original owner's memory, he couldn't help but feel sick. No matter how good-looking Li Yanzhang was, he began to dislike him.

After returning to Yingyuexuan, Zining tidied up a bit and fell asleep.

The world is big, but catching up on sleep is the most important thing.

Zi Ning was sleeping with snot bubbles coming out of his nose, while Huang and Li looked worried.

"Son! Look at your wife, she's so majestic. How can I live in the future? I have been looking forward to my son passing the imperial examination and marrying a lady from a wealthy family, but I never thought she would be like this. She is not even as easy to control as Yue Niang." Huang sobbed, and it was not known whether she was really feeling sad or just pretending. There were only a few tears in the corners of her eyes.

"Mother, I'm sorry to have made you suffer. But now I haven't been appointed as an official yet, and I'm afraid I still need my father-in-law to speak well of me. What's more, my father-in-law has been very kind to me, and we shouldn't be harsh on his daughter. Mother, please listen to me and be nice to her. When I am appointed as an official and have a salary, I will not let you suffer." Li Yan analyzed the pros and cons with Huang, and he didn't know whether Huang listened to him or not. But she had important things to do today, so she left after sitting for a while.

It was not until lunchtime that Chunying woke Zining up and said, "Madam, please have some warm soup before you rest."

Zi Ning stood up and looked at the maid in the room, as if he had thought of something, "Bring the food, I'm really hungry."

After lunch, Zining asked someone to clean up the room, asked Qiuju to bring Chang'er over, and called Chunying to bring the indentures of all the servants in the house to check carefully.

Because the house and servants were delivered to the Li family ten days earlier, they needed help to decorate the new house, clean and do other chores.

During these ten days, the Li family had slaves and maids, and they lived a carefree life. In the past, they did everything by themselves, but now they have others to serve them, and their bones are stiff.

If we continue to let them order us around, and their appetites grow bigger, what will we do if they become crazy?

This family needs to make rules, and Zining is the one who makes the rules.

As for the servants, they had to hold the indentures of all of them tightly in their hands to prevent anyone from having second thoughts. Afterwards, all the servants were called over for a lecture and a beating.

Because the Li family was small and had only a dozen servants, they simply drew a picture of the pie in the sky and left.

"Master, this is Chang'er. Oh my." Qiuju carried Chang'er to Zining. Unable to withstand Chang'er's punches and kicks, she had to put him on the ground.

"It's you, you bitch. I want my mother, I want my mother, ahhh..." Chang'er sat on the ground and rolled around, cursing at Zining.

Zining sat there calmly, not even looking at him. She had to think carefully about how to deal with this naughty child.

Chang'er was used to getting whatever he wanted on a daily basis. Every time he did that he would lie on the ground and throw a tantrum, and his mother would come to comfort him.

"Qiu Ju, take off his pants and beat him!" It was this naughty boy who caused the loss of the fetus in Lin Zining's belly. I don't know if it was Yue Niang's instigation.

If not, this three-year-old child is too scary.

But no matter whose idea it was, this child will definitely not be treated well.

Qiuju was punched and kicked by Chang'er all the way, and she was very angry, so she pulled down Chang'er's pants and punched Chang'er's butt.

"Ahhh... How dare you hit me, you bitch! Mommy! I want mommy!" Chang'er began to cry.

Yue Niang, who was stopped outside the door, heard her son's howling and burst into tears out of heartache.

But the concierge at Yingyuexuan was staring at him and he couldn't get in at all.

"Madam! I know you are uncomfortable with me! If you are angry, take it out on me! Let Chang'er go! He is just a child! Madam!" Yue Niang shouted anxiously.

Yue Niang felt a little regretful at this moment. If she had known that she would be separated from Chang'er, she would never have agreed to Li Yan's marriage. It was obvious that she was Li Yan's legal wife!