"What's wrong?" Liu Yueru asked calmly.

Song Shijin hesitated for a long time but couldn't explain it clearly.

"Since you can't say it, why bother pretending to apologize?" Liu Yueru said in a flat tone.

Song Shijin was a little afraid of his stepmother, and he was only here to gather information on Yun Qinglian's behalf.

I was unhappy to see that my mother even accepted my great-grandmother's private money.

"Why did mother accept all that money from great-grandmother?" Song Shijin couldn't help but ask.

Liu Yueru said nothing and looked at him calmly.

Song Shijin said, "The servants all said that mother was greedy. She was not only a bad steward, but also a burden to great grandmother. She was also unfilial and accepted great grandmother's private money."

After saying this, he didn't dare to look at Liu Yueru again.

"What else did you hear?" Liu Yueru asked leisurely.

Song Shijin shook his head and said, "I also think that I shouldn't accept the silver from my great-grandmother."

He was relieved when he saw that his stepmother looked calm and not angry.

He continued, "No matter what the money is, it belongs to the Marquis' Mansion. There is no need to cause trouble for others."

Liu Yue looked down at Song Shijin at this time.

How could he, a child of only a few years old, think of such words?

If no one had taught him to say this.

"Who asked you to tell me this?" Liu Yueru asked.

Song Shijin lowered his head guiltily: "No, no, it's my son who thinks so."

Liu Yueru didn't want to explain to him, but since such rumors spread in the mansion, she had to raise her voice.

"I originally wanted to report this to the authorities and have it thoroughly investigated, but your great-grandmother wouldn't let me, and she forced me to use my own private money to fill the gap in my dowry."

"Since you said that they all belong to the Marquisate, it's just a matter of transferring the silver from your great-grandmother's vault to my vault. What's the difference?"

"Also, according to the laws of Kyoto, it is not legal for the husband's family to use the wife's dowry. What's wrong with me asking for my dowry back?"

Song Shijin stood there in a daze. He didn't expect his stepmother to explain so much to him.

He didn't understand any of this, but when his mother told him about it, he thought it made sense.

Moreover, he saw it all when Mother Chen had people move the gold and silver over just now.

The boxes were filled to the brim, filling the entire yard.

My great-grandmother loved me so much that all the silver she had would be used by me alone in the future.

That's why Song Shijin naturally thought that the silver belonged to him.

It was wrong for the stepmother to accept it.

"You are about to enter school. You should be able to distinguish right from wrong and not let others tell you what to do." Liu Yueru gave her final advice slowly.

Song Shijin was speechless and responded in a low voice: "Son knows."

He was with his stepmother, and Liu Yueru refused to talk to him anymore, feeling very uncomfortable.

After sitting for a while, he found an excuse and left in a hurry.

Take advantage of the night.

He sneaked into her mother's room.

"Mom, when a woman gets married, can't her husband's family use her dowry?" Song Shijin sat down next to Yuan Qinglian.

Yuan Qinglian was puzzled, but still didn't want to mislead his son, so he said bluntly: "There is such a clear law in Kyoto."

Song Shijin thought about what Liu Yue had said to him, but he didn't understand why his mother had instigated him to say such things to his stepmother, causing her to misunderstand him.

"Why do you want me to say those words to my mother?" Song Shijin was a little angry.

Yuan Qinglian was suddenly startled.

She hugged Song Shijin and said with red eyes: "Your great grandmother is the one who loves you the most in the Marquis' Mansion. She fell ill because of this matter. Mother also hopes that you...your stepmother can return the silver to the old lady to make her happy, so that you can get better faster."

"Mother didn't mean to push you into trouble, but I have no status in the Marquis' Mansion. Your stepmother doesn't take me seriously, and no one will listen to what she says." Yuan Qinglian was already in tears as she spoke.

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