Now that you're reborn, who would still keep a mistress for their scumbag husband?

Dou Jinzhao's expression was bright. "Sister, you are the co-wife, not the principal wife. Do you know that at the wedding banquet yesterday, almost all the ladies who were supposed to come did not come. In order to invite this lady Quanfu, my second sister-in-law suffered so much. When can you change your left-handed nature? Stop thinking about yourself all the time and at least be considerate of others."

After what happened last night, Dou Miaojin fell into the habit of thinking that Lu Changyuan had let her down. At this moment, Dou Jinzhao was blatantly bullying her. She was so angry that she felt like she was leaving her body. However, Lu Changyuan stood by and thought that what Dou Jinzhao said was very reasonable.

"Brother Changyuan, my sister bullies me like this, and you don't say anything?" Dou Miaojin felt aggrieved again.

Dou Jinzhao shook her head helplessly, and said lovingly, "Sister, please don't make things difficult for the Duke. We can discuss the backyard matters between you and me."

Dou Miaojin was so angry that she was shaking on the spot. Seeing Dou Jinzhao walking away, she came back to her senses after a long time. Lu Changyuan didn't want to cause any more trouble, so he took her hand and said, "Let's go. Don't keep mother and the elders waiting for too long."

Dou Jinzhao came with his two concubines. They were talking about what happened last night. When Lu Changting saw Dou Jinzhao, she got furious and rushed over, waving her fists. "Why are you here? What do you want today?"

Dou Jinzhao pointed at Hongying and Jixiang behind him, "Since sister Miaojin is recognizing her relatives today, I'll bring them here for everyone to recognize. Hongying is pregnant, and Jixiang is the maid that the Duke took in last night, and is also sister Miaojin's dowry. Mother has agreed, so we'll set up two banquets at home in the next two days, and make it lively. She will be promoted to concubine."

"Carrying Aunt? Banquet? Xie Jinzhao, you are the one who invited them?" Lu Changting mocked, "Xie Jinzhao, you really did everything you could to disgust Sister Miaojin."

Dou Jinzhao looked at Lu Changting with sympathy, "Sister Changting, your wedding date is approaching, it's only a few days away. Have you embroidered the veil? Have you prepared all the dowry? Speaking of which, Sister Miaojin should also thank you. If it weren't for the betrothal gifts sent by the Guo family in time, I don't know where the betrothal gifts for the Dou family would have come from!"

Lu Changting was shocked. She didn't expect that the betrothal gift for Dou Miaojin was actually embezzled from the betrothal gift sent by the Guo family. "You are lying!"

Dou Jinzhao smiled and said, "If I am lying or not, you can find out by asking me."

Lu Changting looked at the lady, "Mother, is that so?"

The lady rubbed her forehead and said, "It's not much for your dowry. You are a girl, and you care about these things. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

Lu Changting stamped her feet and said, "Mother, shouldn't the betrothal gift sent by the Guo family be used as my dowry? If the Guo family knew about this, wouldn't it be a joke? Also, how much cash do you plan to prepare for me in my dowry?"

Lu Changting had heard about the family's plight a long time ago, otherwise, she would not have believed it so easily as soon as Dou Jinzhao told her.

The lady was really angry. "Shut up. What girl cares about her dowry like you do?"

Lu Changting pointed at Lu Changyuan who had just entered the house, "Brother is just marrying a concubine, why do you need so much betrothal gifts? The family can give more, if there is nothing, why should you use the betrothal gifts from the Guo family to make up for it? If this gets out, how can I live in the Guo family in the future?"

Dou Miaojin had a good relationship with Lu Changting. After hearing this, she was furious. "Okay, Changting, even you look down on me? You used to call me sister-in-law!"

Lu Changting was about to get married, and she realized that she was the principal wife, while Dou Miaojin was a concubine. She looked down on Dou Miaojin from the bottom of her heart. What's more, Dou Miaojin was so concerned about the betrothal gift that she ended up using all the betrothal gift from the Guo family as hers.

The money for your dowry will be greatly reduced.

"Okay, shut up!"

Many things were out of control, and the lady didn't want to make things too awkward, "Let's recognize our relatives first!"

Dou Miaojin and Lu Changyuan offered tea to the lady-in-waiting, and the lady-in-waiting took off the bracelet on her wrist and gave it to Dou Miaojin.

Lu Changting saw this and asked, "Xie Jinzhao, where are the bracelets my mother gave you when you got married? Shouldn't you return them to my mother?"

Dou Jinzhao sat aside drinking tea and put down the teacup slowly, "Sold it!"

"Sold it? They were a pair of mutton-fat jade bracelets, worth a fortune, and you actually sold them?" Lu Changting thought that Dou Jinzhao was unwilling to take them out, so she scolded, "You are so shameless. You wanted to occupy something that clearly didn't belong to you, and you found such an excuse!"

The lady and Lu Changyuan also frowned.

Lu Changyuan said, "Jinzhao, that is the bracelet that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Lu family. Who did you sell it to? Redeem it back!"

Dou Jinzhao sneered, "Duke, why don't you ask me what I'm going to do with that pair of bracelets? In the past year, the medicine that Madam Tai took cost at least 20 to 30 taels of silver every day. In a year, it would cost at least tens of thousands of taels. None of the money was from the public treasury, it was all borne by me.

That pair of bracelets is of little use to me. If the Duke can return the money to me, I will redeem the bracelets immediately and return them to the Duke, how about that? "

Everyone in the mansion knew about this. The medicine written by Doctor Wu at the beginning was indeed very expensive. If the medicine was to be sold through the public house, the eldest and third houses would have objections. It was Dou Jinzhao who suggested that she should bear the cost.

This matter was also discussed in Xuancao Hall at that time. The past events were still vivid in people’s minds, and everyone who had experienced it hung their heads.

It is conceivable that the pair of bracelets must be worth a lot of money. Dou Miaojin looked at the bracelets in her hands, which were only of average quality and water quality, and had another heart attack.

After being reborn, she is still inferior to Dou Jinzhao in every way. It seems that something is wrong with her. What's going on?

Dou Miaojin's face looked really ugly, coupled with her pair of red and swollen eyes, it was simply horrible to look at.

The lady was in a complicated mood. "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's discuss Changting's marriage. It's only a few days away. Otherwise, let the second son's wife work hard again?"

Zhang was unwilling to do this thankless task. She had already heard what Dou Miaojin had said outside. She was not the daughter-in-law of the second wife. No matter how hard she worked, the household expenses of the Duke's Mansion would never fall into her hands. Why should she be a bridesmaid for others?

"I was the one who arranged Changyuan's marriage, and Miaojin's sister-in-law suffered a great injustice. It's my fault, and I apologize." She looked at Dou Miaojin with contempt, "Sister Changting's marriage should be handled by your third sister-in-law, and I won't make a fool of myself!"

Zhang's words were clearly directed at Dou Miaojin, and everyone knew the reason.

Dou Miaojin was still daydreaming. Lu Changyuan touched her and she let out an "ah". When she came to her senses, she saw that everyone was staring at her. She was still quite confused.

"You will be in charge of arranging Changting's wedding. You know the date, it's set in five days." Lu Changyuan reminded.

Dou Miaojin suddenly came back to her senses. She was delighted. How could she not be happy to be in charge of the family affairs right after she got married? She diluted the embarrassment of the wedding night and said modestly, "Mother, weddings and funerals are all big events. I don't know if my daughter-in-law can handle it well!"

The lady was slightly satisfied with her performance at this time. "You don't have to worry. Marrying and being married are different. Now that you are married, you have to shoulder these heavy responsibilities. With your second sister-in-law helping you, what's the difficulty? You are also a daughter of the Dou family. Are you any worse than anyone else?"