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

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Dou Jinzhao remained calm and composed.

The lady was in a complicated mood and was helpless at this moment. "Jin Zhao, do you know what's going on?"

Dou Jinzhao did not comment, but smiled and looked at Xu Chen, "Secretary Xu, I'm sure the Guo family already knows the whole story, right?"

Xu Chen was greatly surprised. He didn't expect that there was such an intelligent woman in the backyard. He guessed Dou Jinzhao's identity at once, and there was a hidden scrutiny in his eyes.

He had to look Dou Jinzhao in the face. "Madam, where do you get this from?"

"That's not hard to guess!" Dou Jinzhao smiled faintly, "Before the bride gets married, there is no reason for her husband's family to help count the dowry. Since the Guo family did this, I think based on the character of the Guo family, it is definitely not to determine the amount of dowry for the Duke's Mansion.

The Guo family must have heard some rumors and were worried that it would cause misunderstandings in the future and affect the relationship between the in-laws, so they had to do this. "

Xu Chen's eyes flashed with admiration, "Madam, you are indeed a talented woman. I only like to talk to smart people. To be honest with you, there have been rumors in the capital that the servants of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion stole the dowry and sold it.

Today the dowry arrived at the mansion, and the old lady was worried that the rumors outside would come true. In the future, the dowry would be short, and the Guo family couldn't explain it clearly, so she had to check with the person who delivered the dowry. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be true! "

"That's impossible!" Dou Miaojin screamed, "Theft was committed by the people in the eldest lady's courtyard!"

The room was very quiet, and Dou Miaojin's voice was particularly abrupt.

This is clearly throwing dirty water on Lu Changting. She is about to get married, so does she still have to be branded as someone who is not good at controlling servants?

The lady was furious and scolded, "The people who look after the dowry are all night watchmen. When did they arrange for people from the eldest girl's courtyard? The eldest girl's people will be married off. If you can't speak, shut up!"

At this moment, the lady began to understand why the Dou couple would rather adopt a daughter.

She placed all her hopes on Dou Jinzhao and signaled her to negotiate with Xu Chen.

Dou Jinzhao first thanked him, then apologized, and said, "Since the two families have already become married, and it is a marriage granted by the emperor, there is no reason to give up now. Although the theft of the dowry is not glorious, it is ultimately related to money. In the future, the Duke Dingguo's Mansion will definitely find a way to make up for the lost dowry.

But today, the wedding has to go on. In my opinion, what is missing is exactly what is there, so we can draw up a new dowry list and get the wedding done first, and then talk about the rest?"

The Madam quickly expressed her opinion, "That's great! This happened because I, the Duke of Dingguo, didn't manage my subordinates well. I'll have Chang Yuan go to the Guo family and apologize to the old lady."

The reason why he is so humble is because his daughter is about to get married.

Xu Chen stopped when he saw that things were going well. "Madam, you are too polite! Madam also said just now that the Guo family doesn't care about the amount of the dowry. That's why we resorted to this last resort. There's no need to apologize. We can both draft a new dowry and let this matter drop!"

The lady was also very happy. She ordered the kitchen to prepare the best meal and asked Lu Changyuan to bring people to accompany Xu Chen.

Dou Jinzhao thought that Xu Chen would be a rival that Lu Changting would never be able to defeat in her life, but now he was treated as a distinguished guest by the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. The reason why the Guo family did not care about this matter was actually very simple. The ultimate victim of this marriage would be Lu Changting.

Originally, the reason would be on the side of the Duke Dingguo Mansion, but today when the dowry issue came out, the Guo family did not hold on to it and was so magnanimous. If Changting's matter comes out in the future, the Duke Dingguo Mansion will be inferior even if it is right.

Lu Changting rushed out from the green gauze cupboard, rushed to Dou Miaojin, and slapped her hard, "Bitch!"

Dou Miaojin was beaten so hard that she was dizzy. She covered her face and stood up. "You actually hit me? Lu Changting, I'm your sister-in-law. Do you still have any respect for the elders?"

Lu Changting's eyes were red. "It was all caused by you laying off the servants. You made a fool of my marriage. Dou Miaojin, you are not my sister-in-law in any sense of the word. You are just a concubine, and you are qualified to call yourself my sister-in-law!"

"Lu Changting, don't go too far. Don't forget that I helped you get this marriage. Otherwise, you would have to marry into the Yiyang Marquis's Mansion!"

Dou Jinzhao couldn't help but smile. Dou Miaojin really never forgot to set traps for herself all the time!

The dowry issue was a mess. After nightfall, the old lady tossed and turned in bed, and her coughing fit became quite severe. As a last resort, Lu Changyuan once again personally went to invite Imperial Physician Wu to come to the house to treat the old lady.

Madam Dowager's condition has worsened and is beyond the ability of Doctor Wu. He is helpless and says, "Duke, you really shouldn't underestimate Madam Ling. If you want Madam Dowager's condition to get better, you still have to ask Madam Ling for help.

There is no need for Madam Ling to come in person. You can just take Madam Ling's pulse and the prescription I wrote to Madam Ling for her to review!"

Lu Changyuan was still hesitating, and the lady said while coughing, "Go, go call Jin Zhao and let her take care of him!"

The lady saw clearly that Dou Miaojin was so useless that she would have to rely on Dou Jinzhao in the future.

In the Osmanthus Courtyard, Dou Jinzhao was preparing medicine under the lamp. The maid who came to deliver the message stood in the courtyard, "Madam, the Madam is ill. The Duke wants you to come and take care of her."

Luo Xia found it unbelievable when she heard this. It was true that the Dingguo Mansion had no bottom line at all. They could make such unreasonable demands. On the one hand, they refused to acknowledge the master's identity, and on the other hand, they wanted the master to take care of the sick.

Luoxia tried to stop him, "Master has already made everything clear to the Duke, why are you still so shameless?"

Dou Jinzhao clapped his hands and stood up. "Doctor Wu is here today. I think it must be Doctor Wu's request. He has cooperated with me for a year. This is the last time. I have to give him an explanation. Let's go and take a look. I can't stay in this house for two days in the future."

Dou Jinzhao came to Xuancao Hall wearing a cloak, and Imperial Physician Wu came down the steps to greet him with a very humble attitude.

Although he was an imperial physician of low official rank, he was serving the Emperor and was also competing with the King of Hell for business. No one dared to neglect him and he would not offend him easily. He was also usually quite aloof.

Lu Changyuan was very puzzled and shocked by the way Doctor Wu treated Dou Jinzhao.

"Madam, you finally showed up. If you hadn't shown up, I really wouldn't know how to prescribe medicine for you." Doctor Wu was so excited that he was about to cry.

Dou Jinzhao remained calm, "Doctor Wu, I'm here to attend to Madam Tai's illness. I don't know anything about taking a pulse or prescribing medicine."

Lu Changyuan breathed a sigh of relief. He thought it was normal that Dou Jinzhao didn't understand pharmacology.

Doctor Wu did not take Dou Jinzhao's words seriously. He took out the pulse he had just checked and the prescription he had written from his sleeve and handed them to Dou Jinzhao respectfully with both hands. "I dare only ask Madam for some advice."

Dou Jinzhao took it and glanced at it casually. "The eldest daughter will be married tomorrow. The Madam will probably be busy all day. I don't understand anything else. It's better to let the Madam relax and suppress her cough so that she can get through tomorrow!"

Don't even think about a cure.

When Doctor Wu heard this, he responded as if he had followed a maxim, "I will change it right away, I will change it right away! Do you need to use needles?"

Imperial Doctor Wu wrote as he spoke. Since the madam wants to be more energetic and also wants to suppress the cough, he should add ephedra. In this way, the main, secondary, auxiliary and guiding ingredients will be perfectly matched. Imperial Doctor Wu felt that this prescription was wonderful.

Lu Changyuan took the wonderful prescription modified by Imperial Doctor Wu, but he couldn't figure out what it meant. He was only certain that Imperial Doctor Wu was purely seeking psychological comfort from Dou Jinzhao.