Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

Shen Mengyao blinked her innocent eyes: "Mother-in-law, are you going to control my dowry? Just tell me, I don't understand if you beat around the bush like this."

A woman’s dowry is her living money, and her husband’s family cannot touch it. If others hear about it, the whole family will definitely be in jeopardy.

In the past, she knew nothing but to give selflessly to the people she loved. Whenever Zhu and Li Junfeng pretended to be embarrassed and said they were short of money, she would eagerly take the money. Thinking about it now, it was really ridiculous.

They got the benefits and preserved their reputation at the same time, it was really killing two birds with one stone.

Zhu's eyes turned away. After all, she couldn't bear this insult, so she softened her tone.

"That's not what I meant..."

He came here in a rage, but returned almost empty-handed.

Shen Mengyao sneered. She just didn't care in the past. Did he really treat her as a soft persimmon?

She stood up and stood on the stone steps, smiling condescendingly: "Mother-in-law, you have come to this point and opened your mouth. If there is anything important, just tell me. I am a member of the Li family after all, and I can't just watch the Li family fall into ruin."

Zhu was almost speechless and pursed her lips: "It's not a big deal, I just need to walk around."

Shen Mengyao's smile did not diminish: "There is a lot of unrest in the capital right now. I hope you can be more careful and avoid it if possible, so as not to get yourself into trouble and affect Junfeng's future."

Meng Yuehuan bit her lip and held her hand.

"Aunt, why don't we go first."

Zhu was so angry that she glared at Shen Mengyao fiercely.

Meng Yuehuan saw it, but did not remind herself that there was a stone bench behind her. When she turned her head, her foot was tripped, and she fell forward and fell heavily on the table, and the piano fell down.

The zither hit the stone steps, making a terrifying sound, and the strings broke instantly.

Cuiwei immediately picked up the zither and looked at Shen Mengyao with a distressed look on her face: "Madam, the strings are broken!"

Shen Mengyao's face turned cold.

Before she could say anything, a hint of pride flashed in Meng Yuehuan's eyes. As long as her arrogance could be suppressed, anything would be fine.

"Sister-in-law, my aunt didn't mean it. You really don't want her to pay compensation, do you? We are all family. Telling others will make people laugh."

Although Shen Mengyao felt sad that the strings of her zither were broken, she couldn't let it go.

"How could that be? It's just a zither. However, mother-in-law should also remember that in the Li family, the king and his subjects come first, and then the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law."

Zhu glared at her fiercely and left angrily!

Meng Yuehuan helped her leave, sighing, "Aunt, you are an elder after all. How could she be so ignorant and talk to you like that? Won't she climb over your head in the future?"

Zhu became furious when she thought of this.

How come she suddenly changed her personality? She used to be so weak and vulnerable, but what medicine did she take?

Seeing that she was getting emotional, Meng Yuehuan lowered her voice and said, "You have to suppress her. If you dare to do this today, I'm afraid you won't have a place in the mansion anymore."

Zhu thought so too. If she didn't show her style, wouldn't she, the mistress, become a decoration?

"We need to think it over carefully!"

Meng Yuehuan heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this. She knew that Zhu was an old stubborn person and might not look down on her status as the daughter of a traitor. But as long as she was willing to help suppress Shen Mengyao, she would have hope of gaining a foothold in the Li family.

No matter what, she has to fight for her own future so that she can save herself and her father.

The courtyard was in a mess. Cuiwei held the famous zither in front of Shen Mengyao with a distressed look on her face. "Madam, look at how the zither has been broken into this state. I heard that the silk used to make the strings is hard to come by, and I don't know if it can be mended. Wouldn't the old lady be unhappy if she didn't make trouble for you?"

Shen Mengyao reminded her: "Don't say anything you shouldn't say, so as not to cause trouble. Prepare the car."

Cuiwei stuck out her tongue.

The West Market is always bustling, but there are few customers in the piano shop at this moment, and the silence is audible.

The shopkeeper, who was doing the bill with a brush in his hand, saw that there were many customers. He immediately put down the brush in his hand and came forward with a smile: "Sir, what do you need?"

Shen Mengyao asked Cuiwei to put the piano on the table.

After Cuiwei had arranged the piano, she lifted the cloth and said, "Boss, can you see if it can be repaired?"

The shopkeeper stroked the body of the instrument with his rough hands and sighed, "How could the strings of such a good instrument break? I have to ask the luthier whether it can be repaired or not."

Shen Mengyao nodded: "Thank you."

The shopkeeper went to the back to call someone. She casually brushed past the pianos displayed in the store and plucked them a few times. She had to admit that the rewards from the palace were indeed good. The difference in the piano sounds was easy to hear.

She was so focused on watching that she didn't notice a carriage pulling up to the corner.

The person in the car lifted the curtain with his bony hands and took a deep look in the direction of her in the store.

Bei Lan, the personal guard, saw this and joked, "Your Majesty, would you like to go in and take a look? It's not easy to meet someone by chance."

Qi Suian glanced at him with cold eyes.

"Speak up."

As they were talking, the shopkeeper came out from the back, bringing with him a young zither player. The zither player only took a cursory glance and said, "This zither is a good one. If ordinary silk is used, it may be difficult to restore its original sound."

"What should we do then?" Cuiwei asked anxiously.

The musician shook his head and sighed, "It has to be made of natural silk. Our shop is small, so I'm afraid I can't help you."

Shen Mengyao did not insist: "Then I'll look somewhere else."

After Shen Mengyao left the piano store, Qi Sui'an coldly instructed: "Go ask."

Shen Mengyao went to almost every musical instrument store in the West Market, but could not find any Tiancan silk. This thing was rare and ordinary musical instruments did not need it, and expensive musical instruments would not be repaired in musical instrument stores.

After wandering around for a long time, I found nothing.

The Queen Mother’s birthday is approaching, but the piano still cannot be repaired. What should I do?

As she was thinking about it, she passed by Xishikou.

The owner of the first piano store was standing at the door, as if waiting for her on purpose: "Madam, please stay!"

Shen Mengyao stopped, looked back and smiled faintly: "So you are the shopkeeper, what's the matter?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "It's like this. Someone just came and said he wanted to sell Tiancan silk. I thought you might need it, so I'm waiting for you here."

"Great, it really helps me out." Shen Mengyao asked Cuiwei to bring the zither in. "Boss, are you free to change it for me now?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "It's consignment. The item is not in the store. The man said that if it's urgent, you can go to him in person."

Although Shen Mengyao had some doubts, she didn't think too much about it and nodded, "Okay, tell me a place."