Rebirth: The wedding night, my whole family was exiled, I raised 500,000 soldiers

"I'm old and useless, and no one listens to what I say anymore!" Old Madam Shen slammed the teacup heavily on the table.

"Mother, calm down. There are a few gifts from His Majesty in my son's room. I will have them brought to the palace soon."

Madam Shen nodded in satisfaction and asked again, "Did the princess say anything about the marriage?"

Shen Congwen was a little embarrassed, and lowered his head uncomfortably, then said: "The princess also took a few things given by the emperor, and one thousand taels of silver."

As long as they were willing to take out something, it would be fine. After all, after they returned to Beijing, Zhou Xinrou had gone to the palace several times, and she had followed them. There were quite a few rewards from the palace, but there was no reward of silver, at least not on the surface.

"Although one thousand taels is not a small amount, it is not enough to buy the betrothal gift." If it were an ordinary family, ten taels of silver would be enough to cover everything, because the one entering their Shen family is a princess.

Madam Shen: "After the engagement ceremony, it will be the wedding banquet. One thousand taels is definitely not enough."

"After the princess comes into our family, our family's reputation will be raised a little. When you are outside, you will be the princess's elders, and others will look up to you."

None of the younger generations spoke.

The three brothers Shen Conglian seemed to be there just to make up the numbers; no matter what the old lady said, they just refused to speak.

Old Madam Shen’s face was so dark that it was unbearable to look at.

"Be honest, polite and righteous. You three uncles should give more. The rest of the younger generations should give more. When there is money in the public treasury in the future, I will give it to you!" This is the biggest concession made by Old Lady Shen.

Logically speaking, how can brothers who have not separated their family property have private property? These sons don't even think about it. If there is no first wife, would they be where they are now?

None of them really use their intelligence where it should be used.

The three brothers Shen Conglian didn't say anything, and the three Liu brothers were unwilling too!

"Mother, our second branch has organized several weddings in succession. Yuankun's child is also getting married. There are also several concubines' sons and daughters in the branch who are also of age. We have to take care of them step by step. I don't know where to get their money. I really have no way to help them."

Old Madam Shen glared at Liu with a dark face. Isn't there another Hu Jinyu? When Hu Jinyu came in, her dowry filled up the second room's storehouse.

Miao followed suit and began to complain: "Mother, big brother, it's not that our third branch doesn't want to help, you know how our third branch is doing. The whole family relies on the salary that Yuan Peng and Yuan Hao get when they are fighting outside. Now they are no longer in the army and have no hope of taking the imperial examination. My husband and I are planning to ask Lan Xi to find them a position, but we haven't found the money to pay for it yet."

The old lady believed the reasons Liu gave, but she didn't believe anything Miao said at all.

"Don't think that just because I'm old, my eyesight is blurry. I haven't settled the account with you for the support you secretly give to your mother's family every month."

Miao's brows jumped. How did the old lady know about this? She always met her family outside the Shen Mansion and hid secretly, for fear of being seen by her family.

Shen Congli didn't know about this, and now that it was exposed by the old lady, he immediately slammed the table.

"Miao, you are such a fool. Have you forgotten how your family treated us when we were exiled?"

"They were afraid of getting them into trouble, so they asked their servants to throw a letter of severance to you at the city gate. You are such a heartless and ungrateful person, and you even used the money my son earned at the risk of his life to subsidize them. I will beat you to death..." The more Shen Congli spoke, the angrier he became, and he raised his hand to slap Miao.

Miao was so scared that she rolled off the chair and cried in grievance.

Old Madam Shen only felt a throbbing pain in her forehead, and the third room was of no use to her.

"Fourth..."

Tian lowered her head and pushed Shen Congyi. The latter reluctantly stood up and followed Shen Conglian to pull Shen Congli to prevent him from attacking Miao.

"Mother, you know what our fourth room is like. The money is the monthly allowance from the government, and the things are the things we got when we followed our eldest sister-in-law into the palace. The children in our room have never served in the army, and they can't take the imperial examinations. You know all this."

In the past, the old lady always favored the fourth son, thinking that he was smart, sensible and filial. But now, the more she looks at this son, the more she dislikes him.

He only knew that when he asked her to take out the things he had stolen from her room, he would not give up even a tael of silver.

When Shen Congwen heard his three younger brothers say this, he felt ashamed.

He knew the family situations of his three younger brothers. If the family fortune had not been lost when they were convicted, this would not have happened!

"Mother, my three younger brothers' families are not easy either, please don't force them. I will find a way to get the betrothal gifts."

Old Madam Shen wanted to slam the table again. Could he think of a solution?

If he could think of a solution, he would not let her risk her reputation and embarrass herself here.

"Lan Xi, please give us some advice on the current situation at home!" Old Madam Shen wanted to outsource her headache.

Shen Lanxi watched a wonderful drama and felt it was so exciting. She felt as if she had washed her face with cold water on a cold day, feeling cool and clear-headed.

"Grandma, I think it's better for father to make the decision on this matter. He is the elder, and Lan Xi can't take over."

Old Madam Shen froze. She let Shen Lanxi take care of the household affairs, which showed how much she valued her. How many girls in the world could be so valued by their mother's family?

Does Shen Lanxi know what this means? If she is happy and lets go, letting Shen Lanxi hold the power of housekeeper, what a great honor it would be for a woman!

Shen Congwen was still angry and he had not forgiven his daughter. If it weren't for his mother's persuasion, he would not even give Shen Lanxi a good look.

He is completely disappointed with his daughter who talks back to her elders and is poorly disciplined.

"Mother, the men in the family are getting married. What does a woman like her know?" Shen Congwen ignored the look in the old lady's eyes and showed no intention of giving in.

Old Madam Shen was so angry that she started to feel dizzy again.

This useless thing has become so accustomed to wealth and splendor that he has forgotten the hard-pressed days when he had no money.

"Boss, don't act on impulse. The current marriage is more important."

Shen Congwen just thought about it for a moment and then straightened up again.

Forget about asking him to submit to a junior!

He is the elder, so Shen Lanxi should be filial to him!

"Grandma, His Majesty asked me to work with the eldest prince to investigate the case. If everything goes well, I will go back home to organize the files." Shen Lanxi stood up.

"Lan Xi, there isn't much money left in the family storehouse. Are you really so cruel that you won't help the family? Yuan Xin is your brother!"

Shen Lanxi turned her back to the old lady, sneered silently, and did not stop.

When the sound of banging on the table was heard, she had already walked out of the Shen Mansion.