Noble Lady

Chapter 135 Dowry Girl

And one thing is that the maid who comes as a dowry is usually a backup candidate to become a concubine in the future. First, she must be loyal, and second, she must be decent-looking so that she can help the mistress to win over the son-in-law.

Qiuyue was bought later and she looks pretty good.

Chunhua was sold into the He family when she was young. She looked cute and innocent when she was little, but now she has grown up to be a stupid girl.

Not only is he big and clumsy, but his appearance is also disappointing.

With such a big and strong appearance, it would be difficult for the son-in-law to become his concubine in the future.

It would be difficult to let her go as a dowry.

These words were more secretive, and there was no need for Liu to say them too clearly. Ji Minrou understood with just one look.

"Then which one does my aunt want to give as a dowry?" There are only a few maids in the family.

She doesn't want any spring flowers or autumn moons, just a little grass beside her, and the camellia that serves tea to the old lady.

Before, the only people around Old Lady Liu were Mother Huang and Yuanyue, who was in charge of cleaning outside.

This camellia was also bought by Xue Chenyu before she got married, so it also recognized Xue Chenyu.

Yuzhu and the others were able to get information so easily at Ciwenyuan, and she had contributed a lot to this.

Of course, Ji Minrou didn’t know this.

She just thought of He Ruyi's dowry maid. Chunhua and Qiuyue combined were not as good as this girl. She looked at Shui Ling and looked up at Chahua.

Camellia suddenly shuddered.

But Liu also turned her head to look at her.

"camellia."

Camellia was panicking and walked down to reply, "...Madam, what are your instructions?"

"You're sixteen too, right?"

"Yes, Madam. I just had my birthday, so I'm already sixteen. My mother even came to you and begged me to let me return home and marry my cousin when I turn eighteen. My father's last name is Niu, so everyone calls my mother Aunt Niu."

Cha Huasheng was afraid that Liu had forgotten about this, so he quickly said it with a simple and innocent expression.

She specifically emphasized Aunt Niu, and Liu immediately remembered her.

"Your mother, oh, Aunt Niu. Your mother, Aunt Niu, works in the kitchen."

Camellia nodded quickly.

But it turned out that he was already engaged. The disappointment in Ji Minrou's eyes was very obvious.

I thought I could get a beautiful girl for He Ruyi as a dowry. If she could win over the son-in-law of the Cui family after she got married, the He family would naturally benefit from it.

Given her current relationship with He Minzhi, although it has not been brought to the surface, the benefits are also very obvious. If He Minzhi gets promoted and becomes rich, she will naturally get some of it.

She will be the manager in the future, so why worry that these benefits won't go into her pocket?

It’s a pity that she is engaged, so it’s not easy to have such thoughts.

There was also a look of disappointment in Mrs. Liu's eyes. She had asked Aunt Niu to secretly keep the bird's nest.

Her daughter is not very active right now.

However, the He family has not been doing well in recent years. The only reason they can maintain such a face is because Dalang's academic performance has improved in the past two years.

Therefore, they were not able to train a maid for their daughter to marry as a dowry from a young age like the wealthy families did. Even if there was an emergency, they could always find a suitable one from anywhere to make the appropriate arrangement.

Now, just thinking about where to find a pretty and obedient maid as a dowry made Liu and Ji Minrou worried for a while.

Liu felt a little regretful that she had not asked Xue Chenyu to buy two more beautiful maids, but then she thought about the current situation of the family and one more person would mean an extra monthly salary.

"But where can we find such a beautiful and easy-to-control person?"

Suddenly.

Ji Minrou's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, "Aunt, I have a candidate here, but I'm afraid that telling you will make you angry."

"You and I, aunt and nephew, shouldn't talk about such unorthodox things. Regardless of whether they are good or bad, they all have the same purpose. If you say something good, I will accept it. If you say something bad, I will just pretend I didn't hear it. How can it make me angry? In your eyes, is your aunt so narrow-minded?"

Ji Minrou hurriedly said that she didn't dare, but smiled coquettishly. She was really a niece who could have a say in front of her aunt.

"Aunt, what do you think of Fourth Miss Jixiang?"

Liu paused when she heard this, "What do you mean?"

"Aunt, listen to me and take your time. Since ancient times, there have been many cases of concubines marrying off legitimate daughters as dowries. And, aunt, you see, the fourth young lady is quite pretty. Although she is usually timid and dares not speak loudly to others, once she washes her face and dresses up, she is definitely not inferior to cousin Ruyi."

Although Liu was reluctant to admit it, she had to say that Ji Minrou was right about this.

He Jixiang is lucky. She looks not only like her deceased father He Minzhi, but also like her deceased mother. All the benefits have been given to her.

If he hadn't suppressed her since she was a child and let her grow up properly, how could He Ruyi's beauty stand out in front of her?

Liu didn't say anything and her expression was a little unfriendly, but Ji Minrou saw that it was not directed at her, so she continued talking without worry.

"Besides, Fourth Miss Jixiang has been without a mother since she was little. If you and your cousin don't care about her, who else will care about her life and death? Rather than asking you, aunt, to go through the trouble of finding a husband for her in the future, why not let her be given as a dowry to Cousin Ruyi and go to the Cui family together?"

"Firstly, if she, a concubine's daughter, finds someone from a poor family, people will say you're taking advantage of her because she doesn't have a wife. And if you find her a good one, even our legitimate daughters wouldn't be able to marry one. How could a good family like her, a concubine's daughter, marry someone like her? Aunt, is that the truth?"

Liu was originally a little hesitant, but after hearing Ji Minrou's words, she suddenly understood.

"Rou'er, you are such a wonderful person! How could I not have known how clever you were before? You have helped me and your cousin solve a huge problem! Just wait, after your happy wedding is over, I will definitely prepare a generous gift to thank you."

Letting that lowly concubine's daughter serve as Ruyi's dowry was both a way of getting rid of her and preventing her from lingering under his nose, and at the same time, he could control her and use her for Ruyi's own purposes.

It’s simply the best of both worlds, killing two birds with one stone.

"Rou'er is so lucky to be able to help Aunt and Cousin. How can I deserve such praise from Aunt? And I can't accept Aunt's generous gift. If Aunt is willing to let me live in the He family for a long time and serve you, it will be the greatest gift to Rou'er."

"How come you are so honest, girl?" Liu suddenly felt sorry for her niece who she had sent away so early.

At this moment, she regretted that she should not have married Ji Minrou in a hurry. It would have been better for her to keep her by his side and take the opportunity to let Dalang become her concubine.

But she is already married and her husband is dead, so what's the point of saying all this?

Wait, she was married, but her husband was dead. If...

Thinking of this, Liu looked at Ji Minrou's figure carefully again.

Although she is a little thinner, she has a curvy figure and all the good looks, and looks like someone who will be good at giving birth.