Chapter 3: Seizing the Dowry (1/2)
Finally saving the fetus, Jiang Shuyue stood up and walked back to the courtyard where she lived - Dapeng Courtyard.
As soon as she walked to the gate of Dapeng Courtyard, several servants immediately stepped forward to block the door: "The old lady has ordered that the concubine is not worthy of living in the main courtyard."
Jiang Shuyue's face changed slightly, but in order to save the fetus in her belly, she swallowed her anger and said: "Then where should I live?"
A middle-aged maid stepped forward: "Aunt Jiang, the old lady has arranged a place for you to live. I will lead you."
Hearing that she had changed from a lady to an aunt, Jiang Shuyue felt bad, but in order to save the fetus, she had no regrets.
"Lead the way." She said softly.
After half an hour, Jiang Shuyue followed the middle-aged maid to the remote southwest corner of Zhennan Marquis Mansion and walked to a dilapidated wooden house surrounded by weeds.
"Aunt Jiang, this is your future residence." After the middle-aged maid said, regardless of Jiang Shuyue's reaction, she walked away quickly.
Jiang Shuyue took a few steps forward, stretched out her hand and pushed open the wooden door. A musty dust rushed out, and there were moths and insects, which made her cough.
When the dust settled, she looked carefully inside the house.
The house was damp, and a few beams of sunlight shone in from the broken roof. Countless dust was seen floating in the beams. There were several bundles of half-rotten firewood piled up in the corners of the wall. The ground was not only mossy, but also had a few weeds.
This was clearly a firewood house that had been abandoned for many years, and it was a firewood house used by servants.
Faced with such a poor living environment, Jiang Shuyue's beautiful eyes could not help but shed tears of grievance.
Although the Jiang family she was born into was not of high status, her family was wealthy. She was spoiled by her father and brothers since she was a child. She lived in a spacious and bright attic.
And even the lowest servants in the Marquis's Mansion would not live in such an old firewood house.
She endured the grievance and walked into the old firewood house.
She thought about going back to her parents' home to take care of the baby, but when she married into the Zhennan Marquis Mansion, her parents subsidized a huge dowry, which almost emptied the Jiang family. She really didn't want to cause trouble to her parents' home.
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Time passed, and Jiang Shuyue had a hard time taking care of the baby in the cabin for four months. No one asked about it, and there was no one around, as if she was abandoned by the world.
That day, Zhao Ping'an woke up.
He opened the panel and added 853 bloodline potential to the bloodline of the ancient holy body. The proportion of the bloodline of the ancient holy body finally exceeded 50%!
The vicissitudes of the ancient scene appeared in his mind as expected.
However, this time it was no longer a tall man, but a six or seven-year-old orphan in tattered clothes.
The orphan had great ambitions and vowed to kill all the fierce beasts, demons and evil spirits, so that the human race would no longer be oppressed, killed and eaten.
He had divine power since he was a child, and was accepted as a disciple by a sect as a treasure. However, after three years of hard training and a lot of resources poured into him, he could not open a meridian.
Without opening up the meridians, one cannot practice cultivation. It is impossible to defeat ferocious beasts with physical strength alone, let alone demons and evil spirits.
He was ridiculed by his fellow disciples and was expelled from the sect.
But his mind was extremely tough, far surpassing the tough meridians in his body.
After thousands of trials and tribulations, with only one volume of the initial chapter of the "Taoism Scripture", he not only opened up the meridians, but also opened up all the meridians, as many as 108, including the most special and magical Taiyin Meridian and Taiyang Meridian.
The orphan boy sat cross-legged on the rocks, he slowly turned his head and cast a look at Zhao Pingan.
Boom——
The picture exploded, Zhao Pingan came back to his senses, and he opened the panel with enlightenment.
[Name: Zhao Ping'an]
[Age: Seven months old]
[Cultivation: None]
[Bloodline: Ancient Saint Body 50.3%, Wind Spirit Body 27.6%, Divine River Body 8.4%, Ordinary Body 3.7%, Six Gui Body 1.2%, ...]
[Skills: Initial Chapter of "Taoism Scripture" (0/100000)]
[Maternal Skills: Second Level of "Qingxu Xunfeng Gong" (10000/10000)] (disappears after birth)
[Magic Powers: Saint Body·Law of Heaven and Earth (0/10 million), Incorruptible Body (0/10 million), Blood Drop Rebirth (0/5 million), Heaven Punishment Saint Eye (0/1 million), Kuafu Chasing the Sun (0/1 million), Courage (0/1 million)]
〖Saint Body·Law of Heaven and Earth: The first generation of the Ancient Saint Body created the Law of Heaven and Earth, which gave the human race the ability to have a stronger body than all other races. Other Laws of Heaven and Earth are castrated and weakened versions. Strength and defense increase exponentially by 10 times as the size of the caster increases. When the size doubles, the strength and defense increase tenfold. When the size increases tenfold, the strength and defense increase a thousandfold, and so on. 〗
〖Impeccable body: invulnerable to all evil, immune to all curses, ignoring the suppression of any momentum, visions and domains, and weakening the damage of spells and sorcery by a hundred times. 〗
〖Blood drop rebirth: even if the body is destroyed, only one drop of blood can be reborn and restore a certain strength. 〗
〖Heavenly punishment holy eyes: see the world like palm lines, everything is invisible, break all illusions, and the thunder of heaven will punish wherever the eyes go. 〗
〖Kuafu chasing the sun: shrinking the earth into an inch, ignoring all obstacles such as mountains, rivers, formations, mazes, evil domains, etc. 〗
〖Infinite divine power: divine power is like the water of a river, and the longer the battle time, the stronger the combat power, and the more serious the injury, the more the combat power will be doubled, up to ten times. 〗
[Spells: None]
[Martial Arts: None]
[Bloodline Potential Points: 0] (10 points are automatically acquired every day, and can also be obtained from the mother's body. It ends after birth.)
[Proficiency: 1.19 million] (10,000 points are automatically acquired every day.)
Zhao Pingan couldn't help but ponder: "When the bloodline exceeds 50%, the skills of the first generation of the ancient holy body will be inherited."
"Referring to the inherited memory of the first generation of the ancient holy body, the ancient holy body is too strong, so it is extremely difficult to open up the meridians and the sea of yuan. Does this mean that I will suffer in the future?"
"Wait, I haven't been born yet. Maybe I can open up all the meridians in my body in the womb first, which may be easier."
Thinking so, he immediately took action.
Out of caution, worried that the fetus's body could not bear too many and too complicated perceptions at once, he first tried to add 1,000 proficiency points to the initial chapter of the "Tao Jing".
In an instant, countless perceptions emerged, Zhao Pingan had a basic understanding of the initial chapter of the "Tao Jing", and knew how to absorb the vitality of heaven and earth, the location and function of the 108 meridians in the human body, etc., and could start practicing.
The epiphany lasted for two or three breaths and ended, and Zhao Pingan felt a little tired.
"Don't be in a hurry. Use ten days to fill up the proficiency points of the initial chapter of the Daojing."
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"Besides, I am still too young, and my meridians are still very fragile. I may not be able to withstand the impact of the true essence. I will start practicing when I am eight months old."
Repressing the urge to start practicing immediately, Zhao Ping'an prepared to take the initiative to absorb nutrients.
Just then, a call suddenly came from outside the wooden house: "Auntie Jiang, the old lady summoned you."
Jiang Shuyue got out of bed, opened the door with a big belly, and saw an old lady standing outside next to the old lady of Zhennan Hou.
"Follow me immediately, don't delay!" The old lady said coldly, turned around and left, walking hurriedly.
Jiang Shuyue had to follow quickly with a big belly.
Fortunately, she was a cultivator in the Yuanhai realm. If she was an ordinary pregnant woman in the seventh month of pregnancy, she would not be able to keep up at all.
Two quarters of an hour later, Jiang Shuyue saw the old lady of Zhennan Marquis.
The old lady of Zhennan Marquis sat on a soft couch made of phoenix feathers, twisting the Buddhist beads in her hands.
She glanced at Jiang Shuyue's seven-month-old belly, and her eyes showed disgust.
Retracting her gaze, she twisted the two Buddhist beads faster, and then said in a high-handed and unquestionable tone: "Jiang, hand over all your dowry."
Jiang Shuyue was surprised and asked reluctantly: "Mother, why is this?"
Dowry has always been in the hands of married women. It is private property. As long as the woman is unwilling, even the husband cannot force it, let alone the mother-in-law.
"You still have the face to ask why!" The old lady of Zhennan Marquis immediately snorted and blamed, "Because you entered the door first, Ying Peng is now asked to marry a wife ten times the betrothal gift. You must bear the sin you have caused!"
Although the Zhennan Marquis Mansion is a large family, it also has huge expenses and other collateral branches. Zhao Yingpeng had married once before, and he had spent a lot. Now Zhao Yingpeng is getting married again, and he wants to marry Su Yingluo, but the woman thinks that Zhao Yingpeng is not a first marriage, and asks for ten times the betrothal gift, and a grand wedding, which must be grand.
The Zhennan Marquis's mansion cannot spend too much on Zhao Yingpeng's remarriage, otherwise other people in the mansion will object, so the old lady of Zhennan Marquis has set her sights on Jiang Shuyue's dowry.
That is a huge sum of money.
Hearing that Zhao Yingpeng is going to marry again, Jiang Shuyue can't help but feel sad.
Since she was demoted to a concubine and driven to live in the abandoned small firewood house in the southwest corner, she has never seen Zhao Yingpeng again.
Unexpectedly, the next news she heard from Zhao Yingpeng was that he was going to marry the so-called legal wife.
Zhao Ping'an heard that the old lady of Zhennan Marquis was so shameless that she forced her daughter-in-law to give her son a dowry for his remarriage, and she couldn't help but cursed.
"You are too much! When I am born, I will never let you go, you old hag!!!"
Unfortunately, he could only curse in his heart and could not make a sound.
Jiang Shuyue forced herself to cheer up, and her weak face showed determination: "I will not hand over the dowry!"
It doesn't matter if she doesn't eat or drink, but when the child is born, the child's food, clothing, and cultivation resources all depend on the dowry on her hand.
The old lady of Zhennan Marquis said that the Zhennan Marquis Mansion would not spend a penny on her child.
"How dare you disobey me again!" The old lady of Zhennan Marquis was furious, pointing at Jiang Shuyue and cursing, "You must bear the consequences of your actions. If you don't want to bear them, then pay the price."
"Come here!" She shouted, "Abort the evil fetus in her belly!"
Several strong maids immediately surrounded Jiang Shuyue and restrained her in one fell swoop, making her unable to move.
The old lady of Zhennanhou stood up, walked to Jiang Shuyue, and asked fiercely: "I'll ask you one last time, will you take responsibility?"
"I, I am willing to hand over the dowry." Jiang Shuyue said in tears.
The old lady of Zhennanhou returned to the phoenix feather couch and sat down, and ordered: "Take off her storage bracelet."
A maid immediately took off the storage bracelet on Jiang Shuyue's wrist and turned to present it to the old lady of Zhennanhou.
The old lady of Zhennanhou picked up the storage bracelet, checked the storage space of the bracelet with her spiritual sense, and counted the property.
After a while, her eyes fell on Jiang Shuyue and interrogated: "Where are the other dowries?"
She found that the property in the storage bracelet was not counted, about two-thirds less.
"It has been taken by Ying Peng for cultivation." Jiang Shuyue replied.
The old lady of Zhennanhou didn't believe it, and said sternly: "You'd better tell the truth, I will check with Ying Peng."
"You can go ask Ying Peng." Jiang Shuyue said sadly and angrily.
I think back then, just a few days after marrying Zhao Yingpeng, she took the initiative to give two-thirds of her dowry to Zhao Yingpeng to support Zhao Yingpeng's training. With the support of her dowry, Zhao Yingpeng's cultivation improved even more rapidly, becoming the number one genius in Southern Xinjiang and joining the ranks of the top geniuses in Daqian Country.
Mrs. Zhennan Hou stared at Jiang Shuyue for a long time, and after making sure that Jiang Shuyue was not lying, she ordered: "Let her go."
Although she only received one-third of Jiang Shuyue's dowry, it was more than enough for Zhao Yingpeng to marry Su Yingluo.
This dowry is indeed very generous.
Several servant girls obeyed the order and let go of Jiang Shuyue. Jiang Shuyue wiped her tears with her sleeves and turned to leave.
Zhao Ping'an felt the whole process and wished he could be born immediately to seek justice for his mother.
Jiang Shuyue did not return to the cabin, she left Zhennanhou Mansion directly.
The storage bracelet was snatched away by Mrs. Zhennan Hou. Not only did she lose her dowry, she also lost a penny.
She had no choice but to return to her parents' home to raise the baby.
Fortunately, Jiang Mansion and Zhennan Hou Mansion are both in Baidi City, otherwise it would be difficult for her to even return to her parents' home.
Jiang Shuyue sold a piece of jewelry and rented a carriage back to Jiang Mansion after getting the money. She was seven months pregnant with her fetus and could not walk long distances with such a big belly.
After returning to the Jiang family, Jiang Shuyue's father and brother learned about Jiang Shuyue's experience.
The Jiang family also sent people to visit Jiang Shuyue at the Zhennan Hou Mansion before, but they were blocked from the door and could not even deliver messages.
Jiang Shuyue's father and brother were so angry that they immediately went to Zhennanhou Mansion to ask for an explanation, but Jiang Shuyue tried hard to persuade him.
Jiang Shuyue just wanted to take good care of the fetus and give birth to the baby smoothly first, because the fetus was already seven months old and could not withstand the torment.
The whole Jiang family was helpless. Jiang Shuyue's two brothers turned towards the Zhennan Marquis Mansion and cursed angrily: "The man named Zhao is really ungrateful and ungrateful. My sister gave him most of the dowry and supported his practice in vain. "
"When I married my sister, I knew that her cultivation was not high, but now I have to enter the third realm before I can have a child."
"When my sister reaches the third level of cultivation, she will be dozens of years old. How can she still have children!"
"Also, the dignified Madam Zhennan Hou actually robbed her daughter-in-law's dowry for her son's remarriage, which is extremely shameless!"
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