Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 652 A loving father and a filial daughter

Shen Wantang listened to his words and looked at his back, her face darkening a little. She even had a bad premonition in her heart.

She is not afraid of bad guys racking their brains, she is just afraid of a fool like her father having an idea!

What does it mean to act like one? What role does he want her to play?

"Qin Xin."

"Miss?"

"Tell Sanshui to keep a close eye on my father and inform me of any unusual movements he makes. I want to see what solution he can come up with to achieve the best of both worlds!"

"Yes, Miss, I will go find Sanshui right away!"

Next, for several days, the Shen family was peaceful and quiet, even so peaceful that it seemed strange.

Shen Guannian always smiled at everyone he met. He went to the government office to work during the day and came back at night to prepare Shen Wantang's dowry. From time to time, he would call her to the study to give her some instructions and give her a few precious items. It was a scene of a loving father and a filial daughter, a happy family.

Since he wanted to act, Shen Wantang naturally accompanied him. No matter what he gave her, she would take it without hesitation and say a few nice words to get the job done.

The dowry Shen Guannian prepared for her was very small. He had even thought of preparing only thirty-six loads of dowry for her. But later he felt that she was marrying into a top-notch family after all, and the dowry was too little, which would be shameful for him as a father.

So he racked his brains and added some miscellaneous and worthless things to her, and managed to make a dowry of sixty-four loads.

After looking at her dowry, Shen Wantang couldn't help but secretly shook her head. It was really hard for Shen Guannian. He actually emptied most of each load of dowry. He only cared about the quantity, not the quality.

Although she and Gu Qianhan have an extraordinary relationship, he is definitely not the kind of person who would look down on her just because her dowry is small, but other people in the Duke's Mansion don't think so. If others see the state of her dowry, who knows how they will laugh at her!

Fortunately, she now has some money in her hands, and the shop is making money every day, so she can buy some things for herself.

Apart from anything else, she could still get more of the latest fabrics to fill up each load of dowry.

Bring some silver ingots with you, as you will need silver when you arrive at the Duke's Mansion.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.

Shen Wantang put some thought into her dowry, but not too much. After all, it was just icing on the cake, not the foundation of her livelihood.

She was just a little worried because she still had no idea about her father's so-called best of both worlds solution. This time, he was very patient and did not reveal any information even to Sanshui and Santu, who served him personally.

As the wedding date draws closer, Shen Guannian remains on the sidelines, immersed in the joy of being reinstated every day.

On the morning of September 15th, someone from the Duke's Mansion delivered the betrothal gifts.

Shen Wantang took a look at the long list of betrothal gifts and knew that this was not prepared by the Duke's Mansion, but by Gu Qianhan himself.

The betrothal gifts filled her small courtyard. The courtyard could no longer hold them, so they had to be placed outside the courtyard and guarded by a maid.

After Shen Guannian sent away the people from the Duke's Mansion, he came to Shen Wantang to see the betrothal gifts.

After reading it, he was envious: "The Duke's Mansion is indeed rich enough to rival a country. They even gave so many rare treasures as a betrothal gift! Tang'er, your two brothers are still unmarried, and your marriage has used up all the family's money. It's not as good as these betrothal gifts..."

Before he could finish his words, Shen Wantang interrupted him: "Didn't father say that my brothers are not your biological children?"

Shen Guannian's face froze. "What nonsense! I was just saying that in anger."

"Since he's your biological son, he's naturally my brother. I'm sure the brothers wouldn't feel comfortable snatching their sister's dowry, right? If word gets out, they'll be too embarrassed to face anyone. Oh, and my father will probably be too embarrassed to face his colleagues, too."

Shen Guannian's expression turned even uglier. "What dowry? Haven't I prepared all your dowry for you? These are the betrothal gifts from the Duke's Mansion!"

"Father, you're joking. Who would withhold the betrothal gifts from the husband's family these days? Aren't they all sent to the daughter as a dowry? This is the capital that will help her gain a foothold in her future husband's family! Father, do you think I'm young and naive and want to deceive me? Even if I'm naive, I wouldn't be so ignorant as to not know this. This is a ritual that even a three-year-old child knows."

Shen Guannian gritted his teeth and was about to forcibly withhold the betrothal gifts sent by the Duke's Mansion and not give them to Shen Wantang as a dowry.

But he suddenly thought of something and changed his tone in an instant: "Well, what you said makes sense. These things will serve as your dowry!"

Shen Wantang felt strange. Based on her understanding of Shen Guannian, he couldn't let go of so many good things so easily. Why did he suddenly give in?

Something is wrong, something is so wrong!

She calmly tested him, "Father, are you really willing to give me all the betrothal gifts as a dowry? Not leaving some for me?"

A kind look appeared on Shen Guannian's face. He waved his hand and said, "No, I won't keep it. It just so happens that I think sixty-four loads of dowry are a bit too little. With these, it will be one hundred and twenty-eight loads at least. This way, you will have one of the most generous dowries in the capital!"

He started acting again, and Shen Wantang followed suit. She said with a touched look on her face, "My father really loves his daughter. He's prepared so much dowry for her. I wonder how many people will envy her tomorrow!"

Shen Guannian smiled broadly: "As long as you know that your father loves you, don't forget how good I am to you in the future. Even if you get married, you must come back to your parents' home often, and remember to be filial to me and take care of your brothers from your parents' home."

Shen Wantang also smiled: "Don't worry, father, your daughter has remembered it all!"

"Okay, just remember it. Go ahead and do your thing. I have something else to do at the government office, so I'll be leaving first."

"Father, walk slowly."

Shen Wantang watched Shen Guannian leave the yard, and the smile on her face disappeared instantly.

"Qinxin, tell Sanshui to follow him closely. He clearly has a day off today, so why would he go to the government office? If he suddenly leaves, there must be something fishy going on."

Qin Xin nodded and hurried out to find Sanshui.

At dusk, the entire Shen Mansion was hung with red lanterns and red silk, and there was a festive atmosphere everywhere - Qi was still under house arrest, Shen Guannian was not at home, and Shen Wantang was now in charge of the affairs of the mansion.

Everyone was busy, except Shen Wantang, who was sitting at the desk, slowly looking through the account book and calculating the profits of the past half month.

She is the one who orders all the materials in the shop. As a person who has been reborn twice, she knows better than anyone what patterns and materials will be popular next.

In addition, her cousin now listens to her and buys whatever goods she asks him to buy and the quantity she says to buy. With the cooperation of the two, her shop has made a surplus of 13,920 taels in just one and a half months.