The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

Chapter 391 Ownership of the Dowry

Situ Yaorao was stunned by the gazes of these people. Then a smile appeared on her face: "How come I just went to see my mother, and after a while, you all missed me so much? You kept staring at me."

Situ Yaorao's words made everyone realize their own incompetence. It was still Tantai Wuyue who said, "They are waiting for you to make a decision."

"Decision?" Situ Yaorao was suspicious, but then she understood: "Maybe it's about the dowry?"

"Well, the Situ family has a dowry left by Madam Situ, which should have been given to you. But it is not convenient for you to accept it, so they want you to leave it in the Situ family, or the Gu family." Tan Tai Wu Yue explained.

Situ Yaorao understood immediately after hearing this, so she looked at the people present and laughed, "I don't like to make a fuss, and my mother just passed away. I think she probably doesn't want all her things to be gone from the Situ family once she's gone. Dad promised me yesterday that the Situ family wouldn't have a new wife for a year. So, this dowry will be kept at the Situ family. You can use it or sell it. It doesn't matter."

Situ Yaorao's words caused an uproar among the crowd. The implication was clearly that you could do whatever you wanted with the dowry, as long as there wasn't another wife in the Situ family within a year!

Another meaning is that if the Situ family marries a new wife, or makes Situ Honglei's mother their legal wife, then the dowry issue cannot be settled in the same way.

The difference between exchanging a vacant position as a wife for a priceless dowry was obvious. General Situ agreed immediately, "Very good! Yaorao, if your mother knew you had made this choice, she would surely be delighted. After all, what she most wished to see in her lifetime was a reconciliation between you and me."

"Father is right." Situ Yaorao smiled faintly, but there was no smile in her eyes.

"Yao Rao, you'd better think it through. If you do this and the Situ family embezzles the dowry in the future, we won't be able to do anything about it." The head of the Gu family said coldly.

"It's okay. I have no interest in the dowry. Since it was left to me, of course I should have the final say. The Situ family is where I have lived since I was a child. I feel comfortable leaving the dowry here. Uncle doesn't have to worry." Situ Yaorao's attitude was resolute, which made the face of the head of the Gu family even uglier.

Before coming here, his plan was perfect. He would seek justice for his sister, take the dowry back with him, and sever ties with the Situ family. This way, the Gu family would be completely subservient to the Crown Prince. And with Situ Yaorao as the Crown Princess, the Gu family's future was limitless. But?

First, there was the matter of my sister, which seemed completely unrelated. It was truly suicide. Then there was the dowry. If this were the case, wouldn't Situ Yaorao be in cahoots with the Situ family?

She can't be that stupid, right?

The Situ family sided with the Sixth Prince. Seeing that the Sixth Prince was still sitting on the Diaoyutai throne, it was obvious. The Gu family's head was in a very complicated mood.

However, he couldn't say anything more. If he said too much, he would be seen as someone with ulterior motives. So he said, "Since you, Yaorao, have understood the situation, I, as your uncle, can't say anything more. But... if you are wronged in the future, Yaorao, just come to my Gu family. You are my sister's only daughter, and I will treat you as my closest relative from now on."

"Uncle, you're joking. We're close relatives," Situ Yaorao corrected. Upon hearing this, the Gu family head nodded in satisfaction, "In that case, I'll go see her one last time. The Gu family has a lot going on, so after seeing her, I won't stay any longer." With that, the Gu family head looked at Gu Yunjing and said, "Yunjing, let's go."

"Yes, father." Gu Yunjing respectfully followed the head of the Gu family.

After leaving the house, the head of the Gu family no longer had a kind look on his face. He gritted his teeth and said, "What's going on? Didn't I ask you to persuade that girl?"

"Father, my cousin has a bias towards both the Gu and Situ families. So, from the beginning, she didn't intend to favor anyone. She even considered giving us her dowry for safekeeping. But then, worried about the impact on the Situ family's reputation, she changed her mind and decided to keep the dowry. She said it was my aunt's wish."

"How ridiculous! Her mother is my Gu family's daughter, how could she be partial to the Situ family!" The head of the Gu family felt like he was about to explode with rage. Gu Yunjing followed silently behind him, listening to his father's rage in silence.

After the old patriarch passed away, the Gu family began to decline. A family is not afraid of falling into decline, but it is afraid of having its members dwindle.

No matter how prosperous a family may be, without a successor, it will naturally decline soon. This was the case with the Gu family. When the head of the Gu family came to power, he had no choice but to adopt Gu Yunjing. Another example is the Situ family. They had no sons, only Situ Ruobai, who was adopted by Madam Situ.

There was essentially no connection between Situ Ruobai and the Situ family. If there was any, it was probably just a favor of a surname. Therefore, by this point, the Gu family and the Situ family had already become strangers in another sense.

In recent years, no concubine in the Situ family has become pregnant. General Situ was naturally worried. He was in his prime, but he only had two women. If this was the case, what would become of his family fortune?

The current Gu family is in ruins because the old patriarch left only one son. The Gu family is now rich and powerful, but there are no sons of the Gu family bloodline to continue the inheritance. Thinking of this, the Gu family patriarch felt sad. Seeing Gu Yunjing's silence, the Gu family patriarch was furious.

"Will it be alright if you just keep quiet? I didn't raise you to go against me. You'll be punished for this matter with your cousin when you get home."

"Yes, father." Gu Yunjing lowered his eyebrows.

The head of the Gu family looked at him and sighed inwardly. How wonderful would it be if Gu Yunjing were his own son? But unfortunately, he wasn't. And precisely because he wasn't, seeing Gu Yunjing's measured actions and intelligence, he felt like he was being mocked by heaven. He was destined to never have a child of his own. He could only watch as someone with no blood relationship inherited the Gu family business.

After the Gu family patriarch and Gu Yunjing left, Situ Yaorao also stood up and prepared to leave. "Father, I'm going to the mourning hall first. If there's anything, please ask the housekeeper to find me." After saying this, Situ Yaorao stood up and left. General Situ was so happy at the moment that he didn't pay any attention to her. He just waved his hand and let her go.

Tantai Wuyue also followed him out: "Yao Rao, the Crown Prince's Mansion is still busy, I'm afraid I have to go back first."

"Don't worry about this place. You can go back first." Situ Yaorao smiled at Tan Tai Wu Yue, then kissed him on the cheek and said, "Go back quickly."

"You...be careful. If General Situ continues to push his limits, you won't have to tolerate him any longer."

"No matter what happens to the Situ family, I don't care. But no one in the Situ family can be harmed. He is my nominal father, and I promised my mother that I would ensure the safety of the Situ family. So, even if he pushes the limit, so what? As long as he doesn't go too far, I'll let him be." Situ Yaorao's attitude was generous. Tantai Wuyue had never seen Situ Yaorao treat anyone like this before.

Situ Yaorao had always been vindictive. Anyone who hurt her would face her revenge. Even if they made her unhappy, they would be retaliated against. But this time, she had no intention of holding a grudge at all.

Tantai Wuyue couldn't figure it out, but he didn't dwell on it. After all, everyone had their own way of doing things. Whatever Situ Yaorao wanted to do was her freedom. All he needed to do was support her.

Thinking about this, Tan Tai Wu Yue left first...

However, what Tantai Wuyue didn't know was that the less emotional a person is, the more they will care when they are touched by emotions...