Married To The Male Lead’s Father – Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Four

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During the day, Jiang Ningbao attended the lessons of etiquette and worldly wisdom by the two old servants and by night, she exchanged letters with the duke. Unless necessary, she won’t get out of the big door of the western courtyard. She spent her days substantially and happily.

Days went by and her older brother Jiang Jin would go back to Azure Mountain Academy tomorrow. The next time he returns would be the day of Jiang Ningbao’s wedding.

On the night before his leave, the candle in Jiang Ningbao’s room still lit up.

Jiang Ningbao and her older brother Jiang Jin were having a conversation in the room.

“Brother, this is ten thousand silvers. Don’t reject it. At that time, you gave mother’s dowry to me and does not have any money left. The monthly allowance of a few tens of silver probably did not arrive in your hand.”

Jiang Ningbao had on a slight smile and pushed the money box to Jiang Jin’s with an attitude of not allowing any interference.

Two days ago, Jiang Ningbao stored a few jugs of medicinal wines and flower wines full to a big slender and soft hay wooden box so her older brother can take it to his academy.

Aside from the medicinal wines and flower wines, Jiang Ningbao also let the embroidery shop make a few new clothes for her older brother.

Now, she was sending money. The dowry of their mother, Madam Yang, was in her hand and there was a lot of profit she got from the properties every year. Jiang Ningbao recorded these in a book. After their parents came back, she would return it to her mother’s hand.

In the future, these would be her older brother’s.

About this, Jiang Ningbao did not tell her older brother. Don’t think that she did not know that the reason why grandmother could give the dowry to her had the efforts of her older brother.

She remembered that before grandmother gave the dowry to her, her maternal family came. They should be invited by her older brother.

Although the count residence had money, if Old Madam Jiang managed her mother’s dowry in place of Jiang Ningbao, the huge profit earned every year would get into the old madam’s pocket and not to her hands.

According to the rules, the siblings had their own share of dowry, but her older brother gave it all to her. Her personal assets were only the two thousand silvers her parents gave and a hamlet in her own name.

The assets under her father’s name were all taken by her grandmother and the first branch after he ‘met with mishap’. It could be said that aside from their mother’s dowry, the second branch siblings did not have any asset.

Getting married this time, Jiang Ningbao did not intend to use her mother’s dowry. The monthly profit she earned from her Jinjiang Teahouse was much bigger than the yearly profit earned by the whole count residence.

Although she donated half to do good things, the remaining half was still an incredible sum. Not to mention the farmlands, hamlets, shops, and land deeds spread all over Dayue Dynasty.

Even when Duke Ding knew, he could not help but get shocked.

It could be said that Jiang Ningbao was filthy rich and did not lack money. The matter of her dowry, she had given to Manager Yao. Added with the betrothal gifts given by Duke Ding, her dowry was very thick.

“Ningbao, two months ago, you gave brother five thousand silvers. Brother is studying at the academy and did not spend much. You should keep this ten thousand as your dowry,” Jiang Jin looked at Jiang Ningbao helplessly.

Five thousand silvers was not a small sum. The expense of the count residence for half a year was also this much. At that time, Jiang Ningbao was afraid that he would reject so she specially hid the money in a box filled with wine and then gave him a pouch, telling him seriously to open it when he arrived at the academy.

Jiang Jin thought of the things Jiang Ningbao did and felt happy and funny, but more than those, he felt touched. This time, she openly gave him money, a while ten thousand silvers.

This sister of his.

Perhaps aside from him, her older brother, the first branch and grandmother did not know that Ningbao was the richest person in the whole residence.

“Brother, as a man, you have to have money. I have Jinjiang Teahouse under my name and it earns profit every day. There are a lot of rich merchants who came because of its reputation and the monthly income reached more than thousands of silver. After six years, I don’t even know how much I’ve saved.”

“Moreover, the profit earned from mother’s dowry is not small. Big brother has a part in this.”

Jiang Ningbao spoke with an attitude that did not accept rejection and directly put the box to her older brother’s hand.

Her older brother was really foolish that others felt heartache for him.  He always thought of her, his little sister, and did not think that the money in his hand was only a small scrap in her rich and generous properties.

Fortunately, she had prepared beforehand. She secretly used her older brother’s name to buy not little farmlands and hamlets. Thinking of the thick stack of land deeds with her older brother’s name on it that she put in a box, Jiang Ningbao’s mood was good.

Jiang Jin rubbed Ningbao’s head and helplessly accepted the ten thousand silver draft. Silently, he decided to return it on the day of Ningbao’s wedding as dowry money.

The two siblings were thinking for each other.

“Ningbao, after brother leaves tomorrow, you have to be careful on your own in the residence.” Jiang Jin thought of the crappy situation the second branch was in and worry was written all over his handsome face. He wished in his heart that Ningbao would get married to Duke Ding on that very day.

Jiang Ningbao poured tea for her older brother with a smile, “Brother, you were not in the residence before, I can still manage on my own. Now, there are even two old servants in the courtyard.”

Jiang Jin: “…..”

That’s right. He actually forgot that Jiang Ningbao still had two old servants who came from the palace. The worry in his heart lessened a lot.

“Ningbao, maternal uncle and aunt should be rushing here to attend your wedding.” Jiang Jin drank a mouthful of tea and remembered the matter he forgot, so he immediately told Ningbao.

Jiang Ningbao was stunned, “Brother, my wedding is on the first day of the fifth month. The news of the emperor giving a marriage decree needs ten days to travel to Xuzhou Prefecture. Moreover, our maternal uncle and the others need at least one month to get to the capital. They should not be able to make it.”

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