Chapter 15: Please Wait and See, Father

"Madam asked you to come?" Liu Fuyun was initially surprised, but quickly understood: "Why would you bring up your mother's dowry for no reason?"

Obviously, this prime minister also knew very well that his current wife would never mention his ex-wife's dowry.

Or perhaps, Liu Fuyun himself didn't want to part with such a large sum of money!

Li Shimei maintained her composure and said, "I didn't think much about it at first. But now that my daughter is engaged and has fallen out of favor with her father, I'm afraid she won't have a decent dowry when she gets married. Naturally, I have to bring up her mother's dowry."

She spoke mockingly, and naturally, Liu Fuyun's expression would not be pleasant. She paid no attention and continued, "Although I rarely have dealings with my maternal family, I have heard that my mother was the only daughter of the Liang family, a precious gem in their hands. When my mother married my father, the Liang family almost emptied their treasury, a grand dowry!"

Liu Fuyun couldn't bear to listen any longer: "That's just an exaggeration, it's not that extravagant!"

Li Shimei smiled faintly, thinking to herself: I deliberately exaggerated, just to make you lose your composure!

She continued, "I wasn't born at that time, so I don't know if it was that extravagant. However, the list of dowry items must still exist, and my daughter must see it. When I get married in the future, my mother's dowry will naturally accompany me. As for how much dowry the Prime Minister's residence can provide, that's not something I can speculate about."

Seeing her analyze everything so accurately, Liu Fuyun was somewhat surprised.

The former Li Shimei was very aloof and never cared about money or material possessions, but now she was constantly talking about money, completely changed!

"You keep mentioning the Liang family, are you trying to use your maternal family to threaten me?" Liu Fuyun didn't take her threat seriously.

Not to mention that the Liang family had little contact with the Liu family after Lady Ruyi's death, but even now, the Liang family's position in the court was declining, and they were no match for the flourishing Liu family!

Li Shimei furrowed her brows, tilted her head, and the tassels on her hair bun swayed slightly.

She was originally very beautiful, but because of her cold and fierce gaze, she exuded a hint of hostility!

"Since ancient times, dowries have always been kept by the daughters themselves, not stored in the family's treasury. They are also something a mother leaves for her daughter. It seems that Father is unwilling to return the dowry to his daughter."

She stared at Liu Fuyun and suddenly said in a sinister tone, "So, let's wait and see, Father!"

There was no need to argue here, she could argue with words, but when it came to her livelihood and property, she couldn't afford to waste time!

Without capital, how could she rise in this unfamiliar world as a daughter?

Therefore, Li Shimei made a slight bow and said, "I'll take my leave, Father!"

After leaving the East Courtyard, Li Shimei went straight back to the Lei Hua Garden.

At present, she had very few valuable items on hand, only some old and worn-out clothes and jewelry that Li Yan'er had rejected.

Mo'er had sorted them out for her and was thinking about how to refurbish them for her.

But when she saw Li Shimei return and start rummaging through the wardrobe, she eventually picked out the oldest garment, with a noticeable hole in the front!

"Mo'er, help me patch up this garment!"

Mo'er looked puzzled, "Miss, you used to discard such clothes!"

Li Shimei glanced at her faintly, and Mo'er quickly closed her mouth, "I'll do it right away, Miss!"