I was pampered like a treasure after being married off to the young marshal, but my father and broth

She leaned closer to the group mysteriously: "I heard that on the day Shang Pengyue got married, she was kidnapped by a group of beggars and taken to a dilapidated temple outside the city..."

She paused here, giving everyone a knowing look.

"I heard that she was repeatedly violated by that group of beggars."

"hiss!"

A collective gasp of astonishment rippled through the pavilion.

Li Baozhu turned pale with fright, dropping the pastries in her hands to the ground: "A beggar? This is too pitiful!"

Zhao Wan also looked shocked and disgusted.

"No wonder the Chi family doesn't want her. If they were to marry her, the Chi family's ancestral graves would be emitting green smoke."

Shang Sheyu lowered his eyes, concealing the fleeting pleasure that crossed them.

It seems that beggar was quite efficient.

In just two days, the news has already spread like wildfire.

Her original plan was to spread this scandal throughout the Northern Territory and ruin Shang Pengyue's reputation.

Once her reputation is ruined, even if Shang Pengyue brings mountains of gold and silver to the Chi family, that proud old lady of the Chi family will never let her in.

I never imagined that the hole in the Chi family would be this big.

Would someone be willing to wear a green hat for double the dowry?

"This is so strange."

Li Baozhu frowned, looking puzzled: "Since something like this has already happened, why did the Chi family agree to hold the wedding? Aren't they afraid of being gossiped about behind their backs?"

Jiang Yueyan shook her head, also looking confused.

"Who knows? Maybe Shang Pengyue bewitched Old Madam Chi with some kind of magic potion, or promised her some even greater benefits? Anyway, I heard that she made a huge scene at the Chi family yesterday, and only then did Old Madam Chi relent."

Everyone remained silent for a while.

These twists and turns are really hard to understand.

After a while, Zhao Wan suddenly looked at Shang Sheyu and asked cautiously, "Third Sister-in-law, will you be attending the wedding banquet in five days?"

Everyone knows that the business didn't send Shang Sheyu an invitation, which clearly means they don't want her to go.

Shang Sheyu raised her head, met everyone's gaze, and gave a gentle smile.

"Go ahead, why wouldn't you go?"

She straightened her cuffs and said softly, "After all, Pengyue is my own sister, and Shangjia is the place where I was born and raised. My sister is very happy, and although I didn't receive an invitation, I should still go and ask for a drink at her wedding, and while I'm at it... give my sister a big gift."

No one understood the meaning behind Shang Sheyu's words.

Jiang Yueyan smiled and nodded, saying, "Since Third Sister-in-law is going, let's go and join in the fun. We're just killing time anyway, so let's see how Shang Pengyue 'pays off' her."

"Yes, yes, we'll go too!"

Li Baozhu chimed in, "I also want to see what that young master Chi looks like, that he could be so infatuated with Shang Pengyue."

"Then it's settled." Jiang Yueyan stood up, looking very excited. "Let's go pick out a gift now."

As they spoke, everyone looked at Shang Sheyu, their eyes asking if she wanted to go along.

"it is good."

Shang Sheyu nodded and stood up.

She turned to Xi'er, who had been waiting outside the pavilion, and said, "Xi'er, go tell your mother-in-law that I'm going out for a stroll with some young ladies and will be back later."

"Yes, Miss!"

Xi'er responded crisply, then turned and ran off quickly.

Shang Sheyu wrapped his coat tighter around himself and followed the young ladies out of the West Garden.

Before long, the group arrived at Tianxiang Tower, chatting and laughing.

This is the Li family's property. Li Baozhu has arrived at her own territory. With a wave of her hand and a smile, she tells the group to choose whatever they like, and she can give them a discount.

The group was satisfied and dispersed to find items they liked.

Shang Sheyu walked to a mahogany counter.

A row of exquisite small porcelain boxes were displayed on the counter, with pictures of ladies painted on the lids. They were the new rouge from Tianxianglou.

Without even looking at what the rouge looked like, she picked up a box and handed it to the shop assistant next to her.

"Please wrap it up."

"Third Sister? What are you doing here?"

Two footsteps suddenly came from behind, followed by a cold snort tinged with surprise and dissatisfaction.

Shang Sheyu frowned slightly and turned around.

Two young men stood about two meters away.

They are her two older brothers.

"Why aren't you staying at the Quan Mansion? What are you doing running around in public?" Shang Zhuo's tone was unfriendly, his brows furrowed. "What if the Quan family says you're unfaithful and running around like this? What if that implicates the Shang family?"

Shang Sheyu's expression remained unchanged. He clasped his hands in front of him and gave a slight curtsy: "So you are my eldest and second brothers. I informed my mother-in-law before I came, so it's not like I ran around unnecessarily."

Shang Li pushed up his glasses and stared at her intently.

The third sister has changed.

In the past, when she was in a business, she wouldn't even dare to raise her head when she saw me.

Now, having only been married into the Quan family for a few days, she's already standing tall and speaking with impeccable manners.

"Since you've already informed me, then that's fine."

Shang Li spoke calmly, his gaze sweeping over the box of rouge in Shang Sheyu's hand that he hadn't yet handed to the shop assistant: "This rouge is quite good. The shop assistant recommended it to us earlier, saying it costs ten silver dollars a box."

Ten silver dollars these days would be enough for an average family of three to live on for half a year.

Shang Zhuo received his elder brother's signal, his eyes darting around, and he immediately chimed in, "Perfect timing! My brother and I were just wondering what wedding gift to give our fourth sister. This rouge is nice, so let's give her this."

As he spoke, he beckoned to the shop assistant and pointed to the remaining row of rouge on the counter: "Wrap all of these up for me, I want them all."

The waiter was overjoyed to see how generous the second young master of the merchant was.

"Alright, gentlemen, please wait a moment. There are eight boxes in total, which will cost eighty silver dollars."

Shang Zhuo stood still, showing no intention of taking out money, but naturally gestured towards Shang Sheyu with his lip: "Third sister, pay up."

Shang Sheyu stood there, looking at the two shameless brothers, and couldn't help but find it amusing.

"What does Second Brother mean by this?" she asked, knowing the answer already.

"I'm asking you to pay," Shang Zhuo glared at him impatiently. "Are you deaf? You're the third young mistress of the Quan family now. Didn't you lend your fourth sister five hundred silver dollars the other day? Since you're so rich, what's a few dozen silver dollars? Hurry up and stop dawdling."

Shang Li commanded in a deep voice: "Third sister, Pengyue is your own sister. Her wedding is imminent. Although you, as her older sister, cannot attend, you must still send your regards. Consider these rouges as part of your sister's dowry; it will fulfill your sisterly bond."

Taking her money to curry favor with Shang Pengyue and expecting her to be grateful?

A faint smile curved her lips. "Big brother and second brother are joking."

"Although my sister married into the Quan family, the Quan family is very strict in managing its household. Every expense has to go through the public account, and there is a special accountant to check it. If the accountant finds out that I took public money to buy rouge for my sister from my maternal family, I'm afraid my mother-in-law will blame me for being ignorant..."

"Don't try to intimidate me with your family connections!"

Upon hearing this, Shang Zhuo was furious. He looked around and, not seeing the armed guards that Shang Sheyu had brought on her homecoming day, became even bolder.

"I've never seen you so eloquent at home. Now that you're married, you've become quite the chatterbox. Don't forget your surname; you're a merchant by blood!"