Chapter 56: Ma Peng Makes a Decision

Lord Zhuang was also surprised by the large amount of silver offered by the Ma Family, but he already had plans in mind, "Madam Lu's dowry will all be given to Ruo Lan, and additionally another 40,000 taels of silver from the public funds to prepare for the dowry should be more than enough." Madam Lu's dowry back then was 128 bearers, coupled with another 40,000 taels of silver from the public funds, totaling around 100,000 taels of silver, which should be sufficient.

Madam Bao was shocked, "Give all of my sister-in-law's dowry to the Eldest Miss? What about the Eldest Young Master?" She had never touched even a hair of Madam Lu's dowry. Her concern now was that if all of Madam Lu's dowry went to Ruo Lan, the entire betrothal gift for Zhuang Changhe would have to be provided by the public funds.