Elsewhere, in the Meihua Courtyard, Xiao'e returned and relayed the news about the dowries to Mei Xianghan. Mei Xianghan was naturally displeased. Why? Why did Mei Gongxue have a larger dowry than her?
She began to complain to Mei Yanjun. "Second Brother, it’s not that I want to compete with my sister, but you know that marriage is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Yuwen Ya will be there, too. If her dowry is larger than mine, how am I expected to command respect after I marry into the Ji Residence as the primary wife?"
Mei Xianghan’s eyes were swollen from crying, and her tone was laced with resentment. Two lists of dowry items lay on the table; Mei Gongxue’s list was significantly longer. Her brothers had always favored her, so what had changed this time?
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