Transmigrating as the Buddha-like Main Consort of a Power Minister

Chapter 42: Estrangement - Don't Want Her to Suffer Unfairly

Even though the dim light made it difficult to see, the expressions on the faces of the people in the old residence resembled a palette that had been overturned.

Xiao Dazhu looked at the dowry inventory in front of him, and his hand trembled slightly. He wanted to touch it, but felt that the paper was as hot as a burning coal, so he withdrew his hand. After several hesitant attempts, he couldn't decide whether to touch it or not.

At that moment, he looked up at his eldest grandson standing in front of him.

Seeing the indifferent expression on his grandson's face, Xiao Dazhu suddenly felt a sense of panic. He had thought that he had raised his grandson very well. His grandson only knew how to study and didn't care about anything else. That's how it was when he was a child, and it remained the same as he grew up.

But now, this grandson of his seemed a bit different from the one he had known before.

It turned out that he knew and understood everything, but pretended to be indifferent, pretending not to know.

His second son and second daughter-in-law had passed away several years ago, and his grandson had known about it for several years now. During these years, he had remained silent and had not mentioned anything.

Was he waiting for this day?

The more Xiao Dazhu thought about it, the more frightened he became of his eldest grandson.

Third Uncle didn't think the same way. After a moment of panic, he immediately calmed down and said, "Who knows where you got this piece of paper from? Are you trying to fool us?"

"Yeah, you just randomly bring out this paper and claim it's my sister-in-law's dowry inventory. Can't I also bring out a piece of paper and say it's my dowry inventory?" Zhou Shi began to argue.

Xiao Dazhu was taken aback for a moment. Suddenly, he realized the implications.

Indeed, this dowry inventory was his daughter-in-law's personal item, known to very few people. Moreover, his daughter-in-law had passed away many years ago. Now there was no concrete evidence, and no one could prove its authenticity.

Xiao Dazhu's heart gradually calmed down, and the panic on his face gradually faded away.

Xiao Qingming sensed the change in the atmosphere in the room, but his expression remained unchanged as he asked again, "Grandfather, when will you give it to me?"

Xiao Dazhu became furious when he saw his grandson still being aggressive. This was the attitude of his well-educated grandson. As soon as he became a successful candidate in the imperial examination, he started settling scores with him.

"How dare you speak to your elders like this? Look at what you're doing! Just because you passed the imperial examination, you bring out a random piece of paper and demand things from your elders. I think it would be better if your scholar status is revoked!" Xiao Dazhu exclaimed.

If there was anyone in the Xiao family who was closest to Xiao Qingming, apart from his parents, it was his grandfather. In his childhood, his grandfather taught him how to read and the principles of being a good person. Later, he sent him to study in the school.

He used to think that his grandparents disagreed with the division of the family under pressure from his uncles. But after the division, his grandfather never paid attention to him or cared about him.

The reaction he saw from his grandfather when he showed him the dowry inventory chilled his heart.

"This inventory has been notarized at the county office."