Dowry Maids: Yue Mei and Hua She'er

Medusa heard the Great Elder's inquiry and glanced at Gu Shenge. She had originally summoned the elders and tribal leaders to watch him make a fool of himself, but she never expected him to be so overbearing. He had suppressed Mo Basi without a second thought, simultaneously intimidating the other leaders.

Of course, against a Dou Emperor, it was impossible for Dou Kings like Mo Basi and Yan Ci to make the other party look bad. What surprised Medusa was why the Great Elder would agree to this.

Medusa looked at the Great Elder and responded indifferently, "I do not wish to invite people from other factions. We shall hold the wedding tomorrow."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, the Great Elder vaguely sensed a hint of urgency in Medusa's tone, as if she were impatient to hold the wedding.

"Since that is the case, I wonder if your bride price has been prepared, sir?"

The Great Elder looked at Gu Shenge, her withered, aged face revealing an unsightly smile as she questioned him. Gu Shenge nodded.

"Naturally, it is prepared. Your Queen has already seen it. Once Medusa and I are wed and enter the bridal chamber, I will hand the bride price over to her."

Hearing him say this, the Great Elder understood. No wonder her Queen was so eager to get married; it seemed the bride price offered by the man before her had greatly tempted her Queen.

A bride price capable of making Queen Medusa so impatient piqued the Great Elder's curiosity, but she could not easily ask what it was.

"In that case, this old woman congratulates the Queen on finding a good husband. The Snake-People Tribe will handle the wedding arrangements in the shortest time possible. However, before then, the Queen and the Wang Fu must not meet. I hope the Wang Fu will strictly abide by our tribe's regulations."

The wedding hadn't even taken place yet, but the Great Elder had already changed her address to call Gu Shenge Wang Fu.

Gu Shenge was very satisfied to hear this, while Medusa felt somewhat displeased—what kind of title was that!

"Then I will trouble you, Senior. I have a Top-Grade Sect-Breaking Pill here. Although it is not as good as a Perfect Sect-Breaking Pill, it can increase the chance of a seven-star Dou Emperor breaking through to the Dou Ancestor realm by seventy percent. I hope you will accept it, Senior."

Gu Shenge's hand appeared out of thin air with a pill box. After opening it, the Top-Grade Sect-Breaking Pill was revealed inside, surrounded by pill patterns and permeated with a medicinal fragrance. It was something he had exchanged for 50,000 Origin Points from the [System Store].

The reason he took out a Top-Grade Sect-Breaking Pill for the Great Elder was that Gu Shenge adhered to the approach of "wielding the stick and offering a carrot," using both kindness and force to win the Great Elder over.

When the Four Great Elders saw the Top-Grade Sect-Breaking Pill in Gu Shenge's hand, especially upon hearing that it offered a seventy percent chance of breaking through to the Dou Ancestor realm, their eyes went straight!

They had been stuck at the peak of the Dou Emperor realm for many years, unable to break through to the Dou Ancestor realm, and their lifespans were running low. If they didn't break through soon, they would likely perish within a dozen years or so.

Although the Great Elder's expression didn't change much on the surface, she was overjoyed inside.

The Wang Fu is truly generous! It is the fortune of our Snake-People Tribe to have such a Wang Fu!

The Snake-People leaders also revealed expressions of astonishment. Such high-grade medicinal pills, which were usually impossible to obtain, were taken out so easily. What exactly was this human's background?

The Great Elder used the fastest speed of her life to take the Top-Grade Sect-Breaking Pill from Gu Shenge's hand and made a promise to him.

"Many thanks, Wang Fu. I will definitely make the wedding between you and the Queen magnificent; I will not let you down."

Gu Shenge nodded with a smile: "Then I will trouble you, Senior."

Medusa looked at the smiling Gu Shenge, a black "well" symbol appearing on her snow-white forehead. This guy! I really want to slap him to death!

And the Great Elder, selling her out so quickly for a single Sect-Breaking Pill—it was infuriating!

However, the next second, something even more infuriating happened.

Gu Shenge tilted his head slightly to look at the stunningly beautiful, alluring, and charming Medusa, asking her teasingly: "My beloved wife, since the wedding is tomorrow, I wonder who your dowry maids will be?"

"Gu Shenge, what do you mean by that!"

Medusa was instantly enraged upon hearing "dowry maids"! Judging by his tone, marrying her wasn't enough; he wanted to take a few concubines, didn't he!?

Seeing the conflict between Medusa and Gu Shenge, the Great Elder wanted to mediate. She couldn't let such a wealthy Wang Fu run off; that would be a huge loss for the Snake-People Tribe.

"Great Elder, this is not your place to speak!"

Medusa turned her head and glared at the Great Elder, her Dou Ancestor aura surging violently, forcing her back. The other elders hurriedly stepped forward to support the Great Elder. Mo Basi felt secretly delighted to see the Queen angry at Gu Shenge, while the other leaders chose to watch from the sidelines.

Medusa looked at Gu Shenge again, her enchanting face covered in frost, feeling extremely indignant.

I haven't even entered the household yet! And you're already thinking about taking concubines! You don't take me seriously at all!

Facing Medusa, whose anger was rising rapidly, Gu Shenge spoke to soothe her.

"Beloved wife, calm your anger. Your husband is only worried that you will be too overworked in the future. I thought about taking your dowry maids as concubines to lighten your burden. Even if they are concubines, I will provide a bride price that will satisfy you, my beloved wife."

Upon hearing the words "bride price," Medusa's rising anger stopped abruptly, and she fell into deep thought.

The main thing was that the bride price Gu Shenge offered was too generous. If she could get a bit more, it wouldn't be impossible to let him take a concubine.

When the time came, she could let the concubine share the bridal chamber with him, and she wouldn't have to do it herself.

It was just that she didn't know who to choose as a dowry maid. Her personal guard captain, Hua She'er? Or...

Gu Shenge looked at Yue Mei among the eight leaders. Although she was not as stunningly beautiful as Medusa, she was still rare in her charm and allure. Her features were exquisite, her figure was top-tier—plump and proud, with a slender, enchanting water-snake waist that was easy to grasp. When she moved, she was full of temptation, and her green snake tail swaying on the ground radiated a unique charm.

Seeing him staring at Yue Mei, Medusa snorted coldly. It seemed this guy already had a choice.

Taking a concubine was just a sudden whim of Gu Shenge's. He thought that since this was his first time getting married and the system gave him a super-multiplied reward, what if he took his first concubine? Would the reward be super-multiplied as well?

Holding this thought, Gu Shenge decided to give it a try.

Yue Mei also noticed the gaze of the Queen's Wang Fu and thought to herself that it was bad. Could it be that the Wang Fu had taken a fancy to her and wanted to take her as a concubine? Wouldn't that mean she was competing with the Queen for a man!

"Yue Mei."

The Queen's arrogant and majestic voice rang out, scaring Yue Mei into hurriedly bowing her head.

"I am here, Queen."

Medusa: "For tomorrow's wedding, you and Hua She'er will serve as my dowry maids and marry out with me."

Taking one concubine was taking one, and taking two was the same. In any case, both were her subordinates, and she could collect a double bride price when the time came.

Thinking of it this way, Medusa's mood instantly improved.

I don't care about any man, as long as I get the bride price.

On the other hand, Yue Mei was stunned to hear that her Queen actually wanted her and Hua She'er to accompany her in marriage.

However, since it was the Queen's order, Yue Mei dared not disobey.

"Yes, Yue Mei will strictly follow the Queen's command."

As for the leaders Yan Ci and Hua She Wang, hearing that the woman they admired (Yue Mei) and his own sister (Hua She'er) were to become concubines for the Wang Fu, their expressions turned quite ugly.

But this was the Queen's order, and they could not oppose it.

Yet, the way they looked at Gu Shenge was not very friendly.

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PS: Feel free to offer any suggestions. This book does not follow the "many children, much happiness" trope; marrying wives and taking concubines is only a part of the plot.