The Commandery Princess An Kang was indeed timid, but she was not foolish.
Upon hearing her mother-in-law first mention Sixth Lady Tian's marriage affair, followed by talk of preparing a dowry for her.
Then she was asked about her shop on East Street.
Well, East Street was the busiest street in the Capital City, with both sides lined with shops selling luxury items of gold, silver, jade, and silk garments.
So—
The purpose of the mother-in-law was unmistakable.
Had it been the past, Princess An Kang's heart would be filled with caution and resentment towards her mother-in-law.
Hearing her almost explicitly asking for money and goods, Princess An Kang would certainly have shrunk her head and pretended not to understand.
Still, that same phrase, she was only timid, not foolish enough.
She could never do such a lowly thing as to cajole others with her dowry despite being ground down by them.
