Three families hire each other, the mistress of the marquisate accidentally offends the treacherous

The next day, Jiang Qingyue got up at noon.

After getting up, he had breakfast and rested for a while before going to the old lady's yard.

At this time in Cisongyuan, the servants were trembling with fear.

The old lady was already furious.

When Jiang Qingyue said she couldn't come yesterday, she was unhappy. If she wasn't afraid of offending others, would she let Jiang Qingyue be so unruly?

I can only bear it and find an opportunity to teach Jiang Qingyue a lesson today.

But when I got up early this morning, I waited and waited, but no one came.

"This is outrageous. She has grown too powerful and doesn't take me seriously at all. Good, very good. In the past, I thought she was kind and virtuous, but I never expected that she would be such a person. She had no one to rely on before and knew how to hide her tail between her legs. Now that she has found a big tree, her fox tail has been exposed. This is her true face.

"It's a pity that I still feel bad about sending her away. It seems that I was too good to her. Someone like her really doesn't deserve her.

"Let's find out later. If General Dongling really doesn't like her, then let's just deal with it directly so that she won't be an eyesore. She's not the only mistress who died suddenly in the backyard."

Madam Li's eyelids twitched:

"Madam, now that the young lady has won the favor of the imperial concubine, we should wait a little longer..."

The old lady frowned, she was so excited that she forgot about this.

She sat down and took a few breaths. Although she was still indignant, her expression was much more relaxed.

At this moment, the voice of a maid outside was heard.

"Madam, the Crown Prince's wife is here."

The old lady snorted, sat down on the chair, and looked very arrogant.

Seeing Jiang Qingyue coming, he suppressed his anger and asked her carefully about what happened yesterday.

Jiang Qingyue knew what she wanted to hear, so she told her what happened yesterday with some exaggeration.

It mainly shows how much the imperial concubine loves her. After hearing this, the old lady's remaining anger disappeared by more than half.

When Jiang Qingyue told her what jewelry and pearl flowers the imperial concubine had given her, her eyes gradually narrowed in smile.

I can't help but remind Jiang Qingyue: "Since the Imperial Concubine values ​​you, you should go to the palace more often and accompany the Imperial Concubine. It would be best if you can go to the palace again in the next few days. If you have the chance, mention Mu'er's position. You know, this is the most important thing right now."

Xue Feimu's leg was almost healed and he wouldn't have to wear the same leg mask for much longer. If there was no improvement, he would have no choice but to accept the position.

Whenever she thought of the position of Silijian, the old lady felt uneasy. Because of this position, she dared not go out recently, for fear of meeting old acquaintances and being laughed at.

If she really got this position, she wouldn't have to go out anymore, which would be really embarrassing.

Jiang Qingyue agreed to all of them, but refused to enter the palace.

"Old Madam, you are mistaken. How can we go to the palace whenever we want? After all, we are the imperial concubines in the palace. We must be sensible and can only enter the palace after being summoned by the imperial concubine. Otherwise, it would be too rash and make the imperial concubine unhappy, which would be even worse."

"Yes, yes, Qingyue, you are really thoughtful. I am old and confused."

As the old lady spoke, she asked someone to serve some snacks:

"Try it. The new chef in the mansion made this delicious snack."

Jiang Qingyue had just taken two bites when a report came from outside.

"Madam, the prince is here."

"Please come in quickly."

Xue Feimu came in from outside. He was still sitting in a wooden wheelchair. In fact, he was almost well, but he kept pretending to be well in order to buy himself some time.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Jiang Qingyue was there too.

She was wearing a lotus-colored green shirt with lotus flowers and fish embroidered on the hem of her skirt. She had a lotus leaf hairpin pinned to her hair, looking simple yet elegant.

Looking at her again, her face is rosy and her eyes are bright, she is as beautiful as the fairy Lingbo.

She just sat there quietly, looking really pleasing to the eye.

Xue Feimu smiled unconsciously.

"Why is Qingyue here?"

The old lady wanted to get close to Jiang Qingyue, so she answered first:

"I asked her to come. I heard that the Imperial Concubine likes Qingyue very much, so I came to ask about what happened in the palace yesterday."

The old lady didn't know that Xue Feimu had changed his attitude towards Jiang Qingyue. She was afraid that Xue Feimu would be upset with Jiang Qingyue again and do something bad, so she hinted at him first.

Xue Feimu nodded, feeling even more satisfied with Jiang Qingyue, and inexplicably felt a sense of honor in his heart.

The old lady asked, "Is Mu'er here for something?"

Xue Feimu nodded: "Yes, these days I contacted one of my grandfather's former subordinates, and he said he was willing to help me with the job. I was thinking of paying him a visit."

The old lady looked very happy: “Really, that’s great.

"Yes, yes, we should go. Let Aunt Chu prepare some gifts..."

Having said this, she suddenly stopped talking and looked at Jiang Qingyue with some guilt.

It is indeed not a good idea to arrange a concubine to do such a thing in front of the mistress.

The old lady really wanted to directly return the household goods to Jiang Qingyue, but Jiang Qingyue had been in charge of the family for so long, so she naturally knew the situation in the mansion. If she gave the household goods to her at this time, it would create resentment.

For a moment, I felt that it was neither right to say nor wrong to say anything, and the situation was a bit awkward.

Xue Feimu didn't know what was going on. Thinking of Jiang Qingyue's gentle look a few days ago, he said:

"It's not a good idea for a concubine to have the household affairs in her hands. We should choose a time to return them to the mistress of the house."

After saying this, he looked specifically at Jiang Qingyue.

I want to see a look of gratitude on Jiang Qingyue's face.

But, no.

She looked indifferent, as if she hadn't heard anything, and had no intention of answering. This expression made Xue Feimu frown and asked:

"Qingyue doesn't want to be fed with food?"

These words contain three parts of suggestion and three parts of threat.

Jiang Qingyue then raised her head and spoke slowly:

"Since Aunt Chu is doing a good job, then let Aunt Chu take care of it. I've been in charge for several years, and I want to have a good rest."

Xue Feimu was puzzled: "But this is the middle household, do you know what it means? Your attitude is too..."

He was stuck in his words and couldn't say the rest. Just as they were about to quarrel, the old lady quickly spoke out to stop them:

"Alright, alright, why are we quarreling again for no reason? Let's just leave it like this for now.

"Qingyue has indeed worked hard in the past few years. She has been in charge of everything in and outside the mansion. It would be good for her to have a good rest.

"Let Chu take care of it first, and then hand it back to Qingyue after she has had enough rest."

These words gave Jiang Qingyue a lot of dignity. Not only did they leave the mess to Chu Wan'er, but they also expressed their attitude to Jiang Qingyue. Jiang Qingyue could take the food back whenever she wanted.

The old lady didn't intend to dwell on this matter for too long and changed the subject:

"Even if you have connections, the gift is still too little. It would be better to have some cash. It's rare to find someone to help. This time, I have to succeed.

"Madame Li, go to the storehouse and get one thousand taels."

One thousand taels is not much, but it is definitely not a small amount. An ordinary person cannot earn so much money in his lifetime. If it can help the Marquis's Mansion get through this difficult time, it is worth it.

"Yes." Nanny Li responded and retreated.

Jiang Qingyue sneered in her heart. One thousand taels, after all the extravagance of the Marquis' Mansion these days, this one thousand taels is probably an astronomical figure.

She had no interest in watching such a drama, so it would be better for her to go back to Wutong Courtyard and take a nap.

Just as she was about to get up and leave, Xue Feimu stopped her. He asked about the palace banquet yesterday and said the same thing as the old lady. Jiang Qingyue secretly scolded in her heart that the people in this marquis' mansion were all birds of a feather.

When they heard that she was favored by the imperial concubine, they wished she could bring Nie Qianjin home to bring honor to them.

Jiang Qingyue knew what they wanted to hear. After she finished speaking, the old lady and Xue Feimu were both delighted.

Nanny Li came back with a serious look on her face, followed by the accountant. Jiang Qingyue knew what had happened as soon as she saw her expression, but she didn't expose her.

Nanny Li stepped forward and whispered a few words to the old lady. The old lady's face changed drastically. She looked at the people below, and the accountant knelt down with a thud.

The old lady shouted, "How come you don't even have one thousand taels of silver?"

She knew that the Marquis' Mansion did not have much surplus, and it had spent most of it these days, so there might be a small deficit, but the Marquis' Mansion would definitely not be unable to come up with even a thousand taels.

The accountant kowtowed repeatedly to explain: "In reply to the old lady, there is indeed no money left. These days, the mansion has been running, the welcoming banquet, and Aunt Chu has also had a lot of expenses. I have also talked to Aunt Chu about this matter. Aunt Chu said that we should spend what we should spend, and we will make up for it when there is a profit in the future."

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and make up for it."

The accountant looked embarrassed. He just couldn't make up for it. If he could, he would have done it long ago. But the deficit continued to grow, and now he couldn't make up for it even if he gave his life.

Xue Feimu was also a little angry: "I can't make it up, what do you mean I can't make it up? In such a big mansion, how can we not have one thousand taels of silver? Just take the meal that this prince had when he just returned home, it must have cost at least several hundred taels of silver."

The old lady felt a little guilty when talking about this.

She was the one who requested to spend this money in order to give Xue Feimu a welcome, but she did not expect that Xue Feimu would misunderstand that the Marquis' Mansion was wealthy.

She thought for a moment and said, "I remember buying a grain store at the end of last year. The location was not very good, and I was waiting for the price to rise. So I sold the store and the small house next to the City God Temple in the west of the city. I got about a thousand taels.

"Give the prince one thousand taels, and use the rest to make up for the deficit in the government. It doesn't matter if it's not enough, at least it will be a little more accommodating."

The old lady's plan is very good, so there shouldn't be any major problems in the mansion.

The shop had been sold a long time ago. The house was not good and next to the civilian area. She had wanted to sell it a long time ago and had also revealed her intention and let her subordinates spread the word that it could be sold at a suitable price. She had never asked about it because it was left by the old marquis and now she had the opportunity.

Xue Feimu hesitated for a moment: "Grandma, that was left by grandpa..."

The old lady waved her hands, with an expression of reluctance to part with something, "How could I not know? I can't care about it anymore. Sell these and solve the problem at hand first."

Xue Feimu was moved and hated himself for not living up to his expectations. He clenched his hands tightly on the back of the chair.

I secretly vowed to make a name for myself.

The two of them had their own thoughts and didn't know that the accountant who was kneeling below was trembling and about to cry.

These two items had already been sold for the welcoming banquet. Because the host had told him to sell them, after explaining the situation, Aunt Chu let him do it.

Not only these, there are also some other industries. Because too much money has been spent these days, almost everything that should be sold has been sold.

The accountant trembled as he told the story, and the old lady said angrily:

"What, it's already sold?"

"……Yes Yes."

“Why did you sell it?”

The accountant dared not hide anything and told everything in detail.

When the old lady heard that not only these two places were sold, but also several others, she almost fainted.

She had a bad feeling in her heart.

"Go, go and bring Chu here."

Nanny Li quickly sent someone to Miaowenyuan, and then poured tea for the old lady to calm her down.

Xue Feimu looked very unhappy as he listened to what they said.

How come the family property has been sold one after another? When did the Marquis' Mansion come to this point?

He looked at the accountant and asked him to explain the financial and industrial situation of the Marquis' Mansion in recent years.

Jiang Qingyue, who was sitting aside, remained calm.

When the Marquis' Mansion was handed over to her, it was a mess and everything that could be sold had already been sold.

Except for a few things left by the old marquis, all the other things were purchased by her bit by bit.

They are not worth much money, so when you are short of money, you have to sell several copies at once.

It looks impressive and you may think how much it was sold for, but in fact, the total amount may not be as much as a mansion.

She separated them in this way mainly for safety reasons. It didn't matter if she lost money on one side and gained money on the other. If she only bought one, the risk would be too great, and the Marquis' Mansion had no ability to withstand the risk.

Of course, Xue Feimu and the old lady would not know this. Now, they only knew that Chu Wan'er sold a lot of properties.

Judging from the current situation, Chu Wan'er will inevitably be beaten again today.

Based on her understanding of the old lady, she would ask her to clean up this mess again.

This time...

The accountant knelt on the ground and tremblingly told the story of what had happened in the mansion over the years, not daring to hide anything.

The old lady blushed after listening to this and didn't dare to look at Jiang Qingyue. She knew that the Marquis' Mansion was run by Jiang Qingyue, but she didn't know that she had done so much for the Marquis' Mansion, but she sent her away. She felt a little ashamed for a moment.

But this kind of guilt only lasted for a moment and then disappeared without a trace.

As a member of the Marquis' Mansion, Jiang Qingyue should do whatever she wants for the mansion, and she should also endure some grievances as long as it is for the good of her husband.

Besides, Jiang Qingyue is a concubine's daughter. If it weren't for the Marquis's Mansion, she would never have the fate to be the mistress of the house. Even if she wanted to do something, she would have no chance.

Soon, the old lady's complexion returned to normal.

But Xue Feimu on the side just stared at Jiang Qingyue blankly.

He had never thought that Jiang Qingyue had done so much for him, and how difficult it must have been for a woman like her to face so many things.

He even took away his own dowry. It was really...

Xue Feimu was extremely moved. He didn't expect Jiang Qingyue to be so affectionate towards him.

"Qingyue, thank you for your hard work over the years."

Xue Feimu said this sincerely.

Jiang Qingyue was stunned, then looked at Xue Feimu, then at the old lady, and forced out two tears, but said nothing.

Xue Feimu felt so guilty that he could not bear any more.