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

Just at this moment, someone outside came with a message that Chu Wan'er was here.

Jiang Qingyue controlled her expression and thought to herself that she had come at the perfect time. Otherwise, looking at Xue Feimu's expression, it was possible that a different plot would have to unfold.

As the door curtain opened, Chu Wan'er walked in in a peach-colored dress, which was eye-catching.

These days, he has been well fed and well nourished, and has recovered well. His complexion is even more rosy than before.

She looked three times more beautiful than when she just returned to the Marquis' Mansion.

However, with Jiang Qingyue around, this beauty faded a lot.

At least it didn't leave a deep impression on Xue Feimu.

Chu Wan'er didn't know what was going on. As soon as she entered the room, she bowed to the old lady and Xue Feimu.

"Wan'er has met the old lady and the prince."

He glanced at Jiang Qingyue again and said, "Greetings, Madam."

However, the latter sentence does not have as much sincerity as the previous two sentences, and it feels a bit forced and superficial.

These days, she had good food and drink, and she seemed to be getting better and better.

The servants also served her wholeheartedly. Xue Feimu visited her from time to time. Even though such a big thing had happened, the old lady did not take away her power as the head of the family. She quickly forgot about the beating that day.

In addition, the flattery of the servants almost made her lose her way. In order to cheer her up, they secretly called her "Madam" twice. After being called that for a long time, she really felt that she was a Madam and unconsciously took on the airs of a Madam.

If it weren't for the previous experience, she would have been restrained today. Otherwise, she would have definitely suppressed Jiang Qingyue.

When the old lady saw her, she became furious and slammed the table with a bang. The teacups on the table made a clanging sound, which scared Chu Wan'er.

"Kneel down."

Chu Wan'er looked up and met the old lady's gaze. She was puzzled and didn't dare to refute. She knelt down immediately:

"Madam, I wonder what Wan'er did wrong?"

After being beaten last time, she has learned her lesson. A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. If something happens, he should deal with it first.

"How do you manage the household? How come you can't even take out one thousand taels of silver from the account now?"

"How is that possible?" Chu Wan'er replied immediately.

Her first subconscious reaction was that the old lady had wronged her and accused her of this unfounded crime, perhaps in order to make her hand over the household goods.

For a moment, I felt like I was facing a formidable enemy.

The old lady snorted coldly and called the accountant over.

When Chu Wan'er saw the accounting office, she had a bad feeling.

The accountant told Chu Wan'er all the expenses of the past few days and checked them one by one with her, and there were indeed no mistakes.

If there was no mistake, how could there not even be one thousand taels?

Chu Wan'er was still a little confused at this time. She was just spending normally. Although she made up some excuses, she was not extravagant at all. She even endured the pressure and did not move a penny from her pocket. How could she not even have a thousand taels left?

At this time, she had not yet realized that it was not because she spent too much or someone embezzled money, but because the Marquis's Mansion itself was not well-off, and the only surplus food had been used up by her, so there was no other food.

If you need money at this time, it doesn't mean you can't get any.

"Don't worry, old lady. Wan'er will go to the accounting office to check. The Marquis's Mansion will definitely not be unable to come up with even a thousand taels. Wan'er will go back and get the account book to check the account with the accounting office."

The old lady snorted coldly: "There are some rules. The silver must be taken out before noon."

"Yes, old lady."

Chu Wan'er looked at the old lady's expression and it didn't seem like she was going to take away the food, so it seemed that something was really wrong.

Only then did she feel relieved and focused on settling the accounts.

After the two men left, Jiang Qingyue no longer had any desire to watch the fun, so she took her leave.

Xue Feimu originally wanted to say a few words to Jiang Qingyue, but before she could open her mouth, Jiang Qingyue had already walked out the door.

Just then the old lady asked about that adult, so he had to give up and thought about going to Wutong Courtyard again later.

The old lady asked clearly which family the adult was from and immediately gave some instructions on what to say and what kind of gift to give.

After all, it's the old marquis's relationship, and the old lady knows him a little better than he does, so the gift should be given to the person who likes it most.

Chu Wan'er went to the accounting office and asked Manou to move all the account books of those days over. She compared them one by one with the accounting office and found that there was indeed nothing wrong.

She really couldn't figure it out and didn't know where the problem was. Why wasn't there even a thousand taels in the account?

She asked the accountant, but he hesitated and didn't intend to say anything. However, Aunt Chu was in charge of the family now, and if he didn't say anything, he would have to bear the responsibility.

Thinking of this, he immediately told the story of the Marquis's mansion's previous situation.

After hearing this, Chu Wan'er was shocked and suddenly realized.

She had never thought about it this way before, and the food, clothing and other expenses of the Marquis' Mansion had been very exquisite since the day she came back, so she never thought that the Marquis' Mansion was an empty shell.

No wonder, no wonder there is not even a thousand taels.

Chu Wan'er was so frightened that her body went limp and she fell onto the chair. Manjue quickly caught her and prevented her from getting hit.

All the way back just now, Chu Wan'er has been wondering what went wrong? Who embezzled money?

totally unexpected……

When she arrived on the first day, she saw the table full of delicacies and thought she had entered a wealthy place. But now it seems like a spent force.

It was at this time that she realized that the household chores in her hands were a hot potato.

Finally, she understood why the old lady did not take the power of the household from her after such an incident. Finally, she understood why Jiang Qingyue wanted to hand over the household affairs.

When the prince came back, he had to pay everywhere in the court, and every place required a lot of money, but the marquis's mansion had no money.

She is the head of the household and the money comes from her. Once she is unable to come up with money, every penny she spends will be counted.

The money that she could have spent or not but spent anyway is the best evidence of her crime.

She is the scapegoat.

Thinking of this, Chu Wan'er couldn't help but fainted.

When the old lady heard the news, she scolded Chu Wan'er severely.

He told Li Ma: "Whatever happens, make her take out the 1,000 taels. I don't believe she doesn't have some hidden. I want her to pay ten times the amount she took out."

"Yes, but..., Madam, the situation in the mansion..., if Aunt Chu really can't come up with it, what should we do? The prince can't let anything go wrong with this matter."

Nanny Li knew that the old lady had something hidden, but she couldn't tell her directly.

The old lady is concerned about the prince's affairs, and they, as servants, have to do their best to share some of her worries.

"Hmph. If you can't come up with...

"If you can't come up with it, go find the young lady. When her husband is in trouble, she, as a wife, will naturally help him."

Madam Li: "The old lady means that the young lady should pay from the dowry."

"Hmph, what dowry? Since it's in the Marquis' Mansion, it naturally belongs to the Marquis' Mansion. I've said long ago that her dowry was taken away and was only temporarily stored with her. Sooner or later, it will be returned to the Marquis' Mansion for spending."

"Yes."

"Mu'er will go in three days. Go to help Chu. If you can't get it out today, you will go to the young lady tomorrow morning."

"Yes, but what if the young lady doesn't give it to me?"

"Don't give it? She dare not refuse. If she doesn't, I will let her know the price of not giving it."

The old lady thought to herself: If Jiang Qingyue dares not to give it to her, then she will have someone quietly move it out.

Anything that enters the Marquis's Mansion belongs to the Marquis's Mansion.

Wutong Courtyard.

Lu Huan told the story about Chu Wan'er. It was such a big fuss that all kinds of news were spread in the mansion.

Outsiders don’t know the details, but Jiang Qingyue can almost understand the whole picture after just a quick thought.

After whispering a few words to Lu Huan, Lu Huan widened his eyes and whispered:

"Let Sun Xiaoxiao send the money?"

"Yeah." Based on her understanding of the old lady, if the Marquis' Mansion couldn't come up with the money, they would be the first to cheat her.

She wouldn't give her that chance.

And take the opportunity to find something for her to do.

"In this case, what if the Sun family asks to let Sun Xiaoxiao join the family?"

"That's better."

Sun Xiaoxiao has ruined her reputation because of Xue Feimu, and no good family in Beijing would be willing to let her in.

Now that Xue Feimu is back, Sun Xiaoxiao is still obsessed and entering the Marquis' Mansion is almost the only way out for her.

"But if she enters the palace, she will at least be a concubine. Will that be detrimental to Madam? If she enters the palace, she will definitely be eyeing the position of the Crown Prince's wife."

Although Madam has no intention of staying in the Marquis' Mansion, I am afraid that something bad will happen to her before she leaves.

"If she enters the door, there will be other things waiting for her. By the time her eyes reach me, I should be able to leave."

After what happened last time, she felt that Sun Xiaoxiao's hostility towards her should be much less. If Sun Xiaoxiao could get in, she would first have to gain Xue Feimu's favor.

In this matter, there is also Chu Wan'er and Bai Wei ahead of her.

As long as she doesn't consummate her marriage with Xue Feimu, Sun Xiaoxiao's attention will not be focused on her first.

For Sun Xiaoxiao, Xue Feimu's favor is far more important than the position of a legal wife.

So if she were asked to pay now, she would definitely be very happy.

Sun family.

When Sun Xiaoxiao heard that Xue Feimu needed one thousand taels of silver, she took out all the money she had saved without saying a word, and even pawned several valuable pieces of jewelry to collect the one thousand taels. She then went to the Marquis' Mansion and gave it to Sun.

How could Sun dare to ask Sun Xiaoxiao for money? She could afford one thousand taels, but she refused to accept it no matter what Sun Xiaoxiao said.

Sun Xiaoxiao became anxious and went to find Xue Feimu. Fearing that Xue Feimu would not accept it, she said that she was lending it to him.

Xue Feimu looked embarrassed. Although he was short of money, he also cared about his reputation. No matter how poor the Marquis' Mansion was, he could not spend Sun Xiaoxiao's money.

Just as the two were pushing each other, Sun Xiaoxiao's elder brother Sun Bin came.

Just now he was drinking in the restaurant and heard someone say that Sun Xiaoxiao, for the sake of the Marquis's son, not only could she not get married, but she also brought trouble to everyone in the mansion. Not only would the woman's reputation be damaged, but even the men would be accused of having poor family education. Anyway, she would not marry anyone else, so she might as well marry the Marquis's son.

The prince of the Marquis's mansion has a wife, and being a concubine would not be a disgrace to the Marquis's status.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be a big deal to keep it like this...

The words were not unpleasant to the ear, but he felt uncomfortable listening to them. He couldn't find any point to refute them, but he did feel a little upset.

He had always disapproved of his sister's relationship with Xue Feimu because Xue Feimu was married. In his opinion, Sun Xiaoxiao could have married into a wealthy family and become the legitimate wife, but Sun Xiaoxiao was disobedient and devoted her whole heart to Xue Feimu.

It’s not like they haven’t considered marriage proposals over the years, but either they didn’t like the person or the other party didn’t like the person, so the plan was delayed.

They usually live together and don't notice it, but after listening to others' talk, they suddenly realize that they really can't stay together any longer.

This marriage must be arranged for Sun Xiaoxiao as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, he no longer had the mood to drink and went straight back home, ready to have a good talk with Sun Xiaoxiao.

Who would have thought that as soon as he returned to the mansion, he heard the servants say that Sun Xiaoxiao knew that the Marquis' Mansion was short of money, so she used her own private money to subsidize the Marquis' Mansion. This was unacceptable, who knew what kind of news would spread outside, so he immediately went to the Marquis' Mansion.

As soon as he arrived at Shumingyuan, Sun Bin frowned when he heard what Sun Xiaoxiao said, saying that giving money was so humble.

Seeing Sun Bin coming, Xue Feimu could not accept the silver and handed it to Sun Xiaoxiao.

Sun Xiaoxiao was determined to give it to him, but she didn't take it and just ran away.

In the room, Xue Feimu and Sun Bin were left staring at each other.

No one knew what they talked about, but Sun Xiaoxiao's mother came to the Marquis' Mansion that day. Sun was shocked when she heard the purpose of their visit, but she did not dare to delay and went to Cisongyuan to discuss it with the old lady.

When the old lady heard that the Sun family wanted to get married, she had no objection in her heart.

The reason is simple: it's just the position of a concubine, which the Marquis's Mansion can fully afford.

Although the Sun family does not hold a high position in the court, Sun Xiaoxiao's mother is the daughter of a wealthy businessman.

If Sun Xiaoxiao were to marry into the family, it would help the Marquis' Mansion solve its urgent problem and they wouldn't have to be so tight-fisted with money.

Sun Xiaoxiao put all her attention on Xue Feimu and made sure to plan everything for him. Whatever the Marquis' Mansion wanted, Sun Xiaoxiao would get it from the Sun family.

For the Marquis' Mansion, this was a completely profitable business that allowed them to make a fortune out of nothing.

Moreover, if more people were to expand the Marquis's mansion, it would not be such a good thing.

However, although she agreed in her heart, she still pretended to be embarrassed.

The purpose is to let Sun Xiaoxiao's mother bring more dowry.

I don’t know how the two parties negotiated, but this matter went very smoothly. By nightfall, even the wedding date had been set.

Although Jiang Qingyue was not surprised by what happened, she was still shocked about the wedding date which was ten days later.

The Sun family told the public that the wedding date had been set long ago, but because something happened in the Marquis' Mansion at that time, the two families did not mention it.

Now that the prince is back, he must fulfill his promise again.

Sun Xiaoxiao admired Xue Feimu and had announced in public that the two families had set a date for their wedding.

At that time, Sun Xiaoxiao just said it casually to let Xue Feimu know her feelings, but who could have thought that it would become a thing here.

Lu Huan also found the rumors outside funny.

"Madam, you don't know that people outside are now spreading rumors about what happened to Miss Sun in the past. They describe it vividly, as if everyone saw it with their own eyes. It seems that it will take a while to talk about it."

"I finally got what I wanted."

In her previous life, Sun Xiaoxiao also entered the Marquis's Mansion as a concubine. Instigated by Bai Wei, she opposed her as soon as she entered the mansion.

Because of the support of the Sun family and some money, Sun Xiaoxiao almost had his way in the mansion.

This time, she will make good use of Sun Xiaoxiao's knife.