The mistress just wanted to be bad, but she took off after being replaced

"If she refuses to marry, then let Junwei marry him. It will always be good for our Sheng family if she can marry into the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Zhou was unwilling to accept that such a good marriage was given to that little girl.

But reason told her that what Mr. Sheng said made sense.

Here, Sheng Junwei changed into clean clothes, drank ginger soup, and had just wrung out her wet hair when Zhou and Mr. Sheng came to "pay their respects".

"After what happened today, your engagement with the Zheng family is over. Your mother and I feel bad for you losing your mother, so we found another good marriage. The Prime Minister's Mansion is a big family with great wealth. If you marry into it, you will be the mistress of the house. You will enjoy endless wealth and glory in the future, and we will feel at ease."

Up to this point, neither of them said a word against Sheng Ruijiao.

Sheng Junwei sneered in her heart, it was indeed true that when the stepmother came, her father would also change.

She knew it well, but pretended to be confused, raised her lips slightly, and deliberately asked: "What about the Zheng family?"

"Rui Jiao is your sister, so she will naturally marry you. You don't have to worry."

Zhou said it lightly, but she was furious inside.

Sheng Junwei pretended not to see it.

"It should be the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, but..."

"Just tell me what your conditions are." Mr. Sheng said.

As long as I can get close to the Prime Minister's Mansion, I will agree to any conditions.

"I want my mother's dowry and the servants she left behind."

When Zhou heard this, her face fell.

Sheng Junwei's biological mother is from Yangzhou and her family is in business.

When he married his daughter into the Sheng family, he wanted to have a support in Beijing, and secondly, he wanted to get rid of his merchant status and give her a generous dowry, including shops, money and servants.

Unexpectedly, Sheng Junwei's mother died early, leaving behind a daughter.

All those properties and servants belonged to Zhou.

Most of the servants were sent to country farms or unimportant positions, while those shops with prime locations earned a lot of money every year. After deducting household expenses, Zhou could still make a lot of money.

Now Sheng Junwei wants to take these shops back, which is like stabbing Zhou in the heart.

"If mother is not happy, forget it. Anyway, someone like me is not worthy of a family like the Prime Minister's Mansion. Someone like my second sister who is well-educated and well-mannered is more suitable."

Zhou thought of Sheng Ruijiao's words, saying that Zheng Yiyang would have a bright future, but that marrying into the Prime Minister's Mansion would lead to a dead end for her. Rather than suffering in the future, it would be better to give up the idea now.

Mrs. Zhou was unwilling to push her daughter into a desperate situation, and Mr. Sheng was unwilling to give up the piece of fat meat of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

After thinking it over, the two could only nod.

After sending Zhou and Master Sheng away.

The maid Yunying asked worriedly, "Miss, the second young lady is obviously plotting against you. Do you really want to go along with her and marry into the Prime Minister's residence?"

Sheng Junwei looked calm:

"If she wants to marry Zheng Yiyang, then let her do it. Besides, being a mistress in the Prime Minister's Mansion is not bad either."

"But the mistress of the Prime Minister's Mansion sounds glorious, but after all, there are many troubles. The family is complicated. Can you handle it? It's not as simple as the Zheng family."

In her previous life, she was in a difficult situation and could barely survive on simple food and drink. She had to deal with everyone just to survive, and she was able to grit her teeth and get through those difficult times.

Nowadays, even if there is some disturbance in the Prime Minister's Mansion, it is just a tiny ripple compared to the past.

After all, once she steps through that vermilion gate, what awaits her will be a brand new life of splendor, fine clothes and delicious food.

As long as she doesn't make the extremely foolish Sheng Ruijiao in her previous life and make regrettable decisions, happy and fulfilling days will come quietly.

As she remembered, not long after Sheng Ruijiao first entered the Prime Minister's Mansion in her previous life, Zhang had the idea of ​​persuading her not to care about gossip.

Unfortunately, Sheng Ruijiao was too dull to see through the good intentions behind this, and couldn't tell good from bad, and ultimately died in the severe winter covered with ice and snow.

If Sheng Ruijiao had paid more attention to how to win the favor of her mother-in-law, perhaps she would have had a completely different situation in the Prime Minister's Mansion and enjoyed more freedom and respect.

But she went astray and placed all her energy and emotions on illusory love, causing chaos in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

All of this is a warning: true wisdom lies in self-improvement rather than relying on men. Only in this way can life gradually get better.

Let's talk about the Zheng family. In the eyes of outsiders, they seem easy to get close to, but in fact they are full of filth. Compared with the undercurrents in the Prime Minister's Mansion, they are even worse.

In her previous life, everyone envied her good luck, marrying into a wealthy family and rising to the top.

Little do people know that behind this glamour, there are so many unknown sufferings hidden.

Zheng Yiyang, the world only sees his talent and outstanding achievements, but they have not seen the greed and ugliness crawling under the gorgeous robe. This mother and son are cold-hearted, ungrateful and heartless, which makes people shudder.

"Instead of pursuing the illusory future, why not firmly grasp the glory that is within your reach? The power and status of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the wealth and wealth in the house, are the reality that is within your reach."

Sheng Junwei's words left everyone present speechless, and silence was the deepest echo at the moment.

……

After discussing the marriage exchange, the Sheng family did not dare to delay and immediately started communicating with the Prime Minister's Office.

Marriages have always been decided by Zhang from the Prime Minister's Mansion. When she first learned that the bride had been changed, she was a little dissatisfied, but after seeing Sheng Junwei in person, her attitude gradually softened.

As for the Zheng family, they were overjoyed and could not hide their excitement as they had replaced the unfavored eldest daughter of the Sheng family with the favored second daughter.

When Zheng Yiyang met with Master Sheng, he expressed his feelings in a decisive manner: "At the critical moment that day, I jumped into the water to save people, but unexpectedly, due to some mistakes, the reputation of the Second Young Lady was damaged. These days, I have been restless day and night, and I feel extremely guilty."

"No matter how reasonable it is, I should take responsibility for this matter. Now that you are willing to marry the Second Miss to me, I, Zheng Yiyang, swear here that I will treat her well for the rest of my life."

After hearing these words, even Zhou, who had some complaints about Zheng Yiyang, smiled with relief.

With the marriage exchange settled, wedding preparations are underway in full swing.

Compared with the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Zheng family has limited financial resources. In addition, Sheng Ruijiao is the younger sister, so her marriage date is naturally ranked later.

Although Sheng Junwei was not Zhou's biological daughter, as the mistress of the Sheng Mansion, she had to personally handle the marriage that involved the reputation of the Duke's Mansion and the Sheng Mansion, even if she was extremely reluctant.

Especially in the past two days, the process of counting Sheng Junwei's dowry made Zhou feel very distressed.

The list of the generous dowry originally prepared for Sheng Ruijiao had already been sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion for display. They were all carefully selected high-quality items, intended to demonstrate the importance the Sheng family attached to this marriage.

Who would have thought that the protagonist now became Sheng Junwei, and the carefully prepared dowry also became hers. In addition to the shop that was previously promised to be returned to Sheng Junwei, in an instant, Sheng Junwei actually possessed enviable wealth.

Looking at the list, Zhou felt mixed emotions and pain. Regret and unwillingness intertwined into an invisible net that bound her tightly.