I'm reborn, only a fool would spoil you

Lin left with an angry look on his face.

Fu Yuzheng watched her leave Linfeng Courtyard with a smile in her eyes.

Afterwards, she went to the backyard and said something to Gao Ni, then she took four big maids and some little maids with her, and the group of people went to the back house in a mighty manner to welcome Manager Yu.

Not only were there a large number of people coming to welcome them, Fu Yuzheng also specially arranged servants... to beat gongs and drums along the way!

That swagger!

The masters and servants of the second and third rooms all came out to watch the fun, asking, "What happened?"

A little maidservant had received Fu Yuzheng's instructions in the morning and smiled as she told the whole story.

After hearing this, the group of people immediately started whispering and talking.

"Oh my God, this is actually happening?"

"Butler Yu is the butler left by the old master. He has been working diligently and conscientiously for 20 to 30 years, which is longer than the time that Lady Guogong (Lin) has been married!"

"That's right, Madam Guogong is too unfilial. How dare you dismiss the old master's people just like that? Aren't you afraid that the old master will be angry in the underworld?"

"That's fine. Butler Yu is such a capable man. If he leaves the Zhenguo Mansion... hehe, within a month, the mansion will be in chaos!"

"If you don't believe me, just wait and see!"

As everyone was speaking indignantly, Fu Yuzheng's maid laughed and said:

"Fortunately, our eldest young lady has a keen eye for talent and is a kind person. She couldn't bear to see Manager Yu, who is so old and has a big white beard, being driven out of the mansion with such a stain on his face."

"Directly hire Manager Yu as the manager of our Linfeng Courtyard, and also increase his monthly salary, which is a full three taels of silver."

An increase of three taels of silver a month?

Oh my god, what a masterpiece!

How generous!

You know, the monthly salary that Lin gave to Manager Yu was only two taels of silver before. This increase is more than double!

In an instant, all the servants in the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion had a much better impression of Fu Yuzheng, and she won their hearts in an instant!

They all praised: "Our eldest young lady is really nice, she is beautiful and kind..."

"Young Master has good taste!"

Amidst all the praises, Fu Yuzheng brought a group of maids to the back room, knocked on Manager Yu's door, and said with a smile:

"Manager Yu, although I have only been married into the mansion for a few days, I have long heard of your ability and broad mind. If Manager Yu does not mind, how about coming to the Linfeng Courtyard of me and the young master to be the manager of the backyard?"

"Your monthly salary will be increased by three taels of silver, a total of five taels. Your wife and children will all go to work at Linfengyuan together, and their monthly salaries will all be doubled."

Manager Yu was worrying about his father being fired because of his old age, and when he suddenly heard this, he felt that Fu Yuzheng was the patron saint of his family!

He was so grateful that he burst into tears. He pulled his wife and children...all knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Fu Yuzheng!

From then on, he recognized Fu Yuzheng and Gao Ni as his masters!

Fu Yuzheng joyfully accepted their kowtows and acknowledgement of their master.

In fact, in her previous life, Fu Yuzheng respected Manager Yu very much, knowing that he was not only capable but also extremely loyal to the Zhenguo Mansion.

Unfortunately, in the previous life, Manager Yu was a member of the Lin family from beginning to end, and Fu Yuzheng couldn't poach him even if she wanted to.

However, she had never expected that in this life, she would be able to win over Manager Yu's heart in this way, and from then on, the old man was willing to take care of everything for her.

As a result, Fu Yuzheng not only gained a capable steward, but also won the hearts of the people in the mansion in one fell swoop, which can be said to be killing two birds with one stone!

Oh no, Lin was also accused of being "unfilial to the old grandfather" and "harsh to the old housekeeper", which can be said to be... killing three birds with one stone!

What a joy!

~

Fu Yuzheng was very happy, but Lin was almost angry to death!

"Who allowed her to beat drums and gongs to welcome a servant? Is this what a master should do?"

Lin had just returned to the upper room when she learned about this incident and also learned that—

All the servants in the mansion had complaints about him, but they praised Fu Yuzheng highly!

She was so angry!

"A master who doesn't act like a master at all, lowering himself to welcome a servant? I don't know what her parents taught her!"

"She is truly the product of a commercial woman's belly, she has no manners at all..."

Anyway, Lin became more and more upset, and he started cursing and smashing teacups to vent his anger!

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a servant came back from the manor on Ziwei Mountain on a fast horse, panting and saying:

"Madam, when the old lady learned that the queen had granted the marriage, she was overjoyed. She asked you to go to the manor in Ziwei Mountain early tomorrow morning to discuss the engagement with the old lady."

Lin: ...

Hearing this news urging marriage, I feel even more upset!

It's true, ever since Fu Yuzheng got married, her life has become more and more miserable!

Everything goes wrong!

Not going well!

Not going well!

It's not going well!

~

When Lin was upset, Fu Yuzheng had already happily welcomed Yu Zongguan and his family to live in Linfeng Courtyard. Linfeng Courtyard was large and had a lot of rooms allocated directly for their family to live in.

After settling the Yu family, Fu Yuzheng returned to the back garden. At this time, Gao Ni had disappeared and wanted to go back to his room.

Sure enough, as soon as Fu Yuzheng returned to the main room, she saw Gao Ni sitting on the couch by the west window with his eyes closed, resting, through a pearl curtain.

"Brother Ni, you've been busy all day, are you tired?" Fu Yuzheng smiled as she stood at the door. "Would you like me to massage your shoulders?"

Hearing this, Gao Ni opened his eyes, smiled and waved at her: "Come on!"

There was a hint of urgency in his words.

Seeing him so anxious, Fu Yuzheng thought he must be really tired after running around all day, so she walked over obediently, took off her shoes and climbed onto the couch.

I'm going to give him a shoulder massage to make him feel comfortable and relaxed.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he put his hands on Gao Ni's shoulders, Gao Ni smiled and said, "Embroider quickly!"

After saying that, like a magic trick, he took out the purple cloth from the back and stuffed it into Fu Yuzheng's arms.

Fu Yuzheng: ...

It turns out that the stinky man was in a hurry to hire her here to sew sexy underwear for her!

I really can never forget that incident!

At this time, Gao Ni patted the low table on the couch and said with a smile: "Look at this."

Fu Yuzheng looked in the direction of his gesture and saw that various materials had already been laid out on the table.

——Embroidery threads of various colors, embroidery frames, scissors, needle holders, pads...

Well, all kinds of materials were prepared, just waiting for her to embroider on the spot.

Fu Yuzheng was speechless: "Brother Ni, are you in such a hurry?"

Gao Ni laughed shamelessly and said, "It's urgent. If I wasn't afraid that you would be tired, I would use it tomorrow night! It must be very exciting!"

After that, Gao Ni took out a booklet full of pictures from under the low table, opened it, found the pose picture that he liked the most, and held it up to show Fu Yuzheng.

"Sister Zheng, this pose is embroidered on my shorts." Gao Ni said with a fascinated look on his face.

Fu Yuzheng only took a glance and was so embarrassed that she quickly closed her eyes!

Unexpectedly, seeing that she was embarrassed to look at it, Gao Ni simply described it in words according to the pattern, and he spoke with great excitement and passion.

Fu Yuzheng: ...

It's rare to find someone as shameless as this dog man.

That face is definitely thicker than the city wall!

"Come, come, my description is not detailed enough. Take a few more glances and remember it in your heart. Then when you embroider again, you will be able to do it with your needle like a god!"

As Gao Ni spoke, he smiled and used his fingers to pry open Fu Yuzheng's eyelids, forcing her to look at the album a few more times.

Fu Yuzheng: ...

Ah, help!

~

It is said that, because of Empress Gao's marriage arrangement and Old Madam Gao's urging, the engagement procedures between Shen Yan and Gao Yan went very quickly, and soon they reached the stage of paying the betrothal gifts.

However, in the days leading up to the engagement, Lin and Gao Yan quarreled endlessly.

——Ms. Lin looked down on Shen Yan and refused to give more betrothal gifts no matter what!

——And Gao Yan particularly values ​​Shen Yan, and he insists that the person he loves must have a generous dowry!

Lin said angrily, "You evil creature, is a concubine's daughter worth exchanging for a mountain of gold and silver?"

Gao Yan's reputation has improved slightly recently because of that excellent poem - at least two or three young men from noble families have taken the initiative to invite him out to play!

You know, for a long time, no young master of aristocratic family with the same status and position has ever paid attention to him!

This change made Gao Yan full of confidence!

Once people are full of self-confidence, they will have the confidence to compare themselves with others.

So, Gao Yan said loudly in anger:

"When my elder brother proposed to Fu Yuzheng, the betrothal gift... you saw it, mother. It was a mountain of gold and silver! As the eldest son of the Zhenguo Mansion, how can I lose in style?"

Lin said "Pooh" and angrily:

"You're still competing with Gao Ni?"

"Do you have the power of Gao Ni? Does your fiancée have a strong background like that of other people's wives? There is no comparison at all!"

"I'm going to make this clear today. Shen Yan is a bastard, so don't even think about anything!"

After saying that, Lin flicked her handkerchief and walked away.

Gao Yan was left alone in the main room... he was so angry that he clenched his fists.

No, he absolutely could not let his beloved Shen Yan down. The betrothal gift must be given to Shen Yan in a glorious way and she must not be embarrassed.

After returning to Qiushuangyuan where he lived, Gao Yan got excited and immediately ordered the manager of the private warehouse to count the treasures in the warehouse.

That afternoon, the maid who managed the private storehouse came back to report: "My Lord, converted into market value, the total value is about 200,000 taels."

Two hundred thousand taels?

Gao Yan was delighted all of a sudden and ordered, "Okay, pack them all in boxes and send them to the Xuande Marquis's residence the day after tomorrow as betrothal gifts."

The housekeeper was confused: "All, all packed? Nothing left?"

Wouldn’t that mean the days after marriage would be…tight and stifling?

Gao Yan obviously didn't think that far ahead, and instructed again: "Hurry up and pack the boxes, otherwise you won't be able to make it in time for the auspicious day to propose marriage!"

After saying that, he imagined in his mind the day of engagement, when Shen Yan would be smiling happily as a flower when the gift list was read out, and how her group of sisters would envy her.

To be honest, Gao Yan just likes the feeling of "Shen Yan is looked up to by her family because of him"!

That feeling made him very proud!

Think beautiful!

Finally, Gao Yan silently imagined that on the day of the betrothal, "Shen Yan would have a proud smile on her face," and he walked away, leaving the housekeeper with a speechless look on her face.

"Well, the new wife hasn't even come in yet, but she's already ruined the family!"

The housekeeper shook her head repeatedly.