Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

Qiu Fuqiu was leaning on the couch and sighing, and was heard by Qiu Yuzhu who happened to come in.

Qiu Yuzhu was wearing a gauze skirt, and her skin was faintly visible under the gauze. The person wearing it felt cool, but the people who saw it were excited.

Qiu Fuqiu was obviously used to Qiu Yuzhu's outfit. She just glanced at her and turned away.

Qiu Yuzhu sat next to Qiu Fuqiu affectionately, and touched Qiu Fuqiu's cheek with her red-nailed hand. "Oh, you look unhappy. I just heard you sigh. What's wrong? Did you encounter any difficulties? Do you want me to help you?"

"You can't help."

Qiu Fuqiu's words immediately aroused Qiu Yuzhu's curiosity. "There is something I can't help with. Tell me about it."

Qiu Fuqiu was obviously not happy to say it. She had a look of deep bitterness and hatred on her face, which made Qiu Yuzhu sigh.

"Tell me, if you don't tell me how you know I can't help you, don't forget, I have a whole courtyard of staff."

Hearing this, Qiu Fuqiu curled her lips and said, "Staff? You think the men in your courtyard are staff, but others think they are male concubines."

Qiu Yuzhu patted her daughter's shoulder and said, "Let others think so. After all, those who are innocent are innocent. They are just saying that the grapes are sour because they can't eat them. If they are capable, they can try to have a yard of male concubines."

This courtyard of male favorites, oh no, a courtyard of staff, is really not something that ordinary people can afford.

Eating, drinking, defecating and urinating all cost money.

Only someone like Qiu Yuzhu, who has more money than he can spend, would keep so many aides who are like male favorites.

Most of the day is spent eating, drinking and having fun, but there is not much serious work done.

Qiu Fuqiu really wanted to find someone to talk to about her inner distress, and her mother, who was both a sister and a friend, was a suitable candidate.

Then she told Qiu Yuzhu about what had happened in the Yan Mansion in the past few days, as well as what she had heard from Xie Chengyin about the new tax system.

At first Qiu Yuzhu thought it was just a small matter as if she was listening to a story, but the more she listened, the wider her eyes opened, filled with surprise.

"You mean the land tax?"

Qiu Fuqiu nodded. She remembered that what Xie Chengyin was talking about was the change of population tax into land tax.

Qiu Fuqiu may not know what land tax means, but Qiu Yuzhu, who came from another world, knows it very well.

The population tax became a land tax, isn't this just the distribution of the tax based on the land area?

There was clearly no such system of dividing the land tax into different levels in this era. The person who could come up with this idea might be a time traveler like her.

She was excited and thrilled, her heart filled with joy of finding a fellow human being.

"Who do you think came up with this idea, Lord Yan? Which Lord Yan?"

"Mr. Yan Tong, the Minister of Revenue."

"Oh, I remember now. It's the Yan family that changed the name of the shop on East Street. Oh, I can't wait. Let's go to the Yan family as a guest."

Having said that, Qiu Yuzhu pulled Qiu Fuqiu up and walked out.

Qiu Fuqiu was surprised by her mother's enthusiasm and said quickly, "The Yan family has closed its doors to visitors because Lord Yan has been suspended. I'm afraid we won't be able to see anyone if we visit them like this."

"What's the big deal? Didn't you say that an eunuch went to the Yan Mansion? He must have gone to announce the imperial decree. The Yan family must be fine now."

Qiu Fuqiu was originally hesitating whether to go to the Yan family, but after being guided by Qiu Yuzhu, she went there with peace of mind.

Qiu Yuzhu seldom visits other people's homes.

There are two reasons.

Firstly, her identity as a widow was taboo to many people. In addition, she did not follow the rules of conduct. To those more conservative ladies, Qiu Yuzhu was an alternative.

Secondly, many people who approach Qiu Yuzhu have ulterior motives. Men are attracted by her stunning beauty, while women are attracted by her generosity and willingness to spend money.

Because of these two points, not many people can be on good terms with Qiu Yuzhu.

It was rare to find one or two people who could talk to Qiu Yuzhu, and they were always called to sit at Tingshuitai together. Therefore, she had never been a guest at her home.

By this calculation, the Yan Mansion was indeed the first mansion that Qiu Yuzhu visited.

Knowing that Yan Tonglin had many wives and concubines at home, Qiu Yuzhu changed into conservative clothes before going out to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

But even so, her charming figure and beautiful appearance are still the focus of attention.

She and Qiu Fuqiu, who was walking beside her, didn't look like mother and daughter at all, but more like a pair of sisters.

After three days of silence, the Yan family finally returned to its former bustle.

The maids and servants in the mansion all had smiles on their faces and worked very diligently.

The master was reinstated and the whole mansion was rewarded. Compared with the previous situation where they were about to be sold off, aren't these rewards more gratifying?

The happiest people were the concubines. They had been relying on Yan Tonglin for their livelihood. If Yan Tonglin fell, they would be finished.

Now that Yan Tonglin has regained the emperor's favor, they can continue to be the officials' concubines, with wealth, glory and face.

A royal blue carriage with hollow golden balls hanging on it stopped at the gate of Yan's residence, and then two women walked out of the carriage.

Qiu Fuqiu had been to the Yan Mansion before, and the servants at the door knew her, but when Qiu Yuzhu came out, all the servants at the door stared at her.

Where did this beauty come from and how did she come to their Yan Mansion?

Qiu Fuqiu stepped forward, blocked Qiu Yuzhu behind her, and asked, "Is Miss Thirteen here?"

The servants retracted their gaze from Qiu Yuzhu and looked at Qiu Fuqiu, and quickly replied, "Yes, Miss, wait a moment. I will go and report to them."

Qiu Fuqiu nodded and waited at the door with Qiu Yuzhu.

Soon, Chunzhi followed the servant out. When she saw Qiu Fuqiu, her eyes lit up, "Miss Qiu, please come in."

When he saw Qiu Yuzhu standing behind Qiu Fuqiu, he was obviously stunned and asked with some suspicion: "Who is this?"

"My mother."

Chunzhi had never seen Qiu Yuzhu, but she had heard of her famous name. Now that she saw her in person, she almost dropped her jaw in surprise.

"Qiu...Mrs. Qiu!"

Qiu Yuzhu smiled sweetly, "It's me, don't be nervous, I don't eat people."

Chunzhi's face turned red and she quickly led the two of them into the house.

After Chunzhi and the other two left, the servant who had been in a daze finally came to his senses.

"My God, was that Qiu Yuzhu just now?"

"It must be correct. Miss Qiu has admitted it herself. She is indeed a wealthy widow. Her figure and appearance are so beautiful..."

Chunzhi lowered her head and led the way seriously. On the road from the mansion gate to Liufangyuan, Chunzhi did not dare to say a word.

But Qiu Yuzhu didn't come to see Yan Ci, she wanted to see Lord Yan Tonglin Yan.

"Little girl, is your Lord Yan in the mansion?"

Chunzhi slowed down her hurried pace and said, "The master is at home. Is there anything the madam needs?"

"It's nothing serious. I came here today to see Master Yan. You take Fuqiu to see Miss Yan, and I will go to see Master Yan. Just tell me the place."