After the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion was reborn, she divorced and married the prince!

"The Marquis is gone, and Changhai will be back from the academy soon! This money is not even enough for Changhai's wine expenses for a month! One season?

"See if Chang Hai will overturn the table with her!"

Su Yi wiped her tears and asked, "Is it useful?"

Sun smiled smugly, "My brother-in-law is making trouble with her. He just needs to pick the right time... I asked her to contribute money and effort, but she still didn't get any good results! In the end, she even lost face in Kyoto!"

Su Yi looked at the gleam in her aunt's eyes and couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

I have always been humiliated by Song Mingli, and now I can finally vent my anger!

When Song Mingli's new rules were established, each courtyard felt resentful and dissatisfied.

Of course, these are those who did not surrender to Song Mingli.

For those who have already worked for Song Mingli, their monthly salary has increased slightly compared to before.

When Song Mingli was managing the household, he never owed them wages and also provided them with benefits during festivals.

They also heard that the maids and nannies in the Young Madam's courtyard could receive an extra month's salary during the New Year!

Not only that, they always have expensive snacks that are not available outside, and cow's cheese that even ordinary girls may not be able to afford!

Now, they are finally considered the Young Madam’s people!

Life is definitely much better now than before, when I was living with the Gu family and their monthly salary was always delayed!

Although some members of the Gu family were dissatisfied, they suppressed their anger, as if they were waiting for something.

Even when Gu Changhai came back, he was suppressed by Sun and did not make any noise.

Zisu and Molan both secretly reminded Song Mingli.

"Maybe they are waiting to make trouble at the funeral..."

"There are a lot of people at the funeral. If they start making a scene, it might not look good."

Song Mingli didn't care. "It's okay. They'd better make trouble when there are many people around. Otherwise, it will be a waste of effort, right?"

Zisu and Molan looked at Song Mingli in surprise... Why is the lady so calm?

If her brother-in-law makes a fuss, how should she, as the eldest sister-in-law, respond?

Jingyou didn't go to school these two days.

But he did not slack off at all. He read and practiced in the morning, practiced archery in the afternoon, and practiced a set of boxing in the evening.

Song Mingli felt sorry for him because he was so hardworking at such a young age.

He smiled brightly, "Don't you think it's hard? How can it be hard to do something you like?"

Jingyou looked at her seriously.

"Does mother need help? Will anyone give you trouble at grandfather's funeral?"

Song Mingli squatted down and looked at him, "Why, do you want to help mother?"

Jingyou nodded seriously, "Jingyou has grown up and can protect mother!"

Even if he can't do it, he still has his master!

His master was very kind to him! He also told him that he could come to him if he had any problems.

Song Mingli smiled and shook Madam Jingyou's head, "No, in this life, mother will protect you!"

Jingyou frowned, alas... mother still treats him as a child.

When will he be able to grow up to be a man and a hero like Master?

On the day of the funeral, many people came to pay their respects to Marquis Changning.

Princess Taihua did not come in person, but sent Lady Lou as her replacement, which was considered giving her enough face.

Prince Jing’s Mansion also sent people.

Actually, Chu Yanchen came in person, but he didn't show up. He just watched from afar.

The last time I saw Jingyou, his brows were tightly furrowed, as if he was worried about the funeral.

When asked, he said, "Mom is sure."

Song Mingli, that simple, weak and timid woman! How could she be sure of anything!

She was so foolish as to ask Qi Liang to go to his house to thank him!

If he hadn't found out later that Qi Liang was the person the third brother wanted to poach but hadn't poached him, he would have ordered someone to beat Qi Liang up and kick him out!

However, since this was the person that Third Brother wanted, he didn't mind letting Third Brother mistakenly believe that he was the one who stole the person away.

He was happy to see that his third brother was angry but there was nothing he could do about it.

Chu Yanchen watched from afar, "She has quite a bit of face."

The eldest son of Duke Qin's Mansion has also come. The girl next to him must be the legitimate daughter that Song Mingli helped them find, right?

As soon as Zhao Yezhen arrived, she immediately supported Song Mingli who was about to express her gratitude, "Sister, I am sorry for your loss!"

Song Mingli winked at her and said, "Well, thank you for coming."

Tong Wanyu also came with her brother.

She comforted Song Mingli with a few words and then went to pay her respects to the Marquis.

Seeing so many guests, Gu Changhai glared at Song Mingli fiercely, and suddenly rushed to his father's coffin and burst into tears.

"Dad! Please open your eyes and take a look!

"You just left and my sister-in-law is already making life difficult for us!

"Dad, come back and take a look! This is a mansion of a marquis, and my eldest sister-in-law is the head of the family, yet she treats us so harshly! We won't even have food to eat soon!"

The courtyard of the marquis' mansion, inside and outside the mourning hall, were filled with people who came to pay their respects.

Sun, Gu Qingshan, Song Mingli and Jingyou were all dressed in mourning clothes, all in white.

Sun was in the mourning hall, sobbing and wiping her tears.

Song Mingli held Jingyou’s hand, and together with Gu Qingshan, they kowtowed to the guests who came to pay their respects outside the door.

Of course, most people wouldn’t ask them to really kneel down, but would quickly help them up.

But Gu Changhai, dressed in mourning, howled at the top of his lungs.

Inside and outside the yard, inside and outside the mourning hall, everything was quiet.

The crowded mansion was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Everyone couldn't help but look at Song Mingli.

Song Mingli was bright and beautiful, but as the saying goes, "If you want to be pretty, you have to be filial."

Dressed in white, she was like a cold and beautiful snow lotus, noble, dignified and extremely beautiful.

Such a beautiful woman, how could she treat her mother-in-law and brother-in-law harshly just after the Marquis passed away?

"We are marquises after all! One master, five sets of clothes per season, fifty taels of silver! Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if you tell others about it?

"It's fine for me as a man! It doesn't matter if I keep it simple! But I heard that my grandmother and mother also have the same rule in their courtyards!

"Is this how your eldest sister-in-law manages the household? Aren't you afraid that father won't be able to rest in peace over there?

"Aren't you afraid of your father coming to find you?!"

Gu Changhai's eyes were red and he glared at Song Mingli fiercely.

The guests couldn't help whispering.

"For a dignified Marquisate, fifty taels a month is reasonable, but fifty taels a quarter... isn't that a bit too much?"

"The Crown Prince's wife looks so cold and beautiful, but it turns out she is so greedy and stingy?"

"Looking at her pure and innocent appearance, she turned out to be someone who is obsessed with worldly things?"

Gu Changhai listened to the sounds around him and felt proud.

Chu Yanchen, who was secretly observing everything from a distance, immediately looked cold.

Gu Changhai, that bastard! How dare he embarrass her in public!

No one in the Gu family is a good person!

Of course, Jingyou is an exception... By the way, Jingyou is not a member of the Gu family!

Chu Yanchen was about to step forward to rescue Song Mingli.

But when he looked at him calmly, he saw that Song Mingli was not in a hurry, and did not seem nervous at all, nor was he surprised at all.

What? Did she already know that the Gu family would make things difficult for her at the funeral?

Chu Yanchen couldn't help but hold his chin...interesting.

How will she deal with the Gu family's attack?

Chu Yanchen stopped and continued to watch.

Gu Changhai was secretly proud of himself.

He stared at Song Mingli and said, "Those who know would say that my eldest sister-in-law is frugal and manages the household well, while those who don't would think that our mansion has fallen on hard times!"

Song Mingli also heard the discussions around her, most of which said that she was too stingy and miserly.

She looked at Gu Changhai deeply and said, "Haha, that's what I've been waiting for you to say."

"Otherwise, what do you think?"

Song Mingli's voice was not loud and his face was calm and composed.

There was neither anger nor the slightest bit of tension after being provoked.

She was as calm as an ancient well, which shocked everyone around her.

"What, what do you mean?" Gu Changhai looked at her in astonishment. "What do you mean by that? Our dignified Marquisate..."

Song Mingli slowly took out a piece of paper with a red official seal from his sleeve.

"What do you mean, pick up the bowl to eat meat, put down the chopsticks to curse your mother?"

Song Mingli said in a cold voice, "The assets of the Marquis' Mansion are negative. My mother said so. If I don't take care of it, the funeral today won't be held.

"I was ordered to take over the responsibility of the housekeeper of the Marquis' Mansion."

In her hand was a piece of white paper with black words on it, and a large vermilion seal of the government office on it.

"Here is the notarized deed issued by the government! When I took over, the Marquis' Mansion owed a total of 35,000 taels of silver. The farm and the shop were all used to pay off the debt.

"The Marquis has an annual salary of three hundred taels, and he has to pay off his debts and feed so many mouths in the Marquis's mansion.

"Is it unfair to you to make five sets of clothes every season and spend fifty taels of extra money?

“I used my own dowry to fill the hole in the mansion.

"On the one hand, my brother-in-law slandered me in front of all the guests at the funeral hall for being harsh towards my grandmother and mother-in-law!

"My brother-in-law has been studying for many years. He has really read good books of sages!"

The guests around stared at what Song Mingli held in his hand with their eyes wide open.

Wow! Black words on white paper! The eye-catching red official seal!

It really is a notarized deed issued by the government office!