If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

"Miss, this is the list of servants in our courtyard." Qingluo, Shen Sui'an's maid who came with her as a dowry, entered the inner room and presented a booklet.

In addition to the four maids that Shen Suian brought as a dowry, Danboyuan also has four second-class maids.

Two of them were sent by the old lady, and they were very beautiful.

They have been walking around in the yard these past two days. When Lu Yuan came over yesterday, the two of them were even trying to poke their heads into the inner room.

"The maid who cleans the house and the kitchen maid were placed in by the second wife. The first wife did not place any people in." Qingluo said.

"Fuqiu and Ningshuang both used to work in the courtyard."

Shen Suian looked through the list carefully.

It was not surprising that Mrs. Lu did not place anyone in Danbo Courtyard. She considered herself to be pure and noble like a lotus, so she would naturally not do something that she thought was shameful.

The second wife really did not let her down.

As for the old lady...

"Keep a close eye on these. Qingluo is good at managing the account books, so she will be in charge of my dowry from now on. I can't spare any time these few days, so you should familiarize yourself with the account books first. You will be in charge of the shops and farmland outside in the future."

Qingluo's eyes lit up, knowing that the girl was planning to let her go out and work in the future.

"Yes, girl."

"Sui Jin is responsible for disciplining the maids in the courtyard, while Mu Jin and Ban Jian serve in the house and take care of their food, clothing, housing and transportation."

Shen Sui'an quickly assigned tasks to the maidservants who came with her as a dowry.

"As for Lotus and Ningshuang, we need to observe them further. If they are needed, we will put them in." Shen Suian said.

"Girl, what should we do with those?" Mu Jin asked.

Although they were on guard, they always felt uneasy with these sneaky figures around all day long.

"Don't worry, there will always be a chance to drive him away." Shen Sui'an smiled.

"What are the names of the two second-class maids?"

Qingluo replied, "Miss, one of them is called Tingyu and the other is called Tingxue."

"Let them serve tea in the flower hall." Shen Suian said.

"Girl, doesn't this give them the opportunity to get close to your brother-in-law?" Mu Jin was a little worried.

Shen Sui'an said calmly, "How do you know that the uncle doesn't want them to get close to him?"

She also wanted to know Lu Yuan's attitude towards these maids. If he accepted everyone, she would have her own way to deal with it.

"Go and do your work. This is not the Shen family. You should adapt as soon as possible. Be careful with your words and actions. Don't let anyone catch you."

At this time, many people were staring at the mistakes of Danboyuan.

The maids responded and went about their business.

Shen Sui'an invited Nanny Zhou into the room.

"Mammy, I heard from my husband that you will be going back in two days. Without your help these days, my marriage to my husband would never be so smooth. If you need anything outside in the future, please let me know."

Madam Zhou was very pleased to hear this, "I just hope that the young mistress and the young master can live happily together, and I will be satisfied."

Shen Sui'an smiled and asked about Lu Yuan's preferences.

She knew nothing about Lu Yuan, so she had to get to know him better first.

"The eldest young master suffered a lot in the Lu family. When we brought him back, he was still immature. He was only three years old and couldn't even speak clearly. The eldest master and the eldest mistress didn't care about his life or death at all."

"The servants were all just following orders. In winter, they didn't even have a cotton coat. During the holidays, they had to spend time alone in the cold house."

"Madam, the eldest young master may seem a little cold, but he is actually a good boy."

"Now that he is married to the young mistress, the eldest master finally has a family."

Mr. Lu announced to the public that he would never take a concubine in his life, but he brought home an illegitimate child. Although the first wife did not make a fuss, her relationship with Mr. Lu was no longer the same.

Until now, the eldest master and the eldest mistress have been resentful of the young master's existence.

After hearing this, Shen Suian felt that Lu Yuan was really miserable. He had gone through so many hard times and finally became the commander of the Zhenfu Division, but died young.

She thought that Mr. Lu was quite disgusting, pretending to be deeply in love with the first wife. If Lu Yuan was an accident, then the old lady would have arranged two beautiful concubines for him, and he would have accepted them.

Otherwise, where would Lu Rong and Lu Yin, two illegitimate daughters, come from?

"Madam, the second wife has sent a list of gifts for the return visit. Please take a look." Mu Jin came in with a dark face and handed the gift list to Shen Sui'an.

"Madam, I don't know what kind of gift I should prepare for this visit. Can you take a look for me?" Shen Sui'an handed it to Madam Zhou without even looking at it.

Nanny Zhou took it with a smile, but her face turned dark after just one look.

"Second Madam is going too far. How can you even produce this gift list?"

Shen Sui'an was slightly stunned, took the gift list and looked at it, "This... forget it, Mu Jin, you can add twice the amount according to the gift list and pay from my dowry."

"How can we take this gift from the young lady's dowry? If it gets out, the young master will lose all his face." Madam Zhou stood up angrily, "Young lady, you don't have to worry about this matter. Leave it to me, this old servant."

"Hey, Madam Zhou, what are you going to do? Why don't you wait for your husband to come back..." Shen Suian couldn't stop Madam Zhou.

The person has already strode out of Danboyuan.

"Madam, they are too bullying." Mu Jin said in a muffled voice.

Shen Sui'an had expected that Mrs. Lu would deduct her things, "Let them bully me."

However, there was one thing that Shen Sui'an did not expect.

She thought that Nanny Zhou was going to look for Madam Lu, but she went straight to the upper room without asking to see the old lady. She sat down at the door of the upper room and started crying.

"It's pitiful for our Master Yuan. He finally got married, but the second wife is bullying him. This return gift is too shameful even if it is given to poor relatives. How can we let our Master and Madam return the favor?"

"The young mistress is thin-skinned and can tolerate it, but I am thick-skinned and cannot bear to see the eldest young master and the eldest young mistress being wronged."

"A dignified third-rank commander is being treated so harshly in the Lu family!"

"..."

Mrs. Lu, who was taking a nap, was awakened by the crying and angrily asked someone to check what was going on.

When she heard that it was Nanny Zhou who was beside Lu Yuan, her expression changed.

"Hurry up and send that shameless scoundrel away. Where is the second son's wife? Let her clean up the mess!" Old Madam Lu said angrily.

"Madam, the Duke and the eldest young master came back together, they are just outside the door..." Mother Zheng's face looked ugly.

Madam Lu gasped, "Get out now."

By the time she rushed to the outside of the upper room, it was too late to stop Nanny Zhou.

The return gift list was held in the hand of Duke Lu.

Mrs. Lu, who rushed over after hearing the news, turned pale and looked at Nanny Zhou with resentment.

At the same time, he cursed Shen Sui'an in his heart.

What a good Shen Sui'an, he even knew how to use Nanny Zhou to make trouble.

Isn’t she afraid that if things get out of hand, it won’t be good for her?

Lord Lu looked at Mrs. Lu coldly and said, "Second wife, if you don't know how to manage the household, you can just hand it over to someone else."

He threw the gift list over and said, "How could you do such a shameful thing?"

"Old Master, this... this was taken by the servant by mistake." Mrs. Lu didn't dare to say that she was deliberately trying to disgust Shen Sui'an.

She also thought that Shen Sui'an was a shy new bride, and she wouldn't dare to make a scene in the upper room even if the return gift was too little.

I underestimated Shen Sui'an, what a bitch!

Lord Lu snorted coldly, "You can even take this wrong, what else can you do?"

Mrs. Lu blushed with embarrassment.