Traveling through time and space to become a lady of a noble family, but she only wants to escape

The first thing Bai Zhi did after she recovered from her illness was to ask Gu Yan about the background of everyone in the Marquis' Mansion.

Gu Yan had been dormant for two years, and everyone knew everything about it. He told all the backgrounds and life stories of these people, even such trivial matters as the fact that the Marquis had been wetting the bed until he was ten years old.

The whole speech was so complicated that Bai Zhi didn't remember many words. As she listened, she only picked out the parts that sounded useful and memorized them carefully.

What Bai Zhi cares most about is Ge Zhen’s mother’s family.

Ge Zhen's father was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and all his brothers were officials in Beijing. The Ge family had been passed down for generations and had a deep financial background, which enabled them to gain many advantages in official circles and arrange for these three useless sons to enter official careers.

Although only one Marquis Xuanping has been arranged to enter so far.

"So it's troublesome to kill him, right?"

Gu Yan didn't expect that Bai Zhi was actually thinking about wiping out the roots: "You are quite courageous."

Bai Zhi said to herself: "If we kick her out of the mansion..."

"I have a use for the Madam. She cannot die, nor can she leave the mansion. None of the legitimate wives in the mansion can be moved."

Bai Zhi reacted immediately: "That's right, otherwise you wouldn't need me to restrain her, you would have done it yourself long ago."

Gu Yan saw Bai Zhi curled up in the recliner with her brows furrowed tightly, and said with a smile: "If you don't have any good ideas, just save your life. As long as you don't die and don't cause any big trouble, our deal will still count."

Bai Zhi looked at Gu Yan with interest and said, "According to what you said, can't I just lie in Yishui Garden for three years?"

"If the Madam can't find you and gets mad at me, your one thousand taels of silver will be gone."

Bai Zhi hadn't thought that she could just dodge it, so she smiled appropriately and said, "Then I'll have no choice but to confront Ge Zhen head-on for the thousand taels of silver."

The second thing is to visit Old Madam Gu.

Qiaoqiao insisted on going with her. Baizhi was afraid that she would be scolded, so she had to keep telling Qiaoqiao that Changfeng would protect her no matter what happened. Qiaoqiao then gave up and kept telling her with tearful eyes that she should not run around.

If I get scolded, it will inevitably make Qiaoqiao sad.

Ge Zhen can't be killed or driven away. If you want to hold her down in this marquis's mansion, you must have the help of this old fox. So no matter how reluctant Bai Zhi is, she still has to coax Madam Gu in a nice voice.

I don’t know if Gu Yan said anything to the old lady, but the old lady didn’t seem to have any intention of blaming him. She just said a few bland and casual words.

This was unexpected for Bai Zhi. She had been prepared for the old lady's ridicule.

After coming out of the old lady's room, Bai Zhi saw that it was still early in the morning, so she turned around and walked towards the second room.

Qiao Wanwan showed goodwill to her when she was sick, and seeing how she took advantage of the situation to kick the eldest lady, I'm afraid she might want to join forces with Bai Zhi.

Just go and find out.

It doesn’t matter whether she joins forces with Qiao Wanwan or not. What matters is that Qiao Wanwan must not join forces with Ge Zhen.

As soon as Bai Zhi stepped into the door of the second room, she was welcomed into the main hall by Qiao Wanwan.

Qiao Wanwan's mother's family had been in the army for generations. She was a daughter of a general, so she didn't beat around the bush. She ordered the servants to serve hot tea and dismissed the attendants. She got straight to the point: "Third sister-in-law, let's be frank. Let's join forces. I want to be in charge of the household affairs. Just tell me what you want."

Bai Zhi didn't expect Qiao Wanwan to have such a big appetite, and she made no secret of her mockery: "The Marquis's wife is not dead yet, it's unlikely that the second sister-in-law will be able to take charge of the Marquis's house."

"If my third sister-in-law can't do it, I will play by myself and return the Lingzhi to me."

Bai Zhi: “???????”

Bai Zhi had never seen such an unconcealed person in her two lifetimes, and she was choked for a moment.

Seeing her embarrassed look, Qiao Wanwan couldn't stop laughing: "Third sister-in-law, let's stop talking nonsense. If it's possible, let's put all the conditions on the table and form an alliance to get what we need. If it's not possible, just give me a straightforward answer. Lingzhi is just a joke. I don't want you to return it. Just consider it my gift to you."

Seeing Qiao Wanwan's honesty, Bai Zhi didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "If the second sister-in-law wants to step on the eldest sister-in-law to run the family, she must show me some ability. Otherwise, if I let the second sister-in-law drag her into the quagmire, she will easily be in danger."

Qiao Wanwan: "Yes, since the third sister-in-law has been able to survive in the mansion until now, she must have some skills and doesn't want to be dragged down by others."

Bai Zhi was noncommittal.

"My eldest sister-in-law is the wife of the Marquis. Unless I make a big mistake, mother will never let me be the head of the family." Qiao Wanwan picked up the teacup and sipped. "Next month's 20th is mother's birthday. All matters will be handled by my eldest sister-in-law. Many distinguished guests from the capital will be invited to the banquet. If something goes wrong at that time and makes mother lose face, will mother still not give up her power as the head of the family?"

Bai Zhi: "It sounds like Second Sister-in-law is confident and doesn't need me."

Qiao Wanwan said with a bad look: "Sister-in-law has more ideas than the stars in the sky. I have a way but I can't use it."

Bai Zhi leaned slightly towards Qiao Wanwan: "What's the solution? Tell me."

Qiao Wanwan: "Third sister-in-law, I can't say this casually."

Bai Zhi leaned back in her seat and sneered, "Second sister-in-law, eldest sister-in-law intends to harm me. You see that. Unless I am crazy, I can't stop you from being the head of the family. Come up with a plan for me to hear. If I can do it, I will help you. If I can't do it, there is no need for a clay Buddha like me to cross this river."

Seeing Bai Zhi's firm attitude, Qiao Wanwan thought about it and agreed, "Okay, I'll tell you. But you, Third Sister-in-law, tell me first. What do you want from me?"

Bai Zhi: "I want my second sister-in-law to control my eldest sister-in-law after she takes charge of the family, so that she doesn't have time to harm me."

Qiao Wanwan frowned: "What if I can manage the family for ten years? Third brother's wife is asking for too much."

Bai Zhi smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, please set a time limit. I will be quiet for as many days as I want."

Qiao Wanwan raised a finger and said, "At most one year. If my eldest sister-in-law takes over during this period, my third sister-in-law will still help me."

Bai Zhi nodded: "Okay."

Qiao Wanwan began to talk about her method.

In fact, it was very simple. As a lady of the first rank, the Empress allowed her to use the phoenix pattern and gave her a finely carved gold-carved phoenix-welcoming-a-hundred-flowers gown. Every year, Madam Gu would wear it at her birthday banquet to show that the Marquisate had enjoyed a long-lasting favor.

"Mother loves this dress very much and asked my sister-in-law to keep it as a treasure, but I know where it is." Qiao Wanwan said cunningly, "As long as I do something with the dress, when mother is angry because she can't wear it at the birthday party, I will come out to help her out. Do you think mother will not strip my sister-in-law of her position as head of the family and give it to me?"

Bai Zhi asked: "What's the difficulty with this method?"

"The difficulty is that I know where it is, but I can't touch it at all." Qiao Wanwan said, "My sister-in-law hid the clothes in the treasury. Shouyan will personally lead a team to the treasury to get the clothes early in the morning and escort them all the way to my mother's room."