Forcing me to raise a concubine? The mistress of the Marquisate has gone mad

However, Lu Jing discovered that the midnight snack was just the beginning.

"Why this dress again? It's already spring, didn't Madam prepare new clothes for me?"

Lu Jing looked at the casual clothes he had been wearing for several days and spoke with dissatisfaction.

But the maidservant was not at all panicked, "My Lord, the Madam said that the weather has been changeable recently. If the new clothes are too thin, they can't be worn, but if they are too thick, they can't be worn, so it's a waste."

As he spoke, he tightened Lu Jing's collar neatly, making Lu Jing feel even hotter.

"Madam said that you should bear with it for two days. When the weather gets warmer, you can change into thinner clothes."

Madam said, everything is what Madam said!

Lu Jing untied his collar himself. He saw that it was not the weather that was changeable, but Shen Ruoyan's mood!

"This huge mansion doesn't have enough money to make me a few more clothes?"

The maid knelt on the ground in fear, not daring to speak.

When Shen Ruoyan came in from outside, she happened to see this scene. "If the Marquis is angry, just vent it on me. Why is it so important to be so fierce to a little girl?"

"I was mean to her?" Lu Jing pointed at himself, then at the little girl, "I think she's about to climb over my head! And you still want me to be mean to her?!"

"Master Hou, calm down!"

The little girl knelt on the ground, shaking slightly, and looked extremely frightened.

Shen Ruoyan glanced at her lightly and winked, and the people around him tactfully took the girl out.

"These servants are also doing things according to my orders. If the Marquis feels offended, then it is my fault for making inappropriate arrangements."

Seeing that she kept taking all the blame on herself, Lu Jing felt powerless as if he had punched cotton.

Shen Ruoyan clearly knew that he didn't dare to touch her at all, so was she so unscrupulous?

Just because someone from her family is coming, she doesn't take him seriously?

"Why are you looking at me like that, Lord?" Shen Ruoyan opened her eyes slightly, very puzzled: "Does Lord think that I did it on purpose?"

Shen Ruoyan seemed even angrier than Lu Jing, and raised her voice directly: "My Lord, I just made some sachets, and I was accused of being extravagant. Now, how dare I make random comments on the expenses of this mansion?"

She sneered and asked someone to get the account book.

"Your Majesty, you don't know that the expenses of the Marquis' Mansion are very high, but the income is not considerable. Since I took charge of the Marquis' Mansion, I have contributed a lot of money. Even the money for making the sachet last time came from my dowry!"

"What did you say?!" Lu Jing was shocked. No matter how poor the Marquis' Mansion was, it would not use the mistress's dowry for relief.

If this gets out, will he still be able to live as a human being?

But Shen Ruoyan was not exaggerating. The old lady was such a shrewd person. Although she was forced to take up arms in the beginning, why didn't she think of taking back the power to manage the family later?

Isn’t it because she knows the twists and turns here better than anyone else?

If Shen Ruoyan used her own dowry to supplement the expenses, the Marquis' Mansion would be peaceful.

But now she doesn't want to do that anymore, so naturally, it's time to come out and talk about it.

For all this, I have to thank the Marquis’s good concubine, Aunt Fang!

"My Lord, all the account books in the mansion are here. You will know whether what I say is true or false at a glance!"

Shen Ruoyan sat down angrily, and Chunxi quickly brought her some tea, "Madam, drink some tea first to calm down. Madam, you work hard for the Marquis' Mansion, and everyone sees it. Madam, please don't let this make you sick..."

Lu Jing rolled his eyes at Chunxi. She was no wonder that she was a girl raised by the Shen family. She could be so sarcastic even when speaking nicely!

However, having learned from the previous lesson, he did not scold Chun Xi.

This is Shen Ruoyan's personal maid. You have to look at the master before you beat the dog...

Worried that Lu Jing wouldn't understand, Shen Ruoyan asked someone to deliver the account book and also asked the person in charge of the account book to come over.

Lu Jing talked about whatever he saw.

"Look, my Lord. This is the money you spent on drinking with your colleagues last month. A total of 150 taels. And here, when you got drunk, you broke a family heirloom vase in the store. You paid 1,000 taels as compensation..."

Lu Jing's personal account alone is a huge expense every month.

Not to mention the old lady’s expensive tonics, the jewelry and rouge of the women in the mansion, and the four treasures of the study of the young masters, which of them doesn’t cost money?

Even the servants' wages were not a small sum every month.

There are many people serving in the Marquis' Mansion. Although their status may seem low, their total number when added together cannot be underestimated.

The income from the shops and farms of the Marquis' Mansion has been limited over the years.

When the old marquis was here, he would receive rewards from the palace from time to time. But now… it’s good enough if he doesn’t pay out of pocket!

The more Lu Jing looked, the more surprised he was, especially since there was a separate account book next to it, which recorded all the subsidies Shen Ruoyan had given to the Marquis' Mansion over the years.

Densely packed, a thick stack!

It is enough to see that what she said is true!

Even so, he was accused of being extravagant and wasteful by the concubine in the mansion. Who could tolerate this?

Lu Jing finally realized how big a mess Fang Rou's words had caused!

No wonder all the servants listen to Shen Ruoyan. Even if the masters cut back on their expenses, Shen Ruoyan would never touch the servants' wages and rewards.

It is natural for servants to serve their masters, but if you want them to work hard, it is not enough to just show off their master's power.

Besides, how much are these servants paid? Even if they save some, it would only be a drop in the bucket.

Only fools would exploit people from the bottom!

Therefore, Fang Yi Niang's action aroused public anger. People said that Madam was extravagant and wasteful, but what Fang Yi Niang ate and used was not given by Madam.

The Marquis doesn't care about the expenses of this mansion. In the past, it was all arranged by the mistress.

Aunt Fang thought that she received such special treatment because of the Marquis's favor.

She didn't even think about it. If Shen Ruoyan was a cruel person, wouldn't there be a way for him to deduct the money from her?

The mistress doesn't care, so she gets everything she deserves.

Unfortunately, some people will never know how to be grateful, and think that all this is owed to them by others!

"Madam, you've worked hard." Lu Jing was a little unsteady. He didn't even need to look closely to know that the accounts of this marquis' mansion were no longer profitable.

Before it was exposed, Shen Ruoyan was willing to quietly make up for it. As long as it was not exposed, who would know that this was the mistress's dowry?

But now that the matter has been spoken, there is no turning back. No matter how shameless he is, he can no longer let Shen Ruoyan use her dowry to subsidize him.

After all, for some things, knowing and not knowing are two different things!

Lu Jing spoke with difficulty, "Madam's decision is right. The expenses of the mansion are a bit high. Madam is kind-hearted, but I can't let Madam use her own dowry to make up for it!"

He said with a pained look, "I still have some things in my private storehouse. If it's not enough in the future, Madam can use it for emergency."

Thinking of his own private money, Lu Jing's heart was bleeding, and he did not forget to emphasize:

"Ma'am, please remember that this is just an emergency. You should save as much as possible on your daily expenses."

Shen Ruoyan nodded and said slowly: "Since the Marquis has said so, I will just respectfully obey your orders..."