In Qiwu, the Marquis's Mansion was not as tough as it said. She was still in charge of the household affairs, but the prince no longer spent lavishly on calligraphy and paintings, and had become much more restrained. It was probably because people outside mocked him for spending his wife's dowry, and he felt a little embarrassed, so he had to stay out of the spotlight for a while.

I came to Qiwu Courtyard more often, but I didn't stay overnight. When I came, I looked around and pretended to admire the decorations while strolling around.

Qiwu looked sad but sneered in his heart. He wanted her dowry but didn't want to leave any offspring.

This clearly meant that they wanted her to be a lucky cat for a few years and didn't want her offspring to compete with the legitimate son of the deceased Crown Prince's wife.

The deceased wife of the Crown Prince was from the aristocratic Wang family. She had heard from the clan leader that the Marquis's Mansion originally wanted to take the widowed wife's younger sister, Xiao Wang, as a concubine. Now that she was a chess piece occupying this position, it really annoyed many people.

Fortunately, she now has the ability to escape from this hellhole, otherwise she would have been tortured to death by those filthy things.

Now that she is in the public eye, he dare not do anything too extreme. Once the storm subsides and people no longer pay attention to her, that is when she will be in danger.

If the prince who was related to the Marquis's family really came to power, the crisis that the Marquis's family had expected would come step by step. Presumably, her family would not break up with the Marquis's family for some money and her humble life.

If something happened to the prince and he lost the chance to succeed the throne, the Marquisate, as a relative by marriage, would also inevitably fall. She also had no way out.

In this case, why not overturn the chessboard of the Marquis' Mansion? She can only be a chess piece, and the Marquis' Mansion and the clan can forget about being flag bearers. Everyone should just be chess pieces on a bigger chessboard.

The old lady also tried to get something out of her indirectly, but she pretended not to understand every time and only sent her food.

Every time she left, the old lady would get so angry that she would smash teacups in the house. Qiwu knew that they couldn't endure it for much longer and would soon take action.

A few days later, the Hengwu Garden next to her courtyard caught fire, and people in the mansion were busy putting out the fire.

She could only watch as a row of rooms adjacent to the burning yard in her yard were demolished to prevent the fire from spreading.

Qiwu thought he had some clever trick up his sleeve, but it turned out he was going to burn down his own house.

The Marquis's Mansion was a residence granted by the emperor when the country was founded. It was very large and of high standards. However, over the years, it was poorly managed and spent money before it was earned. Many courtyards could not be maintained. Moreover, after the previous generation split up, only the Marquis's family, who inherited the title, lived in the mansion. Some courtyards were closed and only repaired regularly to reduce maintenance costs.

Hengwuyuan is such a courtyard. If it burns down, it will be fine. It is already dilapidated, but it can also be used as a passage to open up her courtyard. It does not need maintenance in the future, and it will not be left there to waste money and damage the image of the marquisate.

Qiwu knew that after the house was demolished and repaired in the future, her yard would always be in an undefended state. Even if she asked to move to a new yard, the prince would have the opportunity to covet the things in her warehouse during the moving process.

The fire was out. Before the prince could reach out, Qiwu drove all the maids out to clean up the messy yard after the fire. She closed the door and went into the warehouse to contact Tutu.

She had previously reminded Tutu that he might need her help recently, so Tutu had not gone anywhere and had been staying at home.

"Tutu, put all the pet houses you prepared for me on the shelves. I need to store some things. They should be smaller than the warehouse and can fit into it."

Tutu quickly put on the shelf the largest-sized pet house with a very large door opening that he had prepared a few days ago. The price of the large pet house was 2 points.

Qiwu chose to place the pet in the empty space in the warehouse that had been specially reserved for her, and silently a pet house appeared in front of her.

She had made some contingency plans beforehand, including a plan for when the warehouse was coveted, so she had stacked up all the valuable trinkets and some small pieces of jewelry and placed them in a large box in advance.

She walked along, placing pet houses along the way, returning one when it was full. In a short while, she had collected more than ten large boxes that she had prepared in advance. Qiwu still felt a little unsatisfied.

She suppressed her desire to get more jewelry. There were not many opportunities to fish in troubled waters, even though the fish she caught were her own.

But she can only dispose of things that are visible freely if they are moved underground, otherwise her every move will be watched.

Qiwu looked around and took out a few glass cups that Tutu had given her before and placed them on the treasure rack in the warehouse. Tutu had told her that a bracelet with these cups could sell for tens of thousands, so she was willing to take them out for fishing.

She looked around and found that the items in the warehouse had not decreased significantly, but the items taken away accounted for about half of the total value of the warehouse.

Most of the remaining items in the warehouse are relatively bulky, such as some valuable furniture, large antiques, expensive cloth and silver, etc.

She didn't stay in the storeroom for long, just an incense stick of time. After she came out, she packed up and went to greet the old woman.

The old lady rarely made things difficult for her. She even pulled her aside to comfort her, asked her if she was frightened, and asked her to stay for dinner. She then understood that the test from the Marquis' Mansion could not wait until the evening.

The Qiwu courtyard had already begun to be renovated, and no one noticed that a short man dressed in women's clothes had slipped into the warehouse of the Crown Prince's wife.

The warehouse was very large, and there were many boxes tied with red silk. The visitor looked through them quickly and carefully, looking for anything suitable for stealing while looking for the mission items. When he arrived at the treasure shelf, he immediately saw the glass cup on the shelf.

Each glass cup is packed in a separate large box and is well protected.

There are several cups, each with a different style, but all are colorless, transparent and crystal clear, shining brightly in the warehouse with little light.

The man carefully packed it in a box. After packing the glass cup, the bag was already quite big. The man looked around the storehouse hesitantly. He hadn't gained anything yet, so he could only take a few silver ingots and put them in his arms.

The warehouse keeper will be back soon, and she doesn't have time to unlock the boxes wrapped in red silk. There is still a lot of time, so it is better for her to go back and report first.

The prince finally got his treasure. He carefully examined the glass cup. It was crystal clear, like frozen ice, and it was glittering under the candlelight. Each glass cup had a different shape and was a unique piece.

The prince had a mocking expression on his face. For the first time, he felt that Qiwu was so thoughtful. He spent a lot of money to buy this rare treasure, and it was obtained by him just like that.

According to his estimation of the price of colored glass, half of Qiwu's money had been spent. It was impossible for her to get colored glass of this quality without spending any money.

He didn't make any money from selling the glass coffee table, but he ended up with a bad reputation. Now he has finally gotten rid of this anger.

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