Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

Yan Qingzhi, this bastard, actually strictly restricted the purchases in the mansion, only giving each of the 540 people in the mansion three taels of coarse grain per day, and nothing else was allowed to enter the mansion.

And they are only allowed to purchase after they have consumed all their stored food.

That bastard Yan Qingzhi even said in a high-sounding manner that this was to let them understand the difficulties faced by ordinary people and reflect deeply on their own mistakes.

Throughout the mansion, each person was only allowed three taels of coarse grains per day.

He has been living a life of luxury since he was a child, but now he has to eat coarse grains that only ordinary people eat. How shameful!

What’s even worse is that the portion he had wasn’t enough to fill him up.

But at this time, the people in the Bo's Mansion were demoralized. Even if it was to rally their hearts, he had to set an example by eating the same portion as the women and servants, and never allow anyone to eat more than they deserved.

For the first time in his life, Pei Xiao felt what it felt like to be hungry. He was so hungry every day but there was nothing he could do.

He could only swear secretly in his heart that when he was out of trouble, he would avenge Yan Qingzhi!

Pei Xiao was just starving and felt humiliated.

Zhang's life became even more difficult.

She had lost a lot of blood and had not yet fully recovered, so she needed tonic medicine to replenish her body.

Nowadays, let alone the best tonic medicine, we can’t even eat normal food.

Although the injury on his wrist has healed, the body's weakened constitution has not been restored.

Even though he was able to move freely, his complexion was much worse.

Coupled with daily anxiety and poor sleep, people suddenly look very haggard, just like a lustrous pearl suddenly turning into a dead fish eye.

Her face, which she took great care of and was proud of, suddenly seemed to have aged ten years.

What made her even more anxious and frightened was Pei Xiao's complete indifference and neglect towards her.

She knew that the reason why the mansion suffered from His Majesty's wrath was because of her.

If she had not acted carelessly and been caught in the matter of Cihang Temple, and if she had not been repeatedly plotted against, the Jingnan Marquis Mansion would never have suffered such serious losses.

On the day when she received the imperial edict, Pei Xiao looked at her with an unprecedented coldness that made Zhang tremble with fear.

A woman obeys her husband after marriage and obeys her son after her husband's death.

She has no son and the only person she can rely on is her husband.

No matter what, she couldn't lose Pei Xiao's favor.

In order to seek his forgiveness, she came to the outer courtyard to see Pei Xiao every day. She was worried that he did not have enough food, so she saved her own food and sent it to the outer courtyard, but it was always returned by Pei Xiao.

After several days, Pei Xiao finally calmed down from his anger and shame and was willing to meet her.

As soon as she saw him, Zhang fell to her knees, tears streaming down her face, and looked at Pei Xiao with eyes full of heartache:

"My Lord, this is all my fault. If I hadn't been so stupid and given the opportunity to be attacked again and again, the Marquis' Mansion would never have suffered such a disaster!"

"However the Marquis wants to punish me, I am willing to accept it. I only ask you to take good care of your body, eat more every day, and don't return the food I sent you."

"When His Majesty calms down, he will definitely lift the ban on the Marquis' Mansion. By then, with your ability and talent, you will surely regain His Majesty's favor and be reused! You must not torture yourself and ruin your health, otherwise I will never be able to atone for my sins even if I die a thousand times!"

Looking at Zhang, who was haggard and worried but still regarded him as her heaven, Pei Xiao's anger slowly subsided.

Zhang was indeed stupid and brought him great disaster.

But now, nothing can be changed.

It would be useless for him to just blame her.

On the contrary, in the capital, the Zhang family and the Concubine Shu in the palace need to make more efforts to help him out of trouble.

Especially Empress Shufei, as the emperor's favorite concubine, can play a crucial role.

When Shufei was in the boudoir, she depended on Zhang for everything. They had a deep sisterly love and would definitely not abandon her only sister and brother-in-law.

Although he felt very aggrieved that he had to rely on nepotism to get out of trouble.

But Zhang's current attitude undoubtedly soothed his damaged self-esteem.

The woman in front of him was stupid and had caused him great trouble, and she had also embezzled the money in the mansion.

But since the incident happened that day, she has been actively admitting her mistakes, making amends, and has no resentment when being punished.

She was so worried and haggard, which showed that she was really suffering day and night.

More importantly, even though she knew that she had to rely on the concubine in the palace to get out of trouble, she was not proud of it at all.

He had fallen into such a state that the concubines in his backyard had lost their loyalty and dared not come to him to show their affection.

Only Zhang still looked up to him as before, regarded him as everything, and was completely moved by his every emotion.

This is especially valuable for Pei Xiao, who is like a trapped beast at this moment.

As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed, and that's probably what it means.

Thinking of this, Pei Xiao's eyes softened and he reached out to pull Zhang up from the ground.

"You haven't recovered yet, what are you doing kneeling on the ground?"

Zhang burst into tears of joy:

"Master Hou!"

"I know I was wrong. I will never embezzle again. I will be careful and cautious in my actions. I will consult you for any undecided matters. I will never act on my own!"

Pei Xiao's expression and tone softened a lot:

"In the future, don't forget the lesson you learned from this time."

"Also, don't call me Marquis anymore, or else people will find you vulnerable."

Zhang quickly responded, and boldly snuggled into Pei Xiao's arms, looking at him sweetly and shyly:

"Then I will only call you husband from now on!"

Pei Xiao was very pleased to see the little lady full of admiration.

From then on, Pei Xiao not only lifted Zhang's house arrest, but also only slept in her room.

The housekeeping power was also returned to her.

The heavy stone in Zhang's heart finally fell to the ground. She felt that even if she was trapped in prison, it was not so frightening anymore.

She even felt that this time of sharing hardships had deepened the relationship between her and Pei Xiao, which was a blessing in disguise.

After all, although the marquis's title was stripped this time, the family assets of millions are still there.

As for the official position, as long as His Majesty has calmed down, Pei Xiao will definitely be reused with his ability.

As long as Pei Xiao's favor is there, she will definitely regain her former glory.

Having learned from past lessons, Zhang was no longer arrogant, nor was she overwhelmed by anger and shame. Instead, she calmed down and worked harder to build her image as a good wife and mother.

Although life was hard, we only had coarse grains every day and still could not feel full.

But Zhang was not only more gentle and considerate to Pei Xiao, she also treated her legitimate son Pei Jin as her own son.

He even showed great care and love to his other concubines' sons and daughters.

As for the concubines who dared to seize her favor and power during her loss of power, she did not care about suppressing them at all.

A gentleman's revenge is never too late. There is still a long time to go, so she will not rush.

Seeing that she was so virtuous and generous, and could accompany him through hardships without complaint, Pei Xiao became more and more satisfied.

Another month passed like this. The people who came from the capital city hit a wall several times and returned to the capital city for help. They were finally able to enter the mansion and bring them news from the capital city.