The lady of Chongxi has supernatural powers and is favored by the powerful official

Hearing his son say this, the Marquis was very angry:

"Can't I even ask?"

He didn't look closely and didn't know how serious the injury was, but he remembered that his head, face and body were covered in blood.

Especially because she was wearing white clothes, most of her body turned red.

He looks like a bloody man.

He is not stupid. It's not that his son was incapable of taking over the mansion before, but he did nothing.

This time, I'm afraid the old marquis's wife has touched his bottom line.

So, why does he value that illegitimate girl so much?

Nangong Yu had nothing to say to this father.

If it weren't for the military achievements of his grandfather and great-grandfather, he would really be a person who is neither good at literature nor martial arts.

Now those people in the Ministry of War are still praising him, isn't it because most of them are generals trained by his grandfather?

"Father, if you are alright, please go back."

Nangong Su snorted, turned around and walked out of the study, entered the yard, and heard laughter coming from the main room again. Turning back, he saw Xie Qingrou laughing for some reason, and the daughter-in-law with her face tied up had done something stupid. Even the servants were laughing at her.

I don’t know what my son likes about her!

However, although there was laughter in the room, it seemed as if there was a barrier between them and I could not get in.

The Marquis turned around and went out again.

Nangong Yu also finished some things in the study room before coming out, but he didn't see Xie Qingrou and Gu Ruoxi.

Shuqi replied:

"Madam took the young mistress to Wutong Courtyard. It was Brother Qingyi who brought the stewards from various places in the mansion to see Madam Hou."

Nangong Yu then realized that he had asked Qingyi to bring the newly appointed stewards to his mother, and that the Marquisate would have to be handed back to his mother.

I guess mother wants Gu Ruoxi to learn how to be a housekeeper as well.

……

Nanliang Princess Mansion

Princess Nanliang leaned on the couch, with her body tilted. A young eunuch was kneeling on the ground beside her, massaging her legs.

Her personal maid Lian Xing was using an abacus to calculate the expenses for the banquet.

"Lianxing, I tell you not to calculate it. How much can this money cover? Besides, I will tell Ruolan later that I will ask her for money for the banquet I organized for her."

Lian Xing did not even raise her head and continued to calculate:

"Princess, I'm not saying anything bad about you. Miss Gu, oh, no, you should call her Madam Qin Er. Did Madam Qin Er give you money every time she asked you to do something for her?"

Princess Nanliang didn't care about the maid's complaints. From childhood to adulthood, she had never had the experience of having to count money to make a living.

Anyway, her mother is rich.

I knew from childhood that although my mother's position was not high, her family was the richest in Jiangnan. They had never lacked money for her and her mother.

Therefore, my mother had a decent life in the palace. It was just because my mother was not of high birth and had no sons in the palace, only my daughter, so she had always been a concubine.

It was also after my father's death that my brother, the current emperor, came to power and conferred titles on the concubines in the harem, and only then did he confer the title of Concubine Liang on my mother.

Princess Nanliang was also betrothed to Liu Chengdong, the second son of the current Vice Minister of Personnel, one month before her father's death.

This marriage was requested by her and her mother.

She had met Liu Chengdong. Although he was not as handsome as Nangong Yu, he was still one of the top three best-looking people in Beijing.

Her mother had someone check it out. The Liu family had a good tradition. No one from the top to the bottom of the family took concubines. There were two Jinshi in the family, and even Liu Chengdong passed the Juren exam.

Even if she didn't take the exam further, she would have a good knowledge. That's why I granted her this marriage in my father's last month.

However, no matter how good the Liu family was, they kept their distance from the Princess of Nanliang.

Princess Nanliang also did not like being a daughter-in-law in the Liu family. After her brother the emperor came to power, she was granted a princess's mansion to get married.

She only lived in the princess's mansion, and went to the Liu family on the first day of every month to pay her respects to Minister Liu and Madam Liu.

Although Liu Chengdong also moved to the Princess's Mansion with her, she did not tell anyone about what happened behind closed doors, and the young couple did not live a happy life.

Fortunately, Princess Nanliang is rich, and rich friends come in many forms, such as Gu Ruolan, who is known as a talented lady in the capital.

According to Lian Xing, Gu Ruolan came for their princess's money.

No matter what you do, you are taking advantage of the princess, but your princess is willing to be fooled like this.

Lian Xing made some calculations and said unhappily:

"This will cost nearly 10,000 taels. Princess, it's not that I look down on Miss Gu. She couldn't afford it before when she was in Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion. Although she is in Qin Guogong's Mansion this time, everyone knows that her dowry is that of the concubine's daughter, and it's not worth 10,000 taels at all."

"Besides, the wife of the Duke Qin's mansion is keeping a close eye on the Duke Qin's mansion. I'm afraid even the Second Young Master Qin can't come up with 10,000 taels of silver, right? I think you are just being a pushover. Why are you helping her? It's not like the Duke Nangong hasn't seen this before, but now his legs can't stand up."

Princess Nanliang seemed to dote on Lianxing very much, so she was not angry when Lianxing said these words in front of her.

He just looked out the window with a strange look in his eyes and said:

"She is also a poor person."

Lian Xing didn't say anything. She knew what her master was thinking.

However, as a maid trained in a merchant family, she was very strict about accounting, while her master was a person who spent money like water.

No matter how much money Jiangnan sends, it is limited. After the old man is gone, who would still want to have a young lady in the palace?

Besides, the late emperor had passed away, and my aunt was now living in the harem. Although the princess married into the Liu family, the Liu family seemed unwilling to interact with the Jiangnan Shen family.

One is a businessman and the other comes from a scholarly family.

Lian Xing closed the account book of her plan and was tidying up when a little girl came in:

"My lord, the wife of Marquis Changyong has sent a reply."

Generally speaking, there is an established custom in the capital.

If you receive a message from someone, it means you have accepted the invitation. If you reply, it means you either do not accept it or have a request.

The Nanliang Princess, who was lying down, sat up all of a sudden:

"Oh? Bring it over and let me take a look."

The little girl didn't dare to step forward and handed it to Lianxing. Lianxing took it and didn't open it, and handed it to Nanliang Princess.

When Princess Nanliang opened it, her face turned cold:

"Not coming?"

When Lian Xing heard that the Chang Yong Marquis family would not come, she became even more unhappy. This banquet cost 10,000 taels of silver, but it was to invite the Chang Yong Marquis family. Now that they are not coming, isn't this 10,000 taels of silver wasted?

Lian Xing immediately said:

"Then my Lord, should we cancel this banquet?"

Princess Nanliang's face turned cold and she glanced at Lianxing:

"How can I go back on my word when I want to host a flower viewing party? Just get it done for me. Bring me some paper. I'll write a letter to Gu Ruolan and you can ask someone to deliver it."

"The princess!"

Lian Xing wanted to persuade her, but Princess Nanliang glared at her, so she could only sigh.

"Not coming? Humph! If he doesn't come, can't we go?"