After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

Mrs. Liu stepped on the debris under her feet and asked carefully: "Auntie, we haven't bought today's vegetables yet, do you want to..."

Aunt Qiao's chest rose and fell sharply, and she sneered, "If the accountant doesn't give us money, what can we use to buy it? We won't buy it anymore. When the accountant gives us money, we can buy it!"

"Yes."

Mrs. Liu retreated tremblingly.

In the afternoon, Bai Yanlang went straight to Weiruixuan as soon as he came back.

After a busy day, I was already hungry.

When he entered the room, Aunt Qiao did not flutter over to him and hug his waist like a little bird as before, but just sat on the chair and shed tears silently.

"what happened?"

Bai Yanlang took off the gray cloak on his shoulders and walked quickly to her side. "What happened?"

Mrs. Liu immediately said, "Master, please try to persuade Auntie. She hasn't had a drop of water all day."

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Bai Yanlang suddenly became very nervous.

Aunt Qiao didn't answer, she just sobbed.

Mrs. Liu also wiped her eyes and said, "Today, I followed the order of my aunt to go to the accounting office to collect the money for the small kitchen, but the lady said that she would not give me a penny in the future. She also said that my aunt was arrogant and that a servant dared to act like a master."

After hearing Mrs. Liu's words that confused right and wrong, Bai Yanlang was immediately furious, "How dare Mrs. Lu humiliate you like this!"

"My husband, what the lady said is correct. I am just a concubine and a slave."

After Aunt Qiao finished speaking in grievance, she laid on the table and cried loudly.

Bai Yanlang raised his hand and held her shoulders, his face full of heartache.

If it wasn't for him, Jiaojiao wouldn't have been willing to be his concubine.

"If I were not a concubine, how could my Mu Lin only say that I was a concubine's daughter? It's all because of me that Yaoyao is being bullied and forced to follow the rules. It's all because of me that they are harmed. My child is only a concubine's daughter. In the future, my daughter will not be able to marry a good family, and my son will not be able to marry a legitimate daughter of noble status."

Aunt Qiao's shoulders trembled and her voice was sad, as if she was crying her heart out.

Bai Yanlang's eyes couldn't help but turn red, "I'm sorry for having you follow me all these years."

Aunt Qiao sobbed for a long time, but she didn't see Bai Yanlang going to cause trouble for Lu to stand up for her, so she raised her head.

"My dear husband, I was just too sad and angry, so I spoke without thinking. I have never regretted following you."

Her eyes were red, like a frightened little rabbit, so adorable.

Bai Yanlang wiped away the tears from her eyes and said softly, "A few days ago, Lu showed me the account book. There was not much money left on the books, so I calculated carefully. When the treasury is full of money in the future, you will definitely not be short of money."

"There's no money in the treasury?"

Aunt Qiao was a little surprised.

After careful calculation in my mind, I understood everything.

The Duke of the Marquisate allocated only two hundred taels of silver to the second wife every month. The wife received thirty taels of silver per month, the concubine received ten taels of silver, the legitimate son and daughter received ten taels of silver, and the illegitimate child received five taels of silver per month.

The monthly allowance of Lu's mother and son plus the expenses of the maids and old women was estimated to be eighty taels per month. On her side, the food, clothing and other expenses even exceeded Lu's, amounting to more than one hundred taels per month.

Bai Yanlang said "hmm".

Thinking of her eldest son's betrothal gift at the beginning of the year, Aunt Qiao grabbed his sleeve and asked anxiously, "There's no money in the account, so what do you think about Mu Lin's betrothal gift?"

"I'm sorry to trouble you for this."

Bai Yanlang's eyes flickered and he turned his head away, not looking at her black eyes that were filled with tears.

Aunt Qiao gripped his sleeve a little harder.

"My dear, I know that my wife doesn't like me, but Mu Lin always calls her mother. Is she unwilling to even arrange Mu Lin's marriage?"

"Nor..."

Bai Yanlang thought about it for a while, but still said helplessly: "Regarding Mu Lin's matter, either you pay some money and I will let Lu handle it, or you can handle it yourself, and then when you entertain the guests, let Lu show up to make a formality."

"Madam, do you mean that if I don't take the money, she will not care about Mu Lin's affairs?"

"There's no money on the books. If she doesn't do it, there's nothing I can do."

Bai Yanlang sighed, raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, with a look of fatigue between his brows.

Aunt Qiao let go of his sleeves, slumped down in the chair, and sighed.

"I still have some money on hand, but there are also Muchen and Yaoyao. I have to leave some for them as well."

"When I have enough money in the future, I will give you all the money."

"But you have already given your most profitable farm to the Fourth Miss, and you have to socialize outside on a daily basis, so how can you afford that?"

When the old things were brought up again, Bai Yanlang frowned slightly.

His jaw was clenched, his eyes fell on the plum blossoms in the white porcelain vase on the small table by the window, and he felt a little unhappy in his heart.

Aunt Qiao raised her eyes and glanced at him imperceptibly.

Having slept in the same bed for many years, how could she not understand his temper?

Aunt Qiao wiped her tears and choked up, "If Zhuangzi was still here, we could have prepared a decent dowry for Yaoyao. Unlike the fourth young lady, who has a noble status and a family in the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion, she will definitely be the mistress of a wealthy family in the future. My Yaoyao is originally a concubine's daughter. If I don't have some money to rely on, I don't know how people will look down on me."

Bai Yanlang's heart skipped a beat when he thought about his daughter, who had been pampered since childhood, being looked down upon by her husband's family. But after thinking it over, he still didn't dare to agree immediately.

"I'll find a chance to talk to Youyou about this later."

Going back on one's words is shameful, whether it is to one's own daughter or not.

If my colleagues knew about this, I'm afraid they would say something unpleasant.

Aunt Qiao knew that he was very proud, so she continued to persuade him: "The fourth young lady has a simple personality and is very obedient. If you lower yourself and coax her, you never know, she might be willing to give the farm to you."

Bai Yanlang's eyes flashed when he heard this.

Yes.

He didn't ask for it, but if Youyou took the initiative to give him Zhuangzi, Lu couldn't say anything.

"I've made note of this."

Bai Yanlang walked to an empty chair nearby, lifted his robe and sat down. He had been hungry for a long time, and now he felt dry in his mouth after talking for so long.

There was a hint of impatience in his tone, "Hurry up and serve the meal."

Mrs. Liu immediately asked someone to bring several plates of prepared vegetarian dishes to the table.

Bai Yanlang looked at the plate of tofu, the plate of cabbage, and the plate of vegetarian radish, and suddenly lost his appetite.

"Is this all that's left in the kitchen?"

Aunt Qiao lowered her head, looking very guilty: "Madam doesn't give me money, and the small kitchen is very expensive. I'm afraid I won't be able to cook for my husband in the future."

"How much does a small kitchen cost?"

Bai Yanlang threw down his chopsticks and stormed out.

Mrs. Liu watched him go on a long journey and brought out the freshly cooked bird's nest porridge from the kitchen.

Aunt Qiao elegantly held the spoon and ate bite by bite, with a smug smile on her face.

So what if she takes the title of legal wife?

If you are not favored by your husband, you are still nothing!

Bai Luochuan was also in Fangfei Garden. The mother and her two sons sat around the table, drinking milk tea, talking and laughing. The scene was very warm.