In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

The old lady of the Qi Mansion fell ill and lay in the upper yard, unwilling to move to the backyard to recuperate.

She lived in the House of Lords, which meant she held the power of the housekeeper and everyone, from top to bottom, was afraid of her.

When General Qi saw that it was time to light the lamps, Mrs. Ding did not move back to the backyard.

He called the housekeeper to make arrangements: "Take a team of people and send the old lady to Rongyang Hall."

After hearing the order, Butler Qi immediately took a team of servants and followers to the upper house to report, "Madam, Rongyang Hall has been cleaned up. Please go in."

He didn't care whether the old lady agreed or not, and waved his hand, "Move."

The attendants stepped forward, lifting and pulling, and quickly carried away the things in the room.

The old lady who was groaning on the bed stood up and yelled, "You bastard, are you not afraid of death and want to commit treason?"

No one paid any attention to her and continued moving things out as usual.

Unless Master Qi gives the order, the old lady in the Qi Mansion has the final say.

Once Master Qi spoke, no one dared to resist.

Madam Qi only has the power of housekeeper.

Master Qi holds the power of killing.

He is the head of the family and he is not guilty if he kills anyone from the Qi family!

Housekeeper Qi muttered, "Knowing that the eldest daughter is the treasure of the old master and the first and second houses, they still want to use family rules on her. The old lady is senile and confused. She is being manipulated by the third lady. She should really be sent to retirement."

Not to mention that Master Qi favors the eldest daughter.

Lord Prime Minister Pei and everyone in the Pei family loves the eldest daughter.

If the old lady of the Qi Mansion dares to use family rules against the eldest daughter today, the Pei family will dare to come and beat her up tomorrow.

Housekeeper Qi called over several maids, and regardless of Mrs. Ding's loud fuss, they carried her and the others out.

In this way, Da Ding was forcibly deprived of her position in the upper house and her housekeeper rights, and was stuffed into Rongyang Hall in the northwest corner of the backyard.

The third family hid in Wufeng Courtyard and did not dare to help the old lady.

Qi Fu and his wife were beaten with a stick. Their buttocks were red and swollen. They could not sit or lie down, so they lay side by side on the chairs in the hall.

Xiao Ding gave her two maids to Qi Fu as compensation, and the couple reconciled as before.

The third concubine who was beaten to death while pregnant was never mentioned again.

Xiao Ding cursed, "It's all because of that girl who can't get married."

Qi Fu scolded, "It's all because of you. You've made friends with that bitch Lan Ting and said whatever you want."

Xiao Ding was not convinced, "Didn't you say you wanted to be friends with her?"

Qi Fu waved his hand, "Forget it, now let's find a way to get her to marry that guy quickly, so as to avoid any more trouble."

The two men met and discussed quietly for a while.

Qi Fu called his two children over and whispered to them:

"Qi You, please go there later..."

"I understand, father." Qi You said.

"Jiao'er, starting tomorrow you will go to Yilan Courtyard and make friends with your eldest cousin." Mrs. Ding said to her daughter.

"I don't want to pay attention to her." Qi Jiao stamped her feet and said angrily, "I hate her and dislike her."

Qi Jiao was jealous of Qi Wan's favor and wealth, and their relationship was cold, not as close as her own maid.

Mrs. Ding quietly taught her daughter, "Befriend her and gain her trust, then everything she has will belong to you."

"Okay then, Mom." Qi Jiao agreed.

She decided to go to Yilanyuan tomorrow to show her affection to Qi Wan because of her exquisite and gorgeous jewelry.

Qi You touched his fat belly and said, "Grandma's housekeeper rights are gone, and we can't have midnight snacks."

Xiao Ding had a stomachache and a pain in her body. She gritted her teeth and swore, "We must take back the housekeeper's power."

Otherwise, the third room would lose several thousand taels of dividends every year.

Qi Fu also felt his stomach growling, "For now, take the money and go out to buy it yourself."

"I want to eat pig's trotters." Qi You suggested.

"I want to eat some bird's nest snacks." Qi Jiao wanted some too.

Qi Fu took out a piece of silver and said, "Tell the servant to buy three pig's trotters and a serving of bird's nest snack."

"Okay, father." Qi You happily took the silver and turned to leave.

The reason why Da Ding and the third family are all fat and big-eared is that they eat four meals a day with rich fish and meat.

The long-term residence provides three meals a day, and if you want to add dishes or extra meals, you have to pay for it yourself.

The price is several times more expensive than buying it outside.

The second branch was not in the capital. The second master, Qi Xiang, was the governor of Guangzhou. He took his wife and one son and two daughters to Guangzhou to take office.

They returned to visit their relatives once every one or two years and were not exploited by the Da Ding family.

The eldest son buys things at high prices every day.

A portion of date cake costs ten copper coins, and you can buy a basket of it outside.

A bowl of bird's nest costs one or two taels of silver, and you can buy more than ten bowls at a food store.

Qi Wan heard Lan Ting say, "The Qi Mansion's date cake has milk added to it, so it tastes better than the ones outside."

"The bird's nest is top quality, better than what you can buy out there."

“The sour plum soup is sweeter than outside.”

……

As long as Lan Ting said something good, Qi Wan nodded and said, "Okay, go and call her."

When Lan Ting went there, she asked for some snacks and bowls of bird's nest.

The young lady couldn't eat much, so she gave it all to the servants.

Lan Ting was the head maid in charge of Yilan Courtyard, and she seldom gave food to Wu Ma and the others.

She personally delivered the leftovers to the third room, and bought them at a high price as a favor. "I delivered them again today."

Lan Ting had been colluding with the third wife like this for several years. Together they cheated Qi Wan of his money, and the extra money went to the third wife, while Lan Ting got a share.

Because of this, Lan Ting was highly regarded by the old lady who was the head of the family and the third lady who was the assistant head of the family. The maids and servants treated her well, which greatly satisfied her vanity.

"Miss Qi is a spoiled fool, and she is very gullible." This is what Lan Ting said to the third lady.

"In that case, let's cheat some more money from the eldest house and divide it among them." The third lady suggested greedily.

Lan Ting nodded in agreement, "Okay, we should always work together."

"Of course." The third lady said with a smile.

They tasted the sweetness of scheming against Qi Wan's money, and gradually moved on to scheming against the eldest wife's family, and even wanted to seize the family wealth of the first and second wives.

However, their beautiful dream was suddenly ended by Qi Wan.

Lan Ting lost her life.

Da Ding was stripped of her housekeeping power.

The third room once again lived a poor life relying on monthly salary.

Madam Pei took the account book, flipped through it, and pointed at it and said to Qi Wan:

"Ah Wan, look, the daily expenses of each courtyard do not exceed five taels of silver, and your Yilan Courtyard has more than ten taels of silver per day."

"Over the years, how much money have you been defrauded of by Lan Ting and the Third Madam?"

"Also, Lan Ting stole your jewelry. Today, I asked Aunt Wu to count and found that thirty-five pieces were missing. Three pieces of Yunjin and Shujin were also missing."

Qi Wan said ashamedly: "Mother, I know I was wrong."

Aunt Wu reminded me many times, "Miss, it seems that you have lost some jewelry."

"One piece of the brocade that the Second Madam sent was also lost."

……

"It's no big deal." Qi Wan said nonchalantly.

She is naive and ignorant, and doesn't know that raising a tiger will bring disaster.

Pei put down the account book, looked at her daughter lovingly, and said with a smile: "Mother, you are not reluctant to part with this money. This is just how much."

"Mother is teaching you to know people. You will get married in the future, so you must learn to manage the account books and servants."

"Uh..." Qi Wan wanted to say, "I don't want to get married," but she was afraid that her mother would worry, so she swallowed the words and said, "I know, mother."

Pei smiled with relief. It would be the best thing if her daughter could become sensible and willing to learn. She would no longer be manipulated by others.

A maid came in and said, "Madam, the master is back."

Pei and Qi Wan stood up and went out to greet them.

Qi Lu strode into the hall.

Qi Wan bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, father."

"Husband." Pei greeted him.

Qi Lu walked to the upper seat and sat down, and Pei handed the tea bowl to Qi Lu.

He said softly, "I sent someone to check today. Lan Ting was picked up by a carriage at the entrance of the alley last night and taken to the Third Prince's Mansion. She entered through the back door, and a carriage was also taken to the entrance of the alley this morning."

"We also found out that Lan Ting's mother and eldest sister-in-law were originally working in a brothel to entertain customers. Not long ago, they were bought by someone."

Pei asked, "They have been colluding for half a year, right?"

Qi Lu waved his hand, "It should be more than that."

"What do you mean, master?" Pei asked.

"Think about it, why has our daughter been unable to find a husband in the past two years? And there are all kinds of rumors about her."

"Everyone knows that our Qi Mansion will not marry any prince."

"He is deliberately trying to ruin Awan's reputation outside so that she can't get married smoothly. In the end, she will fall into his trap and use Awan to control our Qi Mansion for his own purposes."

"It's really too bad." Pei's face was as beautiful as a painting, and she was usually calm and composed. But now she glared at him and said angrily, "To destroy someone's reputation is like killing my father."

"He will do anything to get that position." Qi Lu frowned, looking worried.

He knew very well that being targeted by the prince was like being targeted by a tiger or wolf. He would be crippled if not killed.

After marrying the third prince, the fate of the Qi family is predictable.

If the Qi family does not marry the third prince, they will be purged under various excuses.

He decided to make a backup plan. During the Chinese New Year, he sent his grandson and daughter to Guangzhou and prevented his second brother and his family from returning.

Qi Wan lowered his head, hiding the hatred in his eyes.

In her previous life, she walked step by step into the calculations of others.

That man had set up the plan long ago, first using her reputation and marriage, and then using her relatives and servants as stepping stones for him to rise to the top step by step.

Qi Wan secretly said, "Third Prince and the Lan family, I will send you to the underground to meet Lan Ting as soon as possible."