The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Since he entered the court, his elder brother told him many "secrets" of the capital.

In addition to these, the family connections were also handed over to him. He had to take on the burden of his eldest brother and continue to develop the Bo Mansion.

This is the mission and task of every member of the Duan family. The Duan family cannot be destroyed in their hands, otherwise they will be ashamed of their ancestors.

"The Zuoqiu family was similar to ours in the early years. They had no support from the court and relied solely on their in-laws for support. However, unlike ours, they had far more descendants. Back then, Zuoqiu's eldest granddaughter was betrothed to the legitimate son of Prince Chengqin. Perhaps they disdained the match but didn't want their reputation to be tarnished, so they secretly manipulated the situation."

Jing'an's face was full of irony when talking about this. Who could have thought that a baron's mansion would be entangled by some despicable people and unable to escape.

"Those little brats came all over and robbed the Zuoqiu Bo Mansion of everything. At the time, the relatives wanted to help, but were stopped by Prince Cheng's Mansion. Fortunately, a businessman from the Zuoqiu Bo Mansion returned a few years ago and used his wealth to pull the Zuoqiu family out of the quagmire."

He didn't tell me the specific details because it was too dark inside and not something a stupid fox could understand.

"Zuoqiu Zhiming, considered a disgrace to the family, brought his entire family back to Shangluo, Beiyang, with his immense wealth. At that time, Prince Cheng's Mansion attempted another move, but was stopped by established families in the capital, including ours. Zuoqiu's actions then serve as a mirror for the future. Whether it's for friendship or profit, if we don't take action, we can foresee the fate of nobles like us in the future."

One whale falls and all things are born.

To the upstarts without any foundation, these families are like dying whales, which they can see but cannot eat.

If you take a bite, you can save yourself decades of struggle.

"It really is Prince Cheng's Mansion?!"

Ding Meishu was surprised. When something happened at Zuoqiu Bo's Mansion, people in the capital were saying that it was Prince Cheng's Mansion that did it. However, there was no evidence to support this and no one dared to offend Prince Cheng, so they just kept talking about it in private.

"No wonder, within a month of the incident at Zuoqiu Bo's Mansion, Prince Cheng's Mansion had a new bride."

Thinking of the grandson who was born prematurely in Prince Cheng's mansion, Ding Meishu guessed that she was probably already pregnant.

Duan Jing'an nodded silently, his eyes looking at the flowing water in the distance.

"Since then, the ties between us hereditary nobles have become even closer, and the Zuoqiu family hasn't broken off either. From now on, my sister-in-law will take you out more often to make friends. I remembered it today and told you so that you wouldn't be confused by the inner workings of this matter later."

Ding Meishu nodded. She didn't expect that the Bo Mansion was so complicated. It was completely different from what people said outside.

"Then you should explain it to me more in the future, so that I don't lose my manners outside if I don't understand."

Duan Jing'an took the empty lunch box from her and took her hand.

"Don't be nervous. My sister-in-law will explain a lot of things to you. If there's anything you don't understand, just ask her when I'm not around. My sister-in-law is warm and polite. She got a little angry in the early years because of Kang Ge'er, and then my mother... Now there are more complicated things to do at home, and she can't take care of many things."

The two of them walked side by side, without any servants, and wandered around the mansion.

As we walked, we met Kang Ge'er and his friends who were hitting osmanthus flowers with bamboo poles.

"Wow, osmanthus rain!"

Xuan'er happily took it with a bamboo basket, while Kang'er next to him was hitting it with a pole.

Sister Wei placed a white handkerchief on the ground and squatted on the ground to collect the flowers on it.

"Fourth uncle, little aunt!"

Kang Ge'er heard the noise and saw that it was his fourth uncle and young aunt.

Duan Jing'an walked forward and took the bamboo pole from his hand.

"Why do you call me Fourth Uncle, but your aunt is Little Aunt?"

They don't even sound like a couple.

"Aunt looks young, oh no, Fourth Uncle, I didn't mean to say you are old."

Kang Ge'er said seriously

"Little aunt sounds much more intimate, don't you think Xuan'er is right? He always calls me little aunt."

"My aunt sounds nice."

Xuan Ge'er tilted his head and replied seriously.

Duan Jing'an raised the pole and gently hit the osmanthus branches, and a large number of osmanthus flowers fell down again.

"Then change your words and call me uncle, or call me fourth aunt."

Ding Meishu was already there with Wei Jie'er, picking up the osmanthus flowers that had fallen on the handkerchief and putting them into the bag next to them.

"Okay, uncle is uncle."

I usually call him little uncle, but I’m used to calling him fourth uncle.

Kang Ge'er didn't bother with these things. He quickly ran to another bigger tree nearby and used his own weight to shake the osmanthus flowers.

Below were rows of maids, holding long cloths to catch the fallen osmanthus flowers and taking them to the kitchen to make osmanthus honey.

After lunch, Song Shengfu sent the couple back home to cultivate their relationship.

Dongyang Jiangping County

This was Qiao'er's 1,083rd sigh.

She was sitting on the steps bored, looking at the square sky, feeling bitter.

She couldn't understand how the heroine in the novels she read in her previous life could accomplish great things even though she was a maid. Now it was as difficult as ascending to heaven for her to leave the mansion.

She originally wanted to meet the old lady of Duan Bo's Mansion under the pretext of delivering gifts to Bo's Mansion, but she, a small maid, had no say at all.

The ones who went to the Bo's house to present gifts were the respected maids and old women in the house. How could she, a maid who came here halfway, go?

It is precisely because of this that Qiao'er has such a hard time expressing her suffering.

Since she came here, she hasn't had a good day. I really don't know why God threw her here, to be used as a beast of burden in another place?

What's the difference between being a slave in ancient times and being a worker today? Qiao'er thought silently.

The dentistry is a modern talent market. Food and accommodation are provided here, and wages are paid every month. Although this salary may be fined if you make mistakes, at least you won't starve to death.

But it was no different from where she worked before. The stingy man she worked for in her previous life would find ways to deduct their wages every month.

The deductions from the compensation I earn in a month are not as much as what I earn from work. It's really funny. I even have to pay money to the company after working for a month.

If she didn't know about the girls' school, Qiao'er would think that this place is pretty good now. The master is kind and it's much better than the previous one. It wouldn't be impossible to work here for the rest of her life.

When she heard the mothers in the mansion chatting about the opening of a girls' school in the uncle's mansion and the invitation of the girls from Zhuangzi to attend the school, she didn't pay much attention to it at first.

After all, when she first came here and heard about the women's school, she thought it was done by some predecessor. After asking around out of curiosity, she found out that this was just a fictional and unknown dynasty, and the women's school was also attended by daughters of the aristocracy.

But the more she listened, the more Qiao'er felt something was wrong. Isn't this girls' school in Bo's Mansion a modern version of a vocational and technical school?

When Qiao'er heard that it was the old lady of the Bo's Mansion who did it, her heart began to pound.

Even though the old lady was not from the same hometown as her, she wanted to meet her just because she had opened a school for girls.

Meet this female pioneer who deserves to be celebrated again and again by future generations.

But now, she doesn't even have the qualifications to leave the house, let alone get close to the Earl's Mansion.

Qiao'er was so miserable that she could only continue to live in the mansion, at least to get the 500 copper coins every month.