The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Duan Jingyi went back to her parents' home for further studies, and started thinking about starting as soon as she got back.

She understood everything her mother said.

My father-in-law has three sons and two daughters. When the family was divided, Jingtong got 70%, and the remaining 30% went to his two younger brothers. This was clearly stipulated in the law.

She had been married for so many years, and had watched her mother-in-law manage the Zuo Xiangfu's family business. Not only was she exhausted and sick, but if she hadn't considered leaving some private property for Jingtong, all of her dowry would have gone into it.

She is not as "selfless" as her mother-in-law. Her dowry is her confidence, and she will not use it to fill the deficit in the public treasury.

She also has two daughters, and most of her private property will be left to them.

When Yujie'er and Chunjie'er get married, they will have things in their hands and will never suffer any loss in the future.

My mother-in-law has been in charge of the family for so many years, and no one in the family dares to make a loud noise. It's because she is confident.

After thinking about it for two days, I decided to go to my mother-in-law to discuss something.

She was a little worried that her mother-in-law would not agree. After all, she knew how much she disliked her two daughters-in-law.

Even though I don't like myself that much...

When the time comes, if you scold them, you can't scold yourself.

When she went, she also brought Sheng Ge'er and Qi Ge'er with her.

After arriving, Duan Jingyi sat down like a young wife.

After she finished speaking, there was silence for a long while. Duan Jingyi felt a little regretful. If she had known this, she would not have come.

But my father-in-law seems to be in good health now, and who knows when he will pass away after the family is divided.

After hearing what Duan Jingyi said, Mrs. Huang remained silent.

"Mother, Qiao and Yu are also managing the dowry shop, so they would be good stewards. Why not give them one or two shops and properties and let them help out in advance? Firstly, it will show your love for your daughter-in-law, and secondly, many expenses will come from your own room, which will make it easier to manage the accounts in the public office."

During the stalemate, Sheng Ge'er's laughter from outside came in, and even the light in the room seemed to brighten a little.

After a while, Mrs. Huang finally spoke: "Did you come up with this idea yourself, or did your mother teach you?"

Duan Jingyi's heart skipped a beat and she glanced at her mother-in-law secretly.

"The last time I went home, my mother noticed how clingy Qi Ge'er was and asked a few more questions. She even scolded my daughter-in-law because Qi Ge'er didn't like to eat, asking her not to neglect the children because of the housekeeping."

"is it?"

Old Madam Huang snorted in her heart. Needless to say, she knew that it was Old Lady Duan who taught her. She knew her daughter-in-law well-behaved and rarely played tricks. She probably learned it from that frivolous old man.

"Okay, I know it even if you don't tell me."

Old Madam Huang didn't want to waste any more time with Duan Jingyi. If it was anything else, she might not agree immediately, but when it came to Qi Ge'er, she softened her heart.

Qi Ge'er, this child, only clings to his mother and doesn't want anyone else. Originally, seeing that the eldest wife was tired of taking care of the child, he wanted to take Qi Ge'er to her room to take care of him for a while, but he didn't expect this devil to cry day and night and was only happy when he saw his mother.

"But you're also right. Brother Qi is much thinner than his brother was back then. It's obvious that he hasn't been eating well. It's right to spend more time on him. As for what you said, you're the housekeeper now, so you can handle it yourself. But there are a few things I want to mention."

"Mother, please speak."

The surprise came so suddenly that Duan Jingyi didn't expect things to be so easy.

Old Madam Huang really didn't like the concubines in the mansion. To her, this dislike was not just a dispute between wives and concubines. If it was simply jealousy, then it would be too much of a disdain for her, Qin Youzhao.

Jealousy? Of course I am.

As a wife, no one can be so generous as to send his partner to another woman's room.

But what disgusted her was that these people came from extremely humble backgrounds, and their attitude towards power made her feel extremely disgusted.

Her Qin family is now hiding in their clan territory, and even their sons and nephews dare not take the imperial examinations.

Her younger brother, such a talented man, was buried and died of depression at an early age.

They were once a noble family in the capital, but after only three generations, they began to decline.

When she dies, who will still remember the Qin family in the capital?

Those people now don’t even dare to mention what happened back then. After all, who would dare to say a word against the late emperor?

We can only blame them for their bad luck.

In order to advance his career, the master married the daughters of the newly rich families. Not only did they not follow any rules, they even dared to commit crimes against their superiors.

Isn't it just that they rely on the power behind them to bully her family because they have lost power?

For so many years, she gritted her teeth and swallowed her anger just for Jing Tong.

So when Jing Tong got married, he gave up the daughters of high-ranking officials and chose Duan Jingyi.

She could tolerate concubines and illegitimate sons and wives whose families had power and influence, but Jing Tong's wife must not be the descendant of those villains.

Those people only gained power for a short time, and in her eyes, they were all not presentable people.

This is the arrogance of the old aristocracy, who look down on everything in their hearts.

In fact, we can see many shortcomings of the old nobles of that time from Mrs. Huang.

Arrogant, conceited, and arrogant...

Therefore, the change of power between generations also has its internal reasons. The blood-stained sickle is swung down, making people tremble and fear.

By the time Duan Jingyi came out of her mother's hospital, she was still a little overwhelmed. She wondered if things were going too smoothly.

"Mother, aren't we having lunch with Grandma?"

Sheng Ge'er looked up and pulled at the corner of Duan Jingyi's clothes.

"Sheng'er, I won't be dining with you today. I'm a little tired and need a good rest. Tomorrow, can you come to my yard early and spend more time with me?"

Duan Jingyi held Qi Ge'er in her arms and held Sheng Ge'er with one hand. She was getting stronger now.

"Okay, then I'll come over as soon as I get up tomorrow."

Sheng Ge'er nodded obediently. Although his grandmother looked very serious sometimes, she was very kind to him and would tell him many interesting things. He also liked to accompany his grandmother.

I always see my grandmother sitting in front of the window in a daze, and I don’t know what she is thinking about.

At this time, for some reason, he felt that his grandmother was very lonely, so he wanted to spend more time with her.

After receiving the "imperial edict", Duan Jingyi took action and called Qiao and Yu to the main courtyard.

The two met halfway and were still complaining.

"Do you know why the eldest sister-in-law asked us to go?"

Qiao looked around and saw only the maidservant following her.

Yu touched the pendant beside her ear carelessly. "I don't know. Could it be that it's about that time when my second brother spent eight hundred taels on a geisha? I mean, sister-in-law, you should control my second brother. He brings all kinds of fragrant and smelly things into the house. Yuxiang Courtyard is such a small place. Last time you said you wanted to expand the yard. I think cleaning the house would make it much cleaner."

Qiao looked over and saw the pine green butterfly earrings on Yu's ears, and she twisted her handkerchief in anger.

"My third sister-in-law even scolded me. I don't know who was the one who had to pay the government for even a piece of jewelry last time. If you were out of money, you could just send someone to tell my sister-in-law that you could pick out any jewelry you wanted from my shop. You've just made a fool of yourself."