Quick Wear: Don't Follow the Plot and Feel Good

Tian Mingyue, a businesswoman, is the only daughter of the richest man in Dai Viet Kingdom.

Tian's father wanted to find a backer for his daughter and set his eyes on the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.

The Ningyuan Marquisate had fallen on hard times, looking glamorous on the outside but rotten on the inside. They also wanted to find a rich man to maintain their dignity.

The two families hit it off immediately and arranged Tian Mingyue's marriage.

Originally, everyone got what they needed, lived in peace, and could live to old age in peace.

However, the Marquis' Mansion used the Tian family's money to pave the way for its own official career, but at the same time felt that businessmen were too lowly and not worthy of being in public, so they suppressed and belittled Tian Mingyue everywhere.

This is a typical case of wanting it all, which is shameless.

Finally, not long after Tian's father died, he seized the Tian family's millions of wealth and killed Tian Mingyue.

To be more precise, it was Tian Mingyue who wanted to drag the entire Ningyuan Marquisate to hell, but was reported when she poisoned the people. Not only did she fail to kill anyone in the Marquisate, but she also ended up with a bad reputation.

"Do you want to take revenge on your own, or do you want me to help you?" asked Jiang.

"I'll do it myself. I'm going to kill my enemies with my own hands! And I have one regret. When the eldest princess asked me to work for her, I didn't go because of a momentary thought. Otherwise, with the eldest princess as my backer, I wouldn't be so miserable."

"Okay. I'll let Duoduo go with you."

Tian Mingyue and her maid were settling accounts at her restaurant when they suddenly heard a commotion outside.

"Bah! What kind of restaurant is this? There's hair in the food! Is this edible?"

The waiter quickly bowed and apologized, "Sir, I'm sorry, but we're removing this dish. Can we make another one for you? It won't be charged, just consider it as an apology."

"Stop talking nonsense!" the man shouted, extremely dissatisfied. "Do you know who we are? This one, the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion, and this one, the eldest son of the General's Mansion. Just because you ruined our meal with this hair, you're just skipping one dish and getting rid of us?"

The waiter quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.

The shopkeeper also ran over and said, "Gentlemen, I have been blind and have offended you. So, today's meal will be waived. Please be kind and show some mercy."

The man cursed and said reluctantly, "Since you are so sensible, I will spare your life. Go and get a few more bottles of the best daughter's red wine! This young master wants to take it away."

The shopkeeper was in a dilemma when Tian Mingyue came out and said, "Wait!"

Ningyuan Hou Ji Changping saw the newcomer and instantly regained his haughty demeanor. "Tian Mingyue, look at your restaurant. What's going on? I finally invited my friends over for a meal, and they found a hair. Aren't you embarrassing me?"

Tian Mingyue ignored him. "Found hair in the food? If I remember correctly, this is the fifth time this month that Ning Yuanhou has had problems with his food in this restaurant. The previous times, he either said the chili was too spicy, the vinegar was too sour, or the fat was too greasy, or the fish was too fishy.

If the Marquis always thinks there's something wrong with our restaurant, why does he keep coming here to eat? And after the meal, he always finds fault and refuses to pay.

Just like this time, the Marquis said he found a hair in his food, but whose hair it was is still unknown. The chefs and staff in my restaurant all wrap their hair with a headscarf, so no one would deliberately put hair in the food to tarnish their reputation.

Then there is only one possibility left.

What? Is the Marquis trying to use his old tricks again and eat a free meal?

Ji Changping's face turned red with anger. "Tian Mingyue, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"My Lord, you know best whether I'm talking nonsense or not. Since you said you saw the hair, if you were really angry, you wouldn't be able to eat a single thing. But look at these dishes? Which one is empty? And yet you still have the nerve to say you're not a freeloader!"

"You! Tian Mingyue, don't think that just because our two families are engaged, you can act like the master of the Marquisate!"

"Even if they're engaged, there's no such thing as someone going to the woman's house to eat and drink for free before the wedding. My Lord, it doesn't matter if you deny eating a free meal. Just cut open your stomach and see if you ate any of my food. Wouldn't that prove your innocence and reveal the truth?"

The guests around started to make a fuss.

Even though it is a marquis's mansion, it is also a poor place. There are many rich and powerful people in the capital, so there is always someone who is not afraid.

"Brother Ji, cut open the door! Let this woman see! We have backbone too!"

"That's right! Brother Ji, we haven't gotten married yet, so we can't let this woman dominate us."

Ji Changping didn't want to diagnose, so he pretended to be calm and indifferent, and retorted, "Tian Mingyue, if you say that, I don't know what to say. I really can't defend myself."

"Don't be so stubborn. You act as if I'm bullying you. You're a noble marquis, and I'm just a lowly merchant. How dare you bully the marquis?"

Ji Changping was so angry that he turned around and was about to leave, but Tian Mingyue stopped him again, "My Lord, this time the consumption is 200 taels. Adding the previous accounts, the total is 1120 taels. We are just a small business, my Lord, please settle the bill?"

Ji Changping said nothing.

Tian Mingyue said sarcastically again, "No way? No way? The Ningyuan Marquisate can't even come up with this little money? Are you planning to default on your debt?"

"Isn't my money used as a betrothal gift to your family for the engagement?"

"Dowry? Those things that add up to less than 200 taels, can they be considered a betrothal gift?"

Ji Changping was extremely embarrassed: From now on, I’m afraid that the Marquis’ Mansion will become a laughing stock in the capital.

"Tian Mingyue, don't go too far! You and I will get married sooner or later. Is it necessary to separate yours and mine so clearly?"

"So, you mean that all the dowry from my Tian family will be yours? In the entire Dai Yue Kingdom, I've never heard of any noble family using their wife's dowry. Hahahaha, the Marquis' Mansion is truly eye-opening!"

"Tian Mingyue, you are humiliating me like this, do you not want to marry into my Ji family? Don't forget, no matter how poor I am, I am still a noble marquis. And you are just a lowly merchant. If my marquis wants to kill you, it would be as easy as killing an ant!"

"Are you threatening me too, Lord?! I'm so scared!" Tian Mingyue exaggeratedly covered her chest and stepped back. "However, before I die, I still hope that Lord can pay off the debt I owe, so that I can die with peace of mind."

In the corner next to her, a woman dressed as a man gave Tian Mingyue a thumbs up.

"You! Okay, I'll return it! You wait!"

Tian Mingyue said to Duoduo, "Duoduo, help him."

It just so happened that Ji Changping's friend had a dagger with him. He uncontrollably took the sword and stabbed it directly into his chest, cutting a wound and pulling out his intestines.

When everyone saw it, they were terrified.

Suddenly someone shouted, "Eh? Isn't this the food we ate at this restaurant? We haven't even digested it yet."

"That's right. And from the tone of his voice, it seems like he's been wronged. It turns out there's really no way to defend yourself, haha."

Ji Changping endured the pain and fear, wondering if he was possessed by a ghost. How could he do such a foolish thing?

Soon he had no time to think because he fell to the ground and fainted.

"Duoduo, don't let him die. That would be too easy. Just let him live like this, and let others treat him like a monster."

"okay"

After a while, Ji Changping woke up again, started screaming in fear and ran out.

Before leaving, he was still threatening, "Tian Mingyue, just wait, I will go to your Tian family today to break off the engagement! I wonder who else in the capital would dare to marry you except me!"

Everyone shouted "Monster!" and fled in all directions.

Tian Mingyue walked up to the person dressed as a man and knelt down to pay respect. "Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

"How do you know?"

"The eldest princess is brilliant and has the ability to govern a country and maintain peace, surpassing even the best men in the world. She likes to disguise herself as a man and investigate the people's sentiments. I have heard this, so I have made a bold guess. I hope the eldest princess will forgive me!"

"What crime have you committed? Get up quickly." The eldest princess helped Tian Mingyue up. "I heard that you are very good at arithmetic. Especially the restaurant and jewelry store that your Tian family manages, your accounts are very good, and you are not inferior to men at all."

"Thank you, Princess, for your kindness. I'm sorry to ask you for a favor."

"What's the matter?"

"My Tian family has offended the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion today and would like to seek the protection of the Princess. The Tian family is willing to give 30% of the net profit every year to the Princess."

"Thirty percent?"

"Yes, if the princess can be of great use, then..." Tian Mingyue was uneasy.

“Okay, but I have a request.”

"Princess, please speak."

"Help me manage my personal accounts."

"I am willing"

"Have you thought it through? The current emperor of Dai Viet is afraid of me. All of his sons are useless, but because they are men, even if they take human lives and do whatever they want, the emperor doesn't care. What I'm about to do is very dangerous. If I'm not careful, my entire family will be executed."

"I understand. Now I am at loggerheads with the Ningyuan Marquisate. Even if I don't follow the princess, my entire family will be wiped out sooner or later. It's better to follow the princess and have a chance of survival."

"Good!" The eldest princess laughed and clapped her hands. "You have courage!"

The two chatted happily.

When Tian Mingyue returned home that day, she found Tian's father and said she wanted to cancel the engagement.

Father Tian was shocked, "Yue'er, this is no small matter!"

"Dad, I've figured it out. You know what the Ji family is like. They won't take extra care of us just because they've used our money. Instead, they'll just keep asking for more money. When we're no longer valuable, I'm afraid you and I, father and daughter, will die without a burial place!"

"But we can't afford to offend the Marquis' Mansion."

"Father, I have made friends with the eldest princess. With her as my backer, the Marquis' Mansion won't dare to do anything rashly."

On the second day, Tian Mingyue brought a group of servants and carried two boxes of betrothal gifts to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.

There was a group of onlookers outside.

Most of them were hired by Tian Mingyue.

There's no way around it. One good thing about having money is that no one wants to go against it. It doesn't prevent them from doing anything harmful, and they still get to eat fresh fruits. Who wouldn't want that?

When the old lady of Ningyuan Hou saw the huge crowd of people, she was so angry that she pointed at Tian Mingyue and was speechless.

"Madam Hou, yesterday at the restaurant, the Marquis said he wanted to cancel the engagement. I waited all day, but he didn't show up. Could it be that he's scared? So I came here today just to cancel the engagement. This is the betrothal gift the Marquis's Mansion gave me. There are only these two boxes, and I've returned them today, unopened. This is the betrothal gift list. Please look carefully to see if anything is missing."

"You bitch!" The old lady was so angry that she blurted out, "You're about to marry Changping, and yet you're still nitpicking. Where else in the world can you be a wife like this?"

"So, old lady, you also think it's natural for the Marquis to spend my family's money before the marriage? Here, these are the bills he's kept at restaurants and jewelers in the less than a month since we got engaged. A total of 3000 taels of silver. Now that we're breaking off the engagement, could you please settle this bill as well?"

"How much? 3000 taels?"

Old lady: What has this bastard done? He spent so much money but didn’t bring me a piece of jewelry.

"Of course. A few days ago, the Marquis and his cousin, your niece, ordered a one-of-a-kind jade hairpin from Tian's Jewelry. My father spent a fortune to have Master Lu craft it piece by piece. Master Lu, you know, if he doesn't make a move, it's nothing. But when he does, it's a stunning success. Every piece of jewelry he crafts is a true treasure."

The old lady saw the price and became even more furious: "This son has been raised in vain! My jewelry is still from many years ago. Now I have my own son, who I raised with all my heart and soul, and he didn't even think of buying me a piece? Nearly 1000 taels, all spent on that woman. He really forgets his mother when he gets a partner."

Tian Mingyue didn't seem to understand the old lady's expression and kept urging, "So, old lady, how are you going to pay back this money?"

Looking at the crowds of onlookers at the door, the old lady felt that the Marquisate had lost all its face and dignity. "Forget it! Whoever wants this daughter-in-law can have her! She doesn't care about the reputation of her husband's family at all. I'll give you the money later. I'll also give you the marriage certificate! Tian Mingyue, I hope you won't regret it later!"

The old lady went in and scolded Ji Changping, and told him to find his niece and get the jewelry back, otherwise how could he get the 3000 taels of silver! He still had to make up for the 1120 taels he had eaten.

Finally, after collecting all the valuable calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, etc. in the house, they still lacked 200 taels. Thinking of the 200 taels of betrothal gifts, he finally gritted his teeth and gave it to Tian Mingyue with great pain.

Having achieved their goal, Tian Mingyue and her group returned home in a grand procession. The Ji family was left alone, staring at the bare walls of their home in silence. They feared they would have to live on coarse food from now on.

Who would have thought that this was not the worst? Because the eldest princess rebelled!

The emperor found out that the eldest princess had a very important person around her, Tian Mingyue, who not only provided her with money but also gave her advice.

Especially since Tian Mingyue was once the fiancée of Ningyuan Marquis!

The emperor exploded!

Wouldn't it be better for such a rich man to keep her and use her for his own benefit? Why did he push her away?

How stupid.

What’s even more abominable is that not only does he want to be a gigolo, he also wants to force himself on me?

Women are so easy to coax. If you eat other people's things and take other people's things, you should at least give them some face. If you don't do things so ruthlessly, she won't turn back and turn against you, right?

Are all the people in Ningyuan Marquis Mansion so stupid?

Besides, if you don't want such a rich and beautiful wife, why don't you give her to me? I will definitely coax the Tian family and let her create more wealth. If I have money, who would easily rebel?

The emperor became more and more angry as he thought about it, so he found an excuse to execute the entire Ningyuan Marquis family!

But this could not stop the eldest princess's aggressive advance, and the emperor soon willingly handed over the throne to her.

The eldest princess ascended the throne as emperor.

Tian Mingyue was appointed Minister of Revenue, in charge of the national treasury.

During the same period, a divorced woman, Xie Yan, was appointed as the general.

The new emperor instituted imperial examinations to encourage women to study and contribute to state governance. The first year's top scorer was also a woman.

There is also a series of policies that have enabled women to have an increasingly higher status.

When the eldest princess gave birth to a daughter, she was made the Crown Princess.

This way, the status of women will not fall to the bottom again because men are back in power.