Noble Lady

Because Xue Chenyu was so good at coaxing people, Du Jingyuan gradually accepted the idea of ​​running the manor, after initially refusing.

of course.

This was also due to Xue Chenyu's detailed analysis of the series of practices involved in running the manor to her.

She has a detailed plan from hiring people to designing the interior and exterior layout of the manor, as well as the management method. If Du Jingyuan is afraid of trouble, she only needs to be responsible for showing up in the circle of nobles.

Of course, there will be some arguments in between.

For example, when Xue Chenyu was explaining something to her seriously, Du Jingyuan would suddenly say, "I don't care about anything else, I'm just responsible for eating noodles, so what if you set a trap for me?"

Xue Chenyu's train of thought was interrupted by her, and she rolled her eyes speechlessly, "Are you sure I need to give away a farm first if I want to plot against you? Do you think it's still the same time as when you tricked me as a child, huh?"

Du Jingyuan: “…”

"Xue Chenyu, you are bullying me!"

Xue Chenyu: "Oh, bully me if you want to. Who told you to come here and let me bully you? If you don't accept it, just hit me. It's not like you can't beat me."

Du Jingyuan was so angry that she clenched her fists. "Do I think I can hit you? Don't push your luck."

"Then don't push your luck. I'm not afraid you'll be bored, so I'm giving you something to do to pass the time and earn some pocket money, but you're blaming me for it. You have no conscience."

The word "no conscience" silenced Du Jingyuan's chattering mouth.

"I know you're worried that the general's wife's mother will find some other excuse to cheat me out of my money. It would be better to let her see me spending all my money on the farm. That way, she'll want to get a piece of the action."

"Why don't we just not transfer the deed?" Chen Lizhu said with a smile.

"The deed still belongs to Sister Xue, but it's officially run by Fifth Sister-in-law. Whether Sister Xue's participation in the farmland is through shares or leases is up to negotiation."

"And according to what Sister Xue said, the dividends after profits are signed in the deed and stamped with the red seal of the government. With it in black and white, we don't have to worry about anyone suddenly changing their mind or playing rogue."

Du Jingyuan thought about it and agreed obediently.

Afterwards, she pointed out that Xue Chenyu was the owner of the manor, and all aspects of the management plan were her ideas. She owned half of the shares and had absolute say in the management of the manor.

Du Jingyuan will also invest money, and with her management, she can take 30%; Chen Lizhu will also invest money, and also take 10%.

The remaining 10% was left for the group of noble ladies who paid money during the drought in Lingnan.

But Xue Chenyu said that an extra 10% could be set aside to include Princess An Ning and the Seventh Princess and the others.

In this way, most of the noble families in Shengjing have a share, so they will not interfere and will find ways to push the farm to more people.

That is a constant source of wealth.

Chen Lizhu was stunned for a moment, then could only bow down in admiration. "Sister Xue not only took my Chen Guogong Mansion into account, but also the prince's mansion and the palace. Now that this business is well established, who would dare to mess with it?"

Du Jingyuan: "...it still has to be you, Xue Xiaoyu."

Xue Chenyu accepted their praise very calmly and said, "This is just a beautiful idea, but its realization depends on you."

The implication is that if you want to make money, you have to work hard.

Du Jingyuan and Chen Lizhu both held their foreheads with their hands.

But no matter what, Zhuangzi's affairs must be settled as soon as possible. After spring comes summer. If they want to do business and make money, they must prepare everything before summer comes so that they can open the business in time.

……

The three of them talked in the room for two hours. When it was almost dark, Du Jingyuan and Chen Lizhu reluctantly left.

It was Xue Chenyu who sent them to the door.

As soon as they left the house, He Jixiang arrived.

She came once in the afternoon and heard that Xue Chenyu was meeting a guest and it would not end in a short time, so she went back first.

Now that he had finished his work at the Jinyi Pavilion, he came over immediately.

She would have to see Xue Chenyu in person to feel at ease.

Xue Chenyu asked Yuzhu to welcome the guests in and served them tea and snacks.

"Sister Xue, I'm glad to see you."

"I've been worrying about you these days."

"I couldn't do anything and couldn't help at all. I feel so ashamed." He Jixiang sighed.

When the incident happened in the Marquis' Mansion, He Jixiang also tried to come to the Mansion, but was stopped by the Imperial Guards and was not allowed to go forward.

She could only return empty-handed again and again.

Later, he took advantage of the convenience of Jinyi Pavilion and took the opportunity to deliver food to send a message to Xue Chenyu.

But Xue Chenyu saw that she was pregnant and was afraid that she would be attacked by the guards, so he sent someone to tell her to go home and wait for news.

If Marquis Xue is safe, the Marquis's Mansion will naturally be fine too;

But if the news that they were waiting for was the confirmed death of Marquis Xue, there would naturally be no hope for the Marquis's Mansion.

There is no need to ask her to run around for the Marquis's Mansion.

As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed. He Jixiang has always remembered the kindness shown to her by the Marquis' Mansion, and Xue Chenyu has also seen everything she has done.

"Please stop saying that. It's great that you still thought of us at that time. This kind of thought is unmatched by many people."

This made He Jixiang feel embarrassed.

"Sister Xue, I have something to tell you." She suddenly looked around and lowered her voice.

Xue Chenyu paused, "It's okay, Yuzhu and Xiahe are not outsiders."

Seeing that there was no one else around, He Jixiang took out a letter from his pocket.

The main purpose of her visit to the Marquis' Mansion this time was to meet Xue Chenyu, and her secondary purpose was to deliver a letter from Lingnan.

"Sister Xue, this was sent by Second Aunt through Sister Shuang."

To be precise, this was a letter written by Zhang, the second wife of the He family, to Xue Chenyu through a letter to He Shuang.

However, He Shuang didn't want to communicate too openly with the Marquis' Mansion, so she gave the letter to He Jixiang, who passed it on to Xue Chenyu.

Xue Chenyu still remembered the letter Zhang wrote to her last time. Just a few sentences in it made her unable to calm down for a long time.

This time...

Xue Chenyu took the letter, which still contained only a few short sentences.

In the letter, Zhang said that she had a dream in which He Minzhi took advantage of Ji Minrou's relationship to get close to Princess Duanyang of the eldest princess's family and wanted to harm the Marquis's Mansion, so she asked her to be careful.

Judging from the content, when this letter was sent, she probably didn't know about He Minzhi's demotion, let alone his death.

But this letter reminded her.

If it weren't for this letter, she would have almost forgotten about Princess Duanyang.

In his previous life, He Minzhi was indeed able to get close to Princess Duanyang because of Ji Minrou, and later He Minzhi did rise to prominence by relying on the Marquis' Mansion.

But in this life, He Minzhi and Ji Minrou had broken up long ago. Ji Minrou lost the baby in her womb and had returned to her parents' home. He Minzhi was also demoted and died on the way to Lingnan to take up his post.

Now that Ji Minrou has married Princess Duanyang, He Minzhi has nothing to do with her.

However, one thing that has puzzled her since her previous life is how Ji Minrou managed to get close to Princess Duanyang?

Logically speaking, Ji Minrou was just the daughter of a minor official, so she had no chance of meeting Princess Duanyang.