To get rich quickly, you need to be simple and rough

Lady Shen, wife of Marquis Anguo, woke up and found herself sleeping on the floor. The room was empty. A shrill cry that resounded through the sky even scared away the birds in the garden.

The nanny on night duty in the room was awakened by Shen's shout. Seeing Shen with disheveled hair and looking like a madman, she was so scared that she sat down on the ground. "Madam, please don't scare me," she said as she ran out to call for help. At this time, the servants woke up one after another.

The entire mansion was robbed like a snow cave. Marquis Anguo woke up from his concubine's room and found that there was nothing in the room. He ran to the main courtyard in his pajamas.

His trembling hands and feet caused him to stumble twice. Seeing his wife's house completely devoid of anything, the Marquis of Anguo panicked and hurried to the rockery. He descended into the empty stone chamber and sat down on the ground, tears streaming down his face. He got up and stumbled back to the study. After a thorough inspection, he gave up hope and sat on the ground, weeping uncontrollably.

The Anguo Marquisate was in a state of chaos, scrambling to report to the police. Over there, the village head rode a borrowed donkey to report the news. The shopkeepers of the messy shops in front of the Lin family also came to the Anguo Marquisate to ask for advice.

Marquis Anguo was not giving up and rode the donkey at the head of the village hurriedly to the village, hoping that maybe the thief had not discovered the secret room.

But when he arrived at the manor and saw that only armor and crossbows were left in the secret room, Marquis Anguo could no longer hold back his mouthful of blood, and it sprayed all over his body.

Marquis Anguo closed the door of the secret room, his face turned pale, he gritted his teeth and said "report to the police", then fainted.

The servants hurriedly supported the Marquis of Yong'an while they went to call for a doctor and report to the Jingzhao prefect.

The level of criminal investigation in ancient times was just so-so. The prefect of Jingzhao personally led the chief constable to investigate, but they found no clues and had to return in disgrace.

Shen took off an outer robe from the housekeeper and ran back to her parents' home. There was nothing she could do as everything in her house had been stolen and she had no food to eat.

Shen's family, the Kejing Earl, was also a long-standing noble family. Unfortunately, the old uncle was incredibly fertile, fathering a total of 28 legitimate and illegitimate sons, and 16 more sons in his current generation. No family fortune could sustain so many children, and the family had to be divided among them. Consequently, the Earl's household was short of living space, not to mention money. They were truly strapped for cash, often relying on their married daughters for support.

The wife of the house, Mrs. Yu, was also shocked to see her sister-in-law coming back in such a miserable state. After learning the reason, she couldn't help but sigh. She had lost another helper.

Following Shen's crying, Yu talked about the difficulties at home, and tremblingly opened the box and took out eight hundred taels of silver.

Shen felt a chill run down her spine. She must have helped her natal family for at least 20,000 taels over the years. Her natal family had only given her a dowry of less than 5,000 taels. These 20,000 taels were all the expenses she had embezzled at the Marquis' Mansion.

Shen's eyes were red: "Sister-in-law, have I not helped the family over the years? The silver you took from me must be no less than 20,000 taels! Now that I'm in trouble, you treat me like this? I've worried about you in vain." After saying that, Shen picked up the bag on the table, put the silver on her back, turned around and left.

Yu kept apologizing in the background, "My dear sister, you have wronged your sister-in-law. Our family is in a real financial difficulty. Your elder brother, don't you know, loves beautiful women the most? The concubines in our family are promoted one after another. Look, Baozhu was pointed out to be the third prince's concubine, and the family hasn't even come up with the rules yet."

As she spoke, Yu pressed her handkerchief against the corner of her eye. "Although Baozhu wasn't born from my womb, she's called me mother for so many years. Her concubine is useless and has no property at all. She'll be marrying into the prince's palace in three months, and she's still a long way short of her dowry. I've been so anxious these days that I've blistered my lips. I've been trying to save some money wherever I can to give the child some dowry."

Shen didn't have the time to argue with Yu, and she even gave Shen Yuzhu a dowry. Yu hated these concubines and illegitimate children to the core, and giving Shen Yuzhu a hundred taels was a sign of good mood for her.

If you want to understand women, it's women who understand them. Shen Shi knew her sister-in-law too well, even reaching out from under her coffin to beg for money. She prepared a dowry for Shen Yuzhu, a concubine, and it was worth mentioning. She found a few pieces of old cloth from the storeroom as a base, and placed a few pieces of fashionable clothing material on top. That was the dowry. The farmhouse and the shop didn't have any of that, and Shen Yuzhu, a concubine, wanted this. Yu Shi's response was, "Bah, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself to see if you're worthy enough?"

There were only some jewelry made of gold and silver. It looked like a lot, but a total of ten taels of gold and a hundred taels of silver were used. When others saw the glittering gold, they all praised the Yu family for being kind. The dowry was a hundred taels of silver, which meant that four hundred taels of silver were deducted from the eight hundred taels given by the government.

When Shen Yuzhu saw the dowry her stepmother had prepared, she thanked her on the surface but felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. Her stepmother was always sweet on the outside but bitter on the inside. What would this little dowry do in the palace? It wouldn't even be enough to reward the servants. With no property or income, how could she possibly survive?

Shen Yuzhu's concubine was originally a maid in the old lady's room. She had a humble background and had no money.

At this time, Aunt Shen came out of her stepmother's room and came into Shen Yuzhu's sight.

Even though my aunt's house was robbed, the land, shop, and farm are still there. If they were sold, they wouldn't be worth more than a few hundred thousand. Cousin Wei is also a first-class talent and appearance...

Shen Yuzhu was also incredibly daring, so she sent her personal maid Chuncao to deliver a letter to her cousin, arranging a meeting at the orchard west of the city. …

Here, Xu Huizhen had a good sleep at home and got up at noon. After getting up, the eldest maid Zhen came in with a group of maids to help Xu Huizhen wash and dress.

The little girl raised the water for washing face above her head, Zhenzhu wrapped a large towel around Xu Huizhen's neck, and Feicui wet the scented soap with soft cotton gauze and wiped it in circles on Xu Huizhen's face.

As the saying goes, every profession has its specialization. Feicui's grip was neither light nor heavy, but comfortable. Feicui put down the gauze, wet a white towel in water, and gently wiped the foam off Xu Huizhen's face. The towel was immediately taken away by a little maid on a tray. The maid, who had been kneeling on the ground, stood up and stepped back, holding the copper basin in both hands.

Another young girl took her place and raised another basin of warm water. Feicui picked up another clean white towel and repeated the same action. After three changes of water, Xu Huizhen's face was clean.

For such a long time, not a drop of water fell on Xu Huizhen's hair from the big towel wrapped around her neck, and not a single drop of water spilled from the basin held by the maid. This is talent. The maids who are close to their masters are all very capable.

Jade stepped back and Coral took out a small toothbrush from the tray, dipped it in tooth powder and gently brushed Xu Huizhen's mouth. While Xu Huizhen was still in a daze, Coral took the official kiln water cup from the little girl.

Shanhu: "Please rinse your mouth, young lady." Xu Huizhen took the water from the cup and sipped it in her mouth a few times. The little girl tactfully brought the spittoon to Xu Huizhen's chin.

Xu Huizhen spit out the mouthwash before she came to her senses. Shanhu picked up the facial cream from the little girl's tray. Xu Huizhen didn't know how Shanhu did it, but she felt that the gentle force on her face was just right, and the facial cream was evenly applied on her face.

Amber combed Xu Huizhen's hair into a fairy bun, put a pair of gold and ruby ​​hairpins on her head, and changed her into a light blue dress. Then Xu Huizhen came to pay her respects to Han with a group of maids.