Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 39

She used to study medicine and had dealt with snakes quite a bit. She gently pried open the mouths of the two snakes and saw that their fangs were still intact!

Sending them to play...is this an attempt to torture them to death?!

Shen Lingjun gritted her teeth inwardly at Mo Zhonggui, but dared not curse him. She quickly found a paper box in the room and put the two small snakes inside.

She didn't dare to throw away or kill the things Mo Zhonggui had given her, so after thinking for a moment, she poked a few small holes in the box.

We'll just have to keep it for now.

Shen Lingjun rubbed her forehead in exasperation, put the box on top of the cabinet, and then turned to look at Qin Chuyao.

"Are you out of your mind? How dare you actually go up and acknowledge him as your godfather! Aren't you afraid of him?"

That "godfather" just now almost scared her to death!

Qin Chuyao looked at her with an innocent expression.

"I'm not afraid. I really like Chief Supervisor Mo. I find him very kind."

Shen Lingjun: "...?!"

Mo Zhonggui probably never imagined in his life that he would receive such a comment from a three-year-old.

Does the word "kindness" have anything to do with the fact that the Chief Supervisor of the Eastern Depot, the Nine Thousand Years Old, had a single penny?

It was supposed to stop babies from crying at night, so why did it fail to work on Qin Chuyao?

Shen Lingjun was internally devastated: "You... just remember, that's the Grand Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial, the Director of the Eastern Depot, Mo Zhonggui! He's dangerous, he's terrifying. You must be obedient and respectful in front of him, and don't say anything out of line! Understand?"

Qin Chuyao didn't argue with her and obediently nodded in agreement.

Shen Lingjun felt utterly exhausted.

Perhaps it's because their own child is young and fearless, so they aren't afraid; ignorance is bliss.

I just hope that Mo Chonggui will never come here so inexplicably again.

Sending two poisonous snakes as a gift to a child upon their first meeting—this kind of kindness is something she cannot accept.

......

Shou'an Hall.

Old Madam Qin's maid, Ruizhu, was reporting: "Old Madam, this is the monthly allowance for Shou'an Courtyard next month, one hundred taels. I also brought the charcoal that Shou'an Courtyard needs next month, and as you requested, I increased it to five bags. Please take a look."

Grandma Qin glanced at the three bags of charcoal and frowned: "Why isn't it black gold charcoal anymore, but silver thread charcoal?"

Ruizhu replied cautiously, "Madam Liu said that after winter, the price of black charcoal skyrocketed, and since you need to increase your usage, the Marquis's mansion is not that well-off, so we can only switch to silver charcoal."

Old Mrs. Qin said unhappily, "Call Liu over here!"

She's been living a very luxurious life lately, using the most expensive and best black charcoal. Actually, silver charcoal is also a good quality charcoal, not much different, but she just doesn't want to lower her standards.

Liu Manman arrived quite a while later.

She knew what Old Mrs. Qin wanted to say to her, so she took the initiative as soon as she entered.

"Grandma, it's no use you coming to me. The Marquis and my courtyard both use silver-thread charcoal. Your Shou'an Courtyard received a full five bags, which is already the most. The Marquis's mansion has no income other than the Marquis's salary. How can we afford such expensive black gold charcoal? You can't be so shameless as to keep using my dowry as your daughter-in-law to give you special treatment, can you?"

Now that Liu Manman has been scammed so many times, she's not as easily fooled as she was when she first came in.

If we don't hold on tight, her dowry will be almost gone!

Old Mrs. Qin's face twitched at the words, and she resorted to her tried-and-true tactic: "Back when Madam Shen was in charge of the household..."

Liu Manman interrupted her directly: "Don't bring this up with me. Do you think I don't know? When the Shen family was in charge, you used silver wire charcoal. Why should I have to pay more for it? Do you think I'm some kind of pushover?"

Having been exposed, Old Mrs. Qin lost face and could only change her focus to lash out:

"What kind of attitude is that? Is that how you talk to your mother-in-law?... "

At this point, she suddenly thought of a solution.

"...By the way! How much silver do you give to Yufei Academy each month?"

Liu Manman said, puzzled, "According to custom, Shen gets eighty taels, and her two children, like Rui'er, each get forty taels."

Old Mrs. Qin slapped her thigh: "Why did you give them so much monthly allowance! Look what Shen has ruined for your reputation and the Marquis's mansion! A disrespectful and rebellious slut, two unfilial and disobedient wicked children who should have died long ago, do they deserve so much money?"

After considering the matter, Old Madam Qin said, "Shen's monthly allowance will be reduced to twenty taels, Qin Chuyao and Qin Jianxi's monthly allowance will be reduced to ten taels each, and the monthly allowances of all servants in Yufei Courtyard will be halved! In addition, from now on, the food sent to Yufei Courtyard should be prepared according to the standards for the maids in the mansion!"