Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 29

"Madam, isn't this too biased of you!"

Faced with the questioning of her two illegitimate sons, the old lady was both angry and furious.

"What's all the noise about? Do you want to make a scene so that everyone in the Marquis's mansion will laugh at you? You're all so short-sighted."

"Am I doing this not for the sake of the Marquis's mansion? If Yun Xiyue finds out, will she still give me the money?" the Grand Madam scolded them angrily.

"So, Madam, you mean we also have a share in this money?"

“We’re all family. If the Marquis’s mansion prospers, everyone will prosper. Right now, the Marquis’s mansion doesn’t lack money, but it lacks power. If we want to move up, we have to spend money.”

"You've all lived comfortably all these years, isn't it all thanks to the Marquis's mansion spending money to bribe you? I haven't asked you to hand over public funds. Your daily expenses, food, clothing, and other necessities have all come from the public account. How many benefits have I given you? Aren't you satisfied?"

Master Shen said, "What the Grand Madam said is true. We were overthinking it. However, recently, because of the Marquis and the Princess of Nanqiang, the Emperor has some doubts about our Shen family."

"We have put in a lot of effort for the Marquis's future."

The implication is that they won't do it without some kind of benefit.

In the imperial court, only they can help Shen Yue; Shen Da is a hopeless case.

The old lady was secretly annoyed. "Don't worry, what the eldest son's family has, you all have too. I treat everyone equally. The most important thing now is not to let Yun Xiyue know."

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"Madam, the second and third branches of the family went to see the Dowager Madam together. I don't know what they talked about, but in the end they didn't make a scene." Granny Cao said with some disappointment.

Yun Xiyue laughed and said, "That was because the Grand Madam compromised and gave them benefits, but the money they received had to be shared equally with them. For the Grand Madam, it was like cutting off her own flesh."

"When there are too many monks and too little meat, trouble will naturally arise."

Over the years, the Marquis's family has relied on her to support them, which allowed the Grand Madam to secretly transfer the family's wealth.

Now that she's not giving any money out, the Marquis's mansion can't keep going on like this, so let's just wait and see!

Seeing her mistress so calm, Granny Cao assumed she had already come up with a plan, but she was curious, "But if Madam doesn't hand over the money, they will definitely try to force her."

"Or perhaps they're swindling money from the wife."

It's already in the works. Lin Bao'er hired bandits to kidnap her, just to swindle money from her boss, isn't it?

Yun Xiyue put down her teacup. "They won't get a single copper coin from me. I'm worried about my elder brother and father."

Unaware of the situation, they were willing to spend money so that she could have a good life in the Shen family.

"Is my elder brother locked up in Fuyun Tower?"

Fuyunlou is a restaurant owned by Yun Xiaohan himself. Most of the Yun family's businesses are not in the capital, but are located in prime locations that are rented out.

In her father's words, "We don't flaunt our wealth." The Yun family had no power and influence, so they couldn't stand out too much and therefore didn't vigorously develop shops in the capital.

The largest restaurant in the capital was Fu Rui Lou, along with brothels, jewelry shops, and silk shops. These were all secretly run by the powerful and wealthy people of the capital. Trying to compete with them for business would surely lead to your death.

The Yun family didn't touch the lucrative business in the capital, but all the businesses outside the capital belonged to them.

"The young master is still in the capital."

Yun Xiyue thought for a moment, "Yes, I'm going to see my older brother."

"Sister-in-law, are you going out?"

At the entrance, they encountered Shen Yue, Shen Huan, and Shen Ling, all of whom were dressed up meticulously and in very luxurious and formal attire.

"Hmm." Yun Xiyue narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at their attire. "Are you going to a banquet?"

“Yes! There’s a flower-viewing banquet at the Princess’s residence,” Shen Huan blurted out.

He was immediately met with glares from Shen Yue and Shen Ling.

They never take Yun Xiyue out to any banquets in the capital. Even if they send out invitations, they will stop them so that Yun Xiyue won't know.

The exceptionally talented Marquis An married a merchant's daughter, which was ridiculed by many. Shen Yue and the others felt ashamed to go out with her and refused to take her with them.

"Sister-in-law, you were frightened a few days ago, and my brother said you needed to rest, so he didn't tell you," Shen Ling said with a smile. "You're not angry, are you?"

Shen Yue snorted, "What's there to be angry about? My sister-in-law doesn't like attending banquets."

Shen Huan dared not speak.

"Well, I have something to do, so I won't go. You guys go ahead! But all your clothes and headdresses are new. When did you buy them? I didn't know." Yun Xiyue's eyes held a half-smile.

The expressions of the three of them changed slightly at the same time.