A lazy bum transmigrates and marries a eunuch – it's awesome!

Jiang Xinyu has two food requirements: one is enough to keep her from getting hungry, and the other is enough to replenish her energy.

The former would be enough with four dishes and a soup, but the latter is a bottomless pit.

Whether to eat more or how much to eat depends entirely on how much is left.

If someone says to you, "I'll have as much as you want," they're probably going to go bankrupt.

Jiang Xinyu never liked to make things difficult for others. She would eat whatever the maid served. When she realized that no more food was being served, she knew that the kitchen had probably run out of food. After cleaning up the dishes on the table, she put down her chopsticks.

Xiao Yuan looked at the plate on the table, which was completely empty of soup, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Even the third-class servants in the manor wouldn't skimp on the vegetable soup, so why are you, the wife of the Grand Eunuch, being so frugal?"

Jiang Xinyu shook her head. "It's not a question of whether it's necessary or not. There's no need to waste food when I can eat it."

Xiao Yuan looked the guy up and down and laughed with extreme sarcasm, "You have the nerve to talk about waste?"

You eat enough food for a dozen people and don't gain any weight; that's the biggest waste.

Jiang Xinyu disagreed, "You can't say that. How can you say it's a waste when you've already eaten it?"

I didn't gain weight, but I gained strength.

Speaking of this, Jiang Xinyu clenched her fist. It felt really good, full of power, much better than the first few days after she transmigrated.

The food at the Governor's Mansion is still the best; it's absolutely made with the finest ingredients.

Although she couldn't tell what she was eating, she was sure they were all nourishing ingredients.

If she continues to eat at this standard, she'll probably be able to crush a teacup like Xiao Yuan in ten days or half a month.

The thought of squeezing the teacup suddenly lit up Jiang Xinyu's eyes, and then she clingily tried to climb onto Xiao Yuan's arm.

Unfortunately, Supervisor Xiao had anticipated this. Upon seeing her smug smile, he quickly took two steps back.

"What kind of trouble are you trying to cause now? Get to the point and stop laughing so cheesily."

Jiang Xinyu glared at Xiao Yuan playfully, "Husband, what are you saying? What kind of trouble could I possibly be causing?"

Hehe, the way you held the teacup last night was so cool, that must be legendary martial arts!

To be honest, I used to be a huge fan of martial arts masters when I was looking at comic books.

"My lord, my chief supervisor, could you teach me a couple of moves?"

Hearing his cheap wife's coquettish voice, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but shiver.

"Speak properly. What good will it do you to disgust me?"

Do you think practicing martial arts is that easy?

I spent ten years honing my skills since I was seven or eight years old, and it takes at least fifteen years of practice to be able to crush a teacup.

If you really want to learn, start practicing horse stance tomorrow. I'll teach you once you've practiced it for five hours straight.

Jiang Xinyu rolled her eyes.

That jerk had no intention of teaching her. Five hours of horse stance training is ten hours, isn't it?

Let alone people, even machines can get tired and short-circuit.

Xiao Yuan chuckled twice at her, "If you can't handle hardship, don't daydream. Do something worthwhile."

Jiang Xinyu sighed, "What important things do I have to do?"

There are cooks for cooking, tailors for making clothes, and not many people in the mansion, so managing the accounts shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

Neither of us are very popular, so I reckon we won't have many opportunities to go out and visit others.

Jiang Xinyu actually planned to go shopping, but she didn't say so because she needed to keep a low profile.

No wonder there was so much infighting in ancient times. A square house was confining a bunch of women with opposing views. It would be strange if there was no infighting at all.

Often, it's less about vying for favor and more about fighting for benefits; she simply doesn't see anything worth fighting for with a scoundrel like him.

But whether a man dotes on you or not can determine your basic needs and even the status of your children, so even the most easygoing woman has to fight for it.

Jiang Xinyu imagined what would happen if Xiao Yuan had two favored concubines who would steal her braised pork knuckle and ribs...

Damn, I immediately understood why Niohuru turned evil.

Xiao Yuan frowned slightly when he saw Jiang Xinyu's lack of ambition.

Are you sure you were hiding your true abilities when you were at the Jiang residence, or that you were just being yourself?

I think you're just as stupid as the rumors say.

Since I'm so bored, I might as well sort out the accounts of my family's shop and estate.

After being managed by the Liu family for so many years, that shop probably doesn't even belong to anyone anymore.

If we just leave it like this, do you believe the shopkeeper will come crying to you at the end of the year, begging for money to cover the losses?

Jiang Xinyu then realized, "Husband, you are so smart, what you said makes perfect sense."

But I don't know how to do business.

Why don't you, my husband, find me a few trustworthy people to take the shop back?

I also felt that the shopkeepers and employees might not recognize me as their owner, so I might as well close the business and rent out the shop.

It seems there are two more estates that were part of the dowry. Please check them out for me as well. Aren't you Eastern Depot experts at this?

If the village head is a good person, we'll keep him around for now. If he's a criminal, he should be arrested or reported. I'm not going to be the sucker who bails them out.

Oh, and the two servants I brought shouldn't be kept in our manor; let's just send them to the estate as well.

"That Liu woman is ruthless and cunning. What if she instigates those people to plant something like a cursed object, a dragon robe, or a seditious poem in our mansion to frame you?"

Xiao Yuan rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. "You're overthinking it. You should find a nanny to teach you some proper common sense. You're getting obsessed with looking at picture books."

The so-called conviction for writing anti-Chinese poetry while wearing a dragon robe was nothing but a pretext.

You were not convicted because you hid those things, but because the Emperor had already condemned you in his heart before searching your house for those things.

Whether or not the search results are found is not important, and whether the items were actually found in your home is also not that important.

When I was in power, no one dared to search my residence. If I fell out of favor with the emperor, it would be the same whether they found anything or not.

Jiang Xinyu suddenly realized, "I was wrong. Your Eastern Depot is best at confiscating property. You must know the ins and outs of this place."

Do you agree to the shop deal or not?

The agents of the Eastern Depot were most skilled at intelligence gathering; the managers and owners of several estates didn't need to mobilize their elites, they could just find a few apprentices.

Ideally, we should get the statements and evidence by tomorrow, and then we can go to Liu's house to ask for money the day after tomorrow when we return to our parents' home.

He wasn't stingy either; no matter how much money he could squeeze out, he would only take half, and give the other half to the Eastern Depot as a stipend for their hard work.

Xiao Yuan rarely praised him, saying, "I didn't expect you to be so generous."

Sure, there haven't been any major cases lately anyway, and those little brats are just idling around.

Why not take advantage of free money?

"Hehe, Lord Jiang is truly blessed to have a daughter like you."

Jiang Xinyu snorted coldly, "Stop being sarcastic. You reap what you sow."

He should have known I would be his just deserts when he killed my mother.

Don't give me that "parents' kindness" nonsense. My mother gave me life and raised me. Jiang Huai only had a moment of pleasure 18 years ago.

For so many years, everything I eat, wear, and use has been provided by my mother's dowry. Even their entire household is supported by my mother's dowry.

I'm not afraid to tell you this, but I might not even recognize him if I walked right past him on the street. I see him less often than I see Li Mingyue in a whole year.

He never eats with me except for the family dinners during Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival. His family consists mainly of Liu and her children.

Xiao Yuan rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on, wishing he could crack open Jiang Xinyu's brain to see what was inside.

He didn't laugh at the guy for not recognizing his own father, but that comment about having fun 18 years ago really silenced him.

There are countless examples of wives in the harem who spoil their illegitimate daughters and then ruin their legitimate daughters, but only the Jiang family has succeeded in this regard.

In a sense, Liu was truly a talented individual!