Chapter 52: Auntie comes and asks her to help

After the Lantern Festival, the flavor of the New Year fades a lot.

In mid-March, the weather starts to get warmer.

Zhou took the things and brought Chen's bridesmaid to the mansion of Marquis Zhenbei. Because the Zhou and Chen families had no relationship with Marquis Zhenbei, and Zhou came to see the Marquis' concubine, she could only enter through the side door.

Chen Xiniang followed Zhou and Xiaotao, who had come to pick them up, and walked towards Lanyuan.

Along the way, I looked at the trees, flowers and plants around me.

Normally, in this season, even if flowers bloom, they are just plum blossoms or forsythia.

Unexpectedly, the flowers in Lan Garden were in full bloom, attracting many butterflies and bees.

Chen Xiniang looked at Lanyuan, then looked at Xiaotao unhappily and asked her:

"Yun Qiao lives alone in this yard now?"

Xiaotao nodded and said yes.

Chen Xiniang snorted, "She's really lucky. Even though she has a cold and can't have children, she's still loved and lives in such a courtyard."

"Mrs. Xinniang, please keep your voice down..." Zhou frowned.

She brought Chen Xiniang with her this time because she wanted Yun Qiao to help her say some good things in front of the old lady. Although Gu Heng was not the Marquis's biological grandson, the old lady valued him very much. If Xiniang married Gu Heng and came to the Marquis's Mansion, Zhou would be extremely happy.

If you want Yunqiao's help, you can't say bad things about her in public.

Chen Xiniang didn't care. She saw in her heart that Yun Qiao was living a good life, much better than her, especially the yard where Yun Qiao lived, which was better than their yard.

How could she feel at ease...

"Mom, look at what kind of world we live in. How am I any worse than Yun Qiao? Look how good her life is now."

"That's also because your cousin is blessed. Why are you panicking? As long as your cousin says a few good words for you, when you marry into the Marquis's Mansion, you won't have to worry about not living a rich and prosperous life."

"When you see your cousin later, speak to her nicely and put away your temper."

Chen Xiniang is not just a little bit temperamental, she just has a bad temper.

It's just that Zhou said it in a nice way.

Chen Xiniang snorted and stopped talking. Xiaotao led the way and continued walking into Lanyuan.

Yun Qiao did not receive Zhou in the main hall, but chose to receive her in the side courtyard.

There are a lot of things in the main house. Lan Garden is decorated in a low-key and luxurious style, and there are treasures everywhere.

She didn't want Zhou to see it. Zhou had been married to Chen Ruhai for many years and had never seen so many good things. Yun Qiao didn't want to show off her wealth either.

Besides, these were things from the Marquis' Mansion. She lived in Lan Garden and was just borrowing them, not owning them.

When Yun Qiao heard the maid's voice outside the door, she knew that Zhou had arrived.

The necessary rules still had to be followed, and Yun Qiao stood up to greet him.

"I wonder why my aunt and cousin came here today."

Zhou went straight into the house without Yunqiao's invitation and said with a smile, "It's all because of your cousin. Qiao Niang, you are favored in the Marquis' Mansion now, you can't ignore your cousin."

I was afraid that Yun Qiao would refuse and ignore it.

Zhou added, "Your uncle knows about our visit this time. Qiao Niang, you have to help your cousin. If your cousin marries into the Marquis's Mansion, she will naturally take care of you."

It was just as she thought. He wanted her to help mention Chen Xiniang in front of the old lady.

"Aunt, you know my situation. No matter how favored I am, I am still a concubine. Besides, look, among all these concubines, my status is lower..."

Yun Qiao was thinking that no matter whether she helped Chen Xiniang or not, the old lady would definitely take a closer look and ask questions in order to find a marriage for Gu Heng.

Asking about Chen Xiniang would also involve Yun Qiao.

"What do you mean, Qiao Niang? How did you learn to speak in official language instead of being honest?"

Yun Qiao smiled lightly. "Look at what you said, Aunt. I'm not using official language. I was just thinking about you helping me set up two shops in Kyoto."

Yun Qiao also wanted to buy a shop, but her current status did not allow her to buy or sell shops.

But if it is given as a gift to Yun Qiao's aunt, it is acceptable.

As soon as Yun Qiao said this, Zhou understood what she meant.

"Mrs. Qiao is still remembering the old days. Listen to what the servant is saying."

"Those were things from your childhood. You don't remember clearly, but you heard the servants spread rumors. However, if you can help to say something nice about your cousin in front of the old lady, I will help you to arrange it. But I don't have enough money..."

Yun Qiao said nothing, her expression slightly changing.

Zhou was busy saying, "According to what you said..."

You want to buy a shop, but don’t you think about your own identity?

Zhou cursed inwardly, but still smiled on her face.

"I can help bring this up, but I can't guarantee whether it will work out."

When the Yun family suddenly encountered misfortune, Yun Qiao and her wet nurse sold the family shop, settled the family affairs, and took money to go to her uncle Chen Ruhai. She had a lot of money with her at that time. It was her aunt Zhou who said that Yun Qiao was young and still had to rely on her aunt's family, so she took her purse.

Later, she used her identity as the county magistrate's wife to buy back the Yun family's shop at a low price.

Yun Qiao only found out about these things later.

The purse was taken away after Yun Qiao traveled through time.

Later, she wanted to ask Zhou for it back. When Zhou was in the county town in northern Shaanxi, she was the head of the family and she was the wife of the county magistrate. There was no one she was afraid of in the county town. She was arrogant and domineering and would not tolerate anyone disobeying her.

Yun Qiao was beaten several times, but she did not suffer any harm. Later, she secretly bought laxatives and harmed Zhou several times.

But we can only do small things like this, and it will be difficult to cause any bigger problems.

Now she is no longer fostered in the Chen family. She is taking advantage of Zhou's weakness to get back what Zhou had plotted against her before.

Yun Qiao didn't invite Zhou and Chen Xiniang to dinner at home. She just casually gave them a few packets of cakes and sent them away.

Chen Xiniang and her mother Zhou left in a carriage.

Chen Xiniang thought about what her mother had just promised Yun Qiao, and said angrily in her heart:

"Mom, how could you agree to let Yunqiao give her a shop? She was so shameless that she asked for two shops right away."

"Xi Niang, I did this so that you can marry into the Marquis' Mansion."

"Besides, she only said she wanted a shop but didn't say what kind of shop she wanted or how big it should be. We already own two small shops, and they've been operating for half a year and are still losing money. If she wants them, then give them to her. As long as you can marry into the Marquis' Mansion, I'm willing to do anything..."

Zhou knew everything very well. She had originally thought that the things she had done would be done quietly, and even her husband Chen Ruhai was unaware of them.

Since Yunqiao asked for it today, she didn't dare to refuse.

Firstly, she wanted Yun Qiao to pave the way for Chen Xiniang, so it was worth it for her to spend the money.

Secondly, she also felt guilty.

Back then, the Yun family had several shops that made a lot of money. But when something happened to the Yun family, Yun Qiao sold the shops and went to live with her uncle.

Unexpectedly, the buyer turned out to be his own aunt. Isn't this taking advantage of the situation?