"What are you arguing about! What are you arguing about!" Rong Huanyao glanced coldly at the complaining people and shouted, "It's just that there's no money in the account, not that the family is broke. How can a dignified Marquis' Mansion really be short of your little monthly salary?"
"If anyone makes any more noise, I'll find a human trafficker to sell you all out tomorrow!"
The servants fell silent instantly after hearing this.
Most of them had their indentures held by the Marquis's Mansion and dared not resist.
Otherwise he would have run away early.
Rong Huanyao continued to look through the account book.
"How does my second sister-in-law manage to run the shop? Why does she only collect so little money every month?"
After checking the account books, Rong Huanyao went to her family shop to inspect it again.
You don’t know until you look, and you will find that there is only one shop left!
"What has Hu Qinglian been doing this past year? She owned more than a dozen shops, and now she's down to only one?"
Rong Huanyao couldn't help but curse loudly in the street.
"He's truly a worthless creature raised by a humble official. He can't even manage the family business properly!"
"hehe……"
At this moment, a light laugh came from the side.
Rong Huanyao was already angry, and this sound immediately ignited her anger.
He turned around angrily and saw that it was Jiang Xinran, his face suddenly darkened.
"why are you laughing?"
"Rong Huanyao, if I remember correctly, Hu Qinglian is the name of your second sister-in-law, right?" Jiang Xinran sneered.
"Who is the one who insulted his own sister-in-law in public? Who is so shameless?"
"What does the affairs of our Marquis' Mansion have to do with you? Why do you need to talk about it here?" Rong Huanyao retorted with her neck stiff.
"...I didn't say anything." Jiang Xinran shrugged innocently, "I just want you to be more polite. After all, she is your second sister-in-law."
"No matter what, Madam Rong is still the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion. You can't ruin her reputation while she's away."
"Tsk tsk tsk... She's toiled for over a decade, and you're going to negate all her hard work just because of a few shops?"
"If it weren't for Second Master Rong's bad behavior and Rong Shihan's incident, how could she have lost interest in running the family business? You have to understand her."
Jiang Xinran spoke sincerely, with a look of regret on his face.
Her words instantly brought back everyone's memories.
In late autumn, Marquis Annan and his son Rong Qiwang were caught committing adultery in a woman's room.
At the beginning of winter, it was revealed that Rong Shihan had a romantic relationship with a man named Long Yang, and had even performed the Zhougong ritual.
Her husband and son met with accidents one after another.
"It's not easy for Madam Rong Er either..."
"I've been managing the Marquis's household affairs for over ten years, and now, I've made some minor mistakes, and my sister-in-law actually scolded me in the street as a useless person."
"Tsk tsk... This Annan Marquis's family is really uneducated."
Rong Huanyao's reputation was already damaged, and now she insulted her sister-in-law, attracting the pointing and gossip of onlookers.
The grain shop owner covered his face in despair.
The incident at the Marquis' Mansion had already affected the business of the shop, and now the owner was making the shop's bad reputation even worse.
This job is unsustainable.
It’s better to find another employer and another way out before the young lady gets herself killed.
The whispered accusations from the people around her made Rong Huanyao so angry that she gasped for breath.
"Who the hell are you? You have no right to butt heads with my family!"
She seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly opened her eyes wide as if she had suddenly realized something.
"Oh, I see. Rong Xuqing is also nearby, right? Did she send you, her henchman, out again?"
"Jiang Xinran, how come you've been so stupid since you were little? Rong Xuqing is so hypocritical, how come you can't see it clearly?"
"Every time you stand up for her, you get scolded and beaten, while she hides behind you and pretends to be the good guy. All the good reputation is hers, and all the bad reputation is yours."
She covered her mouth with one hand and laughed, pointing at Jiang Xinran with the other.
"You don't know yet, do you? Rong Xuqing told me at home that you are a tomboy..."
Jiang Xinran's face suddenly darkened, and he suddenly grabbed her fingers.
"Stop pointing fingers all the time. It's really... rude of you!"
"What kind of person is Xu Qing? What kind of words will she say? I know better than you!"
"If I hear you say bad things about Xu Qing again, I'll break your hand!"
She applied a little force in her hand, and Rong Huanyao immediately grimaced in pain.
"Let go...let go!" She pried Jiang Xinran's hand hard.
Jiang Xinran practiced martial arts with her elder brother, and the strength in her hands was beyond the reach of an ordinary woman.
Jiang Xinran has disliked Rong Huanyao since she was a child. Although she is not outstanding, she always competes with Rong Xuqing for everything.
If you can't win the fight, just do something behind the scenes.
Rong Xuqing was often burdened by her when he was a child.
Fortunately, I grew up and stopped playing with her, otherwise Xu Qing’s reputation would be dragged down by her.
"Xinran, let go." Rong Xuqing came out of the shop next door and saw that the situation here was tense.
"If you have something to say, talk to her nicely. Don't bother with her."
Jiang Xinran let go angrily.
"Look, look, everyone has seen how ridiculous you are, and she's here to pretend to be a good person and gain a good reputation..." Rong Huanyao laughed.
"Shut up!" Rong Xuqing pulled Jiang Xinran, who was about to attack again, with a rare look of anger on his face.
"Rong Huanyao, if you have time to sow discord and anger others here, you should pay more attention to your parents!"
"I heard they've been seriously ill for over a month and haven't recovered yet. How can you, as their daughter, not stay home to take care of them and instead go out on the street and point fingers at others? How can you be so unreasonable?"
Rong Xuqing looked up at the shop behind her, her eyes darkening.
"When you have time, you should learn how to do business and save the last shop in your mansion."
"Otherwise, in a few days, we won't even be able to pay for the Marquis and his wife's medical expenses!"
"Xuqing, Xinran, let's go." After she finished speaking, Jiang Lingyu came forward carrying a lot of bags.
When the common people saw him holding Rong Xuqing's hand, they couldn't help but tease him.
"Hey, Jiang Shaoqing, are you shopping with your fiancée to buy her dowry again?"
"Have you noticed that Jiang Shaoqing has become much gentler since he got engaged, and his husbandly demeanor has become stronger and stronger..."
As they walked, they listened to everyone's teasing. Rong Xuqing's face turned completely red, and Jiang Lingyu's ears were bleeding.
"That's not..." Jiang Xinran's anger also subsided, and he couldn't help but join the onlookers in teasing his brother and sister-in-law.
"I don't know where my brother found this 'secret to chasing a wife', but he's been studying it at home every day. He recently saw 'To capture a woman's heart, you must first capture her stomach', and he's been learning to cook at home every day, hahahaha..."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around him burst into laughter.
Rong Xuqing wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into, and quickly covered Jiang Xinran's "stinky mouth".
He dragged her away, leaving Jiang Lingyu surrounded by the crowd asking for the "secret book".
Rong Huanyao looked at them and was so angry that her teeth were itching!
"Humph! I've already won back the eldest prince's heart. When I become his consort, I'll definitely trample you all under my feet!"
At this time, Nanny Sun squeezed through the crowd and ran over hurriedly.
"Miss, Miss, the old lady seems to be dying, you should go back and check on her..."
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