Chapter 209 How can we let Grandmother compromise?
When Qiao Yuanyao returned to the Marquis's residence, Wei Jia also returned from the Yongchang Marquis's residence.
Qiao Yuanyao went to find Wei Jia with great excitement, but found no one there.
At this moment, Wei Jia is in Songhe Hall reporting to Madam Min Qiao about her trip to the Yongchang Marquis's residence.
"You mean the Marquis of Yongchang's mansion didn't agree?" Madam Min Qiao was slightly taken aback.
Both she and Madam Zheng felt that the Yongchang Marquis's residence should not refuse.
Putting aside the rarity of hot springs, just considering the location of her estate, it's an absolute hot commodity!
Moreover, the hot spring resort is already taking shape, and it won't cost much more to complete it.
A manor, two courtyards, and several hundred acres of fertile land—she asked for only five thousand taels of silver; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was a free gift.
If it weren't to annoy the Wu family, she wouldn't have even accepted the five thousand taels.
Even so, the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion was unwilling to buy it?
Could it be that the Marquis of Yongchang's mansion is afraid of the Wu family?
Or is it that the Yongchang Marquis's residence doesn't want to confront the Crown Princess?
Madam Min sighed. Regardless of what the Yongchang Marquis's family thought, it was an undeniable fact that they did not want to confront the Wu family at the moment.
It seems that the plan to make the Empress's family deal with the Crown Princess's family has failed.
Just as Madam Min was feeling disappointed, Wei Jia smiled and said, "Although the Yongchang Marquis's manor refused to buy the estate, they pointed out a clear path for me."
Madam Min Qiao speculated, "Do they know who dares to take over my estate?"
Wei Jia nodded with a smile.
Madam Min Qiao quickly asked, "Whose family?"
Wei Jia smiled and gave an answer that surprised Min Qiao: "The Painted Corner Tower".
"The Painted Corner Tower!?" Madam Min Qiao looked at Wei Jia in astonishment. "Is this the Painted Corner Tower I know?"
Wei Jia nodded again: "It's the corner tower where the Grand Madam often went to listen to operas."
Madam Min frowned slightly. Even the Yongchang Marquis's manor dared not take over this estate, yet they dared to take over a theater in Huajiaolou.
What does this tell us?
Min Qiaoshi dared not think about it.
"Alright, send someone to contact the people at Huajiaolou as soon as possible. As long as they are willing to take over the estate, we can even lower the price a bit more."
Wei Jia smiled and replied, "Don't worry, Madam, I will take care of things."
Suppress prices? How could that be?
If the buyer were the Yongchang Marquis's mansion, it wouldn't be a problem to negotiate a lower price. But with a buyer who is unfathomable, could she really let the Grand Madam suffer a loss?
The next day, Wei Jia took Yang An to the Huajiaolou to discuss the joint operation of the hot spring resort.
Yes, now that she knew the background of the Corner Tower was not simple, Wei Jia changed her initial strategy.
The corner tower is a theater, a theater is an entertainment venue, and an entertainment venue is a way to make money.
One of her initial motivations for building the hot spring resort was to make money.
Secondly, it provides a place for the matriarch to network with powerful and influential women, and finally, it provides an opportunity for the children to showcase their talents and earn their own living.
Now that the corner tower has been replaced, she has decided to change the plan from a fire sale to a partnership.
She decided to split the villa's future income equally with Huajiaolou, and even allow Huajiaolou to take the lion's share of the income.
The only condition was that the corner tower provide shelter for the villa.
Others might think she's daydreaming, but she's confident she can talk about the people behind the animated corner tower!
Before Wei Jia and Huajiaolou could reach an agreement, Min Qiaoshi welcomed Marquis Xuanping, Min Rong, after a long absence.
Yes, the mother and son lived under the same roof, but hadn't seen each other for a long time. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they hadn't seen each other in a long time.
"What's up?"
Madam Min Qiao had no interest in engaging in polite, motherly greetings with Min Rong, and went straight to the point asking about his purpose.
Min Rong's lips twitched, and she felt a little uncomfortable.
He couldn't understand how he and his mother had ended up like this.
After not seeing him for so long, the old lady didn't miss him at all, nor did she care about him in the slightest. In fact, upon seeing him again, she practically had "Don't bother her" written all over her face.
"It's alright, can't I come to see my mother?"
Min Rong looked at Min Qiaoshi with a resentful expression, her tone carrying an obvious sense of grievance.
Madam Min rolled her eyes. "Alright, stop with the pretense. Get to the point, or I have to get back to work."
Su Rongrong and Uncle Enping's wedding date is fast approaching.
Previously, the Enping Earl's Mansion sent people to discuss the wedding date. Originally, Su Rongrong said that the wedding would be held before the end of the year, but when the matchmaker invited by the Enping Earl came, the wedding date was moved up quite a bit, saying that the weather was too cold at the end of the year and there were no suitable days for the wedding.
Finally, the wedding date was set for September 12th, after the Double Ninth Festival.
It's already August, and if you count the days, there's only a little over a month left until the wedding.
She had never paid much attention to Su Rongrong's affairs before, and even the dowry was left to Wei Jia to handle.
Now it's time to take stock and see if there's anything we've overlooked.
Of course, she also needs to double-check the dowry to see if anything is missing, so that no mistakes will occur and people will laugh at her.
Of course, she didn't care about a few jokes from outsiders. What she cared about was that Enping Bo might think she had neglected Su Rongrong, and that Enping Bo might harbor resentment towards her.
Although I didn't intend to have much contact with them, there's no need to make an enemy of myself, is there?
Seeing that Madam Min Qiao was not giving him any pleasantries, Min Rong also lost his temper, suppressed his emotions, and simply explained his purpose.
"After the morning court session this morning, the Crown Prince kept me behind and spoke a few words to me."
Madam Min frowned. How could she forget that Min Rong was now entitled to attend the morning court session? It was normal for him to encounter the Crown Prince.
"Then what?"
Min Rong looked conflicted, hesitant to speak, and after a long while he finally said, "The Crown Prince asked me to come back and persuade my mother to stay home and cultivate her character."
Madam Min's face instantly turned cold. "This Crown Prince doesn't care about state affairs, but comes to meddle with an old woman like me? Isn't he being a bit too nosy?"
Min Rong turned pale with fright. "Mother, be careful what you say! I beg you to control your temper and be careful with your words in the future."
"Be careful with your words and actions?" Madam Min scoffed. "I'm practically half-buried in the ground, and you want me to be careful with my words and actions?"
Min Rong pleaded, "It's one thing for Mother to have offended those people before, but now she's facing the Crown Prince!"
"That's the Crown Prince! The heir apparent, second only to the Emperor!"
"I'm begging you, son! Please, for the sake of your son and grandson, at least for the sake of my deceased father, restrain your words and actions."
"Mother wouldn't want to see the Marquis's mansion, which Father has protected his whole life, destroyed in her hands, would she?"
Just then, Min Yuexi strode into the room.
"Father! What are you saying?" Min Yuexi said in a low voice, her face pale. "Grandmother was bullied and humiliated at our door. Instead of seeking justice for her, you let her suffer in silence?"
"The Marquis's Mansion is not Grandmother's Marquis's Mansion, it is your Marquis's Mansion, it is the Marquis's Mansion of the Min family!"
"Protecting the Marquis's residence is our responsibility, not Grandmother's!"
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