Xie Wanyun had long lost patience with arguing with them, and said coldly: "All expenses of the Marquis' Mansion are paid from my dowry. I don't care if you want to support a concubine. If you have the money, go ahead and support her yourself. Don't even think about touching my money."
"It has always been customary in this dynasty that a woman's dowry is her private property. If her husband wishes to use it, he must seek her consent. Master Qin, have you sought my consent?"
Qin Suan's face turned red and white, and he was so blocked that he couldn't say a word.
Xie Wanyun looked at the miserable appearance of these people and felt disgusted.
She couldn't understand why she was so weak in her previous life, allowing herself to be manipulated by these people until her death?
She stood up suddenly and said coldly, "You guys just eat raw. There won't be so many delicious dishes tomorrow. I'm going back to my room first."
"Xie Wanyun!" Qin Su'an shouted and raised his hand towards her.
Xie Wanyun stopped and smiled coldly, "Why, do you want to hit someone?"
"You! Don't go too far!" Qin Su'an's teeth were chattering, his face was distorted with anger, and he didn't dare to let his hand fall down.
Xie Wanyun snorted contemptuously and spoke slowly, "The old lady, the mistress, and the master are all here today. I'll be frank with you. The emperor is advocating frugality. From today on, the number of servants in the mansion will be reduced by half. Daily expenses will also be halved."
After saying that, he turned around and left without even looking at the expressions of these people.
"Xie Wanyun!"
There was a chorus of cursing and wailing.
After leaving the yard, a cool night breeze blew, and she slowed down her pace and walked slowly towards Nong Yu Hall.
Yuzhu was so frightened just now that he was still dazed.
Seeing that there was no one around, she said worriedly, "Madam, aren't you afraid that they will cause trouble again?"
"What are you afraid of? They won't tolerate me anyway." Xie Wanyun said nonchalantly. "Go back and release Quan Ge'er. I hope he'll learn his lesson."
In his previous life, Quan Ge'er followed Liu Yun'er and learned to be mean and ungrateful, and to forget his principles when he saw profit. She didn't want him to grow up to be like him in his previous life.
"Next month will be the cold month, right?" she suddenly asked.
"Yes, ma'am. There are still more than twenty days until that day." Yu Zhuier felt sad.
That day, the lady suffered a lot of hardships and pain, and the child she gave birth to was thrown out by Qin Su'an before she could even hold him.
Later she went out quietly to look for him, but there was no trace of him.
It was freezing cold that day, and most people would probably not survive.
Xie Wanyun suddenly said, "Tomorrow we'll go find an old member of the Xie family, Zhang Mingzhen, and ask him to help me investigate what happened back then."
"Yes, madam." Yu Zhuier was secretly worried that madam still couldn't let go of the child.
The next morning, Xie Wanyun came to the Imperial City Office in Shangjing.
The carriage waited quietly outside the yamen until a tall figure passed by. Xie Wanyun lifted the curtain and called out, "Master Zhang!"
Zhang Mingzhen stopped and was startled when he saw it was her. Then he bowed and said, "Hello, Madam."
"Master Zhang, I need your help."
Xie Wanyun didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose.
"Since it is Madam's order, I will do my best to carry it out and give you a reply as soon as possible."
Zhang Mingzhen agreed.
He was originally a member of the Xie family. He was promoted from a grassroots soldier to the captain of the guard. He always admired the Duke of Zhenguo.
Later, the entire Xie family died for their country. He was unwilling to join the army again, so he changed his career and went to the Imperial City Bureau, where investigating cases was his specialty.
He knew that Xie Wanyun had married into the Marquis's Mansion, and he also knew that she was not living a good life. Now that he had the opportunity to repay the Xie family, he would do his best.
Three days later, Xie Wanyun received a message from Zhang Mingzhen, asking her out for a meeting.
Xie Wanyun arrived at the agreed location as promised. Zhang Mingzhen said directly, "We've gotten some progress on what Madam asked us to do. A newborn baby was indeed thrown out of the mansion that day, but... it was quickly picked up."
When Xie Wanyun heard this, it was like a thunderclap that struck her, shocking her so much that she didn't know where she was for a moment.
"lady?"
"Who picked it up?" Xie Wanyun forced himself to calm down and asked.
So, her child really didn't die!
Her eyes suddenly filled with tears.
Zhang Mingzhen shook his head somewhat ashamedly, "Forgive my incompetence, I haven't found anything yet."
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