Guan Surong is now being treated coldly in the Yan Mansion because Yan Yuzhi is about to marry the main concubine into the mansion, so Guan Surong, the concubine who usually lives a good life because of Yan Yuzhi's favor, now has no status.
The concubine who usually came to curry favor with Guan Surong no longer came, and her daily allowance was just like the other concubines. Guan Surong, who had always been proud and arrogant, could not stand such cold treatment. Naturally, she was now determined to make Yan Yuzhi's marriage fall through.
The Zhao family's current official position in the capital is only fifth rank, but Yan Yuzhi's reputation in the capital is not good, and it is extremely difficult to get close to such a family. The Yan family's business has been declining, and Guan Surong can make a fuss about it.
Guan Surong thought about this and asked the maids around her about the news of this newly married grandmother. "I heard that the Zhao family lives in the east of the city. The house doesn't look very big. I'm afraid they just arrived in the capital and haven't found their feet yet."
Seeing this, the little girls immediately became interested and pulled Guan Surong to talk about Zhao Yunyan's family. "Auntie, you don't know, the Zhao family just came to the capital a while ago. They were supposed to be promoted to fourth-rank officials, but later found out that the Ministry of Personnel made a mistake and only a fifth-rank official was left for their family. Because of this, the Zhao family was laughed at by the officials in the capital. I also heard that the Zhao family has no foundation in the capital. Zhao Yunyan's marriage proposal is not going well in the capital, and the Zhao family is currently short of money. Look at the Zhao family's mansion now. It's not even as big as the two courtyards of our Yan Mansion. Otherwise, why would an official in the capital be willing to marry his daughter to our Second Master?"
Guan Surong understood what was going on. She feared Zhao Yunyan still had no idea of the treatment she received at the Yan Mansion, let alone who Yan Yuzhi was. The Yan family's business was struggling, and if Zhao Yunyan learned of this, the Zhao family might be reluctant to marry their daughter.
Guan Surong made up her mind and said to the maids, "Second Master attaches great importance to this marriage. You guys should stop talking about the Zhao family in the mansion, otherwise Second Master will get angry if he finds out."
After Guan Surong finished speaking, she immediately turned around and walked out of the house.
Now, she had to think of a way to let the Zhao family know what kind of person Yan Yuzhi was. Zhao Yunyan was a spoiled young lady with a bad temper. If she knew what kind of person Yan Yuzhi was, she would probably not want to have any more disputes with this family. In addition, Guan Surong has always been a good talker and actor.
As Guan Surong spoke, she asked someone to find out when Zhao Yunyan's personal maid would go out.
Knowing that Zhao Yunyan's personal maid had gone out, Guan Surong hurriedly sent a car to follow her. When she arrived at the place where Zhao Yunyan's maid often bought hair oil, she was waiting there.
The maid bought the powder and hair oil and was about to leave, but she heard another maid not far away say, "Auntie, you used to use the best hair oil, why don't you buy it now?"
"The Yan Mansion's business has been in trouble recently, and Yuzhi has had a hard time too. Now each concubine's allowance has been reduced, so we should be frugal." Guan Surong said slowly with a hint of sadness on her face, "The grandmother from the mansion is coming soon, and the mansion must make this marriage grand and respectable. As concubines, we should also save money for the master."
The aunt who originally wanted to leave saw this scene and immediately sat down and started eavesdropping on the conversation between the two.
"Auntie, when will the business in this mansion pick up? We can't keep living like this. I see that Auntie usually eats bird's nests, and now she can't even drink chicken soup." Clinique followed the words she had agreed with Guan Surong in advance, and looked at Guan Surong and said each word, "Now that business is not good, there are more than 20 concubines in the mansion to support. How are we going to live in the future?"
Guan Surong looked at Clinique and sighed, "Who knows? I saw the master said a few days ago that the future might be difficult. I don't know what to do in the future, so I'll just take it one step at a time."
Guan Surong said this, then changed the subject and looked at Clinique beside her and said slowly, "It's better not to say these things outside in the future. It would be bad if the grandmother who is about to marry into the family knew about it."
"The young lady was originally the daughter of an official family. If her family had not fallen into poverty, she would not have fallen to the point of being someone's concubine. If the master had not promised to give the young lady the status of a legitimate wife, how could the grandmother believe the master's one-sided words and enter the Yan Mansion as a concubine..."
"What's the point of talking about this now? Let's go back quickly." Guan Surong said, and led Clinique out the door.
The little maid who heard the news must have hurried back to Zhao's house to report it.
Guan Surong returned to the Yan residence with her maid, pretending nothing had happened. Yan Yuzhi was already thinking about when to go to the Zhao residence to propose marriage, and Guan Surong worried that Yan Yuzhi would soon receive a letter of withdrawal from the Zhao family. He had been hiding this from Zhao Yunyan, not wanting anyone to know about his numerous concubines. But there's no such thing as a wall that can't be penetrated, and now the Yan family's business was in trouble.
What the Zhao family is most concerned about now is whether they have the money to help them overcome the difficulties. The Yan family is quite wealthy, but after Guan Surong's exaggeration, Zhao Yunyan is now probably filled with hatred for Yan Yuzhi.
Guan Surong guessed correctly. A few days later, people from the Zhao family came to the house. Zhao Yunyan’s biological mother, Liu, came in person.
Guan Surong had originally thought of finding an opportunity to eavesdrop, but she didn't want to be too blatant. Who would have thought that the Zhao family was now at the end of their rope, counting on the Yan family's betrothal gifts to save them from dire straits? As for Yan Yuzhi's concubines, they had put them aside. The two families had agreed that once Zhao Yunyan married, they could dismiss any of them if they disliked them. That was a reasonable solution. Their greater concern now was whether Yan Yuzhi's betrothal gifts could still be produced.
As a result, Yan Yuzhi's biological mother naturally turned the situation around with her eloquence. With the two families talking, the marriage was actually finalized even faster, and it seemed that Zhao Yunyan would be marrying soon.
Guan Surong's actions actually made Zhao Yunyan marry him faster.
When Guan Surong found out about this, she was so angry that her nose almost turned crooked. But now the marriage between the two families was already set in stone, it was not something she could interfere with.
What she didn't expect was that the Yan family was still relatively peaceful, but something really happened in her current home, the Guan Mansion.
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