Chapter 681
Bai Jinglie sat back down and said, "Then just be straightforward and say what you want to say. Grandmother should be waiting for me to have dinner by now."
Bai Yugang, "The maritime trade you took over will definitely need helpers. Take your brother with you this time."
"Bai Jingyang?" Bai Jinglie asked with a smile, "Just for this?"
"Of course not only that. Since you are the prince, you should also take responsibility for the affairs of the mansion. Your mother is not fit to be a housekeeper, so Deng has to come back to take care of it..."
"My mother? Isn't my mother worshipped in the ancestral hall? But how can a lowly concubine be called that?" Bai Jinglie interrupted directly, "Besides, whoever made the mess should clean it up.
She has been plundering the mansion's money for so many years and put all its wealth into her private vault. Now she has the nerve to ask me to fill this hole.
For so many years, I have been living on my mother's dowry. I don't take advantage of the people in the mansion, but the people in the mansion should not think of taking advantage of me.
If you really can’t make ends meet, then sell the shop and the farm in the mansion. Anyway, those things will never come into my hands in the end.”
He had already seen clearly that the old man always considered Bai Yangyang's consideration and might have already made a backup plan.
He is not stupid. If he jumps in at this time, he will be regarded as a sucker.
"Asshole, is this what you should say as a prince? Those are our ancestral inheritance. If you squander them all, how will you face your ancestors?"
Bai Jinglie laughed, "Dad, it's a little funny what you said.
What ancestors? Didn’t our ancestors also come from the fields?
My great-grandfather had no permanent property to begin with, so even if there was only a small farm left in the mansion, he would probably wake up laughing.
This is good, my second brother can also be a rich and idle man, and the ancestors should be satisfied."
Bai Yugang's chest heaved violently. This unfilial son always made him so angry that he was fuming.
But this time, the situation in the mansion was really difficult, otherwise he would not have called people over.
"Can you bear to see your grandmother, at such an old age, struggling to support her family?"
Bai Yugang was full of confidence, thinking he had found the boy's weakness.
"Ah, what an unfilial son and grandson, my grandmother is still being dragged down at such an old age.
When I see her later, I will advise her that grandchildren will have their own blessings, and grandma really shouldn’t worry so much anymore.”
Bai Jinglie looked unhappy, "Dad is in the house all day, doesn't he see that grandma is old? How can you bear to let her work so hard for your family's livelihood, and her hair is full of white hair."
"You..." Bai Yugang was once again unable to refute his own son. He was a little selfish, and if these words were to get out, others would not know how to accuse him of being unfilial.
"If my mother were still alive, and Deng dared to let her work so hard, I would definitely divorce her." Bai Jinglie added another threat.
"Dad, this girl comes from a small family and can't even manage a household. I don't know why you saw her in her back then?"
After saying this, he shook his head, with a look of regret on his face, "If I hadn't helped my concubine become my wife, and married another noble lady, life in this mansion wouldn't have been so difficult."
"..." The confidant at the side lowered his head, somewhat regretting that he had not withdrawn earlier.
"Young Master, please stop trying to sow discord as soon as you come back." Kuang Yunqiao couldn't stand it any longer outside the door. She thought the Marquis could persuade her, but she didn't expect that she would still be blocked and speechless.
"I thought you were going to eavesdrop outside the door for a while longer. Why can't you hold back so soon?" Bai Jinglie said sarcastically. He really thought that the two guards he placed at the door were just decorations and he just instructed them not to make any sound.
"Don't forget, Prince, I am the wife of the Marquis and your stepmother. This is how you treat your elders." Before Kuang Yunqiao came, she had been thinking about having a nice talk, but now she is full of anger.
"Dad, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first. Grandma is waiting for me to eat." Bai Jinglie didn't even look at her. After he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and walked out.
“……”Kuang Yunqiao was stunned and just left.
She turned to look at Bai Yugang and complained in a sad voice, "My Lord, look at his attitude now. How can we three survive in the future?"
"If you hadn't treated him so harshly in the early years, I wouldn't have to suffer this today." Bai Yugang still took Bai Jinglie's previous words to heart.
Why did they make Kuang the legitimate wife at that time? It turns out that she is still a little petty and not fit to be the mistress of a wealthy family.
"It's really unfair. I just didn't pay much attention to him, but I still raised him up.
Not to mention me, even considering you are his biological father, he can't be so heartless.
And have you mentioned Jingli’s marriage to him?
You were unwilling to speak up for the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion, so a good marriage was taken advantage of by the second daughter of a fourth-rank official.
In which way is our Jingli not better than hers in terms of family background and status?
It's because of you that you keep making excuses and ruined a great marriage.
The selection of concubines in the harem is coming soon. The Crown Prince has been favored by the Emperor. If he helps to speak up, Jingli's chances will be much greater.
If I have someone in my harem, I can help the prince in the future. He will definitely agree to such a good thing."
Bai Yugang became impatient after hearing her chatter, "You suddenly came in, and I didn't even have a chance to talk about this. You knew he didn't like you, so why did you come here?
Isn’t this doing more harm than good? "
Kuang Yunqiao, "...How can you blame me for this? It was because that boy spoke too harshly and I couldn't help myself.
Besides, as his elder, what's wrong with me saying a few words to him?
He is a junior and he said bad things about me in front of you, why didn't you scold him? "
"Get out..." Bai Yugang suddenly held his chest, "Get out..."
Kuang Yunqiao, "…Why are you throwing tantrums at me?"
"roll……"
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Imperial Academy
It's the annual time for overseas assignments again, and many people are working hard to build connections.
Although the Hanlin Academy is safe, it is also the poorest in the officialdom.
If the family has no permanent property and continues to spend money here, it will be difficult to support the huge expenses of going to the capital.
Ning Yuchen is one of them. He had previously wanted to follow Gu Wenheng's route and get him to take him away from Shangjing.
It was a pity that he never found an opportunity and the opponent was slippery and couldn't stick to his hands, but no matter how many plans he thought of, none of them succeeded.
Now everyone is secretly building relationships and giving gifts, but he is short of money. He has been so anxious these days that blisters have formed at the corners of his mouth.
That day, after everyone left, he quickly caught up with He Nan.
He Nan is now a compiler. With his family background, he will definitely be assigned to a good place this time.
The relationships with the others are not that close to him, and now only He Nan graduated from the same department as him, so maybe he would be willing to lend a helping hand.
"Brother He, we haven't gotten together for a long time. How about I invite you to have a couple of drinks in front?" Ning Yuchen walked quickly to his side and walked side by side with him.
(End of this chapter)
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