Every day passed uneventfully. Perhaps the Lady of the Marquis's Mansion had experienced the joy of taking care of her grandson, so she directly handed over all the affairs of the Marquis's Mansion to Tang Baozhu to manage.
She spends her days playing with her grandson in her yard, seemingly indifferent to everything else.
However, it was at this moment that Tang Baozhu finally realized just how wealthy the Marquis's mansion truly was.
He owned land all over the country, where he built various estates, farms, and even tea plantations.
Each piece of land is quite large, ranging from tens of thousands of acres to a few thousand acres, with the largest being one or two thousand acres, or three or four thousand acres. Those plots of land, only a few hundred acres, can be found near the outskirts of Beijing.
Land prices in Beijing are already high. Being able to buy a few hundred acres of land on the outskirts of the city is already considered very capable, not to mention that there are already several small estates of several hundred acres in the outskirts of Beijing.
These are just the lands owned by the Marquis's mansion. In addition, the Marquis's mansion owns a great many shops, most of which are run by the Marquis's mansion itself, generating a steady stream of income.
Tang Baozhu realized that it was no wonder Yong Xingchen looked down on her million taels of silver notes. It had taken her almost a year to earn that million taels of silver notes, but the Marquis's family's annual income was at least ten million taels.
Sure enough, compared to those wealthy and influential families, the little money she earned was really not enough. But she wasn't envious, since it would all belong to her good son in the future.
Seeing Baozhu's greedy look, Yong Xingchen quickly shattered her illusions, "Although you earn a lot, the taxes you pay are also quite heavy. At least half of your annual income is taxed, and the commercial tax is quite high."
Even if half of the silver is taxed, it's still a lot of money. It seems that one son really can't spend all these silver notes. Why not have a few more to spend together?
Tang Baozhu was just joking, but Yong Xingchen took it seriously. He looked frightened and held Baozhu's hand, saying, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether we have another child or not. Besides, one son is fine with our family. I'm just afraid that you will be in danger again."
"I believe you will protect me. Besides, these things don't just happen by chance; it depends on luck."
Tang Baozhu didn't plan to take any pills. She decided to let nature take its course. Since she hadn't taken any contraceptive pills, she could take some pills that would be good for the baby if she got pregnant. If she did, she would have the baby; if not, so be it.
However, Yong Xingchen was actually relieved. He felt that since his family was the only son in the family line, there was no point in thinking about having another child.
He felt that his current son was a blessing from God, and he dared not think about having another one.
After Tang Baozhu took the account book, she not only learned about the wealth of the Marquis's mansion, but also how many valuable items were in the mansion's private treasury.
Perhaps because she treated him as the wife of the heir apparent, she didn't even hide the family's biggest secrets from him. So she also knew that the Marquis's wealth was not only stored in the Marquis's warehouse, but also hidden in the estate on the outskirts of the capital.
That estate, covering more than 500 acres, had a three-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house) built inside. The entire area beneath the siheyuan was hollowed out, not only for waterproofing and preventing collapse, but also filled with all kinds of gold and silver treasures. There were a lot of jewelry and gold and silver.
Tang Baozhu felt that the wealth of the Marquis's mansion was almost comparable to that of the royal family in the previous small world. In the previous small world, the emperor had just become emperor and the national treasury was empty, even though it was gradually filled up little by little later.
It could be said that it contains about one-third of the national treasury's wealth.
After learning the truth, Tang Baozhu took a day to calm down. After all, she had already seen many treasures in the space, but this was the first time she had seen so much wealth in the small world, so she was just too surprised.
Even so, Yong Xingchen still felt that Baozhu was the kind of person who regarded money as dirt. After all, if a normal person knew that the Marquis's mansion had so many good things, even if they didn't have any other thoughts, that feeling of uncertainty would last for a while.
Unexpectedly, Baozhu recovered so quickly. She thought to herself, "As expected of the person I've chosen, she really likes me for who I am, not for the wealth and status of the Marquis's mansion."
It's fair to say that overthinking is a problem, and so is self-help.
After imagining it, Yong Xingchen became even more clingy to Baozhu, wanting to be with her all the time except when he went to work.
Fortunately, this phase didn't last too long; otherwise, Tang Baozhu felt she would have lost her patience.
When An'an turned one year old, Tang Baozhu faced the same issue as in the previous small world: urging her to give birth.
Sure enough, after the honeymoon period between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, all that remained was mutual dislike.
She's too embarrassed to even say it. Doesn't she know what her own home is like? Having one grandson is already a blessing; wanting a second one is just wishful thinking.
In front of her mother-in-law, Tang Baozhu certainly behaved exceptionally well, nodding in agreement. After returning home, she went out of her way to cause trouble for Yong Xingchen.
Since it was his mother who made him suffer, it's normal for him, as her son, to vent his anger.
"My lord, you can't blame me for not being able to have children. I've heard that our Marquis's family has always had only one son per family. Now that we already have Ankang, how can you blame me for not being able to have children? Aren't you worried about what will happen to Ankang if I get pregnant again?"
Yong Xingcheng initially thought nothing of it; as a son, it was normal for his wife to vent her anger on him if she had been wronged by her mother. However, upon hearing Baozhu's words, he suddenly realized that his mother was being incredibly unreasonable.
She herself hasn't given birth to a second child, so how can she keep urging her precious daughter to have a second one?
"Baozhu, be good. I'll go talk to Mother about this later. Don't listen to her. No matter what she says, don't get angry with her in person. Tell me when you get back. If you're still upset, pinch my waist a few more times."
Tang Baozhu was just trying to scare him; she still felt sorry for her son.
They really were greedy for more after getting what they wanted. In the previous life, after the original owner's son died, those two old folks passed away without ever seeing their grandson.
Now that you can take good care of your grandson, you should be content; you just like to cause trouble.
If she hadn't already been Yong Xingchen's mistress when she first arrived in this world, according to her thoughts in her previous life, she should have found an orphan with no parents in this life.
She felt wronged, and since they dared to make her suffer, they shouldn't blame her for getting back at them.
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