Ever since Nanny Liang told Qian that the furnishings in Chi Yunzhi's room were gorgeous and elegant, Qian dreamed of withholding Chi Yunzhi's dowry.
Although General Song's Mansion looks majestic and magnificent, it is already running out of money. The meager salaries of Song Tingyue and his brother-in-law Song Chengle are simply not enough to support the huge Song family.
Qian was very concerned about her reputation and always paid attention to the appearance of everything. She even wanted to use the best tea sets.
She was the best in hair accessories, jewelry and clothing, and sometimes she dressed even more charmingly than Chi Yunzhi.
But she didn't feel bad about it, instead she felt good about herself.
I called Chi Yunzhi over today because I wanted to decide on the clothes I liked in front of her.
Not only her own, but also those of the servants.
When Chi Yunzhi arrived, the room was already full of people.
Jin had already measured out Qian and Chu, leaving only Chi Yunzhi.
When it was Chi Yunzhi's turn, Jin measured her three measurements as usual. When she measured her bust and hips, she couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.
Chi Yunzhi blushed and turned away.
She never thought these places were anything to be proud of.
Chu was standing aside, subconsciously looking at herself, and after comparing herself with the others, she felt an inexplicable sourness.
"We've measured everything here. Let's go measure Tingyue and Shaoheng later. The two little ones also need it. Also, the servants' clothes should be changed to newer styles this time." Qian skimmed off the foam with the cup lid, blew on it gently, and then drank it.
"Yes, a total of forty sets of clothes. Since you are an old customer, I will give you a discount. The total amount is three hundred and twenty taels of silver. You can pay half of it as a deposit first." Jin asked her daughter to pack up the tools and prepare to go to the next place, and then she settled the bill with Qian.
"Okay, I understand." Qian turned to look at Chi Yunzhi, "Chi, you take care of it. This family is not easy to run. Sooner or later, you will be the head of the family. Mother is letting you get familiar with it first."
When Chu heard that Qian intended to let Chi Yunzhi be the head of the family, she was stunned for a moment and felt indignant.
Qian glanced at her twice, and she lowered her head in panic.
"Yes, Mrs. Jin, please follow me." Chi Yunzhi said to Jin in a friendly manner.
Jin and her daughter followed Chi Yunzhi out.
"Here is one hundred and sixty taels of silver, please take it, Madam Jin." Chi Yunzhi handed the silver to Jin.
This was the first time that Jin received money so generously in the Song Mansion. In the past, Qian had given her money in installments, and only a little bit each time, so it took her two months to get all the money back.
Among these aristocratic families, the Jin family was the least willing to come to the Song Mansion.
It was because Qian wanted to wear good clothes, but was unwilling to pay the full amount of money at once.
"Okay, thank you, Madam Young Master." Jin took the silver and went to measure the sizes of the others.
"Miss, it's clear that the Qian family wants you to pay this money!" Zhu Yin was so angry that she almost tore the handkerchief to pieces.
"How could I not see? Qian is eyeing my dowry!" Chi Yunzhi sat down on the embroidery stool, "Zhu Yin, you'd better keep the key to the warehouse warm."
Aunt Cui brought Chi Yunzhi a plate of freshly made mung bean cakes with a bad look on her face.
"The servants outside are all saying that the Madam is considerate of the servants. The clothes for the new season are made by Yunshang Pavilion. She is very generous." When Madam Cui heard the conversation between the two, she felt something was wrong. This Qian was too shameless!
Chi Yunzhi took a sip of tea. Summer was approaching, so she would have to add more food and more rewards to the servants.
Qian would definitely come and ask her for money with all kinds of excuses.
"These servants are so clueless. This was clearly the money paid by the young lady!" Zhuyin stomped her feet in anger.
"Since Qian wants me to be the head of this family, then I will do it. I will go to her to get the keys later." Chi Yunzhi said calmly.
As soon as Chi Yunzhi and Jin left, Qian blamed Chu for losing her patience.
It's just empty talk. It hasn't been decided when to let Chi Yunzhi take charge, but Chu's thoughts are written all over her face. Isn't this laughable?
Chu was scolded for no reason. She was so angry but dared not say anything and left with her maid.
When she returned to Furongyuan, she was so angry that she complained to Song Shaoheng.
But Song Shaoheng was lazy. He hid in the study all day long, not reading books but reading miscellaneous books.
Song Huaichuan was strictly controlled since he was a child, which aroused his rebellious psychology.
Song Huaichuan died suddenly. He felt that no one cared about him and started to do whatever he wanted.
Qian felt sorry for her youngest son who had to do horse stance all day and got tanned. He was not allowed to eat if he did not do it well. Her husband died on the battlefield and she would never let her youngest son suffer the same hardship as a military commander.
As long as everyone is safe and sound, it would be nice to be a civil servant.
It’s a pity that Song Shaoheng was a hopeless case. He studied hard until he was 20 years old and only passed the examination to become a scholar.
Mrs. Chu increasingly disdained her lazy husband, and Mrs. Qian was so strong-willed that she felt extremely suffocated in this family.
She had just been scolded for no reason, and when she got home and saw her husband lying on the couch eating cakes fed by the maid, she felt even more upset.
"Eat, eat, eat. All you do is eat all day long! Do you know that your mother is about to let that Chi Yunzhi take charge of the family?" Chu kicked the maid away and twisted Song Shaoheng's arm hard.
Song Shaoheng screamed in pain and twisted his body to avoid Chu's clutches.
"Let her be the boss, it won't cost you anything!" Song Shaoheng stood up, asked Chu to sit down, massaged her legs and poured her tea, and served her until she calmed down.
"But the servants will respect her! And when will you tell mother about giving Yansheng to your eldest brother?" The thought of this made her even angrier.
Although my eldest uncle handed in his military command after returning home, he still inherited the title of Marquis Zhenyuan from his father-in-law who died early.
My eldest uncle is infertile, so if his son is adopted by him and inherits the title, he will have no worries for the rest of his life.
"Don't worry, mother must know what's going on in this matter." Song Shaoheng said.
Chu didn't dare to mention it to her mother-in-law, and wanted to urge her husband to go, since he was fine now anyway.
Song Shaoheng was driven out of the yard by Chu and tidied up his clothes.
Let him be scolded by Li, do you think he is a fool?
Anyway, it is a foregone conclusion that the eldest son will be adopted by the eldest brother, so why is he in such a hurry?
But I heard that a group of beautiful ladies have come to Chunmanyuan again, why not go and take a look?
When he thought of the graceful figures of those young ladies, he became energized and ran to Chunman Garden without hesitation.
Qian was taking a nap and dreaming that her room was filled with countless gold, silver and jewels when she was awakened by the anxious crying of Nanny Liang.
"Madam, something bad has happened! The second young master is fighting with someone outside!" Madam Liang's words turned Qian's sweet dream into a nightmare.
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