As we walked along, I noticed quite a few women moving stones. They didn't look very strong, so I wondered why they would come here to move stones.
"Yuancheng, you guys are too heartless! How could you let a woman carry it?" I asked after I dismounted.
Xie Yuancheng stared at me with wide eyes: "Ying'er, if they move a hundred stones a day, they can earn two coins of silver. It's not like I made them move them; they came because they wanted to."
"So much money!" I said he was wasteful and didn't know how to manage money; there would be many expenses in the future!
"My little darling, don't worry, even if I run out of money, you have plenty in your name, you won't run out~"
"Don't try to fool me. I haven't done anything, so where would I get money? Even if it's what my parents and you gave me, it's only enough for a lifetime. How could it possibly help you?"
"I've already put most of my money in your name. Even if I turn out to be wicked in the future, I won't let you suffer any losses."
"You dare to have malicious intentions!" I glared at him angrily, and Xie Yuancheng immediately surrendered: "Go away, you never say a nice thing."
"Ying'er, I'm just worried about things going wrong in the future, so I'm leaving you some things safe first." Xie Yuancheng ran over, and I deliberately walked ahead as he followed beside me.
He was just worried that his grand plan would go wrong, and that he would sacrifice himself like the Ninth Prince, leaving his children and me without a future. So he came up with a plan in advance.
The amount he told me on the street last time was just the money he had put in my name, not all of his money. I was speechless. How could he possibly be distracted and make so much money?
"Don't you admire me?" Xie Yuancheng started boasting again: "I'll try anything for Ying'er. After we came back last time, I started making some new and interesting things."
While not all of Dazhao's economic lifeline is under my name, I am involved in all of them. My aim is to use multiple layers of disguise to preserve a peaceful space for us, allowing you to live well.
"Aren't you too tired?" I touched his face; it was so soft and smooth. "Are you sure you're only in your early twenties, and not over a hundred?"
How exactly are these cunning people raised? Making money is like child's play for them. I've seen many people work themselves to the bone for a mere tael of silver, only to have their earnings deducted from their paychecks.
"Ying'er~ This is something I'm good at, just know it and don't say anything about it."
Xie Yuancheng is still childish, so of course I won't say anything to him. I just feel that he works very hard behind the scenes, and I haven't been able to help him at all.
"Yuancheng~ I'm going to burn incense to thank you later, meeting you is truly a blessing from past lives~"
"No, the money I had at the beginning was all left by my parents. It was money they hid in the ground. I just made money from money, and I didn't have to work hard."
Furthermore, there are my father-in-law, mother-in-law, Consort Ji, Uncle Cui, some wealthy merchants, my sister's family with their own fortune, and even my teacher's. So it's not just my achievement alone."
I was stunned, but the fact that he used it so well was a testament to his skill. I was worried he was self-made, but it turns out he had so much money behind the scenes. Anyway, I'm not really interested in these things, so let him handle it.
"Ying'er~ Let me wash you up, then we can have a good chat." Xie Yuancheng looks like a little man when he's shy, and I hugged his neck tightly.
"By the way, is there anything going on at the manor today?" I almost forgot about what I was going out for today. Xie Yuancheng shook his head and led me to the hot spring in the back.
"When we came back, the manor was peaceful. If something had happened, the people at the gate would have been replaced by men in black. They're not very skilled; they only know how to charge forward and don't know how to prepare a backup plan."
"Now I finally understand why so many people want to come back to Linyang. Whether they are men, women, the elderly, or children, they just want to rely on you for food and drink."
"It's good that you know. You're not included, nor are our children and relatives. If they have a skill, they can live very well in Linyang."
Although we have money, we're currently spending more than we earn. We certainly have enough money in reserve, but I'm not a fool; how can I support a bunch of useless people? If we do, even the useful ones will become useless, and Linyang will lose its reputation.
"You're overthinking it, but it's good this way. There won't always be people who want something for nothing in the future."
"Not necessarily. We can only do our best. There are still some people who do this, but we can't let them cause any big trouble. They just secretly harm the people around them. We can pretend not to see these occasionally, but if there are any signs of trouble later, we will deal with them in advance."
I nodded and moved closer to him to soak my breath. "It's still better to come to Linyang~" I smelled the faint fragrance on his body. It must be God's favoritism, otherwise how could I not have this ability?
I don't know when I fell asleep. I talked a lot with Xie Yuancheng yesterday. I knew he was doing a lot of things before, but I didn't know he worked so hard.
They discussed different things each time they met. I just hadn't observed them. If I had known about their little schemes earlier, I wouldn't be so surprised.
"Sister~" I saw Li Ruowei walking around with several maids, so I went over to greet her.
I also wanted to do something for him, not just to be a big help, but at least not to hold him back. However, Li Ruowei saw through my thoughts at a glance and told the maids to get to work.
"Sister-in-law, are you not living well in the mansion? Shall I have them make you something to cheer you up?"
"No, no?" Her gaze sent chills down my spine. I just wanted to help with something.
"That's good. You don't need to worry at all. Go play with the children when you have free time. You're still young, and you might still have room to grow taller. Just don't be a picky eater."
Li Ruowei left after saying those words, leaving me completely confused. Did they intend for me to be idle in the manor? Although I often fail at things, I'm not a good-for-nothing.
I went to see Xizhi and the others. They're such little guys who like to fidget even when they're sitting down. They've actually started having a teacher to give them lessons. I felt sorry for them just watching from outside.
But this teacher was very persuasive, and Su Ling, being a picky person, followed his lead in drawing. Their little hands couldn't hold the pen well yet, so they only drew simple things.
“Madam.” Bizhu came over carrying some clothes. “I’ve been looking for you for ages. Luckily I knew this place. I didn’t expect you to actually be here.”
"What's wrong?" I saw Xizhi turn around and look at me. She looked so pitiful and reached out her hand to me. I quickly pulled Bizhu aside.
"These clothes were arranged by the Marquis several months ago and he asked me to deliver them." The clothes in Bizhu's hands were too brightly colored. I glanced at the small courtyard and heard the voice of a schoolteacher inside. Yan'er answered very well.
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