Chapter 177: The Wealth of the Marquisate

Cheng Qi snorted at his sister. He looked unhappy and walked forward gloomily.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

"Brother, slow down, wait for me."

Lu Lingyun looked at the two of them, raised his eyebrows, and silently took all of this into account.

Qin Shaojing's participation in the talent show was a big deal.

That day, after Qin Shaojing brought people back to her East Courtyard, Qin called Lu Lingyun to discuss with her.

"Shao Jing's selection is a big deal. I'll ask the butler to take out all the jewelry boxes and fabric boxes in our house, and then customize a batch of brand new and good materials. You can choose for Shao Jing."

"yes."

"Just buy whatever you need. Let's not save money on this."

"yes."

"Everything is based on the important event of Shao Jing's selection. If she can join the royal family, it will be a great thing for our mansion!"

"yes."

Lu Lingyun nodded and agreed to everything.

Seeing that she was so sensible, Qin's eyes softened. She called Lu Lingyun over to her, grabbed Lu Lingyun's hand and said, "Lingyun, I saw what you did to Shaojing before. You are a great sister-in-law."

"Don't worry, mother won't treat you unfairly. You should take good care of Shao Jing's talent show. You will be responsible for everything. Any leftovers will be kept in your room. You have been worrying about the Marquis' Mansion during this period."

When Lu Lingyun heard this, his mind became clear.

This is to tell her that this time, organizing the talent show for Qin Shaojing is not just for her to do the hard work.

It's for her!

The Marquis' Mansion should take out all the supplies from the treasury and purchase them if they have enough money. Any extra items will be given to Lu Lingyun!

You have to know that the accounts of the Marquis' Mansion are public accounts. Even if there are few masters in the Marquis' Mansion, these public accounts cannot be easily misappropriated.

Lu Lingyun was in charge of the accounts, and every transaction had to be registered. Of course, if she wanted to make some extra money, she could always do something fishy.

But those are just some tiny profits, and over time, no one can see them.

Who doesn’t know what’s going on?

Qin gave Lu Lingyun the power to organize this event, asking her to do her best and not to treat her unfairly.

Just delegate power directly, and when there are more things to deal with, give them all to Lu Lingyun.

This is her usual style of doing things. As long as her subordinates are capable and competent, Qin will not neglect them at all.

Lu Lingyun likes this kind of mother-in-law!

"Don't worry, mother. I will definitely handle this matter well."

When he returned home that day, Lu Lingyun called all the housekeepers to his side.

From small items like needles and threads to large items like jade and precious treasures, they were asked to take out all the items stored in the mansion.

Then, all the latest and best jewelry materials sold in the industrial shops outside the mansion were delivered to the mansion.

Finally, he went shopping all over the capital.

Buy all the fashionable items and send them back home.

This time, Lu Lingyun truly felt the wealth of the Marquis' Mansion.

In less than three days, ten boxes of jewelry and jade were carried to Lu Lingyun's yard.

Inside, the hair accessories are arranged according to style and material. There is one box of pearl hairpins and one box of gold and silver hair ornaments, one box of each of common red, yellow and blue gem hairpins and head ornaments, one box of pink and other rare colored gem hairpins and head ornaments together, one box of jadeite hairpins and head ornaments, one box of ordinary jade jewelry, and one box of top-grade jade jewelry.

Qin also sent a box of rare jewelry and head ornaments.

In addition, blue cloud gauze, soft smoke gauze, colorful satin, flowing satin, cloud brocade, Song brocade, Zhuang brocade, Shu brocade...all kinds of silks and satins were placed in front of Lu Lingyun in batches according to their texture and color.

This time, the Hou Mansion spent a lot of money on Qin Shaojing, but these things still couldn't hurt the Hou Mansion.

The Marquis' Mansion has accumulated a lot of wealth over three generations, especially after Qin took over. When she married into the Duke's Mansion, she brought a dowry worth one million taels. Qin was good at business and had a very rich family background, but she was a lady who came from the Duke's Mansion during its heyday and was not willing to show off her wealth. The old Marquis was also a down-to-earth and low-key person, and he usually encouraged everyone to be thrifty.

Only in major events can one display one's vast wealth.

Lu Lingyun had been married to the Marquis's Mansion for more than a year. She usually didn't think much of the accounts, but when Qin took action, she truly felt the huge difference between the nobles and ordinary families, and the extremely wealthy family background.

She had prepared everything here, so she invited Qin Shaojing to choose together.

Qin Shaojing was stunned when he saw the dazzling array of things.

Obviously she also felt the foundation of the Marquis' Mansion.

She didn't expect her aunt's family to be so powerful.

If it was the Duke's Mansion in its heyday, she would naturally not feel anything, but the Duke's Mansion had been on the decline since she was born, and the older it got, the poorer it became. The first time she came to the Marquis' Mansion, she felt that it was slightly better than her own home. Now that all these dazzling things were in front of her, she began to reconsider the Ningyang Marquis' Mansion.

The Ningyang Marquisate is far more powerful than she thought!

No wonder the Ningyang Marquisate condoned Cheng Yunshuo's ruin and did not ask him to make progress.

"Shao Jing, your selection of clothes is a big deal. I have already asked someone to make clothes for you with the material from last time. Let's select some more and get ready as soon as possible." Lu Lingyun said.

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Qin Shaojing smiled and started to choose from the pearl hairpin jewelry in front of him.

In one afternoon, she picked out three boxes of jewelry and head ornaments, and about twenty pieces of fabric. Because Qin Shaojing was always known for being picky, even if she wanted to take some more, she had to keep her reputation in mind and couldn't take any.

In this way, the rest all belonged to Lu Lingyun.

Lu Lingyun sent the materials selected by Qin Shaojing to the embroiderers, who worked overtime to make them, just waiting to make a dozen sets of clothes before the show.

The aunt and the sister-in-law talked and laughed, and Qin Shaojing's usual secret thoughts disappeared.

In the evening, Qin Shaojing stayed in the Marquis's mansion for dinner, and spoke highly of Lu Lingyun during the meal.

After hearing this, Qin smiled and nodded repeatedly.

She gave this matter to Lu Lingyun in order to make friends with them. Qin was a wise person. She knew very well that Lu Lingyun was the future of the Marquisate. As a mother-in-law, she would get old one day, and her own son was not very capable. At that time, Lu Lingyun would have to support the family.

She intended to make Lu Lingyun and Qin Shaojing good friends, which would be helpful to both the Qin family and the Cheng family.

What she has in mind is the future of the two families, and the long-term glory of the family is her lifelong pursuit.

Here, people were talking and laughing at the table, while at the other side of the back house.

"Master hasn't come for several days."

Du Ruo frowned and paced in the small lotus courtyard.

Since their last quarrel, Cheng Yunshuo hasn't come to her yard for several days.

She became more and more anxious as she waited, and finally she couldn't wait any longer, "Xiaoqin, go tell the prince that I'm sick today."