Chapter 101: Emancipation, how is it possible?
Qi Siwei suddenly sat up and shouted towards the door: "I have agreed to marry into the Jiang family. Dad, are you still not satisfied? You have been planning my marriage for so many years since I was a child. Your daughter will definitely make you get what you want. Can you leave now?"
Qi Yuanchang was yelled at and stood still. When Mrs. Qi heard that her father was looking for his daughter, she was worried that the father and daughter were quarreling again, so she hurried over to check and happened to see this scene.
She pulled Qi Yuanchang back and said as they walked, "Give her some time, she will figure it out."
It was finally quiet outside, and the only sound in the room was Qi Siwei's frantic heartbeat. She had lived a glamorous life for so many years, but only now did she realize that she was worse than a mouse in the dark.
She stood up, held onto the bed railing and walked behind the screen, opened the closet, took out a simple dress and put it on, her sobbing was very piercing in the room. After fastening the belt, she did not come out immediately, but leaned against the wall weakly, her body slowly slid down until she buried her head in her knees, crying silently.
When she came out from behind the screen, there was no trace of that person in the room.
In a few days, she will marry into the Jiang Mansion. After all, that is the residence of the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple. Qi Siwei heard that the man has a sinister and terrifying temperament.
This is a good thing. Maybe by getting married, she can get rid of that demon.
Thinking of this, I suddenly laughed out loud. How could I be relieved?
She is a prodigal and once her affair fails, will she be thrown into a pig cage by that horrible Dali Temple Chief Justice?
Forget it, what’s the point of thinking about these things now?
Even if she hated her parents for abandoning her in order to save the Qi family, she would just consider it as repaying their kindness in raising her in this life. After she got married, she would end her life on her own. She would never wait until the truth was revealed and she would be disgraced.
Because, in this life, these false names are all she has left.
**
At the Pei family, Old Madam Pei called Ruan Xiaoyue to her room early in the morning, and her cousin Lin Qiutang sat beside her.
"I've seen my mother."
"Yes." Madam Pei waved at her kindly, "Come here and sit next to mother."
Ruan Xiaoyue walked over and sat down. Old Madam Pei then called the maid over, took the wooden box from her hand, and solemnly handed it to Ruan Xiaoyue: "Chong'er asked me a few days ago to give you the gift from the mansion, but mother has been unwell these days, so I was delayed for two days. I called you over today while you are still in good spirits."
Ruan Xiaoyue has been thinking about this matter all the time. Pei Chong has been very busy recently. Since he mentioned it that day, there has been no movement. She thought that her mother-in-law was unwilling to hand over the power, and she was very angry about it.
Now that her mother-in-law had taken the initiative to hand over the reward to her, Ruan Xiaoyue felt a little guilty for her previous narrow-mindedness: "Mother, I am young and incompetent. This... I am afraid I can't do it well."
Lin Qiutang, who was sitting next to him, had a sneer in her eyes, then lowered her head and fiddled with the patterns on her handkerchief.
Madam Pei patted her hands and said, "What are you afraid of? I, your mother, also went through a lot when I was young. It doesn't matter if you are young. As long as you work hard, you will be able to manage this family well."
Ruan Xiaoyue was excited, but she looked very humble: "Thank you for your trust, mother. Xiaoyue will definitely live up to your expectations."
Ruan Xiaoyue looked very proud as she walked out of the house holding the wooden box. She felt that what she was holding in her hands was not the public account of the mansion, but a heavy burden, which gave her a strong sense of mission.
From now on, she is the mistress of the Pei Mansion and the legitimate hostess of the backyard of this mansion.
After Ruan Xiaoyue left, Lin Qiutang stood up and massaged Madam Pei's shoulders: "Auntie, if Ruan Xiaoyue knew that the public didn't have much money to spend, would she come to you to make trouble?"
"What are you afraid of? She was the one who rushed to marry into the Pei family. If she really dares to make trouble, it won't be us who will be stabbed in the back."
Once a quarrel breaks out, people will at most say that the Pei family is no longer what it used to be and has fallen into decline, but this will also show that they are frugal and incorruptible.
But Ruan Xiaoyue was different. It was a great blessing for a merchant's daughter to marry into a noble family. If she developed a rift with him because of money, she would only be looked down upon even more.
Lin Qiutang observed Mrs. Pei's expression and said, "There is one more thing I need to tell Auntie. Mingzhu in the West Courtyard is almost seven months old and keeps asking to see Second Uncle. Now that the marriage is settled, it is not a good idea to keep her in the West Courtyard forever."
Mrs. Pei had forgotten about this. Mingzhu was pregnant with her grandson, so she sat up immediately after hearing this: "Yes, it can't be kept secret. Tomorrow you will call Chong'er back and let him explain everything clearly."
**
After returning to the room, Ruan Xiaoyue could not wait to take off the lock on the box and said excitedly: "Xiaoqing, go back to the Ruan Mansion tomorrow and tell mother that I have taken over the Pei Mansion's feeding."
Xiaoqing was also happy for the young lady: "Yes"
Her mother's greatest hope was that she could marry well, and now her wish has finally come true.
The moment the box was opened, Ruan Xiaoyue was stunned. There were only two old account books and a key inside. She took out the account books and looked through them. Most of them were expenditures, and there was little income. The most recent income was from March.
It is already midsummer, which means that the Pei family has not had any income for several months except for the monthly salary from my husband's job.
Xiaoqing had not expected this to happen: "Miss, did you forget the account book?"
“…”
The smile in Ruan Xiaoyue's eyes disappeared instantly, and she poured out everything in the box. In addition to the two account books, there was only one farm...
But on the second day after the wedding, Pei Chong clearly said that he wanted to withdraw money... With no shop and no business, where could he get the money?
The hand holding the deed to the estate dropped down weakly, and Ruan Xiaoyue's mind was in a mess.
This is not the power of being the head of the family at all; this is clearly a hot potato.
From now on, she would be in charge of everything in the Pei residence, including the daily expenses, the exchanges of gifts with relatives, friends and colleagues, and all the arrangements for Pei Chong's official career...
Ruan Xiaoyue took a deep breath...and her mind gradually became clear. It turned out that all the members of the Pei family had treated her as a fool.
When Pei Chong came back, he saw Ruan Xiaoyue sitting in the room with a sullen face. Seeing the account books scattered on the table, it seemed that she already knew that the Pei family had no assets.
"Husband, don't you want to explain?"
"What's the good explanation for this? I never said that the Pei family is a wealthy family with a lot of gold and silver. So, Madam, do you regret it?"
This rhetorical question choked Ruan Xiaoyue.
He really didn't say such a thing. Besides, even if she regretted it, she had no way out now. Pei Chong knew this point well, so he was so reckless.
But she felt uncomfortable with the anger in her heart. She stood up and asked, "Since the Pei family has no industry, how do you explain what my husband said the other day about withdrawing money?"
"I was planning to go out and borrow some money. I have been an official for many years, so I should have some connections to borrow some money for emergency." Pei Chong simply stopped pretending: "But my wife is very understanding and took the initiative to help me. I will remember this kindness in my heart."
Ruan Xiaoyue: “…”
She couldn't refute what was said.
But she didn't expect that the Pei family, a noble family with generations of officials, would be so shabby?
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