Chapter 33 The Yu Family is Here
Yu Zhilan had always been pampered at home, and had never been stopped outside and made to wait like this before.
Moreover, the other party was Yu Qinghuan, the person she hated the most. She used to show off her power by marrying into the Marquis' Mansion, but now she is a widow and still looks down on everyone!
She tugged at Li's arm, her voice filled with dissatisfaction, "Mother, you'll have to teach her a lesson later!"
Li's eyes soothed her, asking her to calm down. "Lan'er, today's business is important. Don't be willful. You'll see your sister later. Please be patient."
The Yu family's accounts are now in great deficit, and her husband's career is not going well, and he has to drink with his colleagues from time to time. Over the years, all her dowry has been spent on it.
Nowadays, the expenses of the mansion are getting bigger and bigger, and it is simply not possible to make ends meet relying solely on the little profits from the few shops.
Moreover, my daughter Zhilan is old enough to get married, and if she wants to marry into a wealthy family, a dowry is indispensable.
There is no rush for his son Yongming's marriage, but the imperial examination is approaching, and everything needs money to take care of, otherwise his future career will be difficult.
Fortunately, Yu Qinghuan became a widow, which solved her urgent problem.
Two months ago, she asked someone to send the portrait of Yu Qinghuan that she had previously proposed to her husband to Linjiang, looking for local wealthy businessmen, regardless of age, as long as she asked for a high betrothal gift.
Unexpectedly, things went very smoothly. The Han family in Linjiang had a son who was extremely greedy for beauty. He had more than ten concubines and maids at home, but he just lacked a wife. However, ordinary families would never marry their daughter to such a person.
The Han family had been suffering from the lack of girls from respectable families willing to marry into the family, and the Yu family was a family of officials, so the Han family was naturally satisfied.
What's more, Yu Qinghuan was born beautiful. When the son of the Han family saw her portrait, he could hardly walk. He even offered double the betrothal gift, just wanting her to marry quickly.
The two families had already secretly discussed the marriage, and the betrothal gifts were quietly sent to the capital, waiting for the Yu family to marry their daughter.
She had previously sent many verbal messages to the Marquis' Mansion and asked her husband to write a letter asking Yu Qinghuan to go home, but this damn girl didn't reply at all.
Helplessly, she could only go to the Marquis' Mansion in person to look for him, but she didn't see him. After asking around, she found out that Yu Qinghuan had been driven away to a farm outside the capital by the old lady of the Marquis' Mansion. No wonder he hadn't replied to her letter.
Li was originally worried that Yu Qinghuan would not marry again and that she would need to use some tricks. She did not expect that she would be driven to the manor by the Marquis' Mansion. She thought that as long as she could persuade her a few words today, she could successfully bring her back to the mansion. Even if she did not want to marry, she could just knock her out and tie her into the bridal sedan.
Li had not told her daughter about these plans, mainly because the Han family did not know that Yu Qinghuan was marrying for the second time. If the news leaked out and the Han family changed their minds about not marrying her, the betrothal gifts in the yard would be gone.
Therefore, the fewer people who know about this, the better.
But Yu Zhilan felt unhappy when she thought about how Yu Qinghuan had married into the Marquis' Mansion and stolen all her limelight.
Now, even though they are widows, there are still people who spend so much betrothal gifts to marry them.
Whenever she saw the betrothal gifts that couldn't even fit in the yard, she would get so angry that her teeth would itch and she couldn't sleep at night.
"Mother, she's not your biological daughter, why do you care about her marriage?"
Li Shi didn't want to explain too much, so she just whispered, "Why are you so angry? As long as she gets married, all the betrothal gifts in the mansion will belong to you and your brother."
After being coaxed by Li, Yu Zhilan felt better when she thought that all the betrothal gifts from Yu Qinghuan were from her.
The mother and daughter waited for a long time. Just when Mrs. Li was thinking about whether to find someone to inform them, someone from the village finally came out and welcomed them in.
Along the way, the two were dazzled by the scenery in the village.
Yu Zhilan thought about her own yard in the Yu Mansion, which was not even as big as the garden of flowers and plants she had just passed by, and felt jealous. How could this bitch Yu Qinghuan be so lucky that she could live in such a big manor!
Li was also surprised. She had never seen such a luxurious manor. Along the way, she found that everything was kept in perfect order and exuded a sense of nobility. After all, it was a marquis's mansion, and it was different from ordinary families.
She couldn't help but think, if it was her daughter Zhilan who had married into the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion...why would she have to go through all the trouble of planning all this.
Sitting down in the hall, Mrs. Li turned her head to glance at her daughter and thought she was pretty. Why didn't Marquis Ningyuan fall for her daughter Zhilan?
Just then, Yu Qinghuan brought Sang Ru and Li Pozi into the hall.
The moment Li saw Yu Qinghuan, she was distracted for a moment and her hand suddenly clenched the handkerchief!
This damn girl actually looks even prettier than before. Just like her mother, she has a foxy face!
Yu Qinghuan sat down at the host's seat, took a sip of hot tea, glanced at Yu Zhilan, and then looked at Li. "I wonder what important matter brought you here today, mother?"
Li pursed her lips and smiled, "Qinghuan, recently, my family has sent many messages to the Marquis' Mansion, but I haven't seen you reply. Your father and I were a little worried, so we went to the Marquis' Mansion yesterday to look for you."
"I didn't expect you to be here instead of at the Marquis' Mansion..."
As she spoke, she appeared to be defending Yu Qinghuan, "This Marquis' Mansion is really too much. They actually drove you to this desolate mountain!"
Yu Zhilan on the side curled her lips and said, "My mother is talking nonsense. What desolate mountains and wilderness? This place is much bigger than home."
Yu Qinghuan looked at Li's acting with amusement, "Mother, you misunderstood. I came to this farm on my own."
Li thought she was just trying to save face in front of her, and continued, "Girl, why bother trying to be so stubborn in front of your family? If you've been wronged in the Marquis' Mansion, just go back to the Yu Family. Your father and I have always been thinking about you, and it was your father who asked me to come and see you today."
Seeing Yu Qinghuan remained silent, she struck while the iron was hot and advised, "This Marquis' Mansion has humiliated you like this, how can you stay here any longer? Why don't you pack up today and return home with your mother!"
Sang Ru on the side almost rolled her eyes. Her wife was at the farm, eating and drinking well. She would be stupid to go back to the Yu family!
Seeing that Li Shi had been urging the Madam to return to the Yu family, Mrs. Li immediately became unhappy. "Madam Yu, our mansion has never treated the Madam harshly. It's only because she's been unwell recently that the old lady arranged for her to recuperate at the manor."
Which widow who was driven away could live in such a nice manor?
Li always had the final say in the mansion, but now that a maid had interrupted her, her face immediately turned dark.
"The master is speaking, why are you, a lowly slave, butting in?"
Mrs. Li's face also darkened. After all, she was an old lady in the Marquis' Mansion and was still serving the old lady. Old people like them could use the Marquis' Mansion's money to choose a manor to spend their old age in the future. They could be considered half the masters of the manor. They had never been scolded like this before.
李婆子：“還以為書香門第家的夫人都應該是有些規矩，不曾想虞大人這續弦的夫人竟是位狗嘴吐不出象牙的，這可是在侯府，虞夫人，您說話可注意着些。”
黎氏哪裏想到，有朝一日竟然被個賤奴話趕話，立馬沖着虞清歡怒道，“清歡，你這身邊伺候的下人怎的這麽沒規矩，你還不管管？”
虞清歡紅唇微微揚起，放下手中的杯盞，緩聲道，“母親消消氣，這位是侯府老夫人身邊的李媽媽，平日裏不歸女兒管的。”
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