Chapter 23 We're barefoot, we're not afraid of those wearing shoes.
Madam Shen was a little worried.
She was worried that if Shangguan Jin entered the palace, she would be unable to hold back and vent all the grievances she had held back for the past three years.
The current imperial family is not the same as the one before.
"Mother, it's so late, is there something wrong?" As soon as Shangguan Jin entered the room, she saw Old Madam Shen leaning against the daybed, fully clothed.
When Madam Shen saw Shangguan Jin enter, she smiled and pointed to the chair next to the daybed.
"Please sit down!"
Shangguan Jin sat down, and Old Madam Shen glanced at Qiu Mama again.
Soon, Qiu's mother and the maids who served her all left, leaving only the mother and daughter-in-law in the room.
"Jin'er, someone from the palace has come? To summon you to the palace? From the Empress's palace?" Old Madam Shen asked in a low voice.
Shangguan Jin nodded.
"Yes, Her Majesty the Empress summoned me to the palace. It was an imperial eunuch who used to serve in the palace who delivered the imperial decree."
Madam Shen nodded.
People of the imperial family! That's good!
“Jin’er, although our household is now looking forward, outsiders may not think so.”
I reckon the people from the palace came to sound out your opinion.
You only remember one thing: you're just a stay-at-home woman who only wants to get by.
The Duke of Dingguo's mansion has elderly parents and young children to care for, so we can't concern ourselves with outside affairs. We just want to live a quiet life behind closed doors.
"Other things outside are none of our business, understand?" Old Madam Shen reminded them softly.
"Mother, I remember! I know what I'm doing."
"Besides, how could a woman from a secluded household like me know anything?" Shangguan Jin said with a smile.
Madam Shen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She was genuinely worried that her daughter-in-law's bloodline from a family of upright officials might suddenly erupt, and she might start banging her head against the ground like those censors...
"Come on, we're going to the palace tomorrow. There are quite a few little devils to bribe along the way."
They must have spent a lot of money on my birthday banquet!
Take this purse; it contains silver notes. Keep it for self-defense.
As she spoke, Madam Shen took out the small purse that she hadn't given away last time from the cushion and stuffed it into Shangguan Jin's hand.
Shangguan Jin shook her head and chuckled.
Without even glancing at it, she stuffed the small purse back into Madam Shen's hand.
“Mother, I have some silver here, and besides, isn’t there still silver in the public accounts?”
No need for your money.
Madam Shen sighed, clutching her purse, unsure of what to say.
"Jin'er, I have something I've always wanted to say to you."
If... if Huai Chen never comes back.
Let's just close the gates of the Duke's mansion and live our own lives.
Anyway, we have estates and shops, so we'll never have to worry about food and drink.
"At worst, we can just give up this Duke's mansion and move to the countryside. It'll be much easier to live anywhere than here," Old Madam Shen suddenly said.
Shangguan Jin knew that the old lady was afraid.
The sudden disappearance of the dignified Duke of Dingguo must mean something big is going on.
The lives of nearly a hundred people in the manor depend on that person's single thought.
"Mother, rest assured, I will definitely not let the Duke of Dingguo's mansion get involved in those disputes."
No matter what the daughter-in-law does, it's something only women in the inner quarters of the house do.
"The safety of the Duke's mansion can definitely be guaranteed," Shangguan Jin said earnestly.
Madam Shen nodded.
This daughter-in-law knows when to advance and when to retreat; she certainly won't let her down.
"Jin'er, let me tell you, if anyone verbally offends our household in the future, don't take action."
Leave it to me!
I'm an old man, and if I act like a spoiled brat and throw a tantrum, there's nothing anyone can do about it.
"Anyway, I have nothing to lose, so no one can do anything to me," Madam Shen continued.
Shangguan Jin nodded, indicating that if she ever lost an argument with someone in the future, she would definitely come back to ask the old lady for help.
"Also, I heard you had Sister Yao and the others help with the housekeeping?"
This is good; they all need to learn it, otherwise they won't know how to manage the household in the future.
You did a great job.
Old Mrs. Shen didn't want to see her granddaughters and grandsons either embroidering, drawing, or reading books with their heads bobbing.
No matter what you study, you need to know something.
We live in a peaceful and prosperous era now, but what if we encounter chaos in the future? We won't know anything!
Shangguan Jin smiled and agreed to watch it, saying that she would definitely let the children learn more.
After talking for a while, Shangguan Jin returned to her own courtyard.
After washing up, Shangguan Jin lay on the canopy bed in her underwear, but she was not sleepy at all.
The old lady's words today did wake her up.
What can she do?
Besides the little information left behind by the original owner in her mind, what else does she have?
Firstly, unlike other transmigrated women who know how to cook this or that kind of food.
Secondly, unlike those science and engineering transmigrators who are either doctors or tinkerers, they are not.
What can she do?
She's good at setting traps for people and is skilled at so-called capital operations.
But is this useful in this day and age?
It's completely useless.
Although the Great Yu Dynasty did not severely suppress commerce and prioritize agriculture, the status of merchants was still not very optimistic.
Scholars, farmers, artisans, merchants...
Haha, everyone who comes here is thinking of doing something spectacular, or at the very least, having an epic romance with a handsome man from ancient times.
What about myself?
Haha, let's forget about pretty boys for now!
After nearly half a month of hard work, I've only managed to recoup some of the losses by hosting banquets and receiving gifts...
How shameful! It's a disgrace to those time-traveling predecessors.
The more Shangguan Jin thought about it, the more she despised herself.
Shangguan Jin turned over and sighed.
Sigh, I'm practically useless here!
The only thing that made me feel fortunate was that the restrictions on women here didn't seem to be too strict.
In the capital, many shops are run by women.
However, it seems there are no women in this court.
Thinking of this, Shangguan Jin desperately wanted to return to the original era.
The deal she just closed had a bonus of several million, what a pity, she didn't even spend it before it ended up here...
Thinking about it this way, Shangguan Jin sat up in anger.
She slammed the soft pillow beside her, and Shangguan Jin could only sulk alone.
It took her a while to calm down completely.
Never mind, since I'm here, whatever I face, I have to face it positively.
There are hundreds of people in this family, and they're all counting on me to support them!
Running away with all the valuables? Shangguan Jin is not capable of doing such a thing yet.
Okay, I'm not going to think about it anymore. I have to face another tough challenge tomorrow, so I'll just have to deal with it properly first!
With that thought in mind, Shangguan Jin closed her eyes, conserving her energy in preparation for tomorrow's summons.
Isn't it just meeting the emperor and empress?
It's not like we haven't seen it before.
I see it on TV every day!
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