The Duke's Mansion was once a prominent family.

Du Jingyi still remembers when she married here and went home alone to visit her parents. When she left, the rosy glow in the sky just happened to be reflected on the plaque of the Duke's Mansion, exuding a majestic feeling from top to bottom.

At that time, many people said that she was marrying up into the Duke's Mansion, but now, this family that was once "upscale" is in decline and loneliness.

As soon as you enter the door, you can smell an overly quiet and dead atmosphere. If you smell it carefully, you can even find an unpleasant odor, as if a corpse is rotting.

Normally speaking, April is a time of beautiful scenery, but the current situation in the Duke's Mansion is indeed terrible.

Du Jingyi frowned as he watched all this, feeling deeply moved.

Although she also disliked her weak and incompetent father-in-law, the thought of him staying alone in this huge house made her feel as if her soul was being swallowed up by this house, and she dared not think too much about it.

Sister-in-law Liu and Ping'er had been here a few days ago, so they knew all these scenes and were not surprised. They led the couple into the gate of Yunjin Courtyard.

Du Jingyi was fine, but Gu Shaoyu was standing at the gate of the yard. Although his face was calm, he was the only one who knew what was going on in his heart.

At that time, he saw the miserable condition of his father, but considering the overall situation, he just left it alone and in the following days he was so busy that he never thought about his father at all.

And now, when he returned here again, the scene at that time came to his mind again. He still felt a little guilty, but he had no regrets. Since he had done it, he would not cry and complain about how he had no choice but to do it.

So, after calming down, he said.

"Let's go."

"Um."

In Yunjin Courtyard, because of the huge commotion caused when Madam Wei and her confidants were captured, many items were damaged. Although it has been simply cleaned up now, traces can still be seen.

As for Shang Yukuan, after Madam Wei, who was above him, was captured, he was moved back to the main house by the servants. After all, he was the owner of the house and he had such a powerful son outside, so the servants still took good care of him.

They changed into clean clothes, applied ointment on their wounds, and used the same bedding that was used when Madam Wei was still alive, so they were naturally very valuable. When they all stepped in here, they saw that Duke Shang Yukuan was in relatively good condition.

However, after such a long period of torture and abuse, he had long lost his mind and even slept all day long. Not to mention medicine, even porridge could not be fed to him. Therefore, he looked like a breathing corpse. He seemed to be still alive, but in fact he had already died.

When the four people saw this scene, they were all sighing.

"Who is serving my father-in-law now?"

Du Jingyi asked first, and a maidservant who was not too old beside him stood up timidly and then spoke.

"To answer Madam, it is this servant and Xiaoxi."

"When did you enter the Duke's Mansion? Where did you work before?"

"Madam, I entered the mansion a year ago. I used to do rough work like sweeping the outer courtyard, but...but after Madam Wei was captured, this courtyard became empty. When I passed by one time, I...saw the Duke's situation. I also have an old father who was paralyzed in bed. I couldn't bear it, so Xiaoxi and I helped clean up and wash the clothes. Please forgive me, Madam."

The girl in front of him looked ordinary in talent and appearance. Although she was not very confident when speaking, at least she could speak fluently. She was able to take care of the Duke spontaneously without anyone's order, which meant she had a good conscience.

So, Du Jingyi glanced at his sister-in-law and gave the order.

"You are kind-hearted. How about this? You and Xiaoxi will both be promoted to second-class maids. Two more servants will be assigned to you when the time comes. The four of you will take good care of the Duke. As for the rest, I and my sister-in-law will not treat you unfairly."

With just one sentence from Du Jingyi, it can be said that she has transformed from a sparrow into a chicken.

From a maid in the outer courtyard to a second-class maid in the inner courtyard, she was promoted several levels at once. Apart from anything else, the salary would be much higher than before. How could she not be happy about such a thing?

But no matter how happy I am, I have to keep this joy inside.

Otherwise, if the master saw her so impatient, he might withdraw the order, so she pinched her flesh to remind herself not to act arrogantly, then immediately knelt down and spoke seriously.

"I thank the general and the lady for the reward. I will do my best."

"Well, get up."

After the maid got up, she still had some eyesight and left immediately, not disturbing the house. At the same time, she also went to arrange tea. Otherwise, the host would come and have no tea to drink. Wouldn't this make people laugh? After the maid left, everyone in the house was related by blood.

Ping'er took a step forward and whispered into Shang Yukuan's ear.

"Grandfather, Ping'er is here to see you, as well as mother, uncle and aunt. Please open your eyes and take a look."

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His words fell into Shang Yukuan's ears like a stone sinking into the sea, and he did not receive any response.

Seeing this, sister-in-law Liu also sighed, and then said.

"Now that we have moved back, we will take good care of father-in-law, don't worry. But I'm afraid the Duke's Mansion won't be able to recover for a while."

Du Jingyi walked up to her and said.

"The Duke's Mansion in the past naturally couldn't slow down, and there's no need to slow down anymore. From now on, the Duke's Mansion will be run by my eldest sister-in-law and Ping'er, so you just need to manage your own Duke's Mansion with all your heart."

After hearing this, the eldest sister-in-law Liu, who had been feeling a little disappointed, felt relieved.

"What you said is that the past is not worth it, and the future is the good life."

Having said this, Du Jingyi nodded and then spoke.

"I still have some money that I won't touch for the time being. Send it to my sister-in-law to settle the account first. We'll figure out a way to deal with the rest."

Du Jingyi had good intentions, but was rejected by his sister-in-law.

She replied with great satisfaction.

"How can you be responsible for everything? If so, I, as the eldest sister-in-law, would be useless. Don't worry, I still have some private money. Besides, Madam Wei wants to occupy the Duke's Mansion every day, so I think there should be no big problem with the account. So I will take a closer look in the next few days. As for the rest, you have to introduce the former bricklayer team to me. Since you want to be reborn, everything in this mansion should be changed."