Chapter 10 Hope for Success
A strange atmosphere permeated the North Courtyard. After Jiang came back from the front hall, she dismissed the maids and left only Mother Yuan to serve her.
Although the mansion was in a bad condition, the power in the mansion fell into the hands of the person Jiang hated the most. She had no way to vent her resentment and anger, and things happened without any warning and she could not resist.
"At that time, I told the young marquis not to be so cold to the young mistress." Madam Yuan sighed as she spoke, "After all, the young mistress was carefully chosen by you. It would be great if she could be obedient and help you solve the problems of the Marquis' Mansion. But the young mistress is obviously not someone who can be fooled. After the marriage, the young marquis was so cold. The problem you handed to the young mistress has become our problem."
Jiang, wearing a headband, her eyelids fluttered slightly as she leaned against the table, sneering, "She doesn't know the difference between friend and foe, and how can she remain unscathed even after marrying into the Qin family? What good can she gain from not getting along with Junyi and me?"
"Madam," Mother Yuan said earnestly, "That being said, the Young Madam clearly doesn't want to take on the Marquis's problems now, and she's made things clear. Who would dare to covet the Young Madam's dowry?"
"This is her brilliance," Jiang became more and more angry as she spoke, and she started coughing violently.
Seeing this, Mother Yuan stepped forward and patted Jiang on the back: "Don't be so angry. You've only just recovered."
Jiang continued, "Xie Rongying never intended to help me solve the Marquis's problems from the beginning. She was pretending to be nice a while ago just to get to know why I chose her as my daughter-in-law. Now that she knows the reason, she hates me so much."
How could Jiang describe his current mood as miscalculated?
She thought she understood Xie Rongying's personality and that she was a person bound by rules and regulations. That was why she dared to hand over those account books to Xie Rongying after she married into the Marquis' Mansion.
Judging from what she did to Xie Rongying later, if those account books were handed over to Xie Rongying, Xie Rongying would definitely solve them for the Qin family and herself.
What's more, for Xie Rongying, making up for the deficit of the Marquis' Mansion was not a big deal at all.
But Xie Rongying did not do what Jiang expected, but instead outwitted her.
Now that Marquis Yongyi has come forward, the nature of the matter is definitely different.
Even if the incident at the Marquis' Mansion was settled later, it would not meet Jiang's expectations.
There is a greater chance that this mansion will fall into the hands of that bitch’s son!
The more Jiang thought about it, the more she couldn't swallow her anger: "What bad luck! I married such a difficult person!"
"Calm down, calm down." Mother Yuan comforted.
Jiang grabbed Mother Yuan's wrist, looked up and asked, "You're right. Xie Rongying is dissatisfied with my son's attitude towards her. After marrying into the Qin family, she must still want to live a good life. What happened today is just dissatisfaction with my use of her and my son's indifference to her. As long as Junyi treats her well, things will get better."
Upon hearing this, Madam Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, I think so too. The Marquis' Mansion is facing that problem right now. As long as the Young Madam takes out the dowry and solves the problem, how can the Marquis blame you? Besides, the problem of the Marquis' Mansion was not caused by you, Madam."
"Go, ask Junyi to come to my place." Jiang said.
Qin Junyi happened to walk in from outside: "Mother, are you okay?"
When he walked into the courtyard, he noticed it was unusually quiet and knew that his mother was angry.
"Young Marquis, please talk to the lady. I will go to the small kitchen to make some food for her." Mother Yuan said and then left.
Qin Junyi looked at Jiang, who was wearing a headband and looked unhappy. She walked over and sat down, asking with concern, "Mother, are you angry about Zhou being handed over to Jiang about the affairs of the mansion?"
"That bitch has taken root in this mansion. If I don't take back the power of the family quickly, she will take advantage of this time to replace the people in the mansion. How can I control the mansion?" How could Jiang let Zhou easily destroy all her years of hard work?
The Marquis of Yongyi's Mansion can only fall into the hands of her son. Even if the mansion has shown signs of being an empty shell, she has to fill it up!
Her descendants must be the most distinguished people in the Yongyi Marquis Mansion. All the side branches of the Yongyi Marquis Mansion have to rely on her descendants for survival!
"Junyi, the only way for us to take back the power of the family right now is for us to make up for the deficit of the Marquis' Mansion." Jiang calmed down as she spoke. She knew that if she was angry and didn't change, the power of the family would always be in the hands of that bitch. Keeping calm was what she had been doing all her life.
She held Qin Junyi's wrist tightly and asked, "How about you help your mother stabilize Xie Rongying?"
Qin Junyi thought about what Xie Rongying had just said, and how her mother had been in charge of the entire mansion all these years. She felt even more guilty. "Mother, don't worry. Xie Rongying and I are husband and wife after all. Even if we're not on good terms now, we still know what to do in the big picture."
"You went to see her?" Jiang was a little surprised.
Qin Junyi nodded.
Jiang released her hand, her expression filled with satisfaction. She said, "Junyi, Xie Rongying isn't bad at all. Compared to the woman you like, she's much better. She can help you with your worries, and you can also use the Xie family's financial resources to take the Marquisate to a higher level."
After all, Jiang still wanted Qin Junyi to focus on Xie Rongying.
Of course, Qin Junyi really didn't have that intention, but he had to act to make it look like Xie Rongying was completely devoted to him.
"I know, mother." Qin Junyi suppressed the discomfort in his heart. Besides disgust, he also had an indescribable feeling towards Xie Rongying. He didn't like women who were too smart.
What Xie Rongying did this time showed that he did not take his mother or him into consideration at all.
How can this be what a woman should do?
A woman should regard her husband as her heaven, respect her parents-in-law, bear children and support her husband in raising them, instead of using her cleverness to plot against her husband's family.
"It's good that you know." Jiang was relieved. "Go and coax her, and let her come forward to fill the deficit of the Marquis' Mansion. It will also be my credit. Your father will have nothing to say, and the power of the family will be back."
"I will stay in the East Garden tonight and discuss this matter with Xie Rongying." Qin Junyi suppressed his unhappiness and comforted Jiang.
Jiang saw the displeasure in Qin Junyi's eyes, sighed deeply, and said, "It's all my fault that I didn't pave the way for you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you suffer the hardship of marrying someone you don't love. Junyi, once this matter is resolved, I will find a way to get you together with the woman you love."
Qin Jun's eyes deepened as he said, "Mother, will you agree if I let Xie Rongying make up for the deficit in the Marquis' Mansion so that I can be with her?"
Jiang noticed that something was wrong with Qin Junyi and raised her eyebrows: "As long as you let Xie Rongying settle the matter of the Marquis' Mansion, mother will agree to your request."
"Then after Xie Rongying has made up for the deficit of the Marquis' Mansion, I will ask the emperor for permission to go to the border. Will mother allow it?" Qin Junyi stared at Jiang without blinking.
"What do you mean?" Jiang's face also darkened.
"Mother said before that I wasn't interested in a title, but because I'm the eldest son, I have to shoulder some responsibilities. Since I married the eldest daughter of the Xie family, I can't have a concubine, and I won't let her be a concubine. So, I'm leaving Bianjing. The border war is imminent, and I plan to take her to the border. Whether I'm rich or poor in the future has nothing to do with you."
Qin Junyi watched Jiang's face grow darker and darker, and continued fearlessly, "My son only wants to be with her forever."
"I hope my mother will grant my wish."
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