Chapter 81: Disaster
As Jiang listened to Xie Rongying's words, the sadness in her heart slowly dissipated.
Indeed, if Xie Rongying had told her about the situation in Wanmiao Village at that time, she might have thought about whether Xie Rongying would harm her. Even if the hole in the Marquis' Mansion was big, she would not lose her life for money.
"Aren't you afraid that I might go to Wanmiao Village and never come back?" Jiang stared at Xie Rongying with a deep gaze. "If people knew that something happened to me in Wanmiao Village, you would be convicted of murdering your mother-in-law."
Xie Rongying's expression tightened, and she clutched the handkerchief tightly in her hand. She said, "It's true that I wasn't thoughtful enough, but I heard from my father that the people of Wanmiao Village just wanted a bigger share of the silver. If I go and tell them that you're now in charge of Wanmiao Village and give them a fair share of the compensation, nothing should go wrong."
Jiang snorted coldly, thinking that Xie Rongying was still useful.
"Mother, did those people make things difficult for you?" Xie Rongying asked tentatively.
Jiang's suspicion and worried expression completely disappeared. She leaned back on the table and said, "That's not a problem. I've already reached an agreement with them."
"That's good, that's good." Xie Rongying's slightly furrowed brows instantly relaxed, and a hint of a smile appeared on her face. "Now that Mother has negotiated with her daughter-in-law, I'm relieved. I think Mother also knows the annual income of Wanmiao Village. This way, the hole in the Marquisate will be filled quickly."
Upon hearing this, Jiang's face lit up with a smile, and she said, "Yes, as long as the hole in the Marquis' Mansion is filled, your life with Junyi will get better and better. When you take over the position of the Marquis' Mansion's mistress, you won't have to work as hard as I do."
"Mother, you must be exhausted after all this journey. I won't disturb your rest for now." Xie Rongying stood up and bowed as she spoke. "I'll take my leave."
"Leave." Jiang was completely arrogant in front of Xie Rongying. "I heard that your relationship with Junyi has become harmonious. While Shangguan Yao is not at home, you must seize the opportunity and consummate your marriage with Junyi as soon as possible so that the Qin family can continue its incense as soon as possible."
When Xie Rongying heard the word 'incense', a cold look flashed across her eyes. She forced a faint smile and said, "Yes, mother."
"Go back and take good care of yourself." Jiang said and waved her hand.
Xie Rongying nodded and walked out.
At this moment, Jiang became more energetic, put aside the speculation in her mind, and all her worries dissipated. She was about to solve the big hole in the Marquis' Mansion.
She said, "Life is getting better now. Marrying Xie Rongying is not useless. Judging from Xie Rongying's attitude now, she should live a wholehearted life with Junyi."
"I have been saying this, the young lady has married into the Marquis's Mansion. How could Xie Jing be indifferent to her situation? Even if the dowry is taken back, he knows that his daughter will be the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion in the future, and he will never let her daughter suffer in the Mansion." Mother Yuan echoed Jiang's words.
Jiang snorted and laughed: "Yes, how could Xie Jing let Xie Rongying suffer in this marquis' mansion?"
Didn't he just obediently use Wanmiao Village to fill the hole for her?
Just then, there was another sound outside.
"Has my aunt gotten up yet?"
When Jiang heard that it was Mother Kang's voice, her brows were filled with joy.
Mother Yuan immediately went out to greet her: "Old sister, why are you here?"
"Madam is here to invite you to go to Fanlou for a chat today." As Mother Kang spoke, she and Mother Yuan walked into the main hall.
When Jiang heard this, she asked, "Why did my sister-in-law suddenly want to go to Fanlou?"
Seeing that Jiang had already stood up, Mother Kang stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Recently, the news about the Duke of Ying's mansion in Bianjing City has been spreading like wildfire. The wives of the Marquis of Dingguo, the Marquis of Dongchang, and our wife have discussed going to Kaibao Temple to burn incense and pray for amulets for peace. The wife thought of you, Auntie, and said we could get together if we had time."
"My wife just returned home, otherwise..." Mother Yuan was interrupted by Jiang before she could finish her words.
Jiang stood up and said, "It's okay. I just happened to have something to talk to my sister-in-law about, so let's go to Fanlou to get together."
Mother Kang immediately asked, "Why did you return home just now?"
"A few days ago, our young mistress gave Madam a farm to take care of, so Madam went to the farm to take a general look." Mother Yuan explained.
"I see." Mother Kang was surprised that the young lady of the Qin family would actually take care of the Jiang family's manor. It was really strange.
Jiang said, "Mother Kang, go back and tell my sister-in-law that I'll be there soon."
"Ma'am, please take a rest first. Madam has arranged to meet at Fanlou at noon." Mother Kang said and bowed again: "I will take my leave now."
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At the same time, Wanmiao Village.
Li Dongfu and Cuizhi, with a group of skilled people, took the Xie family's token and headed towards the warehouse in Wanmiao Village.
When Liu discovered Li Dongfu's group, she asked someone to notify Wu Dawei and several other people in charge of Wanmiao Village.
When Wu Dawei hurried over, Liu was arguing with someone he had never met.
"I repeat, I'm following orders and taking away the account books for every sale of medicinal herbs last year." Li Dongfu continued slowly, "I'm not here to ask for money from you."
"I haven't seen you!" Liu shouted. "If you say you're giving it to me, then I'm giving it to you. Don't think that just because you have the Xie family's badge, I'll believe you're someone sent by the Xie family. The people sent by the Xie family just left! How could they send someone else again?!"
Li Dongfu slowly put away the token in his hand.
At this time, Wu Dawei also saw the token. He knew that it was the one that Manager Chu had in his hand, and he couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"If you say it's not, then it's not?" Li Dongfu stared at Liu and smiled faintly: "The person who came yesterday was indeed sent by the Xie family, but she was not the steward, but our eldest daughter's mother-in-law."
"What?" Liu had not forgotten that Jiang said she was not the eldest girl's mother-in-law.
Of course, Liu did not forget that Jiang had mentioned at the beginning that she was the mother-in-law of the eldest daughter of the Xie family.
Wu Dawei came forward and asked, "I don't know how to address you."
"Li." Li Dongfu glanced at Wu Dawei calmly and continued, "We have no special intention in coming here. It's just that the boss has handed Wanmiao Village over to the eldest daughter's mother-in-law to manage. From now on, Wanmiao Village will no longer be named Xie. Your boss will be the wife of the Yongyi Marquis's mansion."
"Then what are you doing here with last year's account book?" Mrs. Liu shouted.
"Wait." Wu Dawei frowned. "You just said that the person who came yesterday was the wife of the Marquis of Yongyi?"
Li Dongfu laughed, "Yes," and then stared at Liu. "Because last year's account books haven't been reconciled yet, you should know that if you come to Wanmiao Village to buy medicinal herbs, you should basically identify the Xie family. Now that Wanmiao Village has changed hands, the Xie family will definitely tell those buyers about this."
"Otherwise, do you still want to sell the medicinal herbs in Wanmiao Village in the future?" Li Dongfu continued, "All the house deeds, land deeds, and farm deeds in Wanmiao Village have been given to the wife of the Marquis of Yongyi."
Wu Dawei's face was already filled with murderous intent. He asked coldly, "Why would the boss give Wanmiao Village to someone else? He wouldn't give it to us, the people who work so hard for Wanmiao Village, would he?"
And that Jiang, how dare he deceive him!
He could have directly taken away the profits of Wanmiao Village, but he still played a trick on him!
This made Wu Dawei's inner anger rise rapidly. So that Jiang family knew his evil ambition from the beginning. If Wanmiao Village fell into the hands of that woman, what would be their fate?!
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