"You little bitch, do you think you can smash things just because they're yours?! You think these things don't cost money?"
The aunt went to cause trouble for her again, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law disliked each other and started arguing every day again.
In the end, it was the eldest daughter-in-law who, with her superior numbers, prevailed and thoroughly humiliated Jiang Yao.
But once Pei Lingyu returned and rested in Jiang Yao's room, the slight advantage that the Madam Bo had was gone.
The aunt was furious and stared at Jiang Yao's courtyard. Then, her eyes darted around and she said, "It seems that we have no choice but to use that method."
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"Miss, Miss, today you asked me to go with Granny Chang to buy a maid. Guess who I met?"
"Who did you meet?" Jiang Shuwan asked casually, as she was reading Sun Wanwan's letter.
"Granny Li is Granny Li, the most favored person by the Lady's side."
Qingxing drank water in large gulps as she spoke.
During the New Year, as a gesture of goodwill, the manor released a group of maids of marriageable age to get married. The manor was short of manpower, so Chang Mama and the head nanny went to the matchmaker to buy people.
Jiang Shuwan also asked Qingxing to pick a few. She sent Fang Xiaozi to the north, and since Brother Nai was without an assistant, she sent out a few of the maids in the courtyard to help Brother Nai.
She was short of staff, and no one from the manor dared to let her in easily. So she bought a few new people and trained them slowly. Qingxing went to pick people for her, and it was normal for her to meet with Granny Li to buy people.
Although the Earl's mansion is not as wealthy as before, it can still manage with a few maids.
"She's not a five or six-year-old girl, she's a bit older, about my age, and very pretty."
"..."
Jiang Shuwan looked up from the letter.
Noble families generally do not buy maids who are too old to serve, especially if they are pretty; a magistrate would never buy one.
In the eyes of the Earl, all the pretty girls were vixens who would seduce her son into going astray. Even Pei Lingyu's two former concubines in the entire Earl's mansion were plain-looking.
In her previous life, she was also "unworthy" and failed to fulfill her mission as a substitute. Pei Lingyu refused to enter her room, so the Lady had no choice but to buy a pretty maid outside to carry on the family line.
Pei Lingyu lived up to his wife's expectations and accepted everything. The key point is that he was still thinking about Jiang Yao while having a son with his concubine, which made Jiang Shuwan feel disgusted by him.
Now that Madam Bo is trying to get rid of Jiang Yao, she's buying pretty maids to bring into the mansion. Can Pei Lingyu resist the temptation?
Jiang Shuwan was slightly lost in thought.
On the other side, at the Earl's residence.
That evening, during her day off, Pei Lingyu went straight to Jiang Yao's courtyard as soon as she returned.
"Keep your voice down, don't let Mother know I'm back."
Pei Lingyu instructed the servant to tiptoe like a thief, knowing that his mother had a bad temper and would make a scene if she knew he would go back to Jiang Yao's room as soon as he returned.
"uncle--"
Oh no, we've been found out again.
Pei Lingyu was very annoyed, wondering which blind person was behind it. When he turned around, he saw two graceful and beautiful maids standing under the eaves looking at him.
It was already dark. Lanterns hung from the eaves, their soft light draping over their heads like a veil, making their beautiful faces appear even more stunning, as if their skin had been photoshopped.
"!"
Pei Lingyu hesitated.
"Grandpa~~~"
Their voices are also sweet.
"!!"
Pei Lingyu turned and walked towards the two girls. "Who are you two sisters? I've never seen you before."
"Hehe, sir, how could a servant like us dare to call you 'sister'?"
"Sister, what you said makes me feel close to you. I just call you whatever I want. There's nothing to be embarrassed about."
With just this one sentence, the two maids burst into laughter, their silvery laughter filling the air.
"Green apricot, light the lamp, I want to write a letter."
Jiang Shuwan put down the letter in her hand.
Sun Wanwan and her entourage had arrived in the north, just in time for spring planting. The land was in a period of scarcity, so her caravan transported a lot of grain, which was quickly sold out. They were now buying up local furs and other goods.
In recent days, small groups of light cavalry have been invading the northern border, robbing the local people of their food supplies.
General Sun submitted a memorial stating that the foreign tribes might be making unrest, but few in the court believed him. General Sun ordered all soldiers to be on high alert, and Lu Shaogan also went directly to the battlefield.
Before any major battles broke out on the border, small-scale raids continued unabated. Lu Shaogan encountered one just a few days after arriving at the front line, which terrified Sun Wanwan.
While writing letters to comfort her, Jiang Shuwan also wrote a separate letter to Fang Xiaozi, telling him to bring out all the fine tea, wine, and gems he had brought from the capital and sell them.
I'm fishing with a line.
After replying to the letter, everything was fine. Jiang Shuwan relaxed for a few days, when suddenly a message came from the Earl's mansion.
"Miss, the old man has become a Taoist priest!"
When Jiang Shuwan heard the news, she was sunbathing under the pear tree in the courtyard, while Qingxing kept looking towards the Marquis's residence from the corner of the wall.
A few days ago, the aunt bought two beautiful maids and brought them home. She thought the second young lady was going to cause a ruckus, but to her surprise, there was no commotion at all.
On the contrary, the old man who lived in the Taoist temple every day was enlightened.
Enter the Tao and make it your home; seek your true self.
The old man has become a monk.
When the news reached the Earl's and Marquis's mansions, it caused a huge uproar. The Earl's mansion was thrown into chaos, and Old Madam Pei of the Marquis's mansion fell ill from anger.
"I knew he was useless, but I didn't expect him to be this useless. He abandoned his family and now he wants to become a monk! He has absolutely no sense of responsibility!"
Madam Pei fell ill from anger, so the old lady came to plead with the old marquis. Afterwards, the old marquis took the old lady and Pei Lingyu to a Taoist temple in the suburbs overnight. No matter how much they pleaded, the old marquis refused to return, determined to become a monk and even received a Taoist name.
When the news reached them, the Earl's Mansion instantly became the laughingstock of the capital, and even the Marquis's Mansion was implicated. Madam Wen felt ashamed and was too embarrassed to go out and socialize for a while.
The aunt was in great pain, feeling that she had married a scoundrel who was completely unreliable.
With her husband like this, it was no different from him dying out there. Lady Bo devoted all her energy to Pei Lingyu.
As for Jiang Yao, she couldn't wait to get rid of her immediately.
“Grandma, I can’t rely on the Earl anymore. He’ll stay at the Taoist temple whether he’s dead or alive. He doesn’t care about the Earl’s family at all. I just consider him dead. But Lingyu is the only son of the Earl’s family, the only heir. If anything happens to him, the lineage of my Earl’s family will end.”
When Jiang Shuwan brought in the medicine, Madam Bo was sitting by Madam Pei's bedside, weeping bitterly.
Madam Pei sighed; she knew what the old lady meant.
Pei Lingyu is the only son of the Earl's family. Apart from him, the Earl's family has no other sons born out of wedlock. Compared to studying, the most important thing for the Earl's family is to continue the lineage.
She had just asked Pei Lingyu to move to the Imperial Academy a while ago, and told him he could only go home on his days off. The Madam said this because she wanted him to continue commuting to school.
"Please rest assured, Madam. Lingyu's future is the future of the Earl's family. I will make sure he studies hard and never slacks off in his studies, even if he comes home every day."
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