"That's too much."
"Isn't this disrespecting our young lady?"
Jiang Shuwan slept for a full hour. When she woke up, Qingxing was pounding on the beam.
No wonder she always heard a "thump thump thump" sound in her sleep.
"What's wrong with her?" Jiang Shuwan was completely confused.
The wet nurse was honest and simple, but not very knowledgeable. She stammered a few words, but couldn't explain herself clearly.
It was only after the woman who had accompanied her in her dowry that she learned that while she was sleeping, not only did the head maids and matrons not come to pay their respects, but two of them had also left.
The Marquis's mansion had at least thirty respectable maids and servants, who were in charge of the storeroom, money, utensils, or people.
Excluding those taken away by Madam Pei, and those who couldn't leave due to their key positions, there were at least fifteen or sixteen people who came to pay their respects to Jiang Shuwan.
But right now she only has six or seven kittens in her yard.
It's less than half.
This is utterly humiliating.
However, Jiang Shuwan knew that not all the head maids who didn't come treated her like a mistress.
Instead, it was the matriarch, Madam Wen, whose three most trusted servants did not come.
Wen's three trusted confidantes were all dowry maids from her maternal family: a ceremony maid, a head maid, and a storeroom maid. These three were the most powerful servants in the Marquis's mansion.
None of them came, which shows how little the Wen family liked Jiang Shuwan.
The servants were very good at reading people's expressions. Since Wen's trusted nanny didn't come, the maids and old women who wanted to curry favor with Wen naturally wouldn't come either.
Of course, not all the servants in the Marquis's mansion were Wen's henchmen; some wanted to come, but when they thought of Wen's methods, they didn't dare to.
Nowadays, most of the people who come to Jiang Shuwan's courtyard are honest and simple-minded, only knowing how to bury themselves in their work and having no ulterior motives.
The position wasn't high either; at most, it was a mid-level manager.
Jiang Shuwan stared at the few scattered people in the courtyard and scoffed inwardly.
She knew this was a show of force from the Wen family.
This was her first time showing her face in front of the servants of the Marquis's mansion, which was an extremely important event for her as a new bride.
Whether I can stand up to the servants depends on today.
"Miss, how can the servants of the Marquis's mansion act like this? You are the wife of the heir apparent!" Qingxing said angrily.
Jiang Shuwan directly asked her to come over and comb her hair, because she was afraid that Qingxing would smash the house down.
"Miss, you must teach them a lesson."
“Although our Jiang family is not as prestigious as the Marquis’s family, we are still a family that knows proper etiquette. They were unreasonable first, so even if we punish them, no one can say they are wrong. We must be firm when necessary.”
Sorry, Miss, I can't get an erection right now.
I'm still just a new employee.
Jiang Shuwan secretly told Qingxing about what happened at Xiangguo Temple.
Qingxing stared wide-eyed for a long while, then her eyes reddened.
She knew it! The madam clearly has a second young lady, so why would she arrange such a good marriage with the Marquis's mansion for her young lady?
It turns out that this marriage was a scheme orchestrated by the second young lady from beginning to end.
And the prince, since he married the young lady, why would he sleep under two different blankets on his wedding night?
It turns out that the prince did not marry the young lady because he admired her.
There was also Lady Wen, the wife of the Marquis. When she paid her respects in the morning, her daughter Mingming received a reward, and the third and fourth wives also praised her.
So, their young mistresses should be incredibly popular, and the servants should be eager to curry favor with them, but they don't even come.
It turns out there were so many reasons behind it.
Qingxing clenched her fists; she even wanted to rush into the Earl's mansion and beat up Jiang Yao, who had schemed against Jiang Shuwan.
However, no matter how impulsive she was, she knew that the most important thing at this moment was what mattered most.
Moreover, if what Miss says is true, that the Lady of the Marquis favors her youngest son and neglects the heir apparent, then wouldn't Miss also be hated by the Lady of the Marquis?
"Miss, what should we do? These servants are obviously just following the Madam's orders. If we back down like this, they'll bully us even more."
These servants were a show of force from the Wen family; if they didn't respond...
Not only the Wen family, but even these servants would think they were weak and easy to bully.
She was left behind as a second wife right after getting married, and it will be very difficult for her to get back on her feet.
Jiang Shuwan didn't reply to Qingxing; instead, she called over one of the women who had accompanied her to talk to her.
The woman who accompanied the bride was dressed in coarse cloth, like a lowly servant, but she spoke very logically, suggesting she had some knowledge.
Jiang Shuwan beckoned her to come closer and speak, and after asking her name, she learned that her name was Granny Tao.
Her daughter, Xiao Tao, was the little maid who had previously received a reward in Jiang Shuwan's courtyard.
Last month, when Jiang Shuwan was preparing her dowry, Madam Song selected servants to accompany her.
Jiang Shuwan already held a high position in her father's heart, and since she married into the Marquis's family, her father had to review everything, from the dowry list to the servants who accompanied her.
However, Song wanted to keep the capable servants for Jiang Yao.
No, I can't do it; I won't get past Father Jiang's approval.
Song was in a dilemma. In the end, just before the wedding, Song managed to gather two households of servants to accompany Jiang Shuwan as dowry.
One household is occupied by Jiang Shuwan's family, and the other household is occupied by Granny Tao and Xiao Tao's family.
Xiao Tao had previously received several rewards in Jiang Shuwan's courtyard, which allowed her family to wear cotton-padded clothes and have a warm winter.
Out of gratitude, Granny Tao's family volunteered to be part of Jiang Shuwan's dowry.
Granny Tao was originally a head maid in a wealthy family in the capital. Later, she was granted permission by her master to be released from her family's household registration and to acquire twenty acres of land outside the capital. She lived happily for more than ten years.
Last year, we encountered a natural disaster, and an elderly family member fell ill. Not only did we spend all our savings, but we also sold our land and are still in debt.
Having no other choice, Granny Tao had to go back to her former master for help, but that family had already been transferred out of the capital.
With nowhere else to turn for help, Granny Tao had no choice but to sell herself back into slavery.
Just then, the Jiang family was buying people, so they bought them back.
Granny Tao was originally a head maid, and she was knowledgeable, unlike ordinary maids.
However, since she was not born into the Jiang family, Madam Song would not employ her, so she agreed to let Granny Tao's family follow Jiang Shuwan.
In this way, Jiang Shuwan had a decent dowry, and the capable servants she had were also left to Jiang Yao.
"So you're Xiaotao's mom."
Jiang Shuwan sighed softly.
In her previous life, Jiang Yao married into a noble family, and Song Shi, feeling that she had a powerful backer, simply found a few people to accompany her as part of her dowry.
It was only later, when she returned to her parents' home, that she learned that Granny Tao's family had originally intended to be her dowry.
Now reborn and returned.
They did manage to continue the bond between master and servant.
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