"Young Master Yunzhou is the apple of Madam Hou's eye. Madam Hou probably wants to save some money for Young Master Yunzhou so that he can have a good marriage in the future. That's why she put in so much money at interest rates. After all, although interest rates bring in money quickly, they are also risky. In the past, she would only put in tens of thousands of dollars, and she was very careful. If she wasn't so desperate for money, Madam Hou would never have put in so much money."
"Hehe! That's true. Although Pei Yunzhou is the legitimate son, he is still the second son and cannot inherit the title. He is not good at studying and doesn't even have the title of Xiucai. If he wants to find a decent marriage, he will have to buy her a bed of jade and a horse of gold."
As she spoke, the aunt laughed heartily a few times, "Just thinking about the difficulties Wen's precious son faces in finding a wife makes me feel very happy, refreshed, and extremely at ease."
"I feel the same way," said Granny Li, echoing her sentiments. "Over the years, I've seen the Lady of the Marquis always bossing you around and treating you with disrespect. Especially after the old master became a Taoist priest a few days ago, the Lady of the Marquis looked down on you and showed you no respect at all. I get so angry just thinking about it."
"Hmph! She's just a fool. If it weren't for her good birth and marriage, how could she be standing on my head and shitting? But she is indeed lucky. Her eldest daughter married into the Liu family, and her nephew is very promising."
"If you ask me, the young master is so successful, and his wife is such a good money-maker. If she treats them well, would they mistreat his only brother when they inherit the Marquis's mansion? It's just that Wen Shi is such a biased person. She doesn't even give the young master a kind look, and she has been suppressing his wife as well. Just wait and see, I want to see how much of a future her precious son can make for her."
The lady of the house sneered repeatedly, and after speaking, she ordered Li Mama to go to the treasury and take 50,000 taels of silver to continue lending money at exorbitant interest rates.
"Another 50,000? Madam, isn't that too much? Including what we lent out before, we've lent out a total of 100,000 taels."
Granny Li was a little worried.
"What are you afraid of? The Wen family is such a cautious person, yet they put most of their dowry into it, which shows there's no danger. Besides, if the Wen family dares to put in 200,000, do you think I, a dignified lady of the twelfth rank, wouldn't even dare to put in 100,000? I'm no less capable than her!"
Moreover, she was short of money.
Lady Bo couldn't help but think of the Bo family's treasury. Ever since the noblewoman's family moved out of her dowry, the Bo family's wealth had shrunk considerably. Recently, the profits of the shops in the mansion had also decreased. For the sake of the future, she needed to make more money.
Otherwise, the Earl's mansion might have fallen into ruin before her son could inherit the title.
These noble families in the capital are all snobbish. If they could see that the Earl's mansion is empty and cannot afford new clothes or jewelry, they would all come to trample on her.
So!
Why didn't Jiang Shuwan, that golden girl, marry into her family?
God, this is unfair! Why did you give all the good things to that idiot Wen family...?
Mrs. Bo sat dejectedly in a round-cornered pearwood chair, feeling that the world was too unfair.
She thought of Jiang Yao again.
"What is that bitch Jiang Yao doing?"
"The young master's wife just welcomed him into the courtyard. The little maid at the gate said that they were laughing and talking and exchanging toasts inside. It seems that they have made up."
"Ha, that slut was always seducing my son. Before she was even married, she used lewd poems and flirtatious words to bewitch him, making him completely infatuated with her. He wouldn't have married anyone else. If I hadn't threatened to kill myself, that noblewoman wouldn't have entered the family. And that noblewoman, she died young from an illness, a useless piece of trash! She's dead, but she's swindled out most of our family's fortune. Oh my, that's my savings of decades! I scrimped and saved, you know how hard it was for me..."
Lady Bo beat her chest and stamped her feet in deep regret, "If I had known this would happen, I would have let that little slut into the house directly, and I could have saved so much money on the dowry for the noble lady."
"Indeed, so much silver, flowing like water... By the way, Madam, the young mistress's personal maid just came to deliver a message, saying that the young mistress intends to open an ice shop..."
"What! She can open a shop and make money? With her shameless appearance, I just don't believe it!" The aunt raised her eyebrows sarcastically. "You should tell that bitch Jiang Yao directly: she can open a shop, but she can't ask me for money."
Jiang Yao's courtyard.
Jiang Yao had just helped Pei Lingyu, who had just finished fighting, to bed when she saw her personal maid peeking in from outside.
She put on an outer garment to cover her red undergarment, then got up and called the person in to speak.
“Miss, I just went to the Madam’s courtyard. The Madam said that opening a shop is possible, but there is no money.”
"What! She didn't give me a single penny? Didn't you say I was going to make a lot of money opening this shop?"
“I did tell them, but judging from the expressions of Granny Li and Madam, they didn’t seem to believe me.”
"Hmph! You short-sighted people, you all look down on me!" Jiang Yao gritted her teeth, her eyes full of resentment. After thinking for a moment, she forcefully shook her hand. "Fine, if you don't want to pay, then don't pay. It's not like I don't have the money to open a shop."
"That snobbish jerk! She'll get her turn to fawn over me someday!"
After saying that, he laughed triumphantly, "It's fine if she doesn't give me money. Then the ice shop will be my private property, just like Jiang Shuwan's. No one can take it away."
“Miss is wise. It is important to win the favor of the Madam, but of course, you should keep the money in your own pocket. Moreover, once you have earned a lot of money, the Madam will definitely look at you differently. At that time, you will have the favor of the son-in-law and the Madam’s regard for you. No one in this mansion can surpass you.”
I like hearing you say that.
Jiang Yao felt very comfortable after being flattered by her. She glanced at the lingering handprint on the maid's face, then casually grabbed a box of skin-nourishing cream from the dressing table and tossed it to her.
"This is a top-quality skin-nourishing cream. One box costs ten taels of silver. It can reduce swelling and beautify the skin. Take it and use it," she said condescendingly.
"Thank you, Miss. Thank you, Miss." The maid accepted the gift with great delight.
She thought she had been beaten for nothing, but she never expected to receive compensation.
“Find my dowry list. I remember my mother gave me a rather large silk shop. I can sell it and open ten ice shops.”
“Miss, this isn’t a good idea. The silk shop is doing well; it would be such a waste to sell it like this. And opening ten ice shops at once is too many. Ice is expensive in the summer; there won’t be that many people buying it…”
"Hmph! Others' ice is expensive because of their high costs, but I'm doing business with no capital. Doesn't Madam Bo praise Jiang Shuwan every day, saying she's capable and shrewd? Ha, she hasn't seen my abilities! Blind and ignorant old witch, I'll open her eyes to a whole new world!"
"What is Jiang Shuwan? She just stole my skills and opened a few shops."
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