"It's not that bad. I know your temperament. I just feel that over the years, you've always harbored resentment towards the Wen family. Now that you've had the chance, you're definitely looking to give them a good beating."
“I don’t mind if you trip her up normally, but I mainly want to test Wan’er and see if she will rush to recommend her own people when she hears that the position of head nanny is vacant.”
As she spoke, Madam Pei sipped her tea. “I’ve also investigated the people in her room. That Granny Tao is quite good. She was also a head maid and is now in charge of her dowry. She can also read and write. In terms of ability, she is probably better than the etiquette nanny.”
"If Wan'er really recommends her, it's acceptable on the surface."
“But you certainly won’t like it,” Madam Chang couldn’t help but interject. “Old Madam, are you testing the young mistress?”
"Not bad, as expected of someone from the palace, you finally figured it out." Old Madam Pei first praised Chang Mama, and then continued.
“In a family like ours, the matriarch doesn’t need to be that important. Wan’er did perform well at the clan banquet, but if she gets carried away and rushes to compete for the position of head nanny, she’ll be too eager for quick success and too impatient. She’s just a woman with a little bit of wit and cleverness, not capable of taking on any great responsibility.”
As she spoke, Madam Pei's eyes lit up. "If she recommended you, it proves that she wasn't blinded by self-interest and knows that you are the most suitable person to sit in this position."
"Isn't that wonderful? With such a clever young mistress, why aren't you happy, old lady?"
Chang Mama was puzzled. The old lady's eyes lit up when she talked about the young mistress, which showed that she liked her, but her expression and tone were heavy, which was quite contradictory.
"Alas, perhaps it's because she's greedy," Old Madam Pei shook her head and sighed, a bitter smile on her face. "Seeing how intelligent she is, I can't help but imagine how clever she would be if she knew I originally wanted to promote you."
"If she is that capable, I would love to reward the Wen family with 100,000 taels of silver immediately. Without her, would my Pei family have been able to marry such a capable granddaughter-in-law? Just thinking about it makes me so happy!"
Madam Pei wore an expression of utter delight.
"Grandma, shall I go ask?" Mama Chang smiled slyly.
A short while later, Mama Chang returned.
As people get older, their physical strength declines. Madam Pei was originally lying on the chaise longue, pretending to doze off, but as soon as she saw Chang Mama return, she immediately sat up excitedly.
"Tell me quickly, tell me what Wan said."
"The young mistress is asking you whether you want to hear the truth or a lie."
"How can there be a truth or a falsehood?" Old Madam Pei muttered, finally deciding to listen to the lie first.
"Young mistress is lying because she knows you want to give me a promotion!"
Madam Pei was thrilled upon hearing this.
"Good! Good! She actually guessed what I was planning."
"No, how can this be a lie?" Old Madam Pei was bewildered and quickly asked, "What is the truth?"
"The young mistress said that the truth is that she originally wanted to promote me, and it had nothing to do with you. Even if you didn't want to promote me, the young mistress still wanted to push me to the top."
When Madam Chang said this, she was beaming with joy, her face radiant with happiness, and she was extremely pleased with herself.
“The young mistress said that I am the most capable in the manor, and the position of head nanny is indispensable to me. No matter what your attitude is, old lady, she will support me.”
Chang's mother was overjoyed. Jiang Shuwan's words were the greatest affirmation and recognition for her hard work over the years.
In particular, back then, the Wen family disregarded her merits and demerits and stripped her of her power.
Take a look at the Wen family.
Let's take a look at Jiang Shuwan.
Comparing the two, Chang's mother found Jiang Shuwan more and more pleasing to the eye.
Comparing goods will only lead to discarding them; comparing people will only lead to ruin.
Madam, you are truly far inferior to the young mistress...
"No, it's not that simple!"
When Chang Mama looked up, she saw Old Madam Pei sitting on the chaise lounge, looking shocked.
The shock on her face was far more awe-inspiring than when she saw Jiang Shuwan's stunning appearance yesterday, as if she had discovered something earth-shattering.
"Besides affirming you, Wan Yatou's words also had another meaning."
"What?"
"Didn't you hear that? She said that no matter who this old lady likes, she will strongly recommend you. How domineering is that!"
"She's a new bride, and the moment she stepped into the house, she was targeted by her mother-in-law time and time again. She hadn't even gotten a foothold yet, and she should have been fawning over this old lady and obeying my every command. But instead, she's so domineering, saying that no matter who I favor, I'll push her to take my place. She's not afraid of going against me at all! Unbelievable, unbelievable..."
As Madam Pei spoke, her hands trembled with emotion.
If Jiang Shuwan had only guessed her intentions, she wouldn't have been so agitated.
"A mere little girl with no powerful backing, yet she speaks and acts so arrogantly. She's incredibly audacious."
"How could a mere woman like her have the guts!"
As she spoke, Madam Pei's eyes lit up again, "On the day I returned to the manor, didn't she send many betrothal gifts from the Wen family? Heh, it seems it really wasn't a coincidence; she did it on purpose."
"What a big girl! She's using someone else's strength against them, and she's even taking this old woman into her own hands!"
Madam Pei had never seen such a bold and domineering new daughter-in-law, and more importantly, she was extremely intelligent.
"good!"
"That's wonderful!"
Madam Pei's eyebrows practically flew up with joy.
"Go and get 100,000 taels of silver for the Wen family. Forget it, I was just too excited to think straight!"
"Go quickly and get those two boxes of pearls from my storeroom for Wan'er."
"Grandma, that was your dowry!" Madam Chang was shocked. "Your mother asked you for it several times before, but you never gave it to her."
"Hmph! With that piece of rotten wood, she dares to want my pearls." Madam Pei scoffed, then happily got off the chaise longue. "Quickly, go find the pearls and send them to Wan'er."
"Thank God, our Pei family has finally found a good wife!"
Madam Pei felt quite sad when she talked about this.
Noble families may have prestige and immense wealth, but while men strive for success in the outside world, women must also stand up for themselves.
The Pei family boasts two prominent members. The Earl's Mansion is already on the decline, while the Marquis's Mansion, though at its peak, should be even more cautious in order to preserve its hard-won wealth and glory.
A man should marry a virtuous wife. If trouble breaks out in the inner quarters and there is no peace, the man will also find it difficult to advance in the court.
Cultivating oneself, regulating one's family, governing the state, and bringing peace to the world—all these have always been interconnected and interconnected.
The titles of Earl and Marquis were subsequently inherited by Pei Lingyu and Pei Yanzhi.
Last night, when she saw her uncle's wife at the clan banquet, her heart sank.
fine.
Fortunately, Wan is a good girl.
Otherwise, she wouldn't know how to face the ancestors of the Pei family after she dies.
Especially Pei Yanzhi, who was raised and educated by her.
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