Chapter 6 Handing Over the Stewardship
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"Girl, you absolutely cannot do that. If you hand it over, won't they become even more arrogant?"
"Of course I won't harm mother, just say that, and ask mother to keep her dowry safe."
Zi Yan didn't dare to disobey and went to pass on the message.
Didn’t Bai Changhao always claim to be noble?
If the dowry of Hua's legitimate wife were to get out, wouldn't he be too embarrassed to face anyone?
People who care about their reputation are the easiest to treat.
As expected, the power of the housekeeper belongs to Aunt Zheng. She wants to see how she can manage this empty shell of the Prime Minister's Mansion which has nothing on it.
In Mingyue Courtyard, Lu Wanning put down her teacup: "Did Qinghuan really say that?"
"Yes, ma'am, the young lady also told you to keep your dowry safe."
"I see."
Cuiyu stepped out and Bai Changhao walked into the yard angrily.
Lu Wanning lowered her mouth and coughed a few times.
Bai Changhao was full of curses, but when he saw her pale face, he forced himself to hold them back.
His face turned red.
Lu Wanning pretended not to know:
"What happened? Why is the Prime Minister so angry?"
"Why did you scold Jiao'er for no reason today? She has a soft personality, unlike you. She will swallow the grievances by herself. She came to see you out of kindness. How did she offend you? The maids in the yard saw her running out crying. Is there anything that can't be said in a nice way?"
Lu Wanning was extremely disappointed with this man and her heart sank.
Without asking any questions, he accused her, his wife, for the sake of a concubine.
He didn't even ask if she was okay, nor did he show any concern for his daughter. Such a man is not worthy of being her husband, nor worthy of being her daughter's father.
Qinghuan asked her if she still loved him?
At this moment, she wanted to say, I don’t love you anymore!
My heart is broken and I am tired!
If it weren't for her two children, she would have divorced immediately without hesitation.
"Why do you say that, Lord? The mother and daughter were shouting and yelling in my yard, barging in and disturbing my rest, and I can't say a few words? Lord, do you really not give me, your legal wife, any face?"
"She is a concubine, a lowly thing, a thing that can be bought and sold. She eats and wears better than other wives in the mansion. What else does the Prime Minister want from me?"
"Does the Prime Minister want me to give up my position as the principal wife?"
Lu Wanning spoke with great sorrow and tears were falling. She was really crying for her own blindness.
Bai Changhao was angry and felt that Lu Wanning was confusing right and wrong.
"Jiao'er and Qingyou have always respected you, how could they break into your yard? You must have misunderstood."
Haha~ A biased man can’t be pulled back even by nine oxen.
"Since the Prime Minister has believed one side of the story and determined that I bullied them, there is nothing I can do."
"It just so happens that I am bedridden and don't have the energy to manage the household. Let your beloved Aunt Zheng manage the household."
Bai Changhao was delighted. Jiao'er had told him for several years that she wanted to be the housekeeper, but she had no reason to take the housekeeper's power away from Lu Wanning. He didn't expect that she would give it up herself.
"You...really willing to do that?"
"What are you reluctant to give up? Madam Liu, go get the key to the storeroom."
It's not an easy job. Once I become the manager of the household, I'll see if Zheng Jiao still has the energy to dress up beautifully every day.
They can't touch her dowry.
"There is one more thing I want to tell you, Lord."
Only when Bai Changhao really got the key to the warehouse did he feel that this matter was true.
He also became a little more amiable towards Lu Wanning.
"What is it?"
"The clan school of An Ning Marquis's Mansion will open soon, and I want Mo Xuan to go there."
"Is the clan school really going to open? Then can we bring Mo Yang with us? He is better at studying than Mo Xuan."
Lu Wanning's eyes shot into Bai Changhao like a knife.
"Bai Moyang is the Prime Minister's treasure, not my son. If he doesn't learn well, the Prime Minister will blame the An Ning Marquisate, and we will be in big trouble."
Bai Changhao thought that although the An Ning Marquis's Mansion had declined, the brother of the previous An Ning Marquis, Lu Wanning's uncle, was a famous Confucian scholar and had a great influence among the students.
With his guidance, wouldn't Mo Yang's studies improve by leaps and bounds?
Lu Wanning was too petty. He was so angry that he was about to say something but Lu Wanning stopped him.
"The Prime Minister is so knowledgeable, it's not like he can't teach a child, right?"
"I have already given up my power as housekeeper, so please don't go too far, sir."
Bai Changhao felt so choked that his liver ached and he walked away swinging his sleeves.
"You're on your own!"
Walking out of the gate of Mingyue Courtyard, he looked at the key in his hand, hummed a little tune and went to Aunt Zheng.
Nanny Liu hurriedly helped Lu Wan Ning calm down.
"It's better for Madam to stop taking care of the family. If you don't worry about it, your body will get better soon. The young lady and the young master still need Madam's care. You have to get better."
"I know, don't worry, Ma'am."
"Madam, it's good that you should think it through. Those short-sighted people thought that being a housekeeper was a good job with a lot of money. Little did they know how much dowry money Madam has spent over the years."
"It's my fault for being blind. I'll just consider the dowry as a lesson for you."
I regret it so much, but there are all kinds of medicines in the world except regret.
For the sake of her children, she has to cheer up.
"Mammy, take your men tonight to move all of my remaining dowry, except for the few items given by the emperor, to the small courtyard with two entrances in Guluo Alley in the south of the city."
Aunt Liu was shocked. Madam, is this going to...
"Madam, please send the fine huanghuali wood that you collected earlier to the south of the city for the girl's big bed and other furniture."
"Well, don't send it to the mansion."
Fortunately, the furniture has not been built yet, otherwise it would be difficult to transport such large items.
"Yes, ma'am."
It's better to keep it in your own territory than to let the bitch get it.
"Do it quietly, don't let anyone find out. If someone sees me, just say that these are the things I used during my illness. I took them out to destroy them in case they passed on my illness to the young lady or young master."
Bai Changhao didn't know about the small courtyard with two entrances in Guluo Alley in the south of the city. Her dowry included many shops, farms and courtyards. Bai Changhao, who prided himself on being noble, didn't ask about it at all.
She had wanted to tell him before, but he was too impatient to listen.
He felt at ease using her money and yet treated her so harshly.
She knew what her daughter meant. Without her dowry, she wondered how the Prime Minister's Mansion would maintain its outward appearance.
If she remembered correctly, there were three shops in the prime minister's mansion that had been losing money, seven hundred and thirty-seven taels of silver?
Oh~
She was waiting to see the joke of that little bitch Zheng Jiao.
Hehuanyuan
Bai Qinghuan was rummaging through the gold, silver and jade articles in the box on the dressing table, and her eyes lit up.
"Zi Yan, go to my mother's jewelry shop and find the best mutton-fat jade to make into beads."
Then he emphasized: "The two strings of beads must be made from the same piece of jade."
Zi Yan thought she wanted to buy new jewelry, so she went to tell her without asking anything.
"Wait, I designed the pattern of the beads myself."
She had a heart disease in her previous life. When she had nothing to do, she would read books. She had a wide range of interests, so simple jewelry design was not a problem for her.
After a while, two strings of beads with different circle sizes appeared on the paper.
I also drew a few styles of step-shaking hairpins, incorporating some modern elements, which are novel and eye-catching.
Zi Yan's eyes were sparkling as she watched.
"Girl, your painting is so beautiful."
"For these two beads, only two will be made. Do not sell them. For the others, make one of each. Scarcity makes things valuable."
"I know."
Zi Yan looked at the paper with the beads drawn on it.
"It's just that this big necklace can't be worn by you."
Could it be a gift for the third prince?
Didn’t the girl say that she no longer likes the third prince?
Could it be that the girl was deceiving the lady?
She wanted to persuade him again: "Girl, he has already plotted against you like that, please don't..."
Bai Qinghuan knew she had misunderstood: "It's not for the Third Prince."
Zi Yan breathed a sigh of relief and went out with the design drawings.
Bai Qinghuan opened the window to let the heat out of the room.
The snow has not stopped and there is already a thick layer of snow on the ground.
“When will it be sent out?”
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