Chapter 114 Lord Hou: I like the way you expose your true nature
"I won't talk to you about this any more. But I still have something to tell you. Now that you've made some money, your in-laws will definitely come to your house to ask for money.
You can give some money to your two sisters-in-law so that they can help you.
As for your mother-in-law, don't give her a penny. The more forceful and aggressive she is, the more forceful you should be. Otherwise, if your husband passes the imperial examination again in the future, he will use you to his advantage.
Fang Jia hummed.
"You're right. My husband's family really wants money. They say my father-in-law is in poor health and needs to eat some ginseng.
I don't care if you want to live like an old man without the wealth and honor you deserve. However, I also sent some things, and I can't just call it back, otherwise it will be hard to say what will happen to Song Ziyu."
Yun Qiao nodded slightly.
"I only advise you to keep some money in your hands and not to put all your thoughts on men."
"I've remembered everything Sister Qiao said."
Yun Qiao accepted the dividends that Fang Jia gave her. She got more than twenty taels of silver. This was earned by herself. She was happy with every cent and felt at ease when using it.
Chen Jingyan gave her a lot of things. Yun Qiao accepted them, but she felt uneasy keeping them, so she used them all for daily expenses.
The money she saved was all earned through her hard work.
When she returned to the Marquis' Mansion, it was not yet lunchtime. She saw Qiu Ye and Qiu Chan cleaning the yard. When they saw her coming, they greeted her, "Hello, Aunt."
I thought the Marquis had never been to Lan Garden.
"My aunt went out, why didn't she ask me to follow her?"
Qiu Ye was the most impatient one. He put down the broom in his hand and walked towards Yun Qiao.
"Auntie, you don't know that Auntie Cheng is favored."
"Yeah?"
"Auntie, why aren't you angry? I thought you were in a bad mood and that's why you went out for a walk."
Yun Qiao walked straight into the house.
"Being angry is useless. Who the Marquis favors is his business. It's not our turn as servants to make irresponsible remarks."
Qiu Ye watched Yun Qiao return to the house and then frowned.
"Qiu Chan, look at Auntie, she's been acting strangely these past few days. The Marquis doesn't even come to our courtyard anymore."
Qiu Chan sighed and said, "Look, it's the concubine and the Marquis who are arguing. But, how can the concubine not understand reality? She is arguing with the Marquis like this. The Marquis is such a personage, he has always been respected and revered by everyone."
Their aunt used to be a very good person, but why has she become so strange in the past few days?
However, she really didn't care.
Everything is indifferent, as if he doesn't care much.
After returning to the house, Yun Qiao put away the silver and money. She found a comfortable position, took out a storybook, and began to read it openly.
Just as I was watching intently, I heard footsteps outside the door.
"Are you still angry with me?"
Yun Qiao blinked, "The Marquis is here."
She said nothing more and confirmed that it was the Marquis who had arrived.
Chen Jingyan frowned, "Yun Qiao, tell me, why did you suddenly become like this?"
"I've always been like this. I was just pretending before. If I want to survive in the Marquis' Mansion, I have to please the Marquis. Besides, I was originally bought by the old lady and given to the Marquis."
The more he listened to her, the more Chen Jingyan frowned.
"So what are you doing now? Are you going to keep pretending?"
Yun Qiao glanced at Chen Jingyan.
I thought to myself: Something is wrong, her true nature is exposed, shouldn’t Chen Jingyan hate her?
Why is it like this now?
Chen Jingyan naturally heard Yun Qiao's true thoughts.
"I just like it when your true nature is exposed."
Yun Qiao: …???
Suddenly, a group of alpaca horses galloped through her heart.
Is this guy sick?
Chen Jingyan smiled and said, "Don't curse me in your heart."
"I wouldn't dare."
Yun Qiao no longer has any respect for hierarchy when speaking, and just does whatever she feels comfortable with.
After Yun Qiao finished speaking, she looked at the storybook again, ignoring Chen Jingyan who was sitting next to her.
Chen Jingyan saw that she was cold towards him, but he didn't understand why she was like this for no reason?
Is it really like she said, that what happened before was all a disguise and what happened now is her true nature?
Fortunately, he could hear her inner thoughts and knew that she didn't love him...
"Yun Qiao." He suddenly took the notebook from her hand and said, "Tell me what you want. As long as I can satisfy you, I will give it to you. You must return to normal immediately."
Yun Qiao looked at him directly, chuckled, and said, "I want the Marquis to marry me and give me the title of legal wife. Moreover, he must promise me that we will be together for the rest of our lives and that you will only love me."
"I don't think the Marquis can do it?"
Chen Jingyan didn't answer her.
But his eyes were cold and his expression was secretive, and he left Lanyuan in silence.
That night, rumors spread from Lan Garden that the Marquis was having a feast outside.
Yun Qiao ignored it.
It was time to eat and drink. She had asked Qiu Ye and Qiu Chan to pack their things and was waiting to be sent to Xiaoxiang Garden by the Marquis. This would be a good opportunity for her to be with Sun Sisi and keep each other company.
She waited and waited, but Chen Jingyan never sent her to the cold courtyard of Xiaoxiang Garden.
Instead, news came that Chen Jingyan went to Guangcheng.
Sun Sisi sat opposite Yun Qiao in the small garden in the backyard of the marquis's mansion. The big garden was for the old lady to enjoy, and they often went to the small garden for a walk and play.
"I just heard that there seemed to be a riot in Guangcheng."
"How do you know this?"
Sun Sisi whispered, "I won't hide it from you anymore. A few nights ago, I noticed some movement in Xiaoxiang Garden, so I bravely got up and took a look. Guess what I saw?"
"What? Why don't you just tell me now? You're being so mysterious and keeping me in suspense."
Yun Qiao's curiosity was piqued.
"I saw Zhang Yuqing whispering to a man. I didn't know who that man was, and I couldn't see him clearly. I was afraid of being discovered, so I quickly hid away. I heard that man say there was a riot in Guangcheng, so the Marquis went there. The Marquis's mansion became relaxed and comfortable again."
Yun Qiao frowned.
"That man who could say such words is definitely not an ordinary servant. In this mansion, apart from the Marquis who went to Guangcheng and the Second Master who went to Jiangcheng, everyone in the courtyard..."
Yun Qiao said this, looking at Sun Sisi.
Sun Sisi was also surprised at the moment.
"Could it be... the master from the main house?"
Not to mention that Sun Sisi had never met the eldest son of the main house, Chen Yusheng, even Yun Qiao rarely met him.
It was normal that Sun Sisi couldn't tell it was him just by the voice.
After hearing Yun Qiao's analysis, Sun Sisi was so scared that cold sweat broke out on her back.
"Sister Qiao, please stop talking. What you said makes me so scared. Zhang Yuqing can't be that stupid, right?"
If she can't get along with the Marquis, does that mean she has to turn to the eldest wife?
"Sister Sun, don't think too much. None of us knew anything about this. If you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, just tell the steward of the Marquis' Mansion that there's a thief in Xiaoxiang Garden. We won't be involved in anything else."
Sun Sisi understood what Yun Qiao meant.
She told the steward of the Marquis' Mansion that there was a thief in Xiaoxiang Garden, and that he was here to steal things from the Mansion. Although Xiaoxiang Garden was a cold courtyard, some valuable items could still be looted from inside. As long as she named the thief, the steward of the Marquis' Mansion would naturally send someone to follow him.
Isn’t this just catching Zhang Yuqing committing adultery?
Sun Sisi didn't dare to say much, so there was a bit more fear in her eyes when she looked at Yun Qiao.
This sister Qiao looks harmless, but what she says and does does show that there is some hidden meaning behind it.
In fact, Yun Qiao really didn't understand what this meant.
Sun Sisi over-interpreted it.
Whether Zhang Yuqing is caught and found guilty of adultery or not, what does it have to do with her?
She is not the mistress of this mansion, so why should she care about such a thankless task?
After talking with Sun Sisi, Yun Qiao met the triumphant Cheng Danmei on the way back to Lanyuan.
"Yun Qiao, you are such a useless person. How long has it been since you were favored, and now you've fallen out of favor?"
Yun Qiao saw her affectation in holding the handkerchief and snorted coldly, "If I don't let you, how can you be favored? How does it feel to eat what others have left behind?"
After Yun Qiao finished speaking, Cheng Danmei's face turned as red as liver.
The rumor in the Marquis's Mansion was that she was favored, but who knew that the Marquis's visit to her courtyard was just a cover, and the Marquis slept in the next room and disappeared in the middle of the night.
But it really pissed her off.
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