Quickly wear salted fish, she won by lying down

After all, this task was managed by Second Madam Chu. She could decide which flower and plant shop to use. Couldn't she choose not to use the merchants arranged by the former Crown Prince's Consort?

Of course it was possible, so it was quickly replaced by her own family members by Second Grandma Chu.

Although Grandma Chu's family didn't used to be in the flower and plant business, it didn't matter. As long as Grandma Chu needed something, they could just switch to that. Anyway, doing business with such high-class families meant they could only make money, never lose money.

The business chain of Second Madam Chu's family had already broken down, leaving them heavily in debt and on the verge of starvation. Now, with the business from Prince Zhou's mansion, money was coming in. Even if they couldn't pay off all their previous debts, things were at least slowly getting better. She couldn't help but feel happy that she had made the right choice in marrying her daughter to Prince Zhou's mansion. After all, a prince's mansion was such a wealthy place; it was easy to make money there.

The merchants arranged by the Crown Prince's Consort were replaced by Second Madam Chu. These merchants had been cooperating with the Zhou Prince's Mansion for many years, and they also had connections and backing from the mansion. Naturally, they were unhappy about being replaced so easily, and they immediately started making moves. Some of them even went to the Crown Prince's Consort.

The Crown Prince's wife said that the Crown Prince had instructed the Second Prince's wife to manage it. Since it was the Second Prince's wife who was in charge, she couldn't say anything about how she arranged things, since she was the wife of a concubine's son, not her biological mother-in-law.

However, she also told them to be patient, saying that since Second Madam had arranged for her family to come over so hastily, it would be fine if they did well, but if they did poorly, she could be replaced and they would have a chance to come back.

Those people stopped making trouble after hearing what the Crown Prince's wife said, but they set their sights on Second Madam Chu, waiting for her to make a mistake so they could bring her down.

Would Second Madam Chu make a mistake? Almost certainly. After all, her family is short of money and needs to earn money quickly to pay off their debts. So she would definitely try to keep costs down in order to save more money in a short period of time. The result of low costs is that the products are not good.

Although the flowers and plants may not be of high quality, they won't affect the master's daily life. However, if the items are of poor quality, others will laugh at them. More importantly, since the items are displayed in various courtyards, all the masters and servants in the mansion can see them at a glance, making them easier to spot than jewelry made with slightly inferior materials.

The most likely outcome is that the King of Zhou or his subordinates will discover this and complain to the King or Queen, resulting in Second Madam Chu being scolded and losing her power as head of the household.

The Chu family naturally had no idea about the future. They were just happy to see that Second Madam Chu had gotten the job, and they wondered how much money they could get from her. After all, if Second Madam Chu made money after taking charge of the household, she would definitely share it with them. This was something they had agreed on before. Otherwise, why would he have gone to his father to bring this up? He knew that this was a risky move. If he wasn't careful, his father might be unhappy with him for bringing it up and might scold him or even be unhappy with him. In the future, if he asked his father for money, he wouldn't be able to get it.

He risked his life to get this done for Second Grandma Chu, so naturally Second Grandma Chu wanted to repay him.

As for Consort Han, she didn't expect Second Madam Chu to give her any money. After all, she only needed to give money to her son, and she wouldn't let her daughter-in-law give her any money.

But if Second Grandma Chu doesn't give some of the money she's swindled to her son, she'll be unhappy.

Leaving aside the fact that the second wife was happy because Second Madam Chu had gotten a job, let's talk about Linlang's side. After seeing that Linlang and Chu Yue had consummated their marriage, the Crown Prince's wife of Prince Zhou planned to let Linlang also manage the household. After all, Second Madam Chu was managing the household, so how could Linlang not manage it?

If Second Grandmother Chu wasn't in charge of the household, it could be argued that only the eldest granddaughter-in-law could manage the household, but now that even Second Grandmother Chu is in charge, it's quite normal for Linlang to be in charge as well.

Linlang didn't want to get involved, but the Prince's Consort liked her and that's why she let her manage the household. She couldn't just refuse her kindness, so she said, "If Mother really needs me, then come to me. Now that my eldest and second sisters-in-law are helping you, I don't think you need my help anymore. Besides, when my third sister-in-law and fifth sister-in-law come, if they all want to manage the household, Mother can use me as an example to show that not everyone gets to manage the household." The Prince's Consort agreed. Although she felt that given Second Madam Chu's performance, when the new daughter-in-law entered the household and also wanted to manage the household, Second Madam Chu would probably have her household management taken away by the Prince because of her poor performance, and Linlang wouldn't be needed as an example, Linlang's words were also true. What if Second Madam Chu didn't lose her position? Then Linlang not managing the household could indeed be used as an excuse, since she didn't want to give up all the household management power.

Just as Princess Zhou did not want the other wives to take away the benefits of the eldest son's household, Princess Zhou naturally did not want her illegitimate son's wife to take away the benefits of her eldest son's household.

The fact that the head of the concubine's branch of the family lived in the Prince's mansion was already taking advantage of her two sons. If they were to be put in charge of the household, they would be taking advantage of her even more. It would be strange if the Princess Consort of Zhou were willing to do so.

So when Linlang said that, the Crown Prince's wife thought it was fine if Linlang didn't manage the household, because she could indeed be used as an example in the future. At worst, she could privately compensate Linlang for the loss caused by not managing the household.

Just as the Crown Prince's wife was preparing to find a wife for Chu Sanlang and also to help a concubine's daughter get married, the Crown Prince summoned his sons together that day and instructed them to stay in the palace recently and try not to associate with people outside. He said that the situation of vying for the throne in the palace was becoming more and more serious, and they should not associate with people they should not associate with, lest they choose the wrong side in the future and implicate the Zhou royal family.

Although the imperial clan was more secure than the nobility, it was not without its risks. If they chose the wrong side, the new emperor would definitely find a reason to strip them of their titles, which would save them a lot of money.

Although Chu Erlang and the others were a bit unreliable, they knew the seriousness of the matter and didn't want their future titles to be taken away, so they obediently stayed at home.

As a result, Chu Yue spent less and less time outside.

But staying at home all the time would definitely be boring, but luckily he likes reading, so he bought some books and studied them at home.

He didn't need to take the imperial examinations, so he just picked out the books he liked to read.

I've recently become obsessed with chivalrous detective novels; I not only read them, but I also write them myself.

Linlang also encouraged him to do this, because if this kind of thing is written well, it can also leave a mark on history.

Since Linlang had nothing else to do, she also started writing. After they finished, they exchanged their work to read.

To be honest, Chu Yue seems to have quite a talent for this, and he writes very well. In addition, Lin Lang subtly guides him with themes from later generations, and Chu Yue's writing is becoming more and more in line with Lin Lang's taste. Isn't that great?

Chu Yue also thought Linlang's writing was good. The two of them wrote and read each other's writing at the same time, and they were both quite engrossed. As a result, Chu Yue became less and less interested in going out for a stroll.

But just because Linlang and her husband don't go out doesn't mean others won't. And sure enough, some people are teetering on the edge of transgression. (End of Chapter)