Rebirth of the concubine's scheming

Chapter 42

The second lady was taken aback by this initial scene, and didn't know how to deal with it, so she went down to persuade the villagers by playing chess, and she came back every now and then, in fact, it was more of a pretense.

After entering Zhuangzi, Siqi called the stewards of each Zhuangzi, introduced the second wife, explained the reason why the eldest lady could not come, and then asked the stewards to finish all the things they wanted to say, read the accounts that should be read, The things that have been dealt with have been dealt with one by one, and the rent from last year to this year has been calculated.

"The second lady seems to be frightened by the people in Lingnan. Those villagers agreed to reduce the rent by [-]%, and if the grain harvest at the end of the year is not as good as last year, they will receive double the price from the village." The original words of Qi before, but now, looking at Gu Yuzhi's face, Mrs. Mu also did not speak, and remained silent there.

"Sister-in-law, why didn't you say that it rained heavily this year and washed the fields." The more Yan thought about it, the more she felt aggrieved. She didn't want to go in the first place, and Lingnan had a shadow in the past two years. She couldn't deal with those scoundrels at all. villagers.

"Second brother and sister, how do I know the weather in Lingnan so clearly? It was the Zhuangzi I went to a few days ago. The heavy rain also fell suddenly. Even if it rained heavily, with the ability of the second brother and sister, they should have handled it very well. That's right." Mrs. Mu boasted, and lifted her up.

"Of course I've dealt with it and come back." Yan clenched her fists. If it wasn't for the crowds in the village, she would have been dragged to the ground by those shrews, especially those furry children. Well, it's the same as the one rolled out of the mud, so dirty to death.

"Then the second younger brother and sister can show me and my mother the account book, so I can check it out." Mrs. Mu directly took the account book from Ru Hua's hand behind him, and spread it out to read it face to face.

Gu Yuzhi was taken aback, what happened to this sister-in-law, subconsciously looked at Mrs. Gu, who nodded, and then Gu Yuzhi pushed the reluctant Yan to get the account book.

The room was very quiet, only the sound of Mrs. Mu flipping through the ledger. She focused on reading with a fine brush, and occasionally marked a few places. She raised her head after a long time, without any comments, and directly brought back the past and Mrs. Yan Show it to Mrs. Gu, "Mother, take a look."

Seeing that she had a normal expression, Mrs. Gu took the two books and flipped them open, her face turned from calm to different, until she looked at the ones drawn by Mrs. Mu and slowly closed the book, no longer looking at those books harsh words.

"Ahui, since you're back, you should take a good rest. Your sister-in-law is recovering, and you don't need your help with the affairs of the house. Let's go on as usual." Mrs. Gu exchanged the account book to Mrs. Mu, and only said this. few words.

Gu Yuzhi was not happy anymore. Didn't he agree to let his wife be a housekeeper when he came back from Lingnan? Why did his mother go back on his word, "Mother, it was agreed at the beginning, is it because my sister-in-law wants to hold on to this and not let go?"

Mrs. Mu laughed instead of being angry, "Second brother said this, if the second brother and sister can handle this matter in Lingnan, I will naturally be willing to help me with the second brother and sister. I think the second brother has never read this account, right? The second younger brother and sister kindly reduced the rent by [-]%, and doubled the price of the harvested grain, if our Gu family only had this property, wouldn't the whole mansion have to follow the northwest wind."

"Sister-in-law, if you were in the situation at that time, you would have no choice but to agree to them. All the villagers gathered around the village to ask for an explanation. If we don't agree, they will demolish the village." Yan said from the bottom of her heart She just felt that Mrs. Mu was deliberately trying to embarrass her. With such a difficult group of troublemakers, she could do whatever she wanted in the Gu Mansion.

"Second brother and sister, if they threaten you to demolish the village, you agree to everything. If they bring the village to the door of the Gu mansion one day and demolish the Gu mansion without giving money, do you agree? We bought all the land, they planted it, we harvested it, natural disasters and man-made disasters are unpredictable, should we, the Gu family, be responsible for this, it is still managed by the government, how could they be so bold." Shi immediately looked down at them.

"Second brother, if you think I'm not suitable for this family, you want to take over everything in your Gu family. Well, today I will give the seal of the housekeeper to my mother. I am not a member of the Gu family. I have no children under my knees. Only Yinhuan has a child, and she will still marry in the future. You feel that you should feel uncomfortable, but why use such a method? I, Mu Wanting, have been married to the Gu family for so many years. Let you see what I haven't done well. Uncomfortable, since the second brother thinks so, then I will be my widow with peace of mind, and I can go back to Hui'an City to live permanently, and I will leave this house to you." Mrs. Mu took out the seal from her arms, directly on the table.

Before Gu Yuzhi could say anything, Mrs. Gu slapped the table and stood up, "Nonsense! Wan Ting, what do you mean by this? Are we ashamed of you? Da Lang is ashamed of you."

Isn't it just a scene, Mrs. Mu knelt down on the ground and looked at Mrs. Gu, looking at Madam Gu with tears in her eyes, without wiping away the tears, with a very sad expression, "Mother, you are not ashamed of me, Dalang I'm not ashamed of me, it's Wan Ting's fate, I didn't leave a child for Da Lang, and I have no complaints about being in the Gu family for so many years, but as soon as I fell ill, someone usurped the housekeeping power, People regard it as a treasure and I regard it as a hot potato. If I lose it, I am afraid that the Gu family will not be able to take care of it. If I don’t lose it, many people will stare at me. If there is a rumor in Lin'an City that the eldest daughter-in-law of the Gu family is not willing to let go, then I might as well hand it over now and have a leisurely time."

Gu Yuzhi and Yan Shi were so frightened by Mu Shi. The eldest sister-in-law, who was never anxious or angry, just shed tears silently when her elder brother died. She had never seen her cry so badly. No one in the Gu residence knew The eldest lady is cold-faced, she has always been very distant from others, and she refuses to show too much emotion.

"Son, the Gu family is ashamed of you." After a long time, Mrs. Gu sighed, picked up the seal from the table and put it back in Mrs. Mu's hands, helped her up and sat down, "The Gu family is sorry for you. "If Mrs. Mu hadn't been busy with the affairs of the house, she would not have fallen that way when she was pregnant with Liujia. Although she was fine after the rest, when she finally gave birth, one of the babies was stillborn, and the other died after a few days. If you want to say that the Gu family owes her, it's more than that.

When Gu Yuzhi saw his mother like this, he knew it was over. He lowered his head and a look of hostility flashed in his eyes.

After sending Mrs. Mu back, Mrs. Gu looked at her useless daughter-in-law and son, and could only sigh. The second daughter-in-law was good at everything, but the only bad thing was that she was timid and didn't know how to housekeeper, and she couldn't blame her for anything. It's too early, as the daughter of the Yan family, she hasn't learned well what she should have learned. If it was feasible, she wouldn't let the Mu family take charge of it for so many years.

Who knew that the eldest son would have an accident at this time, and the issue of stewardship became a difficult problem.

"Mother, since the sister-in-law has already handed it over, why do you give it to her again?" Gu Yuzhi felt uncomfortable, and Mrs. Gu glared at him, "You also said, do you think Ah Hui can manage this house well? Or do you think you will be satisfied if you send your sister-in-law to the Mu family."

"Let sister-in-law stay at home, why send her to Mu's house." Gu Yuzhi muttered, mother still only trusts sister-in-law after elder brother left, he is her only son now.

"You consider the Mu family to be vegetarians. You think the Gu family is still the same as it was before. You think that the title of Gu Guogong is as stable as when your elder brother was here. If the news is not enough, the title should be over when it comes to you!" Mrs. Gu looked at him with hatred for being weak, because she strictly controlled the eldest son and spoiled the second son.

"Brother paid for it with his life. Could it be that the royal family is so ruthless?" Gu Yuzhi shouted in disbelief, "This was promised by the sixth prince."

"Then when the sixth prince passes away, the successor will still take care of his family. If the royal family is so sympathetic, how many people will he have to support with so many people who died in battle? Uji, Uji, how long will your elder brother last?" , You see and understand, don't live a foolish life like before." Madam Gu felt very tired after she finished speaking, she could only blame herself, why did she spoil the child to such an extent in the first place.

Gu Yuzhi was still there until Mrs. Gu left, Yan Shi was relieved, it was good to take care of the family, she was not good at it, and the sister-in-law took care of it very well, but the master kept thinking that since Gu Guogong was himself, this The Gu family is also their own.

Before Yan Shi could stand up, Gu Yuzhi slapped Yan Shi over and sat Yan Shi on the chair again. , cursed bitterly, "Useless things." Then he flung his sleeves and left...

In the Bauhinia Courtyard, Ruhua held a warm cloth to apply to Mu's eyes, "Ma'am is kneeling too hard, the old lady was startled by you."

"I know, I know, mother's move is to retreat to advance!" Yin Huan on the side suddenly said, Mu's eyes opened wide, glanced over, Yin Huan silently lowered his head to copy the account book again.

Siqi pursed his lips and smiled, "I also know that Ma'am's move was intentional." Yin Huan secretly raised his head to look at her, and asked in a low voice, "Why?"

Siqi glanced at Mrs. Mu who was squinting, then lowered his head and whispered, "The people in Lingnan are not so scary. Although Lingnan was built by the master back then, it was chosen by the madam, including the people there. Madam knows everyone. It's better, after I go there, once I talk about it, those stewards will understand, and there is no need to remind them."

Yin Huan also raised his head and took a peek at Mrs. Mu, seeing that she was not moving, he lowered his head and whispered back, "I know, I know, those are mother's people, but the people in the house don't know, they think they are the same as other Zhuangzis. Same thing, now the mother fell ill, and it was the second wife who went there, and Zhuangzi knew it was because the mother was being bullied."

In a room, two people were still whispering there, in fact, both Mrs. Mu and Ruhua could hear the voice. Mrs. Mu never opened his eyes, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, listening to the story of Yin Huan and Siqi. whisper...

(End of this chapter)