vrcanaries Chapter 216: The Houmen Madam Nursery School has started (2)
Chapter 216: The Houmen Madam Nursery School has started (2)
The traditional ancient planes were always harsh on women.
If the divorce is amicable or even divorce, then everything will be easy since you are alone.
But the original owner still has family, and the nephews and nieces will have to be married off in the future.
The original owner's family never treated her harshly and raised her with great respect since she was a child.
Her marriage doesn't seem bad to her family.
Although the prince of the Marquis's Mansion has no ability to govern the country, he does not go to prostitutes or gamble, so he is not a playboy. He is just a little mediocre.
Needless to say, he is one of the most handsome men in the capital.
Marrying him would not only make her feel comfortable, but also give her a good reputation and help her get rid of the unpleasant title of a merchant's daughter.
Also, the Marquis' Mansion would most likely rely on her dowry shop for its livelihood, so no matter what happened, they couldn't do anything too harsh to her.
In addition, the Marquis's family has few descendants. Although it is not a single-line family, compared with other noble families, the population of this Marquis's family can be said to be simple.
What's more, they gave a lot of dowry to the original owner when she got married, and they also used a lot of money to communicate with the Marquis' Mansion after the marriage.
They made such preparations and thought of every aspect for the original owner. In this world, it can be said that they dote on their daughter very much and care about her.
However, no matter how much they planned, they didn't expect that the original owner's husband, who seemed to be good in every way, was actually so picky.
There is nothing wrong with the original owner's family, and Bu Shian does not intend to affect them. Divorce or even divorce is not an option.
Besides, why should she be eliminated?
This marquis's mansion eats and uses the original owner's things.
Although he didn't torture her openly, he often used his servants to PUA her in secret.
It would be better to get rid of the people who are in charge of the mansion first, and then she can take over all the power.
It is reasonable that the mansion belongs to whoever supports it.
As for the husband who was away from home all year round, the cousin who had no name or place in the family tree, and the illegitimate son.
Of course, go wherever is cooler.
After she finishes dealing with the affairs in the Marquis' Mansion, she will find an opportunity to deal with them.
In the study, Bu Shi'an was looking through the withdrawals of silver and money in the mansion.
In addition to providing for the daily expenses of the Marquis' Mansion, every large expenditure fell on the other masters in the mansion.
On the contrary, the original owner used very little of it himself.
After briefly flipping through the account book, Bu Shi'an gave orders directly to the housekeeper who was waiting for instructions beside him.
"From today onwards, all expenses within the mansion will be suspended, except for our own courtyard."
"If anyone wants to ask, just tell them there's no money in the Marquis's account."
"Over the years, I, the Marquis' wife, haven't seen a single penny of the profits from all the shops in the mansion."
"In order to maintain the dignity of the Marquis' Mansion, I have always been paying out of my own pocket."
"Now, I've spent most of my dowry, and I really can't afford to continue supporting such a large family. Let them go and ask the people who hold the profits of the shops in the mansion for money themselves."
"Also, from now on, no one will be allowed to sell on credit in the name of the Marquis' Mansion in the shop that belongs to my dowry."
"Even if it's the Marquis, it's not possible."
Bu Shi'an's orders left all the personal maids around him confused.
Although the housekeeper was also surprised, she still agreed to all the requests.
She was the dowry arranged by the master for the young lady. In this marquis's mansion, the young lady's orders were above everything else.
As long as the young lady doesn't want to, even the son-in-law can't take a penny from her.
The housekeeper took the account book and left with Bu Shi'an's instructions.
She had to arrange the young lady's instructions as soon as possible.
With the spending of the people in the Marquis' Mansion, a cup of tea late can waste hundreds of taels of silver.
These hundreds of taels are enough for the young lady to buy a new hairpin.
As the housekeeper left, the two maids who came with the dowry looked at Bu Shi'an who was eating lotus cakes in confusion.
The fanning maid in a yellow dress spoke first.
"Madam, why did you give such an order right after waking up from a nap?"
The maid in pink dress who was clearing the table also agreed.
"Yes, Madam. If the old lady knew about your order, she would definitely arrange for her servants to gossip outside your yard."
Faced with the concerns of the two maids, Bu Shi'an swallowed the cake in his mouth and took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth.
"The old lady arranged for people to gossip about her, right? Then she won't be able to arrange for anyone to do so anymore."
As she finished speaking, the two maids looked at each other, and excitement appeared on their faces at the same time.
The maid in yellow skirt said: "Madam, you should have done this long ago. You have been paying the monthly wages of the servants in the mansion for these years. It is time for you to hold the indenture."
The pink-skirted maid said, "Yes, Madam. Once you get the indentures for the servants in the mansion from the old lady, sell off all those servants who can't tell who their breadwinners are. Then see who dares to gossip."
The two became more and more excited as they talked.
But Bu Shian's next words made them freeze in place.
"Who said I wanted to take the indentures of the servants in the mansion from the old lady?"
The joy on their faces faded, and the next moment, it turned into horror.
"I mean, I want her to no longer be able to arrange for others, not to make her unable to arrange for others anymore."
She seemed to say something, but also seemed to say nothing.
But both maids understood.
They didn't know why their wives suddenly made such arrangements.
But they also know it because they grew up with the lady.
In this marquis's mansion, the lady is their master.
Whatever the master does is right.
The two maids quickly regained their composure and followed Bu Shi'an to the old lady's yard.
When they arrived, the old lady was drinking tonic soup, and the news from below had not yet arrived.
Seeing Bu Shian coming, she happily invited her to sit down.
After the initial warm conversation about family matters, the old lady's conversation unconsciously turned to the children.
"Xiaoqin, you've been married into the Marquis's Mansion for nearly ten years, but you don't have any children."
"This Yan'er is a marquis. It wouldn't be good if there weren't even a son to inherit the title after a hundred years."
The old lady sighed, as if she felt that it was not a good thing to say this, but she had to say it because of the development of the Marquis's Mansion.
Seeing her like this, Bu Shian sneered in his heart and diverted the topic.
"Mother, do you mean to let your daughter-in-law adopt someone from the clan?"
"I have no objection. We can send someone to inform those branch families and ask them to select children and send them to the Marquis' Mansion."
As she spoke, she was about to arrange for her maid to go out, but was stopped by the old lady in a hurry.
"Oh, Xiaoqin, that's not what mother meant."
"You two are already grown up, but you don't have any children. Your mother is worried."
The old lady spoke hurriedly, and asked the nanny beside her to stop the maid who was about to go out.
He looked as if he was afraid that the news of the adoption would spread outside.
Unlike the anxious old lady, Bu Shi'an just picked up the teacup slowly and skimmed the tea foam on the rim of the cup.
"What does the mother mean, to induce labor?"
"Tell me, the Marquis never comes home all day and all night."
"He finally came to my place once, but he didn't even stay the night. All he asked for was money."
Having said that, she looked up at the embarrassed old lady.
"In this situation, if the daughter-in-law really has her own children, I'm afraid the mother would be scared."