vrcanaries Chapter 170: The Cannon Fodder Sister Who Was Married Instead in Ancient Chinese Literature 50
Chapter 170: The Cannon Fodder Sister Who Was Married Instead in Ancient Chinese Literature 50
Yun Xi quickly stood up and walked over, and saw his daughter and several ladies walking towards him.
Jiang Xinghui saw Yunxi at a glance and his face lit up with joy.
"Mother, you are here."
Yunxi nodded and looked at the ladies following behind.
Jiang Xinghui introduced herself to Yunxi shyly. Yunxi could hear that she and Lu Zhao had a very good relationship, so she became happy and pulled them in.
Several ladies randomly selected a few pieces of jewelry and said goodbye to the two men with a smile.
After the people left, the smile on Yunxi's face faded.
"Hui'er, why is Linglongxuan so quiet? I waited all day and didn't see a single customer come."
Hearing this, Jiang Xinghui's smile disappeared. She explained to Yun Xi in a wronged manner, including the ridicule of the ladies and the fact that Lu Zhao stood up for her.
Since then, the business in the shop has become much quieter. Perhaps because they are afraid of being in trouble with Lu Zhao, many ladies no longer come. The exceptions are some mansions close to the Marquis' Mansion and some small families who want to curry favor with the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Marquis' Mansion. However, the financial resources of such customers are naturally limited.
When Yunxi and Jiang Xinghui were hugging each other intimately, the servant understood the relationship between them. When he heard Yunxi asking for the account book, he promptly handed it over.
Yunxi carefully looked at the operation status of the past three months, and adjusted the numbers again and again with the abacus. When she finished the calculation, her face looked unhappy.
After all the calculations, the revenue from the past three months was almost nothing. According to the current situation, the shop might go bankrupt soon. After all, they couldn't keep putting money into a loss-making shop.
Jiang Xinghui didn't care. She had a very good relationship with the prince now. After she married into the Marquis's Mansion, she would be able to have whatever she wanted.
It's just an unprofitable shop, and you have to donate half of your earnings. It would be better to just close the shop.
Yunxi was still hesitating. After all, she no longer took care of the household and had no other income, so many things became less convenient.
"Oh, mother, have you seen Jiang Yueshu?" Jiang Xinghui asked with a sigh.
Yunxi: "?"
What does closing the shop have to do with her?
Jiang Xinghui looked at Yunxi's confused eyes and continued.
"She...she is not the same now as before."
Yunxi: "?"
She didn't understand what Jiang Xinghui meant, but only three months had passed, so how could Jiang Yueshu change?
"She is not so fat anymore and her posture is acceptable."
Jiang Xinghui didn't know how to express it. She couldn't just say that Jiang Yueshu had become prettier, so she could only say it vaguely.
Yunxi was still confused. She had no idea what Jiang Yueshu, as described by Jiang Xinghui, looked like.
After all, it’s only been three months, isn’t it? How much can change?
Jiang Xinghui naturally saw that Yunxi still looked unconvinced, so he had to continue persuading her.
"Forget it, mother, please make a decision after you meet her. I believe that by then, mother will agree that I should maintain a good relationship with Master Lu first." Jiang Xinghui said with certainty.
The two men failed to communicate and went straight back home.
At dinner time, Yunxi was very curious about what Jiang Xinghui said, so he waited in Songbai Courtyard early.
After a while, she heard a sound at the door.
Looking up, I saw two women walking side by side, laughing and chatting as they walked.
Yun Xi stared at the two people with wide eyes. One of them was Jiang Yixiu's wife Liu Jingyan, and the other one...
She was wearing a red dress and was only slightly plump. Her eyes moved to the woman's face. She had delicate features and a chubby face, which made her look delicate and cute.
It’s...Jiang Yueshu!
The next second, the two of them looked towards everyone.
Yunxi was speechless as she watched the two of them go through the standard etiquette together, and then she walked over gracefully, with dignified and elegant words and gestures.
She suddenly remembered the red figure she saw out of the corner of her eye before going out today. It turned out that she was... Jiang Yueshu.
Staring at the face that was extremely similar to her elder sister, Yun Xi felt mixed emotions, as if she had been hit on the head with a stick, feeling terrified and resentful.
"aunt?"
A gentle sound brought Yunxi back to her senses. She pinched her fingers and made herself laugh.
"what?"
"My aunt just came out today. Shushu looks like she has lost a lot of weight. You should eat more." Jiang Yueshu smiled.
"Well, auntie knows that Shushu is thoughtful. Shushu, don't eat too little. Auntie is really sad to see that you have lost so much weight." Yunxi looked Jiang Yueshu up and down with a worried expression.
Jiang Yueshu shook her head. "Don't worry, auntie, Shushu is fine. My father even asked the court doctor to see me. He said that this is better for my health."
After a few pleasantries, they began to eat. Yun Xi took a few bites of food without being able to swallow, his mind full of thoughts.
After everyone left their seats, Jiang Xinghui accompanied Yunxi to Jingxin Garden.
"Mom, how is it?" Jiang Xinghui asked his mother who looked melancholy.
"Hui'er, you are right. Right now, the most important thing for you is to hold on to the prince. Once you successfully marry him, you won't have to worry anymore. Even if the prince's attention is attracted by Jiang Yueshu, you will be his principal wife by then. Besides, your father will never allow her to marry into the marquis's mansion. Which outstanding man in the imperial city can compare to the prince? No matter what she chooses, she will probably be inferior to you." Yun Xi said seriously.
"As for the shop, wait a few more days. If there is still no improvement, mother will close the shop."
After the two of them had discussed it, they went back to the yard to rest.
Yunxi was very afraid of Jiang Yueshu's current appearance. She began to prepare to follow the previous route again and started to contact her subordinates.
After Banxia went out for some work, she came back with a depressed look on her face.
"Madam, the person you asked me to find is not here. I heard that he committed a crime a month ago and was expelled from the mansion."
Yunxi: “!!”
She had an inexplicable feeling that something was wrong, and asked Banxia to check on several people, but each time she came back empty-handed as the people were not in the mansion.
Some of them had saved enough money to redeem themselves, some were driven out of the house for committing crimes, and some were sent to farms outside.
In short, all the chess pieces she had laid out before were no longer useful.
"Go prepare some snacks. I want to go see the Second Miss!"
After Yunxi told Banxia to get ready, he led them to Jiang Yueshu's small courtyard.
It turned out that Jiang Yueshu was not in the yard at all and said she had gone out.
Yunxi did not leave after hearing this. She looked around the courtyard before speaking softly.
"I heard that many maids in the mansion have made mistakes recently. How is the Second Miss? Are there any servants around you who betray their master?"
The little maid shrank back and lowered her head to answer.
"Madam, I don't know. But some maids in the courtyard have indeed been replaced."
Yunxi seemed to be concerned and asked: "Who are they?"
The little maid recalled and named a few names.
Yunxi frowned. Besides Dongmei, there were also some other maids inside.
She thought she had been discovered, but now the strange personnel changes in the mansion made her hesitate again.
The person is gone, so is he. The key is that she has no money, so it is naturally difficult for her to send people to act secretly.