frightfiction Chapter 221: Finale Return
Chapter 221: Finale Return
"Miss, what are your orders?"
"Go tell Xia Xiu to count the betrothal gifts and put them into storage, and to change the dowry and list them separately. Also, have her calculate and give Leng Yun another 100 taels, and give each person in the mansion a piece of wedding candy, so that she can pick out the expensive and good ones for me."
After giving the order, Mu Lianzhi thought for a while, still a little angry, and said:
"Also, put 6.6 taels of silver in each piece of wedding candy, and give one to each person. It will only be given once, and you don't have to force it on those who don't want it."
She wanted to see how noble the servants of Beitang Mansion were.
"Miss?"
With their eyes wide open, Leng Yun and Chun Miao screamed at the same time this time, not out of happiness, but out of fear. This was a wrong sign.
Before the two could speak again, Mu Lianzhi raised her hand to stop them:
"I know what I'm doing. If she respects me, I will give her back. If she just wants to find fault, I won't force her. If she's just trying to get ahead, it's not a good deal."
"Now that I'm out, I won't go back to my old ways."
"We live to live a good life, not to suffer or endure hardships."
"Do as I say."
Even if she didn't consider herself, she had to consider the people who followed her, not to mention that she still had parents and brothers. She couldn't hide forever.
She would rather give up her own happiness than let so many people be unable to hold their heads up because of her.
As for Beitang Wing——
If he chooses to be filial, she will respect his opinion.
Then the three of them strolled back to the yard and each went about their own business.
……
After all, Mu Lianzhi had money and a shop, and his subordinates had many connections and were efficient. By the afternoon, Leng Yunchunmiao had already packed the candies and distributed them.
Those who were well-informed had probably heard about her being punished to kneel when she went to serve tea. In addition, most of the maids and servants in the mansion did not dare to accept some of them because they were timid, wanted to please the old lady, or had higher hopes for Taozi.
Mu Lianzhi listened to the report without paying any attention. After asking his men to write down the list so that he could have an idea of the number, he distributed double the extra copies to the people in his own courtyard.
For those who worked sincerely and came to express their gratitude, Mu Lianzhi accepted all of their gifts. If she caught up with them and was in a good mood, she would give them another bag.
Originally everyone thought that it was similar to the wedding candies distributed in the mansion before, and that no matter how poor one was, one or two pieces would not hurt. But in the evening, when word came out that there was a silver note worth 6.6 taels per ounce inside, and that some people had already gone to the bank to exchange it, the whole mansion was in an uproar.
The old lady was so angry that she smashed several teacups and kept scolding Mu Lianzhi for being a spendthrift. She cheered for those who made money and cried for those who lost money. I heard that the couple even had a fight.
Beitang Yi did not return from court because of official business, and had someone deliver a letter to him at noon.
That night, Mu Lianzhi slept alone.
Because of this, there were more rumors in the mansion, saying that Beitang Yi treated her just to repay her for saving his life and disappeared on the second day of their wedding. In short, some people wished her well, while others were waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
……
The next day, the old lady acted up again, saying that she was not feeling well and asked her to take care of her.
Mu Lianzhi did not refuse. She took out one thousand taels of silver and asked the housekeeper and Nanny Wang to follow Leng Yun to pick a few female doctors to serve. In a word, there was no problem in taking care of the patient, but she had the final say on how to serve him.
Of course it is more appropriate for professionals to do professional things.
Money makes the world go round, isn't that what they say about her? She's a merchant girl.
She has a lot of money now.
Just based on what the Marquis's Mansion saved, it would be enough for her to serve the old lady for eight lifetimes.
Then she went back to her own courtyard to sleep.
The old lady was pretending to be sick and deliberately making things difficult, but she didn't expect that before she could even breathe, she got so angry that she fell backwards. This time, she really felt uncomfortable all over.
On this day, Beitang Yi still did not come back, but he specially asked someone to deliver a letter to Mu Lianzhi.
The gist of it was that he was going out of the city to do some urgent business, and would try to finish it overnight. He would definitely come back to accompany her home tomorrow, so she could rest assured. If there was anything in the house, she could ask the housekeeper, and if he couldn't handle it, she could just wait until he came back, so she shouldn't be angry.
In the letter, Mu Lianzhi clearly heard flattery, coaxing, and apology, but she felt a little bitter in her heart and didn't know whether to laugh or cry:
If he came back and knew that she had been busy fighting and engaging in a battle of wits with his grandmother every day these past two days, I wonder if he would still say such things?
Suddenly, some memories of her past life emerged in her mind again. She thought about her marriage with Ling Wenzhan, and it seemed that they only spent the wedding night together before they separated.
However, at that time, Ling Wenzhan had no intention of touching her, so there was a commotion that night. Fortunately, they did not have that kind of relationship, otherwise it would have been a source of annoyance for the rest of her life.
Looking at the letter in his hand filled with dense handwriting, Mu Lianzhi couldn't help but laugh again:
In fact, they are still different.
These two days, he never forgot to tell her, whether verbally or in writing.
Beitang Yi's absence again on this day undoubtedly caused a considerable undercurrent in Beitang Mansion.
……
In a blink of an eye, it was the day to return home. Early in the morning, Mu Lianzhi got up, washed and packed.
Early on, she had someone send a batch of expensive dowry back. For no other reason than that she had already made up her mind to live alone in the future. Seeing the old lady's reaction, she knew that if she really spent the money of Beitang Mansion, it might really piss the old lady off.
She makes money to live a good life, but she doesn't want to be like she was in the Marquis' Mansion, where she has to do everything secretly.
Mu Lianzhi became a little anxious as they waited until almost noon but still didn't see Beitang Yi. Chunmiao and Xia Xiu both looked unhappy and didn't even dare to breathe.
For a long time, the two of them were pushing each other.
How could Mu Lianzhi not see it?
"Forget it, let's not wait any longer, pack up and let's go first."
Unexpectedly, before she even left the house, she bumped into the old lady on the road again. She greeted her and expressed her concern, but the old lady actually disliked that she brought too many things back home. The two of them almost had a quarrel in public after a disagreement.
In the end, Mu Lianzhi was so angry that she left behind all the return gifts prepared by the housekeeper.
The old lady was also angry when she saw her moving a whole cart, and she raised her hand and pointed outside the door:
"What do you mean by your dowry? Wasn't it given by our Beitang Mansion? If you marry into a family and still turn your back on others, why would you marry someone like that? This house will be emptied out sooner or later, so you might as well just go back and don't come back."
"Old lady, calm down. It is necessary to return home."
Because the two of them were in the yard, and there were many maids and servants there, the housekeeper was startled by her words. Just as he was about to say a few more words of advice, Mu Lianzhi also frowned:
"I understand what you mean, grandma. Take care of yourself, and I won't be a bother to you anymore."
She turned around and left with her men.
The old lady was left standing there in a daze, her lips trembling, dumbfounded:
"What does she mean by this?"
……
At this time, on the other side, Beitang Yi went to the camp outside the city and was ordered to pick up someone. On the way, he was actually ambushed. He ignored his fatigue and arm injury and rode back at full speed.
I'm going back home today, and I must climb back before the sun sets. I absolutely cannot be absent.