On the first day of the Lunar New Year, there are joy and firecrackers everywhere inside and outside the mansion.

Shujie and his three siblings sent red envelopes to everyone in the mansion. The red envelopes in Xiazhai have never been a one-size-fits-all approach. Even if they are third-class maids responsible for cleaning, the red envelopes may be different. I think it is unfair? You can go find a responsible person.

For the managers, the second butler, and even the eldest butler, Uncle Kui, they will give you clear reasons and detailed examples to tell you why.

As a result, no one even complained at the second housekeeper. When the manager took out the records of his daily work, he took a few things. The people who felt dissatisfied immediately became depressed. He thought the mansion was relaxed, he was lazy and used to be smart.

No one pursued it, now everything has been "appeared".

A manager patted one of them on the shoulder: "It's okay. You just took less red envelopes in the first year, and the master gave you some copper coins to cover your shame. If you do this the next year, you will be sold.

If we are in charge of business, if we are cheating, we will be fooled in charge of business at once. If we are in charge of business, we will be kicked out directly. Uncle Kui said that the three little masters are kind but not confused. If you want to do things in the Xia house, just do it.

You have to be conscious, if you want to take advantage of the situation, you have to find another place to stumble on the fish."

Looking for another place? Where can I find such a good fortune-teller? Those who received less red envelopes not only dared not complain anymore, but also secretly glad that they still had the opportunity to improve and were not kicked out directly.

But some people are much more depressed than those of Xia Zhai who receive less red envelopes, and they don’t know the reason.

Yulin Town, Xia Mansion, Mrs. Xia was at a loss: "Is something happened to Axue? Is he sick?"

In previous years, in early December, Xia Ruoxue would send someone to send New Year gifts, including red envelopes for a few nieces, which were almost the main products of the Xia Mansion New Year. However, this year, until today, it was the first day of the first lunar month, and I have not seen anyone.

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Xia Linang rolled his eyes: "It's not that she sent her New Year gifts herself, even if she is sick, it won't affect her. I think she's just bored and starts to dislike her parents' home."

Zhou also said, "No? It's been several months, and there's not even a letter. I've said that I'd take Qing'er to Beijing for the New Year. Humph, as our Xia Mansion is getting poorer, I'm afraid of relying on it.

She didn't think about it. If she weren't the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yongping, would she have married into the Duke of Anguo? Now she is disgusted. Humph, she has the ability to return that large dowry."

"Shut up!" Old Mrs. Xia said angrily. "Have Xueer helped you less in the past ten years? One or two are ungrateful wolves with no conscience. But they haven't sent gifts for a year, so I don't know why.

, You are here to scold her. Have you given her a chicken feather for so many years? The dowry was also given to her by the old man and me. When will it be your turn to plan?"

The older Mrs. Xia became more and more angry the more she thought about it. She grabbed the teacup at her hand and smashed it in the direction of Zhou: "Isn't it okay for me to give my daughter a dowry? You think they are all like your Zhou family, and they just use the betrothal gift as a dowry. They are still ignorant.

I've been talking about how much you do not want to pay for your family. I'm giving you some face to say that it's the money of our Xia family, right? I'm shameless, and now I'm planning on A Xue's dowry

Now.”

Zhou's face was so purple, but he had nothing to say. The Xia family was rich and the eldest son married. The betrothal gift was particularly generous. The Zhou family was just a fancy, and the money accumulated by their ancestors was defeated by their father.

.My mother prefers boys over girls, so how could she bear to give her a big dowry? If it weren't for the Zhou family's face, she would even want to lose most of the betrothal gifts.

The five antique calligraphy and painting treasures in the Xia family's betrothal gifts were sold, and they were replaced by two large and small villages and placed in her dowry. The other three were left in the Zhou family, and the three legitimate brothers were each one.

The Xia family was rich and powerful, and it would be a waste to bring so much dowry. It would be better to leave it for your brothers to get married." She was sent away.

Because of this, when Zhou first married into the Xia Mansion, she carefully tried to please Mrs. Xia. Seeing her expression on her face, she was "unconfident". It was not until the Xia Mansion fell that she was in the Xia Mansion.

Slowly lift your back...

Although the dowry comes from a betrothal gift, it is also her private money in her name, right?

However, today, in front of the second wife, her son, daughter-in-law and daughter, the mother-in-law actually tore open her face... Even though Zhou's face became thicker and thicker over the years, she couldn't help but tremble with annoyance.

"So that's how it is!" Xia Linang exaggeratedly "suddenly realized", "I said why did my sister-in-law stare at my wife's dowry all day long, and now I'm staring at Ruoxue's dowry again. It turns out that I'm not jealous of the dowry. I said my sister-in-law.

You are really open-minded. You took our Zhou family’s betrothal gift as a dowry, and you still kept breathing and said how you could use the dowry to supplement us."

"Enough," Xia Linyu roared angrily. Although Xia Linang laughed at Zhou's dowry, Zhou was his wife after all, the head of the eldest wife. Didn't it be that Zhou was just slapping him in the face? "You guys

I don't need to have any brains at all! I guess what's wrong with Axue. Sima Yunting wants to marry a fair wife. Axue doesn't like us anymore and will not break off relations with her parents at this time."

The last news they received from the capital was that Sima Yunting was going to marry a fair wife. At that time, Mrs. Xia cried and cursed and tossed. But so what, they didn't even have the courage to go to the capital.

Sima Yunting saved Ye Lingwei was an accident. They had no position to object, let alone did they object? Neither the Duke's Mansion nor the Ye family could offend them now.

Ye Lingwei was about to enter the house, and Xia Ruoxue had to grasp the resources in her hands, such as the marriage between Xia Shuqing and the eldest son of the wealthy businessman. Therefore, Xia Linyu was sure that Xia Ruoxue would not give up her parents' home at this time.

Old Mrs. Xia was frightened by Xia Linyu's words: "What should I do? What will happen? Is it sick or bullied by people in the Duke's Mansion? No, I have to go to the capital to check it out."

Xia Linyu shook his head: "I don't know anything now, how can I go? What can I do if I go? A friend of mine wants to go to Beijing to deliver a batch of goods after the fifteenth day. I asked him to help me inquire. Okay, that's it, I

Today, I have to take back the yard on Xitang Street first."

Xia Linang was shocked, isn’t it? That’s much more important than the New Year’s goods sent by Xia Ruoxue.

After the Xia Linyu and his two brothers left, Shuqing returned to her yard and looked out the window with no interest. She had a premonition that her aunt Xia Ruoxue's current condition should be bad, and it may be related to Shu Yao's three siblings.

Last time, the Xia Linyu brothers and Xia Ruoxue persuaded the old lady Xia to use the "identified" strategy to plot against Shu Yao and the other two. Shu Qing and the others didn't know about it before the incident, but after the failure, they complained there and questioned Yu and the Xia Mama.

Shuqing heard it overwhelmed.

Mother Lu frowned: "Girl, my grandmother has always attached great importance to her parents' home, and has always wanted to help one or two nieces and nieces get up. She believes that everyone will have hope. Girl, if my grandmother wants to abandon her parents' home, she will not delay until now.

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Shuqing nodded: "I know, so my father is right. Something must have happened to my aunt in the capital. Mom, you said that my aunt has such careful plans, even the people in our mansion are hiding it tightly. Shuyao

How did they know? Did Uncle Er really ask Shuyao to send a dream?"

How great would it be if my aunt and grandmother had successfully planned that time, she could now share the fame and fortune of the three brothers and sisters of Shuyao. Even with the plans of her grandmother and aunt, and her smart mind, she would compare with her.

Shu Yao got more. Shu Jie was not confused, but after all, he had to do things outside and could he stay in the mansion every day? Moreover, the word "filial piety" is bigger than the sky and can suppress a lot of things.

Both parents died, and the grandmother and uncle of the legitimate relatives could naturally be the masters of the three brothers and sisters of Xia Zhai. Not to mention Jin Xida and Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion, even the Empress Dowager could not say anything.

Unfortunately, such careful planning was still in vain.

"Mom," Shuqing suddenly thought of something, "Will Shuyao and the others not only know about the 'grandfather's dream," but also know the people arranged by their aunt in the capital, so... Jin Xida and Weiyuan Hou's Mansion are both in the capital.

, Did they take revenge on my aunt and attack her?"

Mother Lu thought about it and shook her head: "No, unless they have a wide range of eyes, or there are people in the capital who keep staring at my aunt... It's impossible, my aunt has been trying to get along with them, and they have no reason to do so.

, the Duke of Anguo is not made of mud."

There were another loud noise of firecrackers outside the mansion, but unfortunately Shuqing did not feel the joy of the New Year. Although the Duke Anguo Mansion never took the in-laws of the Xia Mansion seriously, Xia Ruoxue did not sincerely do it.

She thought about it, but this aunt and this relative relationship were the only highlights that Shu Qing could see in this world so far.

Mother Lu patted Shuqing's back of her hand with heartache: "Girl, didn't the master say you asked someone to ask for help? Don't you have to be anxious. Maybe my aunt was angry about marrying a fair wife by her aunt. What twists and turns in the middle

Not necessarily. Don't worry, my aunt is a very strong and strategic woman. Girl, if you want something happy, isn't the yard on Xitang Street going to be taken back? If there is so much money, the situation in the mansion

It will improve a lot. When the eldest master donates the official position, you will be the lady of the official family again."

Shuqing said "hmm", but she was not interested. Xia Shuyi was just a scholar. Without his aunt's help, he could at most donate a ninth-rank county magistrate, chief clerk, etc. However, it was better than being a private school teacher, or

Like his second brother Xia Shuyao, he only knows how to spend the world and drink.

If those two boxes of silver and medicinal materials can be found, life in Xia’s house would be a little easier.

It was Shuqing who reminded Xia Linyu that silver would not be burned. Later, she also told her father and uncle that the book said that when a wealthy businessman transported a large amount of property, he used a knife to cut it, fire to melt it, and water could not seep it in.

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