Chapter Forty: All to Madam

randmother Gu sighed softly: “When Xiuming gets over his infatuation with Li shi, and slowly understands the importance of a legitimate wife, he might just want to marry a proper wife. If we elders pr...The Garden of Plumeria.

As the three returned to Wei Rui Xuan, Meng Jin Yao wanted to do something to pass the time, but she also felt that something was missing, as if she had forgotten something. For a moment, she couldn't remember what it was.

She looked at Qingqiu and asked, "Qingqiu, is there anything else I haven't done"

Qing Qiu was slightly startled, pondered for a moment, then shook her head. "Madam, you didn't tell me anything to remind you of recently, did you"

"No"

Meng Jin's willow-shaped eyebrows furrowed slightly. She felt as though she had missed something.

Qing Qiu shook her head again, affirming, "Really no, mistress. Isn't it because of the recent upsetting events that you've gotten yourself muddled"

Meng Jin Yao fell silent for a moment, then nodded. This wasn't impossible. On her wedding day, the groom had run away, and she'd been ridiculed by the entire city. To experience such humiliation was unbearable. Luckily, they'd found another groom who was, at least, passable. She could still bear to live with that, or else she would have died of frustration.

Qīng Qiū was afraid that she might fall ill from feeling down, so he suggested, "Madam, if you're feeling troubled, why not invite Miss Sòng to go for a walk in the countryside another day and clear your head"

Meng Jin yao nodded and said, "Let's talk another day. You go down first. I need to figure out what to do next."

In the autumn, when the leaves rustle, Fu Shen withdraws.

As the afternoon progressed and evening approached, Meng Jinyao felt the urge to take a stroll while the sun's heat had subsided. Chunliu entered and reported, "Madam, the Marquis requests your presence in the study."

Meng Jin Yao was stunned, then immediately asked: "To the study in the front yard"

Chun Liu nodded slightly and replied respectfully, "In response to Madam's question, it is the study in our Weiruixuan. The Marquis just returned from outside."

Meng Jinyao asked again, “Has the Marquis said what he wants me to do”

"This lord didn't tell me anything, he only instructed me to report to Madam Chunliu and then added, 'The lord just returned from outside, his mood seems quite good, not even a wrinkle on his brow.'"

Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyu gave Chunliu a approving glance. No wonder she was assigned to be the chief maid in Weiruixuan by her mother-in-law, Gu Laofu. Chunliu was very good at observing words and expressions. Knowing that Meng Jinyu had doubts, she deliberately revealed Gu Jingxi's current mood to reassure her and allow her to go to the study.

Study.

Meng Jinyao had been to the front yard study, but she had never stepped foot in the Wei Rui Xuan study. She pushed open the study door and stepped inside. She subconsciously looked around, and the interior was simply furnished.

The study had clear windows, and several landscape paintings hung on the walls. The bookshelf on the right was filled with books, while on the left, by the window, a bamboo plant sat on the shelf beside it.

A pearwood desk stood five steps away from the windowsill. Gu Jingxi was seated in the armchair behind the desk, her fingers lightly tapping a purple sandalwood box on its surface.

Seeing her arrive, Gu Jingxi stood up, picked up the wooden box on the desk, and moved to sit on the chair in the lower left corner of the desk. He placed the wooden box on the small tea table between the two chairs and said to her, "Madam, let's sit down and talk."

Meng Jinyang responded with a sound, casually shutting the door behind her, and walked to sit down on the other chair beside him. She questioned, "Husband, what is it that you want from me"

Gu Jingxi opened the wooden box, taking out a key and a blue-covered booklet. He placed them on the small tea table and said softly, "Madam, this is the key to my warehouse, and this is a list of items in the warehouse. In the future, for wedding banquets or any need for gifts to be exchanged, you can choose from inside."

He paused, then took out other things from the wooden box. They were deeds to land and shops, which he placed on top of the book. Then he said, "These properties are all mine. Since you've married into this family, I entrust them to you to manage."

Finally, Gu Jingxi took out a stack of silver bills from his sleeve and laid them down. He looked up at the young girl. Compared to his two sisters-in-law and niece, her clothes were rather plain, with few ornaments.

As for her clothing, she hadn't had time to make new ones since arriving. Though the clothes she wore were new, the dark emerald green color was rather subdued. Thankfully, she was very beautiful, or else the color would have overwhelmed her.

Wearing this outfit, you seem mature and stable, but it's not very suitable for a young girl in her twenties. Girls of this age should dress brighter and don't need to dress too old-fashioned.

But she's not the kind of person who'd be stuck up and old-fashioned. What she's wearing now was probably made by a seamstress her stepmother, Sun, had hired for her. After all, they aren't biological mother and daughter, so how could she possibly care If she wasn't marrying into the Changxing Hou Manor but rather a less prestigious family, I doubt she'd even get a new outfit.

"Such a beautiful young lady, the Meng family wouldn't raise her, then he might as well. Raising a daughter is probably more interesting than raising a son."

Gu Jingxi retracted his gaze and said softly, "Although Zhonggong gives you a monthly allowance every month, Miss, your expenses are large, and it's probably not enough. Take this bank note first. If you need to buy any clothes or jewelry, feel free to use it, don't be stingy."

Hearing these one after another important news, Meng Jingyao was stunned, unable to recover for a long time. She stared blankly at Gu Jingxi.

After a moment, she lowered her eyes to look at the things on the small tea table. She didn't open the booklet to see what was recorded inside, but the silver notes were numerous, piled high. There also seemed to be several land deeds for estates and shops.

Having lived for sixteen years, she had never seen so much money. After seeing these things, her eyes were dull and she was deeply shocked.

She was astonished and asked, "Husband, you...you're taking care of all this for me"

Gu Jingxi replied matter-of-factly, "It's the husband who works outside and the wife who manages the household. These things should have been handed over to the mistress days ago. It's just that I only remembered today."

Meng Jin Yao was surprised and incredulous that Gu Jing Xi would entrust her with managing these assets. She stammered, "Husband, aren't you afraid I'll have ulterior motives"

Gu Jingxi frowned, his eyes narrowed as he stared at her. His voice was low and menacing as he asked, "Does Madam intend to use my money to secretly support a young mistress"

Meng Jinyao shook her head repeatedly: "I haven't thought about it, and I wouldn't want to

Gu Jingxi then asked, “So mistress wants to use my silver to support her family” He paused slightly and continued, “It’s not that I mind the silver, but such a family is not worth your support. You could use that money to buy several more sets of headwear

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Meng Jin Yao shook her head again: "That won't be the case."

She would only help the Meng family if she went crazy. Except for her second brother, Meng Chengzhang, everyone else in the Meng family was no good. She wouldn't stand idly by if her second brother had problems, but she wouldn't care about anyone else.

Gu Jingxi smiled and nodded: "Since none of you know how, just take these. As for the estate or shop, if you don't know how to manage them, just follow the original mode of operation. The people in charge are all trustworthy, so you only need to check the accounts on time."

He stopped speaking and put everything into the wooden box, handing it to the little girl.altered, his eyes narrowed slightly as he said in a soft voice: "If your mind wasn't so cluttered and you only focused on studying, perhaps passing the imperial examinations would be possible."Upon he...