"After all, the Li family is a small family. They got rich by relying on unknown and dirty means. If they didn't have any interests to benefit He Yuanzhou, how could the mother and daughter of the Li family be interested in He Yuanzhou?" Xie Jinyun asked back.

The three men listened quietly to Xie Jinyun saying, "These mother and daughter are both very difficult to deal with. After all, they are not from the Sun family. Just look at the ceremony he gave Li Qiulian for her wedding, and you will know how much he put in. He finally ate his own knife that killed people and stabbed their hearts."

After listening to this, Gu Changning curled his lips slightly and said, "Then keep this list for the time being for future use."

As the saying goes, cast a long line to catch a big fish!

The next day, it was slightly bright.

He Yuanzhou then handed over the power of the household and the warehouse account books.

When Li Qiulian saw the amount in the account book, her face suddenly changed. She looked up and asked, "Husband, what's wrong with the amount in this account book? There are only 800 taels?"

It was unimaginable that He Yuanzhou had a lavish wedding banquet yesterday, but the next day, there were only 800 taels of silver in the account. Moreover, He Yuanzhou only had three pieces of land under his name, and those were in the remote mountainous areas of Yan State. Apart from that, he was really penniless and not as wealthy as the Li family.

He Yuanzhou did not think that being poor was a shameful thing. On the contrary, it proved that he was different from others. Only corrupt officials could live a life of wealth and glory, and he was not greedy.

"Madam, this is the little savings I save from my monthly salary." He Yuanzhou told the truth.

Li Qiulian's eyelids twitched twice: "But yesterday's wedding banquet, and the gifts sent by those ministers..."

"I was just about to tell you about this." He Yuanzhou said, "The expenses for the wedding banquet were all paid with the gift mats sent by the ministers. I said I wanted to marry you in a grand manner."

What? Li Qiulian couldn't believe her ears.

So He Yuanzhou was actually very poor, so poor that he had to rely on opening gifts to pay for his wedding.

How could he be so poor after serving as an official for only a year? How could other officials enjoy the fine food and clothing they deserve?

Li Qiulian frowned and asked back, "Eight hundred taels is not enough for the return gift."

"You don't have to worry about the return gift. I will arrange it. These eight hundred taels are the expenses of our mansion. Madam, I know I have wronged you, but my official position is different from others."

When Li Qiulian heard this, she looked up at He Yuanzhou and asked, "Why are they different?"

"I am a close minister of the emperor, and I have the responsibility of supervising the emperor and supervising the conduct of the ministers. I am investigating cases of corruption and crimes, so I must set an example, petition for the people, and supervise the treacherous. If I go along with them, I will be unworthy of my position as the Supervisory Commissioner. Madam, you are well-educated and well-mannered. Do you understand your husband's intentions?"

If it were Qingtang, she would definitely understand and support his Pinjie.

Li Qiulian endured it and did not reveal her true identity.

Just as He Yuanzhou said, he was a close minister of the emperor, specifically responsible for monitoring the conduct of the ministers. With such power, she, as the wife of the Supervisory Commissioner, was also superior to others. If they got into trouble, they would have to ask her for help.

So she must be patient a little longer.

Li Qiulian picked up the account book and said with a smile: "My husband is right. He serves the people of the world. I am lucky that my husband has such awareness. I will take good care of this family for my husband. You don't have to worry about the family."

He Yuanzhou happily embraced Li Qiulian in his arms, bent down to kiss Li Qiulian's forehead, then stood up and went to court.

But as soon as He Yuanzhou left, Li Qiulian's face turned ugly. She threw away the account book in her hand and cursed coldly, "You are actually a poor ghost."

"Madam, this is not allowed." Nanny Fang walked into the room and saw Li Qiulian throwing away the cards and the things of the head of the household. She quickly put down her breakfast, walked quickly to Li Qiulian, helped her clean up the things on the floor, and then put the box on the table. She said, "The matter of our young master has not been settled yet, and there are guards from the He Mansion outside. Even if you are dissatisfied, don't show it too obviously."

"Nurse, take a look at the numbers in the account book yourself." Li Qiulian said angrily.

When Nanny Fang heard this, she turned around and opened the box again. She found the He family's account book and her eyes widened.

Although the Li family was not a wealthy family, they could still use the mere 800 taels of Li Qiulian's own dowry. Now, the entire huge He Mansion only had 800 taels of cash, which was a bit shabby.

Seeing that Nanny Fang didn't say anything, Li Qiulian told Nanny Fang what He Yuanzhou had just said. Nanny Fang's face turned unhappy after hearing it: "So, he intends to keep wronging the young lady like this?"

Nanny Fang remembered that when Li Qiulian got married, she did not marry from the Li family, but from a farmer's family. Her face suddenly darkened and she said, "I think the master probably thought you were a wild girl from the countryside and thought you were easy to support, so he kept it for himself and only gave you 800 taels to send you off. With this 800 taels, you could only buy two headpieces. What's more, you are now an official's wife. He wants you to be in charge of a mansion with 800 taels. He is more cunning than a profiteer."

Nanny Fang's words became more and more outrageous, which made Li Qiulian feel uncomfortable. She quickly stopped Nanny Fang and said, "Nurse, don't talk about Yuanzhou like that. I think he is really poor. He doesn't even have a shop. He only has a few plots of land that were allocated by the clan. Now those plots of land can't even grow food."

Nanny Fang pursed her lips, stopped talking, then turned around and brought breakfast and said, "Yes, it seems that the son-in-law really treats the lady as a treasure."

Treat it as a treasure? Li Qiulian sneered.

All he was thinking about was her cousin. If she didn't look like her cousin, He Yuanzhou would not have married her. Li Qiulian was very clear-headed.

Thinking of this, Li Qiulian looked at the account book again, and the unwillingness in her heart was like an inextinguishable wildfire.

She wanted power, and she looked like Chen Qingtang. She used her looks to please He Yuanzhou, and He Yuanzhou couldn't do it without giving anything in return, so he wanted her to please him. Thinking of this, Li Qiulian felt much happier.

She glanced at the blood bird's nest on the table and said, "Let's go out for breakfast. Let's give this bowl of blood bird's nest to the guard outside. By the way, let's go to the imperial capital. I have been here for so long, and my mind has been focused on He Yuanzhou. I haven't really appreciated the local customs of the Chen Kingdom's imperial capital."

Nanny Fang thought that Li Qiulian was just going out for a stroll, but she didn't know that she went to the most famous street in the imperial capital and walked through it thoroughly.

As a result, Nanny Fang became more skilled in bullying others by taking advantage of her power: "Our Madam wants to book the whole place, please clear the place."

The shopkeeper frowned, but stepped forward respectfully and asked, "Who are these two..."

"Madam of the Supervisory Commissioner, the new wife of Lord He."

A fifth-rank official is not as high-ranking as a third- or fourth-rank official, but He Yuanzhou has real power and can execute first and report later. Even a child knows that you cannot offend the Supervisory Commissioner, and the shopkeeper naturally understands this. He immediately turned around and whispered in the servant's ear: "Go tell the general, the fish is here."

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