The mistress of the Hou family worked herself to death, and she did not serve after her rebirth

After Gu Tingzhi left, Pei Jiuniang and Gu Yu's lives returned to normal.

The new mansion is still under renovation, so they have to live in it for the time being.

But privately, Pei Jiuniang has already started asking people to tidy up the warehouse and take care of the packages.

As long as the new mansion is renovated, we'll be ready to move in at any time.

In her free time, besides taking care of Brother Yu, she would devote herself to preparing for the exam.

Because it is not far from the imperial examination.

Sometimes when she was in the Imperial College, she would take out books to study.

On this day, Zhong Rong, who had been kicked out of the Imperial College, went to the college to pack up her things.

Because they both taught introductory classes, Zhong Rong and Pei Jiuniang's classrooms were next to each other.

She left dejectedly without even thinking of saying hello to anyone. Of course, no one would pay attention to her even if she did.

She has now become a complete outcast.

Ever since she was driven away from the hunting ground, she returned to the Liu family. Not only was she blamed, but Liu Xiao also proposed to divorce her. Naturally, she refused and only suppressed the matter by threatening to commit suicide.

This time she originally wanted to come back and ask the chief priest for leniency, so that she could leave the Imperial College and let her son Liu Chen stay, but the chief priest did not agree at all and urged her to leave quickly.

Thinking of this, Zhong Rong was filled with resentment. When she passed by Pei Jiuniang's teaching house and saw her, her resentment reached its peak.

She ended up in this situation because of Pei Jiuniang.

In the past, Pei Jiuniang always suppressed her in everything, but later she married someone better than her. She had always felt that Gu Tingzhi had no feelings for her and hoped that they would break up and Pei Jiuniang would be divorced. However, she did not expect that Gu Tingzhi and her would inexplicably get along well, and even Pei Jiuniang was getting better and better.

Thinking of this, Zhong Rong stood in front of the teaching building and stared at Pei Jiuniang with cold eyes for a long time.

She didn't leave quickly until another teacher came over.

She had always known that Pei Jiuniang was interested in taking the imperial examination.

She originally thought that Pei Jiuniang was just dreaming. Even though she learned from Old Master Pei and had some talent, how could a woman compare to a man?

But as Pei Jiuniang passed the examinations for tongsheng, xiucai, and juzi successively, and her policy essays were praised by even the old scholars in the Imperial College, she could no longer sit still.

Ever since the imperial court issued a decree allowing women to take the imperial examinations like men, in order to allow women to participate in the upcoming spring examinations, the provincial and academy examinations for women were specially added, allowing those talented women to quickly transform from common people to candidates for the imperial examinations.

In fact, Zhong Rong also participated secretly, but was only admitted as a Tongsheng. She took the exam twice in a row but failed both times.

But how could she just watch Pei Jiuniang step on her to climb up?

She had always known to encourage Liu Xiao to oppose the women's imperial examination.

But it's no use.

On the contrary, recently, the voices of obstruction have become smaller and smaller.

Those opposing voices in the court seemed to have acquiesced.

When I thought that if Pei Jiuniang really passed the exam, she would be among the first batch of candidates in the new dynasty, and maybe she would really dream of becoming an official in the future.

By then, Liu Xiao wouldn't know how fascinated he would be by her.

Thinking about it, Zhong Rong decided that she must not let Pei Jiuniang attend.

But what can she do now?

After thinking about it, she finally thought of someone.

While hunting, she noticed that Wen Rong and Pei Jiuniang did not get along well.

Later, she heard that Wen Rong had lost her master in the hunting ground and offended everyone.

She felt that Pei Jiuniang must have been behind this.

It must be Pei Jiuniang who did something.

They were all harmed by Pei Jiuniang.

Thinking about this, Zhong Rong decided to find Wen Rong and ask her to stop Pei Jiuniang at all costs.

One person can't deal with Pei Jiuniang, maybe they can come up with a solution together.

Wen Rong and the other two fell seriously ill after walking back to the Marquis' Mansion in the rain.

Because the Marquis' Mansion was now in Liu's hands and was running at a loss, with debts to pay every day, the mansion doctor had also been dismissed.

The three of them did not receive good care and only took medicine bought from the pharmacy outside. It took a long time before they felt slightly better.

The three of them didn't have an easy time in the mansion.

Because Liu cut back on spending, the three of them had fewer maids and servants to serve them, and their food and other necessities were not as good.

Liu also borrowed money at high interest because Wen Rong said that she could make money by opening a shop, but now she can hardly pay it back. Wen Rong is also sick, so what she said before about opening a shop to make money has become empty talk.

Therefore, Liu was never in a good mood towards Wen Rong and Gu Yuzhi all day long.

That day, Gu Yuzhi wanted to eat osmanthus soup. As soon as she gave her instructions, the little girl came back crying.

Seeing this, Gu Yuzhi couldn't help but scold, "If you can't even do such a small thing, what's the use of you..."

"Miss, if you want to eat, go and ask for it yourself. The old lady said, you really think you are a proper young lady in the mansion. You eat osmanthus soup, why don't you eat dragon meat?!"

Xiaolu couldn't help but tell Gu Yuzhi what Liu had said.

Gu Yuzhi was so angry that her face turned red and her neck became thick, and she threw the teacup.

She just couldn't accept her current life. It clearly shouldn't be like this.

She looked at her simple house. This was not the place she should live in. Her house was filled with expensive furniture, new porcelain, the best jewelry, and she had more clothes than she could wear in her closet.

How could it be possible that the family is in such a poor state now? !

Gu Yuzhi cried and begged Pei to buy her something new. She was supposed to be her mother and she treated her like the apple of her eye.

Gu Xijue didn't say anything, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Wen Rong cooperated and said a few words.

She has thought a lot these days.

Since everything started with Pei Jiuniang's refusal to raise the two children, wouldn't it be better if the two children could be returned to Pei Jiuniang?

But how could it be possible that Pei Jiuniang treated the two children like strangers? !

According to what the two children said, the reason why Pei Jiuniang was unwilling to adopt another child was because the two children had left her in their previous life.

But if she really treated them as her own children, how could she abandon the two children over such a small matter?

After all, it was because Pei Jiuniang never really treated the two children as her own.

In her place, parents' love for their children is selfless.

Even if the child has his or her own family and does not want to be with his or her parents, the parents should stay alone and not cause trouble for the child.

Besides, from what the two children said, they didn't do anything excessive. Didn't they just say that Pei Jiuniang was too strict at a banquet one time, and then drove Pei Jiuniang to a remote courtyard?

It's just that she is stingy and can't think straight.

Children and parents are equal. Parents can scold and discipline their children, so why can't children express their opinions on their parents?

Besides, Xijue is getting married, and the new bride is coming home. Does she want to occupy the best courtyard? !

The more Wen Rong thought about it, the more she felt that Pei Jiuniang was really selfish and stingy.

Just for such a small matter, you abandoned the children you raised, and watched them stand there in such a state, and you remained indifferent? !

As he was cursing, someone came to report that Madam Liu had arrived.

Wen Rong was stunned. She didn't remember knowing any Madam Liu, but she still asked someone to invite the person in.

This was Zhong Rong’s first time visiting the Marquis’ Mansion.

She thought the mansion must be magnificent, but she never expected it to be so simple.

Even after walking for a long time, there were still few servants?!

This made her jealousy towards Pei Jiuniang even less.

So what if I marry into a marquis’s mansion and become his wife?

She lived a life worse than that of a clerk's wife.

No matter how poor the Liu family is, it is still a noble family. Even if it cannot be ranked among the noble families, its foundation is still there. As long as the Liu family does not fall, she will still have someone to rely on.

The Marquis' Mansion, the home of a noble lord, is ultimately weak in foundation.

Zhong Rong had a smile on her face all the way.

It was not until she was brought into Wen Rong's room that she looked at the narrow room. It was gloomy in broad daylight. There was nothing decent in the room. There was also a strong sour and smelly smell of medicine. She immediately couldn't help but cover her nose with a handkerchief and had no intention of going in at all.

"Madam Liu, our girl is inside, please come in."

The girl who was in charge of leading the way noticed Zhong Rong's contempt and showed some displeasure on her face.

In fact, she now feels a little regretful. Life in the Marquis' Mansion is getting worse day by day, and she has even not been able to pay her monthly salary for several months.

Many people who did not sign the indenture have already left, but she has signed it, so she can only stay here.

But the Marquis's Mansion was clearly in good shape before.

When the wife was in charge, they not only received monthly salary, but also received rewards and bonuses when the season was over. Clothes were also made early. When something happened at home, the wife would take the initiative to give money when she knew about it.

But ever since the old lady started to take charge of the household, their lives have become miserable.

The old lady loved luxury and did not know how to manage the household. She heard privately that most of the land and house deeds of the Marquis' Mansion had been sold.

The old lady has borrowed money from someone else and I heard that the lender has started to ask for the repayment.

Thinking of this, the little girl's face was full of sadness.

How could she have the heart to serve her master well when she was staying in such a hopeless house?

Once I send the person there, I don't want to care about him anymore.

Before Zhong Rong could react, the little girl left.

She immediately looked surprised.

The rules in this marquis' mansion are really strict. How could a young girl treat distinguished guests like this?

But he still suppressed it, kept the news secret, and walked in.