The Doctor's Concubine: Kick the Scumbag King and I Want to Be a Dandy Girl in the Capital

In the west wing, in Gong’s room.

Gong is making a scene:

"What kind of life is this? There's nothing good to eat and nothing good to wear. Who are you trying to torture?"

Gong has been doing this every day recently. Xiu Erran was a little scared, so she sat on a chair far away from Gong.

Xiu still sat calmly beside Gong, watching Gong go crazy:

"They also took away my right to be the housekeeper. Without me as the housekeeper, look at our family's living standards. I'm afraid they are not even as good as those of common people. This is not the life that a family of a marquis should live."

Xiu Erran was too timid to speak, Xiu Yi was speechless and didn't want to talk. From beginning to end, Gong was the only one performing a one-man show.

She was very angry because no one supported her:

"Why, you also think that I shouldn't be the housekeeper?"

Xiu Yiran glanced at Gong:

"Do you think I am willing to manage this family? If you have any objections, go to my father and raise them. As long as my father gives the order, it's fine."

Thinking of that cold-hearted man, it seemed that he had never smiled at me since I forced him to get married, but he was smiling like a flower to those two bitches.

I gave birth to children for him and took care of the housework, but can't I get a smile from him in return?

My sister-in-law is right. This man should not be spoiled. If he is spoiled, it will become a bad habit.

He hasn't been to his yard for a long time.

Wait until dark and see how she treats them.

A little maid came in with her head lowered:

"Madam, Madam Zhang asked me to ask when our monthly allowance will be distributed. This...it's already been seven or eight days."

Gong looked at Xiu Yiran with a gloating look:

"Now our second house is headed by the eldest daughter, you can go find her."

Xiu Yiran said, "Mother, give me the indentures of all the servants in the house."

Gong glared and said, "Why should I give it to you? They are all my people."

"Since they are my people, I will pay them their wages."

Gong was suddenly speechless.

Who is the person Gong hates the most now?

It must be Xiu Luoran.

If Xiu Luoran was in front of her, she would definitely go up and bite off two pieces of her flesh.

I never expected that this damn girl would be so ruthless and capable that she actually took out all her money and took it away.

There really was nothing left for her, which made her feel insecure about anything she did now.

"Don't you know whether I have money or not? And you're asking me to start working?"

Gong suddenly thought that Xiu Yiran must be rich.

"Yi Ran, please lend me some money. When I make money, I will pay you back double."

Xiu continued to speak calmly:

"Dad said that you can't have money in your hands. If I don't listen to him, he will ask Aunt Wan to be the housekeeper."

"That damn bitch!"

Gong was halfway through her scolding when she suddenly thought:

"By the way, Yiran, why didn't that damn girl from the East Court search your father's two concubines when she was searching our money?"

Xiu Yiran continued to speak calmly:

"Did Aunt Wan and the others take the money from the eldest wife?"

Not to mention money, even their daily meals were bought with their own monthly allowance.

Gong was the head of the household, and except for Yue, she didn't care about the two concubines at all. She let them solve everything on their own and fend for themselves.

In order to prevent Xiu Yuanshan from secretly giving money to the two concubines, she kept a close eye on Xiu Yuanshan and searched his sleeve pockets every morning and evening. Any silver exceeding five taels would be confiscated.

Alas, I have no money. It’s a problem to support myself, let alone support servants?

Thinking of this, Gong took out a large stack of indentures from her makeup box and gave them to Xiu Yiran:

"It's all here."

Xiu Yixian continued to look at the pictures one by one:

"Mom, why are there so many people I don't know?"

Gong said proudly, "You don't know, do you? They are all working in the East Courtyard now, receiving money from the eldest wife and working for me."

Xiu still felt deeply powerless. His father was such a smart man, but he was schemed against by his mother... He didn't know whose fault it was.

When my eldest brother came back that day, he ran into the East Courtyard bringing people to the mansion. He asked casually and found out that all of my mother's people had been sold by that girl, and not a single one was left.

Seeing Gong's smug look, Xiu still didn't want to interrupt her self-intoxication. In the future, she might not have many things to be happy about, so she could just enjoy herself for the moment.

After reading the indenture, Xiu remained silent.

If that damn girl Xiu Luoran hadn't said it that day, she really wouldn't have known that her father and elder brother's salaries were so low.

Actually, it’s not that low.

More than one hundred taels of silver is enough to support a family of more than a dozen people, as long as they are not overly extravagant.

In their second house, there were seventy or eighty servants, and their monthly wages ranged from two taels to five hundred coins.

This expense alone costs fifty or sixty taels every month.

In the past, this money was paid from the public account. Now, the second wife has to pay for it herself.

With the current salary of my father and eldest brother, I'm afraid that even if we want to support seventy or eighty people, we still have to budget carefully to support seven or eight.

My family used to live a luxurious life, but now they have to live frugally. It would be strange if they could get used to it.

Fortunately, the dead girl's arrogance reminded her to make preparations early to prevent the second branch from losing power.

She hid a lot of money, otherwise how would her family survive?

If Xiu Luoran knew what Xiu Yiran was thinking, he would definitely say:

"That's the relief money I left for you because I was afraid you would starve to death."

Xiu Yi Ran stood up and said, "Mom, I'll go take care of the servants' monthly allowance."

"Go."

Looking at her eldest daughter's receding back, Gong felt so regretful that her intestines turned green.

When that damn girl from the East Courtyard just came back, she still reminded her not to confront that damn girl and to be more accommodating.

She didn't listen, and ended up being scolded several times in public by that damn girl.

When that damn girl came to withdraw money, she still reminded her that this damn girl might not be easy to deal with and she must be prevented from seizing the power of housekeeper.

I remember saying this at the time:

"Housekeeper? She's the housekeeper? With her silly look, would your uncle let her be the housekeeper?

If it was your eldest cousin who was the housekeeper, I might believe it, but she... is impossible."

How is it now? The dead girl is the housekeeper of the East Courtyard.

Every time I sent gifts to that damn girl, I always told myself to pick the good ones.

But I think that dead girl came from a nunnery, what knowledge can she have? She will definitely like such a good thing, how can she tell whether it is good or bad.

What was the result? That damn girl brought it up and made her feel very embarrassed.

Then, Yichen told her to make plans early and not to put all her money in one basket.

Otherwise, deposit it in a bank or bury it on the farm as soon as possible.

She did as she was told, but she felt that burying the things on the farm was not as safe as burying them at home. As a result, everything was dug out.

Also, she was quietly reminded at that time that if the money was found out, she should not make a fuss, or the first wife might kick them out.

She must never tell anyone about her business partnership with her brother from her natal family. Otherwise, not only would she lose the money, but Xiu Yuanshan would probably divorce her.

So, she didn't dare to make a fuss even though the interest on the loan she had worked so hard to earn and the dividends from her business were taken away.

Now, even though Xiu Yuanshan still treats her the same way, at least he won't divorce her.

She is waiting for an opportunity. When she returns to her parents' home, she will tell her brothers about this matter. They should be able to lend her some money.

With the money, she can continue her business.

When Gong thought of this, her heart was filled with expectations for the future.