Spoiling my mistress and swallowing my dowry? After my rebirth, I changed my marriage to a powerful

Tu came to Xie Xiangxiang's yard. Xie Xiangxiang stood up and asked politely, "Why is mother here?"

A few days ago, she asked her maid Baoxiu to follow the instructions in the letter and go to No. 3 Courtyard in Tianhou Lane, South City to investigate. Although the people in No. 3 Courtyard rarely go out, some people have seen Gu Yuebai and Gu Chengyan.

She went to make trouble with Mrs. Tu, and Baoxiu was severely beaten.

Baoxiu suddenly turned against him, saying that she was lying, that no one lived in Tianhou Alley in Nancheng, and that it was an abandoned yard. She begged to leave Fanghuayuan, not wanting to be Xie Xiangxiang's maid, because being Xie Xiangxiang's maid had no good ending.

The matter was left unresolved, Xie Xiangxiang was completely confined to her house, and Baoxiu was transferred to the farm.

The old lady comforted Xie Xiangxiang and said, "The girls promoted below are unreliable. I promised your grandmother to take good care of you, and I will not break my promise."

Xunmei and Anxiang, two second-class maids in Ci'en Courtyard, were transferred to Fanghua Garden to be first-class maids.

At this moment, Tu looked at her, unable to describe the feeling.

At the beginning, this daughter-in-law she had the highest hopes for was only three months old. How many things had happened to her?

"Your grandmother is seriously ill, so I asked for a favor and arranged for you to take care of her. This way, your house arrest will be lifted naturally."

When she failed to catch an adulterer in Yuehu Garden, she was slapped thirty times and confined to Fanghua Garden to learn the rules. She made a scene about the letter from Nancheng and was completely confined. Tu asked her to take care of the sick, so she was naturally released from the confinement.

Xie Xiangxiang thought to herself: The old lady has three daughters-in-law, but she asks her, the granddaughter-in-law, to take care of her when she is sick?

But she had to say thank you. What if Gu Chengyan came back while she was still under house arrest? How could he still like her!

In addition, in the deep mansion, when the Crown Prince's wife was under house arrest, the servants would step on her three times.

Tu gave her the prescription and said, "Go get the medicine for grandma and ask someone to make it for her. Listen to grandma's advice. This is how mother survived when she was young."

Only then did Xie Xiangxiang understand why Tu had given her grace.

There is really no such thing as a quick rise without gain.

I felt bitter in my heart, but I had to pretend to be grateful and said, "Thank you, mother. I'll remember this."

After seeing Mrs. Tu off, she took the prescription and asked Bao Wen to take out ten taels of silver from her dressing table.

Baoxiu was transferred away, but Baowen is still there.

When no one was around, Bao Wen was soft-hearted and secretly advised her, "Madam, don't try to be the best in the future. Bao Xiu said that just to protect herself. The two people sent by the old lady said they were good to you, but they actually sidelined you."

She held Bao Wen's hand and cried, "Baowen, you are the only one I can trust in this mansion. I will protect you and I won't investigate anything in the future."

Only now did she understand that her mother, Xu, was clearly angry that her father only had his original wife in his heart, and that her grandmother only had eyes for Xie Yu and Xie Zhaozhao, but she had always been docile and obedient, never daring to argue openly about anything, because she had no confidence and could not defeat anyone!

All she has to do now is to behave herself and learn how to hide her edge. This mansion will be hers sooner or later, so she is not in a hurry!

Xie Zhaozhao entered the palace and arrived at Xingning Palace. Concubine Xi was very happy to see her.

"These days, I have been worried about you." Concubine Xi held her hand. "The disaster in Zhongzhou is too severe. I can't do anything. As long as you are fine, I will be relieved."

Xie Zhaozhao did not tell her aunt about her hoarding of grain. There were spies everywhere in the palace, and she could not say anything here.

The two chatted about family matters for a while, and then saw the imperial physician Wen from the palace come to check on Concubine Xi's pulse.

Imperial Concubine Xi said to Doctor Wen, "Can you also take Madam Gu's pulse to see if there is anything wrong?"

Doctor Wen was very polite. Xie Zhaozhao probably knew what her aunt meant, so she didn't say anything and just stretched out her wrist.

After checking the pulse, Doctor Wen said with a smile, "Madam is in good health, nothing is wrong."

After Doctor Wen left, Concubine Xi smiled and said, "Auntie now has only one thought in mind, which is to hope that you will get pregnant as soon as possible."

Xie Zhaozhao blushed, lowered her eyebrows and said, "Aunt, it depends on fate."

"It depends on fate, but you also have to be attentive." Concubine Xi was obviously well prepared. She asked Liuli to take a booklet from her dressing table and gave it to her, as well as some warming and tonic medicine.

"This booklet contains methods for women to get pregnant more easily. You and the elder should take these tonic medicines on time." Concubine Xi patted her hands, "Zhao Zhao, when a woman gets married, it is her responsibility to give birth to children for her husband's family. Gu Lao San is not young anymore. People of similar age, like the crown prince, already have four children."

Xie Zhaozhao nodded in agreement.

"Auntie told you this because she was afraid that your mother-in-law would use your inability to have children as an excuse to stuff someone else into your room. Do you understand Auntie's intentions?"

Xie Zhaozhao quickly knelt down in front of her aunt and said, "I am sorry for causing the Imperial Concubine to worry. I acknowledge my guilt."

Concubine Xi pulled her up and said, "Why are you kneeling? There are no rules for us to talk to each other. It's good that you can understand my feelings."

How could Xie Zhaozhao not know that her aunt loved her. In fact, Concubine Xi had not said one more thing. If she could not get pregnant for a long time, I was afraid that in addition to the old lady of the Marquis's Mansion, His Majesty would also find someone else.

If the old lady wants to get someone in, she must have picked one from her distant relatives, maybe even her nieces and nephews. Even though they are of different generations, she can do it.

Xie Zhaozhao and Gu Shaoyu could refuse the old lady's arrangement, but the woman given by Emperor Hui not only could not be refused, but also had to be treated well.

That's really frustrating!

After returning from the palace, Xie Zhaozhao did not go back to the marquis's mansion immediately, but checked the rice shops on the street.

"Miss, the price of rice at Wu's is 220 wen per pound."

"The price of grain at Wei's Rice Shop is also 220 wen."

“Purchase limited to one hour per day”

"Three days ago, less than 30 dan of rice were sold every day, but now less than 10 dan are sold every day."

They asked along the streets and found out that except for rice, the prices of all kinds of supplies were rising, and the price of salt was rising even more.

Judging from the decreasing amount of goods on the shelves in each shop, Xie Zhaozhao estimated that the grain and salt merchants did not have much stock left.

The people of Daqian have a very low sense of security. At the slightest sign of trouble, they immediately stockpile large quantities of goods. They especially like to stockpile salt and medicinal materials, and now they are stockpiling food as well.

During this earthquake in Zhongzhou, bad news kept coming, people were panicking, and some people were maliciously raising prices, so prices soared and hoarding became a frenzy.

Many people sent people to wait at the doors of rice and salt shops, and snatched away all the goods as soon as they opened.

The more they grab, the crazier it gets, and the higher the prices go.

Back at Qingpu Courtyard, Xie Zhaozhao called Yuanyuan to the cabin and whispered, "Contact Dongqin immediately. You can take action now."

Yuanyuan wrote the note and released the robin.

The robin quickly flew to the farm. Yun Yuan caught the robin, took out the paper tube but did not open it. He whistled and a falcon flew down. Yun Yuan fed it a plate of raw beef slices, stuffed the paper tube into the small tube on the falcon's ankle, and let it fly away.

On the third day, Dong Qin received the news and immediately led people to Wancheng, the city next to Zhongzhou, to find the ancestral home of the Wu family, a big grain merchant.

It is the in-laws of the concubine of Wei Shixun, the grandson of Duke Cheng'en, and the base camp of the big grain merchant Wu Zhaohui.

The Wu family has been holding clan elders meetings these days. The price of rice has been raised to 200 Wen. It would be a bastard not to make money. However, the price has been raised, and the Wu family has no more food in their warehouse! !

No earthquake was expected earlier. Although there was a lot of grain in stock, it was always in circulation. Once the earthquake occurred, everyone held on to the food and the food supply chain was cut off.

Especially when the prince came to Zhongzhou to provide disaster relief this time, in order to save face, he took 10 shi of grain from the Wu family for nothing.

The Wu family had no choice but to give it. The moment Wu Caicai married Wei Shixun, the Wu family was tied to the prince.

Wu Chaohui was worried because he couldn't make any money. He sat in a rocking chair, looked up at the sky and sighed, wishing that it would be great if food could fall from the sky!

At this time, the doorman reported that someone was visiting Mr. Wu.