Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Aunt Zhang cried and wiped her tears, "Thank you, housekeeper. I deserve to die! After the old lady fell asleep, I lay in front of the bed and watched over her, fearing that she would commit suicide in the middle of the night."

"I fell asleep, but the old lady woke up. I thought she wanted to drink some water, so when I was about to get up, she hit me on the head with a pillow."

"I fainted at the time. I just woke up and found out that the old lady...she died a martyr. I am useless and failed to keep an eye on her. I hope that the housekeeper will punish me."

Butler Xie saw Aunt Zhang with blood all over her head and face, "Don't cry. Although you are responsible, it's not entirely your fault."

"You have rescued the old lady many times along the way, which has shown your loyalty. If you had not been knocked unconscious by the old lady this time, I believe you would have rescued her as well."

Nanny Zhang knelt on the ground with a plop. "Thank you, housekeeper. I am too embarrassed to see the general and his wife. Please say a few good words for me."

Butler Xie waved his hand and said, "I know what's going on. Wash your face quickly and change your clothes. There's medicine in the package. Apply it on yourself."

"The old lady is gone. I still have a lot of things to do and can't take care of you. Please take care of yourself and take care of yourself."

They are all elders in the mansion, so Butler Xie should not be too harsh on Nanny Zhang.

After daybreak, Butler Xie asked the escorts to rush to the northern border to inform General Xie that his wife had died a martyr.

He also sent someone to rush to the capital to inform his wife.

Manager Zhou and Manager Gu also sent the letter through their respective channels.

Butler Xie bought a top-quality coffin in this town, and Nanny Zhang bought top-quality shrouds. Thank you, old lady, for wearing them.

While helping Madam Xie to dress, Nanny Zhang muttered to herself.

"Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor, and I was also forced by someone. If you want revenge, go find my lady."

In fact, the entire Xie family, except for the few minions around the old lady, hates the old lady very much.

As long as there is some money in the mansion, just spend it.

If you don’t have money, just grab it from the account, take it from the account, and buy some expensive things.

In fact, the entire Xie family is extremely poor. If my wife had not married into the Xie family and used her dowry to supplement the family's income, and if I had not often asked for money from my natal family and relatives, the Xie family would have been unable to make ends meet long ago.

The food and drink are not good enough, and sometimes the monthly salary is delayed, not to mention the bonus.

Now that the old lady is gone, I believe the Xie family will not be so poor in the future, and life for them as servants will be a little better.

When Gu Xiling received the letter from Manager Zhou, she was slightly startled and the corners of her mouth curled up.

In the past, she thought she was better than Gu Xirong and could keep calm, but now it seems that there are some things that do not require keeping calm.

Gu Xirong had been married into the Xie family for less than a year, but she had already dealt with Old Madam Xie. Her life would be much easier in the future.

Unlike her previous life, she always thought that this was Xie Jin's mother, the child's grandmother, and a family.

A woman's kindness will lead to all kinds of injustice.

Thinking about it now, she really deserved it.

Look at Gu Xirong, she simply used 12,000 taels of silver to show her filial piety, and then put on a show and fooled everyone.

Even the cautious Manager Zhou believed that it was Madam Xie who wanted to commit suicide, rather than being forced to do so.

Old Madam Xie never dreamed that she would not die at the hands of bandits, but in the end died at the hands of her own people.

Zhou Jin walked briskly. Seeing Gu Xirong was in deep thought, he put the candy he had just bought on the table and said, "Madam, what are you thinking about?"

Gu Xiling handed the letter to Zhou Jin and said, "Take a look."

Zhou Jin read it once and was slightly startled. "Is he really dead? Did he really die for his loyalty?"

"Haha, how is that possible?" Gu Xiling asked back, "If she had committed suicide to prove her loyalty, she would have died long ago. Why would she wait for others to save her? That little maidservant committed suicide because she couldn't bear the humiliation. If she wants to die, she can die anyway!"

Zhou Jin read the letter carefully again, and finally understood the whole story, "Gu Xirong is so cruel!"

Gu Xiling rolled her eyes. "You only see that Sister Rong is cruel, but you don't see how much Madam Xie did. In short, remember that there must be something pitiful about pitiful people. You, don't say others are cruel if you haven't experienced their suffering."

Zhou Jin was stunned again. "My wife, you and Gu Xirong don't have a good relationship, but now it seems that's not the case. I just said something to Gu Xirong, and you protected her. It seems that the saying is right. After all, we are a family."

Hearing this, Gu Xiling quickly shook her head, "Husband, please don't talk nonsense. Gu Xirong and I do have a bad relationship. I just..."

"Just what?" Zhou Jin was curious.

Of course she felt the same way, but she couldn't say that. "Think about it, the Xie family is poor. Sister Rong got a lot of money, but they were still very stingy. Almost all of it was squandered by Old Madam Xie."

"Take this case for example. Is this something a normal person could do? The New Year is coming soon, and Madam Xie is heading to the northern border with a few servants. Even if they didn't encounter bandits along the way, most of them would freeze to death on the road."

"But now, Sister Rong finally got five thousand taels of silver from me, but not only is it not enough for the ransom, she also has to borrow money from us and the Jingyang Marquis's Mansion. Who wouldn't be angry?"

"Also, before she left, she broke the lock of the accounting office and took away all the money in the account. This happened more than once. Don't forget Gu Xirong's child..."

Zhou Jin's scalp tingled, "Madam, this... is this the secret of the backyard?"

Gu Xiling raised her eyebrows and turned her eyes slightly, "What's the point? Have you forgotten how your half-sister disappeared? The women in the harem are cruel and can harm their own children as well as other people's children."

"And those mistresses who don't want their concubines to have children, become too independent and cause trouble, and just kill the mother and leave the child. Anyway, what men want is to have children and have many children. As for concubines, if they are gone, there are more beautiful ones, so they don't care at all."

The Changning Marquis Mansion was relatively clean, but Aunt Bai's behavior still surprised Zhou Jin. He didn't expect that there was something even more exciting outside.

"Madam, is it really so scary?" Zhou Jin's expression changed slightly.

Gu Xiling nodded, "Wang Shiwen had so many concubines before, why were there so few beautiful ones? Now that Wang Shiwen is infertile, Pei Jiuniang can finally live in peace."

"The richer the family, the more likely they are to have concubines and maids. There is no peace in the house, it is very messy. You don't know if you have never been in contact with them, but the women in the backyard rely on the favor of men to survive. These women will do anything to win the favor of men."

Zhou Jin's pupils shrank slightly, "Women are so scary!"

"Hmm?" Gu Xiling raised her eyebrows, "Isn't this caused by men's promiscuity?"

Zhou Jin quickly replied: "Yes, the root of the problem lies with men, but with so many women, it is indeed very scary. My wife, from now on, I only have you."

Zhou Jin secretly complained in his heart. If he had any second thoughts, with Gu Xiling's temper, she would not make things difficult for those women, and might even kill him first.