Reborn to be married, the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion is so sweet

After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, Lin Wan closed the door and lived a comfortable life as usual.

Xiao did not intervene in the housekeeping affairs in the mansion, leaving it entirely to Lin Wan. However, Lin Wan still often asked her or Gao Mama for advice on some matters.

Lu Tingxu has been doing nothing recently. He occasionally goes to Jinwuwei to show up. The rest of the time he either stays in his old courtyard without going out, or hangs out with a group of children from aristocratic families.

He had never rested in Lin Wan's yard, and Lin Wan was happy and comfortable and never bothered him. The two were obviously newlyweds, but they had very little contact.

They only met each other when they had dinner at the same table with Xiao and Marquis Lu every day, but even when they sat together, they had nothing to talk about.

Lin Wan's life is very regular now. Every morning, she handles government affairs and meets the housekeeper. In the afternoon, she goes to Xiao's place to chat with her and ask her about some interpersonal relationships outside the government. After dinner, she goes back to check the account book and rest early.

So it was December soon.

Since the beginning of winter, the weather has been warmer than in previous years, and everyone thinks this year will be a warm winter.

Many servants secretly complained that Lin Wan made her cotton-padded clothes thicker this year but they were never used. It would be better to use less cotton and better material.

However, I didn’t expect that such warm weather would suddenly turn cold after entering December, even much colder than in previous years.

It snowed heavily for several days in a row, and many roads leading into Beijing were blocked by the snow. However, many families did not stock up on charcoal as the weather was warm.

Now that the temperature has suddenly dropped, the charcoal at home is running out, and people start buying charcoal in large quantities. Suddenly, charcoal in Beijing has become scarce.

The large amount of charcoal that Lin Wan had stored became a hot commodity in an instant, so she asked Chen Ping to rent a storefront next to Moxiangzhai to sell charcoal. The price was slightly lower than the market price, but only 100 kilograms were sold every day.

Of course, while others were short of charcoal, the Marquis’ Mansion had plenty of it. Lin Wan had stockpiled enough charcoal for the Mansion early in the morning.

Since the cold wave came, Lin Wan ordered Lu Hou and Xiao Shi to keep two braziers burning in their houses every day, and she and Lu Tingxu also kept a brazier burning in their courtyard.

With the heavy snow falling outside, Lin Wan sat comfortably in the warm room and felt very relaxed.

When the cold wave hit in the previous life, the Shen family, like most families, did not stockpile charcoal and had to carry it on their own.

As the weather got colder, the price of charcoal soared, but Shen's mother was reluctant to spend the money.

In the entire Shen family, only Shen Qinghe's study and Shen's mother's bedroom had charcoal fires burning, and no one considered whether Lin Wan was cold or not.

Lin Wan had no money and no one to help her, and Shen Qinghe didn't care about her. She could only freeze all winter.

When the weather turned warmer in the spring, Lin Wan fell ill due to the severe cold. From then on, she suffered from body coldness. It became difficult for her to get pregnant, and even if she finally got pregnant, she would miscarry if she was not careful.

Throughout her life, Lin Wan adhered to the principle of never compromising herself and kept her room warm.

On this day, Lin Wan was sitting comfortably at the table reading the letter sent by Manager Chen of Moxiangzhai.

Chen Ping said that there were many more students coming to Moxiangzhai recently. After all, many students came from other places to prepare for the Spring Examination.

They didn't bring much cold-proof clothing and money, not enough to buy charcoal for heating. Now they only need a few coins to read in Moxiangzhai, and they have both charcoal and tea.

Word of mouth spread, and Moxiangzhai's popularity grew.

In the letter, Chen Ping suggested that the store could prepare some better tea and snacks separately.

In addition, the charcoal business has been very good recently, because there is only 100 kilograms of supply per day. Many families have requested to make reservations in advance. Chen Ping did not dare to make the decision, so he asked Lin Wan what she thought.

Lin Wan wrote back and told him to take care of the preparations for Moxiangzhai. He could reserve some charcoal, but he had to prevent it from being bought by one company and leaving others without a chance to buy.

Just as I stopped writing, I saw Qingping coming in from outside.

Qingping came over from the outer courtyard. Although she held an umbrella for a while, a lot of snow still fell on her body.

When I entered the warm room, I couldn't help sneezing due to the shock of hot and cold.

Qinglian quickly asked her to take off her outer cloak, used a dry towel to wipe the snow water off her body, and asked her to warm herself by the brazier.

"Young Madam, someone from the gatehouse just told me that the Lin family has sent someone over. Madam, please go back tomorrow." Qing Ping told Lin Wan the news she had just received while roasting herself by the fire.

Lin Wan raised her eyebrows slightly. It was the twelfth lunar month, and every family was busy preparing for the New Year. Why would they suddenly ask her to go back?

"Did the visitor say anything?"

Qing Ping shook her head and said, "Just say you haven't been home for a long time and Madam misses you."

"Oh, by the way. The eldest lady has also gone back. It is said that she has been back for a few days."

Lin Fu went back?

Haha, I'm afraid he just needs my help with something.

Now the most anxious thing for the families in Shangjing is charcoal. But she didn't sell charcoal under her own name, so the Lin family wouldn't know. It was probably just to ask her for help.

The next morning, Lin Wan got up and dressed up to go out.

Qinglian dressed her in a crimson-purple long dress embroidered with a pattern of broken branches of plum blossoms in Shu brocade today, and chose for her a set of golden hairpins with a magpie climbing a plum blossom as her hair accessories, and a string of ruby ​​beads hung on her chest.

When I went out, I put on a fox fur coat and a red fox scarf, wrapping myself up warmly.

Before leaving, Lin Wan went to pay her respects to the Xiao family and mentioned her plans to return to the Lin family today.

Xiao nodded and told her to go back without any worries and not to rush back. She also told her to prepare a charcoal basin in the carriage so that she would not catch a cold.

Lin Wan agreed to all the requests with a smile. After spending some time together, the relationship between Xiao and Lin Wan, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, had become very close.

Xiao also took care of Lin Wan as if she were her own daughter.

Seeing that Lin Wan came with nothing, she asked Mother Gao to give her her pumpkin hand warmer with eight treasures inlaid on it.

Seeing Lin Wan refuse, Xiao smiled and said, "This hand warmer was given by the palace. Each gemstone on it has a different meaning. I think it's too fancy. I have kept it uselessly. It's just right for you to use it!"

As she was talking, Gao's mother came out from the inner room and handed the hand warmer to Lin Wan. Lin Wan saw that the hand warmer was in the shape of a round pumpkin, with a stem made of topaz and eight gems of different colors inlaid around it.

It was both exquisite and valuable. She took it and played with it carefully for a while. Then she smiled and thanked Xiao: "Thank you for the reward, mother. I like it very much."

Seeing that she was so open and honest, Xiao felt that she really liked her, so she felt better.

"I told you, you little girls will definitely like it. Go quickly, and be careful on the road."