After rebirth, I became a national teacher

Zhang Liu came back quickly to reply.

The Jingnan Marquis Mansion can be said to be very peaceful in recent days.

He did not find any unusual movements from the people he bribed.

After dealing with the aftermath, Marquis Jingnan went back to guarding the camp diligently as usual.

The internal affairs of the mansion and external affairs are managed by the chief steward.

The affairs of the backyard were taken care of by Aunt Xin, who gave birth to the eldest daughter out of wedlock.

This concubine Xin is three years older than Pei Xiao and was originally the head maidservant beside Pei Xiao.

Before the marquis' wife in front entered the door, she followed Pei Xiao.

Later, the marquis's wife decided to raise the concubine. After the marquis's wife gave birth to the eldest son, she stopped the contraceptive soup and gave birth to Pei Xiao's eldest daughter.

As we grow older, our beauty and love fade.

In recent years, Pei Xiao no longer spends the night at her place.

However, even so, she was still the most trusted person by Pei Xiao in the entire backyard, except for Zhang.

Now that Zhang had done something stupid and gotten into big trouble, and they needed to find someone to take charge, the first person Pei Xiao thought of was her.

Aunt Xin really didn't expect that such a thing would happen to her even though she had been living a well-behaved life and done nothing wrong.

At first, she was actually a little hesitant to take on this hot potato.

After all, no decent family would always let a concubine run the household.

The Marquis's family is becoming more and more powerful now, and the Marquis will probably lift her house arrest sooner or later.

By then, she, the concubine who temporarily took over the housekeeping power, would be regarded as a thorn in the side without knowing how.

She still has a daughter. If the marquis's wife does something bad in the marriage, her life will be ruined.

Pei Xiao was somewhat displeased with her resistance.

Aunt Xin expressed her concerns.

It was not known whether Aunt Xin did it intentionally or unintentionally, but seeing that she was so afraid of Zhang, and mentioned that Zhang's family was powerful, Pei Xiao was certain that Zhang would regain control of the family in the future.

Pei Xiao couldn't help but feel even more dissatisfied with Zhang.

Zhang had caused him so much trouble, and she had also taken advantage of the housekeeper's rampant embezzlement and had no children. He was already giving the Zhang family some consideration by not divorcing her.

To be honest, it was the Zhang family that was in the wrong and they did not teach their daughter well.

Do they still have the nerve to force him to let Zhang take power again?

Even if Zhang is to be given the power of housekeeper again, Zhang must completely reform himself and will not be coerced by others.

"Well, with me here, how dare she, a criminal, make things difficult for you?"

Seeing that she was still timid, Pei Xiao said impatiently:

"My eldest sister's marriage is decided by me, not by Madam. Is that okay?"

Aunt Xin's expression relaxed a lot, and she forced a smile and said:

"Thank you for your consideration, Lord! Since you trust me, I will take over the housekeeping power temporarily."

Although she had been trying to deceive Zhang behind the scenes, openly, after Aunt Xin took over the housekeeper power, she did not dare to take any action against Zhang's people.

The stewards and maids arranged by Zhang did not dare to act up for a while because Zhang was punished and Aunt Xin respected them, and both sides lived in peace.

The entire marquis' mansion was still running smoothly without any disturbances.

Even so, the Zhang family, who was under house arrest, still suffered heavy losses.

When she received Pei Xiao's order that she must make up all previous deficits within ten days, she completely collapsed.

I had thought that after years of marriage and the fact that she had suffered such a serious injury, no matter how angry the Marquis was, he would at least have some sympathy for her.

Even if she made a mistake, being confined and having her housekeeper power taken away had already made her ashamed in the circle, but she was still asked to make up for the past losses.

Wouldn't this prevent her from resting in peace while she's sick?

He hadn't considered at all that she had just been seriously injured and was still so weak.

Moreover, he had people calculate the deficit, which was as much as 70,000 or 80,000 taels of silver, which was equivalent to all her property except her dowry.

At that moment, she felt heartbroken.

But even more so is fear.

The Marquis is her heaven. If this heaven cannot accommodate her, it would be the most terrible.

She told herself that the Marquis was now very angry and there was no other way except to obey him and accept the punishment.

When he calms down and sees that she has repented and has a good attitude, he will definitely hand over the housekeeper power to her again.

Wait until she has resolved the underlying problem before suggesting that she has regained her fertility.

Even though Jin Ge'er is useless, the Marquis will still give birth to a legitimate son with her, even for the sake of inheriting the title.

By then, this huge mansion will belong to her and her son, so she cannot worry about temporary gains and losses.

After spending a whole night convincing herself, she had all her property except her dowry handed over the next day to show her sincerity in admitting her mistake.

Therefore, she, a dignified first-rank marquis' wife, now only has a few thousand taels of silver in her hands.

Moreover, this time, in addition to the loss of money and housekeeping power, she also lost a lot of manpower.

Her strongest confidant, Zhang Gui, will definitely die this time.

Even if she wanted to, she wouldn't dare to take the risk to rescue him at this critical moment.

Zhang Gui's brother Zhang Cai participated in the exchange of death row prisoners and cannot escape several years in prison.

The only consolation was that Zhang Gui was truly loyal to her and killed Nanny Liu at all costs before being arrested.

After learning that Zhang Gui was arrested, she immediately ordered people to deal with the backup plan left by Nanny Liu.

From then on, no one could threaten her with what happened in the past.

She has ordered people to send compensation to Zhang Gui's family, and to provide support to the brothers' wives and children.

In addition, there was Qingliu and several maids who were called to the government office for questioning.

They were all beaten with thirty sticks for providing false testimony and were badly injured.

She ordered someone to send medicine and money for recovery.

After the aftermath was cleared, Zhang felt exhausted and fell ill.

Li Ma and others who were sent from the Zhang family's direct branch originally watched Zhang's plight with indifference.

After all, they have seen Zhang's attitude in recent years.

She felt that she had a sister who was a favorite concubine in the palace and was favored by the marquis, so she gradually began to become pretentious in front of the Zhang family's direct descendants.

She deserves to be taught a lesson.

Now that she knew that Zhang was seriously ill, Nanny Li began to worry.

He said to the servant from Zhang's house who came with him:

"Call Doctor Zhong later, and we'll go check on Madam Hou."

Doctor Zhong was the famous doctor from the capital whom they had specially brought from the capital to the southern capital at a great expense.

It’s not that Nanny Li suddenly felt pity for Zhang who was in trouble.

But now that Jin'er's condition has not improved at all, it is most reassuring to have his cousin Zhang take care of him.

After all, Zhang is infertile and will have to rely on Jin Ge'er, who is her closest blood relative, for support in her old age. No matter what, she wants Jin Ge'er to be well.

In this way, Brother Jin will have enough time to seek medical treatment and heal his hands and feet.

But if Zhang died of illness, Marquis Jingnan would remarry within a year.

Now that he holds the military power in the Southern Capital, it would be inappropriate for him to marry the daughter of a high-ranking official from the Zhang family.

But if he marries a girl from another family, I'm afraid he will give birth to a legitimate son soon.

A legitimate son born to a concubine is also a legitimate son.

By then, Brother Jin's situation will be very worrying.

Thinking of this, Nanny Li quickly brought Doctor Zhong to Yaoguang Courtyard.

Marquis Jingnan only ordered Zhang to be under house arrest, but did not say that no one else was allowed to see her.

When Zhang heard the maid report that Nanny Li had brought a famous doctor from the capital to see her, she was so frightened that she sat up in shock from her dying illness.

No!