Mr. Liang Bo is reborn with me

Chapter 116 Twists and turns

"So that's what happened." The eldest lady said with a thoughtful look, "Wen Yue, if Ranxiang wants to get married, it's fine. After all, it's natural for men to get married and for women to get married. But the contract of selling one's body

It doesn’t have to be returned, and she didn’t pay for the dyed incense. It’s not good to break the rules of the Prime Minister’s Mansion. If other slaves in the Prime Minister’s Mansion know about it, don’t they all think that as long as they reach the age, they can come to me and ask for a deed of sale?

, leaving the Prime Minister’s Mansion?”

"Mother is right. You can't set a bad example for other maids just because the maid in the second sister's yard broke the rules." Jiang Xiyuan now habitually adds obstacles to Jiang Wenyue, as long as she makes Jiang Wenyue unhappy.

She is willing to take a hand in everything.

Jiang Wenyue didn't know what exactly she had done to offend Jiang Xiyuan. Was it just because she didn't agree to please Yun Chi? It was really ridiculous.

"That's all right, mother, you set a price, how much does it cost to get back the deed of sale for dyeing incense, and I'll pay it."

The eldest lady did not expect that Jiang Wenyue was determined to get Ranxiang's contract back.

After all, Jiang Wenyue was a young lady from the prime minister's house. Although she was a concubine and not as noble as Jiang Xiyuan, she was still a serious mistress.

It is really against the rules for a serious master to be so concerned about his maid.

The eldest lady felt a little unhappy, but she still wanted to maintain the image of a loving mother on her face: "Wenyue, why are you doing this? What's more, I see that Ranxiang is still young and can stay for two years. Isn't your relationship with her right?

Isn't that great? There's nothing wrong with letting her stay with you and serve you for a few more years. Let's talk about this later."

"Yes, second sister, what's more, this girl Ranxiang was bought back with fifty taels of silver from the Xiangfu. It was my mother who sent her to your yard to serve her. Now the prime minister's rice and grain have raised her so big.

, shouldn’t the price be doubled?”

A little girl who could only do some easy jobs, compared with the slim and graceful girl she is now, her worth is definitely different.

Jiang Wenyue has made some money from her business during this period, and she can afford it.

But she knew that she couldn't tell the eldest lady and Jiang Xiyuan about her business, otherwise the eldest lady would definitely make a fuss about it.

Jiang Wenyue deliberately looked embarrassed, gritted her teeth, and stood there undecided.

"However, my relationship with Ranxiang has long been like that of biological sisters, just like my eldest, third and fourth sisters. I hope that Ranxiang can find a good home. If my daughter really wants to spend money to buy Ranxiang,

The incense was sold as a contract, and the mother just set a price. My daughter has always been thrifty with money, and she also saved some private money."

"You only have a little monthly money, but you also want to buy a contract for dyeing incense?" Jiang Xiyuan blurted out.

She knew how much Jiang Wenyue's monthly salary was, and how much Jiang Wenyue could save even if he saved some personal savings.

Jiang Xiyuan's tone was full of sarcasm and ridicule, but Jiang Wenyue didn't take it seriously: "Please mother, let me do it."

"Okay." In front of everyone, Jiang Wenyue said this, and the eldest lady said, "No matter what, you can't break the rules. As Xiyuan said, I was the one who bought it with fifty taels of silver.

This girl, she was less than ten years old at that time, so she still needs a hundred taels of silver no matter what she does now."

The price of one hundred taels of silver is indeed not low. If you get it from Ren Yazi, you can buy a new maid.

However, because of her own dignity, the eldest lady cannot ask for excessive prices.

But Jiang Wenyue was still determined to get the deed of betrayal for Ranxiang, "Okay, one hundred taels is one hundred taels. Mother is waiting, I will get it first."

The eldest lady and Jiang Xiyuan looked at Jiang Wenyue's back and looked at each other. They didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Jiang Wenyue's gourd and why they insisted on redeeming Ranxiang's life.

Soon, Jiang Wenyue took out one hundred taels of silver from her box. She also deliberately picked some scattered silver taels, pretending that she had collected them scatteredly for a long time, and even pretended that she was not very good at it.

A jade hairpin that I liked was also placed inside, and I sadly took the bundle and went to find the eldest lady and Jiang Xiyuan again.

When Jiang Xiyuan saw that Jiang Wenyue had taken so long to get a hundred taels of silver, and also brought such a big baggage, contempt flashed in her eyes.

She knew that Jiang Wenyue was very poor, and it would take several years to raise one hundred taels.

Jiang Wenyue opened the baggage, and sure enough, all the miscellaneous things were a hodgepodge, "Mother, this is a banknote of ten taels of silver. There are twenty taels of broken silver here. The jade on this jade hairpin is Hetian jade, no matter what.

It’s also worth five taels of silver…”

Jiang Wenyue introduced and sorted it out eloquently, and then, with great reluctance, pretending to be gritting her teeth, handed it to the eldest lady.

"Mother, this is my daughter's savings over the years. Please return the deed of sale of Ranxiang to your daughter."

This time, Jiang Wenyue was determined to get back Ranxiang's contract. She admired her acting skills so well.

The eldest lady saw Jiang Wenyue's risk-taking and humiliating look. Even if she was embarrassed, she couldn't say anything else, "Silly boy, mother was just talking casually. You can see that you have saved this money for many years. You still have it."

Keep it for yourself, mother won't ask for your money."

"It's okay. My daughter did it willingly. As long as the mother returns the deed of selling herself to her daughter, she won't have any complaints."

The eldest lady did not care about the one hundred taels of silver, but she knew from the look on Jiang Xiyuan's face that her daughter and Jiang Wenyue had been having some unpleasant troubles recently.

She still faced Jiang Xiyuan.

Seeing Jiang Xiyuan's appearance of spending all her wealth, the eldest lady thought that if she didn't accept it, it would be for nothing. Why would she get the advantage of Ranxiang, so she accepted it.

"In that case, fine."

Then, the eldest lady asked the maid next to her to bring over a box.

The eldest lady opened the box with the lock herself. Inside the box was a thick stack of deeds of betrayal. The deeds of most of the servants in the prime minister's house were nestled in the eldest lady's hand.

After searching for a while, the eldest lady finally found the deed of sale belonging to Ranxiang, with a small red fingerprint on it.

It was Ren Yazi who forced Ranxiang to put it on when she first entered the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Although Ranxiang was young and ignorant at that time, she also understood what pressing her fingerprints meant.

She still resisted the life without freedom in her heart, but when Ren Yazi saw that the eldest lady had chosen Ranxiang, she just dipped Ranxiang's fingers in ink pad and pressed it on her.

Jiang Wenyue was very excited. She finally got back what she had always dreamed of for Ranxiang.

Thinking of the tragic ending of dyeing incense in her previous life, Jiang Wenyue felt a little relieved.

Ranxiang, I will never let you make the same mistake again.

Afterwards, Jiang Wenyue pretended to be indifferent and took Ranxiang's rendition contract, looking at the eldest lady with a grateful expression, "Thank you, mother, for this."

"Okay, I know that you girl has a deep relationship with Ranxiang. If that's the case, then you can take the deed of betrayal." The eldest lady clearly accepted a sum of Jiang Wenyue's money, but she still pretended to be so.

With such a generous look, those who didn't know better thought that she really didn't take a penny from her, so she gave Jiang Wenyue the deed of sale of Ranxiang.

"Second sister, I think I got what I wanted. By the way, second sister, is there anything else you want to do? Or do you want to stay with me and my mother to enjoy tea and appreciate jewelry?"

"No, no, no, I don't dare to disturb my mother and eldest sister. My daughter has to leave first."

After Jiang Wenyue left, Jiang Xiyuan couldn't help but said, "Mom, why do you want to do what she wants?"

The kind smile on the eldest lady's face collapsed instantly, like a painting blown off the wall by the wind, falling as fast as it did.

"She just begged me and spent all her savings over the years, scattered here and there. Can I not agree?"

She still wants to maintain the image of a loving mother, and this Jiang Wenyue will really cause trouble for her.

Jiang Xiyuan looked at the jade hairpin held by Jiang Wenyue with disgust, and slapped the jade hairpin on the table: "I'm stuffing all these shabby things into your yard. As expected of a concubine, you can't afford to put things on the table."

"By the way, you haven't told me yet why you and Jiang Wenyue have been in such a quarrel recently and what happened." The eldest lady asked.

The relationship between Jiang Xiyuan and Jiang Wenyue was not good in the past, and Jiang Xiyuan never looked down on Jiang Wenyue, but the two were still on good terms.

But recently, for some unknown reason, Jiang Xiyuan and Jiang Wenyue have been facing each other.

The eldest lady knows her daughter's temper very well. No concubine in the family dares to provoke her. She just doesn't provoke others.

Therefore, the eldest lady concluded that Jiang Wenyue must have done something to offend Jiang Xiyuan.

Jiang Xiyuan was stunned. She didn't dare to tell the eldest lady the reason. Once she told the eldest lady, the eldest lady would know that he secretly forced Jiang Wenyue to become the crown prince, and she would definitely not agree with it.

"No, it's nothing, it's just some minor conflicts. I just can't stand her face. She is obviously a concubine, her heart is higher than the sky, her life is thinner than paper. She plays both sides all day long like she is on stage, and she is Princess Qian'an.

, His Highness the Crown Prince again."

"Yes. This girl has been acting a lot lately." The eldest lady had never seen a restless person like Jiang Wenyue before. With so many actions, her ambition must be quite big, which made the eldest lady feel afraid.

"By the way, speaking of His Highness the Crown Prince, your father has been urging me to find a suitable marriage for you recently. In fact, I still think that if the imperial decree granting marriage is not invalidated, it would be a good idea for you to marry His Highness the Crown Prince and become the Crown Princess.

choice.”

Seeing that the eldest lady really brought up old matters and wanted to marry her to the prince, Jiang Xiyuan quickly said: "Mom, didn't I say, I don't want to marry the prince."

"You don't want to marry the prince, then who do you want to marry, the second prince? How many times have I told you, Jiao'er, the second prince can't do it. You should give up on this idea as soon as possible. I will give you two choices, or

I will find a way to ask your father to arrange to ask the emperor for an imperial edict, and you will marry the prince. Otherwise, I will choose an outstanding young master from aristocratic families, and then choose a good and auspicious day to marry you off. You should not be the prince's concubine, but a princess.

It’s also good to be an official’s wife.”

"I am just a daughter like you. In my heart, you and your eldest brother are both pieces of flesh that have fallen off of me. I treat them equally. Your eldest brother's marriage will be settled soon, and you cannot be left behind. A girl's marriage will be settled soon."

You only have a few years of youth, and you have already reached the age where you should be engaged, do you understand?"

Jiang Xiyuan frowned.

"Okay, take advantage of today to quickly tell me what you mean." The eldest lady urged.

When Jiang Xiyuan saw that she had to choose, she thought to herself that if she chose to marry the prince, Prime Minister Jiang would probably facilitate the matter soon, so she chose to hold off the eldest lady first and said that she wanted to marry an official son.

If the eldest lady wants to choose someone, she can still delay for some time.

"Mom, if I have to choose one, I naturally don't want to be the Crown Princess. No matter how good the position of the Crown Princess is, I don't care about it. Being the mother of the country may not be a great joy in life." Jiang Xiyuan said.

"Okay, then let's choose one of the princes from the official family. Anyway, the second prince can't do it." Seeing that Jiang Xiyuan was willing to compromise, the eldest lady finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Xiyuan secretly tried like crazy to contact the second prince, but the second prince seemed to have disappeared from the world, and she couldn't get out, so she couldn't get in touch with him.

Jiang Xiyuan was almost going crazy with anxiety in the yard. When facing the eldest lady, she had to pretend as if nothing had happened.

The eldest lady quickly took action and selected several young men for Jiang Xiyuan who she thought had good conditions, but Jiang Xiyuan rejected them all for various reasons.

She knew her daughter, Mo Ruomu, and over time, the eldest lady also knew what Jiang Xiyuan was planning. She knew that Jiang Xiyuan still wanted to marry the second prince, so she deliberately found fault with these young men from aristocratic families in order to delay time.

"Jiao'er, hasn't your father already found the second prince and explained the situation? The second prince has given up on you, so don't think about him anymore."

Prime Minister Jiang explained the detailed situation to the eldest lady. Prime Minister Jiang personally found the second prince and told him that even if the second prince married Jiang Xiyuan, the Prime Minister's Office would not give him any support.

The second prince disowned Jiang Xiyuan on the spot, saying that he had no such intention for Jiang Xiyuan.

Obviously the eldest lady has made it very clear to Jiang Xiyuan, and even Prime Minister Jiang has said it twice, but Jiang Xiyuan is still obsessed with verifying this matter.

"Mom, I don't believe that the second prince would treat me like this. Unless you let me see him in person and get the answer from his mouth, I won't give up!"

"You, you, you." The eldest lady said with a face full of hatred, "I knew you hadn't given up yet and were deliberately picking and choosing to delay time."

"Mom, if you really want me to give up, then let me meet the second prince."

Jiang Xiyuan thought of a good idea and used this as a reason so that she could always see the second prince.

The eldest lady thought that even now, even after she told Prime Minister Jiang the results, Jiang Xiyuan still didn't want to believe it.

Perhaps, if she could see the second prince's true face with her own eyes, Jiang Xiyuan would naturally understand her painstaking efforts.

"Okay, since you said so, then I will let you see the true face of the second prince with your own eyes. I will discuss with your father another day and invite the second prince to the Prime Minister's Mansion. You can hide behind the screen and listen carefully to what he really thinks of you.

What do you think? If the second prince is really as your father and I said, you will give up on marrying someone else."

"Okay, it's settled."

Jiang Xiyuan nodded and agreed.

(End of chapter)