PFC Chapter 260: In previous years, all these expenses were handled by Room 3
Chapter 260: In previous years, all these expenses were handled by Room 3
Xu Mansion Hanxingyuan
"I was almost discovered when I left the house this time. I was so scared that my soul almost flew away. I had a lot of trouble to help you cover it up."
"Miss, you have been too reckless recently. You have already suffered a lot of torture, and you even went to see the Third Miss in person! You went there with your body supported. The wounds are all bruised and red. If they can't be removed, I'm afraid your life is over.
Qiu Lian applied medicine to Xu Baiyu while muttering with heartache.
"Qiu Lian, I don't ask for anything in this life. If I can get revenge, I'll be willing to die. Now this breath is the only thing holding me up."
"Miss, our courtyard is in such a state right now that the master won't allow us to go out to attend any banquets, not even family banquets, and even exempts us from paying respects to the old lady. He won't even allow us to go to the Puji Temple to burn incense in a few days. What does he mean by this?"
"What else is there to say? They are just giving up on me, their daughter, and want to trap me to death in the mansion. Maybe Yang was afraid that the "secret" would be leaked, so she begged for mercy and spared my life. Now, I am the master in this mansion in name, but in reality, I am no different from a servant."
As he spoke, Xu Baiyu turned around and glanced at Qiu Lian: "If you want to leave, I will never force you."
Qiu Lian immediately expressed her loyalty: "I am yours forever, and I will never leave."
Xu Baiyu was slightly moved: "Qiu Lian, if you choose to follow me, then listen to my arrangements. I'm afraid Yang won't be able to jump around for long. When Xu Xinyue kills Yang for us, we can get rid of a big worry.
Then I will point out that it was Xu Xinyue who did it, and let the Rong Palace and the Xu Palace fight to the death!"
Xu Baiyu's eyes were full of madness, and her weird laughter made Qiu Lian feel uneasy: "Miss, you are also a daughter of the Xu family... You are like this..."
"I'm not!" Xu Baiyu growled, "I haven't been since my mother was murdered by Xu Guanghai, Yang, and Xu Mingxi! Once this succeeds and we provoke a dispute between the two houses, Qiu Lian, we'll withdraw from here and sit back and watch the fight! It will be hard for Xu Guanghai to get any benefits! Hahahaha!"
Qiu Lian thought her young lady was really crazy, but at the thought of leaving the Xu residence, she couldn't help but look forward to it. She had had enough of being looked down upon like this!
"Miss, will the Third Miss really take revenge on the Yang family?"
"Yes, if I can't do it myself, it has to be the Rong Palace that does it. It doesn't matter which side it is!"
Xu Baiyu thought that no one in the mansion was paying attention to her, but she didn't know that all her actions were being secretly monitored by Lu Yu and could be seen clearly.
Lu Yu said, "Xu Baiyu seems to be restless now. He keeps running out of the mansion. I don't know what he is planning."
Xu Yuqiong didn't care at all. She flipped through the storybook leisurely without raising her head. "It doesn't matter. As long as she doesn't disrupt our plan, she can do whatever she wants. Even if she destroys the Xu Mansion, it has nothing to do with us. Anyway, we will eventually move into the Prince Qi's Mansion. The Xu Mansion is just a temporary residence. What we need to do now is to build a good relationship with Xu Mingxi."
"It is said that Prince Qi's mother has passed away. Doesn't that mean the wedding will be delayed? Wouldn't that conflict with our plans?"
"The master sent a letter a few days ago, saying that Prince Qi's mother was convicted of regicide, and that a consort is not worthy of a grand funeral, nor does she need to observe mourning. Therefore, it will not have a big impact on Prince Qi's marriage, and it will not be postponed."
"Even in such a situation, the master is still thinking about Prince Qi's Mansion. I really don't know what's so good about Prince Qi's Mansion."
"Of course he has something the master wants. If you, as a subordinate, knew that, you would no longer be a subordinate."
"I just said that casually... By the way, Madam Xu goes to Puji Temple to burn incense and pray every six months. It is said that she usually stays there for a few days. Recently, I heard from the maids that it seems that they have started to prepare again, probably in the next few days.
Yang and Xu Mingxi from the first house will go, of course. Do you want to go with them?"
As she was speaking, a little maid came to the door and reported: "Miss, the second young lady said she was going to Puji Temple and wanted you to go with her as a companion."
Xu Yuqiong raised her eyebrows, glanced at Lu Yu complacently, and replied, "I understand. Go and tell my second sister. I will go."
After the little maid left, Xu Yuqiong closed the storybook.
"See, sometimes we don't need to actively please others."
Lu Yu asked: "What about Xu Baiyu..."
Xu Yuqiong said: "Xu Guanghai will definitely keep her under house arrest in his mansion and will not let her go out at will."
Because they are going to Puji Temple soon, they need to purchase and prepare many things, including incense money, tribute fruits, tribute flowers, tribute incense, eternal lamps and other things. In addition to various tributes, they also need to prepare daily necessities for the first and second rooms... All of these are prepared by Yang, the mistress of the house.
She knew that Wu was dead and no one would help her, but she dared not complain and could only work hard.
Xu Mingxi couldn't bear to watch it anymore. While helping Yang prepare, he said, "In previous years, you weren't always so busy because of this matter. What's going on now?"
Yang sighed, "Alas, in previous years, the Third House was responsible for all the spending. Because of the business, it was easy and convenient to make purchases. We didn't have to spend any money, and we didn't have to worry about the goods. But this year..."
Xu Mingxi understood that the work that was originally done by the third house was now suddenly transferred to the first house, which naturally seemed urgent. Although it was finally completed, it was much more difficult.
"Why don't we just continue to use the shops that the third wife often goes to? If we separate from the third wife, will we stop doing business with those shops even for the Xu family? We won't lose money to them."
"Oh, how would I know which shops that damn girl from the third room went to buy these things in previous years! If I want to know, would I have to go to so much trouble?"
At this time, Jin Er entered the room and said, "Miss, Madam, there are several people outside who claim to be shops that have cooperated with the Xu Mansion in previous years. They are here to discuss business with the Xu Mansion."
Yang's eyes lit up and she immediately asked, "What shop?"
"It seems like they are selling incense and fruit offerings. They said they have made an appointment. They would come every year, and this year is no exception. They estimated the date and came again this time."
Yang patted her thigh happily, "Oh! I really want to take a nap, and someone came to send a pillow. I was just worried. I said, that dead girl from the third room is gone, how can those shops be willing to give up the fat piece of meat in the Xu Mansion!"
Xu Mingxi also said happily: "Now mother can relax a little, just let them come according to the quota of previous years, isn't it convenient?"
Yang agrees:
"That's right, that's right."
"Jin'er, come on, ask them to come in, I'll be there in a minute."