"You go find some beggars and spread some news. Just say that the incense in Lan Kwai Fragrance House is shoddy, and most of the incense in the warehouse is spoiled incense powder, which is then re-sifted and flavored before being sold. .”
In the previous life, shortly after the death of the eldest brother, someone accidentally stumbled upon such a scandal in the Lan family and exposed it.
Afterwards, the Lan family fell into decline, and Lanzhi finally got the comeuppance she deserved.
This life was just the right time to cut off the relationship between her eldest brother and her.
The eldest brother has a good character and hates this kind of behavior the most.
If the eldest brother knew about it, he would definitely give up the idea of getting engaged to Lanzhi.
At this time, someone else entered the incense shop.
She raised her eyes and met those deep black eyes.
Inside Rongshou Courtyard.
Mrs. Su looked at the wooden box in front of her, stroking her favorite jade bracelet in her hand.
Aunt Hua came over with a basin and soaked the face towel, "Old madam, it's time to wash up and go to bed."
Her words brought Mrs. Su's thoughts back.
Putting down the jade bracelet, he sighed and said, "No one in the whole family can support the Su family. They are all useless cowards!"
"The conduct and virtue of each of them is worse than that of a merchant's daughter!"
She thought about the scene in the day when Qiao Ruanxiang returned her family wealth to her. She was obviously a child of Qi Qi Ba, and knew that this was her dowry.
I don't want this money.
On the other hand, her three useless sons, when they heard that she had the money in their hands, they all cried out to her with sullen faces and wanted to use their own money to subsidize them.
Grandma Hua has been with the old lady all her life, so she knows what makes the old lady feel chilled.
She also knew the temperament of the three gentlemen, and had no way to persuade the old lady. She only said: "Old madam, please don't get angry. It's not worth it to get angry."
Of course it's not worth it. If I die, the money will still fall into the hands of these three evildoers!
She was completely offended by her three sons today, and she only had the pension money.
Of course, she didn't expect her three sons to provide for her in old age.
"But the Su family has to have someone with good character who can stir up trouble to take charge of the house. I think Mrs. Qiao will be fine. But I don't know if she is still willing to take care of the house because she has been cheated by the Su family."
"I think she is willing. Not long after the young lady married into the Su family, such a series of things happened today, which can be regarded as offending all the people in the three houses. She is also a businesswoman. It would be better if she still manages the house. It's good for other housekeepers to torture her. At least, the servants in the house don't dare to do anything to her when she is a housekeeper."
Aunt Hua’s words hit home the key points.
Business girls are the lowest status in the capital, even inferior to the servants of some powerful families.
Mrs. Su nodded and said, "Yes, but first you go to the Dong family, the Wei family and the Zhong family and ask them for something."
When Qiao Ruanxiang returned to Su Mansion, it was already dark.
When she came back, she still took Su Wu's carriage.
"The Second Young Master is so strange today. I heard that the Second Young Master has a very sensitive nose and cannot smell these incense powders. He actually came to our shop today and asked Madam to make incense for him personally."
He was the one who appeared again after the eldest and second brothers left the incense shop. He only said that he was passing by and wanted to buy incense, but although the door of his own incense shop was wide open, he had no intention of selling incense.
But when he spoke, he remembered that he had helped him collect his body in the previous life, so he agreed to make incense for him personally, and found a sachet to put it in and gave it to him.
In this way, it took some time.
When I returned home, in order to avoid suspicion, I deliberately separated time from him. I saw that he had walked away first, and then I closed the shop and prepared to leave.
But who would have thought that his carriage was broken down and he came back again, claiming that he had forgotten to give him the money.
Just like that, he confiscated the money but took his carriage back to the house.
Listening to Zhiqiu's words, Qiao Ruanxiang was also confused.
But she obviously didn't want to think too much about it. She had a bad feeling when she thought about the heart palpitations during the day.
I thought to myself that it would be better for Su Wu to appear less in his mind, and to avoid him in the future.
"Okay, let's prepare dinner. I'm hungry."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhiqiu took out the food box from nowhere and said with a smile: "Madam, please take this cushion first when you are hungry. This is what Changfeng gave to the slave when she got off the carriage. She said it was given by the Second Young Master. .”
After opening it, there was steaming hot shrimp assortment inside, which looked like it had just come out of the pot.
There is also the Tianxianlou logo on the plate.
Tianxianlou's cuisine is one of the best in the capital. The assorted shrimps are not the signature dish, but they are the best in the capital.
Qiao Ruanxiang likes to eat assorted shrimps, so she naturally knows that Tianxianlou’s is the best.
As soon as I smelled it, my mouth watered, and my stomach couldn't stop growling.
Zhiqiu also recognized that this was Tianxianlou's dish, and muttered, "When you go to Tianxianlou to buy food, you have to put it on the market. When did the second master arrange for someone to order the food at Tianxianlou? The timing of delivery is so good. .”
Qiao Ruanxiang was already so greedy that she couldn't think about this anymore.
Just think of it as a thank you for giving him free perfume.
Start feasting.
After eating, she sat contentedly by the window, not in a hurry to wash up, but secretly thinking about another thing.
She confiscated Mrs. Su's money, but she still got 10,000 taels of money.
It was said that to cope with the expenses of the house this month, she would find a new person to take care of the house within a month, so she was allowed to take care of it temporarily during this period.
This matter was indeed out of her plan. Her original intention was to get back the dowry, and then use the old lady's help to solve the accounting problem, so that the Su family's property would be in her hands.
Only in this way can the entire Su family be well controlled.
But now, the old lady has said this. It stands to reason that she has suffered such a big loss and she doesn't want to take care of the house anymore.
If he said that he was still willing to take care of the house, it would inevitably make the old lady suspicious.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the maid outside the door shouting that Aunt Hua is here.
Qiao Ruanxiang stood up and walked outside. The maid lifted the curtain, and Aunt Hua stooped and walked in.
First he saluted respectfully, then opened the wooden box and handed it to her.
Said: "These are the land deeds of the Su family's farmland, and there is also some information about the main people in charge. This is what the old lady specifically asked the people in the three houses to get back. Since it is the property of the Su family, all the income should also go to the company. The account should be taken over by the steward."
As she spoke, Aunt Hua smiled again and said in a softer tone, "The old lady likes the young lady very much. After thinking about it, she still feels that the young lady is the most suitable housekeeper. The income from these properties should be enough to cover the expenses of the Su family. of."
"The old lady hopes that the young lady can continue to take care of the house." Grandma Hua finally got to the point.
Qiao Ruanxiang pretended to be surprised and hesitated for a while.
He was serious about his duties, and he was sensible and well-behaved.
"Thank you grandma for your support. My granddaughter-in-law will try her best to manage the Su Mansion well."
Qiao Ruanxiang felt secretly happy at this moment.
This was just what she wanted.
Some are happy and some are sad.
The Dong family, the Wei family and the Zhong family were so angry that smoke was coming out of their heads, and they went crazy in the courtyard and cursed.
Especially Zhong.
She wished she could kill Qiao Ruanxiang right now, but when she saw the hopeless and coward-like man in front of her, her anger poured directly on his head.
