HLnovel Chapter 449: The Little Cannon Fodder in Ancient House Fighting Novels 5
Chapter 449: The Little Cannon Fodder in Ancient House Fighting Novels 5
As soon as Cui Xiaoxiao stepped into their courtyard, she discovered that the furnishings in the rooms of the marquis's favorite concubine and his concubine's daughter were much better than those in the room of the original owner's legitimate daughter.
But it doesn't matter. Although she didn't have the grandmother and the scumbag father who loved her, and her mother who loved her was dead, she has her own hands. Of course, she takes the things her mother left her with peace of mind and works hard to provide herself with enough food and clothing.
Cui Xiaoxiao moved away all the good things they had hidden and their little private vaults, but she did not touch the jewelry they often used and their daily monthly allowance!
Every time she took a place, she would clear away all traces of her presence before leaving!
The other two concubines also went to take a look. They also had some of their mother's dowry. I guess they were given to them when the Marquis was pampering them! But seeing that they were not doing well, and the jewelry was already worn out, they were let go.
The theft in the Marquis' Mansion will not be discovered in a short time, but this matter will definitely not be concealed. I just don't know how long it can be concealed!
After thinking about it, she quietly made a large hole about the width of a door in the hidden places inside and outside the walls of the mansion, and also made it look old. She threw a few climbing vine seeds on the outer wall, which also spawned some weeds and left some traces of new and old footsteps.
After doing all this, she returned to her yard, had some midnight snacks in the space, took a bath, and then went to sleep peacefully.
Cui Xiaoxiao, who was lying on the bed, was still regretting that her mother had lost all those good farms and shops!
The next morning, there was no news of any theft in the mansion.
Cui Xiaoxiao used her mental power to monitor the entire mansion, and then she discovered that the servants who fainted thought she had secretly fallen asleep, and when they woke up, they were relieved to see that their keys were still in the same place.
Anyway, she wasn't the only one with the key, so they weren't worried at all.
As for the servant in the study, he also found that he had neglected his duty and fell asleep. He was still worried and went to check the study, but did not find anything unusual, so he felt relieved!
As for the warehouse where other people were robbed, who would go to the warehouse to look for things so early in the morning for no reason?
This resulted in no one of the masters in the Marquis' Mansion noticing the theft!
Cui Xiaoxiao was relieved, and washed and ate breakfast as usual, and took Chunyu to pay respects to the old lady of the Marquis! When the servants and maids took over, they did not find anything unusual!
Seeing that no one noticed, Cui Xiaoxiao started packing up those things in the space these two nights!
When she saw these things, her idea that the Marquis's Mansion was poor was instantly dispelled.
Wow, there are so many good things!
The old lady's private vault has the most and most exquisite items. Although a small part of it is his mother's dowry, there are many other precious old items!
She was a little puzzled. Was it false that the old lady sold her property to maintain the daily expenses of the mansion? Or was it that she sold her property only the dead branches and rotten leaves of the mansion?
Otherwise, how could she have so many good things in her private vault? Huanghuali wood, golden nanmu furniture, all kinds of gorgeous fabrics, antiques, porcelain, medicines, all kinds of exquisite jewelry and headwear...
She said, the Marquis' Mansion has been passed down for several generations, how could there be so few things? There are not many masters in the Marquis' Mansion, and the food and clothing are limited, how could it be so easy to go broke? So it was only the Marquis' Mansion that was poor, not her, the old lady?
Even if the Marquis had lost some things due to poor management when he inherited the Marquisate, it would have been at most cash, shops, and farms! Although it was a serious injury, it would not have damaged the foundation of the Marquisate.
She didn't think that those things were Madam Hou's dowry. Madam Hou's family had fallen into poverty many years ago! They couldn't afford these precious things!
But he was the only biological son in the entire mansion. The old lady kept crying poor and even let her only son marry Hua Yunrong, the merchant woman she disliked the most? What was her purpose in doing this?
She went to look at the box of banknotes she had taken from Madam Hou, and after counting them carefully, she found that there were more than 100,000 taels in total.
The Marquis's Mansion is indeed not poor...
The Marquis also has a lot of private vaults. Although the things are not as good as the old lady's, they are definitely not small. The silver notes alone are more than 200,000 taels.
Are they all so rich?
Why did the old lady feel so heartbroken when she made a few sets of clothes for her grandchildren? Was it an act?
She could regard those good things as the accumulation of the Marquis's mansion over the years. But was this money earned by the Marquis in the past ten years? Or was it the leftovers from her mother's 500,000 taels of dowry? Or was it embezzled?
She was more inclined to the latter, but how could a small official in the Ministry of Rites like him have so much money to embezzle?
Let's not go into these for now. No matter where the money came from, it's in her pocket, so it's hers! And nothing went wrong from beginning to end in her previous life, so it's probably not a big problem.
Keep checking back!
Although there are more and more things in the big warehouse, compared with the private warehouses of those two people, these things seem less valuable! But the things are definitely not bad, there are also many fabrics, but they are all ordinary!
Cui Xiaoxiao also found some comfortable fabrics from a pile of cloth, which would be great for making pajamas and underwear.
As for her mother's dowry, it was undoubtedly all excellent things. Although there were only a few large items left, each one was a fine product! There were also some precious medicinal materials that became moldy and useless due to poor storage, which was heartbreaking.
What a bunch of people who waste resources and don’t know the value of things!
Just from these dowries, we can tell that her maternal grandfather loved his daughter, but it is still a mystery! The dowry for the daughter alone can support a family of a marquis, how could it be possible that there is no word and it just disappeared?
If she can't figure it out, just stop thinking about it!
After she put those things back in place one by one, she also made herself a few sets of bellybands, underwear and panties that were suitable for this era in the space.
The days passed peacefully.
It was not until half a month later that the shopkeeper of Linlang Pavilion delivered the goods to the door, and there was nothing unusual in the mansion. This was kept secret much longer than she had imagined!
It would be best if she discovered the theft in the warehouse during her audition!
Cui Xiaoxiao liked all of the four sets of clothes and jewelry. She even tried on her new clothes and jewelry on the spot. If they were too small or she was not satisfied with them, she could tell them in person so that they could be modified!
Fortunately, the overall effect of the application is very good. The shopkeeper's craftsmanship is very good and his vision is also online, which makes Cui Xiaoxiao's complexion and temperament improve more than a little bit.
When it came time to pay, Cui Xiaoxiao thought that she would definitely not be able to hide it this time! Unexpectedly, the money was not paid by the old lady at all, but was directly allocated from the Marquis's Mansion!
Cui Xiaoxiao slapped her head. She had actually forgotten that there was a place called Gongzhong! The money in this place had nothing to do with personal private treasuries. Instead, the money earned from the manor, shop, and family fields was put into Gongzhong for the daily expenses of the whole mansion. Moreover, there was also an accountant here!
Cui Xiaoxiao later checked and found that the Marquis's Mansion had no fixed assets. The so-called Zhonggong's silver all came from her mother's dowry shops! Moreover, the Marquis changed the names of those dowry shops and farms, all of which were under Cui Mingen's name. It is estimated that the people in them were also changed!
If Cui Xiaoxiao didn’t have the dowry list, she would have thought it was the property of the Marquis’ Mansion!
Haha, she has become successful. She has taken over her mother's dowry and is using her mother's money to support the whole family.
But don’t be in a hurry, take your time, there is a long way to go!
It was just the public money. Although she was not prepared to do anything, she still used her mental power to check how much money it was. Well, it was quite a lot, more than 80,000 taels!
After that, her life in the mansion was pretty good. Except for the morning greetings, the rest of the time was her free time. She regarded the one or two hours of greetings in the morning as work, and it made sense if she thought about it this way!
And after careful calculation, she felt that the benefits of this company were quite good, including food, clothing, accommodation, cosmetics, snacks and refreshments!
And her colleague Shujie would pop up from time to time, trying to find a sense of existence in her. She regarded these things as the spice of life.
Oh, yes, she also had monthly allowance. Her share of monthly allowance was five taels, but she only got a little more than two taels. She didn't think it was too little and was still happy to take it. After all, an ordinary family couldn't save so much money in a year!
In addition to paying respects during the day, she read books, played the piano, and occasionally embroidered, which made her feel very fulfilled. Except that she couldn't go out shopping during the day and was a little uncomfortable going to bed early at night, everything else was fine.
If you keep a calm mind, time will pass quickly!
Soon, there were only three days left until the audition! She finally finished reading all the books left by the original owner.
It's just very strange. Doesn't she have a bad father? How come she hasn't seen her bad father in nearly two months? She has changed her mind, and the talent show is coming soon. I don't know if the father and daughter will recognize each other when they meet next time!
Cui Xiaoxiao didn't care about him. She also started to pack her things slowly. After all, she would have to stay in the palace for about a month. She brought a few more sets of underwear, socks, etc., and three sets of newly made clothes and two sets of almost new clothes!
Wear another set then, perfect!
In the next two days, I will try to learn a few more elegant hair braids that suit her! After all, when she goes to the palace, she will be arranged by the palace, and she cannot bring a personal maid with her, and she cannot rely on others.
Cui Xiaoxiao thought she would not be able to see her father before the talent show! Unexpectedly, she was summoned by the old lady the night before the talent show and met all the masters of the mansion, including her adopted father!
Haha, this is a greasy man with a little belly, smell of alcohol, and a beard!
"The granddaughter pays respects to the grandmother, and the daughter pays respects to the father and mother! Grandma, father, and mother, all is well!" Cui Xiaoxiao squatted down and saluted.
"Get up!" Marquis Cui Ming'en said lightly, looking at this somewhat unfamiliar legitimate daughter with a complicated look.
"Xiaoxiao! The talent show will be held tomorrow. Are you ready? Do you have enough money?" The old lady asked politely, but although she asked this, she did not mean to give her money at all.
"My granddaughter has brought all the clothes she made the day before! She has also brought all the silver, a total of more than four hundred taels. That should be enough, right? If it is not enough, I will borrow some from others." A pair of watery almond eyes looked at the old lady.
The old woman paused after hearing this.
"Where's the silver your mother left you? Don't keep it, take it with you!"
"All the silver that mother left is here! Mother left me more than three thousand taels of silver. I spent more than two thousand taels when I was mourning, and I also burned a long-burning lamp in the temple to pray for her, which cost me eight hundred taels.
The rest was used up over the years, plus the monthly allowance of two and a half taels of silver, all saved, and that's a full four hundred taels!" Since you asked, then of course she told you directly, she was just worried about not having a place to give them trouble.
A noble lady of the marquis died, and no one except her biological daughter was there to mourn for her. If she got out, would Cui Ningning and Cui Hongyuan, two illegitimate children, still have a good reputation? It would even be a question of whether they could get married!
No one even cared about her mourning period, and she, a few-year-old daughter, had to pay for it herself and go to the temple with her female teacher to do it. The old lady also said that she couldn't do it in the mansion, for fear of offending the new marquis' wife.
The first wife died, and he married a new one only three months later. How would it sound good to tell others about this? And he still said that he was a powerful noble. What kind of normal and well-behaved powerful noble would do such a thing?
Her words hit the nail on the head for the Marquis and the old lady, and their faces changed.
Because Hua Yunrong died unjustly, they were afraid that her ghost would come to find them, so they buried her hastily. They all wanted to erase this person from their memory and never remember her again, so how could they possibly stay in the mansion to observe mourning?
"Okay, okay, since you are ready, I won't say much. Just follow the rules in the palace, behave yourself, try to observe more, think more, listen more, and talk less! It doesn't matter if you are not elected, as long as you don't bring trouble to the mansion." The old lady waved her hand!
The Marquis also began to admonish her, telling her not to seek attention... Anyway, he kept nagging and talking a lot of irrelevant things.
The main idea is that they don't want to rely on her to gain glory, and she must not act on her own. The talent show is just a formality for her, and when she comes back, her father will arrange a good marriage for her...!
It was like a turtle chanting a sutra, almost making Cui Xiaoxiao want to sleep! At the same time, she got a meaning from Cui Mingen's words, that he had already planned for her life. He told her not to enter the palace on her own initiative!
Cui Xiaoxiao nodded repeatedly. It would be strange if she listened to him! It seems that he needs to find something to do!
"Just remember what I said. You have to get up early tomorrow, so go back and rest early! I still have something to say to your grandmother!" Cui Mingen waved his hand and sent him away!
No, did they call her here with such fanfare just to talk nonsense to her? Didn't they give her anything practical? She said the money was not enough, wasn't her reminder obvious enough?
It seems that these people really don't want to give her money!
"Yes, my daughter will go back first!" She turned around and left quickly, which was really a waste of her time. After she went back, Cui Mingen also asked the others to go back. The others didn't know why Cui Mingen asked them to come over?