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Chapter 322 The Legal Wife in the Concubine's Story 3

Along the corridor, the rare flowers and plants on both sides of the rockery were covered with dewdrops, and the water droplets on the leaves slid down the leaves. The flowers and plants on both sides formed a goose path leading directly to the old lady's courtyard.

When Zhai Lingruo entered the old lady's courtyard, she saw a nanny waiting outside the house.

"Madam, you are finally here. I have been waiting anxiously." The nanny bowed to her.

When Zhai Lingruo entered the house, she saw that the old lady at the top had a bad look on her face. "Since you have entered my mansion, you must follow the rules of the mansion. Why are you here so late today?"

"Grandmother, Ruo'er originally wanted to come over to pay her respects to you an hour in the morning, but when I got up this morning, I remembered that my husband was still out on official business, so I wondered whether I should send someone to bring some supplements to the prince, which delayed me."

Zhai Lingruo deliberately emphasized the phrase "one hour in the morning" and mentioned that Jiang Huaiqing had not returned yet. She was still alone in her empty room.

The old lady's face froze after hearing this. She also knew about her grandson's affairs. When Zhai Lingruo came to pay her respects on the first day, she was a little worried that her grandson's wife might have some complaints. But she turned out to be very docile and didn't blame her grandson at all. Only then did she feel relieved.

For two days in a row, the newly married young lady came to pay her respects an hour earlier every day, which gave the old lady the illusion that she could control her.

"You have just entered the mansion and are not familiar with the affairs of the mansion, but this huge mansion will eventually be in the hands of you young people..."

"Grandma, I am still inexperienced and don't dare to take on the responsibility of housekeeper. Let Second Aunt handle it." Zhai Lingruo pinched the handkerchief, her eyes full of sincerity.

Zhai Lingruo knew without even thinking about it what the purpose was of handing over an empty shell of a mansion to her.

He simply wanted her to use her dowry to subsidize the Marquis's Mansion, and gave her the power of housekeeper soon after she entered the house. It sounded good to say, but unfortunately, this Marquis's Mansion was rotten inside and out.

The original owner was overjoyed to take over the power to manage the household expenses of the Marquis' Mansion. However, after taking it, he found that although the Mansion looked prosperous on the outside, the accounts inside were actually in deficit, with a lot of bad debts, and the servants in charge were greedy for money in daily purchases.

The Marquis's wife died early and the old lady was old, so before Jiang Huaiqing got married, the affairs were handed over to the wife of the second house. However, the wife of the second house came from a poor family and her means were ultimately limited.

But she had already taken over and was a member of the Marquis's Mansion. She took the generous dowry subsidy and used the housekeeping skills she learned in the Zhai family to manage the Marquis's Mansion in perfect order. All the shops turned losses into profits under her management.

But in the end it benefited others.

Ling Ruo would never be the housekeeper of the Marquis' Mansion and make the whole family live comfortably. Her dowry would only be used in her own room, and no one else in the Marquis' Mansion could touch it.

The old lady frowned, obviously not expecting Zhai Lingruo to refuse.

I thought she would be flattered to accept the job, and then handle the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion properly. To be honest, the old lady did not want to give the new granddaughter-in-law the power of housekeeper.

Zhai Lingruo had just entered the mansion and was not close to her. In her eyes, she was still an "outsider". Although the old lady did not think much of the second wife, the fact that the wife of the second wife had served her for so many years was also very much to her liking.

However, the old lady had also seen the deficit of the Marquis' Mansion over the years. Besides, her grandson had not come back in the past few days. Giving benefits to Zhai Lingruo and letting her be the mistress of the house was also giving her face. It would not be considered unfair to Lingruo for her grandson's affairs.

Actually, it was because Zhai Lingruo was incompetent and couldn't keep Jiang Huaiqing, which made him hurriedly find an excuse to go out and handle official business on his wedding night.

But the house still has to be completed in the end. No matter how much the old lady spoils her grandson, she can never let him have only Li Xintang, a seductive woman.

In the original plot, the original owner and Jiang Huaiqing used chicken blood as bloodshot to fool the old lady, and then acted with the original actor, pretending to be a loving and harmonious couple.

The old lady thought that her grandson had finally settled down and stopped thinking about Li Xintang outside, but she never expected that her grandson would make up such an inhumane excuse.

Later, thinking that her great-grandson was still outside, she brought him in and wrote down the original owner's name. However, in her heart, she hoped that the original owner could give birth to a son with noble blood.

But Jiang Huaiqing never touched her, and the original owner wanted to have a child but was powerless. She had been childless for many years, and the old lady treated her with indifference. She even wanted to take a concubine for Jiang Huaiqing and have more grandchildren.

But Jiang Huaiqing resisted by saying that he and the original owner were in love and did not want to take a concubine. The original owner also cooperated with him. After all, Jiang Huaiqing had no other shortcomings except impotence. The old lady hated the original owner even more.

The atmosphere in the room was a little stagnant. The old lady's eyes fell on Zhai Lingruo's wrist, on which was a jade bracelet, icy green and translucent. Even though she was used to seeing good things, her eyes couldn't help but light up.

"In my opinion, since you come from a prominent family, even though you are still young, you can first learn from the second branch. Once you have learned thoroughly, I will give you the power of housekeeper."

The Zhai family was indeed rich. She had seen the dowry list of Zhai Lingruo when she entered the mansion. Her hands couldn't stop shaking. Now the richest person in the entire mansion was her, the granddaughter-in-law.

After marrying into the Marquis's Mansion, the dowry naturally became theirs.

"Grandma, it's not that Ruo'er doesn't want to, but I haven't seen my husband these few days, and I've been worried and a little depressed." After saying that, Zhai Lingruo covered her chest and said, "Why don't I go talk to the clan and ask them to arrange a few experienced housekeepers to come over."

The old lady's face froze. If the Zhai family behind Zhai Lingruo knew that their son had not stayed in his wife's room for several days after his wedding, that would be terrible. She quickly changed her words, "Forget it, let the second house handle it for now. You should take good care of yourself and wait for Qing'er to come back. Seize the opportunity and expand our Jiang family."

"Yes." Zhai Lingruo smiled faintly, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

Suddenly, she covered her chest and started coughing violently, her beautiful eyes were misty because of this action.

"Madam, Madam..." Cui'er hurriedly supported Zhai Lingruo.

"What's going on?" the old lady asked hurriedly.

"Madam, you have been getting up too early for the past few days. The spring rain has been continuous these days, and it has been cold, so you have caught a cold. You have been feeling a little unwell this morning. I wanted to persuade you, but you still forced yourself to come and pay your respects to you despite your illness."

Cui'er spoke sincerely and Lingruo looked like a good granddaughter-in-law.

"Xiao Cui!" After Xiao Cui finished speaking, Zhai Lingruo spoke, "It's okay. The old lady is the elder, and I am the younger generation. Even if I catch a cold, I can't..."

After saying that, Zhai Lingruo pretended to faint.

There was a commotion in the house, and the old lady became a little anxious. During the first few days of her marriage, Zhai Lingruo had to come over to pay her respects even when she was sick. Although the Marquis's family would gain a reputation for filial piety if this got out, it was inevitable that some people would say that she was mistreating her new bride.