Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 16 I am willing to drink porridge for true love

When Wen Qingwan heard what the Marquis' wife was thinking, her eyes widened and she wanted to curse, but at this moment a voice rang in her mind.

[Host, you can gain one thousand merit points by taking over the power of the Marquis' Mansion. Besides, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.]

Wow! There is such a good thing. One thousand merit points can buy a lot of mind-reading charms and melon-eating charms!

It is not difficult to be in charge of a mere marquis's mansion. In her previous life, it was not hard for her to manage the huge harem. It was only because Zhao Jue asked her to approve the memorials that she was exhausted to death.

Wen Qingwan took a deep look at Xiao Wangshi and felt that she was a little crazy when she saw her current appearance.

It's very similar to what happened to the Crown Princess back then, but much more serious.

Are all women who fall in love with men so anxious and worried, and willing to live and die for him?
Fortunately, I have never had a lover in my two lives. This is too horrible!

Wen Qingwan decided to close her heart and love from now on and live her beauty alone.

The little bit of sympathy she had just felt for the Marquis's wife disappeared. There must be something hateful about every pitiful person.

They don't deserve sympathy!

"Jin'er, Wan'er has already served tea to the elders. Come over and sit down so that your brothers and sisters can serve you tea."

Old Madam Xiao said with a smile, her eyes following Wen Qingwan all the time, and she became more and more satisfied the more she looked.

"Thank you, grandma." Xiao Jin said as he pulled his little girl over to sit down, but he heard his stepmother's voice.

"Since the Crown Prince's wife has come in, the power to manage the Marquis's residence will be handed over to you from now on."

"Thank you for your trust, mother. I will obey your command respectfully." Wen Qingwan said calmly.

Her voice is as clear as jade, like a stream of fresh water in the cold winter, giving people a sense of otherworldly beauty.

Xiao Jin's left leg was originally weak, and he was frightened by the little girl's words, so he lost his balance and almost fell.

Seeing that he was about to make a fool of himself, Wen Qingwan quickly raised her arm. He grabbed her forearm and used her strength to steady his body.

Xiao Libo raised his eyebrows and a look of regret flashed across his face. He really wanted to see his elder brother make a fool of himself.

At the same time, I was gloating in my heart that this sister-in-law, who was as beautiful as a fairy, would not live for many more years!

With the support of his little girl, Xiao Jin walked steadily to his seat and sat down. He was extremely panicked inside.

"You don't need to offer tea, just come here to collect your money for changing your words." His voice was like cold steel, revealing the alienation deep in his heart.

His little girl was so naughty that she didn't want to listen to him and insisted on going against him.

What can he do!

I can only pamper him!
Tomorrow we will ask two maids who are capable of managing the household to come back. We must not tire the little girl out.

Xiao Jin didn't want to get involved in the troubles in the Marquis' Mansion, but since the little girl was in charge of the household, he had to cheer up and earn money to support this bunch of useless people.

"Hello, brother and sister-in-law. I am the second son, Xiao Libo. Please give me your guidance in the future." Xiao Libo said respectfully.

In fact, he was very disdainful in his heart. Although he was born out of wedlock, he ate much better than Xiao Jin because his aunt was very favored.

He is the same age as Xiao Jin, only three months younger than him. Xiao Jin lost his mother very early, but his aunt is still alive.

What made him even more proud was that his grandfather was promoted to the Minister of Revenue a few years earlier.

"My second brother looks gentle and modest. He will definitely have a bright future. Jinlan will change the lipstick seal for the second young master." Wen Qingwan said lightly.

Based on her experience of judging people in her previous life, this second brother was definitely not a good person.

She had just taken over the power of the Marquis's Mansion, and a thousand merit points had been received, which could be used to buy a lot of mind-reading charms. When she had time, she would see what the second son's heart was like.

"Hello, sister-in-law. I am the third brother, Xiao Litao." A sinister and low voice sounded.

"Third brother's face is as cold as a rock. Although he is young, he seems to have been sculpted by time. Jinlan will change the lipstick seal for the third young master."

There was a coldness in Wen Qingwan's voice, as if it had frozen the air around her.

Xiao Litao couldn't help but look at her straight in the eye, feeling sorry for her in his heart.

This beautiful sister-in-law will soon die in the corrupt and turbulent Marquis' Mansion!

He is the son of the Marquis's second wife and is eighteen years old this year. If it weren't for his grandfather's constant care for him, he would have met his death long ago.

The title of Marquis is hereditary. Although the title of Marquis Cheng'en was demoted, it is no longer as glorious as the former Duke of Huguo.

But he can still be looked up to by many uninformed dignitaries, not to mention that his father, the Marquis, is gentle, humble, elegant and dignified in the eyes of many people.

He attracted countless women to bow down to him, and his mother was one of them. Although his grandfather held a high position, he could not resist his daughter's insistence on getting married.

However, she never lived a comfortable day after marrying the man she loved, and she was still worried about him until her death.

He still remembers that when he was five years old, his mother, who was bedridden and on the verge of death, was still holding his hand.

He said weakly: "Tao'er, don't blame your father, it's because your mother is useless and can't kill your eldest brother, that evil star.

I wasn’t able to stay with your father and you until the end. How great it would have been if mother had given up her status and become your father’s concubine!

The three of us, mother and son, can live happily together. It's all your grandfather's fault that he didn't agree. Now that mother is gone, what are you and your father going to do?"

Whenever he thought of his mother's last words, he felt a chill run down his spine, and he couldn't help but shiver now.

Xiao Litao raised his eyes again to look at his biological father who was sitting upstairs. He was indeed handsome and elegant.

He lives such a comfortable life, doesn't his conscience hurt?
When the eldest brother grew up, he openly ignored their father, and he and his grandparents also despised his father.

Perhaps everyone in the entire Shangjing City despises his father, but there are also many people who envy him while despising him!

If you don't believe it, just look at the women in his backyard, rows of beauties.

Each of them is more beautiful than a flower, and they all have beautiful faces, but they are willing to live in the marquis's mansion with their children and eat plain porridge!

I wonder how much dowry this sister-in-law, who is more beautiful than a flower, has given to the Marquis's Mansion?
In Xiao Litao's recollection, all his brothers and sisters happily took the red envelope given by Wen Qingwan, and there actually was ten taels of silver inside.

Only then did Wen Qingwan realize that her father-in-law, the marquis, was really good at giving birth. He had eleven legitimate sons and daughters, big and small, except for Xiao Jin's biological mother who only gave birth to one.

His next five wives each gave birth to two children, and a number of concubines gave birth to twenty-one illegitimate sons and daughters for him.

The eldest, Xiao Jin, is twenty-one years old this year, and the second illegitimate son is also twenty-one years old. The married daughter also came back today with her child.

No wonder the Marquis’ wife was secretly complaining in her heart, as her parents always gave her a lot of red envelopes during the holidays.

Wen Qingwan only got ten taels of silver for each red envelope, but now she has spent more than five hundred taels. It really hurts!
"Sister-in-law, we are hungry." Thirteen-year-old Xiao Jinying shouted loudly.

Her eyes were full of arrogance and conceit, and she was clearly the embodiment of arrogance and domineering.

"If you are hungry, call for someone to set up the meal. After dinner, everyone should go back to their own courtyards and wait for me to sort out the family property and then set the house rules."

Wen Qingwan's cold voice sounded. At this moment, she was full of aura and didn't look like someone who was easy to bully.

(End of this chapter)