Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 17: The Marquis's Household Power

[Family property? Where does the Marquis's Mansion have any family property? Did Jin'er not dare to tell his wife about the situation in the Marquis' Mansion? ]

[Fortunately, I acted quickly and handed over the power of the family to the Crown Prince's wife. If the Crown Prince told his wife about the current situation of the Marquis's Mansion, she would definitely not take over the power of the family! ]

Less than an hour had passed, so Wen Qingwan could hear what Old Madam Xiao and Mrs. Xiao Wang were thinking.

Hearing the inner voice, Wen Qingwan could only complain in her heart: Not only did your Jin'er say it, but she also said it in great detail.

But she likes merit points!
"Family property, we don't have any family property anymore. You just need to use the dowry to buy food for the housekeeper." Xiao Jinying said gloatingly.

Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion lowered their heads tacitly, and they all agreed with Xiao Jinying's words.

Madam Xiao leaned on her cane and roared, "Sixteen, where are the rules you learned? Have you learned them all by heart?"

"Rules? What rules are there in our mansion? Whoever has money to buy food is the boss." Xiao Jinying shouted with her neck stiff.

The usually kind-hearted old lady was so angry at her granddaughter that she could not stand steadily and staggered on her cane.

"It's a rebellion! It's a rebellion! Wan'er, you can do whatever you want to Shiliu. You will be the boss of the mansion from now on."

However, the old lady's heart was: [Humph! I gave you the power, but you are afraid to use it. Don't blame your grandmother for not helping you. After all, Sixteen's grandfather is the richest man in Jiangcheng! ]

[The dowry that the Wen family prepared for you is full of plain, bulky, and space-consuming things. It would be too shabby to be taken to a pawnshop.]

[I will have to rely on Aunt Li's subsidy to survive in the future. Alas! I am also afraid that I will die and have no face to see my husband. I can only live in this world for now and hope that one of my grandchildren will have a promising future.]

"Since my grandmother and mother have said that I will be the head of the Marquis' Mansion from now on, then you all should listen to me.

From now on, whoever disobeys will be made head of the family, and whoever does not manage the family and disobeys will be immediately expelled from the ancestral hall and removed from the family tree."

Wen Qingwan's voice was icy cold, and she stood there with a heroic look, possessing an inviolable dignity.

This made most people in the Marquisate submit from the bottom of their souls. They instinctively said in unison: "I will obey the mistress in everything."

Marquis Cheng'en and Old Madam Xiao were naturally not in the team that surrendered, but also included the Second Young Master, the Third Young Master and Xiao Jinying.

Xiao Jinying had never heard the words of the mistress of the house since she was a child, and she and her aunt did not rely on the mistress's dowry to live.

Although Marquis Cheng'en and Old Madam Xiao did not express their opinions, they did not speak out against it either.

In their subconscious, it doesn’t matter who is in charge, since no one dares to shortchange them on food.

"Well, since everyone has no objection, please sit down and eat at your seats. From now on, the main seat will be reserved for the prince and me."

Wen Qingwan said this and pulled Xiao Jin towards the main seat. She had finally realized that being the head of the Marquis' Mansion was a hot potato.

If someone objects, that's fine, since she has already used up her thousand merit points anyway.

She had a pretty face, just like the fairy in the storybooks who sucked people's essence. Although she was strict with her subordinates at this time, she did not cause anyone's dislike.

"........."

Marquis Cheng'en was dumbfounded!

For a moment I even forgot to refute.

Seeing that the Marquis and the old lady didn't say anything, everyone naturally wouldn't say anything since they didn't have a place in the main seat anyway.

Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion knew very well that there was really nothing in the mansion.

"Your name is Sixteen?" Wen Qingwan asked casually when passing by Xiao Jinying.

"My name is Xiao Jinying, and I'm the sixteenth child." Xiao Jinying said loudly.

"Heh... you just said that the Marquis' Mansion has no property and you want me to use my dowry to subsidize your food and clothing?"

She pointed at Xiao Jinying and asked with a smile. Her smile was domineering and extremely beautiful.

"No...no...I don't know how to be the head of the family. I was just talking nonsense." Xiao Jinying didn't want to be the head of the family, and she didn't want to be expelled from the family tree.

The reason why her maternal grandparents treated her well was because she was the daughter of a marquis. "Although you are talking nonsense, you reminded me that no one is obligated to raise you for nothing.

If you want to stay in the Marquis' Mansion, you must listen to me from now on and do whatever I tell you to do.

If you don't want to do it, don't stay in the mansion. Don't think that you can be disobedient and show off in the mansion just because you eat your own food.

After dinner, Leng Yan and Jin Que took people to find all the private storages in each courtyard and handed them over to cover the dowry for this lady.

The Marquis' Mansion has no property, so we are borrowing everyone's private property first. The housekeeper will make a list and return it to you when the Lord of the Marquis' Mansion has extra money.

I still say the same thing, anyone who disobeys will be expelled from the Xiao family tree, and anyone who is not on the tree will be expelled from the Marquis’ Mansion.”

Wen Qingwan spoke extremely calmly, but it was this calmness that made everyone feel uneasy.

Xiao Libo sneered. It was impossible to take his private property.

Wen Qingwan glanced at him and thought, since people with different ideas cannot work together, she was too lazy to say anything more to him.

The third brother, Xiao Litao, looked at Wen Qingwan with admiration. He had never met a woman like her. She had such a strong personality and he liked her very much.

Xiao Jin glanced at his third brother, his eyes full of warning: She is your sister-in-law, don't look at her carelessly.

"..." Xiao Litao immediately lowered his head. In the Marquis' Mansion, he was only afraid of his eldest brother because his eldest brother had saved his life.

Xiao Jin looked at his wife with a fiery gaze. He liked to see her arrogant and also liked to see her controlling others.

Even...he liked to see her controlling him.

During the meal, Xiao Jin was no longer as cold and distant as before, and helped his wife pick up food like a lackey.

Everyone was so shocked that their eyes almost fell out. Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion knew that the prince was cold and aloof and not interested in women.

They never expected that once he got married and started having sex, he would become a different person.

The Marquis saw that his eldest son had regained some vitality. Although he looked very servile, he was much better than being decadent.

The eldest daughter-in-law's unquestionable self-confidence and unique charm were able to conquer this unruly eldest son.

He sat below Xiao Jin and ate in silence. He had long wanted to give the main seat to his eldest son.

His father does nothing himself, but always wants to force him to succeed.

But he just wanted to eat, drink, have fun and live a stable life.

At the court tomorrow morning, he will tell the emperor to give the title of Marquis Cheng'en to his eldest son Xiao Jin.

Anyway, he was just there for show and didn't need to say a word.

No one dared to cause trouble during this meal.

From yesterday's banquet to today's family dinner, Xiao Jin paid for everything, so everyone was eating the food prepared by the head of the family.

Wen Qingwan finished her meal and left without saying goodbye. Xiao Jin immediately held her arm and left the table.

There were two maids following behind her, fanning her and shielding her from the sun.

"My Lord, please eat slowly. I will take my son and daughter back to the yard first." Mrs. Xiao Wang's voice was unusually hoarse.

It was like a dry riverbed, full of cracks, and even the slightest movement smelled of blood.

During the meal, she was so angry that she bit her cheek. She never knew that being the mistress of the house could be like this.

She spent all her dowry to subsidize everyone in the mansion, but no one was grateful, as if that was what she should do.

She just fell in love with a man, but she suffered for many years. What sin did she commit!
"Madam Hou, go and count your belongings first." Leng Yan's cold voice sounded.

(End of this chapter)