Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 19: The Marquis's Mansion is so poor that rats will spit out rice before leaving

In her previous life, after Wen Qingwan entered the Eastern Palace, her life was on the edge of a knife, so she had no mood to pay attention to what was happening outside.

Marquis Cheng'en had a bad reputation and the emperor had always disliked him, so people of status and position in the capital were unwilling to associate with the marquis's mansion.

So much so that after Wen Qingwan became the queen, she didn't even know about the existence of Marquis Cheng'en.

It was not until Wen Mingzhu married the prince of Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion that Wen Qingwan learned that there was such a person in Shangjing City.

But she didn't know that Marquis Cheng'en was handsome, had many wives and concubines, and so many children.

During today's meeting, Wen Qingwan realized that the grandchildren of the Marquis' Mansion were not ambitious, and many of them had given up on themselves and were just getting by.

Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion was like a pile of loose sand. Although being the head of the household was troublesome, Wen Qingwan did not find it difficult.

What she didn't expect was that her husband, the prince, actually wanted to snatch the power of the family from her!
He sent her back to the courtyard and told her to have a good rest and not to worry about the affairs of the mansion. He said that he would re-arrange the housekeeper of the outer courtyard and the nanny of the inner courtyard.

Wen Qingwan was also relieved. She had taken over the power of head of the family just to get a thousand merit points.

The benefits have been obtained, so it doesn’t matter whether she is the head of the family or not. In this life, she just wants to live the easiest life possible.

Wen Qingwan didn't feel sorry at all for spending this unexpected fortune.

So the moment she got it, she bought ten mind-reading talismans and fifteen melon-eating talismans in one go, spending all her merit points.

At this time, she was sitting leisurely in the rocking chair in the yard, eating Wen Mingzhu's melon with relish.

She didn't have any spare money to buy the melon-eating talisman last night, and she was constantly competing with Xiao Jin in wits and courage, so she had no time to understand what happened in the East Palace.

It's nothing more than the prince and Wen Mingzhu, the prince is in love with her, and the prince consort cries until dawn.

At this time, Wen Mingzhu and the prince were kneeling in Kunning Palace, while the graceful and elegant queen was sitting in the seat of honor but her face was full of anger.

"Concubine Wen is not from a good family and has no manners at all. Look at what time it is now."

The queen looked at Concubine Wen in front of her. She had a small face, delicate features, and eyes that seemed to be filled with a layer of light.

Just like the vixen described in the picture book, the more the queen looked at her, the angrier she became.

The Queen liked the Crown Princess's appearance, with her majestic features, and a dignified and majestic look.

At worst, she can be like Concubine Jiang, with a rounder face and a more powerful aura. She can intimidate the servants with her appearance and aura just by standing there.

It doesn't have to be too good-looking, so that her son won't be obsessed with bed every day and can focus on official duties.

"I know I was wrong." Wen Mingzhu knelt on the ground and said tenderly.

Holding the teacup in both hands, he looked shaky, which made the prince feel distressed.

"Mother, Zhu'er offers you..."

Before the prince could finish his words, the queen interrupted him, "What tea are you offering? Who offers tea at noon? How can you be so rude!"

The maids and servants in Kunning Palace also had different expressions: some were sympathetic, some were watching the fun, and some were mocking.

The look in their eyes seemed to be blaming Concubine Wen for being the daughter of a demon and causing the Crown Prince to not get up early.

Their faces were filled with expressions that said, "The concubine is a seductress who seduces the master and deserves to be ignored by the Queen."

Wen Mingzhu knelt on the ground, her pupils almost popping out of their sockets with anger, her eyes filled with hatred yet she did not dare to contradict the Queen.

Wen Qingwan heard Wen Mingzhu yelling frantically in her heart, [System, why is your favorability symbol useless? ]

[System, are you dead? ]

[Who is the Three of Diamonds scolding? ]

[Your Majesty~ I don’t want to kneel. I used a favor charm on the Queen, but what…] Wen Mingzhu shouted angrily, her face turning livid. [How could it be useless? If it weren’t for this Your Majesty’s favor charm, the Queen would have killed you.]

【Why? What did I do wrong? 】

[The Queen thinks that you seduced the Crown Prince and made him sleep until noon, which will affect his future.]

【Then what should I do?】

[Just kneel down! What else can I do! ]

Wen Mingzhu cursed in her heart: What's the use of a useless system? What's the point of a charmer system? It can't even charm a queen!
The queen saw that her face was full of resentment and anger, which made her beauty lose its original brilliance. "Prince, look at your good concubine."

Hearing the queen's words, Wen Mingzhu's heart skipped a beat. She was so focused on hatred that she forgot to restrain herself. She quickly offered a favor talisman.

So in the prince's eyes, Wen Mingzhu was shy and weak, like a dewdrop in the morning. Even when she was kneeling, she was smiling, which made him infatuated.

His knees ached from kneeling, but his delicate Zhu'er knelt straight. The prince felt pity for her and said, "Zhu'er, you have worked hard. Get up first."

"Zhu'er didn't know how she had upset her mother and caused trouble for brother Jue. Zhu'er should kneel as punishment. It's not hard at all."

Tears of grievance welled up in her eyes, hanging on her long eyelashes but difficult to fall.

This made the prince feel pity, and he said angrily: "Since the queen mother does not want to drink the tea of ​​her son, the concubine, then we will go to the father."

After the prince finished speaking, he took Wen Mingzhu and left without looking back. He was truly determined to save the woman he loved.

The queen was so angry that she smashed several valuable vases, looked at the prince's back and cursed fiercely: "I have more than one son."

The strange rumor spread like wildfire during the silent eye contact and was passed on by word of mouth.

At this time, the prince took Wen Mingzhu to the door of the imperial study, and after a long time the emperor summoned them to an audience.

The Charm of Men system is still very effective on men, and the emperor quite likes Wen Mingzhu.

Not only did he not make things difficult for her, he also rewarded her with a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, which made the queen so angry that she smashed several vases.

Wen Qingwan saw this with great interest. Wen Mingzhu was able to get by in the palace thanks to the favorability talisman.

I just don’t know if Wen Mingzhu’s favorability symbol will always be there.

In her previous life, she served the prince and the beauty on her wedding night and had not slept all night, so her face was pale.

The emperor and empress sat together and drank the tea she offered. Because they pitied her, they gave her many rewards.

It was a pity that she had no use for those jewels, silks and satins, as they were snatched away by the Dog Prince and distributed to his beauties!
"What are you thinking about, madam?" Xiao Jin saw the little girl's face full of regret as soon as he entered the yard.

"I'm thinking about the affairs of the head of the family." Wen Qingwan said perfunctorily. She would never tell the man.

"Don't worry, my lady. Just tell me what you need and I will buy it for you."

"Do you have a lot of private property?" Wen Qingwan asked curiously.

"Not yet. I will work hard in the future and will definitely be able to support you and the people in the mansion."

"You don't have any private property? Your salary is enough to support you, but you still have several subordinates?"

"Leng Yan and his men have made contributions, so they are paid from the fifth rank. The main reason is that our mansion is so poor that even if a rat comes, it will cry and spit out rice before leaving."

"Then do you blame me for taking over the reins of the family?" Wen Qingwan asked guiltily.

When she heard what her husband said, her heart sank.

(End of this chapter)