nycdaug Chapter 310 The Troublemaker
Chapter 310 The Troublemaker
Old Kang's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. This black-hearted little bitch first hinted that he had a gigolo, and then he opened a black shop that would affect the entire mansion. Either of these could plunge him into an abyss from which there was no escape, but was running a black shop really that serious?
Old Kang's eyes changed from resentment to fear.
Why does it feel impossible? After all, we have lived in peace for so many years. If something was going to happen, it would have happened long ago. Why would we have to wait until now?
"Don't exaggerate here. Shopkeeper Wei just said that customers are free to come and go, which means that those customers are willing to spend the money."
Su Qingwan sneered and glanced at Wei Shengshan who was shaking like a sieve.
"Whether the guests volunteered or not is not up to us to decide. If Lord Cui of Jingzhao Yin were to investigate this matter, he would ask the guests, and we would not know what they would say then."
"But my father works in the Ministry of Revenue. Grandmother Kang can ask him what the emperor would think if this matter came to the attention of the emperor. And how would he deal with the Marquis' Mansion?"
Su Zhiru never got a chance to speak. He knew his daughter was eloquent, but he never thought she could speak so well.
However, what the restaurant did was really excessive, and it was blatantly displaying itself outside under the name of the Marquis' Mansion.
If the emperor heard about this, I'm afraid the marquis's title would be stripped.
"This matter cannot be reported to the authorities! If the old lady feels that my wife has not handled the restaurant business properly, then she should tell my father about it and have him kneel down at the palace gate and beg the emperor to take back the title, so as to avoid implicating the whole family."
Su Zhiru's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting old Kang's heart hard.
Of course she knew that she couldn't report the matter to the police, but it was definitely not as serious as they said.
But looking at the attitudes of the three people in the third room, it is obvious that they are going to make a big deal out of it if they disagree.
Ouch! I should have killed the only son of the Li family. After all these years of oppression, I thought that the third house would never be able to turn over a new leaf after marrying a lowly merchant girl. But unexpectedly, the two of them gave birth to a troublemaker who has learned the fine traditions of the two families to the extreme. This troublemaker will disturb the family no matter how rude he is, not to mention that he is in a good position.
I can only give in on this matter. She is really pissed off!
Old Kang's temples were throbbing and he was gasping for breath, as if he was about to die.
"Grandma Kang, it's really uncomfortable to be deceived by others. You can't let the person who deceived you off easily! Also, only a few of us know about this, and we must not let the news leak out." Su Qingwan said with a smile.
Old Kang ignored her, thinking that this troublemaker was going to ask for money again? The most important thing was that the restaurant had been rented out, and it was useless for her to object. And even if she got the restaurant back, what would happen? Jiang would still make trouble in other ways.
She had figured out that Jiang was planning to take control of the entire mansion. She couldn't let her continue to be so arrogant. She would just wait until after her birthday banquet, and then she would ask Jiang to hand over the household expenses. If she didn't hand it over...
Humph! Then die on this!
Old Mrs. Kang narrowed her eyes slightly, with cruelty and viciousness hidden in her eyes. She would not allow the Marquis' Mansion to escape her control.
"Since the restaurant has been rented out, let's leave it like this for now! But Jiang, have you thought about how to hold my birthday party?"
"We are already preparing for it, so just rest assured, old lady." Jiang said immediately.
When Wei Shengshan heard about the restaurant, he let it go, but what about himself?
He looked at the old lady cautiously, thinking that he had been following her instructions. Even if he had some thoughts, she hadn't discovered it over the years. She shouldn't do anything to him, so he said boldly:
"Madam, I'll take my leave now!"
Old Kang glanced at him and said calmly, "Manager Wei has worked in the restaurant for so many years. Even if he has no merit, he has worked hard. Jiang, see if there is a suitable position and arrange for Manager Wei to do it."
Wei Shengshan was quite devoted to him and easy to use, so old Kang had no intention of dealing with him.
"Madam, Manager Wei caused our mansion to lose so much money. Logically, he should be handed over to Jingzhao Yin for trial, but for Madam's sake, we didn't send him there. We only took away the money he had embezzled from the restaurant over the years. I dare not use an incompetent person like him."
Jiang rejected the old lady's proposal mercilessly.
Old Kang was choked again. She stared at Jiang with a dim gaze, and after a while she said:
"Alright! You all can go now!"
She told the people from the third room to get out of here quickly to avoid being upset by what they saw!
"Grandmother Kang has always loved her younger generations, especially me, her granddaughter. Although we are not related by blood, she loves me dearly. Just now I saw the nanny beside Grandmother Kang went into the inner room. I guess Grandmother Kang wants to reward me with something. Since Grandmother Kang has this intention, Qingwan can't refuse."
Su Qingwan smiled with her eyebrows curved, and the warning in her eyes was very obvious, which meant that if you don't give it to me, I will go to my grandfather to talk to him, and go to Lord Cui, the Jingzhao Yin, to argue with him.
Old Kang took a deep breath, and used one hand to control the air in her chest. After a while, she said, "Go and bring the golden and red necklace and the bronze incense burner that you prepared earlier to the fourth girl."
Old Mrs. Kang gave Madam Xu a meaningful look, and Madam Xu understood instantly, then called two servants into the warehouse.
"Madam, if you dote on Qingwan like this, you will spoil her."
Jiang also smiled so hard that her teeth were showing.
"It doesn't matter. There are only three legitimate daughters in the family. When they get married, I won't be able to love them even if I want to."
There was a flash of calculation in Old Kang's face, but Su Qingwan saw it.
Soon after, Nanny Xu came in with a tray containing the gold and red necklace, and two other servants brought up an incense burner on the left and right.
"This golden necklace belonged to your grandmother, and it goes best with your clothes. Also, don't underestimate the incense burner. Although it is made of bronze, the patterns on the surface of the incense burner are all inlaid with gold threads. It just so happens that your Fuguangyuan doesn't have an incense burner, so you can use it."
Pearl immediately went over to take the tray.
"When I saw this thing, I thought of your grandmother." Old Mrs. Kang said as she wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and made a sad look.
"Third Master, Third Madam, Fourth Miss, I will not keep you here any longer. These things that I miss will remind me of you."
Nanny Xu walked over with a worried look on her face and hurriedly helped old Mrs. Kang calm down.
"Be careful and carry the bronze incense burner to Fuguangyuan."
"Thank you, Grandma Kang."
Here, Zhenzhu called two servants from Qinglin Village to come in.
Jiang and Su Qingwan immediately bowed and walked out. Su Zhiru also silently bowed to the old lady and left behind the mother and daughter.
As soon as she stepped out of the door, Su Qingwan gave Zhenzhu a look. Zhenzhu naturally understood what she meant. But anything given by Old Kang had to be checked by Xiaonian before it could be used.
As soon as they came out, they ran into Liu.
"Are you here to see Grandma Kang, Auntie? Why don't you come in?"
Su Qingwan found the changing expressions on Liu's face very interesting.
She was probably wondering why she didn't think of taking over the restaurant when she was the housekeeper. Now she even got hush money from it, which was a good deal for the three families.
"The old lady has something to do. I'll go in later."
Having not seen Jiang for some time, Liu found that she looked much more elegant than before, and even the jewelry she wore in her hair was completely different from before.
It can be seen that after becoming the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion, she has changed completely.
But these things originally belonged to her, and were snatched away from her by Jiang.
The more she thought about it, the tighter Liu clenched her hands. She didn't know when Yun Rou would be able to be with the King of Qi, and she was just waiting for that day to come.
Jiang and Su Qingwan didn't talk much with Liu, but left Rong'an Hall directly, and Su Zhiru followed behind.
Liu looked at Su Zhiru's back with envy. Judging from appearance alone, Su Zhiyi could not compare to Su Zhiru. Perhaps the gap was not that big when they were young, but now, when comparing the two, Liu felt that Su Zhiru was much better.
But what's the use? After all, it's not mine. It would be better if I had an unmarried sister in my mother's family.
This thought flashed through Liu's mind vaguely, but it was gone in a flash.
Inside the house, Wei Shengshan didn't know how the old lady was going to accommodate him, and he felt very uneasy.
Old Kang stared at him for a long time, and kept comforting himself in his heart that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. If Wei Shengshan is not greedy at all, he will not be able to help him do anything.
She has already killed two managers. If she kills another shopkeeper, I'm afraid those people will have to find other masters.
Therefore, Wei Shengshan cannot die in a short period of time, and she has to take good care of him.
"You are also an old man who has followed me. Now that the restaurant is gone, it would not be good to let you fend for yourself. How about this, you go to the farm and be a manager temporarily. I will let you come back after my birthday party." said old Mrs. Kang.
As soon as these words were spoken, Wei Shengshan felt relieved and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, old lady."
Old Kang waved his hand and had someone take him down.
Liu, who was outside, then came in. Seeing that the old lady looked unhappy, she smiled and said a few words to comfort her.
"Madam, my third sister-in-law did this for the Marquis's Mansion. The old Marquis will definitely praise her, but Madam is so generous." When Liu said this, her words and expression became sour.
"Do you think that's a good thing?"
Old Kang smiled coldly and glared at Liu with a sharp look.
Good things were added to the bracelet before, and this time, the same was added to the necklace. In particular, there was a secret compartment at the bottom of the bronze incense burner, which was filled with a lot of good things. If that thing encounters high temperature, it will evaporate faster.
Su Qingwan, you little bitch, just wait to go crazy.
Thinking of this, the expression on Old Mrs. Kang's face became even more cheerful. She knew that Su Qingwan was greedy for money, so she prepared these two things in advance, just waiting for the opportunity to lure her into the trap.
Seeing Liu standing there, Old Kang rolled her eyes at her and said, "Did you arrange concubines for Zhiyi to serve him? It's been so long, and none of those concubines got pregnant?"
Now seeing that Li's descendants are living better and better in the Marquis' Mansion, but several of her descendants have died. How can one not be anxious?
Note: Troublemaker is not a modern term
Chapter 80 of A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin, Qing Dynasty: "Xue Pan had no other choice but to regret marrying this troublemaker."
Chapter 8 of "Heavenly Rain of Flowers": "It is impossible to scold a bad woman, but she is a troublemaker in the family."