"Madam, you're back."
As soon as Mi Yu returned, a young woman wearing a water green dress walked towards her. The woman had her hair combed into a bun, her eyes were filled with lust and her lips were curved into a smile, a bright and gentle light shone in her eyes. The woman raised her hand to help her remove the heavy things on her shoulders, looking very virtuous.
"This servant has already ordered someone to prepare hot water, why don't madam go and wash up first. Master is waiting in the room, his temper still hasn't calmed down. "
Mi Yu curled her lips in her mind.
"I understand."
The woman brought a neatly folded set of women's clothing to Mi Yu, helped her wash up, and helped her dress and comb her hair. Not long later, the woman who was originally dressed as a man became a beautiful married woman, but her lips were habitually pressed down, her eyes were silent, looking a little serious.
"How did madam's test go?"
The woman knelt down and helped Mi Yu tie her belt into a bow, carefully adjusting its position and smoothing out the creases.
"Not bad, I have some confidence. Right, why is he here too? "
The woman teased, "He's probably worried that madam will really let him eat the bamboo scroll."
Mi Yu replied, "Hmph, I'm not joking with him."
After tidying up the room, Mi Ke went to the main hall. Before she even entered the room, she saw a pale-faced gentleman sitting in the room.
If one only looked at his appearance, the man could be considered above average.
Unfortunately, he was only an embroidered pillow that looked good but was actually useless.
As soon as Mi Yu arrived, the man started to complain.
"What time is it already, why aren't you eating yet?"
Mi Yu ignored him and sat on her mat, the water green dress woman brought her a table and set up the utensils.
The man became even angrier and shouted at the woman in the green dress, "You're such an idiot with poor eyesight! I'm the head of this house, as a concubine, why are you so attentive to her? Hurry up and serve her, don't make me angry! "
Both of them were blind, all of his concubines were supporting this woman Mi Yu, they must be crazy!
Before he married Mi Yu, there were seven or eight women serving him in the inner courtyard.
The women who once fought for his affections, after Mi Yu married him, all of them seemed to have been drugged, trying their best to please Mi Yu. What happened to the inner courtyard fighting? He was their man, so what was the point of currying favor with Mi Yu? How infuriating!
This time, it was even more outrageous. A woman didn't stay in the inner residence and insisted on coming out to compete with a group of men.
She did not follow the ways of a woman, so the concubines in the inner courtyard were also crazy. They fought with each other to go out with her and serve her along the way.
If these concubines went to serve Mi Qu, who would serve him?
The concubine's hand froze. Mi Ke said expressionlessly, "Ignore him."
It was just the barking of a mad dog. There was no need to pay it any mind.
The concubine smiled and said, "Yes."
The man: "…"
Whose concubines were these?
He resisted the urge to flip the table and suppressed his boiling anger.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and bring it over. Do you want to starve me to death?"
The man was angered by Mi Tong, so he turned around and vented his anger on someone else. Even when the food was served, his anger still hadn't subsided.
"Time to eat!"
Saying so, the man saw that Mi Tong had already started eating from the corner of his eyes. He was so angry that he almost had a heart attack.
He, as the head of the house, hadn't even said that he could eat yet, yet she dared to eat first?
Seeing the man's stupid look, Mi Tong's lips curled into a cold smile.
After so many years, his brain was still so stupid.
Why did all the concubines in the inner courtyard fawn over her? Did this person not know at all?
Naturally, it was because there were more benefits to serving Mi Tong than serving men, and the work was also easier.
If it wasn't for benefits, then what was it for?
No woman would want to become a concubine. Becoming a concubine to fight for favor was just to obtain a stable life and good conditions from a man.
Before Mi Tong married over, these concubines weren't treated very well. The residence was filled with chaos. Many of the concubines would fight over a few dishes, beautiful satin, or even a few catties of charcoal for the winter. That ignorant look really made people want to laugh.
After she married over, she used her methods to make these women see the reality — —
Men were useless, the one who could truly bring them a better life was not a man, but her, the matriarch!
The concubines fought over a man's affections and worked themselves to death, but in the end, the benefits they obtained were not even as good as fawning over Mi Tong, the matriarch.
There were also those who were short-sighted and didn't believe it, and ended up being taught a lesson by Mi Tong.
As for the children fighting for favor, it was even more ridiculous.
If Mi Tong didn't manage it, even if the concubines fought over it with their sons, they would just be an empty shell. What was there to fight over?
In fact, they hoped that Mi Tong would get pregnant and have children, or have a successful career, so that they could accumulate more wealth so that their children could have a bigger share.
After all, the so-called head of the house couldn't be relied on at all.
Such a simple logic, yet the man didn't understand.
No wonder he was getting less and less liked by the concubines, he really was stupid.
With a belly full of anger, nothing he ate tasted good, so he hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls before putting down his chopsticks.
When he raised his head, he saw a concubine kneeling beside the table, using her slender hands to peel and cut crab legs for Mi Tong, causing his anger to rise.
He said in a strange tone, "Did you really go to the Duke of Lanting's recruitment notice?"
Mi Tong replied, "I did."
The man sneered, "You weren't chased out by someone?"
Mi Tong looked up at him.
The look in her eyes told her to understand.
"Women should just stay in the inner residence to take care of their husbands and children, don't dream about unrealistic dreams all day long." The man said, "Quite a few people already know about your matter, how do you want my friends to look at me? While you haven't lost too much face yet, quickly return with me, so that you can know your place from now on. "
Mi Tong sneered, "If the men in the house can support the family and are more outstanding than this concubine, why would this concubine need to stand up for them?"
The man's face instantly turned purple from anger.
"When did I ever lack food and clothing for you? Do I need you to show your face and make a fool of yourself? "
Mi Tong said, "That's funny. Langjun's annual expenses alone cost 9,000 strings of coins, the household's womenfolk, maids, servants, and guards are fixed at 5,000 strings of coins, father-in-law and mother-in-law's expenses are 3,500 strings of coins, and the social interaction during festivals also costs 4,300 strings of coins … However, the income of the estate's farmlands and shops is less than 10,000 strings of coins, leaving such a huge gap, could it be that Langjun has filled in the gaps?"
Before Mi Tong married, the estate's account books had been red for years, with losses reaching more than 300,000 strings of coins.
Now that the losses had turned into profits, and the estate's food and clothing were getting better and better, wasn't it all because of her?
You're living off a woman, yet you still don't know how to correct your attitude, you sure are shameless.
The man couldn't win against her in an argument, he had no reason to refute, and if he didn't refute, he would feel suffocated.
"In short, are you going back or not?"
Mi Tong said calmly, "The Duke of Lanting's declaration of war will arrive in a few days, if you leave now, you won't be afraid of being questioned."
"Declare war? You? "The man almost laughed," If the Duke of Lanting declares war on you, I'll kneel and eat this table raw! "
Mi Tong: "…"
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