Matriarch Rules, Scumbag Begs - Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Selling Family Assets

In order to smoothly get silver from Shen Qiuci, not to mention the token key, even if she wanted the stars and moon in the sky, the Old madam would have to think of a way to get them for her.

After agreeing with Shen Qiuci, the Old madam and Pei Yingchun hurriedly went to the Lanyue Pavilion.

When they arrived, Pei Yuanzhou was feeding Xue Yinshuang medicine.

He was always gentle with Xue Yinshuang, blowing on each spoonful of medicine before carefully feeding it to her.

When Xue Yinshuang saw the Old madam arrive, she tried to get up, but the Old madam quickly stepped forward, patting her hand:

“Don’t exert yourself, be careful of the wound hurting.”

She saw Xue Yinshuang lying on the bed, with spots of blood seeping through her back, staining her plain clothes, and couldn’t help but feel sorry:

“I was only gone for a few days, and you’ve been bullied like this, suffering so much.”

Xue Yinshuang spoke with tears:

“When This Concubine was being tortured, I thought I wouldn’t make it. But thinking of Mother, the Heir, and Chi’er, I forced myself to hold on…”

The Old madam gently stroked Xue Yinshuang’s hair, saying with pity:

“Poor child, you’ve been wronged. But with your body in this state, you shouldn’t overexert yourself. Where did you put the token key to the mansion? I’ll go get it and return it to Shen shi.”

Upon hearing this, Xue Yinshuang’s expression clearly froze.

Pei Yuanzhou was furious:

“She’s bullied Shuang’er to this extent, so domineering and jealous, and Mother still wants to give her the token key and let her manage the household?”

Pei Yingchun explained from the side:

“Why are you getting anxious, brother? Mother’s doing this for a reason. Shen shi agreed to let Xue shi be the Equal wife, and she said she’d sell the Shen family’s shops to support us, and she’d give me 3000 taels to open a restaurant with my husband.”

“Her?” Pei Yuanzhou didn’t believe it at all:

“If she was so agreeable, we wouldn’t have had to go to the yamen’s office today!”

“You’re so stupid!”

The Old madam scolded, frustrated with his lack of intelligence:

“The old saying goes, don’t hit a smiling face. When she recovered and returned to the mansion, the first thing you did was tell her you wanted to make Yinshuang your Equal wife, how could she be happy?”

She tapped her temple, lecturing:

“The key to dealing with people is to use your brain. Shen shi’s temper is such that she’s soft-hearted but not tough, it’s easy to deceive her. If you’re warm to her, sweet-talking her, and making her happy, she’ll jump into a pit if you dig one for her.”

After saying this, she was too lazy to deal with her foolish son and just told Xue Yinshuang to hand over the token key.
Actually, Xue Yinshuang didn’t want to manage the household either, she had managed it for two years and knew that the Marquis mansion spent money like water, even with the support from the Shen family, it was barely enough to cover the expenses.

If Shen Qiuci was willing to take care of such a messy financial situation, she could just let her do it and enjoy her own freedom.

After all, what she was concerned about right now wasn’t who managed the household.

After a moment of silence, she asked with a choked voice:”Did she only agree to let me be an Equal wife? Won’t she still be superior to me in every way?”

Xue Yinshuang was always good at handling situations, when she first entered the Marquis mansion, the Old madam didn’t like her background and didn’t treat her well, but she persisted in taking care of her, serving her morning and night, helping her with daily routines, accompanying her on walks, and at night, she’d soak the Old madam’s feet and sing to make her happy,

she even managed to get the Old madam’s discarded Fushou¹Fortune longevity  Paste and secretly gave it to her as a filial gesture.

Later, she gave birth to a son for Pei Yuanzhou, and the Old madam’s affection for her grew even stronger.

Seeing her looking wronged, the Old madam comforted her:

“Mother knows you’re feeling wronged. I’ve seen clearly how you’ve treated our family over the years. Shen shi’s always been gloomy and unlucky in the mansion.”

She grasped Xue Yinshuang’s hand, gently patting her back to soothe her:

“Just bear with it for now, once Shen shi hands over the silver, Yuanzhou will repay her tenfold for the beatings you endured today, and avenge you.”

“Besides, Shen shi’s body is ruined, and she can’t have children no matter what. Mother promises you, after three years, when Yuanzhou inherits the title, he’ll divorce Shen shi on the grounds of having no children.”

She gently stroked Xue Yinshuang’s cheek and said with a smile:

“By then, what’s the point of discussing legitimate status or not? You’ll be Yuanzhou’s only wife!”

Hearing this, Xue Yinshuang finally felt relieved.

“Mother knows me, the Shizi and I truly love each other, and we don’t care about titles. What I care about is Chi’s future.”

With the title being hereditary, if her son could get the status of the eldest legitimate son, it would be more legitimate for him to inherit the title in the future.

Later that day, after Xue Yinshuang handed over the token key, Pei Yingchun hurriedly sent it to Shen Qiuci.

“Elder sister-in-law, take this token key. It’s originally yours, and now it’s back in your hands.”

“Just now, Mother and I went to Xue shi’s room, and Mother scolded her severely. She said Xue shi deserved the beating, and if she doesn’t behave in the future, she’ll definitely divorce her!”

Shen Qiuci smiled:

“Thank Mother for supporting me. Tomorrow morning, I’ll leave the mansion to prepare the silver. Little sister-in-law, please have someone bring the land deed to the mansion in the afternoon, and when I get the silver, I’ll give it to you. When the restaurant is running smoothly, I’ll come to join in the fun.”

“Elder sister-in-law, don’t worry!” Pei Yingchun smiled widely:

“When the restaurant makes money, if you go to eat, I’ll give you a 10% discount!”

After saying that, she left happily.

Xia Shang saw Shen Qiuci’s smile after getting the token key and asked with some confusion:

“Miss, are you sure? This is a total of 13,000 taels of silver! The family doesn’t have that much circulating money. If we really have to give it, we’ll have to sell the shops!”

But Shen Qiuci showed a completely indifferent expression, smiling mysteriously:

“Of course, the shops need to be sold. Not only do they need to be sold, but they need to be sold clean.”