Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 549 - 211 Elder Sister like Mother_3

Hong Mei opened her mouth, and after a long while, she finally asked shakily, "Why? Why does Maternal Auntie want the young lady to give all her dowry money to Madam?"

Hong Mei was a family-born servant, and she was very aware of the treatment of daughters born of concubines in the Lian Mansion. The dowry for a daughter born of a concubine usually amounted to three to four thousand taels. The Old Madam’s additional dowry gifts were equivalent to a young lady’s entire dowry; now Maternal Aunt Su was letting the young lady give her dowry to Madam, but what was this for?

Yuehuan revealed a bitter smile, "I don’t know why either. After Maternal Auntie saw that I gave three thousand taels of silver to Madam, she asked me to give all my jewelry to Madam as well. I didn’t agree." Yuehuan added this last sentence herself.

Hong Mei was full of doubts and uncertainty.

Yuehuan looked at Hong Mei and said, "You know my situation. The few items I made sold for tens of thousands of taels of silver, yet I didn’t get a single tael. That was bearable, but they even took all the silver I had on me. I can’t trust Madam and Maternal Auntie anymore. Hong Mei, we can’t rely on Madam and Maternal Auntie; I only have myself to rely on."

Hong Mei reacted quickly and said, "Is the young lady planning to collaborate with the Third Young Lady and share the profit after selling the items?"

Yuehuan shook her head, "That was my original plan, but the Third Young Lady sees money as dirt and even thinks doing business is lowly, so I gave up that idea."

Hong Mei nodded and said, "The Third Young Lady indeed does not care much about money." Yueyao was the most generous master in the Lian Mansion, which was why everyone in the mansion hoped to serve at Lanxi Courtyard. It was just unfortunate that Yueyao only employed people she brought from Jiangnan.

Yuehuan, seeing Hong Mei’s expression devoid of any doubt, felt somewhat relieved. It seems Yueyao’s reputation of viewing money as dirt had helped her quite a bit.

After hesitating for a moment, Hong Mei said, "Young lady, what if Madam and Maternal Auntie find out about your dealings with the Third Young Lady?" Frequent contacts with the Third Young Lady’s people would eventually be discovered, which would not bode well for the young lady.

Yuehuan also worried about this, which is why she let Hong Mei know of this matter, "This time it’s out of necessity; we won’t contact each other privately on normal days. When it’s time to contact, we will find a discreet way."

Yuehuan, seeing Hong Mei’s hesitation, mentioned another matter about Yueying’s engagement, "If it wasn’t for the Third Young Lady, our eldest sister would definitely have been sent to the Chen family to live as a widow. Hong Mei, we can’t rely on Madam and Maternal Auntie; I have to plan for myself. Although the Third Young Lady does not get along with Madam, her character is trustworthy. Last time I couldn’t find anyone else to turn to, and without a word, the Third Young Lady lent me one hundred taels of silver. Hong Mei, it’s to my benefit to be friends with her. The items I made this time were meant to thank her for her help last time, but she gave me two hundred taels of silver as payment. Once I’m in a good position, I’ll definitely not mistreat you all and will make sure to provide a substantial dowry for you." She knew from long experience that to completely win over the two maids, it wasn’t enough to just be kind; she also had to promise them a good future.

Hong Mei pondered for a moment and then said, "It’s better to be more cautious, as this could easily be discovered. The young lady might not know, but what happens daily at Lanxi Courtyard is well known to Madam." What Hong Mei said was no exaggeration; except for what Yueyao did in her study, bedroom, and studio, the Lady family knew about almost everything else.

Yuehuan took Hong Mei’s advice, "Then we will find a more appropriate way."

Yueyao spent three days organizing these items before sending them to Ma’s Mansion. Ruo Lan was worried about the continuation of support, but Yueyao’s items arrived just in time.

Ruo Lan looked at the new jewelry designs and smiled, "This really benefits Yajing." Marquis Jingning’s Residence owned a jewelry shop, and with these new designs, the shop was definitely set to make a profit.

However, Cai Yun harbored suspicions and asked, "Young lady, does the Fourth Miss of the Lian family know too much?" Cai Yun did not doubt Yueyao’s words; she just found Yuehuan somewhat mysterious.

Ruo Lan had her doubts too but since she didn’t deal with Yuehuan directly, she didn’t take it to heart, "Whether mysterious or not doesn’t matter, as long as the items she provides are good."

Cai Yun frowned, "I’m worried Miss Yao might be at a disadvantage."

Ruo Lan, however, smiled and said, "Don’t worry, Yueyao isn’t someone who can be easily manipulated and kept in the dark." Ruo Lan had confidence in Yueyao. freewebnσvel.cѳm

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