He was murdered after his family was wiped out and left with no descendants; his whole family knelt

Chapter 50 Acquiring Property

Aunt Chen glanced at Qiao Antai, who was still squatting in the yard fighting crickets, and clenched her fists tightly.

He thought to himself that if he really wanted to live a good life in this Marquis's mansion, he would have to make another plan.

Lanxiang Pavilion

Xu Biyun's face was scratched so badly that there wasn't a single patch of unscathed skin, and it was covered in blood and looked quite unsightly.

Liu Wan'er carefully applied the medicine to her mother, which caused Xu Biyun to burst into tears and cry out in pain.

Xu Biyun's face was in pain and her heart was bitter. She cried and complained to her daughter for a long time.

Liu Wan'er's face was becoming increasingly unpleasant to look at.

Xu Biyun sobbed softly.

"Wan'er, why is my life so miserable? I regret it so much. Life is worse than before. Before, even though I had no official status, at least I lived a comfortable life. But now that I'm a concubine, life has become so difficult. Two taels a month..."

Xu Biyun burst into loud sobs.

"This little bit of money used to be too meager for even a servant to give me, but now I have to live on two taels of silver a month. When have I ever suffered like this? Waaah, I regret it so much! I regret it so much! I really shouldn't have gone to the mourning hall to have my tryst with the Second Master. If only..."

Liu Wan'er clicked her tongue impatiently, interrupting Xu Biyun.

“Mother, there’s no medicine for regret in this world. What’s the use of regretting now? We should plan for the future. It seems that Qiao Qingshu can never go back to the way things were before. She’s determined to deal with us. We’ve both been dealt with quite a bit by her. If we don’t find a way to deal with her, we’ll probably be eaten alive by Qiao Qingshu.”

Xu Biyun was crying and hiccuping. After hearing her daughter's words, she stopped crying, but the hiccups wouldn't stop.

"Well... Wan'er, tell me... what should we do... what should we do?"

Liu Wan'er patted her mother's back and handed her a cup of hot tea.

“The monthly allowance isn’t a big deal. We’ve saved up quite a bit of money over the past ten years, enough to maintain a decent lifestyle for the time being. But we need to consider starting a business. I mentioned it to Mother years ago, but she didn’t take it seriously. She said the two shops Second Master gave us were very profitable, so there was no need to work hard to find something else. But look at us now, the land deeds to the shops belong to the Qiao family. Qiao Qingshu can take them back just like that, and there’s nothing we can do about it. If Mother wants to live a decent life in the Marquis’s mansion, she needs to have her own land, shops, and estates. Only then can she stand tall and not be afraid of being taken away.”

Xu Biyun nodded vigorously, but after a moment she frowned and said...

"Wan'er, I understand the reasoning you're giving, but we women of the inner quarters don't know how to do these kinds of businesses. Even if we had money, we wouldn't know how to acquire land and property. The world is not doing well these days. If we lose money investing in business, wouldn't that be a loss?"

A hint of smugness flashed in Liu Wan'er's eyes as she confidently said,

"Mother, I know a business that's guaranteed to make a profit!"

Liu Wan'er is reborn and learns that the Qiao family has gold mines beneath their three estates in the south of the city.

In his previous life, this gold mine was discovered five years later when the head of the village was digging an irrigation ditch. It was later reported to the Qiao family, and Qiao Jizhou was overjoyed.

The Qiao family's lifestyle was elevated to a whole new level in an instant, and Liu Wan'er was overjoyed, feeling that she could also get a share of the benefits.

But later it was discovered that her quality of life remained the same as before. Even when she got married, Qiao Jizhou gave her the same dowry as before, without adding a single penny.

Although her family was incredibly wealthy, and Xu Biyun was the mistress of the house at the time, she was also a legitimate young lady of the Marquis's mansion. Her mother pleaded with Qiao Jizhou again and again on her behalf, but Qiao Jizhou refused to spend more money or give Liu Wan'er the respect she deserved. As a result, Liu Wan'er held a deep grudge against Qiao Jizhou.

Liu Wan'er was determined to get the honor and wealth she hadn't enjoyed in her previous life in this one!

But she dared not tell her mother the whole truth at that moment.

Her mother was not good with words and not very shrewd. If she were to tell her now, the entire Marquis's mansion would probably know the secret in three to five days.

She only said,

“Mother, those three estates in the south of the city are in very good locations. If we can get those three estates, our future life will definitely be secure.”

Xu Biyun stared wide-eyed for a moment, then pouted and said...

"Wan'er, are you confused? I've heard of those three estates. When Dong Dayong came to deliver the year's revenue at the end of the year, those three estates delivered the least amount. If the estate manager wasn't from the old lady's family, Steward Lai would definitely have started cursing."

Liu Wan'er smiled, offering no further explanation, and simply said,

"It's only because the old lady's family sent less that they didn't get scolded. Mother, believe me, would I lie to you? Those three estates are excellent."

Xu Biyun nodded blankly and asked,

"Even if it's good, what's the use? This is the Qiao family's property. How can they just give it to us like that?"

Having just had two shops taken back, Xu Biyun knew it was impossible for them to want three more estates.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Wan'er said,

“I will take care of the affairs of these three estates; Mother, you don’t need to worry about them.”

Liu Wan'er then analyzed Xu Biyun's current situation.

“Mother, now that you are just a concubine in the Marquis’s mansion, you shouldn’t make things too ugly with Concubine Chen. You’ll still have to get along in the future. Now that she’s taken her things back, you should send her some more things to apologize.”

Xu Biyun screamed at the top of her lungs.

"What a load of rubbish! My face was scratched like this by this lowly tenant farmer girl, and I'm already being lenient by not confronting her. I even have the nerve to give her gifts! How despicable am I!"

Liu Wan'er lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Mother, can't you see? This is my cousin deliberately trying to sow discord between you and Aunt Chen. You went to find my cousin, and by some chance, Aunt Chen was in the room and overheard your conversation. If it weren't for this, why would Aunt Chen be so jealous of you and try to kill you like that?"

Xu Biyun stared blankly, then pondered for a moment, and it seemed that it really was true.

How come Aunt Chen was hiding behind the screen when she went to find Qiao Qingshu?

It must be Qiao Qingshu plotting against her!

Liu Wan'er lowered her voice and continued,

"Mother, have you forgotten? You and Aunt Chen have been bound together for many years. You're in the same boat. If there's any discord between you, aren't you afraid that what happened back then will be exposed?"

Xu Biyun's mind went blank for a moment, and she remembered how she and Aunt Chen had plotted to abduct Qiao Anlan several years ago. She was so frightened that goosebumps rose all over her body.