The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 252 Seeking Benefits Is the Most Useful

Ever since Han Nian'an caused trouble on his wedding day, Qin ordered that most of his food rations be cut off, and he only had a bowl of white porridge for each meal.

When she was brought to Liu Yuan's yard, her steps were shaky and she walked in a light manner.

Han Yueying was not deducted anything, although everyone in the mansion knew that Han Yueying was not favored and the identity of the concubine was just a decoration, but perhaps because they were frightened by the fearless aura emanating from Han Yueying, the servants did not dare to bully her.

Of course, no one was close to her. Even the servants assigned to serve in her courtyard would stay away from her when there was nothing to do.

Liu Yuan was sitting on a mahogany armchair. Seeing the two people coming in, she didn't rush to speak, but just drank the tea in the cup leisurely.

It was not until the two of them had stood there for almost half a cup of tea that Han Nian'an's body began to sway, and Han Yueying also began to see that Han Nian'an was distracted, that Liu Yuan put the teacup on the table beside her and finally spoke.

"The main reason I asked you to come here today is to introduce myself to you."

Han Nian'an and Han Yueying's eyes were focused on Liu Yuan, who looked at them and continued to speak softly.

"I know that you two are sisters, both from the Han family, and your father is a sixth-rank official. No matter what, you are both legitimate daughters of official families. I am just a daughter of a merchant family. To be honest, I am inferior to you in terms of family background."

"Since you know that..."

Han Nian'an had just opened his mouth and hadn't finished his words when Liu Yuan glanced over at him. Liu Yuan's nanny immediately stepped forward and slapped Han Nian'an in the face.

"Madam didn't let you speak. As a concubine, who allowed you to speak casually?" The wet nurse said sternly.

Han Nian'an was already exhausted, and after being slapped, he fell to the ground all of a sudden, with half of his cheek swelling up rapidly.

Han Yueying looked at it and curled her lips, obviously very satisfied with the situation.

However, the next moment, she felt Liu Yuan's gaze on her face.

A look full of understanding.

After clearing her throat, Liu Yuan continued, "I haven't finished what I just said. No matter what my background is, I am now the true mistress of the Marquis' Mansion, and you are just the Marquis' concubines. Although I am not a strict person, I cannot tolerate any sand in my eyes. If you behave yourself, you will still have a place to stay. But if you think of your status as an official's daughter and look down on me and want to go beyond me, don't blame me for being rude!"

As the last sentence came out, Liu Yuan's eyes suddenly turned fierce.

The coldness reflected in it made Han Nian'an shiver involuntarily.

She covered her face and subconsciously wanted to refute, but the words stopped at her lips and she couldn't say them.

The confidence that she had in the past as a lady from an official family and the arrogance she had when facing Jiang Suining seemed to have been almost completely worn away by the repeated failures in recent times.

She began to worry that if she opened her mouth, she would not even be able to have her daily white porridge.

In the end, she said nothing, lowered her head, and responded with a yes.

Liu Yuan withdrew her gaze with satisfaction, glanced casually at Han Yueying, and waved her hand to send them away.

After Han Nian'an and the others left, the nurse who had just taken action walked up to Liu Yuan and said with some concern: "Miss, you have just entered the mansion and you are already asserting your authority. Is this okay?"

"What's wrong?"

"You and the prince are newlyweds after all. If the prince thinks you have a strong character, it may affect the relationship between you and your wife."

"Heh." Liu Yuan couldn't help but laugh and looked at the nurse, "Do you think that if I'm well-behaved and docile, I can make the prince look at me differently and be affectionate with me?"

"This……"

"Besides, why should I care about Zhou Yihong's opinion? I've seen clearly from my previous illness that all the gentleness and kindness, all the childhood sweethearts, are just illusions. As long as something happens, the first to be abandoned may be us women. In this case, why should I care about the opinion of the prince? I should take advantage of the fact that the Marquis' Mansion has something to do with the Liu family, establish my prestige, hold power, and seek more benefits for our Liu family and myself. This is the most useful thing."

She still remembered that when she was bedridden, she was still thinking that if she died, her brother Yuan would definitely be sad. She even foolishly worried that he would commit suicide for her or never marry.

She hid it from her parents and used up her last bit of strength to write a letter, trying to persuade Brother Yuan to let her go.

At that time, she didn't even have the strength to hold the pen, and she wrote for several days before she finished half of the letter. But she didn't expect that before she finished the rest, she overheard the maids' discussion and the engagement was cancelled.

While she was daydreaming and thinking that their love was stronger than gold, her childhood sweetheart, Brother Yuan, was worried that she would be labeled a "widow" after her death.

While she was enduring the pain and writing a letter of consolation, he and his parents sent a letter of withdrawal of engagement.

It's ridiculous.

From then on, she understood that feelings were the most illusory, and the only people who could always stay with her and never leave her were probably her parents.

And this is also the reason why she agreed to marry into the Marquis' Mansion. Even if the Marquis' Mansion is short of money, at least there is this title, which can be used well to gain more benefits for their Liu family.

Just think of it as her way of repaying her parents.

Liu Yuan's nanny looked at her and wanted to persuade her again, but she didn't know what to say, and finally just sighed.

"Miss, it's just like this. I'm sorry for the hardship you have."

After all, when a woman gets married, who doesn't want mutual love and harmonious marriage?

"It's not that hard. Now I have the power to manage the entire mansion in my hands, and everyone in the mansion still relies on my money to survive."

And the thing she has the most is money.

Liu Yuan stood up slowly, straightened her dress, and looked at the wrinkles at the cuffs, raising her eyebrows slightly.

"Come with me to Ningyue Pavilion tomorrow and pick out some new clothes."

She had already spent money on the Marquis' Mansion, so she couldn't treat herself badly.

The next day.

Ningyue Pavilion.

Jiang Suining and Chu Jingyue agreed to meet here.

When Jiang Suining came, he happened to run into Liu Yuan.

She did not step forward, but just took a quick look at the other person. Seeing that Liu Yuan had a calm expression and was dressed luxuriously, and did not look like she was being wronged at all, she knew that she should be living well in the Changning Marquis' Mansion.

There were no more spots available for this month, but Liu Yuan was not disappointed when she learned about it. She made a reservation for next month in advance, then picked out some ready-made dresses and small items, and left with her maid.

As soon as she left, Jiang Suining saw Chu Jingyue walking in.