A time-travel story where I forcefully marry the leading lady in a film/TV series!

“Yes! That’s very important too!” Aunt Shouhua nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

After all, she had been through it all. The thought of the cold stares and humiliation she suffered as a widow in her husband's family was unbearable to recall. Ultimately, it all came down to her lack of power and assertiveness.

“That’s not a problem!” Lady Li nodded and said, “I heard from Yingxue that the eldest lady and the other ladies in the Marquis’s mansion each have their own businesses to run, and the Marquis never interferes!”

"Then I suppose the Marquis will agree!" Shouhua breathed a heavy sigh of relief upon hearing this, because in her opinion, this was the hardest thing for Wei Tingyu to agree to!

After all, how many men in this world would be willing to have their concubines constantly showing their faces in public and mingling in the marketplace?

However, unexpectedly, listening to his mother, Lady Li, this was the clause that the Marquis was most likely to agree to?!

Kang Ning was stunned when she heard her mother's words, because she had only just found out about this herself!

I never expected the Marquis to have such a magnanimous heart. In that case, marrying into the Marquis's mansion as a concubine is not a bad choice!

Compared to those nominal wives confined to large mansions, being a concubine who could do what she liked was clearly more important to Kang Ning!

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Chapter 115 The Acting Skills of Fu Hui, the Second Mistress of the Li Family!

"Of course, the above two points are our requests to the Marquis!" Thinking of this, Kang Ning smiled and said, "There are some things that we sisters need to clarify first."

"First of all, after entering the manor, the sisters must never compete with each other for favor, and even less should they gang up to bully the other concubines of the marquis's manor!"

"Secondly, the five of us sisters will be living together in the Marquis's mansion from now on. We will share the same fate, whether it be honor or disgrace! None of us can do anything immoral or disgraceful to the Li family!"

"After all, I think the Marquis is easy to talk to, but often, once you touch his sore spot, he can be more ruthless and decisive than the average person!"

After thinking for a moment, Kang Ning then shared his thoughts one by one.

These words naturally elicited nods of agreement from Li Niangzi and the other women.

This is how she has taught her daughters since they were little! How could a woman do something so shameful and immoral? Let alone marrying into a noble family in the future, even if one of her daughters marries into an ordinary family, she would never forgive her if she did such a thing.

Of course, thinking of this, she glanced at her second daughter, Fu Hui, and saw that the little girl blushed.

Because of her complicated relationship with the Marquis, which was considered somewhat immoral...

“Second Sister, that doesn’t count! After all, she was forced into marriage by the Fan family back then!” Kang Ning saw that her second sister seemed a little embarrassed and quickly said, “Besides, the Marquis is the one Second Sister truly loves! What is Fan Lianghan? Even if he were thrown on the street, none of us sisters would give him a second glance!”

"That's right!" Shouhua then took her second sister's hand and whispered to comfort her, "Second sister, don't worry. The Marquis will never look down on you because of this. On the contrary, he will cherish you even more! After all, you had no choice in the matter before..."

Upon hearing her sisters' words, Fu Hui's eyes immediately welled up with tears, and at the same time, she felt happy to be a daughter of the Li family.

"Then let's leave it at that!" Shouhua blinked and then looked at Li Niangzi and said, "Now that we've talked things out, Mother, we'll find an opportunity to tell the Marquis about everything we've discussed! As long as he agrees, it won't be a problem for our five daughters to enter the manor!"

"As for my fourth and fifth sisters, I'll talk to them separately when they get back. I doubt they'll find it meaningful!"

As Shouhua spoke, she couldn't help but grumble to herself. Of course, her fourth and fifth sisters wouldn't object! These two girls were the most relaxed among the sisters in the family, and they didn't even take this matter to heart!

The two of them simply couldn't understand how important marriage really was!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have happily gone to other teahouses to inquire about their business.

How big of a heart do you have to be?

"Alright!" After hearing Shouhua's words, Lady Li could only nod and say, "Things have come to this, so this is the only way. I hope the Marquis will treat the five of you well in the future!"

Finally, this major problem concerning the lifelong happiness of the five sisters in the family has been temporarily resolved...

Relieved, Li Niangzi and the others naturally turned their attention back to the business in the shop.

After all, all five daughters are getting married, and the dowries to prepare are an astronomical figure!

Right now, Li Niangzi has put aside all distractions and is focused on making money!

"Third Sister! Is there something wrong with these buns?" Having cleared her mind of all distractions, Li Niangzi noticed that Kang Ning had just broken open a sugar bun but hadn't eaten it, and was just staring at it blankly. She immediately asked.

“Try it…” However, Kang Ning did not answer his mother directly. Instead, he broke off half of the meat and gave it to Qiong Nu, who was sitting next to him.

“Sweet meat is too precious! Let’s keep it and sell it!” Qiongnu frowned and then said.

“They won’t sell!” Upon hearing Qiong Nu’s words, Kang Ning’s brows furrowed even more. She shook her head and said, “I’ve already seen it today; the people in the capital eat very refined food!”

"Just look at the steamed buns sold on the street! They have all kinds of fillings: chicken, duck, goose, rabbit, river fish, eel, pork belly, lungs, bamboo shoots, and meat!"

Shouhua and Fuhui frowned upon hearing their third sister's words, their faces filled with worry.

"Crystal bag, Seven Treasures bag, nice names, and even better looking!"

"No matter how well we make our sweet and sour steamed buns, we're too stingy with the filling! How can they compare?"

"These guests today are all here because of the Marquis's reputation; they've come to join in the fun and try their luck!"

"I could tell from the way they ate our snacks that they didn't like them."

"If we don't change our approach, it won't be long before no one comes to our door anymore!"

"It wouldn't be right to ask the Marquis to come here for breakfast every day, would it? What would the ladies and concubines of the Marquis's mansion think of the Li family sisters if they did?"

After Kang Ning spoke, everyone present lowered their heads and fell silent.

Yes, the pressure is even greater now!

Especially when they learned that the wives and concubines in the Marquis's mansion were allowed to have their own careers, they felt more worried than happy.

They can all become the Marquis's right-hand men, yet their own businesses are failing, and they still need the Marquis's help?! How shameful!

Even if those five sisters enter the Marquis's mansion in the future, they will not be able to stand up straight in front of the other wives and concubines!

"No matter how you look at it, we're losing money!" Upon hearing this, Li Niangzi's face became even more distressed. She gritted her teeth and said, "If I hadn't already paid half a year's rent, I would have packed my bags and gone back to Dongdu long ago!"

Of course, when Li Niangzi said this, her three daughters all shook their heads helplessly, since they could not leave at the moment.

Besides, since the Marquis has already promised to take her as a concubine, Lady Li will only complain at most. If she were to actually give up this wealthy son-in-law and return to the Eastern Capital, she would definitely be reluctant to do so!

"And that Master Chai too! What grudge do our two families have against each other? Why would he want to harm us like this?"

Of course, just thinking about that guy Chai An made Li Niangzi so angry that her teeth itched, and she couldn't vent her anger without venting her frustration!

Originally, your Panlou served the business of high-ranking officials and nobles, while my small teahouse served the business of ordinary people. Both sides had their own ways of making money.

But Panlou insists on competing with us for these ordinary customers, while after the Marquis arrived, he actually brought many of Panlou's high-ranking officials and dignitaries to his place.

Neither side's guests were entirely satisfied. After all, ordinary people couldn't afford the proper food and drinks at Panlou, while high-ranking officials and nobles weren't used to the food in this teahouse.

This battle has resulted in both sides suffering heavy losses!

"Auntie!" After complaining, Li Niangzi looked at her eldest daughter, Shouhua, who had a quiet demeanor, and said, "Do you think we could ask the Marquis to talk to that Master Chai and tell him not to fight over these pittances? They won't starve, will they?"

“Mother! We absolutely cannot ask the Marquis to speak on this matter!” However, as soon as Li Niangzi said this, her eldest daughter, Shouhua, quickly shook her head and said.

“Eldest sister is right! If we ask the Marquis to handle everything, it will be easier to resolve, but unfortunately, we will definitely be looked down upon by the other ladies and concubines in the Marquis’s mansion in the future!” Fu Hui nodded repeatedly.

“That’s true…” Lady Li was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and replied somewhat dejectedly.

After all, the Li family already owes the Jining Marquis's mansion too many favors. If they continue to owe them like this, they won't be able to repay the debt even if they send all five of their daughters to the Marquis's mansion. What will they do then?!

"But what other options do we have right now?" Although she knew this, Li Niangzi was at her wit's end.

"Mother! Don't worry!" At this moment, Third Sister Kang Ning slowly got up and walked to Li Niangzi's side, gently took her arm and said with a smile, "Now, we need to keep the Marquis in check with one hand and stabilize Sifu Teahouse with the other!"

When Li Niangzi heard this, she was stunned. She thought to herself that this reasoning was indeed correct, but how could it be put into practice?

However, before she could ask, Kang Ning turned to her eldest daughter, Shouhua, and said, "Elder sister! Let's close the shop for two days as we agreed before!"

"What? What? What do you mean by closing for two days?" Upon hearing this, Li Niangzi immediately became anxious: "You're going to close the shop like this?"

"It should be closed!" However, Shouhua nodded slightly, agreeing with her third sister's opinion, and said, "We were too hasty before! We need to find a different way to do this business!"

"Mother!" Kang Ning's eyes darted around, and she asked again, "Do you have any money left?"

Lady Li was taken aback, then put on a troubled expression and said, "Silver? We don't have a single coin right now!"

However, her acting was rather clumsy, which made Shouhua, Fuhui, and the others next to her burst into laughter.

"Yes!" Kang Ning said with a smile, shaking Li Niangzi's arm.

"No!" Lady Li was in a real pain right now, so she quickly shook her head again.

"Yes!" With her elder sister Shouhua as an inside agent, Kang Ning naturally knew that Li Niangzi still had some savings. She smiled and continued speaking to her mother.

"...Hehe...hehe..." Upon hearing that Kang Ning was unwilling to give up, Lady Li could only chuckle helplessly a few times. It seemed that even the last bit of capital she had left wouldn't last!

"What happened to my second sister?" Just then, Aunt Shouhua noticed that her second sister, Fuhui, was sitting next to her, her eyes slightly glazed over as if she had something on her mind, so she asked again.

She had sensed that Fu Hui's condition was not quite right, but she hadn't had a chance to ask her. Now, however, she could no longer ignore it!

Upon hearing this, all the women present turned their gazes to Fu Hui, and even the mother and daughter, Li Niangzi and Kang Ning, who were playfully teasing each other, stopped joking.

"The Fan family just sent someone to inform me!" Fu Hui said with a disdainful smile, "They said they're going to arrange a concubine for Fan Lianghan tomorrow, and they want me to go back and take a look in person..."

"He even said that if I didn't agree, he would make Fan Lianghan divorce me!"

Fu Hui, at this point, couldn't help but laugh out loud, because she still found the Fan family's actions utterly ridiculous.

It's just helping Fan Lianghan take a concubine, isn't it? Why are you so reluctant to part with her?

The only thing that bothered her about this was that the Fan family was clearly trying to disgust her!

"I understand!" Upon hearing this, Third Sister Kang Ning's eyes darted around and she immediately said, "It must be that Chai An told the head of the Fan family about our lunch with the Marquis in the private room on the second floor this afternoon!"

"They wanted to use this to remind Second Sister of her identity as a daughter-in-law of the Fan family, and not to get too close to other men!"

"Yes! That must be it!" Aunt Shouhua nodded after hearing this, feeling that her third sister's analysis was very reasonable!