My husband faked his death so I could remarry, but I got involved with my crazy brother and can'

Old Lady Lai didn't want to give this fool any pointers.

But in the end, I was also assigned to this courtyard.

If this fool is truly humiliated, how will she maintain her standing in the household in the future?

Those people in the manor are always good at fawning over the powerful and belittling the weak.

Seeing Granny Lai's attitude, Su Zhirou suppressed her anger and forced a smile: "In that case, I'll rely on Granny Lai's guidance from now on."

"No problem, no problem."

As she spoke, Madam Lai reached out her hand, asking for a reward: "Madam, you're new here, surely you won't be stingy with even a small reward? This old woman won't stand for it!"

Su Zhirou had never seen such a shameless person.

But considering that Granny Lai was sent by Xie Huaiyun, and that she was a nobody in the household, she knew she would have to ask this old hag for favors in the future, so she suppressed her anger.

"Winter Snow".

Dongxue covered her face, feeling wronged, but still took out two taels of silver as a reward.

After all, she was a servant; how could she disobey her master?

Madam Lai weighed the money in her hand, her face showing disdain: "Madam, if the money isn't right, it'll be difficult for me to do anything for you..."

"What do you mean? You think two taels of silver isn't enough?!"

Dongxue frowned deeply. As a personal maid, she only received three taels of silver a month!

Knowing the Duke's mansion was wealthy, she took extra money, but was still looked down upon.

This old woman is far too greedy.

"Madam, I'm not trying to cause trouble, but we only receive five taels of silver a month. It's far too little for our first meeting. Shouldn't we at least get an extra month's pay?"

"You are, after all, the Crown Prince's consort, and you brought a considerable dowry. There's no need to skimp on this little bit of money, is there?"

Su Zhirou gritted her teeth in anger.

Her dowry only appeared large; it mostly consisted of cotton quilts and some cheap silk fabrics, and in reality, it was nothing special.

Unlike that wretched woman Su Yingxue, who had such a mother and a dowry of tens of millions.

Those are all the real deal.

However, since she has come to the Duke's mansion.

She certainly wouldn't let her live an easy life, and her multi-million dollar dowry would ultimately end up in her own hands.

Thinking of this, Su Zhirou's eyebrows relaxed, and she took a gold hairpin from her hair and handed it to Lai Mama.

"I hope Mom will be more considerate in the future."

Lai's mother's eyes lit up: "Of course, of course!"

After receiving the reward money, Liang's mother went down to arrange the courtyard.

Su Yingxue slept quite well that night.

The next day, I got up in the morning.

Looking at the spacious courtyard, Xia Zhi smiled brightly: "Miss, it seems that the young master is truly devoted to you. I heard that the second young lady was only given the remote and cramped Luomei Courtyard. The second young lady is now the young master's wife. If the young master is like this, he must not be fond of the second young lady."

"Now that I am the lady, I must be more careful next time and not give anyone a handle to use against me."

Su Yingxue gently reminded him.

Ultimately, Xia Zhi was loyal to her, and in this life, she would never let anything happen to Xia Zhi.

"Yes, Xia Zhi, how dare you speak to the Second Madam like that? There's a blood feud between the Madam and the Young Master. Do you really expect them to reconcile?"

"Who doesn't know? The Second Madam is deeply in love with the Second Young Master. Yesterday, she was only considering the bigger picture. Now that she's come to the Duke's Mansion, the war between the Second Madam and the Young Master has only just begun!"

As Chunfen spoke, she snatched the comb from Xiazhi's hand and began combing Su Yingxue's hair.

Su Yingxue smiled coldly: "Spring Equinox, in your opinion, you want me to fight the Crown Prince to the bitter end? At all costs?"

"Yes, Second Madam, you are now the Second Young Master's woman. He saved your life before, and now that he has been killed by the Heir Apparent, don't you want to avenge him?"

"Second Madam, do you really intend to have two sons inherit the family line? To betray the Second Young Master?"

As she spoke of the Spring Equinox, her voice held a hint of surprise, yet also a strong sense of probing.

"In your opinion, what should I do?" Su Yingxue looked at her with great interest.

Chunfen thought her moment to shine had arrived and was incredibly excited: "In my opinion, we must get rid of the Crown Prince without anyone knowing!"

Spring Equinox made a throat-slitting gesture.

"Once the heir apparent dies, the second young lady will pose no threat to you. In any case, the Duke and Duchess both adore the second young master. When the time comes, you only need to suggest adopting a child from a collateral branch and request the title of heir apparent, and everything will be resolved!"

"Oh?" Su Yingxue raised an eyebrow: "You've certainly thought things through, but how can you eliminate the prince without anyone noticing?"

Chunfen was taken aback, not expecting Su Yingxue to ask her the specific reason, and her gaze towards Su Yingxue changed several times.

"This... I haven't decided yet..."

"What, do you want me to assassinate the prince and be discovered, condemned by the world, and die without a burial place?" Su Yingxue pressed, her eyes cold.

Chunfen was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and hurriedly tried to explain, "Second Madam, you've misunderstood me... How could I do such a thing... I've always been loyal to you..."

Seeing this, Xia Zhi said smugly, "Second Madam, don't listen to her. She just doesn't want you to have a good life. The most important thing right now is for you to get along well with the Heir Apparent so that you can establish yourself in this Duke's Mansion in the future."

Previously, Miss had always firmly believed in the Spring Equinox, but after all, Miss is a woman, how could she be so stubborn? Even going against her husband's family?

This is clearly a deliberate attempt to harm the second young lady.

"What Xia Zhi said is very good. As for the Spring Equinox, drag him away and give him thirty lashes."

As Su Yingxue spoke, she raised her hand to tidy her hair, and a faint smile curved her lips.

"Master, spare me! I am utterly loyal! Please don't let those villains sway you!" Chunfen pleaded hastily.

Su Yingxue then lowered her eyes to look at her: "Chunfen, you have tried to kill me time and time again. I am sparing your life now only because of our past relationship. If you refuse to listen to my advice, don't blame me for being ruthless..."

"This servant accepts the punishment, this servant accepts... the punishment..."

As the spring equinox approached, a fleeting glint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

"Alright, Xia Zhi, come with me to pay respects to your mother-in-law."

When a new bride enters the family, she is supposed to pay her respects to her mother-in-law.

In her previous life, she was harassed by her mother-in-law when she met her because she was competing with Xie Huaiyun.

She was even forced to kneel in the ancestral hall on the very first day of her marriage.

Su Zhirou stood aside and added fuel to the fire, changing her punishment from one day to three days.

Afterwards, Su Zhirou feigned concern: "Sister, I didn't mean it. I really just wanted to help you... It must be the young master who didn't want you to have an easy time, so he informed my mother-in-law beforehand, which is why he punished you..."

At that time, she thought Su Zhirou was truly on her side, so she treated Su Zhirou kindly and blamed all the mistakes on Xie Huaiyun.

But now it seems...

I was so foolish back then.

lobby.

Su Zhirou had indeed finished serving tea early and was sitting to the side.

"Kneel down!"

Wei Shi, who had been so affectionate yesterday, looked at Su Yingxue with displeasure.

Su Yingxue's heart skipped a beat.

Even though it was late in her previous life, Wei Shi didn't seem to be this angry.

Not to mention, she wasn't late at all this time.

"What does Mother mean by this?" Su Yingxue asked, frowning.

Su Zhirou spoke softly from the side, "Sister, are you still going to hide it from Mother? Mother already knows about your assassination attempt on the Crown Prince. Sister, you'd better explain quickly!"