binnovel Chapter 336 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'
Chapter 336 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'
The next morning, Su Jinyue woke up in Shen Huaizhi's arms.
Last night, they didn't go too far. Shen Huaizhi had just taken the essence of wood, and the most important thing was for him to rest.
Sleep is the best time for the body to recover. Shen Huaizhi was still asleep, but Su Jinyue could see that his complexion was much better than yesterday. The essence of wood was slowly improving and nourishing his body.
The essence of wood is very precious, and Su Jinyue doesn't have much of it, but at this rate, it should be enough when Shen Huaizhi needs to detoxify.
Su Jinyue carefully got out of bed without waking Shen Huaizhi.
Outside, the spring grass and spring rain had already begun their work, but their master had not yet risen, so they moved very carefully, not daring to make a sound.
Upon seeing Su Jinyue get up, the two immediately brought her toiletries and helped her wash and get ready.
The cook in the kitchen also brought over breakfast, which Su Jinyue ate first. She instructed that Shen Huaizhi's medicinal porridge be kept warm for him until he woke up.
After breakfast, Su Jinyue sighed, "What a wicked feudal society! This life of being waited on hand and foot really corrupts one's will."
When Su Jinyue went to pay her respects to the Lady of the Marquis yesterday, the Lady of the Marquis said that she did not need to pay her respects to the Lady of the Marquis in the morning and evening for the next few days, so Su Jinyue did not plan to go out.
Su Jinyue, being a concubine's wife, is not well-liked, so she shouldn't go out and get in other people's way too often.
Besides, she's not a masochist. She wouldn't stand for running such a long way every morning to be looked down upon in the Lady of the Marquis's courtyard.
Su Jinyue didn't expect anyone in the Marquis's mansion to look up to her, and she didn't need the few taels of monthly allowance the mansion gave her. She hoped the people in the mansion would forget about them.
With nothing to do today, Su Jinyue decided to plan her dowry.
Although her stepmother hadn't put much effort into preparing her dowry, since she was marrying into the Marquis's household, her stepmother didn't dare to skimp too much. The major items were prepared to the best of her ability, but they didn't quite suit Su Jinyue's taste.
The dowry was only two thousand taels. Logically speaking, two thousand taels was not a small amount for Su Fanglin, a fifth-rank official. However, the dowry prepared for Su Jinlan by her stepmother was ten thousand taels!
Now, Su Jinlan's dowry is all in Su Jinyue's hands. Her stepmother put a lot of thought into giving Su Jinlan her dowry, but unfortunately, Su Jinlan can't use it anymore.
Su Jinyue looked through Su Jinlan's dowry, and when she found something she liked, she wrote it down so she could exchange it with her own dowry and use it directly.
Su Jinyue's dowry also included two boxes of books, all of which were rare books collected by the original owner. These should be placed in Shen Huaizhi's study; he would definitely like them.
The dowry included a deed for a courtyard house, but the location wasn't ideal; it was near the city gate.
There was also a small estate of about a hundred acres on the outskirts of the capital, which was not close to the capital. Su Jinyue looked at the accounts and found that the harvests had been poor year after year. She didn't know if it was because the land was bad or if the estate manager was cheating.
Su Jinyue was somewhat worried. She had no one at hand. Apart from her personal maid and Granny Lin, the only people who came with her from the Su family as part of her dowry were a family's outbuildings, which were currently being housed in the first courtyard.
However, since these were people from the Su family, Su Jinyue was still not entirely comfortable using them.
The Su family's preparations were far from thorough, so Su Jinyue was just making do with it for now. Once she had the time and a clearer understanding of the situation, she would decide whether to take over or sell it.
Unfortunately, the stepmother prepared shops and estates in good locations for Su Jinlan, but Su Jinyue had no way of managing them.
Although Su Jinyue has land deeds and house deeds, it will cause a lot of trouble once the Su family finds out.
Su Jinyue actually still had shops and estates secretly given to her by her maternal grandfather, as well as 20,000 taels of private savings.
The gifts from my maternal grandfather and uncle were naturally of high quality; the shop was a prime location in the capital, and the estate was a thousand-acre hot spring estate on the outskirts of Beijing.
Her maternal grandfather and uncle were truly good to her, their granddaughter. To ensure she had a good life, they sent her generous New Year's gifts to the Su family every year.
Su Fanglin came from a poor family and had no way to make money. Although his stepmother, Madam Feng, came from a noble family, her family had fallen on hard times and he even needed Madam Feng's help.
The reason the Su family has been able to live so comfortably and without financial hardship all these years is because of the support provided by the maternal grandparents' family!
The Lin family, my maternal grandfather's family, were just merchants with no powerful backing. Su Fanglin, a fifth-rank official, was the biggest backing they could find.
Logically speaking, the Su family and the Lin family should have a mutually beneficial relationship, but in recent years, the Su family's appetite has grown bigger and bigger, and they have gradually begun to coerce others.
Previously, Su Jinyue was in the Su family, and her maternal grandfather's Lin family could only be controlled by her. But now it's different. Su Jinyue has married into the Xuanping Marquis's mansion.
Although Su Jinyue married only a son of a concubine, it did not prevent her from using the Marquis's mansion as a banner to do her own thing!
Su Jinyue knew that her maternal grandfather had sacrificed too much for her, and now that she was capable, she could give back to the Lin family.
She has countless modern recipes and secret formulas in her mind; any one of them could make the Lin family a fortune.
However, Su Jinyue still needed to think about which one to choose.
As Su Jinyue was pondering, she heard a noise from the inner room; it must be Shen Huaizhi waking up.
Shen Huaizhi slept extremely well, feeling that he had never felt so relaxed in all these years.
Shen Huaizhi turned his head and found himself alone on the bed. He pulled back the bed curtains and saw that it was already broad daylight outside.
He got up and had just put on his shoes and coat when Su Jinyue came in.
"you're awake."
Su Jinyue came in and naturally helped Shen Huaizhi get dressed.
Shen Huaizhi looked at Su Jinyue with tender eyes and a gentle expression. After their heartfelt conversation last night, the two of them seemed to have become even closer and more in sync.
Su Jinyue carefully examined Shen Huaizhi's complexion, then took his wrist and checked his pulse. She found that he was indeed in better health than before, which gave her more confidence in the subsequent treatment.
After Shen Huaizhi finished washing up, Su Jinyue pulled him to the outer room, where the medicinal porridge that had been kept warm for him was served.
"You've slept for so long, you must be hungry. I've been keeping this medicinal porridge warm for you, it should be ready now, go ahead and eat."
"Alright, thank you very much, my lady." Shen Huaizhi smiled and picked up his bowl to eat.
Shen Huaizhi was indeed hungry; this was the first time in many years that he had felt hungry.
After taking a bite, Shen Huaizhi found that the usually bland porridge had become delicious. He was so tempted that he drank two bowls in one go.
Just as Shen Huaizhi was about to drink his third bowl, Su Jinyue quickly stopped him.
Shen Huaizhi's appetite has been poor due to years of drinking herbal medicine. Now, thanks to the essence of wood, his appetite has increased significantly, but eating too much puts too much strain on his stomach and intestines, which is not a good thing.