usatvline Chapter 73 The Young General Who Mistakenly Became His Benefactor 2
Chapter 73 The Young General Who Mistakenly Became His Benefactor 2
"Madam Zhang came to my courtyard for something, and you can tell me now. But there is one thing I need to remind you, Auntie. You are only one of my father's concubines and are not qualified to be called Madam. If I hear others call you that again, not only the servants but also you will be punished. Do you understand?"
Zhang opened her mouth, but Ji Yanli's cold gaze made her feel unfamiliar. This child had been born without a mother, and she had tried to lead him astray more than once, but was always protected by the maids and servants left behind by the old master and the mistress.
Fortunately, he did not fight or compete. The wealth of the Ji family seemed to have nothing to do with him. He just focused on his work.
She thought that there was nothing wrong in letting him charge into battle like an old ox, killing the enemy while her children stayed behind to enjoy the benefits.
But this time when I came back, it seemed different.
Zhang is a smart person. She rarely takes action herself when she wants to deal with someone. However, she has been used to having everything go smoothly over the years, which makes her a little impulsive.
At that moment, she put on a smile and said, "It's my majesty who failed to manage the servants well. Don't worry, this month the wages of all the servants in the mansion will be reduced by half. This will teach them a lesson, and they will behave themselves from now on."
Ji Yanli sneered: "It's obviously my aunt and Song Jingshu who are unruly. They actually want to punish the servants in the entire mansion. My aunt's housekeeping ability is really not good enough..."
Zhang's face turned pale.
Ji Yanli repeatedly questioned her ability as a housekeeper in front of everyone. She originally wanted to push the servants in the mansion against him, but the damn Ji Yanli didn't fall for it.
She instinctively felt that it was not appropriate to continue arguing today, but when she thought of her frail son, she was unwilling to do so.
"Second Young Master, your eldest brother has been in poor health since childhood. That courtyard is quiet and suitable for recuperation. Why don't you let your eldest brother live there? If you want to change courtyards, your aunt will find you a better one."
"No need. I think Auntie should also know the rules of the mansion. Normally, children born out of wedlock should live in the west courtyard. Although my eldest brother is the eldest son, I remember that you were taken into the mansion by my father after my mother passed away. So he is not even the eldest son out of wedlock.
"But he's just a concubine, and it's generous of the mansion to give him a bite to eat, and he even dares to occupy the best courtyard in the mansion... He has been in poor health since he was a child, and Auntie should think about it. He is forcing something that is not destined to have, and it has ruined his own blessings."
"Second Young Master!"
Zhang was shaking with anger.
Ji Yanli, that little bastard, actually dared to curse her son!
"Second Young Master, Qingfeng Courtyard has been vacated."
The servant who had been sent out earlier came back to report. Ji Yanli curled his lips and said, "Clean it up first, and I'll move in tomorrow. Big brother doesn't know what's going on, so don't let him make you sick."
Zhang's vision became dizzy and she could no longer stand. She was helped out by her maid.
Before leaving, she couldn't hold back her smile anymore and said coldly, "I hope the general can still be so tough when the master comes back."
She no longer had the same aura as when she came, and the servants who were secretly watching her exchanged glances with each other.
The second young master was right. Zhang was just a concubine. Not only did she act like a lady every day, but she even deducted their monthly salary.
Pooh!
The yard soon became quiet. Ji Yanli casually glanced at Song Jingshu, who was lying like a dead dog in the corner, and said, "Throw her out too. I hate ugly people the most."
Ji Yanli is simply a devil.
Song Jingshu felt a burning pain on her face and her head felt dizzy.
She got up from the ground and stumbled towards Ji Yannan's residence. She wanted to see him so that she would have the courage to continue to deal with Ji Yanli.
When she arrived at the gate of the yard and saw the servants busying around inside, she suddenly realized that the eldest young master's yard had been taken away by Ji Yanli.
How could Ji Yanli be so mean! His mother had taken away Concubine Zhang's position as the principal wife, and now he was trying to snatch the eldest young master's things. Didn't they both feel ashamed for not coming back?
Ji Yanli did not feel ashamed. He asked the maid left by Ji's mother to bring Ji's mother's dowry list and check it one by one.
The Ji family is a noble family. Their ancestor accompanied the emperor in conquering the world and was named Duke Xin'en. Ji Yanli's great-grandfather was also a martial arts genius and a master of military strategy, which made the Ji family even more prosperous.
In the following decades, no more brilliant people appeared, resulting in only empty reputation but no real power. In order to make the next generation more outstanding, the Ji family paid great attention to character and appearance when choosing a daughter-in-law in addition to family background.
Zhang was just a poor relative who had come to seek refuge from a distant place eighteen miles away. For the sake of wealth and fame, she seduced Ji Wenbin, who was then the young master of the Ji family. How could Mr. Ji look down on her?
Not to mention welcoming her into the family, she is not even qualified to be a concubine in the Ji family.
The old man chose Cheng Suian, the mother of Ji Yanli, and the daughter of Cheng Daxueshi, who had many students all over the world, for Ji Wenbin. However, although Ji Wenbin appeared to be obedient, he actually kept Zhang away from home.
It was not until Cheng Suian died of complications during childbirth when giving birth to Ji Yanli that Ji Wenbin brought Zhang and Ji Yannan, who was older than Ji Yanli, to kneel in front of the old man, wanting to marry Zhang as his second wife. Only then did the old man realize that Ji Wenbin had secretly kept a concubine.
When his first wife's child was still in swaddling clothes, he began to make plans for his concubine and her child.
The old man was very angry and beat Ji Wenbin half to death with family rules. Seeing that Ji Wenbin still insisted on welcoming Zhang into the house, the old man gave him two choices:
One was to give Zhang a sum of money and never see her again, including the illegitimate child she gave birth to. As long as he was willing to raise Ji Yanli well, he could hand over the Ji Mansion to him, and he could use the people in the Ji Mansion for his own benefit.
The second option is to marry Zhang into the family, but everything in the mansion will have nothing to do with him anymore. A hundred years later, the old man will bypass him and hand it over directly to Ji Yanli.
Ji Wenbin chose the second one without hesitation.
The old man was extremely disappointed with him and no longer asked about his affairs. He just took Ji Yanli to his own yard and raised him carefully.
So, every blade of grass and every tree in this mansion belongs to him and has nothing to do with those people.
In other words, after the old man died, the original owner didn't like to fight for things and let those people squander them. Now that Ji Yanli is here, he wants to use his things?
There are no doors!
First, he had to take back the dowry of his original mother, Cheng Suian.
Since they look down on the original mother and use her things without any hesitation, they are not worthy.
After he finished checking, he didn't wait until the next day. He just waved his hand and set off with his men.
They first went to Ji Wenbin's yard. Ji Wenbin was not there, so Ji Yanli didn't need to say anything. The people he brought broke into the house and took away all the valuables inside.
Next came Zhang's room. Zhang was cursing Ji Yanli inside. Without waiting for the maid at the door to report, Ji Yanli rushed in with his men. Amid Zhang's screams, he took away all the things that originally belonged to Cheng Sui'an.
Looking at the red sandalwood chaise longue, yellow pear wood flower pattern cabinet, agarwood carved four seasons auspicious screen, dragon carved armchair, green jade dressing table, gold painted cloud pattern box, cloisonné butterfly pattern box, jade bracelets, coral ornaments, white jade earrings, jade headpiece, agate jade jewelry, purple washing gauze cloth...
Ji Yanli was angry.
"Come here, Zhang is using the housekeeper's power to steal my mother's dowry. Report this to the authorities!"
The angry curses from Zhang's mouth were like a chicken with its neck strangled, leaving only panicked clucking sounds.
"Second Young Master, I don't have any. Don't report it to the police. Don't report it to the police."
She gave a wink to her trusted maid, who understood and quietly ran out the door, wanting to call Ji Wenbin back, but was kicked to the ground by the servants brought by Ji Yanli.