Yu family.
Yu Weiwei sat in front of the dressing table and looked at herself in the bronze mirror for a moment, then applied some bright red lip balm on her lips, and then licked away the excess color. The sweetness of a girl and the charm of a young woman intertwined, making her look extremely gorgeous.
Smiling at herself, Yu Weiwei stood up and walked out, "Where's my son-in-law?"
"She should be in the study at this time." Xiao Tao, the personal maid, replied as she put a cloak on her girl. "Is there anything you need? I'll tell her right away."
"No need, call the butler over."
The wind was whistling, and Yu Weiwei stood in the corridor waiting. The cold wind could make her more awake.
Wu Zhen, the housekeeper who had spent his entire life in the Yu family, felt his eyes well up when he saw such a girl. His girl finally cheered up.
"Uncle Wu, what is the situation at home now?"
Wu Zhen was stunned for a moment, "Miss, what are you doing..."
Yu Weiwei looked at him steadily and said in a deep voice: "All the orders given by Qi Qiu in these days are invalid. Uncle Wu, do you understand?"
Even though she didn't understand before, Wu Zhen understood now. He summarized the recent events at home and said what the girl wanted to know: "A few days ago, the son-in-law brought six people home, saying that they were his bought servants. In order to prepare for the exam in the capital in the future, he went to the master's study under the pretext of looking for books."
Looking up at his daughter, Wu Zhen said, "The master and the mistress have long since stopped caring about things, and you are sick and rarely see people. The son-in-law is the only master who shows up in the family, and the servants naturally obey his orders. If time goes on... the girl should pay more attention to the affairs of the family."
"I was negligent, Uncle Wu. Have someone you trust guard all the newcomers. Don't leave any of them behind. Find a good excuse."
"yes."
"Find a few more people to follow me." Yu Weiwei shrugged her sleeves, "Let's go teach our son-in-law a lesson."
Wu Zhen felt that this was not a good idea, but after thinking about it he felt it was a good idea. His son-in-law really did not treat him as an outsider recently. If the girl tacitly agreed, it would be fine, they could only accept it, but the girl obviously had no intention of letting the son-in-law step on her head, so he just had to help his own girl.
In the study, Qi Qiu was looking at a map. When the door was pushed open, he looked up unhappily. When he saw who was coming, he hurried out to greet him. "Why are you up? Didn't the doctor say that it's easy to have a relapse after being exposed to the wind?"
"I feel bored staying in the house every day, let's go out for a walk." Yu Weiwei walked past him and entered the house. This study was decorated later and it had everything it should have.
Qi Qiu smiled gently, "It's already the end of February. When you are well again, it will be a good time to go out for an outing. If you don't take good care of yourself and still can't go out by then, that will be a problem."
"It's just some minor illnesses and pains, nothing serious." Yu Weiwei looked up at him, "I heard from the housekeeper that there's a new addition to the family?"
"Yes, please don't laugh at me, Weiwei. When I become Mr. Pan's disciple, I will need a few servants to support me. If I use the Yu family's people, I'm afraid people will laugh at me. So I bought a few unfamiliar ones. If others talk about it, I will have a reason to justify it."
He had a good reason and put himself in a low position. If Yu Weiwei didn't know the inside story, she would feel sorry for him putting herself in such a low position. But now she just wanted to ask, "Where are their indentures? The indentures of the servants in my house are in my hands now. Please take all these people's indentures for me as well."
Qi Qiu paused for a moment, then immediately responded and said, "I'll go look for it later."
"Why would someone who just bought it have to look for it? Just tell me where it is and have the servants go get it."
Qi Qiu felt something was wrong when he saw Yu Weiwei dressed up. He frowned after thinking about it quickly. "What do you mean? If you are not happy about me buying someone, just tell me. I know I am a son-in-law with no status. If you don't agree, I will not dare to disobey you."
Yu Weiwei was surprised. "What do you mean by that, my husband? Shouldn't the wife of the house keep things like the indenture contract? Is it because I'm seeking a son-in-law that things are different?"
Qi Qiu was caught off guard and was speechless for a moment. Yu Weiwei had been too easy to control during these days of marriage, and he was unable to react for a moment.
Without waiting for him to make amends, Yu Weiwei asked again: "Could it be that there is something fishy going on here? Then I want to see the indenture contract. Will your husband give it to you?"
"… I'm reading a book right now. I'll find it for you later."
Yu Weiwei stood up and walked closer, and saw clearly what was spread out on the desk, which was a map of Jinyang City.
Qi Qiu closed it casually, folded it carefully a few times and put it aside. After a moment, he regained his soft voice, "I know you are tired of staying in the house, but you still have to listen to the doctor. After all, your health is more important, right?"
"Don't change the subject. Give me the indenture."
"Weiwei, I will definitely find it for you later, okay? How can such a small matter be as important as my studies? Believe me, my teachers have praised my talent and learning. One day I will pass the exam and be admitted to the capital. Then you will be the wife of an official."
"My dear husband, you may not know me very well." Yu Weiwei smiled lightly, but very charmingly, "I will not give up until the result comes to what I have decided, so I will not discuss anything else with you before you give me the indenture."
"Weiwei..."
It was an extremely intimate name. Yu Weiwei felt shaken when she heard him call her that for the first time on their wedding night. But as sweet as it was then, it was as painful for her now.
This is her man, her husband, but this man wants to kill her!
Closing her eyes, Yu Weiwei called out coldly, "Someone come."
Wu Zhen stood up with a few guards, "Miss."
"Please go back to your room, uncle." Yu Weiwei walked out first. "I think when he goes back to his room, he will remember where he put the indenture. If he still can't remember, you can help him."
"Yes." Wu Zhen waved his hand, and several guards dispersed. "Sir, please come in."
Qi Qiu knew that things were going to go bad. Where could he find a contract to sell himself? He was careless and thought that Yu Weiwei had given her heart to him and he could control her from now on. However, he didn't expect that she suddenly became like a different person. Yes, she looked a bit like the eldest daughter of the Yu family who had a bad temper as rumored.
Wu Zhen bowed again, "Sir, please."
Qi Qiu glanced at him and walked out from behind the desk, thinking of a solution as he walked. However, unless Zeng Xianglin appeared immediately to vouch for him, the matter would not be resolved.
At the bedroom door, Qi Qiu looked at Yu Weiwei with gentle eyes, "Weiwei, you don't trust me, but you trust your cousin? If I were a person with bad morals, would he still promise you to me? If you don't believe me, go ask him."
"I will ask him, please."
Of course there was no indenture, so Qi Qiu simply gave up looking for it. He sat there with an air of being wronged. Yu Weiwei sneered and gestured to Wu Zhen.
Wu Zhen and his men searched through all of Qi Qiu's things, but they didn't find the indenture, nor any other useful things. It was as if this man was worth nothing.