Chapter 90 Mother of Qin
Such a scandalous incident that caused a lot of gossip happened in the Marquis' Mansion. As soon as the birthday banquet was over, all the guests tactfully said goodbye and left.
Qin Shuyu had finally seen off the guests, and only at this time did she have the chance to return to her boudoir to talk to her mother.
Mother Qin saw everything that happened in the back garden today. As the mother's family, she couldn't interfere and could only keep her dissatisfaction to herself.
Mother Qin pursed her lips, looked Qin Shuyu up and down, and sighed distressedly: "Yu'er, tell your mother, have you been bullied in the Marquis' Mansion?"
"Xie Yuchuan and that Shen Wei who was brought back from the frontier have been making a big fuss in the capital. They even said something about being together for life and wanting to divorce you and give way to Miss Shen. I heard about this at the Qin family."
"If I had known Xie Yuchuan was such a heartless person, I shouldn't have let you marry him."
"But now you're married, alas, you've been wronged..."
Mother Qin could only curse Xie Yuchuan verbally and couldn't even go to talk to him in person.
There was nothing she could do except feel heartbroken.
Qin Shuyu concealed the bitterness in her heart. She and her family had finally met on this birthday celebration and she didn't want to make her parents worry about her.
She could only shake her head and smile, and then explained lightly: "Mother, I am the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion, and I am in charge of the entire Marquis' Mansion. Who can make me angry?"
"As for you, I haven't seen you for only half a year, but you have a few more gray hairs in your hair."
"Did Qin Zihong get into trouble again?"
When Qin's mother came today, Qin Shuyu noticed that her face looked not very good, but she needed to entertain the guests at that time, so she didn't have time to ask.
Apart from Qin Zihong, she couldn't think of anyone else who could make Qin's mother worry all day long.
After hearing that Qin Shuyu was living well in the Marquis' Mansion, Qin's mother felt relieved.
When she came, she was thinking that if Xie Yuchuan really disregarded everything for Shen Wei as the rumors said, then as a mother-in-law... she could only persuade her daughter to be patient, and it seemed that there was nothing she could do.
When I think about it this way, it’s quite frustrating.
Fortunately, Xie Yuchuan has been able to get to where he is today thanks to the Qin family. Even if he likes Shen Wei very much, he dare not divorce his wife.
Thinking of this, Qin's mother felt at ease and kept the matter to herself.
She patted the back of Qin Shuyu's hand with relief: "Yu'er, I'm relieved that you can live well. There will be some friction and quarrels between husband and wife, so don't take it to heart."
"Although the Marquis values that woman, in the final analysis, you are the mistress and the legal wife. It's okay to be more tolerant and generous while the novelty of his feelings has not worn off."
"The most important thing is to give birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible. Don't worry too much about those concubines and mistresses who are not presentable."
"After a while, he will know how good you are."
Qin Shuyu listened to her mother's comfort, the smile on her face faded a little, but she didn't say anything.
"As for your brother, ah, I thought if he had an official position, he wouldn't hang out with bad friends all day long."
"Your father spent so much effort to find him a good job, but he accidentally burned the tax ledger of all the towns in the south on his first day in office."
"Now your father is so worried that he doesn't know what to do."
"If this matter is not handled properly, it may alarm the emperor. Then, all the staff on duty in the government office will suffer."
"Your brother...I'm afraid his future is ruined!"
Qin Shuyu was so shocked after hearing these words that she was speechless. She never thought that her own brother could cause such a big disaster.
Taxes are the foundation of a country!
The taxes in the past two years were all counted by each town, but the grain and silver taxes collected each year were not enough to cover the expenses, and the emperor was very anxious about this.
I don't know who made the suggestion, but two years ago, the emperor suddenly decided to let the Ministry of Revenue do the statistics personally, control it manually, and issued layers of instructions.
In this way, corruption among local officials who exploit others at every level can be avoided.
Although there are still some tricks involved, it is much better overall and the national treasury has been much fuller in the past two years.
"How could he cause such a big trouble?" Qin Shuyu was anxious and angry. He felt really troubled and helpless about this uneducated brother.
But she knew that she couldn't just ignore it. Her honor was tied to her mother's family. "What did Daddy say? Is there any way to solve this problem now?"