After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen
Chapter 32 - 031: If you paid for the manor, you should deal with the trouble!

Chapter 32: Chapter 031: If you paid for the manor, you should deal with the trouble!

"What!" Mrs. Fu looked at her in disbelief.

Nanny Qi swallowed her saliva: "I mean, hand the estate over to her, and then give her all the indentures and the roster of the servants in the mansion. Once she handles it, wouldn’t it be legitimate?

"It’s just a thousand taels of silver; she can easily pull it out. As long as she takes out the silver, wouldn’t all the difficulties be solved?"

Didn’t Fu Zhen earlier use the excuse that Mrs. Fu wasn’t managing this matter to watch the mockery unfold at Rongfu Hall?

If this trouble becomes Mrs. Fu’s trouble, can they still laugh about it?

Thinking of the slap she received earlier, the anger in Nanny Qi’s heart flared up. She swore that she would not rest until she avenged it!

Mrs. Fu was taken aback after hearing this and then reprimanded: "Nonsense! If the estate ends up in her hands, wouldn’t it become her private property?!"

"This plan is just a temporary measure! Once we get through this hurdle, can’t I find an excuse later to take it back?"

Nanny Qi got up from the ground and came to Mrs. Fu’s side: "Today, the eldest lady is so arrogant. Don’t you want to discipline her? The eldest lady is the lady’s weakness. As long as you hold her, what else can the lady do?"

Mrs. Fu began to consider the idea after hearing this.

There are many precedents for such matters. Take the South Suburb Estate, for instance. It was acquired in such a manner.

Since it happened once, naturally there can be a second time, a third time.

But thinking of the sharp-tongued Fu Zhen from earlier, Mrs. Fu hesitated a bit. That wretched girl had indeed changed significantly. Although she was convinced that Fu Zhen couldn’t change into someone else, she didn’t quite seem like the submissive little pitiful girl she used to be.

And Mrs. Fu’s attitude today was also different from before, wasn’t it?

"Madam," Nanny Qi, seeing her indecision, became anxious, "Master is still accompanying the Prefecture Chief in the front yard, waiting for you to decide. At this point, aside from this method, isn’t there any other way? If the Prefecture Chief loses patience and gets angry, it might be irretrievable."

Thinking of the words that wretched girl Bixi instilled in her after being dragged out, she shivered!

No matter how Fu Zhen behaved, she could ignore it for the time being, but she couldn’t neglect Zheng An and Qi Quan.

If the Fu Family didn’t compensate, Zheng An and Qi Quan would end up in jail, which was utterly unacceptable to her!

Even though Mrs. Fu was unwilling, she was put in a difficult position by these words.

Besides, if Zheng An exposed her matter of embezzling Ning’s dowry money to buy the Tianfu and then claiming it as private property, she absolutely couldn’t bear it, and neither could Fu Jun.

Therefore, going to jail was absolutely impossible!

She couldn’t produce a thousand taels of silver herself, and the public funds weren’t ample either. Drawing out a thousand taels all at once would create a significant deficit! If Ning refused to contribute, how could this deficit be filled?

Looking at Nanny Qi, she gritted her teeth and asked: "Have you thought of any good ways to deal with Zhen?"

Even if she were to execute this temporary measure, she needed to be fully confident in retrieving those land deeds and indentures!

Nanny Qi’s eyes gleamed sinisterly: "There’s an opportunity right before us, the marriage between the eldest lady and the Du Family... Given how arrogant the eldest lady acted today, Madam, do you think it’s suitable to let her marry over there?"

Mrs. Fu’s drooping triangular eyes immediately glinted with light!

That’s right! Such a good marriage, Ning would certainly be unwilling to let go. The more unwilling she is, the easier it will be to manipulate her!

"Go to the storeroom and fetch the land deeds!"

...

After leaving Rongfu Hall, Fu Zhen proceeded slowly along the corridor towards the flower hall.

Halfway there, Bixi caught up with her: "Miss! Madam indeed led Nanny Qi to open the small storeroom in Rongfu Hall and took out a small box! Now, Nanny Qi is already carrying that box over!"

Fu Zhen looked back toward the direction of Rongfu Hall. Seeing someone indeed coming, she pulled Bixi aside, hiding behind the flowers and trees. Sure enough, it was Nanny Qi carrying the box towards the flower hall.

Once she crossed the threshold, Fu Zhen quickly quickened her pace and followed!

At the flower hall, Fu Jun was already on edge. When the Prefecture Chief revealed that Zheng An and the two had scuffled with the governor at the government office, his head went numb!

He had been wondering why the Prefecture Chief would personally lead them to the Fu Family seeking justice. With the governor involved, wasn’t the reason clear?

In his heart, he cursed Zheng An and the others a million times, casting many glances toward Mrs. Fu, but Mrs. Fu ignored them completely. Aggravated, he could only repeatedly send people to rush to Rongfu Hall.

In the end, unable to bear the Prefecture Chief’s impatient gaze, he was about to get up and personally seek out Mrs. Fu to discuss a solution when a house servant at the door announced that Nanny Qi had arrived!

Fu Jun immediately got up and walked out the door.

Nanny Qi, holding the box, explained her intent and then said: "Madam has instructed that for now, this is the only way. Please have the Master quickly let the lady take over and resolve this matter."

Fu Jun was furious but had no choice but to comply. Opening the box to check, he then turned and gestured to Mrs. Fu in the hall.

Mrs. Fu walked out, and Fu Jun handed her the box: "You always said the South Suburb Estate was none of your business. You also said the servants in the mansion weren’t under your command. Now the land deed of the estate and the indentures of the servants are all handed over to you. Are you satisfied?"

Mrs. Fu looked at the box but didn’t accept it: "I have plenty on my plate. Why give me this without reason? I can’t manage it. You should give it back to Madam."

Fu Jun held back his anger: "You don’t appreciate it when you’re given face? Back then, it was your money that bought that estate. Do you dare say it’s unrelated to you? This matter today is up to you to handle!"

"Let me take a look!"

Fu Zhen stepped out from behind and immediately opened the box. Sure enough, the land deeds and the bound indentures were all inside. She closed the box and handed it to Mrs. Fu: "Since Father sincerely wants Mother to be the legitimate mistress, why doesn’t Mother just fulfill Father’s wish?

"The Fu Family’s troubles are our troubles as well. Mother, just take it upon yourself to clean up this mess.

"Besides, Father made a good point. It was your money that bought the estate. Who told you to spend the money? If you hadn’t bought it, none of this would’ve happened. That’s your fault!"

Fu Jun, rare to see her offer an olive branch, found his expression softening: "What Zhen said makes sense. You should just accept it!"

Mrs. Fu looked at him: "What’s the use of giving me the land deeds? You can still take it back later."

"Then what do you want?"

Mrs. Fu said: "If you sincerely want to entrust me with the management, you must draft a document stating that the estate was purchased with my money and from now on, both the estate and the servants in the mansion are under my sole control. No one else shall interfere or take them back.

"Otherwise, I pay the money and resolve this matter, but if any residual issues arise later, and you come to blame me, wouldn’t I become an unjust victim?"

Fu Jun gritted his teeth in resentment but didn’t want to argue further. Anyway, with the marriage to the Du Family in place, he’s not worried about controlling her!

So, swallowing his indignation, he said: "Bring paper and pen! I’ll sign a document for you right now!"

Mrs. Fu said: "That’s the best."

Then she asked Jin Zhu beside her to fetch paper and ink.

Fu Jun, leaning against the railing, swiftly wrote the document.

As an imperial examination scholar, drafting such a document was a cinch for him.

Fu Zhen stepped up to help review it, and seeing no issues, Mrs. Fu then carried the box back to the hall.

Fu Jun followed behind. Just as he finally relaxed, he saw Mrs. Fu present the document directly to the Prefecture Chief:

"Lord Mansion, this is a document my husband just personally drafted. It is rare for you to be here today with such a high status. I humbly ask you to add a few words on this document and imprint it with the government office’s seal as a witness."