MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 498 Jin maid

 The Duke's Mansion was once a prominent family.

Du Jingyi still remembers when he married here and went home to see his parents alone. When he left, the glow in the sky was reflected on the plaque of the Duke's Mansion, and there was a sense of majesty from top to bottom.

At that time, many people said that she was a high-achieving person when she married into the royal family. But now, this once "high-ranking" family is showing signs of decline and loneliness.

As soon as you enter the door, there is an overly quiet air of death. Even if you smell it carefully, you will find an unpleasant smell, as if a corpse is decaying.

Logically speaking, April is a good time for the world, but the situation in the Duke's Mansion is really bad now.

Du Jingyi frowned and looked at all this, feeling very emotional in his heart.

Although she didn't like the weak and incompetent father-in-law, the thought of him staying alone in such a big house felt as if his soul was about to be swallowed up by the house, which made people dare not think too much.

Sister-in-law Liu and Heping'er had been here a few days ago, so they had known all these scenes for a long time, so it was not surprising. They led the couple all the way into the Yunjin Courtyard.

Du Jingyi was fine, but Gu Shaoyu was standing at the door of the yard. Although his face was calm, only he knew what was going on in his heart.

At that time, he had seen the miserable state of his father, but for the sake of the overall situation, he just let it go and left. In the days that followed, he was even more busy and did not think about his father at all.

And now, when he comes back here, the scene at that time comes back to him. He still feels a little guilty in his heart, but he has no regrets. Since he has done it, he will not come back to cry and complain about what he had no choice but to do. Of.

 So, after calming down, he said.

 “Let’s go.”

"Um."

Yunjin Courtyard, because Mrs. Wei and her henchmen made a lot of noise when they were arrested, many objects were damaged. Although it has been simply cleaned, traces can still be seen.

As for Shang Yukuan, after Mrs. Wei who was on top of him was captured, he was moved back to the main house by the slaves below. In any case, he is also the owner of this house, and there are such powerful people outside. The son was here, so the servants took good care of him.

After changing into clean clothes, applying ointment to the wounds, the bedding was also used when Mrs. Wei was still there, so it was naturally expensive. When they all stepped into this place, they saw the Duke Shang Yu. It's wide and fairly neat.

It's just that after such a long period of torture and abuse, he has long been unconscious, and even falls asleep every day. Not to mention medicine, even gruel may not be able to be fed, so he looks like a corpse. Like a breathing corpse, it looks like it's still alive, but it's actually dead.

 When the four of them saw this scene, they were all sighing.

“Who is serving father-in-law now?”

Du Jingyi was the first to ask, and the young maid next to him stood up timidly, and then said.

　　"In reply to Madam, it's a slave and Xiao Xi."

 “When did you join the Duke’s government, and where did you work as an official?”

"Back to Madam, I entered the mansion a year ago. I used to do menial work in the outer courtyard, sweeping, etc., but... But after Mrs. Wei was taken away, the courtyard became empty. When the slave passed by once, she saw... Regarding the situation of the Duke of Guo, I once had an old man who was paralyzed in bed, and I really couldn’t bear it, so I worked with Xiao Xi to help clean and wash him, and asked Madam not to blame him."

The girl in front of me seems to have average talent and average appearance. Although she is not very confident when speaking, she can at least speak fluently. She can also take care of the Duke of the country spontaneously without being asked to do so, which is still considered good. Good conscience. So, Du Jingyi glanced at his sister-in-law and gave instructions.

"You are kind-hearted. Let's do this. You and Xiao Xi will be promoted to second-class maids. When the time comes, two more servants will be assigned. The four of you will take good care of Mr. Guo, and my sister-in-law and I will not treat you badly. You are."

Du Jingyi can be said to be a sparrow turned into a chicken.

　　From a rough maid in the outer courtyard to a second-class maid in the inner courtyard, she was promoted several levels at once. Not to mention, the salary was much higher than before. How could she be unhappy about such a thing.

　　But no matter how happy you are, this joy still has to be suppressed in your heart.

 Otherwise, if the master sees her being so restless, he might withdraw the order, so he pinches the flesh with his hands to remind himself not to be arrogant, and then immediately kneels down and speaks seriously.

 “When I thank the general and my wife for the reward, I will do my best.”

 “Well, get up.”

The maid still had some sharp eyesight after she got up, so she went out immediately without disturbing the house. At the same time, she also went to arrange tea. Otherwise, the master would not have a mouthful of tea when he came. Wouldn't this make people laugh out loud?

 After the maid leaves, everyone in the house will be related by blood.

Ping'er took a step forward and whispered into Shang Yukuan's ear.

“Grandpa, Ping’er is here to see you, and mother, uncle and aunt are all here. Please open your eyes and take a look.”

 His words fell into Shang Yukuan's ears, as if they were lost in the sea, and did not receive any response.

Seeing this, sister-in-law Liu also sighed, and then said.

“Now that we have moved back, we will take good care of my father-in-law. Don’t worry. It’s just that the government will not be able to calm down for a while.”

Du Jingyi walked up to her and said.

"The former Guogong Mansion naturally couldn't slow down, and there is no need to slow down any longer. From now on, the Grand Duke's Mansion will be headed by my sister-in-law Heping'er, so you just need to run your own Guogong Mansion well."

Hearing this, the sister-in-law Liu, who was still a little sad, was relieved a lot.

　　"What you are saying is, don't let go of the things in the past, but the good days will be in the future."

At this point, Du Jingyi also nodded, and then said.

"I still have some money there that I can't move for the time being. Let's send it to my sister-in-law to settle the account first. We'll find a way to deal with the rest."

Du Jingyi originally had good intentions, but was rejected by his sister-in-law.

 She replied happily.

"How can I ask you to take care of everything? Then I am useless as a sister-in-law. Don't worry, I still have some private money in my hand. Besides, Mrs. Wei is thinking about occupying this country every day. There should be no major problems with the government's accounts, so I'll take a closer look in the past few days. As for the rest, you have to introduce me to the former mud-and-tile team. Since you are going to be reborn, everything in this mansion must also be reborn. Just change everything.”