Chapter 180 Chang Yao Gifts a House

Chapter 180 Chang Yao Gifts a House

Later, Empress Pei and her brother got married one after another. With the support of her father and brother, Empress Pei's sister-in-law regained control of the household. Because her mother-in-law was her mother's best friend, Empress Pei lived a much more stable and happy married life in her husband's family than in her own family.

She was highly regarded by her husband's family, who were far more powerful than her own family. Naturally, she became a popular figure among the women of her own family, but she didn't want to pay attention to any of them.

Only her cousin, who was already very close to her, benefited greatly from her after her marriage.

That's why all her cousins ​​and half-sisters disliked her cousin Dou Hengzhi.

Later, her cousin Dou Hengzhi also got married, and she married into the Chang family in the northern border. From then on, she stayed with her husband's family to guard the border for many years, and the sisters never saw each other again.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that not long after Dou Hengzhi's marriage, the previous dynasty collapsed and the world fell into complete chaos.

After the fall of the previous dynasty, Empress Pei's husband's family, now the Yuan family with the imperial surname, began to fight for the world along with several other rebel armies.

After the long war ended, Empress Pei, as the Empress Dowager of the founding emperor, became the most noble and powerful woman in the world. As for Lady Hou Dou Hengzhi, although her husband's family did not participate in the battle for the throne, they were always respected by the founding emperor Yuan Yu and Crown Prince Yuan Xi because of their meritorious service in defending the border.

In addition, the two families were related by marriage, with Empress Pei and Lady Hou, and Crown Prince Yuanxi and Heir Apparent Changyao, so their interactions became increasingly close.

Their relationship served as a protective shield for the Marquis's household, and also for Xie Wanniang.

It must be said that Jiang Yuan did bring back some incredibly good news for Xie Wanniang.

After her initial excitement, Xie Wanniang began discussing with Jiang Yuan the matter of buying a estate near the prefectural city.

Jiang Yuan didn't care how Xie Wanniang spent his money; he only asked her one question, "What about the house where we'll get married...?"

"This clothing shop will do," Xie Wanniang said, making a circle with her hands. "I'll get married from the restaurant area, so bring me here to the clothing shop."

Jiang Yuan felt that this was too unfair to Xie Wanniang, so he shook his head and said, "Let's buy a new house instead, otherwise people will laugh at us."

There are plenty of people in this world who are just bored and have nothing better to do than watch other people's affairs without even managing their own. Jiang Yuan didn't want those people to laugh at Xie Wan Niang for marrying someone she didn't even have the chance to marry.

He was a battalion commander in Zijing Pass. Once he returned to his army after the wedding, gossip would naturally stay away from him. Xie Wanniang, however, was different. She still wanted to continue doing business in Yi County.

Although he knew that Xie Wanniang was not the kind of person who was weak and would not fight back even if she was bullied, Jiang Yuan still wanted to minimize the amount of gossip Xie Wanniang heard within his power.

Xie Wanniang couldn't persuade him otherwise, mainly because the money belonged to Jiang Yuan, and since Jiang Yuan insisted on it, Xie Wanniang couldn't very well go against him.

The two reached an agreement and decided to buy a proper two- or three-courtyard house in a nearby alley as their future home.

However, before Jiang Yuan could put his plan into action, Chang Yao, who had heard from the other guards that Jiang Yuan was about to get married, sent him a marriage contract.

That was a private residence under his name. Xie Wanniang was also very familiar with the location of the residence because they had stayed in Chang Yao's private residence when they first arrived in Yi County.

Jiang Yuan and Xie Wanniang never expected that Chang Yao would give Jiang Yuan his private residence as a wedding gift.

The two people who received the contract looked at each other for a long time before Xie Wanniang asked Jiang Yuan hesitantly, "What should we do?"

Jiang Yuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Accept it. If I'm too formal, the young master will think I don't consider him one of my own."

He and Chang Yao had a very deep connection. Chang Yao not only had a great influence on him, but was also one of his teachers. It was impossible for him to sever ties with Chang Yao after becoming a commander. Therefore, at this crucial time in his life, it was more reassuring to accept Chang Yao's kindness openly than to refuse him outright.

Xie Wanniang nodded, "Alright then, we don't need to buy a house."

Not only do they not need to buy anything, they don't even need to repair their houses anymore. Although Chang Yao himself doesn't live in his house, he has always arranged for people to take good care of it.

Xie Wanniang and the others only need to pack their things and move over, and then do a little cleaning.

At this moment, Xie Wanniang and Jiang Yuan were unaware that Chang Yao had actually left them all the furniture, bedding, decorations, bonsai, and even many things stored in the storeroom of the house.

The next day, when the two arrived with the deed, the disabled old soldier guarding the house told them that his young master had left everything in the house to Xie Wanniang and Jiang Yuan.

"The young master said that if you have no use for those used bowls, plates, cups, bedding and other items, you should arrange for a few people to send them to the orphanage."

Everything in this house was taken from the Marquis's mansion; it was both expensive and exquisite. Apart from some items being used, it was practically flawless.

If the disabled veteran guarding the house really sent these things to the orphanage, the orphanage manager, unless he was someone who liked to line his own pocket, would most likely sell them and bring back a batch of more affordable items.

"Then let's do it this way." Xie Wanniang wasn't a germaphobe or disgusted by other people's used things. She just felt that, given her and Jiang Yuan's status, their daily necessities should ideally be of good quality and inexpensive.

She couldn't sell the gifts given to her for money, so instead of letting them gather dust in the warehouse, she decided to have them sent directly to the orphanage, just as Chang Yao had suggested.

Besides the bedding, dishes, cups, and other items, she also carefully stored away some of the more expensive furnishings in the house and put them in the storeroom.

Even if these things are stored for ten or eight years, they can still be used without worrying about the material decaying or the patterns becoming outdated.

Saving these things is essentially Xie Wanniang and Jiang Yuan saving money in a roundabout way.

The boxwood furniture, the flowers, trees, and rocks in the yard didn't matter much, as they were all mid-range items. People of their social class would find them suitable for their status and wouldn't attract any unnecessary trouble by being too conspicuous.

Led by the disabled veteran, the two toured the house from front to back before returning to the backyard of the clothing shop with the account book and inventory list.

Moving house requires choosing an auspicious day, especially since the house was intended for Jiang Yuan to use for his wedding, so he subconsciously became cautious about everything.

Fortunately, he not only had Hao Yu and Chen Shi to help him, but Chang Yao also sent him two capable stewards.