Transmigrator meets Reincarnator

Ch. 105 Targeting Guilin Restaurant

Countess Jing'an had previously paid for her own medicine, and her expenses had only shifted to the shared accounts just two months ago. After less than three months, the estate's funds were already dwindling.

Matriarch He hadn't expected that their estate's funds would be exhausted so quickly. Her brows drew together in a frown and she was about to speak when a maidservant announced the arrival of Third Young Madam.

Even though the matriarch had been interrupted, she wasn't angry at all. Instead, her expression turned cheerful. "Quick, invite Sanlang's wife in. It's cold outside!"

The thick curtains covering the entrance of the heated room were pulled aside by the maidservant standing outside, and Chu Lian crouched slightly to enter the room.

Since Chu Lian's noble title had been bestowed by the Chengping Emperor himself, she could be counted as part of the imperial family. Thus, the palace’s Department of Textiles had sent Chu Lian two outfits when they prepared winter clothing for the imperial family.

There was a lovely light vermillion court dress and a simpler teal dress with auspicious pictures embroidered over it. There were twelve pictures of flowers embroidered on each dress, and the design was both complicated and beautiful at the same time. This standard of craftsmanship was as expected from the department in charge of clothing the imperial family.

Today, Chu Lian was wearing that bluish green dress with a flared skirt.

Her slender hands were stuffed into a snow white sleeve made of rabbit fur. She only wore a single white jade hairpin on her head, and the rest of her black hair was left cascading down her back with some strands resting on the fluffy white fur collar of her dress. She looked like a cute, obedient little bunny in this getup. If not for the fact that her hair was done up in a married madam's hairstyle, one might think that she was a young noble maiden who had just come of age!

"Granddaughter-in-Law has come to greet Grandmother," Chu Lian cheerfully called out as she entered the room.

Matriarch He felt happy just seeing Chu Lian's smooth as porcelain, doll-like face with a smile. "What are you doing coming here so early on such a cold day! Come, sit next to Grandmother!"

Chu Lian bobbed towards Madam Zou before sitting next to Matriarch He.

The matriarch ordered Senior Servant Liu to give Chu Lian a cup of warm honey water. She knew her little granddaughter-in-law didn't like to drink sencha, unlike most people.

Madam Zou watched coldly as Matriarch He unconsciously showed loving care and consideration for Chu Lian. The hands under her sleeves curled into fists.

Madam Zou suppressed her jealousy and waited until Chu Lian had been given a warm cup of honey water. Only then did she say, "Grandmother, about that matter that Granddaughter-in-Law mentioned earlier..."

Reminded of the pressing problem at hand by Madam Zou, Matriarch He's expression turned serious. "It was my fault for not considering this matter more carefully. However, I seem to remember that we should have at least three thousand taels of income from the shopfronts in our estate's accounts."

Three thousand taels were more than enough to sustain the estate's monthly expenses, even after taking away Countess Jing'an's medicine fees.