The Concubine Strikes Back: The Marquis Insists on Me to Be His Wife

"I understand, mother." Su Wanrong was very disappointed. In her mother's eyes, she was always inferior to her second sister.

Su Qing returned to the courtyard and the servant came to report that the old lady had come. She took Ruxue and hurried to the old lady's courtyard.

"Greetings to the old marquis and the old lady.

Ruxue hugged Jiang Nian and said, "Brother Nian, pay your respects to grandpa and grandma."

"Where did you take the child? Nian'er is still not well, how could you take him around? And as a concubine, how could you leave the house at will?"

"Madam, calm down. Isn't the New Year just a few days away? I just want to take Brother Nian to the market."

"Yes! There are still a few days left. I wonder when Jing'er will be back? Oh, by the way, someone, call housekeeper Liu over."

Su Qing carried Jiang Nian to the old lady, and Jiang Nian stretched out his hands, asking the old lady to hug him. Children are like this, they know who is really good to him.

The old lady smiled brightly when she saw Jiang Nian's actions, and took Jiang Nian with great delight.

Butler Liu came over quickly and said, "Greetings to the old marquis, the old lady, and Aunt Su."

"No need to be so polite!" The old lady said and handed Jiang Nian to the old marquis. The old marquis asked for it for a long time, but she still didn't give it to him.

"I wonder what the old lady wants to say?" Butler Liu had been bribed by Su Wanyu since she entered the mansion. He has been a little frightened these two days.

"Qing'er, please sit down first!" The old lady looked at Su Qing and gestured.

Su Qing was a little flattered. Why did the old lady call her so intimately? It didn't seem like the old lady's character. Was there something she needed to do? I hope I was just overthinking it!

"Thank you, Madam~" Su Qing sat down slowly. Looking at the old lady and the old marquis, she felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, and she just felt uncomfortable.

"Butler Liu, I asked you to come here today because I have something to tell you. Now that the Madam is in confinement again, the mansion cannot be without a mistress to take care of things. I have discussed it with the old marquis, and Jing'er also agreed. We have decided to let Madam Su take charge of the household affairs temporarily. You can coordinate some matters with Madam Su, and give the key to the storehouse to Madam Su. Let Madam Su take a look at the account book. If she doesn't understand something, you can give her some pointers. If she really doesn't understand, she can come and ask me."

"Madam, the key to the warehouse is still in your hands, old slave~"

"It's in Madam's hands. Go get it back from Madam, and take the housekeeper's things from Madam's place and give them to Aunt Su."

Su Qing heard this and thought, are you asking her to be the housekeeper? To be honest, she didn't like this kind of work. Also, the New Year was approaching, and the rewards from the Marquis' Mansion would cost a lot of money, and she didn't want to pay for it.

"Please think twice, old lady. I am afraid that it will make a mess. It is better to let Butler Liu take over temporarily. Anyway, Butler Liu is familiar with everything in the mansion. Let Madam continue to manage it after the confinement is lifted."

"You don't have to refuse. Jing'er said that you opened a medicine shop before and managed it very well. I think the housekeeper can do the same. I underestimated you before. You should pay more attention to this mansion in the future. You should leave Nian'er here. You should take over and get familiar with it in the next few days and prepare everything. Maybe Jing'er will be back during the New Year! He will feel relieved when he sees that everything is fine in the mansion."

"But I have never learned how to be a housekeeper, and I still feel that I am not able to do it. I think you are not as good as me..." Su Qing was interrupted by the old lady before she could finish her words.

"If you haven't learned it before, learn it now. How can such a big mansion be without a female housekeeper? Don't shirk your responsibility."