Fu Ronghua thought, no wonder her father always said that Princess Yongning had made great contributions. She didn't quite understand at first. The princess lived in the back house and was never seen walking around. How could she make such a great contribution without making any noise?

At the beginning, she even wondered if General Mu was deliberately trying to make his wife look good and take credit for his own achievements.

Of course, she thought about it a little and rejected this idea.

Looking back now, even if the thought was just a passing thought, she still felt ashamed. Maybe subconsciously, as a woman, she looked down on other women.

Oh! This is really wrong.

She smiled and asked Mu Xuan: "Why is it that Ah Yan has to take care of his yard himself, but yours is still pushed to the eldest sister-in-law to take care of?"

Mu Xuan snorted and laughed: "Because Ah Yan is stupid, the eldest sister-in-law fooled him, saying that he should cultivate himself, manage his family, govern the country and bring peace to the world. If he can't even manage his own family, how can he become a high-ranking official in the future? If he can't even manage his own small courtyard, how can he manage the government in the future? Therefore, he should train himself and start by managing the people and things in his own courtyard. Ah Yan believed her words without a doubt. He believed everything she said."

Fu Ronghua said: "What the sister-in-law said is not wrong."

"That's right, absolutely right. Sister-in-law treats Ayan very well. Many biological mothers can't be as good as her. It is precisely because of their close mother-son relationship that I can speak so casually. If I say it in front of Ayan, he will not agree. No one can say bad things about Sister-in-law. To Ayan, Sister-in-law is the best mother and best friend in the world."

Fu Ronghua sighed, "It's really rare. People always say that it's hard to be a stepmother. My sister-in-law has been able to be a stepmother to this extent and is so recognized by her stepson. She must have worked hard."

Mu Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Because my sister-in-law is a truly good person, honest, kind, selfless, and kind to children. With these qualities, even if she doesn't take care of him deliberately, she will be a qualified stepmother. What's more, my sister-in-law really likes Ah Yan and treats him as her own child. In my opinion, she treats Ah Yan and Le Le the same way."

Fu Ronghua asked, "You haven't told me yet, why are you pushing the matter to your sister-in-law and not taking care of it yourself?"

Mu Xuan smiled: "Because I think I have no problem managing the courtyard, and I don't need to practice anymore. Now that you're here, it's hard to push it away. I think it's okay for you to manage it, it's just something to do, and you won't be bored. If you really don't want to manage it, just do what my sister-in-law did, train your trusted maid and let her manage it for you. My sister-in-law's original maids all went out to help her manage the workshop and shop, and they are very capable. The two around you now were trained later, and they are also very capable."

“Besides running the household, what else can I do every day?”

"It's up to you. You don't have to go to pay respects to your parents every day. There's no such rule. My sister-in-law goes whenever she remembers to. There's no limit to the time. Now Lele goes to his mother's place every day to check in, talk to her, and play with her for a while. My sister-in-law goes there more frequently as well."

"Going out?"

"Sure, no problem. Be safe and take good care of the maids. You can take care of your own dowry and property carefully. The property in the mansion is managed by my eldest sister-in-law and eldest brother. If you want to participate, you can tell my eldest sister-in-law. In fact, it should have been my eldest sister-in-law who was in charge, but she pushed some of it to my eldest brother."

Fu Ronghua shook his head: "No. I just want to get to know the situation from you. I was surprised enough that my sister-in-law entrusted the affairs of the courtyard to me."

Mu Xuan said: "If you have any questions, you can ask the eldest sister-in-law directly. She probably wants you to help manage the household. You will know after spending more time with her that she is not power-hungry at all."

"I see it."

Controlling other people's yard, in the eyes of many people, is a great way to manipulate others, but she didn't touch it at all and pushed it away impatiently.

Having a sister-in-law did have some impact on Yun Xi. It saved her some troubles and she also gained a new friend.

Fu Ronghua is a law-abiding person, but not too introverted or dull. He is open in what he says and does. Sometimes he comes to chat with Yun Xi, or makes an appointment to go to the old lady's place to chat. It feels pretty good.

That day, Yun Xi was drinking tea and chatting with Fu Ronghua when Le Zai came to her and reported that he was going out.

Yun Xi instructed the maids and servants to take good care of him and then let him go.

Fu Ronghua was stunned.

"He's going out at such a young age?"

"Not young anymore, he's three years old. In his father's words, he's already four years old, a big boy."

Fu Ronghua's mouth twitched slightly, and he asked, "What is he doing outside?"

"Sometimes he goes to visit his grandfather, and sometimes he just walks around the street, looking around, and comes back when he's tired. He goes out with several people, so it's okay."

After hearing what she said, Fu Ronghua didn't think there was anything wrong. Maybe she was just surprised because she was not used to it. In her understanding, such young children usually played in the yard, or were carried by maids or wet nurses to walk around the yard. It was probably a minority of children like her little nephew who could climb up the roof and trees by himself at such a young age.

What's so strange about him going out alone?

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