I'll tell you the secret and let's laugh together!

Old Madam Xiao glared at Li with displeasure, this useless guy who couldn't manage the household. After managing the family for so many years, he could only spend money but not earn it. The money accumulated by the Xiao family was taken out to pave the way for her little grandson. As a result, there was only a little money left in the public treasury.

Seeing Ji Youran's excuses, Old Madam Xiao became even more displeased. He was just using her dowry temporarily, not that he would not return it. She didn't consider the Xiao family at all!

"Okay, the housekeeper's matter is settled. From now on, Youran will be the housekeeper. Let's continue talking about the issue of concubines and offspring!"

"You Ran, you don't have to worry. Concubines are just toys. If you don't like them in the future, you can just kill them. It's better for you to listen to us now and tell Brother Yu directly that it is your idea to take a concubine. This will show your magnanimity better!"

Ji Youran was furious. In the Ji family, her brothers and sisters all gave in to her, which made her develop a lazy personality. In addition, she was prone to tears, so she often acted like a softie.

But that doesn't mean she doesn't have a temper!

They used the housekeeper's affairs to calculate her dowry, and used the matters of concubines and children to alienate her and her husband. These people treat others as fools for their own selfish desires!

"May I ask how long after your grandmother and aunt got pregnant, and how long after your marriage did you take in concubines?"

Li's face turned red with anger. What does this little girl mean?

How dare a junior ask about their elders' affairs!

"Since my aunt and grandmother are too embarrassed to speak, let my granddaughter-in-law speak. My aunt got pregnant a year and a half after she entered the mansion. She gave birth to her eldest daughter first, and her eldest son in the fourth year. The concubine was taken in two years after she entered the mansion."

"As for grandma, it took even longer. She got pregnant two years after getting married. She gave birth to my father and my second uncle. She took in a concubine three years after she entered the mansion."

These words were spoken bluntly. Madam Xiao and Li looked uneasy. Ji Youran had no intention of letting them go, so he continued:

"With you two as examples, to be honest, neither I nor my husband are worried about the child. I thought that my grandmother and aunt, who experienced the incident firsthand, should understand it. But I didn't expect that you two would be so... so pedantic!"

"Bang!" Madam Xiao slammed the table. "How insolent! How sharp-tongued! This is how the Ji family taught you!"

"Grandma, what do you mean by that? Can't a granddaughter-in-law even tell the truth in the Xiao Mansion? If this is the rule in the Xiao Mansion, then the granddaughter-in-law must go back to the Ji Mansion and have a good talk about these things."

"you!"

Old Madam Xiao was very angry. Ji Youran pinched her palms with her hands hidden in her sleeves and said, "Hold on, Ji Youran, you win this time. Hold on, don't cry!"

Seeing that the situation was developing in an uncontrollable direction, Li took a few steps, moved closer to Ji Youran and offered comfort.

"You Ran, don't act like a child. Now that you are married, you belong to our Xiao Mansion. If you still act like you were unmarried and go home to seek help when something happens, you will be laughed at by outsiders."

"How outsiders view the girls of your Ji Mansion will have a significant impact on their future marriages. Think about your sisters and don't be willful. Do you understand?"

Li deliberately exaggerated the story in order to scare Ji Youran and prevent her from returning to the Ji Mansion to file a complaint.

"That's right. A daughter who is married off is like water spilled out. Now that you are married, you should put away all your scheming thoughts and consider your husband's family wholeheartedly. Grandmother understands that you are young and don't know how to take concubines, so she has selected four for you. You can take them back later."

As the old lady finished speaking, four women of different shapes and sizes came over. Chong Ji bowed leisurely and said, "Greetings, Madam."

Ji Youran sneered in her heart. The old lady and her second uncle's family really put a lot of effort into it. These four concubines were definitely not from good families!

"You Ran, what are you looking at? Don't worry, these girls are just mediocre and can't compare to your beauty." Li saw Ji Youran staring at the four people, and was afraid that she would notice something unusual, so she spoke deliberately.

She had spent a lot of effort to find these four people. Two of them were the top prostitutes in the brothel, and two were skinny guys from Yangzhou. They were all very good at serving men. She didn't believe that these four poisonous flowers could not charm that young boy Xiao Yu!

"I won't take these four people back with me. If grandmother and aunt want to give someone to my husband, they can tell him directly. As long as he agrees, I will have no objection."

"I will not take over the housekeeper's affairs. The public accounts are a mess, and more than 100,000 taels of silver are missing. When aunt has sorted out these accounts, come and tell me about the housekeeper's affairs!"

"My granddaughter-in-law is tired, so I'll take my leave first!"

"Stop! As a junior, this is how you talk back to your elders!" Master Xiao, who was watching the show and pretending to be a good guy, could no longer pretend and spoke angrily. He didn't expect that both his mother and his wife could not control this little girl!

"Letting you be the housekeeper shows trust in you. Otherwise, you can see which new woman can take over the power of the household so quickly!"

This is just short of saying that Ji Youran is ungrateful!

Ji Youran stood up with the help of the maid, took a deep breath, and said fearlessly: "Thank you for your kindness, Uncle and Aunt. I'm sorry that I don't have the honor to enjoy it!"

“Stop them!” Madam Xiao shouted angrily at her beloved youngest son, “Ji Youran, do you still have any respect for us elders?”

"You have no children, you have no respect for your elders, and you are jealous. You have committed the seven grounds for divorce. The Xiao family can divorce you!"

The maids and servants behind Ji Youran were on high alert, looking at Madam Xiao with vigilance, but Ji Youran seemed to have let go of the shackles on her body, and said calmly, "The marriage is between me and Xiao Yu, not with the Xiao family. If Grandmother can get Xiao Yu to divorce me, then please do as you wish!"

Suddenly she realized that in the past, when dealing with these shameless people, she had too many concerns in her mind. She had to consider maintaining family harmony and worry about contradicting the elders, which made her live in a restricted manner. Now that she has completely seen the true face of these jackals, she will no longer be bound!

"Sharp-tongued! Come here, the eldest young mistress has no respect for her elders and has contradicted my grandmother. Take her to the ancestral hall and kneel down as punishment. Let the ancestors of the Xiao family see that this is a good daughter-in-law of the Xiao family!"

"Ah my!" Ning Zhiyi, relying on her small stature, ran into the old lady's yard first and opened the show in Peking Opera style, attracting everyone's attention.

She had been thinking all the way in the carriage, but couldn't think of what she was going to do. However, the moment she ran into Old Madam Xiao's yard, she suddenly had an inspiration and decided to summarize it directly.

The princes and their brother are a one-man show, but she is an 'all-round player', so naturally she wants them all!