A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Today, Wang Ziteng is in charge of Liaodong, holding great power and enjoying great glory. His family members all stayed in Kyoto, and naturally they also enjoyed the benefits brought by power.

The government would certainly intervene in cases where evil slaves bullied their masters and embezzled their masters' property, but it was hard to say how exactly to intervene and how many people to send to intervene.

When Wang Xifeng moved out her uncle Wang Ziteng, Shuntian Prefecture immediately attached great importance to it and sent several legal advisors and clerks who were good at investigating cases and checking accounts, along with a large group of yamen runners, to handle the matter.

In order to thoroughly investigate these housekeepers, Wang Xifeng privately discussed with Qin Keqing, the housekeeper's wife of the East Palace, in advance to investigate the families of Lai Da and Lai Er in the East and West Palaces at the same time.

For a while, the Rong and Ning mansions were in chaos again.

Lai Da, Lai Er, Wu Jia, Zhou Jia and several other housekeepers wanted to go to the backyard to ask Lady Jia for mercy, but they were stopped outside by the maids arranged by Wang Xifeng, who prevented them from disturbing Lady Jia.

As for Jia Zheng, he was too lazy to take care of the affairs of the mansion at this moment.

Last time, Jia Baoyu molested his mother's maid, Jia Zheng asked for a severe punishment according to the family law, and beat Baoyu half to death. Although he was stopped by Jia's mother and Wang Furen in the end, Jia Baoyu still suffered from a root of illness and injured his lower body.

After being diagnosed by several famous doctors, they all concluded that Baoyu had lost his fertility.

Because of this, Mrs. Wang and Jia Zheng had a big fight, but they did not dare to spread the news. They just kept asking doctors to visit their home for treatment.

The confidentiality work was done quite well this time. Every doctor who came to the house gave hush money, and the news has not been leaked yet.

After half a month of hard work, Wang Xifeng and Qin Keqing finally cleared out the biggest rats in the East and West Palaces, and seized three to four million taels of silver from the Lai, Wu, and Zhou families.

In addition to these properties, there are also some real estate such as houses, manors, and farms that need to be sold.

With such a large amount of silver deposited into the treasury, and the dismissal of a large number of servants, expenses were greatly reduced, and the economic conditions of the East and West Palaces improved a lot.

In order to thank Lu Cheng for his help in coming up with ideas, Wang Xifeng specially asked the kitchen to prepare a table of wine and food and send it to Daiyu's yard, preparing to host a separate banquet for Daiyu and Lu Cheng as a thank you.

Originally, Wang Xifeng, a widow and unemployed, should have kept a certain distance from a man like Lu Cheng. Not to mention eating at the same table, even talking and chatting should be more reserved.

But at this time, Wang Xifeng had just reorganized the Jia Mansion and cleaned up a large number of housekeepers and servants. She had completely mastered the power in the backyard of the Duke of Rongguo's Mansion. She was the person who had the final say in the backyard and was not afraid of what others gossiped about her.

What's more, the banquet was held in Daiyu's yard, and there were people guarding outside to prevent irrelevant people from approaching.

"Brother Cheng, come, this first glass of wine, I'll toast you, thank you for helping me with my advice."

"please."

"Outsiders only see the splendor of our Rongning Mansion, but they don't know our difficulties. We are just relying on the empty shell left by our ancestors. In recent years, the harvest of our mansion has become less and less, while the expenses have become more and more. For a large family, money is spent like water to maintain a decent life.

The men outside don't care about anything, so I am the only woman who can support them. But how much can I do? I am just trying my best. If it weren't for Brother Cheng's advice, I'm afraid I would not be able to hold on. Come, let's have another drink to Brother Cheng."

Daiyu saw Wang Xifeng pouring another full cup for herself, and she quickly advised, "Sister-in-law, drink slowly. Be careful not to hurt yourself."

"It's nothing, just a few glasses of wine. Come, I'll toast Sister Lin too. If Sister Lin wasn't here, why would Brother Cheng come to our place?"

Seeing this, Daiyu could only pour a glass. Just as she was about to raise the glass to drink, Lu Cheng stopped her: "Junior sister, let me drink for you. You are still young, so try not to drink."

"I'm not a kid anymore, let me have a couple of drinks with my sister-in-law, Senior Brother~"

Lu Cheng glanced at Daiyu's eyes and could only nod: "Okay, don't drink too much."

In fact, Daiyu had been practicing martial arts for many years, and her body was indeed growing up. According to the marriage law of the Ming Dynasty, she would reach the legal age for marriage in just a few months.

Moreover, the alcohol on the table is rice wine, which is not strong, so it is okay to drink a small amount.

Seeing Lu Cheng always protecting Daiyu, Wang Xifeng became more and more envious. She raised her head and drank the wine in the cup, then poured another cup: "Come, I toast to you two, don't refuse..."

After drinking three cups and two glasses, Wang Xifeng was somewhat tipsy, and Daiyu, who seldom drank, seemed to be in the mood as well. The two women took turns drinking and gradually opened up the topic.

"Sister Lin, sometimes I really envy you for having a reliable man like Brother Cheng. Unlike that damned Lian Er, he was exiled to southern Xinjiang, but he still can't change... Woohoo... Sister-in-law, I have a hard life... Come on, let's drink more..."

Daiyu has already started to refine her marrow, and her physique is far superior to that of ordinary people. Although she doesn't drink much normally, her alcohol tolerance is not low, and she is still sober at this moment.

Seeing Wang Xifeng drinking like this, Daiyu also hurriedly dissuaded her: "Sister-in-law, slow down, don't drink too much, it will hurt your body."

"Just be hurt, who will feel sorry for you? Think about the rest of your life, you will have to endure the pain like Sister Zhu, with a heart as dead as a withered tree, what's the point of living? Besides, Sister Zhu at least has Brother Lan to take care of her, but I... I have nothing... Woo..." Wang Xifeng became more and more sad as she spoke, and she poured herself another glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

"Sister-in-law, don't be so sad. From now on... from now on..." At this point, Daiyu didn't know how to persuade her. After all, she was just an unmarried girl and didn't know much about men and women. Naturally, she didn't understand the despair in Wang Xifeng's heart.

It was not convenient for Lu Cheng to speak to comfort her, so he could only wink at Daiyu and ask her to take the wine jug from Wang Xifeng's hand.

"Sister-in-law, if you drink any more, it will really harm your health."

"Good sister, just let me have one more drink. Once I'm drunk, I won't have to think about anything."

"Sister-in-law, let's have one last drink. I'll accompany you. After this one, you can't drink anymore."

"Okay, come, drink..."

After another glass of wine, Wang Xifeng finally couldn't hold on any longer. Although she kept shouting for more, she was already a little confused. She kept talking to Daiyu. Daiyu could only respond sporadically. Lu Cheng told Zijuan to go to the kitchen to prepare some hangover soup.

It was already summer and the weather was getting hotter. Wang Xifeng and Daiyu had both drunk a lot of wine and were inevitably sweating. The maids quickly opened the windows to let out the heat.

Not long after, the kitchen brought some sobering soup. Wang Xifeng drank some and gradually regained some sobriety.

The meal took a long time, from noon to afternoon. After such a drunken night, Wang Xifeng was somewhat tired and wanted to go back to rest.

"Brother Cheng, Sister Lin, I am a little rude after drinking, please don't blame me. I am a little tired now, so I will go back to rest. Ping'er, why don't you come and support me?"

Ping'er, who was talking to Zijuan and Qingwen outside, hurried in and supported Wang Xifeng.

Daiyu also hurriedly stood up to see him off, but when she walked out of the house, she felt uncomfortable in the hot wind outside, so she just walked him to the door and said, "Brother, you go and watch over him. I'll go and pack up and take a bath."

Lu Cheng nodded: "After taking a bath, you should rest as well. You should drink less alcohol in the future."

"Got it~ Xueyan, go prepare some hot water."

Wang Xifeng walked in front with the support of Ping'er. Her feet were still a little weak and she didn't have much strength.

After leaving Daiyu's courtyard, Ping'er wanted to call a few more maids to help, but it was a hot afternoon, and there were fewer servants in the mansion, so she didn't see any other maids for a while.

Ping'er couldn't help but complain, "These maids are really lazy."

After saying this, Ping'er turned around and saw Lu Cheng following behind her. She couldn't help but think of what happened between her and Wang Xifeng in bed. Her heart trembled and she almost made Wang Xifeng fall.

"Ping'er, please wait a little longer. How about I go and call a few maids for you?"

"Ah, no thanks, thank you, Master Cheng."