I was a queen in ancient times, no, a maid!

Cheng Yu didn't know that Lu Zhaowen was having breakfast in the lady's room today. When he saw him, he hurriedly called Taozi to get another set of bowls and chopsticks.

Zhao Rulan didn't look unhappy, but there was some unhappiness in her eyes.

Lu Zhaowen is shameless.

"Don't mention it, the maid in your yard is really good at cooking. The food is more delicious and tasty than the food made in the big kitchen."

Zhao Rulan hummed.

"Second Master, you came so early today, is there something going on?"

After that, Lu Zhaowen initially wanted to ignore Zhao Rulan, but seeing that Zhao Rulan no longer cared about him as before, if they had any small conflicts before, she would have someone prepare some food and send it to her the next day.

This time, he waited for a few days, but Zhao Rulan did not show any goodwill to him.

Last night he deliberately stayed in the maid's room that Zhao Rulan had opened.

He was also thinking in his heart that he had slept with the concubine that Zhao Rulan found for him, which was already giving Zhao Rulan enough face.

Dingxiang was still puzzled.

The door of the orchid garden was not open this morning, so why was the second master in the orchid garden?

It turned out that it was those two little rascals who did it secretly. Since they let the Second Master stay overnight, why didn't they send someone to tell the Madam?

He is getting bolder and bolder.

When Zhao Rulan asked him a question, Lu Zhaowen coughed and said, "Is there nothing I can do but come to see you?"

"By the way, you should go around more often to mother's place. As for the household affairs, mother said that you and eldest sister-in-law should do it together. You will be in charge of the expenses within the mansion, while eldest sister-in-law will be in charge of making friends outside."

Zhao Rulan snorted coldly, "Second Master, you really just ask for it. The expenses in the mansion, from the old lady's daily food and drink allowance to the servants' food and drink, all need to be carefully calculated. You come to me to spend money at home, and give the job of making friends outside and spending money outside to the eldest sister-in-law. I don't want the power to run the family anymore."

"You were managing the family well before, why are you failing now? Look how well you were managing the family before. Mother even praised you for being virtuous and capable."

It's not that she is virtuous and capable, that's all paved with her dowry.

The first wife, Mrs. Sun, was born in a poor family, so she had no money to follow Zhao Rulan's previous path.

The first wife wanted to accept the housekeeper's advice. Firstly, she saw that housekeeper Zhao Rulan was doing the job easily and effortlessly, and the things she bought were expensive and numerous, so she wanted to make some money from it. Secondly, her daughter Lu Yun'er was twelve years old this year and had reached the age for marriage.

If she, as a mother, doesn't take the initiative to find a good husband for her daughter, who else can she count on?

Therefore, she thought of taking the power to manage the family, and when dealing with the powerful officials in Kyoto City, it would be her, the wife of the first wife, who would have to deal with them.

Unexpectedly, the Lu family had too many empty cores, and her dowry was simply not enough to maintain the Lu family's current decent life.

But it would be bad to just take away the power to manage the family and then give it back.

Sun used the old lady's words to praise Zhao Rulan for her good housekeeping skills, saying that when she was the housekeeper, if anything was missing, she would not only replenish it, but also replenish it with excellent items.

The old lady is neither stupid nor foolish, so how could she not know what Sun was talking about.

When Zhao Rulan was the housekeeper, she was given plenty of food and drinks, and they were all top-notch ingredients.

In fact, the old lady had long wanted to let Zhao Rulan be the housekeeper, and it happened that Sun brought it up, so the old lady agreed.

Before, Zhao Rulan didn’t quite understand their good plan.

But now, her mind is as clear as a mirror.

In fact, it is also beneficial for her to have the power to manage the family. She does not have to subsidize the food and drink expenses, and she can also use her status as the mistress of the Lu family to control the mistress that Lu Zhaowen keeps outside.

The outer room is not scary.

What made Zhao Rulan sick was that Lu Zhaowen and Song Yuwei had an affair and had two children after she got engaged.

This made her wear a humiliating hat for no apparent reason.

She couldn't tolerate it.

Seeing that Zhao Rulan was serious about not wanting to be a housekeeper, Lu Zhaowen frowned.

"I am now the head of the Lu family, and you are my wife. The management of all affairs in the mansion is handed over to you, the mistress."

"Leave all the affairs to me? Then I should be in charge of the dealings and interactions. If the eldest sister-in-law is willing to take care of it, it's fine. Anyway, the second master has always respected the eldest sister-in-law. I happen to be in poor health now, so I'm not willing to take care of it."

"Don't say that it was said by the Second Master. If you really want me to be the housekeeper, let the eldest sister-in-law come and tell me in person. Otherwise, I won't believe it."

Zhao Rulan was holding a grudge. When she was lying in bed to protect her pregnancy, Sun asked her maid to come to Lanyuan to ask for the power of housekeeper.

If we want to take back the power of the family today, Sun has to come in person.

As for why Zhao Rulan still wanted the Lu family's housekeeper power, it was because she wanted to hold the power of the Lu family in her hands.

The power of the household is in her hands. From now on, if anyone dares to complain about what she does, she can speak for it as the mistress.

Lu Zhaowen didn't know much about the affairs of the inner house. He only knew that Zhao Rulan meant for his eldest sister-in-law to speak in person.

Zhao Rulan will take care of the Lu family's internal affairs.

He agreed readily.

When breakfast was placed on the table, Lu Zhaowen was completely attracted by such a rich breakfast.

When he was not at Zhao Rulan's place, he always ate food prepared by the big kitchen. The food was certainly not bad, but it was still somewhat different from the food prepared by Cheng Yu, Zhao Rulan's maid.

The meals prepared by Cheng Yu, whether fried, steamed or boiled, are not only delicious but also nutritious, light in content, and not greasy or oily.

The food in the big kitchen is relatively less refined.

There were six steamed dumplings in a basket. The lady ate one, Cheng Yu picked up another and put it in the bowl in front of her, and the remaining four were all eaten by Lu Zhaowen.

The five-grain porridge was served in a large bowl. The lady ate one bowl, and Lu Zhaowen also had a bowl, with some left over to make a small bowl.

Lu Zhaowen was not satisfied after eating one bowl.

"Would you like to eat the rest?" he asked Zhao Rulan.

Zhao Rulan took a handkerchief, wiped her mouth, and put down her chopsticks, her movements gracefully and gently.

"Second Master, have you eaten it all? It looks like you haven't had a good meal in a while."

What Zhao Rulan meant was, how long has it been since you had a good meal?

In fact, the money Zhao Rulan gave Lu Zhaowen was quite a lot. If he spent it on food, drink and social interactions, he would have more than enough money to live a comfortable life.

Looking at his current behavior, I guess he gave all his money to the one outside.

Well deserved.

Seeing him eating her leftovers, Zhao Rulan looked down on Lu Zhaowen from the bottom of her heart.

Before getting married, she met Lu Zhaowen once. He was a handsome man, elegant and gentle, and he exuded the character of a scholar.

Who could have thought that after marriage he would be like this...

Lu Zhaowen also finished eating the soup dumplings.

The beef rice rolls were well-made and very much suited Zhao Rulan's appetite. Seeing that she ate a lot, Cheng Yu put most of it on Zhao Rulan's plate, otherwise it would have gone to that scumbag Lu Zhaowen.