Shengjing Noble

The old lady then raised her chin in satisfaction, a greedy look on her old face.

"You're quite sensible. If you had apologized earlier, the whole family wouldn't have to be so angry!"

"You and your daughter have caused so much trouble that everyone in the family can't rest. How can a few apologies solve the problem? If you want to admit your mistakes, then sincerely prepare some generous gifts."

"Mother-in-law, I am not wrong..."

Lu Wanjun was dissatisfied and wanted to argue but was stopped by Su Lanyin.

"Grandma, I think that preparing these generous gifts is not sincere enough. After all, my mother has been overstepping her authority for many years. She must be severely punished no matter what!"

The old lady nodded with satisfaction: "You are a sensible girl. Why don't you tell me how to punish him severely?"

Lu Wanjun was disheartened. Compared to the abuse and scolding from the Su family, being betrayed by her own daughter was more painful for her. She was even too lazy to argue about winning or losing.

Everyone looked at the mother and daughter with glee, as if they were watching dogs fight each other, with smugness in their eyes.

But the next second, they couldn't laugh anymore.

Su Lanyin said in a clear and resounding voice: "Why not deprive my mother of her right to manage the family and ask her to hand over the key to the treasury?"

After saying that, she turned around and spread her palms towards Lu Wanjun.

"Mother, how can a concubine like you be qualified to manage the household expenses? Why don't you hand over the key to the treasury?"

"what?"

Lu Wanjun was stunned, feeling both aggrieved and angry.

"Yinyin, how could you treat your mother like this..."

Faced with her mother's disappointed eyes, Su Lanyin just frowned slightly, blinked at her, and then spoke in a low voice.

"Mom, Yinyin is doing this for your own good, just hand it over!"

When Lu Wanjun saw the look she gave her, she hesitated for a moment.

Is her daughter helping her?

But once she gave up her housekeeping power, she would really be just a concubine.

Back then, she demoted her wife to a concubine, and the children she gave birth to also became illegitimate. She has always been filled with guilt.

Therefore, she took charge of the household chores, contributed money and effort, just to ensure that her children would not have to rely on others for a living.

If she really has to hand over the housekeeping power now, what should she do with her disabled eldest son, her uneducated younger son, and her daughter who is about to reach the age of marriage and is looking for a husband?

Thinking of this, she shook her head, her eyes full of resistance.

"No, Yinyin, mother doesn't want to..."

Su Lanyin interrupted her firmly: "Mom, believe me!"

Meeting her daughter's firm and sincere eyes, Lu Wanjun wavered. She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, and finally gritted her teeth and handed over the key in her sleeve.

Su Lanyin took the key and turned around to put it on the table not far away, as if she was throwing away a hot potato.

"It's my mother's fault. She has stolen the mistress' limelight over the years. Now she has voluntarily handed over the key to the treasury, which can be considered as an apology. Madam, it is most appropriate for you to be the housekeeper from now on."

If Lu Wanjun handed over the housekeeper power for no reason, people would say that she was shirking her responsibilities and was not doing her best for the Su family.

But if the old lady deprives him of his housekeeper rights, it will be a different story.

Even if there is trouble in the mansion at that time, it cannot be blamed on Lu Wanjun. To be honest, it was the old lady who did not allow her to be the manager, not that she gave up the responsibility.

Liu Ruyan looked at the key with a hint of hesitation in her eyes, thinking that if she could control the treasury, it would be convenient for her to spend money in the future.

But there are too many things to worry about in the mansion, from the big things like the gifts and exchanges with various relatives during the New Year and festivals to the small things like winter and summer clothes for the maids and servants, monthly wages, rewards and punishments...

Just thinking about it gives me a headache.

If she had the time, she might as well paint a couple of landscapes to cultivate her sentiments, and enjoy the leisurely life that others would envy.

Thinking of this, she said awkwardly, "Since I said I would not fight with Aunt Lu, I will keep my promise for the rest of my life. Aunt Lu still has the final say in the Su family. I just want to be with my husband all the time."

She looked at Su Yongcheng with a smile, and her sincere expression moved everyone.

The old lady only felt that Liu Ruyan was sincere to her son, and since she came from a scholarly family, she naturally admired her more.

"Ruyan is a lady from a wealthy family, a hundred times better than a petty country woman like you! If you were half as sensible as she is, I wouldn't be so angry that my body would get worse day by day!"

This is blaming all the poor health on Lu Wanjun.

When Su Lanyin heard this, she knew she couldn't take the blame and spoke up immediately.

"Grandmother's poor health is probably due to the poor medical skills of Doctor Xue. It's all my mother's fault that she kowtowed to him before inviting him to treat you. I didn't expect him to be a charlatan. Starting tomorrow, he is not allowed to come!"

The old lady was choked up for a moment, and opened her mouth to ask for Doctor Xue to come again, but how could she let it go when her face was put in such a difficult position?

She snorted coldly: "Humph, my daughter-in-law is the daughter of a marquis, let alone a country doctor, even an imperial physician can be invited!"

Su Lanyin smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Madam, to ask the imperial physician to treat grandma!"

Others may not understand but she knows in her heart that Liu Ruyan is just one of the many daughters of the Marquis's Mansion, not the prince who inherited the title. How can she just invite an imperial physician?

What's more, Doctor Xue's medical skills are so superb that even the imperial physician cannot compare to him.

Sure enough, Liu Ruyan looked unhappy. She had to agree but found excuses to refuse.

She deliberately said: "Mother's health is the most important. Doctor Xue has been treating mother for so many years. It's not good to suddenly change the person..."

Su Lanyin interrupted her, her tone full of sarcasm: "What's wrong with that? After all, he's just a quack doctor, nothing special. Madam, you are the daughter of a marquis, you can invite an imperial physician for your grandmother with just a little talk."

She blocked Liu Ruyan's words so tightly that she was afraid that she would not be willing to ask the imperial physician!

Liu Ruyan was furious inside, but she had to pretend to be calm on the surface.

"Yes, yes... I will naturally be concerned about my mother's health, but this means that my sister will have to worry about all the matters in the mansion..."

All in all, Liu Ruyan is going to take back the housekeeper's mess.

Su Lanyin spoke before she could finish, "It doesn't matter. You don't have the energy to manage the household affairs. There is a proper lady in this mansion. It's not my mother's turn as a concubine to take care of it, right, aunt?"

Li Lanxiang was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes lit up.

"Yes, I am also the Su family's legitimate daughter-in-law. Mother, I am also the legal wife! She, a concubine, can manage the household, so why can't I?"

She finally reacted and rushed over to pick up the key to the treasury on the table. Her eyes were full of greed and she had no time to seek justice for her son.

"Don't worry, mother. I will take care of the Su family from top to bottom. I am the legal wife, and I will manage it a hundred times better than that bitch who can't show up on the stage!"

After saying this, he did not forget to glance at Lu Wanjun smugly, full of disdain.

However, Liu Ruyan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was just a matter of finding an imperial physician, which would be easier than asking her to be the housekeeper.

The old lady felt more confident after seeing this.

Over the years, she has become accustomed to a life of luxury, and she feels from the bottom of her heart that all that she enjoys now is due to her son's ability.