The mistress is mighty, bringing 88 dowries to flatten the Marquis's mansion

The atmosphere at the table was harmonious, and the curve of Ruan Shuyan's mouth never faded.

Xie Yuchun saw this and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. After his wife returned to the Ruan family, she became more lively.

Just then, the housekeeper rushed in.

"master……"

Ruan Shan's face darkened, and before he could finish his words, he waved his hand to signal him to be silent.

"Today is the day Yan'er returns home. No matter what happens, put it aside and leave."

The housekeeper looked embarrassed, and at this time, Huo Xiao stood up.

"Godfather, godmother, I'll take care of it."

Mrs. Bai frowned and said, "Sit down. Today we are having a family meal, and no one can be missing. Go find Manager Lin. If he can't handle it, let those managers leave the Ruan family."

The butler withdrew.

After that, everyone started talking and laughing, and the atmosphere became slightly awkward.

Fortunately, the meal was over soon.

Ruan Shan hurried away with Ruan Mingcheng and Huo Xiao.

At the side, Xie Yuchun had an idea and stood up to salute: "There are still some things to deal with in the court. I am sorry to be rude. I am afraid I have to leave early."

Bai was startled for a moment: "It's okay, it's okay. The matters in the court are more important. You should go quickly."

Xie Yuchun nodded and glanced at Ruan Shuyan: "I'll pick you up in the evening."

evening?

Ruan Shuyan was stunned and was about to speak when Xie Yuchun strode away.

At this point, Bai also understood that while it was true that something happened in the court, Xie Yuchun left probably so that her daughter could talk to her more.

"Yuchun is really good."

Mrs. Bai started to praise Xie Yuchun. She had only heard of Xie Yuchun's reputation before, but after meeting him today, her impression of Xie Yuchun became better and better.

Ruan Shuyan raised the corners of her lips slightly: "That's right, by the way, mother, about the gold mine..."

"But do you think mother is doing a good job?" Since there were no outsiders around, Bai's tone was a little light.

"Mother, those are two gold mines."

Ruan Shuyan lowered her eyes. She thought of all the possibilities, but she never thought that the Ruan family would give the two gold mines over.

Even though he later gained the title of imperial merchant, it was still too risky at the time.

The next moment, her hand was grabbed by Bai.

"In my mother's eyes, you are more important than the gold mine. What's more, the Ruan family will not lose out this time."

Bai raised her eyebrows and changed the topic to the title of imperial merchant.

"Merchants have a low status. Now that the Ruan family has become an imperial merchant, the men in the family can also participate in the imperial examinations. With the addition of the Xie family, it won't be long before the Ruan family will be able to move up a level. This is a great thing."

Having said that, Ruan Shuyan still felt a little heavy in her heart, but she also knew that her mother was right, so she quickly calmed down and talked about other things.

Time passed and soon it was evening.

As dusk fell, Ruan Shuyan held Bai's hand reluctantly.

The same went for Bai, but even so, the two of them walked to the gate of Ruan's mansion.

Xie Yuchun was standing next to the carriage. When she saw the two people coming out, she immediately stepped forward and said, "Mother."

Bai nodded and gently smoothed Ruan Shuyan's hair: "Yan'er, you should go back."

Ruan Shuyan nodded and followed Xie Yuchun into the carriage.

Xie Mansion.

Ruan Shuyan separated from Xie Yuchun and as soon as she returned to the yard, she found something wrong. Why was the layout of this yard the same as that of Tingfeng Pavilion?

"Mother Lai, here..."

She looked around and stopped talking, thinking that the decoration here was definitely not done by Lai's mother.

In other words, this was the arrangement made by Xie Yuchun when he came back in the afternoon.

He actually moved the layout of Tingfeng Pavilion here.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Mrs. Lai looked worried and her voice became much softer when she asked questions.

Ruan Shuyan came back to her senses: "Nothing, just some unexpected things. It's getting late. Go get some hot water. I want to rest."

As the sky darkened, a sudden noise broke out in the yard.

Ruan Shuyan woke up from her sleep and rubbed her swollen and painful eyebrows: "Chun Tao, what's going on outside?"

Chun Tao pushed the door open and walked in, with an expression of anger that was hard to conceal: "It was the people from Qingfeng Courtyard. They said that since the young lady married into the Xie family, she should follow the rules and pay respects every morning and evening."

Do you visit your parents every morning and evening?

Ruan Shuyan raised her eyes, and the fingers that were rubbing her eyebrows stopped.

"That's true."

Chun Tao opened her eyes wide: "No, that's right? But the young lady has never been like this at home, and it's not even daybreak yet!"

"You also said that it's at home. Now that I'm married into the Xie family, I naturally have to abide by the rules of the Xie family."

Ruan Shuyan got up, washed up with the help of Chuntao, then changed her clothes and walked towards Qingfengyuan.

But when they arrived outside Qingfeng Courtyard, they were told that Madam Xie had not woken up yet.

"Madam, if you wish to pay your respects, please wait here for a while."

Time passed, and when the sun rose from the east, half an hour had passed.

Qingfeng Courtyard was still quiet.

Ruan Shuyan clasped her hands, lowered her head and stood at the gate of the courtyard, without any fluctuation in her expression.

In the back, Lai's mother and Chuntao stood side by side.

The former has not changed much, but the latter can no longer be restrained.

"Mother Lai."

A cry of "Lai Mama" broke the silence around.

At the same time, a series of footsteps came from behind.

"I've met my uncle."

Mother Lai and Chuntao bowed at the same time.

"lady."

Ruan Shuyan raised her eyes, but before she could say anything, her clasped hands were held by someone, and then she asked with suppressed anger.

"How long have you been standing here?"

"Not long, only half an hour."

After listening for half an hour, Xie Yuchun's face darkened and his cold eyes fell on the servant.

"Is the old lady awake?"

The servant he was staring at shuddered and said, "I, you know nothing about me either."

Xie Yuchun closed his eyes and used all his strength to calm himself down.

"Send the message and say I'm here."

"Yes!"

The servant left, and soon invited the two to come in.

Madam Xie was already dressed. Seeing the two people appear together, she narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "You two, are you here to pay your respects together?"

Just as Xie Yuchun was about to speak, Ruan Shuyan spoke first: "My daughter-in-law is not feeling well, and my husband is worried about her, so he came with her."

Madam Xie glanced at her and said, "What do you mean by worrying about your health? He is just afraid that I will embarrass you, right? Yuchun, I gave her the key to the warehouse and even the right to be the housekeeper. Do I need to embarrass her?"

Xie Yuchun looked at her steadily: "Does mother really want her to manage the Xie family?"

Madam Xie said coldly: "Of course it's sincere. I'm old now and don't have the energy to manage such a big Xie family."

Xie Yuchun smiled, but if you look closely, you can see that there is no smile in his eyes at all.

"When mother said she didn't have the energy, did she mean to take away all the things and leave only an empty storeroom?"

As soon as these words were spoken, anger appeared on Mrs. Xie's face.

"Nonsense, I asked her to be the housekeeper, why would I give her an empty warehouse?"