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

Xie Yuchun said: "In recent years, the border has been in turmoil, and natural disasters have occurred repeatedly. The silver in the treasury has long been used up."

Ruan Shuyan frowned. No wonder the two treasuries had caused the emperor to take action. If the treasury was not abundant...

She suddenly narrowed her eyes: "Does my husband want to join the Ministry of Revenue?"

Xie Yuchun was stunned for a moment: "The emperor had previously planned to let me join the Ministry of Justice."

As soon as these words were spoken, Ruan Shuyan immediately remembered the news that Lai's mother had heard. At that time, she suspected that the news was wrong, and told Lai's mother to pay more attention.

The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Revenue, the former can gain the emperor's trust, and the latter... She remembered that Chen Yuntang's father was the Minister of Revenue. If Xie Yuchun went there, she should be able to go more smoothly.

Xie Yuchun looked at the silent Ruan Shuyan, walked to the side, poured a cup of tea and handed it to her: "Madam, don't think too much. Things in the court are ever-changing. No one knows what the emperor is planning. For now, we just need to take care of ourselves. The affairs in the mansion have not been resolved yet."

Ruan Shuyan took the cup and tightened her fingertips slightly: "My husband is right, we have to deal with the affairs of the mansion first."

Xie Yuchun lowered his eyes. Ever since returning from the border, his wife had been acting with an inexplicable sense of urgency, as if something big was about to happen.

Are you afraid of the plots behind your back?

But she had done a lot of things in Beijing before. Even if she was targeting the Xie family, she couldn't touch the Xie family in the short term. He had to find an opportunity to have a good talk with his wife.

The two were chatting when Chuntao came running over: "Miss, son-in-law, someone from the Chen family is here."

Hearing the word "Chen family", Ruan Shuyan pursed her lips slightly. Since something happened to Chen Yuntang, it was indeed necessary for someone from the Chen family to come.

"Who's coming?"

"It's the Shangshu's wife, Mrs. Chen."

"Only the Shangshu's wife?"

Chun Tao nodded: "Yes, only the Shangshu's wife."

After these words were spoken, Ruan Shuyan and Xie Yuchun exchanged glances.

"Husband, something is not right."

Xie Yuchun nodded slowly: "Indeed."

Xie Yuchun even asked to resign in the hall, which shows that what happened to the Xie family is not a trivial matter. No matter what, the Chen family will not just let the Shangshu's wife come.

Either the Shangshu Mansion has also run into trouble recently, or the Chen family wants to separate from the Xie family.

Thinking of this, Ruan Shuyan asked Chuntao to check the recent situation of Shangshu Mansion: "Husband, let's go to the front hall."

Xie Yuchun was also thinking about the situation of the Chen family. When he heard her words, he immediately stopped thinking.

"Walk."

The two rushed to the front hall, and before they entered the door, they heard a voice coming out.

"The guests have been here for so long, but the Xie family's master hasn't come out yet. Is this how the Xie family entertains their in-laws?"

In the hall, the housekeeper smiled and said, "The backyard is quite far from here. Maybe they were delayed on the way. Madam Chen, please be patient. Please be patient."

However, the two of them kept calm and did not help Chen to calm down.

She slapped the armrest and said angrily, "From a distance, I am a guest visiting the door. From a closer point of view, I am also an elder of the Xie family. You are not only fooling the guests, but also fooling the elders? Is this the rule of the Xie family?"

The butler was speechless and the smile on his face froze.

Outside the door, Ruan Shuyan curled her lips slightly: "Husband, please go back to the backyard first."

Xie Yuchun knew she didn't want to get involved in what happened next: "If you don't want to... then leave it to Madam."

Ruan Shuyan smiled at him, and after Xie Yuchun left, she straightened her sleeves before stepping into the hall.

"Mrs. Chen, you are joking. Our Xie family has been busy lately, and it is inevitable that there will be omissions in entertaining guests. I hope Mrs. Chen will forgive me."

After she finished speaking, Ruan Shuyan asked the housekeeper to go down: "You too, it's a rare occasion for guests to come, why aren't there enough tea and snacks? Go and arrange it."

The butler responded and quickly left the hall.

The next moment, Ruan Shuyan's eyes fell on Chen. Chen was plump, with a naturally upturned mouth. Her kind eyes and brows made people think that she was a gentle and loving person at first glance.

Thinking of what she had just heard, Ruan Shuyan smiled. This Chen's personality was completely opposite to hers.

After Ruan Shuyan sat down, she took the initiative to break the silence and said, "Mrs. Chen, you came to the Xie family today because of Yuntang, right?"

Chen straightened her sleeves and said, "Besides Yuntang, who else in the Xie family can let me come? Speaking of which, your Xie family has been really busy recently. All those family affairs have been brought to the emperor. Aren't you ashamed?"

When Chen said the last sentence, he patted the armrest again, his face showing disgust and disdain without any concealment.

Ruan Shuyan glanced at her and said calmly, "Didn't Madam Chen come here today just for Yuntang?"

She completely ignored the rest of the sentence and even emphasized the word "only for". Chen frowned as she listened.

"Why, as a mother, I can't care about the Xie family's situation?"

Ruan Shuyan smiled faintly: "Of course I care, but the Chen family and the Ruan family don't seem to have any connection, right? Mrs. Chen just said..."

The hall fell into silence.

Just at this moment, the housekeeper came in with several maids and served tea and snacks.

Ruan Shuyan took the teacup and slowly skimmed the tea leaves on top with the tea bowl cover.

A trace of anger appeared on Chen's face. She was very dissatisfied with Ruan Shuyan's attitude.

After a brief pause, she directly asked to see Chen Yuntang.

"Someone, take Madam Chen to Tingyu Courtyard. Oh, by the way, there is one more thing I forgot to tell Madam Chen. Yuntang is pregnant."

Ruan Shuyan knew that Chen's purpose in coming here today was not good, but Chen Yuntang was the daughter of the Chen family and was pregnant. Even if you, Chen, came to visit, you had to suppress your thoughts.

The two looked at each other, and the expression on Chen's face changed several times, and finally turned into calm.

"Thank you Miss Ruan for the reminder."

Miss Ruan? Are you trying to separate her from the Xie family?

After Chen Yuntang meets Chen, he will definitely mention her previous promise. I wonder what Chen will be like then?

The smile on Ruan Shuyan's lips deepened a little: "Mrs. Chen, you're welcome."

Chen felt something was wrong, but looking at Ruan Shuyan, she couldn't figure out what was wrong, so she could only leave the front hall accompanied by the housekeeper.

Not long after, Chen learned about Ruan Shuyan's promise from Chen Yuntang, and her face changed immediately.

She finally understood what Ruan Shuyan's smile meant before.

That's the attitude of waiting to see a good show!

"Why didn't you write back and tell me about this?"

The inexplicable questioning made Chen Yuntang's heart sink: "What did you do?"

Chen's eyes flashed, but she finally told the story of what happened in the hall under Chen Yuntang's questioning.

Chen Yuntang was stunned: "How could you..."

"I didn't know she would make that promise..."

Chen interrupted Chen Yuntang anxiously, but before she could finish her words, Xie Yurui pushed the door open, walked in, and knelt on the ground with a plop.