Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 52

What she didn't say was that Aunt Wen was in charge of the central government and only wanted to line her own pockets. She didn't care about the life or death of the Hou family.

But how could Mrs. Shi really not know? Just now I was counting on my fingers. The money on my books was only enough to maintain my dignity for three months.

She is suffering!

Although she was born as a legitimate daughter of a wealthy family in Ganzhou, her education since elementary school was just about being a female celebrity, playing chess, calligraphy and painting, and being a husband and raising children. The next step is to manage the back house well.

After she married the old Marquis and became his stepmother, she discovered that the Marquis's mansion was just an empty shell.

In the generation of the old Marquis, the Hou family has made no achievements, let alone any meritorious deeds. If you don’t have real power, you won’t even be able to see your property.

Over the years, Mrs. Shi had invested a lot of her own dowry, and also used a lot of the first lady's dowry, so that she could barely maintain the dignity of the Hou Mansion.

Seeing that he is unable to do what he wants day by day, Tang is also a careless person.

Thinking that Xing'er was always Aunt Wen's bloodline, Aunt Wen would definitely be on Xing'er's side in the future, so giving the power of running the family to Aunt Wen also restored her friendship with her mother's family.

She thought that even if Aunt Wen was ignorant of something, she would just move her purse from left to right, and it would eventually fall into Xing'er's hands, so she let it go.

But things are different now. Xing'er died and Qi'er became his legitimate son.

Not only would Aunt Wen not be able to help him, she might even be a stumbling block.

Madam Shi would never allow this to happen.

She wants to seize power, but what she wants is for the second family to prosper.

As long as the second wife is prosperous and successfully seizes the title, then why should she bother with internal strife? Naturally, I hope that the entire Hou Mansion can develop, and it would be best if all the clan members come to help their second wife.

In the final analysis, she is a bit selfish and short-sighted, but it is also true that she hopes that the Hou Mansion will prosper.

It was precisely because Shi Anxia knew her grandmother's thoughts that she told her so much.

In the previous life, Mrs. Shi successfully allowed her son Shi Chengxuan to inherit the title and become the new generation of Uncle Rong'an.

That's right, the current marquis cannot fully inherit the title without meritorious service.

In order to check and balance, the emperor would demote them, weakening the power of the old noble families little by little, until they finally declined completely and became the dust of history.

After Shi Chengxuan attacked the prince, he caused trouble within two years and could not end it.

Shi Anxia, ​​who was still the concubine of the Jin Dynasty at that time, went to the palace to ask for the replacement of the emperor, and directly promoted her uncle Shi Chengyi to become Rong Anbo.

Shi Chengyi also strives for success. With his own efforts and methods, he will protect Shi Anxia all the way to the top even if he spends the last drop of blood in his clan.

In fact, the final outcome was exactly as the old lady wished. The entire Hou family came to help their second wife. But she didn't see that day.

Shi Anxia knew very well that the people in the Hou Mansion were not without blood, nor were they without talent, but their wings had been broken off by a short-sighted woman like Mrs. Shi, and their development had been restricted.

She looked at Mrs. Shi's face with a moved expression, and she knew that the other party was moved.

She continued to draw the cake, "Those who are talented in martial arts can take the road of military generals; those who are talented in business can make money for the family. When we were born well, the emperor allowed businessmen to be officials. It's just that the families have a good reputation. I feel that the merchants have lost the face of the powerful, and they can only do it secretly, and it will never become a success. But my granddaughter doesn’t think so. She has been poor and knows how important money is, and she also knows that no one will be dissatisfied with having too much money. So my granddaughter wants to do that. The only royal merchant."

Royal merchant! When the old lady heard this, her ears were numb. Although she also knew that her granddaughter was drawing cakes for her, this did not stop her from imagining the beautiful future.

Especially when I saw my granddaughter talking calmly and steadily and acting in an orderly manner. This heart full of doubts gradually fell to the ground.

She left Xia Shiyuan with a surge of heart, and said to Nanny Li who was following her, "Go and call Mother Xing, it's time for Wen Huiyi to clear the account."