A farmer's daughter who traveled through time: Marrying a sickly man

Chapter 455 Preparing to Return to Beijing

The old lady kicked everyone out and did not mention the matter of the housekeeper.

The second wife naturally would not take the initiative to take on any responsibilities. To be honest, she didn't want to be the housekeeper at all.

The second master and the second mistress returned to their own courtyard.

The Third Madam and Shen Ning were waiting in their yard.

"Second sister-in-law, are you okay?" Third Madam Ye saw that Second Madam looked unwell and asked worriedly.

Shen Ning also walked forward and stared at her.

She asked her husband and children to go back first, and wanted to find out about her elder brother and sister-in-law.

I haven't seen her for a long time, and I didn't know that her elder brother and sister-in-law already had a child.

"It's okay, don't worry!" The second wife snorted coldly. Isn't it just a random accusation? Others are not blind.

It's just because she is the elder!

"Why didn't Ning'er go back with us?" The second lady asked when she saw Shen Ning coming.

Because of the old lady's incident today, all the daughters who came back to visit her parents went back without having any meal. Who knows what kind of gossip will be spread?

It's none of her business anyway, and she's not the head of the Wu'an Marquis' Mansion. No matter what others say, it can't be blamed on her.

The second wife was thinking about something and her brows were not relaxed for a moment.

Shen Ning didn't go back to her parents' home very often, but she still heard some things about her parents' home, but she didn't ask too much.

"Second Aunt, I came here to ask, did Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law really have a child?"

Shen Ning also gave birth to a boy, and she always remembered that Xia Tian had blocked the contraceptive drug that Liu had prescribed for her.

But there has been no news of pregnancy since the eldest sister-in-law and eldest brother got married for several years. She is worried that her eldest sister-in-law has fallen into Liu's trap?

But since she got married, she rarely interacted with her parents' home, so she had no contact with Xia Tian.

She even just found out today that her eldest brother and sister-in-law's baby was one month old.

But finally I feel relieved!

"Well, he's more than two months old now." The second wife finally smiled when she talked about Xia Tian's child.

Shen Ning felt a little regretful. "It's a pity that I didn't know that my eldest brother and his wife had given birth to a child. Otherwise, I would have asked my eldest sister to bring gifts over."

"It's okay. Your elder brother and his wife won't mind these things. We'll give them the same gifts when they return to Beijing." The Second Lady comforted her.

"Yes, I'll give you the same one then." The third lady agreed.

She also remembered that Marquis Wu'an was angry and wanted to let her second sister-in-law be the housekeeper.

Curiously asked, "Second sister-in-law, just now the eldest brother said that he would let you manage the household, what did the old lady say?"

As the third lady spoke, she pointed towards the old lady's yard with her chin.

The Second Madam snorted and laughed, "Big brother said it was Big brother's words. The old lady is his mother. Can he still make the decision for the old lady?"

"Does this mean that the old lady doesn't agree?" The third lady said as expected.

"Whatever! I don't want to get involved in all the mess in the mansion." The second wife said calmly.

This housekeeper not only works hard, but also suffers in the end!

She is not willing to do this thankless task!

"That's fine. I guess the old lady is not willing to give up power." The third lady no longer thinks the housekeeper is that good.

Just last year, her second sister-in-law was the housekeeper. Shen Ke and Liu Jin'er found fault every day, and so did Shen Lan. They really couldn't serve this group of ancestors.

It’s better to just ignore everything and eat, drink and have fun!

Since Shen Ning didn't leave, the second lady simply asked her to stay for dinner.

The third wife also came along, and they went back after lunch.

Over there, Marquis Wu'an angrily left the old lady's yard and went straight to his study.

He took out a rosewood box from the secret compartment of the study, opened it, and took out 50,000 taels of silver notes from it. He looked at the land deeds, house deeds, etc. placed next to it, and took out the deeds of two shops before putting the box back.

Then he went to his private vault and picked out a set of gifts.

Lin Qing watched the Marquis go in and out with a sullen face, trading things, and didn't dare to say anything.

Marquis Wu'an placed the longevity lock, gold necklace, jade pendant, dagger, etc. that he had selected on the table and looked at them with a frown.

Lin Qing was shocked to see that the dagger was also there. He knew very well how precious this dagger was to the Marquis.

In the past, the fourth young master, Shen Ke, was so much favored by the Marquis and wanted this dagger, but the Marquis did not agree. Unexpectedly, he took it out today.

This dagger was passed down from generation to generation by the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, and the Marquis treasures it very much.

Marquis Wu'an stared at it for a while, then put the things carefully into the box, including the house deeds and banknotes.

"Lin Qing, go to Linzhou in person and give these things to the prince. This is a gift from my grandfather to my eldest grandson."

"Yes, Lord!" Lin Qing took the box and walked out.

I guess the old lady's behavior disappointed the Marquis, so he got angry in front of so many people today.

After seeing Lin Qing leave, Marquis Wu'an slowly leaned back in his chair and rubbed his eyebrows with his hands.

He felt that he might really be too old to be able to manage even a marquisate.

As his wife, Liu actually killed his eldest son.

And his own sons couldn't tolerate each other.

Now that he has a legitimate grandson, he doesn't even know when his grandson will be one month old, and no one has told him!

Shen Ke was expelled from the clan by him, and he actually killed his wife and ran away.

I don’t know where he went?

Marquis Wu'an felt that his life had never been so unsuccessful!

Linzhou, Sangluo City

After the Chinese New Year, Shen Nian started to busy himself with spring planting. At the end of the month, he received a message from the emperor asking him to go to Beijing to participate in Halloween.

Shen Nian thought that he should go back to the capital to report to the emperor on what had happened over the past year.

Xia Tian knew that he had to go back to the capital, so he began to prepare.

I haven't been back to Beijing for more than a year, so I have to bring some gifts to people I know, especially for the Emperor and the Empress Dowager's birthdays, so I have to prepare gifts.

The Wanshou Festival is on March 28th, which is less than two months away. If you don’t want to be in a hurry on the road, you should prepare to set off early.

The Empress Dowager's birthday is on May 21st. They may not be able to stay in the capital for that long, but they still have to prepare the birthday gifts for the Empress Dowager as soon as possible.

While Xia Tian was preparing to return to the capital, Shen Nian was also busy arranging matters for the time he was away.

On the eighth day of the second lunar month, Xia Tian held wedding ceremonies for Mu Feng and Ning Xiang, Ling Chuan and Cui Yun in the Governor's Mansion. The two couples got married, and the mansion was even more lively than during the Chinese New Year.

We held a wedding banquet in the summer. Although there were not many outsiders in attendance, it was still quite lively with our family.

After the wedding banquet, on February 12, Shen Nian prepared to return to the capital with Xia Tian, their son Youyou, and a group of guards and maids.

If we don’t leave now, we’ll be in a hurry!

This time, I originally wanted to keep the two newly married couples including Mu Feng, but Ningxue and Mu Feng insisted on coming with us, so I had no choice but to bring them along.

"Cuiyun, you and Aunt Zhang, please take care of our yard. Also, Ningyue and Ningshuang, wait for us to come back!"

Reminders before going out in summer.

"Madam, can you please take me with you?" Cuiyun was a little reluctant.

"What will happen to the family if you all leave?" Xia Tian comforted her, "We will be back in three or four months at most. You just take care of the house for me."

Cuiyun nodded helplessly, "I understand, ma'am. Please be careful on the road."

Wave goodbye to summer!

They will definitely come back later, and it won't do if they all leave and the house is deserted.