【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Outside.

Seeing that the maids who were cleaning were not paying attention, Xia Hua pulled Qiu Ye a little away from the old lady's room. When she saw Chun Tao coming back, she invited her to join them. The three of them gathered together, each with their own thoughts.

Xia Hua, who was impatient, spoke first, asking quietly, "Have you decided which master you want to follow?"

Qiuye shook his head honestly. Chuntao was arrogant and said, "Why rush? It's still unclear who will take over the stewardship. Let's wait and see what happens."

Qiu Ye whispered, "Logically, the old lady should be the manager, and then the family should be passed on to the first wife. However, the first wife has no children, so it might be passed to the second wife."

Xia Hua frowned, "But the Fourth Madam is a distant relative of the deceased ancestor's maternal family. She used to be the most favored by the old lady. I think she also has a chance."

Chun Tao rolled her eyes. "The old lady and the old ancestor don't get along, so how could she possibly like the fourth wife? She can basically be ruled out."

Qiu Ye lowered the corners of his mouth, not knowing what to say. He was just a little worried. Who should he turn to?

No one thought that an old lady from a peasant family could always be the head of the household.

Inside the house, Yun Xi ate a few pieces of mung bean cakes before her stomach felt better. She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Dong Zhu, go call the young master over. Follow the housekeeper and move all the things from the Madam's courtyard to my warehouse."

Dong Zhu was startled and a little dazed, stammering, "Old lady, should we just go? Will it be bad?"

She and the old lady had never been in the warehouse before.

"Go directly, the sooner the better, otherwise I'm afraid some daring servants will steal it. Clean out the warehouse and don't leave any account books behind. The ordinary items in the old lady's room have been buried with her, and the precious ones must be registered and moved to our warehouse. I will be the boss in the Qi family from now on, so you can do your job without worry." Yun Xi waved her hand and told her to get things done quickly.

Dong Zhu made up her mind, nodded, and went out to ask the four maids in the yard to go find the housekeeper Qi. As soon as she left, Qi Xian, the eldest son of the Qi family, arrived at her mother's door.

He wanted to find a maid to inform her first, but when he looked around, there was no one guarding the door. Seeing the three older maids slacking off in the distance, he gave them a bad look, lifted his robe, and walked into the house swiftly. Standing outside, he shouted, "Mother, your son is here to see you." He waited for Yun Xi to agree before lifting the curtain and entering the house.

Yun Xi leaned on the bed, her white middle dress making her look even more haggard.

Qi Xian's nose felt sore, he called out "mother", and knelt beside Yun Xi's bed, "Mother, I am an unfilial son."

Yun Xi was surprised. It seemed that this eldest son still had some conscience?

"Xian'er, get up quickly, mother is fine." Yun Xi asked him to move a round stool and sit down.

Qi Xian was very obedient and sat down nicely. "Mom, do you have something to ask your son?"

Yun Xi nodded and sighed softly, "Xian'er, your grandmother passed away. Although the family is busy, I have experience. But look at mother here. The master has no dignity, and the servants don't act like servants."

Qi Xian agreed, "It's really unruly. You don't even have a servant to serve you. That's simply outrageous. Mother, you can punish the disobedient servants. Now you are the ancestor of the family, and everyone listens to you."

"Son, I feel relieved with your words. I originally thought that my children and grandchildren would be successful and my daughter-in-law would be filial, so that I could live out my days in peace. I didn't expect that not long after your grandmother passed away, the mansion would be in such a mess." Yun Xi was worried, and seemed to be embarrassed to take on such a mess. "Xian'er, can you handle the things outside? Since your grandmother left, I feel like I have lost my backbone."

Qi Xian quickly comforted her, "Mom, I'm relieved that you're in charge of the household. Although it's hard for a son to handle the household affairs alone, fortunately I have my younger brother to help me, so I can still handle it."

"Fourth brother?" Yun Xi's eyes widened when she heard that. "Where's the third brother? Didn't he help you?"

"Third brother doesn't seem to be interested in the family business." Qi Xian was puzzled. Isn't it known to everyone that third brother doesn't like doing business?

Yun Xi thought about it and remembered that the second child was a girl who was already married, and the third child, Qi Yu, loved reading and was a nerd. Unfortunately, he had studied for so many years and gained nothing, and couldn't even pass the examination to become a student.

The original owner had four biological children, the eldest son, the second daughter, the third son and the youngest daughter. The whereabouts of the youngest daughter are now unknown, and she has been usurped by her concubine's son. Yun Xi naturally does not want to see the concubine's son interfere in the family business.

"Boss, you're confused!" Yun Xi said seriously, "Your father has been gone for five years, and you still can't completely manage the family business on your own."

Qi Xian was stunned, "Mom, what are you doing?"

Yun Xi's face was stern and serious. "Xian'er, as the eldest son of our Zhao Kingdom, you must grow up as soon as possible. How can you rely on your younger brother? Listen to me. Let Qi Jing study hard, and you try to manage the business yourself. If you don't understand something, come and ask me. After all, I have been with your father for decades and know a lot about business."

Qi Xian was touched. His mother was on his side. He smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, son, I'll listen to you."

Seeing that he didn't care, Yun Xi frowned and didn't hide it. Tears welled up in her eyes and she whispered, "Xian'er, it's not that mother forces you to do this. Actually, the fourth child is not mother's child."

"What!" Qi Xian was so frightened that he fell backward from the round stool and fell to the ground, falling on his butt.

"This family is plagued by internal and external troubles, so I must take control of the family power as soon as possible. Your wife is your grandmother's youngest daughter, and the fourth child's wife is your grandmother's niece. The fourth child is not my child..." Yun Xi paused and said worriedly, "Xian'er, I'm worried."

"Mom, you said that the fourth child is not yours! What is going on?" Qi Xian's brain was a little confused.

This child is so well protected that he is almost naive.

Yun Xi did not hide it from him and cruelly told him the truth.

"This story begins when your father met a beautiful woman. He wanted to marry her, but because I was still alive and we were both pregnant at the same time, he switched my daughter with her son, just to make that child his legitimate son."

Qi Xian was stunned. "No wonder Dad asked me to help Fourth Brother with his business before he left, and said the family property should be divided equally."

Yun Xi pounded the bed angrily, "Look, these are the abacus beads your father used."

The law stipulates that the property that a concubine's son can receive is completely different from that of a legitimate son. Although the law requires that the division of property must be open and fair, it does not clearly stipulate how much property must be distributed.

In this case, as long as the descendants are willing to divide the property among other brothers, it will be fine. Therefore, some special situations will arise when the Zhao State divides the family property. For example, some parents will divide part of the property under their name to their children or other family members.

Moreover, similar to the Song Dynasty, the Zhao State had the "trend of establishing an heir", which means that in a family, the inheritance of family property is generally centered on the eldest son.

So before the original owner's husband passed away, he left twenty acres of land to each of his concubines and children as his own property, and the rest was inherited by his eldest son, which means it was all under Qi Xian's name.

After his death, the Qi family will be divided. At this time, it all depends on Qi Xian's mood how much property he wants to give to his brothers. Of course, he will generally obey his parents' will and the law and will not be stingy.