Noble Lady

really.

Xue Chenyu really wanted to provoke him on purpose.

She still cares about him.

A hint of sweetness flowed through He Minzhi's heart, but he had to pretend to be extremely angry on his face. His first reaction was to go to Furongju.

But after only a few steps, he changed direction and headed towards Ciwenyuan.

Ji Minrou: “?”

Shouldn't he be going to settle accounts with Xue Chenyu now? How was he going to Ciwenyuan?

She had a thousand questions in her mind, but she just dared to follow.

When they arrived at Ciwenyuan, He Minzhi asked her to go back first.

Although Ji Minrou was extremely reluctant in her heart, she could not disobey He Minzhi openly.

I had no choice but to agree weakly and go back to my room.

……

"Madam, the master is back." Mother Huang came to report.

Mrs. Liu was having a headache, but when she heard her son coming back, she immediately became energetic, "Hurry, hurry, let my son in."

moment.

He Minzhi followed Mother Huang in, and then the mother and son dismissed the servants and talked in private.

"Son, you shouldn't have taken back the stewardship from Xue."

Liu rarely said the word "shouldn't" to He Minzhi, and he felt a little uncomfortable when he heard it at first.

But the other person was his own mother, so he could only endure the discomfort.

"Mother, why do you say that? I know you value propriety above all else, but Xue is truly unfit to be the head of the household. She's jealous, and her cleverness and cunning are all misplaced. How can she possibly be the head of the household?"

Fearing that Liu would refute him, he quickly said, "I've heard everything that happened in the mansion today. Can mother tolerate Xue's behavior?"

"Even if I could tolerate it, I can't. She clearly doesn't respect me as an elder. How can I tolerate her?"

Liu's eyes were red and moist, "Son, mother knows you are filial, mother knows everything. But..."

She choked up and said, "Son, you don't understand your mother's good intentions. Only when Xue is in charge of this family can the He family be stable."

The Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion has plenty of money. The Marquis's wife also gave Xue Chenyu a lot of dowry, which is money that the He family can never spend in their lifetime.

Therefore, she is the only one who has enough money to support the family's expenses; no one else can do so.

Moreover, Minzhi still has to move up.

The Wu'an Marquisate is the best help they can find at the moment. Their Xue family needs a son-in-law who is a civil servant, and their He family also needs a wealthy father-in-law to support them.

This is clearly a favorable situation.

Once this situation is broken, where can the He family find someone like Xue Chenyu who is willing to use money to support the He family?

"Mother, I still want to know your intentions, but I'm sorry I can't agree with them. I can support the family, and even without Xue Chenyu, our He family can still live well."

He could enter the Hanlin Academy without the help of the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion. The Wu'an Marquis was just a military man and would not be able to help him in the future.

And Xue Chenyu just has some money, and she can do whatever she wants with it. Doesn’t she want him to submit?

Even if he refused to give in, what could Xue Chenyu do to him?

Sooner or later he would let them know that even without the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion and Xue Chenyu, he, He Minzhi, could still carve out a smooth path for himself in the court!

"You...sigh."

Liu knew that she couldn't argue with him, and she didn't want to tell him what was going on behind the scenes.

"Since you have made up your mind, then do as you wish. Mother will support you."

It’s not like there isn’t someone who can take over the job of housekeeper.

Liu had actually already thought of a plan, and no matter what, she would not be the one to suffer.

The mother and son reached a consensus at this point in their conversation.

Liu asked He Minzhi to bring over the account books and keys, and he happily called Shi Tou in.

As early as when he and Ji Minrou were walking towards Ciwenyuan, he had already asked Shitou to go back to get something. Now that Liu had agreed, he had finally succeeded in getting rid of a hot potato.

All are happy.

Afterwards, the second wife's old lady, Zhang, was called over.

Zhang was extremely unhappy about this, but she had to come.

"Sister-in-law, why did you ask me to come over so late? I don't know what's the matter."

Liu looked at her steadily and suddenly smiled.

Zhang was used to her impatience, and she was still blaming Shen for suddenly smiling.

"Second sister-in-law, why don't you guess why I asked you to come over so late?"

Zhang: "Sister-in-law, just say whatever you want to say." There's no need to beat around the bush.

After what happened at noon when she overturned the table, she no longer had the leisure to accompany Liu and play the role of sister-in-law.

Nothing good will come of Liu looking for her.

"Since that's the case, I'll be frank. Second sister-in-law, Minzhi has taken back the management rights from Yu'er. You know I'm not in good health, so we have to find someone to manage this household."

She paused deliberately, "After much thought, I think you are the most suitable person to be the housekeeper."

"What?!" Zhang jumped up.

She had thought Liu had ill intentions, but she hadn't expected her to be so shameless. She was the one who pushed this mess onto her.

"Second sister-in-law, don't be so excited. I know you've always wanted to know where the money in the treasury goes every month. It's just right for you to be the housekeeper. As the saying goes, a house cannot be without a master for a day. Take the photo album and keys back today."

"I don't agree!" Zhang blurted out.

"Why don't you agree? Haven't you always wanted to be the housekeeper?" Liu was very puzzled.

She couldn't say that she didn't know it before and only recently realized that the He family was a den of wolves.

Whoever manages this company will have to pay for it.

Zhang's words circled around her lips, "Sister-in-law, you know that when I was a girl in my mother's family, I was the youngest. I never had to worry about the family affairs."

"Ever since I married into the He family, you, my sister-in-law, have been taking care of everything inside and outside the house. I haven't taken care of anything for a single day. Now you're asking me to take over, how can I possibly manage it?"

"Second sister-in-law said this, does that mean you are unwilling?"

"Of course not! I've never managed a household before, so I really don't know where to start. My eldest sister-in-law is the most experienced in housekeeping, so why don't you take charge first? I'll learn from her and help out a bit, and then I can become a housekeeper later."

Having said that, Zhang thought she had successfully pushed it out.

Unexpectedly, Liu sneered and said, "Second sister-in-law's two sons are neither good at literature nor martial arts, and teaching jobs are not easy to come by. My son is in the Hanlin Academy now, so he must have some connections."

The implication is: either let my son recommend them and give them a chance to move up; or let my son say a word and bring them back to their original state, making it impossible for them to even continue teaching.

A blatant threat!

Ever since they became sisters-in-law, she has always been dominated by Liu.

Now that Liu's son has entered the Hanlin Academy, her son can only teach in the academy, and is suppressed to the point where he can't even raise his head.