Quickly wear a child, the villain is more favored, who wants the male protagonist?

Zhong Yourong had never expected Xia Xizhi to refuse. She immediately swallowed back the words that were about to come out of her mouth and was stunned for a long time.

Most daughters-in-law would be eager to get the power of housekeeping, so why did she refuse? Is she a fool?

As her eldest son said, if she's not too smart, then she's easier to handle...

Zhong Yourong smiled and held Xia Xizhi's hand.

"It's okay. Mother has good eyes on you. Now that you're not well, let your personal maid take care of it. You can just look over it occasionally. When you're better, you can take full responsibility."

Xia Xizhi said weakly, "Ahem, ahem, ahem, mother, Lvliu and Xiaotao are better at reading and arithmetic, so I can't control them."

"I'm grateful for your trust, but I'm powerless. Why don't you let Butler Zhang continue to take care of the family until I'm better?"

"Doctor Sun, who has been treating my daughter-in-law since she was a child, will be here one of these days. He knows my daughter-in-law's health best. Maybe after taking his medicine, she'll be fine in a few days. Cough cough cough cough cough... However, if mother really wants my daughter-in-law to take care of it, she will definitely obey."

Zhong Yourong wanted to continue persuading Xia Xizhi when he said the first half of the sentence, but she suddenly shut up when she got to the second half.

Doctor Sun is the doctor who has taken care of her since she was a child. If he sees that she is sick and has to take care of the household, it would be bad if he tells the Xia family.

She can control Xia Xizhi, but she can't control her shrew-like mother...

It's a pity that her dowry can't be used to supplement the family income for the time being. She recently fell in love with a kingfisher hairpin.

"Forget it, Xizhi, the most important thing is to take care of your health. It won't be too late to manage the household after you are well."

Xia Xizhi nodded weakly, but the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. She knew that the old woman would be afraid if she said that.

She has to be the original owner’s tiger-like mother!

The original owner was too obedient and stupid. She used her dowry to subsidize the Marquis' Mansion without telling her mother, just to save face for her scumbag husband.

Xia Xizhi and Zhong Yourong chatted for a while, each with their own ulterior motives, and then Xia Xizhi got up and left.

As soon as I came out, I happened to meet Fei Zhen's half-brother Fei Ze coming over.

Fei Ze called her sister-in-law, and after Xia Xizhi nodded, he went in.

Xia Xizhi looked at his back in thought for a few seconds, then turned and left.

Although Fei Ze is a bastard son of the Marquis's family, his attire is not as good as that of a higher-ranking guard. His clothes are washed white, and tiny patches can be seen faintly on the cuffs.

He is Fei Zhen's father. Fei Yun and Zhong Yourong were deeply in love when Fei Yun had sex with a maid after drinking. Therefore, Zhong Yourong hated him and his mother very much. He and his mother suffered a lot from Zhong Yourong.

Fei Yun also ignored them.

Therefore, Fei Ze's days in the Marquis' Mansion were very difficult. In the original plot, Fei Ze later passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer, and would become the prime minister in the future.

But because he sided with the emperor, he was killed by Fei Zhen after the palace coup. This man was definitely a talent. He was even more capable than Fei Zhen, but he failed because he had no backing.

You can try to pull them over.

From inside the door came Fei Ze's voice, "Mother, I haven't received the allowance for the past few months. The Autumn Examination will be held in half a month. I need five taels of silver to buy pens, ink, paper, and inkstone, and also..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhong Yourong interrupted him, "There's not much money in the mansion right now. You can sell the books you copied for money, so why not copy more books?"

"But the Autumn Examination is coming soon, and my son needs to concentrate on reviewing..."

"I can't do anything about it. There's no money left in the mansion. You have to figure out a solution yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fei Yuan came back in a hurry, "Mom, give me a hundred yuan quickly, I will definitely make back my money this time."

"Get out of here, get out of here! How much money have you lost this month? How dare you ask for it?" Zhong Yourong spoke with an attitude that was obviously different from Fei Ze's. His tone was filled with anger but also with doting.

"Oh, Mom, give it to me quickly, my friend is waiting for you outside, how can I save face if you don't give it to me!"

Zhong Yourong glared at him and took out a purse and gave it to him, "Get out of here! I'm getting annoyed just looking at you!"

Fei Yuan smiled and ran away with the silver.

Seeing this, Fei Ze said nothing, his eyes rolling, and said, "Mother, there is nothing wrong, my son will withdraw."

"Yeah." Zhong Yourong said in a light tone without even raising his eyelids.

Xia Xizhi was waiting for Fei Ze who was passing by in the garden pavilion. As soon as Fei Ze came over, Xia Xizhi threw him a purse containing one hundred taels of silver.

"You need some money? Take it."

Fei Ze paused, squeezed the patch on his sleeve that hid the cuff, as if someone had seen the side of him he least wanted to be seen, and he was at a loss, "Sister-in-law..."

"This is my investment. What I mean is that when you pass the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official, remember to not forget me."

Xia Xizhi smiled with her eyes curved, and left without waiting for his reaction.

Fei Ze looked at Xia Xizhi's back, deep in thought...

Return to the courtyard.

Xia Xizhi took off all the pearls and jade on her head, letting her long hair fall down. She also took off her cumbersome outer clothes, leaving only her undergarment, and stretched comfortably.

He lazily reclined on the chaise longue under the peach tree in the yard and took a nap.

Cang Yu, hiding on the roof, secretly observed Xia Xizhi. She was wearing a plain white middle-length dress, with black hair hanging down at her sides like a waterfall, and a few strands of hair scattered on her soft cheeks.

Cang Yu was lost in thought as he watched, and his ears turned red when he thought of last night.