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

The sun sets, the lights come on, and the warm candles flicker.

Fei Zhen's eyes fell on Xia Xizhi's scarlet lips, his expression filled with manly desire. He approached Xia Xizhi step by step, his voice low and hoarse.

"Xizhi, it's time for you to give birth to a child for your husband."

Xia Xizhi suppressed the urge to curse, inadvertently dodged Fei Zhen's hand that was touching her, bit her lip in pretense of shyness,

"My dear, I'm afraid it won't work today. I'm having my period today..."

Fei Zhen paused, feeling a little embarrassed. "Ahem, that's unfortunate. It's okay. Today, the husband will simply sleep with the mistress."

He had never slept with her before, and he really felt sorry for her. Today, Xizhi's dance made him discover her beauty that he had never shown before, and he was suddenly moved by it.

"My dear husband, this is bad. It would be bad if my private parts got in contact with you. It's considered unlucky."

When Xia Xizhi heard that Fei Zhen wanted to stay with her, he cursed profusely and quickly found an excuse to get him away.

You bastard, get out of here. Who needs him to accompany her? It seems like sleeping with her is a reward for her.

Xia Xizhi refused again and again, and Fei Zhen couldn't insist any longer, but she looked unhappy when she left...

Fei Zhen didn't notice until she left that there were two people on the roof staring at them.

Ye Yin's face was tense, and he kept holding the hidden weapon in his hand until Fei Zhen left Xia Xizhi's room, then he let go.

With narrowed eyes, he ordered Jiang Tong who was following him, "Have Zhuoyue and Zhuri come here and take turns watching. If they find Fei Zhen trying to sleep with Xiaoyao or Xia Xizhi, immediately use the poison needle to make him faint."

Jiang Tong's mouth twitched: "...Your Majesty, listen to what you are doing, is it human nature? They are already a young couple..."

But he didn't dare to say it. He didn't want his head to leave his neck yet, so he immediately replied, "Yes!"

Zhuoyue and Zhuri are the top secret guards around Ye Yin, and they are usually responsible for protecting His Majesty. Jiang Tong's heart was filled with emotion, it seemed that His Majesty was really interested in the Marquis' wife.

Do you want the king to take away the minister’s wife?

Expectation!

.....

Morning the next day.

As soon as he arrived at the court, the Imperial Censor Shangguan Kai could not wait to raise the issue of floods in Liuzhou.

"Your Majesty, Liuzhou is ravaged by floods. Residents of several counties have been displaced and suffered severe losses. I suggest that we send people to address the situation as soon as possible. Some refugees have even come to the Imperial City, complaining that relief grain has not been distributed to them.

If we don't send someone to investigate quickly, there could be disaster. There's already feedback that malaria has broken out in a village over there."

"What do you think, my dear ministers?" Ye Yin glanced at the ministers below with a serious expression.

The ministers all lowered their heads and no one dared to answer. No one was willing to do such a hard job.

Not to mention the plague that may arise after the flood, there are too many things involved in the issue of disaster relief food. It is even a question whether you can come back alive from such a mission.

"Oh! When you usually advise me to appoint a queen, you are all so eloquent and eloquent, but when it comes to actually using you, you become mute! What use do I have for a bunch of you useless people!"

Ye Yin frowned and angrily scolded the ministers below, but still no one dared to say a word.

"Does Marquis Zhong'an have any countermeasures? I remember that you were also the third place in the imperial examination back then." Ye Yin's eyes suddenly fell on Fei Zhen.

Fei Zhen was visibly stunned. Water conservancy matters would never fall on the head of a Dali Temple official like him. Why did His Majesty suddenly call him...

And what this means is obviously that as a third place winner, you must come up with a solution.

If he can't give it, he might be punished...

Fei Zhen stepped forward with courage.

"I believe that the flood victims must be relocated and resettled as quickly as possible. Liuzhou, the nearest city, should open its granaries and release grain, strictly prohibiting price gouging. Secondly, to prevent plague, corpses must be collectively cremated. Thirdly, ditches should be constructed to control flooding and protect farmland. Fourthly, dams should be constructed and any potential hazards identified. Finally, the relief funds can be allocated through a system of subordinates supervising their superiors. If a shortage of funds is discovered, they can be reported directly to Your Majesty."

Ye Yin snorted in his heart. No wonder the little demon was so attentive to him. He was quite capable.

Then go and control the flood.

Ye Yin smiled slightly, "Okay! That's right, what Lord Fei said hits the mark for me. Then, Lord Fei will be dispatched to handle this flood. Go back and prepare today, and tomorrow I'll send someone to assist you in going to Liuzhou."

Fei Zhen couldn't believe it. How could flood control fall on the shoulders of a Dali Temple official like him? Something felt off.

But he could only bite the bullet and thank the emperor, "Your humble servant obeys your order!"

The other ministers all breathed a sigh of relief...

After the morning court session ended, Fei Zhen returned to the Marquis' Mansion with a heavy face and looked up information alone in the study. He was given the task at a critical moment and he was not familiar with Liuzhou, so he had to prepare, otherwise he might not come back.

Liu Ruolan suddenly learned that Xia Xizhi did not get the right to be the housekeeper, and her eyes suddenly flashed with contempt.

Ah!

She has been in the mansion for so long, but she can't even get the right to be the housekeeper. She is really a waste. If she were the wife of the marquis, she would have taken the right to be the housekeeper in her own hands long ago.

Liu Ruolan thought about it, stood up, brought the chicken soup cooked by the maid, and gave it to Fei Zhen who had not come out of the study.

Fei Zhen was very busy and simply nodded to her before continuing to look through the files. Liu Ruolan stepped forward and massaged his shoulders, then tried to ask Fei Zhen indirectly if the housekeeper power could be handed over to him.

"Brother Fei, Ruolan knows how to do math and manage accounts. Ruolan has nothing to do in the Marquis's Mansion and always wants to do something for the mansion. Is the old lady the housekeeper now? Do you want Ruolan to help..."

"You can manage the accounts, so I'll leave the job of housekeeper to you from now on."

Fei Zhen is very busy now, so he spoke directly.

Anyway, Xia Xizhi didn't say he would take care of it, so just give it to her.

Liu Ruolan was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up and she was very excited. "Thank you, Brother Fei. Ruolan will definitely do her best to fulfill her responsibilities."

Liu Ruolan hadn't expected to get the housekeeper's power so easily, and she was secretly delighted. So what if Xia Xizhi was currently the Marquis's wife? The housekeeper's power still fell on her head...

This shows that in Fei Zhen and Zhong Yourong's hearts, she is the Marquis' wife!

Liu Ruolan took the account book to Xia Xizhi's yard, showing off her power and making sarcastic remarks.

"Oh, look, I don't want to be the housekeeper, but Brother Fei and the old lady let me do it. They really trust me too much. Sigh, I have to be the housekeeper even when I'm pregnant..."

Xia Xizhi just smiled and said nothing. It seemed that she didn't know how serious the deficit was in the mansion.

Seeing Xia Xizhi silent, Liu Ruolan thought she was jealous and laughed disdainfully, "You are jealous, aren't you? The stewardship that you haven't been able to get for so long has simply fallen into my hands. This is the gap between people.

There's no point in being jealous. Fei Zhen and the old lady both agreed to let me be the housekeeper, which shows their approval of me. Sooner or later, I will be promoted to a co-wife..."

"Really? Then congratulations on getting the position of housekeeper," Xia Xizhi said with a smile.

Liu Ruolan frowned slightly, wondering why Xia Xizhi's smile looked so strange.

Fei Zhen set off early the next morning.

When Liu Ruolan started to sort out the account books, she found that the more she calculated, the darker her face became, and her originally happy expression disappeared without a trace.

The steward of the Marquis's Mansion is simply a hot potato, with losses everywhere.

Originally, she thought that the Marquis' Mansion had simply fallen into decline, but it was still a Marquis' Mansion after all, and a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Who would have thought that such a huge Marquis' Mansion was actually in debt!

No wonder Xia Xizhi doesn’t take care of the family!

No wonder Zhong Yourong handed in the account book so readily, it turns out she is a complainer!

Liu Ruolan almost fainted from anger...

Not only that, when Fei Zhen was away, Liu Ruolan almost vomited blood out of anger.

Fei Shuixin came to ask for money every now and then, and Fei Yuan did the same, but he asked for more.

She had no choice but to give it to him, after all, she had just become the housekeeper.

In order to leave the image of a good sister-in-law to them, Liu Ruolan had to grit her teeth and take out all her belongings.

"Thank you, sister-in-law. From now on, you will be my only sister-in-law!" Fei Shuixin thanked happily while holding the silver.

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Fei Yuan thanked her and turned around and slipped away.

The two calls of "sister-in-law" made Liu Ruolan feel a little better...but she still felt upset.

She doesn't have much money left. Not only the two of them, but even her mother-in-law is a spendthrift. She wants the best food and the best things. Doesn't she know what the Marquis' Mansion has become like now? How hateful!

Liu Ruolan was annoyed by the troubles of this family and was overwhelmed, so she went out to relax.

Outside the Marquis's Mansion, there squatted a little boy dressed in dirt and rags, with wounds all over his body, with flies buzzing around him.

Liu Ruolan was already annoyed, and when a fly hit her face, she covered her nose and kicked him in disgust.

"Little beggar, get away from here. This is the Marquis's Mansion, and you dare to come here to beg for food?"

The little boy raised his head, his messy hair hiding his fierce, dark eyes, staring straight at Liu Ruolan.

"What are you looking at? Get out of here!"

Liu Ruolan gave the servant beside her a look, and the servant took a stick and hit the boy again and again, and the boy's body was covered with blood and flesh.

The servant said viciously, "Our Marquis's wife told you to get out, are you deaf?"

Mrs. Hou?

He remembered!

Before the boy passed out, he gritted his teeth and memorized Liu Ruolan's face.