The first words sounded pleasant, but the more he listened to the rest, the more it sounded like he was lecturing a concubine.

Wu Ziya didn't indulge her. While she was catching her breath, she smiled and said, "Sister, you're right. As my husband's wife, I naturally have to make good plans for him. In the future, I will definitely help my husband rise to prominence and have a smooth official career."

Wu Ziya's attitude was gentle, but her words were sharp. Bai Wanyi's expression kept changing, and he almost couldn't keep the smile on his face.

Lu Yan looked at Bai Wanyi, afraid that she would walk away in anger and cause an awkward scene. But when he saw that she had endured it, he said with relief, "Only if you two get along well can your life prosper."

Bai Wanyi gritted his teeth and nodded, "That's right."

She then said to Wu Ziya, "Sister, you are right. I heard that you have now been given the power of stewardship. From now on, I will be in charge of the external affairs while you will be in charge of the internal affairs. We can work together to help my husband."

Wu Ziya smiled and said, "Sister, you are right."

Wu Ziya then offered tea to all the clan members.

She also prepared gifts for the clan members: "Time is urgent, I should have made something for everyone myself, but now I bought some outside. You can use them, so don't find fault with my etiquette."

The old patriarch was very pleased when he saw the rare book placed before him: "It's just a token of my appreciation. As long as the thought is there, that's all. Be good."

The old patriarch said this and took out his own gift, which was really on top of the original one, and he also added his own jade pendant.

What Wu Ziya was going to give to others were either writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, or rouge, powder, jewelry, and the like. These were not expensive, but they touched people's hearts and really won them a lot of favor.

After the tea was served, it was time to sit down and eat. Old Lady Lu said, "It's time for Concubine Qi to serve tea to the mistress."

There was no place for Wu Ziya to sit in the room, so Old Lady Lu had someone bring in an embroidered cushion and let her sit next to her.

Bai Wanyi saw it all and felt resentful in his heart. On the day when he served tea, not only was he ridiculed for being unpresentable and not being in a position to appear in such an occasion, but he also didn't get a place to sit down after serving tea.

But now it's Wu Ziya's turn? Haha! It really depends on the person!

Bai Wanyi's face twisted. Qi Jing also came in and served tea to Wu Ziya: "Madam, have some tea."

"Okay." Wu Ziya had someone give Qi Jing a reward and didn't make things difficult for her. She had someone help her up and said, "My aunt is pregnant, so she shouldn't overwork herself. No need to be so polite."

"Thank you, ma'am." Qi Jing stood up and stood aside, with her brows lowered and eyes closed, very politely.

Old Lady Lu saw that Wu Ziya was well-mannered, neither humble nor overbearing, and her words and actions were methodical, sharp when necessary and smooth when necessary. She was extremely satisfied with her: "Okay, it's getting late, let's eat."

Even if there are many troubles that need to be dealt with urgently, you have to eat first.

After dinner and seeing off the relatives, Old Lady Lu asked Bai Wanyi, Lu Yan, Wu Ziya, Qi Jing, Lu Linglin and Lu Lingjiao to go to Ci'an Residence.

After dismissing the servants, Old Lady Lu only kept her personal nanny. Then she looked at Lu Yan and asked, "Where is Linglong?"

Lu Yan said in a daze, "She entered the palace."

"Enter the palace?"

Bai Wanyi's eyes widened. How did she get into the palace after drinking that stuff last night?

Lu Linglin and Lu Lingjiao breathed a sigh of relief. Now that they had found the whereabouts of the person, and that he was in the palace, everything would be easy to deal with. No matter what the reason or the outcome, the Lu family's reputation would be preserved.

Old Lady Lu was also confused: "How did she get into the palace? The palace gates are locked at night. How did she get in? Where is she in the palace? Did she offend some noble?"

Bai Wanyi also looked at Lu Yan curiously. What happened yesterday?

She would never think of the prince. After all, she and the prince had just met at home last night. How could the prince appear in the palace in such a short time?

Lu Yan said, "I don't know either. Now he is staying in the palace, and His Majesty has not yet decided how to deal with him."

Lu Yan absolutely cannot tell the truth. Everything must wait for the imperial decree from the palace.

Old Lady Lu frowned: "Is there any danger?"

She almost asked if he was in trouble.

Lu Yan shook his head. How could it be considered dangerous? At least he had saved his life. "Don't worry, Grandma. She's fine."

Isn’t that great?

I offended His Majesty, but was kept in the palace without being punished. That's pretty good!

Old Lady Lu nodded and then asked about another matter: "Other matters are between you three, so it's not convenient for me to ask about them. You can go back to Qitongju and deal with them yourselves. But it's Yuxuan's residence."

She paused, then said, "It's not convenient for you young people, newlyweds, to live with me. You can discuss where to live. But the main courtyard needs to be renovated."

"I'm afraid a lot of Yuxuan's dowry was destroyed in this fire. I don't have much silver here, so I'll give you 5,000 taels of silver as a subsidy. Whether you use it to buy things or repair the house, it's my thoughtful gesture."

Wu Ziya was delighted and quickly stood up to express her gratitude: "Thank you so much, Grandma. I'm sorry for the expense."

Bai Wanyi pondered what Old Lady Lu had said. Yuxuan? Wasn't that Wu's pen name?

Lu Yan married Wu Ziya as his co-wife. As the mistress, the marriage certificate and other matters did not need to go through her. Bai Wanyi only learned the name of Miss Wu San yesterday.

At this moment, Bai Wanyi felt a little envious when she heard Old Lady Lu calling Wu Ziya by her given name. She didn't know what she was envious of, so she just turned her head away and didn't look at them.

Old Lady Lu then said to Qi Jing and the others, "Now that Yuxuan is married, let her take care of the household affairs."

"Yes." Qi Jing was eager to hand it over so that she could have a safe pregnancy. She had received the news early this morning. Now, holding the account books, matching cards, keys, etc., she handed them all to Wu Ziya: "Madam Yu, this is this month's account book and the roster of the family. I'll send the rest later after I find out where Madam Yu lives."

"No rush." ​​Wu Ziya also learned housekeeping from her mother. She smiled and said, "I don't know how to look at past accounts, and I'm too lazy to do so. I only look at the future."

Although there were no servants here, she believed that word would get out, and any sensible servants in the mansion would not cause her any trouble.

Sister Lu Linglin had not received the news before, but she learned about it from Qi Jing during dinner, and now she handed over the things she was in charge of.

Old Lady Lu smiled and said, "Okay, everything is settled, you can all go back now."

A group of people came out of Ci'an Residence. Qi Jing was the first to say to Bai Wanyi and the other three, "I'm not feeling well, so I'll go back to my room first."

"Okay." Wu Ziya nodded with a smile.

Sister Lu Linglin also said goodbye and prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, Bai Wanyi suddenly launched into a fight: "Wait, Grandma didn't pursue the matter last night, but I must. We should talk about all the mistakes."

Qi Jing frowned slightly and looked up at Lu Yan.

Lu Yan's face was gloomy. "Indeed, there are many things that need to be investigated. First of all, who asked me to go to Qitongju last night? I remember that it wasn't the maid who served at Qitongju."

(Regarding the naming issue, the ancients used to call characters by their given names, not their given names. I used to write both the given names and given names of the male and female protagonists, and even used more given names. However, this does not conform to modern habits, and to avoid confusion in reading, I only write the given names, and occasionally use the given names.)