Thinking of this, Song Ruoan happily dressed up and then hurriedly went to Wanxiang Hall with Alian.

"Grandmother, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Your granddaughter-in-law has arrived."

Before she could be heard, her voice preceded her. Song Ruoan stepped across the threshold and spoke sweetly to Old Madam He.

No one responded, and the atmosphere in Wanxiang Hall seemed somewhat heavy.

When Song Ruoan walked up to Madam He, she saw Madam He's gloomy face, and she looked somewhat haggard at the moment.

Kneel down!

When Madam He spoke in a deep voice, Song Ruoan's eyes widened in an instant.

"grandmother?"

Do I need to repeat myself?

Song Ruoan's heart skipped a beat, and she knelt before Old Madam He, feeling utterly bewildered:

"If I have done anything wrong, please enlighten me, Grandmother, otherwise Ruo'an will feel truly wronged!"

Madam He sneered, "Feeling wronged? You only took over the management yesterday, and today a life has been lost in the Marquis's mansion. The servants are all complaining. Tell me, what crime do you deserve?"

"What?" Song Ruoan was caught off guard by the news and stared wide-eyed in horror.

Madam He took a deep breath: "Yesterday, after you took the account book and the storeroom key, you agreed to repair the Marquis's mansion in front of the servants, and you also agreed to increase their monthly allowance."

"I originally thought you might have some good ideas, or come up with a plan to save the Marquis's mansion."

"I can forgive you for halving your monthly allowance and converting it into food, but what you really shouldn't have done was promise to repair the Marquis's mansion, and then completely neglected to do so!"

As Song Ruoan listened, she felt her breathing become heavy in an instant:

"It all happened overnight, but the Marquis's mansion is in complete chaos under my sister's management. There's no money left in the public accounts, so I, your granddaughter-in-law, must find a way to raise some!"

"What does this have to do with human lives?"

Madam He was genuinely angry at this moment: "You were so eager to take over the management of the household, didn't you know anything beforehand?"

"They're still trying to shirk responsibility!"

"You said you wanted to renovate the Marquis's mansion, and in full view of everyone, you gave them the keys to the storeroom. The servants of the Marquis's mansion then reopened the back garden, waiting for the craftsmen."

"As a result, the servant was walking at night and accidentally fell into the water and died. You say this has nothing to do with you?"

Song Ruoan took a deep breath and realized that she was really unlucky.

A servant boy drowned; it was his own carelessness.

It wasn't originally a big deal, but she only started managing the household yesterday and then went back on her word. All of this combined has angered the public.

No wonder Madam He was so angry.

"Yes, my granddaughter-in-law has not managed the household properly, and she admits her guilt."

When Madam He heard her admit her mistake, her tone softened: "Not only did the promised monthly allowance not increase, but the house wasn't repaired either, and someone even died. If you don't handle this properly, where is the dignity of the Marquis's mansion?"

Upon hearing this, Song Ruoan felt immense regret for being tricked by Song Xizhi and taking on this hot potato.

Now, not only have they failed to get any profit, but they also haven't been able to find any reward from He Jingyan. This hot potato is now impossible to get rid of!

She gritted her teeth, feeling a dull ache in her heart.

"I will take good care of that servant's funeral arrangements and use my own savings to compensate and settle his family."

"But as you know, Grandmother, the Marquis's mansion really has no money. Although I asked for the repairs, I really don't have the ability to handle it."

Old Madam He also gritted her teeth, deeply regretting giving her the power of housekeeper yesterday:

"Do you want everyone to know that the Marquis's mansion has no money in its public accounts, can't even afford repairs, and is in a state of decline?"

Song Ruoan was silent for a moment, then said:

"My granddaughter-in-law also has medical skills. Why not let her go out and socialize with those high-ranking officials and nobles, treat them, earn money, expand her network, and solve the Marquis's urgent problem?"

"As long as our Marquis's mansion has a good reputation, even if we directly deal with those nepotisms in the shop, no one will question us."

Song Ruoan has been thinking a lot lately about how to go out and treat important people, and become famous throughout the world. After all, the legendary doctor Qihuang is right beside her, and she must seize this opportunity.

Once she is revered as a divine physician by everyone, and gold and silver treasures are within her grasp, she will no longer need to cower in this marquis's mansion, racking her brains for a little money.

Madam Kehe listened with great impatience, shaking her head without even thinking:

"Are you really so sure of your medical skills? Treating the Prime Minister's daughter might just be a stroke of luck. I've never heard of you studying medicine in your youth."

"Besides, if you make a mistake in the future and fail to cure those high-ranking officials, how will you face yourself? How will the Marquis's mansion face itself?"

In truth, Madam He did not trust Song Ruoan from the bottom of her heart. She would never use the century-old reputation of the Marquis's mansion to pressure Song Ruoan.

If she were truly generous, poised, and considerate, this wouldn't have happened on her wedding night.

But Song Ruoan sneered inwardly when she heard this.

Madam He refused to believe in her medical skills, because her eyesight was failing due to old age!

She treated three people; which one of them was a mistake?

However, it doesn't matter if Madam He disagrees with her going out to treat patients. She has her own connections and doesn't need others to tell her what to do!

After calming herself down, Song Ruoan said in a nonchalant tone, "If Grandmother has any other way to raise the money, you should go and repair the Marquis's residence first."

"If you really can't raise the money, then your granddaughter-in-law will come up with another idea."

Once she has cured the nobleman and received a fortune, this old woman will have to beg for money from her with a smile for the sake of the Marquis's mansion!

Hearing this, Madam He nodded helplessly: "I regret it so much. I thought you were different because you learned to manage a household from a young age, but who knew you were not as good as your sister!"

"Alright, I'll go and discuss this with Jianbai. Since you know you're wrong, you should go back now. In the future, you must never make such boastful promises so easily again."

Upon hearing this, Song Ruoan silently left Wanxiang Hall.

The old lady He's doubts still lingered in her ears, but the disdainful looks from the servants of the Marquis's mansion made her grit her teeth even more.

She felt as if she had suddenly returned to the day she was tied up and dragged into the ancestral hall...

Now everyone probably thinks she's not as good as her sister.

But on what grounds? Song Xizhi did nothing, while she worked tirelessly for the Marquis's mansion, doing so much!

Thinking of this, Song Ruoan could no longer bear it. She took the renowned physician Qihuang and Alian with her and went to the Prime Minister's residence by carriage.

Everyone in the Marquis's mansion looked down on her, so she decided to treat the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital and prove them wrong!