Xia Yu almost spit out the tea he just took a sip of.

He turned around and looked at Shen Yuyao with a very puzzled look, but he never expected that Shen Yuyao did not respond to his gaze at all.

She just looked very focused on appreciating the cup of tea in her hand, as if the tea was worth a fortune!

"Dad, is there anything wrong with what mom taught me?" Xia Xiaoyan tilted her head, her eyes full of innocence.

The delicate little face makes people feel pity the moment they see it.

Xia Xiaoxian next to her had a smile on her face.

This is what mother taught me. Let’s see how father will deal with it.

"Uh, well... well, there's really nothing wrong with my mother teaching you this way..."

Xia Yu felt a little helpless. Before he was put on the fire by his father, he was roasted by these women in the family first.

"It's just that mother taught you to fight if you don't agree, but you should first assess yourself to see if you can do it!" After pondering for a while, he finally came up with a summary.

If you can't defeat others and get killed instead, isn't that courting death?

"Whether you can win or not, you won't know until you try." Seeing that Xia Xiaoyan was intimidated by Xia Yu, Xia Xiaoxian continued to attack relentlessly.

“…”

Xia Yu only felt that his brain and cerebellum were beginning to atrophy.

"Alright, Xiaoxian, Xiaoyan, don't embarrass your father," Shen Yuyao finally couldn't help herself. She smiled and squatted down, hugged Xia Xiaoxian, and then hugged Xia Xiaoyan. "Look at your father, he's speechless."

"Well, mother taught me that it's wrong to rely on your numbers to bully the few." Xia Xiaoyan giggled.

"......" Xia Yu felt his scalp tingling when he thought of the three young ladies in the backyard.

From now on, I will definitely be controlled by these six women.

"Xiaoxian, Xiaoyan... Daddy is about to go to the capital to take up a post. You two are the older sisters, so you must take good care of mom and three little sisters for Daddy." Xia Yu patted Xia Xiaoxian and Xia Xiaoyan on the head respectively.

[Alas, Daddy probably doesn't know that this appointment in the capital will usher in the darkest hour for Prince Ning's Mansion.]

[However, fortunately, my mother had already accumulated a huge fortune, so it wasn't too hard.]

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuyao looked up at Xia Xiaoxian.

Mr. Yuan said that after Prince Ning was demoted, the Ning Palace would soon be taken back by the emperor, and the children would inevitably suffer the pain of displacement.

When Shen Yuyao thought about the house confiscation, she still felt a little sad.

Fortunately, Xia Xiaoxian's reminder made Shen Yuyao realize that with so much money, she must find a way to plan ahead.

You know, the cruelest place in the world is the emperor's home!

Although they were born into imperial families and seemed to have unlimited glory, they were actually surrounded by dangers.

If you take a wrong step, not only your own life will be in danger, but the lives of the entire mansion will also be ruined.

Ever since the Duke passed away, Shen Yuyao has put aside all her worries and managed the Ning Wang Mansion well. She has lived in a warm and loving relationship with Ning Wang for many years and even enjoyed the priceless family happiness.

If good times go on for too long, things will naturally go downhill.

To prepare for a rainy day, you must first ensure that your family can survive well, and you must have enough money.

Shen Yuyao distributed part of her property and gold, silver and treasures to her mother's family, and distributed another part to the loyal servants of Prince Ning's Mansion.

You have to spend your money first so that you can accumulate wealth better in the future.

Shen Yuyao arranged Bai Zhi to take care of the "New and Strange Mall" left by Xu Yunxuan. Bai Zhi has a lively personality and has similar styles to Xu Yunxuan.

Shen Yuyao entrusted all the assets of "Jingrentang" to Monk Daoyan.

At this time, Monk Daoyan had become the abbot of Qingshou Temple outside the city of Yanjing.

After Shen Yuyao registered the salary, land and various manors and farms that King Ning had owned during the years since he went to the vassal state, she handed them over to Xiao Huanzi for unified management.

Shen Yuyao also collected all the rewards from the palace and handed them over to the concubines in the backyard for collective management and protection.

After seven days of hard work, all these things were finally arranged properly, and Shen Yuyao felt a lot more relaxed.

From then on, they continued to spend their rare peaceful and harmonious days together in the backyard of the palace every day.

Silently waiting for the day Mr. Yuan mentioned to come...

......

Sure enough, just over twenty days after the day of Chayan's face reading, the imperial edict from the capital arrived.

The emperor summoned Prince Ning back to the capital to serve as the commander of the Black Dragon Guard.

Although Xia Yu had heard about the accuracy of Mr. Yuan's face-reading skills a long time ago, now that it really happened to him, he felt that Mr. Yuan was truly a remarkable person of the time.

The servants and retainers in the palace who were unaware of the situation, upon hearing the news, all congratulated Prince Ning on his promotion and finally being able to return to the capital.

Even the people in Yanjing City cheered, saying that the emperor was wise and finally reused Prince Ning!

Although Xia Yu had foreseen this and knew that the road ahead was full of pitfalls, he did not refuse but gladly accepted the order.

Just three days later, Xia Yu bid farewell to his family in the early morning drizzle.

He only took Ma Sanbao and Xiao Xizi with him and rode at full speed to the capital to take up the post of commander of the Black Dragon Guard.

It was Shen Yuyao's idea to let Xia Yu bring Ma Sanbao and Xiao Xizi along.

She had long known the fate of Ma Sanbao and Xiao Xizi from Xia Xiaoxian's thoughts, so she took the opportunity to let them follow King Ning closely, thus starting their respective brilliant lives.

Perhaps, Shen Yuyao is the noble person in Ma Sanbao and Xiao Xizi's lives!

However, there was a very important point that Shen Yuyao did not tell Xia Yu in advance.

The day after Xia Yu set off for the capital to take up his post, she also took the children of Prince Ning's Mansion and set out on the journey back to the Duke's Mansion with a small entourage.

The only people accompanying them were Tang Wei, Danggui and Zisu.

The reason she didn't tell Xia Yu was because Shen Yuyao planned to return to the capital secretly.

She knew that only by hiding in the dark could she see the current situation more clearly, collect various information more conveniently, and lay a good foundation for future major events.

Besides, the family will be expelled from Prince Ning's Mansion by the emperor in a few years anyway, so it is better to bring the children back to her parents' home as soon as possible.

Since the passing of Duke Shen and his second wife, the emperor suddenly appreciated the Duke's achievements and issued a special decree to grant the Shen family a mansion in the capital again.

The title of Duke was inherited by the eldest son of the Shen family, and the old lady and her family were also brought to the capital and treated well.

Before leaving, Shen Yuyao arranged for Xiao Huanzi to be the director of the Ning Wang Mansion in Yanjing, while the concubine Feng was temporarily in charge of the inner courtyard of the palace.

When getting on the carriage, Shen Yuyao looked back at Prince Ning's Mansion.

In the future, Prince Ning's Mansion will definitely be the center of the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

......