"I asked you to get rid of Xu Wanruo, but instead you dismissed the Jiang family relatives. Are you deliberately going against me?!" the eldest lady said sternly.

"Mother, you're overthinking it. The Jiang family's marriage has been called off, and it will take some time to discuss another marriage. It's better to take a concubine as soon as possible. The old lady loves Wanruo and can't bear to see her being talked about in the mansion without a name or status. I want to choose an auspicious day in the next few days to give her a name."

The eldest lady's pupils suddenly shrank. Looking at the son in front of her who spoke calmly to her, she felt strange and familiar.

The eldest lady was trembling with anger and pointed at his nose: "You, you..."

He looked at her with a serious look in his eyes: "Mother, Wanruo, I must give up."

"You rebellious son!"

The eldest lady angrily turned her sleeves and left.

Qingshuixuan.

The eldest lady was so angry that she smashed the teacup. The servants in the hall trembled with fear and shrank their necks, not daring to speak.

The eldest lady has always been dignified and modest, and rarely gets angry like this.

"Madam, forget it. She's just a woman. The eldest master rarely gets serious about her. If he wants her, he will definitely not give up." Zhu Qing advised.

"Am I really a woman?" The eldest lady shook her head angrily. "He's now making such a fuss over a woman like this, even going so far as to break off the engagement. If he takes a woman like this as a concubine, how can there be peace in the family in the future?"

The eldest lady propped her forehead with one hand, her face gloomy. "Now, even the arranged marriage can be called off for her. What if she enters the mansion and becomes arrogant and bullies the wife? What if she becomes even more arrogant and gives birth to a son out of wedlock? This will disrupt the rules of marriage, causing quarrels between brothers and unrest in the family?"

"Xian'er is the eldest son. The fate of three generations of the Xie family is tied to him. Others can make mistakes, but he can't! He has been extremely talented since he was young, and the entire Xie family has high hopes for him. Now, for a woman, he has broken the rules again and again. Who knows what will happen in the future!"

Zhu Qing quickly appeased the Madam: "Madam, what you said is absolutely right, but the eldest son seems to have been bewildered and insists on stabbing that woman. In my opinion, it would be better to deal with that girl."

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Zhuqing's eyes.

The inner house has never been more peaceful than the imperial court. It may seem like the family affairs are peaceful and calm, but if you don't have some tricks, how can you keep such a large family in check?

If such a vixen refuses to listen to advice, it would be better to kill her quietly.

There was a hint of hesitation in the eldest lady's eyes: "But she saved Xiuzhu after all."

The eldest wife gave birth to a son and a daughter. The eldest son, Xie Xianyu, was her pride, but he was sent to the clan school at the age of four. He came back once every two weeks, and even when he came back, he had to go to the eldest master's study to take exams. It was rare for them to see each other, so the distance between them grew as they grew older.

On the contrary, although her youngest daughter Xiuzhu was not very mature, she would cling to her and act like a spoiled child. She was the one who brought her up personally, treating her like a treasure.

Xiuzhu was her life. If Xu Wanruo had not saved Xiuzhu that night, she couldn't even imagine what kind of suffering her Xiuzhu would have endured.

That's why she finds this matter so difficult.

The eldest lady rubbed her temples with a headache, feeling so angry that she had no place to vent.

At this moment, a little maid came in hurriedly and said, "Madam, my cousin wants to see you."

The eldest lady looked unhappy: "What is she doing here?"

"It's something urgent. Tell your wife."

The eldest lady rubbed her temples and said, "Forget it, let her in."

"yes."

Wanruo hurried in and bowed, "Madam."

The eldest lady looked indifferent: "What do you want?"

Wan Ruo knelt on the ground: "The eldest lady once said that if I saved Miss Xu, she would remember my kindness. I would like to ask the eldest lady to grant me this kindness and ask for a reward."

The eldest lady seemed to have guessed what she was going to say and could not help but sneer: "You are really good at using this favor to ask for a reward. You want to use this favor to ask me to allow you in?"

Wan Ruo shook her head, her eyes clear as she looked at the Madam: "I want to ask the Madam to let me leave the house."