The awakening of the women in the inner house

Liu Buqi brought Lu Ren to the inner house and was about to leave the capital. He still had to make arrangements for these nominal elders of Yue Lingxi.

"My dear elders, something big is going to happen in the capital. Lingxi will return to Youzhou. If anyone is willing to go with me, please leave the city with Lord Lu today."

The tense situation in the mansion and the blocked gate had long puzzled the women in the inner house, and they immediately began asking questions to Liu Buqi, who was rarely seen in ordinary days.

Yue Chen’s legal wife, who was also Yue Lingxi’s nominal mother, came out!

"We don't understand the important matters of men! What's the point of you asking? Those who go to Youzhou will naturally be taken care of by the Marquis in their old age! If you stay in the capital, the worst that can happen is that you will go back to work as a menial worker. It's up to you to decide how to choose!"

To Liu Buqi's surprise, none of these people were willing to leave the capital!

"These old guys are so lazy. They don't even want to go out and suffer in Youzhou due to the bitter cold. Just go and do your own thing and don't worry about us!"

This stepmother was still as honest and straightforward as ever. Instead, Lu Ren bowed to Liu Buqi and arranged the affairs of the inner house of the Hou Mansion for her. As Yue Lingxi's elder, it was reasonable for him to take over the affairs.

"Since all the ladies are unwilling to leave the Marquis' Mansion, then from now on, I will be in charge of all matters concerning the Marquis' Mansion in the capital. The servants and domestic workers who wish to stay will be retained. Those who do not wish to leave will report to me, receive their severance pay, and leave on their own."

"Madam, I leave you with twenty brave soldiers from the army. This mansion in the capital is now in your hands!"

Yue Lingxi's mother, the most prominent official in the Hou Mansion, readily agreed. Soon, the servants and grassland slaves were divided into three teams.

A small number of women from the grassland would go to Youzhou with Lu Ren, and then decide on their own initiative whether to return to the grassland or stay.

The other part is the old ladies who left voluntarily. They will leave after receiving the severance pay and find other ways out on their own.

Most of the remaining people were Taiyue and grassland women who planned to stay in the Hou Mansion.

After briefly instructing the women who were returning to Youzhou to put on ladies' clothes and leave the house in groups by carriage, Lu Ren and Liu Buqi left the inner house.

"Thanks to my uncle, otherwise I would know nothing about the affairs of the inner house and would not be able to arrange them properly in a short time." Liu Buqi sighed sincerely.

Her good education and self-reliant experience before traveling through time determined that she would rather step out into the public eye and be a "strong woman", and it would be difficult for her to adapt to the so-called housekeeping of this era.

Sometimes she would think of the time-travel stories she had read before, where those "seniors" were either powerful and influential in the harem or were jealous of each other in the inner chambers. Now that she thought about it, she realized how much of a "scheming bitch" in modern society would be able to do such a thing!

Anyway, I was just an ordinary person before I "put on" it. My husband refused to share with others. Managing the household means "making money to support the family" together, that's all!

However, Lu Ren just laughed. The reason why he took over the job was that he saw that his wife did not have much experience in managing the rear house. This was of course very reasonable.

Liu Buqi is just a young lady of eighteen or nineteen years old. Most of her energy is spent on helping Yue Lingxi plan and layout. If she still has the energy and skills to manage the family, wouldn't she be a god incarnate!

Summoning Xiao Dengzi, Lu Ren gave instructions in front of Liu Buqi: "You are responsible for taking twenty brothers to stay at the Marquis' Mansion in the capital. All orders must be obeyed by the old lady. If anything unexpected happens, burn down the mansion."

After a pause, he continued earnestly, "Also! If necessary, you may need to provide some 'help', but you must never let the ladies of the inner house be humiliated!"

Liu Buqi was somewhat shocked. He opened his mouth to say something, but was stunned for a long time without saying anything.

Having been in this era for a long time, she naturally understood that the inner house has its own rules and the women in the inner house have their own ethics.

Like the previous incident at the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion, where the entire family was executed and the women in the inner house were punished, this was a thundering "imperial grace". Except for the young lady of the same surname, most female family members would choose to endure the humiliation, and the public opinion would generally not be harsh.

But if this is the case now, we must protect our reputation and chastity and not bring disgrace to the Hou Mansion!

Even if the old lady is the biological mother who doesn't like Yue Lingxi and Liu Buqi, as long as Yue Lingxi inherits the title of Marquis of Anguo, he will be the leader of the Marquis' Mansion!

He can engage in intrigue and scheme, and use sinister tricks on a daily basis, but as long as he still holds this title, he is the face of the Hou Mansion. For the sake of this reputation, when "things have come to this point", the women in the inner house will choose to be buried with the Hou Mansion, and they will never drag their feet!

During the hundreds of years of Taiyue's rule, which royal palace or wealthy family's "facade" did not have the lives and blood of these women in the inner chambers?

These old ladies have already realized that they will live and die with the Marquis' Mansion and have made up their minds to earn a reputation for their "face", so they did not choose to leave the capital!

Liu Buqi turned around and bowed deeply towards the inner house. She could not understand these women's thinking, nor could she agree with them, but that did not prevent their status in her heart from being raised a lot!

"Madam, don't worry too much. As long as the Marquis arrives safely in Youzhou, no matter who controls the situation in the capital, they will have to provide for these old ladies!"

Lu Ren's comfort continued to increase the tragic thoughts in Liu Buqi's heart that were growing stronger and stronger!

As the saying goes, one general's success is built on the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. In addition to the casualties visible to the naked eye on the battlefield, how many invisible sacrifices are taking place all the time?

"Wuhui, the situation is dangerous. If there is no hope for me to escape today, you have to help me!" Liu Buqi firmly ordered Gongsun Wuhui, who had always been by her side.

"Promise! Wuhui will be with Madam through thick and thin!"

Lu Ren didn't say anything. Since he was already at the forefront of the turmoil in the empire, he had to be prepared for the storm!

Liu Buqi is like this, the entire Lu family is like this, and people like Wang Changling, Gao Yi, Zhu Caicai, and Bai Tuo, no matter what their reasons for boarding Yue Lingxi's ship, will certainly be like this!

This is the awareness of the elite class of this era, and even more so the awareness of the women in the inner chambers!

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When Liu Buqi returned to the study again, Lu Ren had already left the mansion with the last batch of evacuated personnel, Zhang Xiruo and Bai Jinjing!

Several groups of people walked out of hidden places such as the back door and side door of the mansion, either by car, on horseback, or on foot, and left the capital from different city gates.

There was no need to reveal one's identity deliberately. Presumably, Prince Ning had already received the news of the evacuation of the Hou Mansion by this time!

Yue Lingxi put on his armor and sat quietly at the desk. With the black armor on, he was no longer the Marquis of Anguo who tried to please officials in the capital and was a bit timid.

He was the leader of the world's mighty armies! His dragon-like eyebrows and tiger-like eyes were stretched by the blood-thirsty halberd in his hand. Even his voice seemed to have lost its gentleness. The heroic spirit of a battlefield warrior had been suppressed in this capital for too long!

It's waiting for the moment to be released! Waiting for the iron cavalry and icy river belonging to the Youzhou Canglang in the center of the empire!