Chapter 134 Steward

After Shen Sui left, Shen Tang got up and chased after him.

"Father."

Shen Sui stopped walking and turned around to see Shen Tang jogging towards him.

Chen Sui's eyes were a little red, he was grateful but also ashamed. As a father, he should protect his children, but it was Chen Tang who found Chen Yan and it was Chen Tang who protected Chen Yan. He, as a father, could not help at all.

Chen Tang stepped forward and said, "Father, for so many years, grandma has asked Second Aunt to take care of the household affairs. Second Aunt even wants to control Father's whereabouts. Let Fourth Aunt help take care of it for a while."

Chen Tang did not lower her voice deliberately. Just because she slapped Chen Ying today, the Second Madam had her taken to the ancestral hall to kneel as punishment. They had completely torn their faces apart. She did not need to endure it anymore, and she was not afraid of letting the Second Madam know that it was she who instigated her father not to let her get involved in the household expenses.

Shen Sui nodded, "It is indeed not appropriate for the second house to continue to be the housekeeper."

Inside the house.

The old lady sat on the couch, feeling both happy and scared.

She was glad that she had finally found her grandson. Chen Sui had a successor, and he had not grown up badly after all these years of wandering outside. He was a rare talent. But the old lady was even more afraid. She was afraid that Chen Yan's disappearance was really caused by the second wife. Chen Sui was her son. If she didn't have some evidence, she would never be on guard against the second wife to the point of hiding it from her.

What made her even more unbelievable was that the person who found Chen Yan was not Chen Sui, but Chen Tang.

Tang'er had barely even been out of the Marquis' Mansion a few times, so how did she know that Prince Ning was her biological brother?

The old lady was in a state of confusion. The maid Hongxiu came in and bowed, "Old lady, the Marquis asked you to take back the housekeeping power from the second wife and give it to the fourth wife."

The old lady's face froze for a moment, but soon recovered.

Back then, she let the second wife take charge of the household affairs because the eldest house had no mistress, and Shen Sui had no children. If the grandson could not be found, the title would have to be inherited by the second house. Now that Yan'er has been found, the title naturally has no share in the second house. It is indeed inappropriate to let the second wife continue to be in charge of the household affairs.

She even dared to order the maid to eavesdrop when she was talking to Shen Sui. This not only violated Shen Sui's bottom line, but also violated the old lady's bottom line.

The old lady told Madam Wang, "Go to the second room to get the account book and keys, and send them to the fourth wife."

Ancestral hall.

Chen Xi and the second wife knelt outside the ancestral hall. They were not allowed to enter the hall.

After kneeling on the bluestone ground for a short while, her knees became so painful that she could not bear it anymore and was about to collapse. Chen Xian gritted her teeth and persisted, hatred growing in her heart. She hated not only Chen Tang, but also Chen Sui.

The Second Wife knelt there, feeling more and more that something was wrong with what happened today. Even if Chen Ying had made an appointment with Prince Ning under the guise of Chen Tang and plotted against him, it would have been fine if Chen Tang had slapped Chen Ying, and it was normal for Chen Sui to punish Shen Ying. She was just protecting Chen Ying, and it was nothing compared to the fact that she had stolen Jiang's dowry. The Marquis had not punished her directly at the beginning, but now he was punishing her for such a thing, which was good for the Marquis's Mansion.

The second wife felt more and more uneasy the more she thought about it.

What made her even more worried was that after this incident, Shen Sui would definitely be concerned about Shen Xian's marriage. She was afraid that Shen Sui would hastily arrange an unsatisfactory marriage for Shen Xian.

The knees hurt so much that the Second Madam could no longer kneel. A maid ran over and said, "Second Madam, it's bad! Cui Er was eavesdropping and her neck was broken by the Marquis. The Marquis asked the old lady to hand over the housekeeping power to the Fourth Madam..."

idiot!

How dare you eavesdrop at this time? It's not a pity that you deserve death, but you are adding fuel to the fire.

The second wife was so angry that her vision went dark.

However, the Second Madam was not worried about the housekeeping power. Shen Sui had no children, let alone the housekeeping power. In the future, the huge mansion would belong to their Second Wife. The Old Madam would never let Shen Sui hand over the mansion to the Third and Fourth Wife. So what if the management power of the embroidery room was given to the Third Madam? The Third Madam was so afraid that the embroidery room would be taken back by her that she didn't even dare to make two more dresses for her daughter.

The second wife didn't believe that the old lady would take away her housekeeping power, but soon, Mother Wang came and looked at her kneeling on the ground and said, "The old lady asked the second wife to hand over the account books and keys."

The second wife's face was stiff, "Does the old lady really want to hand over the household expenses to the fourth wife?!"

Mother Wang said, "This is what the Marquis meant."

The second wife's neatly trimmed nails dug into her flesh. She gritted her teeth and ordered her personal maid, "Take the account book and the key to Madam Wang!"

Mother Wang and the maid went to the second room to get the account book and keys, and then delivered them to the fourth wife.

As soon as the Fourth Lady found out that the Marquis asked her to help with the household affairs, Mother Wang brought her the account books and keys. Looking at the pile of account books and a series of keys, the Fourth Lady felt it was unreal.

The Second Wife has been in charge of the household affairs for more than ten years, but Shen Sui never explicitly told the Second Wife to take charge. In name, it was still the Old Madam who was in charge, and the Second Wife was just helping the Old Madam to share the burden. Now Shen Sui directly gave the Old Madam a word and asked her to take charge...

Who doesn't like housekeeping power? But the fourth wife was afraid that it was a hot potato. She didn't need to be an enemy of the second wife for a few days of housekeeping power. The fourth wife declined, saying, "The marquis is appreciative, but I know myself. I can't manage such a big marquisate."

Mother Wang knew the Fourth Wife's temperament and never interfered in matters outside the Fourth Wife's family. She also did not hold grudges against the Second and Third Wife's families, demonstrating her ability to protect herself to the fullest.

Mother Wang smiled and said, "The Marquis asked the Fourth Madam to help manage the household, and the old lady also asked the servant to deliver the account books and keys to the Fourth Madam, which means that the Fourth Madam is capable of doing the job, so the Fourth Madam should not refuse."

Mother Wang asked the maid to put down the account books and keys, and then left.

But as soon as Madam Wang and the others left, the Fourth Madam sent the things back to the old lady.

Inside the house, Chen Tang was drinking tea, and Si'er came in and said, "Miss, Madam Wang sent the account book to the Fourth Madam, and the Fourth Madam took the account book and the key to Songhe Hall."

Ginkgo was very disappointed, "Miss, you finally got the Marquis to hand over the housekeeping power to the Fourth Madam, why doesn't the Fourth Madam want it?"

Chen Tang said, "It's not that Fourth Aunt doesn't want it, it's that she doesn't dare to."

Back then, Fourth Aunt asked her personal maid Chunlan to follow the Second Madam's maid. She must have known how cruel and ruthless the Second Madam was. There was no need for her to become a thorn in the Second Madam's side just for the right to be a housekeeper for a few days. Fourth Madam knew even more how much the old lady indulged the Second Madam. Fourth Madam didn't know what was going on. She just thought that the old lady was forced to hand over the right to be a housekeeper to her. If she sent it back, the old lady would have a reason to fool her father and continue to let the Second Madam be the housekeeper.

This is exactly where the Fourth Madam's cleverness lies. If it is sent back and the old lady refuses to accept it and lets the Fourth Madam take care of it, it means that she truly wants the Fourth Madam to take over the household affairs of the Marquis' Mansion, and only then will the Fourth Madam really take over.

Just as Chen Tang guessed, the Fourth Madam was thinking this way. Instead of not being able to take care of the household chores for a few days and making the Old Madam and the Second Madam unhappy, it would be better to be more sensible and maybe end up well.

Inside the house, the old lady knelt on a cushion, chanting scriptures and praying for blessings.

Mother Wang walked in and whispered, "Madam, the account books and keys were sent to the fourth wife, but she declined..."

The old lady had expected the fourth wife to decline.

The fourth room has always been a hassle-free unit, so much so that it barely feels like a presence.

The old lady continued to recite the Buddhist scriptures. After a while, Hongxiu came in and said, "Old lady, the fourth wife is here."

The old lady finished reading the Buddhist sutra, then stood up and said, "Let her in."

Hongxiu went out, and soon the Fourth Madam came in, followed by a maid carrying the account books and keys.

The fourth wife bowed to the old lady and said, "The Marquis and the old lady asked me to be the housekeeper. I shouldn't refuse, but I really can't handle this heavy responsibility. I still..."

Before the fourth wife could finish, the old lady waved her hand and said, "If you really don't want to care, let the fourth master go and talk to the marquis. If you can refuse, then refuse. If you can't refuse, then just take over. I don't have many years left to live, so I don't want you to suffer for many years."