Chapter 84 needs to be properly managed.
Mrs. Sun smiled.
"I went to the main courtyard today with the intention of pushing the steward's power out."
The trusted maid looked bewildered. "This servant doesn't understand."
Madam Sun sighed, "Now that the Marquis has been fined a year's salary and the heir has been dismissed from his position, only our second branch of the family still receives a salary."
It wasn't harvest time yet, and the farm's produce wasn't coming in, leaving only a small amount of silver in the public accounts.
Why is it that I, the hardworking housekeeper, get to enjoy a life of luxury while Madam Song receives a large dowry and lives a life of ease in the main courtyard's small kitchen?
Does Song Yi think that because she has money, she can put her down?
dream!
“My mother-in-law is in poor health, and I have resigned. She will definitely let Song Shi take over the management of the household.”
"With Song's useless, crying nature, just wait and see. In less than two days, she'll be bullied to tears by the stewardess below."
Sun imagined Song Yi surrounded by a group of stewardesses, crying her eyes out, and couldn't help but smile.
“Mrs. Song has no ability to manage the household at all. Just wait and see. Before long, she will be crying and begging me to take back the management rights.”
Sun smugly straightened her sideburns.
"It won't be easy for me to bring him back; the Song family will have to bleed a little."
It would be best to take the initiative to offer to put all her dowry money into the public account!
When Sun thought of that scene, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Fanghua Academy.
Looking at the box of mahjong keys on the table and the ledger next to it, Song Yi felt overwhelmed.
I regret that I impulsively agreed to let my mother-in-law manage the household.
"What should I do, Ke'er? I can't even understand the accounts, how can I manage the household? I'm just not cut out for this."
The more she thought about it, the more regretful she became. Tears welled up in her eyes, swirling around, and were about to spill over.
Li Nanke grabbed her hand and shook it.
"Mother, you can do it! Have you forgotten we have a secret weapon?"
Song Yi looked completely bewildered.
"What secret weapon?"
Li Nanke chuckled.
“Aunt Tao, her injuries have almost healed. It’s a good time to have her teach you how to manage the household.”
Song Yi was taken aback. "Oh dear, I almost forgot about Aunt Tao."
These past few days, Tao's mother has been recuperating in Li Nanke's yard.
She suffered whip marks, and after applying medicine and resting in bed for a few days, they began to scab over.
Tao's mother couldn't stay idle and had been looking for something to do, so she had already approached Li Nanke two or three times.
Li Nanke instructed Zisu to invite Tao's mother over.
When Tao's mother heard that there was a job for her, she came over immediately.
During her time recuperating at the Li family's home, her complexion became rosier, and her once sunken cheeks gained some weight.
The only thing that made her look a bit serious was the deep nasolabial folds on either side of her lips.
When Tao's mother entered the room, she respectfully kowtowed to Song Yi.
"Madam Tao pays her respects to the Crown Prince's wife."
"Please get up, Madam Tao."
Song Yi, mindful of Tao's mother's injuries, instructed Zilan to bring her a chair to sit on.
After thanking her, Tao's mother carefully sat on half of her bottom.
"Please give me any orders, Your Highness, and I will do my best to fulfill them."
Song Yi subconsciously looked at Li Nanke.
Her mind was a complete mess, and she didn't know where to begin.
Li Nanke told Sun about relinquishing her management rights.
"Why does Aunt Tao think her second aunt suddenly relinquished her management rights?"
Tao frowned and pondered for a moment, looking somewhat troubled.
Li Nanke said, "Aunt Tao, just say what you want to say."
Tao's mother bowed slightly.
"I have overstepped my bounds. Having lived in the manor for so many days, I have some understanding of the situation here."
The Marquis and the Heir Apparent are currently receiving no salary, only the Second Young Master does. The Second Young Mistress must be quite dissatisfied with this.
"Furthermore, the household has already begun to tighten its belt, eating meat only once every three to five days, which shows that there is not much money in the account."
Regardless of whether they had reached a dead end, the second young mistress had given in at this very moment, not earlier or later.
It's probably because she heard about the Crown Prince's wife demanding the return of her dowry.
Song Yi looked even more bewildered.
"What does this have to do with me getting my dowry back?"
Tao's mother hit the nail on the head.
"The second young mistress is envious of the young master's wife's dowry money and has asked for it herself. Will the young master's wife give it to her?"
Song Yi shook her head.
"Of course not."
My father-in-law had brought this up before, but my mother-in-law and she both refused.
Madam Tao nodded. "I suspect the Second Young Mistress is deliberately relinquishing her management power to make the Young Master's wife suffer a bit."
Fearing that Song Yi might not understand, she explained the pros and cons in detail.
"Although the second young mistress handed over the keys, tokens, and account books, the stewards below are all people she is used to, and they will definitely make things difficult for the young master's wife in every way."
"The Crown Prince's wife is constrained at every turn. If there is any banquet or event at this time, the Marquis's mansion will be disrespectful to the guests and make a fool of itself."
The Marquis will surely be angry and punish the young mistress, and the power to manage the household will naturally return to the second young mistress's hands.
Not only will she want the steward's power back, but she'll likely also take the opportunity to demand that the Crown Prince's wife deposit money into the public account.
Song Yi was speechless with astonishment.
How can a person be so calculating!
Li Nanke listened very attentively.
She also felt that it was strange for her second aunt to hand over the power of housekeeping. After listening to Tao's mother's analysis, she immediately felt that it made a lot of sense.
"Is Second Aunt trying to intimidate Mother? What should Mother do?"
Song Yi also looked anxious.
"Yes, what should I do? I'm completely clueless about the situation at home, I don't understand anything."
Since my second sister-in-law is plotting against me like this, I absolutely cannot let her succeed. I must manage this family properly.
Tao thought for a moment and then said twelve words.
"Avoid their sharp edge, ascertain their strength and weakness, and make an example of them."
"What's the meaning?"
Tao's mother got up and approached Song Yi, whispering a few words to her.
The next day.
The flower hall where the Marquis's household was managed was filled with stewardesses, all of whom were whispering among themselves.
"Have you heard? From today onwards, the Crown Prince's wife will be in charge of the household."
"The young master's wife has never managed the household since she entered the family, nor does she know anything about the situation in the mansion. How could she possibly know how to manage a household?"
"A new broom sweeps clean; will the Crown Prince's wife establish new rules?"
"If you ask me, the second young mistress is the best at managing the household."
Amidst the clamor of discussion, Song Yi led Li Nanke in.
The murmurs in the flower hall quieted down a bit, but they didn't stop.
"Why did the Crown Prince's wife bring the eldest daughter along? We can't possibly ask the eldest daughter for help every time something happens, can we?"
"Oh, wouldn't that make us a laughing stock?"
Song Yi's hands trembled nervously as she listened to the murmurs below.
Noticing her nervousness, Li Nanke quickly gripped her hand tightly.
Today is my mother's first day managing the household, and she was worried, so she came along to check on things.
Song Yi patted her head and smiled, telling her to sit down and play.
Then he sat upright at the top of the flower hall, glanced at the old women below who were still talking to themselves and chatting in groups of three or five, and his face darkened slightly.
The first warning came really fast!
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