Cheng Shanshan was about to explain.
But Cheng Shisi burst into tears: "I don't care, when I grow up, you must abandon him and marry me again."
"..."
This is no joke.
Cheng Shanshan immediately straightened her expression, wanting to explain things to the little guy properly, but Cheng Shisi didn't give her a chance to speak at all, and directly put his hands on his hips: "Sister, wait for me, I will definitely become stronger!" After saying that, he ran away in a flash.
Cheng Shanshan followed silently behind him, curious about how he became stronger.
Then I saw him standing in front of a group of big dogs, his small body straight, training them in a very professional manner. He even gave these dogs a very impressive name – the Guardians.
We're experts at guarding homes and property, and the best part is, it's free! All you need to do is provide food and lodging, and we're not afraid of hard work or fatigue.
The little rice ball was among them. Although it was relatively weak, it was still a wolf. During training, the way it strode around looked just like a king patrolling the field.
Seeing how hard they were working, Cheng Shanshan decided to give them extra chicken drumsticks that night.
When she arrived in the kitchen, Bai Shi and Aunt Dong were busy working together. She quickly rolled up her sleeves and joined in, and soon a large table was set up.
Of course, a larger portion was given to the little foodie, Fantuan. After satisfying her hunger, she went into her space to tend to the medicinal herb field, where the vegetables and herbs were growing well thanks to the irrigation from the spiritual spring water.
After tidying up, she was exhausted.
So I brewed a pot of tea and slowly made plans while drinking it.
She didn't know how many more days of peace and tranquility would last in Ping'an City. All she could do was to conduct calculations and rehearsals as many times as possible, striving to handle every detail meticulously so that nothing would go wrong.
Just as she was making her plans, Madam Bai rushed over: "Shanshan, someone is looking for you outside."
Who is it?
Cheng Shanshan came out and asked.
“There were four people in total, but I didn’t ask for the exact number.” After what happened last time, Bai Shi was noticeably more cautious: “I also stopped your father from going out.”
"He still wants to go out, does he think he has too much time on his hands?" Cheng Shanshan said impatiently when Cheng Sijin was mentioned: "If I had known, I wouldn't have given him the antidote, I would have let him die in pain."
Hearing this, Cheng Sijin, who had just arrived, immediately blushed with anger: "You little brat, I'm still your father, can't you think of me for the best?"
Cheng Shanshan didn't say anything, but just glanced at him: "It seems you're completely alright, so you can go now, right?"
"I... oh dear, I feel so dizzy."
Cheng Sijin was now acting like a complete rogue, and pretended to fall into Bai's arms.
Bai was somewhat caught in a dilemma: "Shanshan, this..."
"You handle it, I need to go out for a bit."
Cheng Shanshan had a vague idea of who it was. Sure enough, when she arrived at the door, she saw the four maids who had served her that morning. Upon seeing Cheng Shanshan, they immediately bowed and said, "Husband..."
"stop."
Cheng Shanshan interrupted their luggage: "I'll go with you."
The four maids were quick-witted enough not to say anything at the door, but only after they got into the carriage did they speak: "Madam, the prefect asked us to invite you back, saying that you need to prepare for the ancestral worship ceremony."
Cheng Shanshan frowned slightly: "Isn't Liu Liu here? Why do I have to go?"
"She's just a concubine, how can we let her handle such matters? It's only proper for you, Madam, to take charge."
"Yes, yes, the governor takes this matter very seriously."
"It seems that all the people of Ping'an City are required to attend in three days to jointly enshrine the memorial tablets of the Prefect's parents."
"..."
This must be Huo Mingchen's ultimate goal.
It makes sense, considering that the Huo family was once incredibly powerful, but they were betrayed and ended up devastated and scorned by everyone.
That's why he lay low for many years, waiting for his opportunity, and finally became the prefect legitimately. She understood Huo Mingchen's predicament and naturally couldn't bear to refuse.
However, she had no experience with this kind of thing, so she spent half a day searching through books in her spatial dimension on her way back, finding a lot of etiquette and precautions.
After reading everything, she arrived at the Huo residence, which had just been renamed.
When Liu Liu saw her return, she gave a forced smile, her eyes filled with disdain: "I never knew you were so high and mighty, sister. On your very first day in the family, you came in and out with four maids. You were quite the show-off."
Cheng Shanshan ignored her and started to walk inside.
But Liu Liu blocked her way, her eyes filled with arrogance: "Sister, the manor is in a lot of chaos right now, everyone is busy preparing for Brother Huo's ancestral worship ceremony. You don't understand these things, so why don't you stay out?"
Before Cheng Shanshan could speak, the four maids stepped forward to protect her: "Aunt Ye, this is something that the madam should do. You're the one who doesn't understand, aren't you?"
"That's right, the governor also said that the lady should do it."
"Don't cause trouble if you have nothing to do."
"Please move aside."
The four maids were all incredibly fierce, showing no fear of Liu Liu whatsoever. Instead, they pushed her aside, infuriating Liu Liu who yelled, "You bunch of wretched girls dare to treat me like this? Guards, beat them up!"
"..."
A deathly silence.
No one in the manor paid her any attention.
Cheng Shanshan was escorted into the mansion by four maids. Only after she had distanced herself from Liu Liu did she ask, "Aren't you afraid of her?"
"Don't worry, the governor said that you are the only mistress of this mansion!"
"Yes, yes, the prefect told us that we don't need to talk to anyone except you. He said that concubine is of lower status than us."
"Yes, let's try to drive her away."
Huo Mingchen really knows how to make arrangements.
Cheng Shanshan looked at the four people with some curiosity: "What are your names?"
One of the four maids, the leader, spoke up: "Xiaochun, Xiaoxia, Xiaoqiu, Xiaodong, our family members were all harmed by that Magistrate Dong. Fortunately, Magistrate Huo took us in and we couldn't get out."
"So that's how it is."
After learning more about them, Cheng Shanshan realized that they were reliable.
Having gained some confidence in this place, they began to systematically prepare for the ancestral worship ceremony, including vegetarian dishes, paper money, and candles, which were of course essential.
She also consulted a feng shui master to determine an auspicious time for relocating the graves. She also took the opportunity to plan out the affairs of the mansion, assigning each of the existing thirty maids and servants their respective duties.
After all this was done, Huo Mingchen was utterly astonished.
After all, he originally just wanted to invite Cheng Shanshan over, but he didn't expect her to arrange things so perfectly.
When the appointed time arrived, Cheng Shanshan looked at the sky, which was about to change, and her heart tightened: Oh no!
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