Old Mrs. Fang agreed to Mrs. Fang's suggestion, and the two did not continue the topic.

Now that I have decided to give up, I will no longer feel sad about the passing of time.

In the past decade or so, fighting with various people and various things, they have already shed all their tears and their hearts have become hardened.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talked about some things about the bank. Mrs. Fang served her dinner and watched Mrs. Fang go for a walk accompanied by the maids before she left.

When I got back to my residence, the lights were on. Through the glass windows, I could see quite a few people sitting inside, dressed in jewels and colorful flowers.

As the eldest lady walked in, the three young ladies and two women all stood up to greet her.

"How's the settlement going?" asked the eldest wife, while she was helped by two women to change her clothes and wash her hands, and then she asked her daughters about their daily homework as usual.

"The senior manager said it was good." Fang Yunxiu replied with a smile.

"When others say something is good, you can only listen to half of it." Mrs. Fang said softly, "Don't take it seriously."

"Don't worry, mother. We are not Jun Zhenzhen." Fang Jinxiu interrupted.

"You are no different from her when you talk about her like that," Mrs. Fang said angrily.

Fang Jinxiu was a little unconvinced, but still responded respectfully to her stepmother.

"Okay, you've all worked hard all day, go back to your own yard and have a comfortable meal." Mrs. Fang said with a smile.

"It's also comfortable to have meals with my mother," said Fang Jinxiu.

"Mother said that we made her uncomfortable while eating." Fang Yuxiu said with a smile.

The woman with a round face and thin brows, who was taking off the jade bracelet from Mrs. Fang's hand, smiled.

"Second Miss, stop joking and go and have a rest. You will have to work much harder in these days approaching the New Year. Madam cares about you," she said.

This is my aunt Yuan.

Fang Yuxiu smiled and said nothing more. The three sisters bowed to the eldest lady again and then left.

"Mother, what about Jun Zhenzhen..." Fang Jinxiu asked.

"You sisters should do your work, and I will handle her affairs. Don't worry and don't take it personally." Mrs. Fang interrupted her.

Another woman standing next to the eldest wife waved at Fang Jinxiu. This was Fang Jinxiu's biological mother, Aunt Su. In contrast to Fang Jinxiu's hot temper, she was taciturn and silent.

Fang Jinxiu followed her sisters out without saying anything else.

After the three young ladies and their maids left, the room became much quieter.

"I was not happy when my mother gave my master so many concubines. Now I think about it, I regret that I didn't give him enough." Mrs. Fang sat down and said, "If we had given him more and had more children, our family would be much more lively."

Yuan Shi chuckled.

"Madam, you really don't care about the old man." She said, "You think the old man is nothing."

Mrs. Fang also laughed when she thought about it.

"I was just saying it in a nice way. At that time, if the master stayed in someone else's house for one more night, I would show him a bad face for a few days." She smiled and looked at the two concubines. "In the end, only Su was able to give birth. When the master was not around, the others were let out."

Speaking of this, I feel dejected.

"You two are the only ones left to guard with me. I don't know whether this is a good fate or a hard one."

Su came over holding a thick stack of account books and placed them on the table.

"Good or bad luck is not determined by men," she said. She was not talkative by nature, and paused for a moment after saying this. "Anyway, I think I'm doing fine now."

Yuan also took the abacus, spread out the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone, and sat down with a smile.

"Madam, this person's fate is determined by heaven. Don't think about the past. We have overcome all the difficulties." She said, "The old lady said that women in our Fang family cannot be afraid of a hard life. We must taste the sweetness in the bitterness."

As he said this, he fiddled with the abacus in his hands skillfully.

This has been their daily routine for the past ten years. When the old man was attacked and killed, people from the Shandong clan and the Cao family in Qi County came to make trouble and demanded to divide the family property, saying that a group of women like them were of no use and would only ruin the family business. Old Madam Fang slammed the table and said, let them see that women are no worse than men. From then on, the women in the family had to learn how to do business and how to count.

Concubines who gave birth to children would be taken care of by the Fang family until their old age, while those who did not give birth would be given some money and sent away, and the Su family would not interfere at all, whether they returned home or remarried.

Of course, those who don't want to leave don't have to leave. Yuanshi chose to stay and learned accounting with the first wife and helped with all the internal and external affairs.

Mrs. Fang picked up the account book.

"Have you found the family I asked you to find?" she asked.

Yuanshi put down the account book in her hand and her smile deepened.

"Madam, did the old lady agree?" she asked.

Su also raised her head and stopped.

Mrs. Fang nodded.

"She did all this herself. She can't blame others for not protecting her," she said.

Yuan smiled deeply.

"Why should I protect her? No matter how much I protect her, she will get married. If the old lady doesn't let her get married, then she is not protecting me." She laughed, "After the old lady told me to do so, I carefully selected a lot of them and finally chose one."

"Tell me about it." Mrs. Fang asked with interest.

"He is a scholar from Zhaozhou." Yuan said.

Zhaozhou?

Mrs. Fang frowned slightly.

"Isn't it a bit uneasy over there?" she said.

It was far enough, but it was not a peaceful place, and she didn't want to be criticized.

Zhaozhou belongs to the Hebei Road in the north. The Jin people and the Zhou Dynasty have been fighting for many years. This northern land has been fought over and life is not easy there.

"Madam, with Duke Cheng here, the North has been peaceful for many years." Yuan said with a smile.

Although he was not from the north, Duke Cheng was no stranger to the people in the court who were from the north.

Duke Chengguo Zhu Shan was a hero who helped recover the north from the Jin people. He came from a family of military generals and had made countless military exploits along the way. He was highly regarded by the late emperor and was conferred the title of Duke.

Now, Duke Cheng has been guarding Hebei Road for six years, and the north is indeed very peaceful.

Mrs. Fang relaxed her brows.

"And this man is a scholar." Yuanshi went on to say, "He has a rich family, but he is looking for a continuation of the zither."

Mrs. Fang frowned again and thought for a moment while stroking the account book.

"So there is a son in the family," she said.

Yuan smiled and nodded.

"So I don't care whether the woman can manage the household and carry on the family line. I just want to find someone who is considerate and sympathetic," she said.

To put it bluntly, they just want to find a young and beautiful girl to play with, so they don't care about the girl's background or character.

Marrying far away, this will be able to deal with the Ning family, a scholar, and be worthy of Jun Zhenzhen's status.

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you." Mrs. Fang said.

Yuan smiled and replied yes. Su had no objection to this and stopped talking there, as if this was a matter that could not be any smaller. Everyone lowered their heads and continued to be busy without mentioning it again.

The maids stood quietly by, occasionally coming over to serve tea. Even on that winter night, the room didn't seem lonely with three women sitting opposite each other.

Miss Jun didn't know that her life event had been decided in this way, and she wouldn't be surprised if she knew.

She was very clear about her current situation.

The maids who received the news and were on high alert at the second gate did not wait for Miss Jun to come again. Miss Jun changed her activities to the backyard.

The maids and servants in the garden who had not received the news and were trying to avoid it were terrified.

Miss Jun ignored it. Although she was not as disdainful of the Fang family as Miss Jun, she was not the kind of person who laughed at everyone she saw.

"Miss, why do you want to visit the garden in such a cold day?" Liu'er asked with her head hunched and a hand warmer in her arms.

And the lady walked so fast, she was tired and cold.

Because this body is too weak, she needs to move more to make it stronger. Even if she can't reach her level of riding and archery, at least she can ensure that she can travel long distances.

The capital is far away from here and the journey will not be easy.

"It's good for your health to walk more like this," she said.

Liu'er was about to nod when a hoarse voice suddenly came from above her head.

"God is so cruel that people who don't want to live can still live well!"

Miss Jun stopped and looked up, and a boy of about twelve or thirteen appeared on the rockery she had just walked past.

The young man had a handsome face and bright eyes, but unfortunately his frail body weakened his graceful youthful demeanor. Moreover, he was neither standing nor sitting, but almost paralyzed in a wheelchair, with a thick blanket covering his somewhat twisted body.

This is the paralyzed young master of the Fang family who will not live past the age of fifteen.