Chapter 400
Rongxi Hall.
Zheng was already preparing to rest, but when she heard that Shen Rang was coming, she put her coat back on.
She knows her son best; he wouldn't come over this late unless it was something important.
The mother and son sat down in the hall, and Shen Rang got straight to the point: "Mother, I want Xi'er to take charge of the household."
As soon as he finished speaking, not only Zheng's mother, but even Zhou's mother subconsciously widened her eyes.
"Absolutely not!" Madam Zheng said without hesitation. "Auntie is just a concubine. Letting her get pregnant before the mistress already raises suspicions of favoring the concubine over the wife. If we give her the power to manage the household now, wouldn't that confirm it?"
Favoring a concubine over one's wife is not a good thing to say, and if it gets out, it could even affect Shen Rang's official career!
Shen Rang pursed his lips: "Then let Xi'er take over. Now that the young mistress is under house arrest, it's not good to trouble Mother with the affairs of the South Courtyard. Let Xi'er manage it for now. As for the servants, I will personally supervise them."
Seeing that he had thought everything through, Madam Zheng's expression was complicated.
After a long silence, Madam Zheng finally said, "Have you thought it through? Do you really want to do this?"
Shen Rang nodded: "Mother has long known about her son's feelings for Xi'er, hasn't she?"
Madam Zheng sighed, "If you had given this kind gesture to the young mistress earlier, perhaps our Marquis's mansion wouldn't have encountered so many troubles for no reason."
If Yunwan had received what she deserved from the beginning, the child wouldn't have ended up on this path.
Shen Rang gave a cool, smirking smile.
How did Zheng know that he was unwilling to give it at first?
But it's too late to say anything now.
Madam Zheng clearly understood this principle, so she didn't say anything more, only saying, "The matters in the South Courtyard are naturally your responsibility. Whatever you say goes. Has Auntie gone to sleep?"
"Xi'er is pregnant and should not overexert herself."
Madam Zheng nodded: "I'll have someone send the account book over tomorrow, so you don't need to worry about it."
Shen Rang said "Yes" and got up to leave.
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The next morning, just as Zheng had said, Zhou's mother personally came to Jibai Residence with the account book key.
Yunxi quickly got up to greet him personally.
Just as Jixiang and Le'an received the account book and keys, a maid led over a woman they didn't recognize.
The woman had a scholarly air about her and carried an abacus. She glanced around the courtyard and then walked towards Yunxi: "My surname is Qian. I have been entrusted by the young master to teach my aunt how to manage the household accounts."
She curtsied, and Yunxi, not daring to be negligent, returned the curtsy.
Mrs. Zhou looked at the woman with surprise on her face.
It seems that her son has thought things through more thoroughly than she and her wife.
They even brought in the accountant.
“My lady, my aunt is pregnant and shouldn’t be overworked,” said Zhou Mama.
Madam Qian nodded: "Don't worry, Mother. The young master has already given instructions, and I know what I'm doing."
Only then did Mrs. Zhou feel relieved and turn to leave.
"This way, madam."
Yunxi led the people to the side room.
Jixiang and Le'an put the account books down together.
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