The Great Elder's voice was hoarse and unpleasant, and he stared at Ying Xixi with angry eyes.
Ying Xixi stood there, and upon hearing this, she deliberately exclaimed, "What?! There's actually such a thing?! I have no idea about this!"
Great Elder, please calm down. Then what brings you here?"
The Great Elder gnashed his teeth and said, "Ying, it's time to replace the maid in your courtyard. How dare you ignore my words and not pass on the message to you!"
"What the Great Elder said is true. I just bought a few maids today, so it's a good time to make the change.
What brings the Great Elder here?"
Ying Xixi deliberately asked again.
The Great Elder blew his beard and glared, "Ying, you went out and bought a lot of clothes and jewelry today? And you asked the shopkeeper to send someone to ask me for the money?
He even told others that I was the one in charge of the palace?!"
Ying Xixi nodded, "Yeah, has the Great Elder paid the bill? Those things aren't worth much."
"Of course it's done! I can't afford to lose face! Ying, how can you just casually tell others about our affairs?!
Do you know that everyone in the capital now knows that I am the one who manages the finances of the mansion?!"
The Great Elder was so angry that he glared and started questioning Ying Xixi.
Ying Xixi found it a little funny, but she didn't laugh. Instead, she acted confused and puzzled.
"Great Elder, why are you so angry?
Isn't everything I said true? Haven't you always been in charge of the palace?
Isn't it the same in other houses? Is that why you won't let me tell anyone?
Why, Great Elder, I really don’t understand.”
The Great Elder wanted to scold Ying Xixi, but the words stopped when they came to his lips.
Because he also knew that after Ying Xixi married into the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion, he found a reason to seize the right to be the head of the household.
Although Ying Xixi was the mistress of a marquis's family, it was just a false title.
Moreover, over the years, no one had ever told Ying Xixi about things like being the head of the family, so it was understandable that she didn't understand.
The Great Elder thought about it and found that he had no choice but to swallow his anger.
Anyway, although Ying is the prime minister's legitimate daughter, she is not loved by the prime minister. Even if this matter is heard by the prime minister, he will not come to the door!
Thinking of this, the Great Elder felt much more justified.
"Well, just say it out loud. It's the truth anyway."
The Great Elder made a helpless expression, waved his hand and prepared to leave.
Just then, Lin Huijin and Lin Youran came over.
"Hello, great-uncle. Jin'er was just about to look for you, but I didn't expect you to come."
Lin Huijin bowed and said.
The Great Elder knew the life stories of his great-grandson and great-granddaughter very well. The only thing he was thankful for was that Lin Weiyi really died in the battle.
Otherwise, he would have no chance to be the head of the family.
"Jin'er Ran'er is back. What does Jin'er want from me?"
The Great Elder had one hand behind his back and was stroking his white beard with the other, his face looking kind.
"Grandfather, Jin'er has returned from outside and heard that most people in the capital know that you are the one who manages the finances in our house.
Everyone was talking about it and was very dissatisfied with it. Jin'er was very confused about it, so she went back to ask the teacher. The teacher said that generally the household affairs in the mansion were managed by the mistress.
Jin'er went to ask the teacher, so she was delayed until now before returning home.
Great-uncle, Jin'er thought, the teacher would not lie to Jin'er.
Could you please, my great-uncle, return the management of the mansion to my mother?
Not only power, but also all kinds of money left by his father.
Jin'er asked her mother for some money this morning because she was short of money. It turned out that her mother was also short of money like Jin'er.
My mother is the mistress of the Marquis of Wu'an. If this matter gets out, our entire Marquis of Wu'an's mansion will be laughed at.
As the Great Elder, my great-uncle wouldn't let something like this happen, right?"
Lin Huijin's voice was still childish, and what he said made the Great Elder frown.
It also made Ying Xixi's heart skip a beat.
Lin Huijin spoke in an organized manner and did not sound like someone who could be easily fooled.
If she wanted to flatter him to death and fool him, could she really succeed?
Ying Xixi became defensive.
If Lin Huijin is not so easy to fool, it seems she will have to think of other solutions.
The Great Elder’s teeth were almost broken from biting.
How come he didn't know that Lin Huijin was such a sharp-tongued guy before?!
This kid, an adopted son, actually had the audacity to challenge him for the reins of the family. Did he know something, or did someone else teach him to say that?!
The Great Elder's eyes fell on Ying Xixi's face.
Seeing Ying Xixi's shocked and confused look, he immediately dispelled his suspicion that it was Ying Xixi who taught Lin Huijin to say these words.
Ying has been stupid for a long time, so it shouldn't be her.
It seems that this kid Lin Huijin knows something, otherwise he wouldn't stand so straight!
After making this guess, the Great Elder changed his original approach.
"Jin'er is right. It is indeed unreasonable for me to take charge of the family, but you are still young and don't know the situation back then.
Not long after your mother married into the mansion, your father died in battle.
There is no one in this mansion who knows how to manage a household to teach your mother. Your mother was in grief at the time and had no extra energy to manage the household.
There was really no other way, so I took on this matter.
Since you brought up this matter today, Jin'er, it's time to return the reins of the family to your mother."
The Great Elder portrayed himself as a good man who came to the rescue in times of need.
After he finished speaking, he looked at Ying Xixi and said, "Ying, come to me tomorrow and I will hand over the reins of the family to you, and I will also give you all the property that the Marquis had before his death."
Ying Xixi bit her lips with her pearly teeth, feeling a little embarrassed and frightened.
"Great Elder, but, but I have never learned the way to be the head of a family..."
"Mother, it doesn't matter if you haven't learned it before. At worst, we can find someone who is proficient in this art to teach you."
Lin Huijin interrupted.
A hint of darkness flashed across the eyes of the Great Elder. "Jin'er is right. It's settled then. It's getting late. I'll go back first."
Ying Xixi watched the Great Elder leave, and looked at Lin Huijin and Lin Youran with a smile on her lips.
"Jin'er is really amazing. My mother couldn't persuade the Great Elder at all, but Jin'er convinced the Great Elder with just a few words.
Tomorrow, when the Great Elder gives your father's money to Mother, Mother will be able to give it to you."
Lin Huijin felt a little elated when he heard this, and his back straightened a lot.
"Mother, you are too kind."
"Mother, I have already told Master Su that he is always available to visit.
He asked his daughter to ask her mother, "When are you free?"
Lin Youran came forward and took Ying Xixi's arm, and asked happily.
The way she is so intimate with Ying Xixi, if you don't know her, you might think they have a very close relationship as mother and daughter.
"Mother has time. If Mr. Su wants to come, just give him a visiting card in advance. Mr. Su should know about visiting cards, right?"
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