Having successfully angered Lin, Xihe was satisfied. He waved his hand to signal the maid to take Meng Huaiyu downstairs to play, and then explained his purpose: "Mother, where is my father? I have something to ask him."
Lin was annoyed: "What father and mother? Am I not your aunt?"
She calls me aunt when nothing happens and mother when something goes wrong. Was this damn girl born just to piss her off? Debt collector.
Xihe didn't care about her sarcasm at all, stood up and walked towards the study: "Then I'll go to the study and take a look." In fact, as a mother, Lin still cared about the original owner very much, but not as much as the two people she kept by her side.
The original owner was angry and resentful about this, so she liked to go against her. She would make trouble even when there was nothing to do, and she would not be satisfied until she had pissed people off.
So, in order to fit in with her character, she also got angry.
(Ahem, she certainly wasn't deliberately using this topic to exaggerate because she was in a bad mood.)
She walked around the rockery and stream, and the maids and servants along the way bowed to her one after another. Xihe nodded modestly, and finally entered a heavily guarded courtyard.
"Second Miss, please."
Xihe walked into the door.
Prime Minister Qiang was about fifty years old, with a long beard and a thin figure. At first glance, he looked like a loyal minister serving the country and the people... He raised his eyes, his gaze was sharp, and his eyes were full of ambition.
"Did Meng Yuchuan ask you to get those four guards?"
A heavy gaze swept over.
Xihe was not afraid at all and sat down leisurely on the chair: "Is there any difference? But I say, Dad, how can you be so partial? My eldest sister is your daughter, but I am not? The prince is your son-in-law, and my husband is also your son-in-law! Humph, you only think about my eldest sister!"
"If that's the case, don't ask my husband to help you anymore! Go find the prince and my third sister's husband!"
"you!"
Prime Minister Qiang was furious and pointed at her: "Do you know who your backer is?"
Xihe rolled her eyes inelegantly: "Of course it's my husband! Don't they say that if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog. It's my husband who won me the phoenix crown and bridal robe! Of course I have to side with him."
Prime Minister Qiang blew his beard and glared: "You idiot, without the Qiang family, how could Meng Yuchuan marry you?"
Xi He shrugged: "Then let's give it a try. When the Prime Minister's Mansion falls one day, we'll see if Meng Yuchuan will divorce me."
Bang!
Prime Minister Qiang slammed the table with his hand, his eyes looking frighteningly gloomy.
"Rebellious girl, try talking nonsense again."
Xihe curled her lips and muttered quietly, "I'm still saying the same thing." Before Prime Minister Qiang could get angry, she quickly changed the subject, "Dad, my husband will be arriving at the border soon. When will the food be shipped from your side?"
Generally speaking, in war, 'food and supplies come first', but this time the incident happened suddenly, so Meng Yuchuan had to leave first and the food arrived later.
Prime Minister Qiang had also calmed down and took the tea from the servant. He said, "This matter is the responsibility of the Ministry of Revenue. I will not be involved."
Xihe refused to believe his lies and simply said, "This time, Northern Liao came south with great momentum, four or five months earlier than in previous years. Either they have a big plan, or something big has happened there." Seeing that Prime Minister Qiang seemed to be thinking about something, he curled his lips and said,
"You must keep a close eye on the people in the court. If anyone plots mischief, deliberately tampering with the grain, or taking advantage of my husband's absence to slander him to His Majesty, causing him to get into trouble..."
"You don't love me anyway, and you won't worry if I die, but if the prince's great cause is ruined because of this, hmph, you can expect your entire family to be executed, ouch!"
Xihe jumped away in a hurry, and a cup of tea exploded at her feet.
She was so angry that she yelled, "What are you doing!"
She shook the hem of her skirt and breathed a sigh of relief when she found it was not dirty.
Prime Minister Qiang's face was as black as water, and he pointed at the door: "Get out!"
Xihe puffed up his face and said, "Get out if you want!" He walked to the door, then remembered something and rushed to Prime Minister Qiang. He picked up the inkstone on his desk and turned around and left. He was so fast that he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Only a sentence "Thank you Dad for the gift to Huaiyu" was heard from afar.
Qiang Prime Minister: ???
In just the blink of an eye, the inkstone that he had been reluctant to use was gone?
She slammed her hand on the table in anger: "Rebellious girl! Rebellious girl!"
The housekeeper wanted to hide his head on the ground. Oh, the second young lady is so bold!
Xihe was not in a hurry to go back, but planned to have dinner at the Prime Minister's Mansion before taking the little guy back home. During the dinner, not only Qiang Baowen, but also the original owner's two brothers came back.
Needless to say, Qiang Baowen subconsciously started to talk badly when he saw Xihe, and Xihe didn't hold back and directly retorted.
The two boys from the Qiang family were much better, they were very polite. Even when Meng Huaiyu kept calling them "little uncle" and jokingly played with them, they were very patient and did not show any impatience at all.
When the food was served, Prime Minister Qiang walked in with his hands behind his back.
The whole family stood up and saluted: "Greetings, father!"
A child's crisp voice was mixed in: "Huai Yu meets Grandfather!"
Prime Minister Qiang glanced at Xihe, nodded to the little fellow, and then sat down at the main seat: "Let's eat."
The Prime Minister's Mansion was silent during meals and sleep, so the table was quiet for a while. Meng Huaiyu was infected by this atmosphere and subconsciously relaxed his movements. Seeing this, Prime Minister Qiang praised him, "You are well behaved."
Xihe bared his teeth instantly: "That's, my son!"
Everyone in the room: "..."
After the meal, Prime Minister Qiang went to the study, and the others saw Xihe out of the house.
Lin was still worried: "Since you are marrying into the Marquis's mansion and becoming his mother, I see that Huaiyu is also close to you. You should live a good life in the future. Isn't it a good thing for the family to be harmonious? Besides, your father and brother are here, who would dare to bully you?"
Xihe glanced at the two brothers who looked uneasy: "Mom, do you really think so?"
Lin frowned: "What are you talking about? Even if you are adopted, you are still siblings!"
Xihe nodded, then suddenly smiled and held out her hand: "Mother, my daughter is out of money, please give me a few thousand taels to spend."
Lin: “…”
Of course, I didn’t get the money.
After getting on the carriage, Xihe kept sighing for this reason.
Meng Huaiyu crawled to her side, rummaged in his arms, and pulled out a few gold nuggets: "Mom, Chen'er gives you money!"
Seeing the young lady with her big black and white eyes and her sweet voice, Xihe immediately fell in love with her and picked up the little girl: "Oh, you are such a sweet girl!"
The little guy's face turned red from being kissed, but he smiled happily.
Prime Minister Qiang was more enthusiastic than anyone else in supporting the prince's cause. Therefore, within a few days, Xihe heard the news that the grain had been dispatched. The grain was escorted by the Imperial Guards, and their leader was Lord Lin, known as the "Iron-faced" Lord, in order to ensure that the grain was safe.
Xihe pursed her lips and smiled, then continued to buy things for the little guy.
After she returned home that day, the next day, the Prime Minister's Mansion sent her three thousand taels of silver notes, which made Mrs. Lu, who happened to be present at the time, blush. She thought that the Marquis' Mansion had treated her unfairly, and hurriedly took out several thousand taels from her private treasury and gave it to her, letting her spend it as she pleased.
For a while, her private treasury was bulging.
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