This arranged marriage was actually for outsiders to see, in order to give Yan Rong an identity that could be seen in the light.
Although there was nothing between her and the emperor, there was no logic for a minister to marry the emperor's concubine.
Because it was the Emperor who granted the marriage, the wedding date was set rather quickly, just one month later.
After the wedding date was set, the Anping Marquis' Mansion and the Yan Mansion became busy. Concubine Li stayed in the palace over the years, and she took very good care of herself and rarely went out.
Murong Shu suggested that Yan Rong change her look, so people who are not particularly familiar with her would really think that she and Concubine Li are twin sisters.
The wedding took place as scheduled a month later.
The wedding was very lively, and even the Queen Mother went to the Anping Marquis' Mansion to be the witness, which was a great honor.
All civil and military officials are observant. Even if some smart officials have noticed some clues, they can only keep it to themselves. As long as the emperor is happy, the empress dowager is happy, the Anping Marquis's Mansion is happy, and the Yan Mansion is happy, then they must be happy.
After the marriage, the Marquis' Mansion was still managed by Madam Shu, and they lived together. For so many years, the Marquis Anping's Mansion was managed by Madam Shu, who kept the mansion in order.
The day after the wedding, the second wife gave the housekeeper's keys and account books to Yan Rong, but Shu Shi directly blocked them.
"Sister-in-law is a good housekeeper. Our Anping Marquis Mansion depends on your hard work for so many years. Please continue to be the housekeeper. Rong'er is weak, and Yueyue is still asking us for a brother and sister. Sister-in-law must help us!"
Shu Shi just wanted to live his own life with Yan Rong. His exaggerated expression made him feel as if Madam Shu had let her down.
On the contrary, Madam Shu felt a little embarrassed when her eldest brother said that.
"Brother, then, I will take care of the household for you for a while. You can give me the keys whenever you want." Mrs. Shu came with a bunch of account books and keys, but she had to take them back.
So Yan Rong didn't need to refuse at all, Shu Shi helped her to handle everything.
When Madam Shu went back, she was still a little dazed. Other families were competing for a housekeeper, but why did it become a hot potato in their Anping Marquis Mansion?
Mrs. Shu sighed helplessly and resigned herself to picking up the account book and starting to look at it.
"Madam, what's wrong? If you have encountered any difficulties, please tell me and I may be able to help." Shu Yan heard his wife sigh and thought she had encountered some difficulties.
"Husband, I wanted to return the power of the household to my eldest sister-in-law, but my eldest brother rejected me before I even met her." Mrs. Shu said helplessly.
"Why did Madam think of changing the power of being the head of the family?" Shu Yan didn't understand why Madam would have such an idea when she was the head of the family just fine.
"Sister-in-law is the eldest daughter-in-law and mistress of the Anping Marquis's Mansion. She should be in charge of the household." Madam Shu felt that her husband was confused today.
"Madam, I'm telling you, this is not allowed in our Anping Marquisate. My eldest brother and his wife just got married, so they don't want their sister-in-law to spend most of her time managing the household."
Shu Yan saw that his wife was depressed and analyzed the situation for her.
"Also, my sister-in-law is not interested in these things, so Madam should just take the trouble to continue to manage the household."
Shu Yan knew his eldest brother well, and he knew Yan Rong even better. She would definitely not be happy about being the head of the family.
"But outsiders will talk." Mrs. Shu still cared about the opinions of outsiders.
"If anyone dares to say anything bad about you, I will go to their house to seek justice for you. Big brother is also responsible for this matter. I will bring big brother with me when the time comes. Hehe, I will make sure they shut up."
Shu Yan’s favorite thing is to follow his elder brother and use his power to bully others.
"You just know how to fool around. Things are different now, you must not fool around anymore."
Madam Shu Er and Shu Yan grew up together as childhood sweethearts, so she naturally knew about what he had done with Shu Shi in the past.
"That's not nonsense. Whoever dares to bully my wife, as your husband I will definitely protect her." Shu Yan hugged the second wife to cheer her up.
After Shu Yan's persuasion, the second wife decided to approve it. She was good at managing the household, and since her sister-in-law didn't like it, she would continue.
In the future, if there are important matters, I can discuss them with my sister-in-law, and I don’t have to do it alone like before.
Therefore, in the days to come, although the Second Lady is in charge of the Anping Marquis' Mansion, the mansion is harmonious and the Second Lady is recognized and protected by the whole family.
One month after Shu Shi and Yan Rong got married, Yueyue's dream came true and Yan Rong was pregnant again.
It turned out that Yan Rong had been feeling unwell recently. When Murong Shu came to visit her at the mansion, he took her pulse and was surprised to find that Yan Rong was pregnant, although it was still early.
To ensure that everything went smoothly, Murong Shu did not say anything. He just asked Yan Rong some questions and took some blood before going back.
After Shu Shi left the court, he heard that Murong Shu had taken Yan Rong's blood. He thought that something had happened to his wife. He didn't even have time to eat dinner. He found an excuse and secretly went to Wen Mansion to find Murong Shu.
Because it was dinner time, it would be a bit abrupt to go directly to the door, so Shu Shi impulsively decided to climb over the wall. The father and daughter were very similar in their love of climbing over the wall.
What made Shu Shi embarrassed was that when he climbed over the wall, he saw Wen Jing. Murong Shu and Yueyue were having dinner in the yard, and their eyes met, feeling a little awkward.
"Dad, how did you get in?" Yueyue looked at her dad and asked curiously.
"My dear daughter, you have seen it, he climbed over the wall to come in." Shu Shi touched his head a little embarrassedly. It was a bit embarrassing to be caught climbing over the wall.
"Yueyue knows, what I mean is how did you get in so easily?" Yueyue set up defenses for Wen Jing and Murong Shu's yard, but her father still came in, and Yueyue began to doubt herself.
"I came in all of a sudden and no one tried to stop me. Mr. Wen San, the defense of your yard is too weak. You should strengthen it for safety reasons." Shu Shi said to Wen Jing.
Just as Yueyue was about to refute her father, she saw two secret guards supporting each other and coming to Murong Shu to ask for medicine. "Madam, do you have any anti-diarrhea medicine?"
"Yes, these are for you. This is the method of taking it. If you don't understand, come and ask me." Murong Shu gave them the anti-diarrhea medicine and the method of use.
"What are they doing?" Shu Shi was a little curious.
"They became like this after eating the barbecue Yueyue made, but Yueyue was fine after eating it. Daddy, how about Yueyue make some for you to try and see if it will give you diarrhea."
Yueyue felt that the secret guards were too weak and that was why they had diarrhea, but her father would definitely not.
"Yueyue, maybe next time. Daddy remembered that there is something important that he hasn't done yet. If you want to do it, why don't you go back to Anping Marquis Mansion another day? Your uncle, grandfather, and brothers love barbecue the most."
Shu Shi thought of the weak appearance of the two secret guards just now and decided to reject Yueyue. Of course, he had to share this blessing with his father, younger brother, and nephews.
"Okay then!" Yueyue decided to go to Anping Marquis' Mansion to cook for everyone tomorrow.
"Then Daddy will go back first." Shu Shi had forgotten the purpose of coming here, and ran over the wall again. When he remembered it halfway, he weighed it in his mind and decided to go back home.