"You!!" The eldest princess was furious. She couldn't believe that she would say such a thing.

She took a few deep breaths to calm her anger, and said coldly: "Hearing what you said, I know that you have so much dissatisfaction in your heart. It's hard for you to remain silent for so many years."

Shen Xinyan smiled: "Over the years, I have never said a word of dissatisfaction. As long as it is a decision made by mother, I have always agreed to it. But mother, if others continue to press forward because of my silence, and even the child next to you is in danger of not being able to protect you, then today I want to say a few words to you."

"Mother has been living in seclusion for many years. Her status is so noble that you can't hear any idle gossip from her. Naturally, you can't imagine how incompetent your daughter-in-law is in the eyes of the ladies of the various mansions in the capital. She is so incompetent that as the wife of the crown prince and the future mistress of a mansion, she can't even manage the food, so she has to trouble the widowed eldest sister-in-law to step in."

The eldest princess felt a tightness in her heart, and for some reason she couldn't say a word of the blame she had in her heart.

"My eldest sister-in-law is smart and capable, but my daughter-in-law knows she is far inferior to her. Therefore, although she has been disturbed by rumors in Beijing over the years, she has no other choice but to pretend she doesn't know and try to reduce her opportunities to socialize with others."

Thinking of how she would often go out to listen to gossip and then lock herself in the house to sulk after returning home in her previous life, she couldn't help but sigh.

You don't know how to fight for what you want, and you keep your grievances to yourself without saying anything. Over time, who will pay attention to your thoughts and opinions?

"As a mother herself, I understand the kindness of my mother in treating the eldest branch of the family with favoritism. To be honest, it is my sister-in-law's fortune to have such an elder who cares for the younger generation. It is also my daughter-in-law's fortune and that of my third brother and his wife. I know and feel relieved that no matter what happens to the second branch of the family in the future, as long as they are still my mother's children, my mother will never abandon us."

Having said this, she bowed deeply to the Grand Princess.

The eldest princess' breath was choked, and she suddenly felt her nose a little sour. She quickly lowered her eyelids to hide the tears in her eyes.

As a mother, the most comforting thing is that the younger generation can understand her painstaking efforts and sympathize with her difficulties. They are all her own flesh and blood, can she really favor one over the other? However, the eldest son died young, and there is no one in the eldest house who can support him. If she doesn't take more care of him, how can she face her eldest son in the afterlife?

Fang clutched her handkerchief tightly, wanting to say something, but she found that in this situation, no matter what she said, it would be inappropriate.

Yang rolled her eyes. Shen asked the Grand Princess to take back Fang's keys and account books, but these things had to be looked after by someone. Looking at Shen's actions today, it didn't seem like she was trying to take advantage of the situation. The most likely possibility was that several people were in charge of them together.

No matter whether Fang and Shen are jointly in charge, or Shen and I are the directors, for me, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages!

The more she thought about it, the more excited she became, and her eyes were as bright as stars as she looked at Shen Xinyan.

She knew that if Shen Shi didn't help, it would be fine, but once she did, she would be able to bring her an unexpected surprise. This kind of Shen Shi was much better than the previous silent one!

"Then what do you think?" The eldest princess felt herself calming down, stared at Shen Xinyan and asked slowly.

Shen Xinyan naturally noticed that her tone had become much softer than before. Knowing that his words had worked, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the hands that were clenched in his sleeves loosened unconsciously.

She knew that this risky move she had made was half successful.

"My daughter-in-law thinks that mother should take back the keys and account books that she gave to my eldest sister-in-law, and let my daughter-in-law, my third brother's wife and my eldest sister-in-law jointly manage the affairs of the house, and let mother decide on important matters." She gave her answer slowly.

Yang's eyes lit up immediately. Three families share the responsibility. Great! That's really great!

Fang's eyes were blazing with anger, but she couldn't say anything to refuse. What they proposed was that the three houses should share the management, which did not completely deprive her of the right to manage the household, but only added two people to share her rights.

"My daughter-in-law also thinks that my second sister-in-law's idea is very good! Although my daughter-in-law is not talented, she has learned how to manage household affairs when she was a guest, and she is willing to share the worries for my mother and eldest sister-in-law!" Yang interrupted cleverly and quickly stated her position.

Anyone who doesn't speak out to support Shen at this time is a fool. At least the Grand Princess must see that two of the three people are on the same side. No matter how biased she is, she can't just care about one person and ignore the opinions of the other two.

The eldest princess looked down at the three sisters-in-law who had different expressions on their faces, and finally looked at Fang: "What do you mean?"

What do I mean? Of course I don't want to! Fang wanted to object loudly and asked them loudly what they were doing, but when she faced the Grand Princess's calm face, she found that she couldn't say those words.

Time passed bit by bit, Shen Xinyan and Yang stared at her closely, as if waiting for her answer.

Fang's lips moved several times, and after a long time, she forced a stiff smile: "Although my two brothers and sisters have learned some things about managing the household when they were in the palace, they have been pampered for so many years, and there are too many things to do in the mansion. I'm afraid they may not be able to sort it out in a short time. It's better to wait until later..."

"Well, there is nothing to be afraid of. Although everything is difficult at the beginning, don't you, my sister-in-law, still stay in the mansion? If there is anything you don't understand, I hope you will teach me. Even if there is something difficult to handle, mother is still here! She will never just ignore it, don't you think so, mother?" Yang said with a smile.

The eldest princess looked calm, and it was hard to tell what she was thinking. But when she heard Yang ask her, she actually nodded: "That's true!"

Oh my, after getting the approval from the Grand Princess, Yang became more energetic.

"We are all family, and we are all for the good of this family. My eldest sister-in-law has also said that there are too many things to do in the mansion, and they should not be all placed on my eldest sister-in-law's shoulders. Qi Ge'er is still young, and he cannot do without my eldest sister-in-law's care. What's more, the second girl will be twelve years old after the new year. This age is not too old, but she also has to pay attention to her marriage. And Birong's marriage is also the same, and it can't be delayed any longer. After counting all these, my eldest sister-in-law is so busy that she doesn't even have time to breathe. How can my second sister-in-law and I feel at ease when we have nothing to do all day!"

"So, you don't have to be polite, sister-in-law. Just let me and the second sister-in-law help you. At least we can save some face, and we won't be blamed for not being considerate to the eldest sister-in-law when others find out. Isn't that right, sister-in-law?"

Shen lowered her head slightly to hide the smile on her lips.

She knew that as long as she made the start, everything else would be left to Yang, and Yang would definitely use all his skills to achieve his goal.

The Grand Princess just affirmed what Yang said, which was actually equivalent to agreeing to the "three houses sharing power" approach. She has never said it explicitly until now, and I think she just hopes that Fang will take the initiative to propose it. This way, Fang's face will be saved and people will not think that she made a mistake and that's why she was deprived of power.

I have to say that the Grand Princess really cares about Fang.

This is also the reason why she only proposed "three houses sharing management" instead of directly expressing her attitude to deprive Fang family of the power.

Moreover, parents are bound to "rob the strong to aid the weak". If Fang loses the power, it would be equivalent to taking another step towards "weakness". By then, the Grand Princess might find ways to compensate her from other places.

Rather than creating complications in the future, it is better to maintain the status quo for the time being.

She could see that the Grand Princess had already agreed, and so had Fang. Her heart suddenly turned cold.

She lowered her eyes, listened to Yang chattering beside her, and gave a barely perceptible sarcastic smile.

Shen proposed that the monthly allowance should be distributed to each room, and my mother agreed without hesitation; Shen then proposed that the three rooms should share the responsibility, and my mother agreed without thinking too much. The funny thing is that she still thinks she is taking care of the eldest room, but her heart has already been biased towards the second room.

But it is also true that Wei Junhang is now the prince and will be her support in the future. If she doesn't favor the second wife, will she favor the first wife and the orphans and widows?

Today, she was only given the power to manage the household, but what about tomorrow? If Shen made any more "suggestions" in the future, would she agree to them without hesitation?

The more she thought about it, the more she couldn't suppress the resentment in her heart, and she quickly closed her eyes to hide the hatred in them.

"...Sister-in-law, what do you think?" Yang said a lot of things but got no response from Fang. She became a little anxious, so she touched her arm lightly and asked.

What do you think? Can she still decide now? Fang sneered secretly.

"Then let's do as you two brothers and sisters say. In a few days, I will have someone send the keys and account books of the house to return to mother." She heard the rage burning in her heart and the resentment spreading rapidly, but she still tried to maintain a calm appearance. She didn't want to, and wouldn't, let anyone laugh at her.

"Oh, sister-in-law, you are really straightforward. I think it's better to do it today than to wait for another day. Why don't you send someone to get it now?" Yang knew the principle of striking while the iron is hot and would not allow her to delay, so she suggested with a smile.

"My third brother's wife has never managed the household, so it's not a big deal that she doesn't know. But the handover is not a simple matter, and it can't be done in a short time." Fang sneered.

"What's wrong with that? No..."

"That's it. Send the keys and account books to me after you've sorted things out in a few days. I'll sort them out and then assign tasks to each room." The eldest princess interrupted Yang.

Yang was dissatisfied and muttered to herself, "Doesn't this give her time to make up for her losses?"

She didn't believe that Fang's family had been running the family for so many years and was truly innocent. She was afraid that they had secretly embezzled a lot of good things from the public. It was a pity that this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to carve off a piece of her flesh was wasted like this.

Although he was very dissatisfied in his heart, since the Grand Princess had spoken, no one else would have the opportunity to comment.

Shen Xin: Look at the face with your eyes and the nose with your nose.

Know when to stop. If you hit Fang too hard, the Grand Princess will be dissatisfied. Now she is quite satisfied with the result. As for the losses in the palace, it may be made up by Fang in the end, or the Grand Princess may just pretend to be deaf and dumb. She doesn't want to care about it.