Chapter 138 Why
Chen Tang's clear voice echoed in the room. Everyone looked at her, secretly sweating for Chen Tang in their hearts.
The Marquis has no children, so the title of the Marquisate will definitely be inherited by the second wife in the future. This is why the old lady has repeatedly indulged the second wife. Although what the eldest girl said before was unpleasant, it was also true. In the future, when the eldest and second girls get married, they will rely on the second wife to support them. Offending the second wife to death will not benefit the second girls at all.
The second girl is going against the eldest girl, and is also at loggerheads with the second wife who protects the eldest girl. Asking the fourth wife to remove all the managers is undoubtedly undermining the second wife's foundation. If the second wife knew about this, she would be so angry that she would die.
The old lady wouldn't agree to it.
The fourth wife knew that Chen Tang was on her side, and her heart was moved, but the old lady would never allow this. She was even more afraid that the old lady would misunderstand that she was instigating Chen Tang behind her back. The fourth wife quickly looked at the old lady, terrified, "I'm just helping the housekeeper for a while, and wait until the marquis calms down. The household affairs still have to be handed over to the second sister-in-law..."
Just when she said this, she was interrupted by the old lady, "Tang'er is right. You may not be used to ordering the Second Madam's people around. If you are not used to ordering them around, just change them. I have no other requirements, just manage the household affairs well and don't let the chaos like today happen again."
The fourth wife, "......???"
Everyone in the room was like, “……???”
Each one was more shocked than the other.
The second girl took the opportunity to ask the fourth wife to replace the second wife's people. Not only was the old lady not angry, she actually agreed. Did the old lady take the wrong medicine?
The old lady did not take the wrong medicine, but the times are different now. Chen Yan has been found, and the eldest house not only has an heir, but Shen Yan is both civil and military. The Marquis' Mansion will surely be glorious in his hands. Although it is still unknown when the family can return to their roots, Princess Ning is two years older than her and is not in good health, so that day will not be too far away.
Shen Sui found Shen Yan and hid it from her, not letting her tell the second wife. It was obvious that he suspected that Shen Yan's disappearance at the Lantern Festival was the work of the second wife. There was already a rift between the brothers, and there was no point in her protecting the second wife anymore. Once she died, the second wife would move out of the mansion. There was no need to let the second wife take care of the household expenses for a few more years and continue to foster the second wife's ambitions.
The Fourth Wife has always been content with her duties, so the old lady has nothing to worry about by letting her take care of the household affairs. Besides, it was Chen Tang who found Shen Yan, and whatever Chen Tang does is for the good of the eldest house. Solving all these troubles at once will save her from any more troubles in the future.
The old lady didn't get a good rest last night. She was happy to find her grandson, but she was worried when she knew that Shen Sui suspected the second wife. She tossed and turned and couldn't sleep well. She felt a little tired, so she asked Mother Wang to help her go back to the inner room to rest.
Chen Tang and the Fourth Madam bowed and respectfully saw the old lady off. The Third Madam brought her daughter Chen Luo to pay her respects to the old lady, but when they entered the house, they only saw the old lady's back as she left.
Knowing that the old lady asked the Fourth Madam to be the housekeeper and allowed the Fourth Madam to remove the Second Madam's people and replace them with her own people, the Third Madam was filled with envy, jealousy and hatred. She only got a share from the Second Madam and helped to manage the embroidery room, and the person in charge of the embroidery room was still the Second Madam's people. She didn't even dare to make two more dresses for her daughter. When it came to the Fourth Madam, she directly asked for the Second Madam's people to be removed.
The Third Madam regretted even more, because it was Chen Tang who helped her to be in charge of the embroidery room. The Third Madam had also vaguely sensed that Chen Tang wanted to seize the housekeeper's power from the Second Madam, but she didn't think that Chen Tang could succeed and that the old lady would give her the housekeeper's power, so she didn't take it seriously. She didn't expect that the Second Madam could really do it, and the Third Madam regretted it so much.
Chen Tang and the Fourth Madam left Songhe Hall together. Chen Tang said to the Fourth Madam, "I know Fourth Aunt doesn't want to be the housekeeper, but Father has no one to use right now, so Fourth Aunt will have to trouble you. For the convenience of the housekeeper, Fourth Aunt should dismiss those housekeepers who can't be called upon."
Chen Tang spoke loudly, and she chose to speak when there were maids and old women passing by, just to relieve the Fourth Madam from worries. If the Old Madam and the Second Madam were dissatisfied, they would only be directed at her.
The fourth wife knew Chen Tang's intentions, and she asked, "Why are you doing this?"
If the prince cannot be found, this huge mansion will sooner or later fall into the hands of the second house. There is no need to fight for it at this moment.
However, the Fourth Madam also knew that it was the Second Madam who bullied Chen Tang first, and it was they who forced Chen Tang to this point. Anyway, she could not count on the Second Madam in the future, so she was not afraid of offending the Second Madam to death.
Chen Tang said, "Aunt Fourth, just rest assured that you will take care of the household affairs. I will be there for you if anything goes wrong."
Chen Tang had asked the old lady to agree to let her remove the second wife's people, so how could the fourth wife not do that? If she missed this opportunity, she would miss it forever.
Replacing all the stewards was no small matter, so the Fourth Madam went back to the North Courtyard to make arrangements, while Chen Tang returned to Qingyi Courtyard.
South Courtyard.
The second wife knelt for several hours, and her knees were almost broken. They were red and swollen, and she gasped in pain when applying medicine.
The maid knelt on the ground and applied medicine to her. She was trembling with fear, and her hands were shaking as she applied the medicine, for fear that the pain would hurt the Second Madam and she would be punished.
The maidservant was already as light as she could be, but the second wife still despised her and said, "I'll do it myself."
The maidservant was more than happy to receive it.
The Second Madam gritted her teeth and applied medicine to herself. Mother Sun came in quickly, "Madam, it's not good! The Second Miss asked the Fourth Madam to remove the managers you placed in various places..."
It’s the second girl again!
Go against her everywhere!
The second wife's eyes were filled with murderous intent, but she suppressed her anger and said, "It is not the second lady's turn to have the final say in the Marquis' Mansion. The fourth wife dares not, and the old lady will not agree to it!"
If the old lady didn't agree, she wouldn't have rushed to tell the second wife that she knew. Mother Sun said, "The old lady agreed..."
The second wife was shocked and her voice suddenly rose, "How is this possible?!"
Mother Sun also found it strange. Normally, the old lady would never agree to it, but she agreed. It was as if whatever the second girl said was the final word, completely disregarding the second wife's feelings. The old lady would never be like this before.
The second wife felt uneasy and this time she couldn't suppress it.
As for Chen Tang, she returned to Qingyi Garden and was reading a book to kill time. She had only read half of a book when Si'er came in and said, "Miss, the Third Madam has replaced the manager of the embroidery room with one of her own."
She really knows how to fish in troubled waters. The Second Wife keeps an eye on the embroidery room, and the Third Wife dares not make any small moves. But today she will take advantage of the situation and replace the person in charge of the embroidery room with her own person.
Chen Tang flipped through the book and said, "Have someone keep an eye on the embroidery room. If anything happens, let me know."
With the Second Wife watching over her, the Third Wife dared not harbor any selfish motives, or at least did not dare to do so too obviously. Now that the Fourth Wife is in charge of household affairs, the Third Wife may not dare to do so anymore.
Fortunately, the eldest brother has been found. When he returns to his ancestral home and marries my eldest sister-in-law, there will be no worries about no one to take care of the household affairs in the Marquis' Mansion.
A gust of wind blew, and Shen Tang looked towards the window.
I don’t know if Xie Guimo had someone check Yanzhi to see what caused his rash.
She is so impatient that she can't tolerate anything.
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