When the housekeepers saw her coming out, they immediately stopped talking. They were the housekeepers of the mansion, so how could they be kept in the dark? After Cuiping went in, someone here also secretly sent a message, so they all knew that Grandma Yun was in a bad mood at the moment, and they were more cautious when reporting back.
Xu Ranyun saw that these wives were more respectful to her than usual. She understood after a second thought. She also knew that these people were also trying to see which way the wind was blowing. If the Xue family's wife really went back to the kitchen this time, the prestige she had accumulated over the past few months would plummet. She couldn't help but feel bitter in her heart. She thought to herself, "I don't believe it, I don't believe it. Even if the old lady and the wife knew that I had deliberately found fault with the Xue family's wife and drove her away, would they ignore my face? And follow that woman's wishes? Impossible, this is impossible. I can't get past the wife."
Even though she was thinking this, she was still restless. When she heard that the housekeeper's wife didn't have anything important to do, she sent them back. She went back into the house, seemingly calm but actually anxiously waiting for the result.
As a result, he did not come out that day. Xu Ranyun stayed up all night without sleep. The next day, he felt dizzy and had to struggle to pay his respects to Madam Yang. When he entered the room, he saw Xue Zhilan and Aunt Jing were there, and Madam Yang was chatting and laughing with them harmoniously.
In an instant, Grandma Yun broke out in a cold sweat. She even regretted it a little: Why didn't she keep her temper that day? Why couldn't she wait a little longer and make a decision after finding out more about the woman's personality? Now, isn't it that she and the woman are fighting each other, but Xue Zhilan is the winner?
While Xu Ranyun and Xue Zhilan were having their own thoughts in front of Madam Yang, their husbands were giving advice to Su Nuannuan in Chunfeng Garden. I wonder if they would faint in the toilet if they knew about this situation.
"Of course I'm not threatening anyone. I just feel that the Xue family's daughter-in-law did nothing wrong, but she was treated unfairly because of me. This is not okay. If I keep silent today, will the Yun grandmothers and the second grandmothers bully my maid tomorrow? Then it will be me, because now I cook all day long, and it seems that the grandmothers really treat me as a cook."
At the breakfast table, Su Nuannuan firmly denied Duan Tingxuan's claim that "she used food to blackmail Old Lady Fang to achieve her goal." She really didn't mean to blackmail him. But she absolutely refused to swallow this breath. The kitchen is pretending to obey, right? Then she won't do it. She is the wife of the prince, not a cook. Cooking for you is a token of affection, and not doing it is my duty.
"I know you didn't, but others don't know. Now everyone in the mansion thinks so, and they are all watching. Once the Xue family returns to the kitchen, Ran Yun's prestige will plummet. She has no face to manage the household anymore. As an old feudal lord, it's not good for the old lady to ignore the face and prestige of Ran Yun, the head grandmother, just for her own greed, right? Even if she knows in her heart that the Xue family's daughter-in-law was wronged because of you, she also knows that you did nothing wrong in this matter. She can't jump out and express this attitude in a hurry."
Duan Tingxuan analyzed the situation in detail for Su Nuannuan, then took a sip of milk and put a puff pastry filled with various fruits into his mouth.
Su Nuannuan was still more focused on eating. She had not received any systematic training in house fighting, and now after hearing what Duan Tingxuan said, she realized that she had been thinking too simply, and said dissatisfiedly: "You had expected this a long time ago, right? Why didn't you say it earlier?"
Duan Tingxuan took another sip of milk, leaned back in his chair, and said with a chuckle, "In fact, it's very simple to solve this problem. I think the old lady is probably looking forward to this opportunity."
"How to solve it?" Su Nuannuan had an ominous premonition in her heart. Sure enough, she saw Duan Tingxuan spread his hands and smiled, "It's really simple. Why don't the old lady, the wife and I say anything now? It's because Ran Yun is still in charge of the family affairs, and we have to take care of her dignity and face. If she doesn't take care of the family affairs, then there is nothing to worry about, and the Xue family's daughter-in-law can naturally go back to the kitchen."
"What... do you mean?" Su Nuannuan asked with difficulty, sincerely hoping that Duan Tingxuan's answer would not be what she thought.
"Do I even need to ask this?" Duan Tingxuan refused to give Su Nuannuan a chance to escape, and went straight to the point: "If you are willing to take charge, then what do you need Ran Yun for? You are the wife of the prince, and to be fair, you are the well-deserved mistress of this mansion."
It is true.
Su Nuannuan sighed and looked at Duan Tingxuan with sarcasm: "Grandpa is really ruthless. He sent me to Meiyue Tower and gave power to Grandma Yun. Now that he is greedy for my things, he wants to take the power back from me..."
Before he could finish, Duan Tingxuan shook his hand and said with a smile: "You really speak ill of me. Am I giving you the power of housekeeper just because I am greedy?"
"Isn't it?" Su Nuannuan's face was filled with even more sarcasm. Even if Xu Ranyun was not a good person, she felt sorry for that woman.
Duan Tingxuan looked at Su Nuannuan with interest: "Nuannuan, I think you have become very strange after you came back to life. Many things that are natural and reasonable are not right in your eyes, such as your attitude towards servants and your attitude towards me."
"Don't change the subject." Su Nuannuan's heart skipped a beat, and then she sighed deeply. She also knew that it was impossible for her to completely integrate into the thinking of this society. Flaws like the ones Duan Tingxuan mentioned could never be corrected, and even if he caught her, she could only sigh helplessly.
"I'm not changing the subject." Unexpectedly, the young marquis did not delve into the matter further. Instead, after saying a word, he began to ponder. Su Nuannuan looked at him silently, and the room was silent for a while.
After a long while, Duan Tingxuan finally raised his head and said seriously, "Nuannuan, it is natural for a man to have three wives and four concubines, right? Maybe it's not natural, but it's the rule and the customs, so it can't be wrong, right? And women should follow the three obediences and four virtues to support their husbands and raise their children, which is also a rule you must abide by, right?"
Su Nuannuan wanted to say that it was no, it was all bullshit, men and women should be equal, why could men have three wives and four concubines while women could only follow the three obediences and four virtues?
However, she could only hold these words in her stomach. She was not crazy yet, and she must never say such shocking words. Once she said them, not to mention a fox like Duan Tingxuan, even an ordinary person would regard her as a monster. And her identity as a time-travel girl was a secret she must keep until her death. This was a valuable experience summed up by the predecessors in countless time-travel novels with blood and tears, and she must not give up.
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