For two consecutive days, Xiatian went to the soup kitchen outside the city to keep an eye on it, fearing that other refugees would cause trouble.
As for those who robbed things and bullied girls, the government simply verified the situation and sentenced them to death.
The government ordered the yamen runners to spread the word among the refugees, saying that anyone who disrupts order, steals things, or bullies others will not be forgiven once they are found!
For a moment, all the refugees became cautious.
The order outside the city has also improved a lot!
Summer is a lot more reassuring!
As for Liu, she set out wine and food on the day she took over the housekeeping power and asked Marquis Wu'an to intercede for her.
In order to soften Marquis Wu'an's heart, he also called Chen Ke and Chen Lan to come and plead together.
As a result, as soon as Liu opened her mouth, Marquis Wu'an got angry.
"Liu, don't be ungrateful. Don't pretend you don't know why your third brother did that.
I didn't pursue you as well, which is already a leniency. How dare you ask him to spare his life?"
"My Lord, I really don't know anything about this." Liu knelt in front of Marquis Wu'an, pulling at his clothes and crying.
"My third brother must have misunderstood something, which is why he did such a foolish thing. Lord, please give him another chance."
Liu was in tears, and Marquis Wu'an was even more annoyed. "Hmph, don't even think about asking me to go to the emperor and plead for him."
"My Lord, please spare my third brother this time for the sake of our three children!" Seeing that Marquis Wu'an was determined not to give in, Liu pulled Chen Ke, Chen Lan and the other three children to kneel down and beg Marquis Wu'an.
"Father, he is my uncle. Please forgive him this time for my sake." Chen Ke begged, dragging his injured leg that had just been able to get off the kang.
He knew that his third uncle did it for him, so when Liu asked him to come over, he had someone carry him over.
He also didn't want anything to happen to his third uncle. All the things he did before were done by people lent to him by his third uncle.
When Marquis Wu'an saw that Liu had even called the children over to plead for Liu San, he stood up angrily and said, "Stop talking. I won't give in on this matter."
After saying that, he broke free from Liu's hand that was pulling at his clothes and strode out.
Liu fell to the ground and didn't recover for a long time.
Chen Ke and the other two felt sad to see her mother like this, and it took them a long time to persuade Liu.
Seeing that the three children were worried about her, Liu forced a smile and let them go back first.
After the three children left, he called Qiuyue with a gloomy face and asked her to remove the wine and food.
The Chinese New Year is just over twenty days away, and it is the busiest time in the mansion.
The next day, after paying respects, Xia Tian was about to go back when Liu called her.
"Xia, it's the end of the year, and I'm too busy here. You can follow me and manage the household, which can be considered as learning."
Xia Tian was puzzled. Didn't they have a quarrel when they asked her to help with the housekeeping last time? Why was she still allowed to study?
"Madam, I don't know anything about this. I'll learn it later when you have time. I'm afraid it will cause you trouble if I learn it now."
After saying this, he glanced at the old lady.
Liu insisted, "There's a lot to do at the end of the year, and there's a lot to learn. It's also a good opportunity to exercise. It's settled. Go eat first, and come back afterward."
Liu didn't give her a chance to refuse and left immediately after she finished speaking.
Xia Tian was speechless. He didn't know what trouble this Liu family was going to cause next!
There’s no choice but to go back and eat first.
Here, the second and third wives walked back slowly together.
Seeing that there were no people around, the Third Madam asked curiously, "Second sister-in-law, what do you think is wrong with the eldest sister-in-law? Doesn't she dislike Xia Shi? Why is she trying to teach her how to manage the household?"
"I can't say for sure, who knows!" The second wife was not interested, and she didn't want to see Liu at all.
"Do you think she's going to take this opportunity to mess with the Xia family?" The Third Madam leaned over to the Second Madam with a gossipy look on her face and whispered, "Last time I heard, she was trying to pin the theft from the private vault on the Xia family!"
"Stop guessing. It's none of our business anyway. Let her do whatever she wants." The Second Lady gently pushed the Third Lady away and said in a light tone.
"Isn't this just a casual chat?" Seeing that the Second Lady was not interested, the Third Lady stopped talking about it and the two of them returned to their respective courtyards in silence.
Xia Tian also returned to Jinglan Garden in silence.
After breakfast and a cup of tea, I started to clean up.
He put on warm clothes, tied knee pads on his knees, and hesitantly walked for a while before slowly going to find Liu.
It was almost the end of the year, and there were more things to do in Jinglan Garden. Ningxiang and Ningxue were also very busy, so she took Cuiyun with her.
In order to prevent Liu from causing any trouble, Cuiyun was asked to dress warmly and wear knee pads on her legs.
in case!
When we arrived at the courtyard where Liu was handling affairs, she was already waiting there.
"Xia, if you want to be a good steward, you must first follow the rules. I, your mother-in-law, have been here for quite some time, and you've only just come over. Is this the proper way to do things?"
Xia Tian had just come in and paid her respects when Liu started to make trouble, leaving her completely confused.
"Madam, you told me to go back and finish my meal before coming over, but I just finished my meal and came here." Xia Tian explained speechlessly.
Are you starting to find fault now?
Don't we need a few days to transition?
"Hmph, you talk back when I tell you something? Looks like you haven't learned the rules well.
Since you are the wife of the Crown Prince of Wu'an Marquisate, you cannot be careless about the rules."
Liu said this righteously, as if it was for her own good. "Then kneel for half an hour and learn your lesson!"
Xia Tian looked unhappy. She had done nothing, but was made to kneel for half an hour, and was even made to do so under the pretext that she was disobeying the rules.
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