Chapter 393 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes
Wang Xifeng glanced at Yuan Hongqu suspiciously.
"Can this really be used as evidence?"
"Keep it if I tell you to; it won't do you any harm."
Yuan Hongqu didn't explain further to her.
It's best to keep these things to yourself; saying too much will only lead to mistakes.
Just then, an old woman who served in the neighboring garden came to deliver a message.
"Reporting to Second Madam, we received news from next door that Princess Lin has come over and we would like to invite her to a small gathering."
Wang Xifeng didn't even ask Daiyu's opinion before scolding her.
"The princess just came from the palace and must be exhausted, so she won't go."
"Sending her over there to deliver a message is tantamount to killing her!" Yuan Hongqu glanced at the trembling old woman.
“You should tell her that the princess is a little tired today and just stopped by for a while. If Her Majesty wants to have a small gathering, we can do so another day when the princess goes to the palace. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is rare for Her Majesty to come out of the palace to reunite with her parents and family, so the princess will not disturb her.”
Yuan Hongqu taught the old woman to speak, word by word.
The old woman bowed gratefully and quickly turned to go next door.
Knowing that Grandmother Jia had already returned to Rongqing Hall from that garden, Daiyu took Lansu and the others there.
With Lan Su following Daiyu, Yuan Hongqu wasn't too worried, even though it was quite late.
Daiyu came here partly to watch the festivities, but also partly because of the Mid-Autumn Festival. She went to the palace early in the morning, and although someone delivered the festival gifts to the Rongguo Mansion, she herself did not come to pay her respects to her maternal grandmother, which made her quite uncomfortable.
No sooner had the old woman left than Daiyu followed her to Rongqing Hall.
Only Yuan Hongqu and Wang Xifeng were in the hall. Wang Xifeng had sent everyone else away to rest and have something to eat.
"Look at you, why are you taking your anger out on her? Even though it cost you a lot of money to go back to her parents' home, as her sister-in-law, you shouldn't have humiliated her like that. She has no face at her parents' home, and the palace maids and eunuchs who follow her in the palace are very good at judging people. If she's not doing well in the palace, she'll inevitably have second thoughts. She's already gone a bit too far now. If you provoke her any further, she'll drag your Jia family down with her, and you'll all be buried with her?"
"Would she really do something detrimental to the family?" Wang Xifeng's heart tightened. She absolutely couldn't let all their previous efforts go to waste because of Jia Yuanchun.
"Not for now. Keep a close eye on her. I'll ask the Empress to keep a close eye on her in the palace. If there are any bad signs, send her to a temple to cultivate in seclusion. That way, she won't cause any major trouble."
"Sister, not even a little trouble!" Wang Xifeng said greedily. "We've worked so hard to get this situation, and if she alone were to implicate the whole family, wouldn't that be too unfair!"
"Or should we sever ties with her, just like we did with Jia Zhen?"
She suddenly had a brilliant idea: now that she had severed ties with Jia Zhen, the Ning and Rong mansions would no longer share the same fate.
That would be very good.
Wang Xifeng felt that she and Yuan Chun might be able to do the same.
"Don't even think about it. No matter what, you two can't be separated or break up!" Yuan Hongqu poured cold water on her.
Wang Xifeng also felt that she was being a bit far-fetched. Not to mention that their first and second branches of the family had not yet separated, even if they had, their relationship was still much closer than that with the East Mansion. How could they possibly sever ties?
"Don't worry, I said I'd keep an eye on things for you. When have I ever let you down? Let me take your pulse. You've been so busy today, haven't the children been fussy at all?" Yuan Hongqu abruptly changed the subject and took Wang Xifeng's pulse.
Seeing Yuan Hongqu's solemn expression, Wang Xifeng couldn't help but hold her breath and take a deep breath to relax.
She had worked hard all day, but thankfully her health had improved over the past two years, and she was able to hold on. Her stomach didn't feel anything unusual today.
Sure enough, after Yuan Hongqu took her pulse, she looked relaxed.
"The baby is doing well, and you're due in just over a month. Share some of the household chores with others so you can relax a bit."
Wang Xifeng sighed softly.
"Sister, it's not that easy. I've finally become more successful over the years, and things have finally gotten back on track. I've managed to keep the family in order. But after letting the girls manage things for a while, I feel like things are going to fall apart again."
"This is the first time they've managed a household; their previous experience was limited to the academy. This time they'll have the opportunity to practice, and they'll inevitably be a bit disorganized at first, but things will get better once this period passes."
Yuan Hongqu felt that with the academy's teaching methods, Sanchun had already mastered enough basic knowledge of housekeeping theory.
However, when you first start working with a housekeeper, things are usually a bit hectic and won't go smoothly.
After all, reality isn't a textbook!
Wang Xifeng nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
"When I'm in postpartum confinement, I'll let the three of them manage everything. Sister, you can have someone teach them more these days."
After saying that, he sighed again.
"If they had even half of Lin Daiyu's intelligence and wit, I wouldn't have to work so hard!"
This was a difficult response. Although it was praising Daiyu, Yuan Hongqu didn't want Wang Xifeng to belittle the three sisters, who were clearly very intelligent students!
"When do you plan to stop?" Yuan Hongqu asked Wang Xifeng casually, gazing at the fireworks in the garden next door.
"That should be enough once the fireworks are over."
Looking at the fireworks filling the garden, Wang Xifeng realized that none of the ladies in the capital who were returning to their parents' homes tonight would be willing to set off so many fireworks.
This thing isn't cheap.
However, Wang Xifeng did not think this thing was too expensive.
She owned a fireworks workshop, and all the fireworks in the capital city came from her workshop.
Taking advantage of this family visit, her workshop made a fortune.
The highlight of Rongguo Mansion's visit to his family this time was this fireworks show.
This one game will make up for all the shortcomings we saw before.
While other people's fireworks display lasts about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, the Rongguo Mansion's fireworks display lasted a full half hour.
"Sister Yuan, thank you so much for giving me such an idea. The Second Master used all the 30,000 taels of silver he gave us on this. This time, we really made him look good," Wang Xifeng said to Yuan Hongqu in a low voice.
Yuan Hongqu's eyes flickered, and a smile appeared on her lips.
When Wang Xifeng saw Yuan Hongqu's expression, she smiled slightly, everything understood without saying a word.
The last firework shot straight into the sky and exploded in mid-air, illuminating half of the garden like a dazzling display of light. After the firework faded, everything returned to calm. Then, a deafening commotion erupted from next door, followed by the sound of gongs and drums, signaling that the Virtuous Consort was returning to the palace.
As the mastermind behind this grand event, Wang Xifeng never appeared on stage. However, among the women in the household, Wang Xifeng received the most generous reward from Yuan Chun.
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