"Wang's lips were tightly pursed as he said, 'Master!'"

  Although she was nearly fifty years old and had given birth to two children, her face and figure were still well maintained. When the old man called out, Xie Qigong turned his head back, and his tone became somewhat more severe: "Alright, just do as I say."

  Wang silently nodded and followed Xie Qigong out of the courtyard, glancing back at Xie Liang.

  Everyone in the courtyard except Xie Wan let out a sigh of relief!

  Xie Wan smiled and glanced at her brother with joyful eyes, then turned around and entered the main hall.

  Luo Sheng and others followed Xie Liang in, Yu Fang clapped her hands and cheered: "Great! Now the second young master and the third girl not only don't have to separate, but can also move back to Yufengyuan! The old lady's plot has been foiled again!"

  Yu Xue hastily whispered, "Keep your voice down! Do you think this is Huangshi Town? If someone hears us, it'll be trouble!" After saying that, she couldn't help but look at Xie Juan in the seat with admiration.

  Luo Sheng smiled and said, "In the end, it's all thanks to Third Miss's deep wisdom. Not to mention anything else, just being able to use Pang Fu to pass on messages to Master without him realizing it is no easy feat. In the Ye Manor, Pang Fu doesn't even give face to Madame herself, yet he unknowingly became a messenger for you and still remains in the dark, Third Miss is probably the first person to achieve this."

  Xie Wan smiled and neither felt complacent nor embarrassed, facing praise as if it were nothing out of the ordinary. She wasn't exceptionally gifted, but rather relied on her past life's knowledge to gain an advantage. She knew that this wasn't something to be proud of.

  But she didn't want to sweep away everyone's enthusiasm, so she said: "This is everyone's credit."

  Wu's mother smiled and smoothed out her already smooth sleeves, her doting affection evident on her face.

  Xie Lang scratched his head awkwardly and said, "To be honest, I was a bit anxious just now. I was afraid that Wang Shi would refuse to let us move into Yifengyuan. She is the mistress of the inner house now, if she insists on not allowing it, I think even Master will have no way to deal with her."

  "If she insists on doing so, I also have a follow-up plan." Xie Wan smiled and sat up straight, saying: "If she makes a fuss, I will naturally tell her to send Su Luo to Huangshi Town to investigate the matter of Yu Xue. She was already at a disadvantage in this matter, and adding the fact that she secretly investigated Tong Fang Yatou would only make it more true that she framed you for being rude to your brother. By then, not only will she have to agree with us, but she will also lose face."

  Xie Lang was dumbfounded.

  Jade snow and jade fragrance gaze at each other and smile.

  Miss, what you said is absolutely right. I think the madam also didn't want to get entangled in this matter anymore, so she had no choice but to swallow her pride. After all, since Third Master entered the capital, our master has been even more strict with family rules, fearing that it would have any impact on Third Master, and thus causing the Xie family to be out of luck again in officialdom. The madam is a wise person, so we finally won this battle.

  Xie Lang's face changed even more after hearing this.

  Xie Wan said to Luo Sheng and the others, "You all go down and get busy first." After everyone had left, she stretched out her hand in front of Xie Liang: "Now that my matter is settled, what about the promise you made to me, brother?"

  It's come to this point, and Xie Liang can't afford to make any more excuses or prevarications.

  It's clear that after this incident, Luo Sheng and the others have begun to trust Xie Wan, and even Xie Cang himself has gradually come to rely on her. First, it was at her suggestion that they managed to keep control of the second house's property through their uncle and aunt, and now, under her arrangements, they were able to defeat Wang Shi's plot and move into Yi Feng Yuan. All this shows that when it comes to managing the household, his sister is far superior to him.

  Since both are for their own good, what reason does he have to oppose it again? Although she is only eight years old, he himself is only thirteen, how much stronger can he be than her? Moreover, although she is young in age, she is not that kind of frivolous and reckless person.

  Thinking of this, he stood up with a smile and went back to his room, took out the account book and key.

  "This is our home for everyone, if you have any unfamiliar words or places that you can't understand, you can all come ask me."

  None of these are a problem. Xie Wan took over the account book and flipped through it, letting out a sigh as she said, "I still have something to say to my brother."

  Xie Lang said he listened with rapt attention.

  Xie Wan said: "Although brother trusts me, but I'm still young after all, and it's just a matter of internal affairs. However, when it comes to external matters, it's not good for me to show my face. So whenever there is a need for the second house to show its face, in the future, we will still have to trouble brother to take action. On the one hand, to avoid others looking down on us and creating unnecessary trouble, and on the other hand, to avoid me speaking but no one taking it seriously."

  Xie Lang thought for a moment, nodded and said: "This is natural. Except for us few who know that you are the master of the house, we will still use my name as the master to outsiders. When the time comes, you just need to tell me what to do like today, and it will be done. When you grow up, the servants will all obey you, and then you can take charge."

  Although he is stubborn, he still knows that the phrase "use people without suspicion" applies to him. Cao Cao can treat his subordinates this way, why not his own sister?

  "Brother has already thought it through. A girl from a good family must learn to manage the household and take care of her husband and children in the future. Now that mother is no longer around, Wang will not teach you these things. I cannot let you go unmanaged. Just be bold and do it, even if you lose all the money, it doesn't matter. When brother passes the imperial examination and becomes an official in the future, he will earn back your dowry!"

  He stroked Xie Wan's forehead and smiled with a grin.

  Xie Wan's nose suddenly felt sour, and she hugged her brother tightly: "I won't lose everything! I will make a lot of money to help my brother become a high-ranking official!"

  Xie Lang smiled warmly, his eyes becoming even more gentle.

  Wang sat alone in the flower hall, never thinking he would lose to the second house's brother and sister.

  Logically speaking, she separated them on the grounds that it was inconvenient for Xie Lang to live with his sister, and Xie Qigong could only agree without disagreeing. Usually, he also left these things to her to handle, including after Xie Lang moved in, he even said personally to let her arrange for them according to the usual practice of other young masters and misses. But why did he suddenly lean towards their side today?

  Among them, he was dissatisfied with her intention to use Yu Xue to destroy Xie Cang, but how did he know? Who had the guts to wag their tongue in front of him? And it's still about her... Pang Fu?

  She sat up, yes, Pang Fu had followed Xie Qigong since he was a child. His mother was Xie Qigong's wet nurse, and when Pang Fu was young, he even saved Xie Qigong's life once! No one else had the guts to do that except for Pang Fu.

  She suddenly remembered that Yin Zhu asked Zhou's family to discuss the matter of managing the large kitchen with her, it seems that Pang Fu was resentful of her because of this.

  She was startled in her heart, --- this is indeed a good saying of Yan Wang, but it's hard to get rid of the little ghost! If Pang Fu hadn't mentioned this to Xie Qigong, how would Xie Qigong have run to Danxiang Temple, and how could he believe that she was intentionally trying to destroy Xie Chong?

  She closed her eyes, calmed down the waves in her heart, and called out loudly: "Nanny Zhou!"

  On Tuesday, the bead curtain on the side of the hall at home was lifted, and she walked over with a response.

  Wang took a deep breath and asked in a calm tone: "How many months' salary does Pang Sheng have now?"

  On Tuesday, his family thought about it and said: "He was transferred to the Orchid Pavilion of Sanfang's brother-in-law before the New Year to serve as a manager, and according to the monthly rules of the mansion, he received two taels of silver."

  Wang said: "Pass on my words and say that Pang Sheng is diligent in handling affairs. Add 500 yuan to his monthly allowance every month."

  On Tuesday, the family was stunned and said they had retreated.

  Yu Fang was cooking porridge for Xie Wan in the large kitchen, and saw Pang Sheng's wife washing her hands at the washstand, so she walked over with a smile and said: "Sister-in-law, this water-towel dress fits you perfectly."

  Pang Sheng's family measured her with two eyes and smiled: "Is it the sister of San Gu Niang? I don't know if it is Yu Xue Gu Niang or Yu Fang Gu Niang?"

  Yu Fang said with delight: "I am Yu Fang, do you recognize me, sister-in-law?"

  Pang Sheng's family laughed and said: "I've been in the mansion for many years, who among the servants here don't I know? Because I heard that Dan Xiang Institute had two new girls yesterday, I felt that the girl was unfamiliar, so I made a bold guess."

  "Sister-in-law is really meticulous!" Yu Fang affectionately supported her arm.

  Pang Sheng's family quietly retreated without making a sound.

  Yu Fang pretended not to notice, and envied her dress, saying: "Sister-in-law has a tall figure, wearing a water sleeve shirt is the most elegant. It's just that sister-in-law is so young, only wearing silver accessories is a bit too plain. Our girl gave me a hairpin this morning, I'm not worthy of it myself, giving it to sister-in-law might be just right!"

  As she spoke, she pulled out a three or four inch long crimson gold hairpin with a butterfly design from her sleeve and casually inserted it into her coiffure.

  In the copper mirror, a face of the Pong family was suddenly illuminated by the dazzling golden light.

  "This——" The flustered voice of the Pang family.

  "Sister-in-law's black hair is really suitable for this hairpin. It looks great on her head!" Yufang praised, "I think it's perfect just like that. You go back and show it to Brother Pang, he'll definitely be delighted."

  "How can this be good?"

  Pang Sheng's family was finally unable to calm down, his two hands lifted up and put down, put down and lifted up again, wearing unsuitable ones, taking them off and not fitting.

  "Sister, why are you being so distant?" Yufang shook her arm, looked around and said in a low voice: "Our young master said that the Pang family has been loyal servants of the Xie family for generations. Whoever wants to squeeze out the people of the Pang family, he will not agree! If sister continues to decline, it would seem pretentious, wouldn't it?"

  Pang Sheng's cheeks were flushed with excitement, gazing at his golden self in the copper mirror, he felt like he was about to take off. Although the Pang family was favored in the Xie household, it wasn't often that they got such benefits, this hairpin must be worth at least twenty taels of silver! They say the second house has money, looking at this gesture, it's indeed true.

  The news that the two siblings were moving into Yifengyuan had been told to her by Pang Fu long ago, and since it was handled personally by him, it must be true. Wangshi had tried to lure Xie Liang away during the mourning period, but not only did she fail, but they even managed to get Yifengyuan, it seemed that these two siblings were not as weak as they appeared.

  It's good that they know their place and don't dare to mess with the Peng family! Since they came to her to make amends, she should accept their apology - after all, if it weren't for Xie Wan, she wouldn't have known about Lin Si Niang secretly bribing Wang Shi to frame her until now.

  She smiled at the bright golden hairpin in the copper mirror, and instantly turned back into that dignified and arrogant housewife. She turned her head and smiled at Yufang: "Did Master Rong really say that? Then thank him for me!"

  Yu Fang smiled and bowed: "Sister-in-law is being polite."