C10 Ji Clan needs a housekeeper (1)

Lady Helan held onto Xu Mingwei with one hand, and when she heard the old lady say that they were going to go back and worship their ancestor, she became troubled and said hesitatingly, "Mother, we are going to follow them back and worship their ancestor. Then what about the two sisters, Ming Wei and Ming Lan? "The head of the palace and no one from the estate greeted him. She's probably going to be blamed by the empress of the palace."

The Lady Liang heard her words and thought of it, and said anxiously, "Mother, why don't we leave the daughter-in-law at home first, you can manage it with your sister-in-law, and wait for the palace to pick her up before coming back?"

The Lady Ji in the second house held her stomach, a look of satisfaction flashed past her eyes, as she seemed to have thought of something, and her mouth curved into a smile.

She was the only one who had a chair to sit on, it wasn't easy for Old Lady Xu to say that she was pregnant, furthermore, she was the first legitimate son of the Second Branch, so she made an exception. Today, the Old Lady Xu had specially ordered the Wife Ping to invite Yue Yang here because of a major event such as offering sacrifices to the ancestor.

Old Lady Xu had already thought about this problem a long time ago, so her gaze naturally landed on her second daughter-in-law.

Lady Ji just so happened to look up at this moment. Seeing her usually imposing mother-in-law staring at her, the mental script she had prepared immediately disappeared, as she completely forgot what she wanted to say.

Old Lady Xu was disappointed, she secretly sighed, as a man who could not support herself, the words had already reached such a stage, even a wood carving should know to sell well at the right time, and take over the job. On the other hand, other than staring at her in a daze, she couldn't say anything. Back then, she really shouldn't have sold herself off for such a small amount of silver.

Old Lady Xu did not know the background of this legitimate son of her in the Second Branch, which was even less valuable than his father. He had only used three thousand taels of silver to exchange for him. If Old Lady Xu knew, she would probably regret her actions even more and marry this ridiculous wife to the Xu family.

When she saw the unchanging Lady Ji, she could only ask directly, "You should be at home. Your stomach shouldn't be shaking, and seeing that you're not going back to your hometown to worship your ancestor, why don't you stay home and wait for the court lady?"

Lady Ji wished that she could stay in the manor, if something were to happen to her stomach while she was on the way, then it would be difficult to bear it again, and this was not only because she was old, but also because Lady Ji did not sit well and hurt her foundation last time. Last time, the doctor who was good at searching her pulse told her to give up on her pregnancy. If she were to slip again, it would be almost impossible for her to return to her body in the future.

With the words of a doctor, how could the Lady Ji dare to take the risk?

The Mu Rong looked at the happy Lady Ji with annoyance, thinking, as expected of an idiot, staying in the residence at this time of day was not easy, the mansion was not there, the key to the butler could not be given to the Lady Ji, with her temper, she would definitely leave behind a large sum of butler silver, and would not have much left behind. However, the problem was the management of the second branch, did they have the means like the first branch!? It would only take a few days before all the silver would be gone.

Although the Mu Rong's butler was incapable, she was still able to see through some of the secrets of the house. She then used the handkerchief to cover her lips, covering her mouth to prevent herself from being remembered by his mother-in-law. For the sake of her grandson, the old lady wanted to pull the second branch over. Mu Rong himself also had a weakness while in the hands of his mother-in-law, she didn't dare to embarrass his mother-in-law on the spot.

Lady Liang had obviously thought of this as well, and excitement flashed past her eyes as she watched the show. When she saw Old Lady Xu's gaze of warning, she hurriedly lowered her head.

"Then it's decided. You and your sister-in-law are not strangers, so you can talk things over between yourselves. However, the first steward of a proper house, you will be injured and brought along with him. If there is anything you need to pay special attention to, you can arrange it as soon as possible. After tomorrow, this big family will return to the village. This time, your father-in-law even invited a Buddhist monk from the Shoushan Temple, I hope you don't think too much about the arrangement of the carriage, don't let the masters offend the women. "

Lady Helan naturally agreed.

Furthermore, when they return to their hometown, they would have to prepare a great gift for the clan elders. In just two short days, they would have to prepare everything, and even bring the Lady Ji to be in charge …

She worriedly looked at Xu Mingwei who was looking at her. She was so young and so obedient … Originally, she wanted to say that she would stay in the mansion to take care of her daughter. Since it was her first time leaving home since she was born, how could she be at ease? However, since her mother-in-law had already made it so clear, she couldn't stay in the manor even if she wanted to. However, the Lady Ji was probably unreliable as well. Who knows what kind of trouble they would cause in the next few days.

Even someone as capable as Lady Helan couldn't help but frown when she thought of these troublesome matters.

The matter of the Xu family having to return together to offer sacrifices to their ancestors was thus settled. Other than the Lady Ji from the second house and Xu Mingwei and Xu Minglan who were going to stay and wait for people from the palace, the head masters and the servants from all the other institutions were hurriedly packing their luggage. Old Lady Xu's decision was sudden, catching everyone off guard. In order to prevent inconvenience on the road, they quickly tidied up the situation.

Originally, Xu Mingmei was also returning to her hometown to pay her respects to her ancestors. Even though sshe was extremely reluctant to part ways with the Lady Ji, he still prepared obediently after returning to the courtyard. Unexpectedly, her clothes were already packed and sent a message to the Old Lady Xu at night. Considering that she was still young and unable to leave her mother, there was no need for her to follow the Xu family back to the countryside.

Xu Mingmei was so happy that she almost jumped up, but she did not expect the Lady Ji to hear her wife's words. Instead, she sighed in disappointment and poked her with her finger, scolding, "Xiao-Xiao, you only know how to giggle. I was hoping that you could get closer to Grandmother, so that you could earn some face for our house. Who knew that you would be so disappointing that your Grandmother would not like you at all. "

Xu Mingmei's small face broke into a happy expression. She looked at Lady Ji blankly, and with a numb expression, she lowered her head and listened to the Lady Ji's nagging. Obviously, she had long gotten used to it.

Just as Lady Ji was talking about her daughter, the old granny outside suddenly came over to say that the big boss had come, and had no choice but to stop, and let the servant bring Xu Mingmei back to the house. The reason Lady Helan came this time, was definitely to pass on the matter to the butler. The Lady Ji was overjoyed and quickly ordered the wet nurse to prepare some tea. Unconsciously, he touched his temples and calmed himself down, waiting for the Lady Helan to enter.

Lady Helan coming to the second room after nightfall was indeed for the sake of the butler. By tomorrow, she probably wouldn't be able to find any openings, so she just took care of the matter and took out the key to the storage room to look for Lady Ji.

Coincidentally, Xu Mingmei walked out of the Lady Ji's room and met the Lady Helan and the Nanny Xue beside her.

Lady Helan had always liked her, not just because she was particularly close to her own Wei'er. As the daughter of the Xu family, Xu Mingmei was also the person who was the least like the Xu family. She was pure, kind, and had a broad personality, much more adorable than the girls from three rooms and fourth wife.

People like them, who grew up in calculations and had their hearts and minds closely examined, would always be different when facing a child that was as white as a sheet of paper. Lady Helan smiled gently as she helped her up, patted her head and said, "Good child, we are family, there is no need to be so courteous. You are one year older than her, so Aunt will hand her over to you. You have to take good care of her on behalf of Aunt, don't be too unruly. "

Xu Mingmei smiled as ssshe replied, thinking that with the little old man's character in Seventh Sister, he wouldn't go out and play. Knowing that Lady Helan was here to see her mother, Xu Mingmei tactfully moved to the side. After seeing that Lady Helan had entered, he followed Wan Feng back to the Drunken Star Residence.

The matter of him sending Xu Mingwei to the palace to be her reading companion had been kept a secret from the very beginning, and had not been heard of at all. It was clear that he did not take her as someone who knew his heart at all. Normally, she thought that Lady Helan was a good person, but it could be said that she misjudged him. She couldn't help but think about what she should do when Lady Helan comes in, and whether or not she should choke her with her words … Without waiting for her to think clearly, Nanny Xue by her side apologized and let her in.

A series of sounds of beads hitting each other could be heard. Lady Helan's iconic face was reflected in the candlelight, her brows were pale like autumn water, her jade-like muscles were accompanied by the gentle breeze, and even someone like Lady Ji who was used to seeing her beauty, was stunned by the sight of Lady Helan walking over.

If she was a man, how could she bear to leave behind such beautiful women that she didn't pamper and cherish? When Lady Ji thought about how there were no fewer women in the backyard than there were in her own room, she suddenly thought the same thing and forgot all her previous complaints about her house.

Lady Helan was already used to people looking at her. She smiled and counted all of the silver that she had earned from the stewards for the past month in detail, what the kitchen of her house did, which family gave her fresh fruits and vegetables, how to pay the bill, how to pay the monthly payment for the servants, and what kind of things the Xu family had to pay attention to in the recent few days that she had been on good terms with the Xu family. He quickly called for the wet nurse to come back and let her listen at the side. He even specially asked Lady Helan to write on a piece of paper with a brush as he felt that there was something important going on, and only when they were done did they finally explain everything.

When Lady Helan and Nanny Xue had walked for a long time, Lady Ji had already gone to bed and was preparing to sleep. She was still slightly excited and was unable to calm down.

Normally, when she looked at Lady Helan's steward and impressive figure, no matter if they were the ones who were embarrassed or not, they would act the same in front of Lady Helan, lowering their head and remaining so respectful that they did not even dare to make a sound.