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The page in Xie Jingxi's hands did not move for a long time, as it was rolled up in a daze. When Gu Yun finished, he looked at her and couldn't help but laugh, "What are you thinking about so much for?"

"I'm not thinking of anything. I just feel that this is very good." She got up from the bed. Seeing that he was a bit tired, she asked, "Have you been very busy recently? How about we go back to the house? You must be tired from running back and forth like this."

Gu Yun had been extremely busy recently, ever since the matter with the crown prince, the His Majesty seemed to have placed more importance on him. The corruption cases that the Former Crown Prince had involved, as well as the various extermination efforts of the princes' faction, were all thrown towards the Ministry of Justice, wanting to turn him into a spinning top. It was just that Gu Yun never spoke of it in front of her, and it was rare that she would be happy here, so he always wanted to tell her to stay for a while longer.

Gu Yun washed his hands and changed his clothes before going over to hug her. Leaning on her shoulder, he let out a sigh of satisfaction, "I have indeed been busy, but we have to reshuffle due to the fall of the princes and sons of princes, we have to arrange everything properly and put in some effort. Also, the concubines in the palace have just diagnosed a marriage and all the powers have started to think about it, you can do it yourself."

Once a prince was born, his Shen Family would become as bright as the sun in the sky. If the Second Prince succeeded the throne in the future, it was unknown just how many families would be in trouble if their Shen Family gained momentum. According to Xie Jingxi's knowledge, it was not just a day or two since Shen Family was a power that reigned supreme in the southwest, but it was at least the first that they did not like.

After the crown prince passed away, the next person to be groomed was naturally the eldest son of the emperor, and in terms of talent alone, the second son of the emperor could indeed be of great use. The second son of the emperor could indeed be of great use, and in terms of talent alone, the second son of the emperor could be of great use.

"I think the empress still wants to fight another round." After Xie Jingxi straightened the relations, he said, "The family background of Huang Sanzi's mother is weak. If the Empress were to support Huang Sanzi, the situation in the future is also uncertain."

Gu Yun did not deny it, "You saw it correctly, the Queen's family is not to be underestimated, and the Former Crown Prince did not choose to give up, but everything is still uncertain. I think that His Majesty is not in a hurry, and is still thinking about having a few more children, especially with Xiao Shen, who is pregnant, he is more than happy to go and create more people."

In other words, the His Majesty was still spectating on the Shen Family. It seemed that the crown prince had been crippled, and the situation was not as clear as it was in the past. Instead, it had become more complicated.

But right now, Xie Jingxi was still worried about Gu Yun's health. On the other hand, Gu Yun had always said that staying here was better than staying at the Marquis Mansion, and was more comfortable, so she let him go. They stayed like this until the birthday of Lady Zeng in July, when the couple packed up and headed back home.

When she was in the manor, she didn't feel that it was hot and stuffy the moment she entered. Xie Jingxi feared the heat, so when she entered the Marquis Mansion's room, she immediately felt a wave of hot air assaulting him, and wanted to move him back into the manor.

Ming Yu had already opened the window to let in the fresh air, and upon sher return, she had closed the window, even covering the curtains. Only then did she feel better, since Xie Jingxi had been greedy in the past, and he had never been able to touch a single fruit of ice before.

"Young lady, I specially made a Silver Ear Soup and only brought it to you after letting it cool down. Drink some to remove the heat."

It was better than nothing, Xie Jingxi drank the half cup of warm silver ear soup, the heat in her heart was suppressed a little, "Is Fang Dai there?"

"Big Sister Fang Dai is here, I'll go call her over right now."

Xie Jingxi was not in the manor, so the big and small matters of the manor were all managed by Fang Dai. She had a good way of doing things, and with Xie Jingxi's prestige in the manor, she had won over a large group of mother managers, so things went smoothly for her.

Fang Dai came over to pay her respects, "It's been a while since we've seen each other, my lady's complexion has improved again."

"If it wasn't for my wife's birthday banquet, I wouldn't want to come back at all. With you here, you've really helped me greatly. Come, sit down and rest."

Fang Dai sat down beside her and took the tea from Ming Yu, "I'm still alright, this Marquis' Wife's birthday feast is entirely arranged by you, I'm so happy that I have nothing to do, I'll just occasionally give you a hand."

"Aunt Fang? Madame values her. "

If it was unexpected, the Aunt Fang must be really capable, her speed should be fast enough, Xie Jingxi had only been gone for a month, and she had already started working on her family affairs, she must have put in more effort, and had always looked down on her methods.

just took over Marquis' Wife's birthday banquet, and he is already thinking about the entire matter of Marquis Mansion, and couldn't help but want to step in. I see that Marquis' Wife did not say anything, and did not ask, and allowed her to go.

With Fang Dai's few words, Xie Jingxi could roughly imagine the situation of the two families in the Marquis Mansion. Xie Jingxi was not at home, and the Second Young Madam had been very honest recently, as if Aunt Fang was the only one left to stir up trouble. She would also take liberties with the Lady Zeng, so it was understandable that the Lady Zeng let her take over the birthday banquet.

Furthermore, Lady Zeng had always had clear intentions in her heart, she did not want to actually hand over the authority of Marquis Mansion to the main branch, so finding a successor of Xie Jingqi in the second branch was perfectly reasonable. She took out a small birthday feast to test the waters of Aunt Fang, and this was only the first step, there would only be a lot more incidents in the future, so if Xie Jingxi stayed in the manor for a few more months, there was a high chance that her family would not have anything more to do with her. Furthermore, the Aunt Fang was from a large clan, and was different from an ordinary concubine. If she could support herself on the wall, it would be possible for her to replace Xie Jingqi and become a legitimate second young mistress in the future.

Xie Jingxi was indifferent, "If Aunt Fang can take it, I don't mind leaving the Sect Leader's matter to her."

After all, it was not natural for her to take over the family affairs. She had to come up with some tricks and give Xie Jingxi some sh * t, only then would she be able to show her abilities.

Xie Jingxi had not been back for more than half a day, but when she woke up in the afternoon, a few manager lady s came over to complain.

The first to come was Li Zhangfang, he did not even take half a cup of tea to rest before Li Zhangfang walked in. Li Zhangfang was perspiring profusely as he waited outside for a while, and out of the manager lady, Li Zhangfang had to enter Xie Jingxi's house frequently, so he was familiar with Xie Jingxi, "Grand Mistress is disturbing your rest, look at how I came here to nag you the moment we got back home, sorry about that."

"Li Zhangfang is too courteous, serve Li Zhangfang a bowl of cold tea."

"The Grand Mistress is still physically weak for us, I was just panicking. Originally, there was nothing major, other than showing you the bill for the past two months, I wanted to tell you about the birthday feast for my wife." Li Zhangfang took the cold tea in his hands, "Grand Mistress, you should know that when you are not around, the matter of Madam asking Aunt Fang to help Miss Fang Dai with the birthday feast was originally nothing much, it was just a few days ago when Aunt Fang came looking for me in private. He said that Madam has forty years of lifespan and he wants to make a bigger one, you should know that there are rules and regulations for the past few years, but I have been coldly looking at him for a few days.

Aunt Fang's filial piety is just to please Mother. If there are more, there will be fewer, and it will not be too big of an entry. Just make a list of the accounts and I will approve it.

Li Zhangfang revealed a troubled look, "Grand Mistress, your words are not bad, but just the small matters that happened during the first half of the year added up, we have already spent a whole year's worth of profits, if we add in the budget, then we will have to add in next year's worth. I did say these words to Aunt Fang, but Aunt Fang felt that you were too generous with your words, which was why our Marquis Mansion was such that we could not come out, and the words that were hidden inside actually had the intention to check the account."

Xie Jingxi raised her eyebrows, then continued: "Originally, we shouldn't talk too much, if you want to investigate, you can do so. However, Aunt Fang is not a righteous person, and does not put you in her eyes at all, every day, we benefit a lot from your help, and after thinking about it, we cannot hide these words from you, how do we have to do it, and we will only be satisfied if you nod your head."

After going around and around, Xie Jingxi finally understood that the Aunt Fang wanted to take this opportunity to kiss Lady Zeng's ass and show off her skills, but she was unable to do so due to the budget rules. That was why she took the opportunity to look for her bad luck, and as for Li Zhangfang's origins, it was probably for the sake of checking up on her.

She was also amiable and easy to talk with, as if she had never committed any crimes before. Not only that, she was also extremely good at winning over people's hearts, and even the later Lady Fang Dai was very good at doing so, in just a short half a year. The upper and lower management of Marquis Mansion were almost convinced of this Grand Mistress, if only from these people's point of view, they did not wish to exchange Marquis Mansion for a head's wife.

Amongst them, Li Zhangfang was probably the one who was the most popular, because she himself was well aware that Marquis Mansion was something that could not be investigated without being investigated. Although she wasn't afraid to investigate, it was still better to avoid unnecessary troubles.

From Li Zhangfang's words, it was not hard to tell that the reason the Aunt Fang was looking for her in private, was to recruit her, and it was nothing more than giving her some benefits. If she could get Li Zhangfang to stand on her side, it would be good if she could find out what Xie Jingxi was up to, if it could not be found out, then she could create some trouble, but she just did not expect Li Zhangfang to sell her out.