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In the seventh and eighth month, it was already the hottest time in the capital, so Xie Jingxi was already in a bitter summer, and now that she was in the most difficult month of pregnancy, she had vomited for more than two months. She was extremely thin, and fortunately, Pei Zixi had managed it well, so her complexion was not bad.

When I went to pay my respects in Lady Zeng's room, Lady Zeng unintentionally noticed her stomach, "Boss's wife, do you have a body? You're not going to tell me. "

Aunt Fang hugged Jian as he glanced at him coldly, "Yo, that's right, he looks like he's been here for three months already, I don't think I saw him in the past."

"If you don't have eyes, why aren't you bringing a stool over to Grand Mistress?" Lady Zeng instructed the girl, "Go and get another cushion for Grand Mistress to sit on."

Xie Jingxi laughed and sat down, "Mother, you don't have to busy yourself, it's not a big deal. The reason I didn't talk to you was because I was a little unstable a while ago, so I didn't say anything.

"You're just talking to the outside world now, what else is there to be afraid of at home? Are you going to stop now?"

"Imperial Physician Pei has been treating me up this whole time, saying that after three months, I will be more or less at ease. It's not too bad right now, but I'm just not good at eating."

"Aiyo, that would be terrible." Aunt Fang finally had a place to interrupt, "At that time, I was still having a good time, I threw up for two or three months consecutively, and I really can't tell you the taste of it after eating it, but after that it became much better, and all the food that I had to eat was quite a lot, and all of them had been replaced. When I threw up, I liked eating sour plums, and it was also a recipe passed down from my family.

On the other hand, Aunt Fang began to know how to conduct herself. After Xie Jingqi left, she was the only one in Gu Heng's room, she carried Jian to the main courtyard and acted like a daughter-in-law every single day. After suffering a loss, she learnt her lesson.

Lady Zeng looked at the two of them happily, obviously satisfied with the change in attitude of the Aunt Fang, "I even tasted one of the plum stewed by the Aunt Fang before, and the most appetizing summer day, the taste is also very good. I might as well take this opportunity to brew more, I like to eat."

"If that's the case, then I'll have to trouble Aunt Fang to take care of me." Xie Jingxi politely replied without saying much, as long as she did not cause trouble, Xie Jingxi would be willing to be at peace with her, but if there was any other involvement, then there was no need to, to put it bluntly, she did not like her.

"Aiyo, my Jian, every day is like a day. Grandmother won't be able to carry you anymore." Lady Zeng carried Jian on his back happily, weighing him while teasing him, "Our Jian is about to grow up."

She then turned to Xie Jingxi and said: "After a few more months, Grand Mistress will be born, and our house will be even more lively. In the past, I was ignorant, and had offended many people, but today, it is inconvenient for you, since there is a place where I can be used, just say it out loud. Since I have been here for a while, I have nothing to do, and am bored of it."

A housekeeper's wife, who had a body since birth, would usually temporarily put down her family matters. Firstly, she would take care of the baby in order to have peace of mind and secondly, she would appear to be magnanimous and not give in to her authority. Although it was certain that she would be pushed back, she still had a certain attitude and almost all of it was a tacit agreement.

Xie Jingxi had never said that she was pregnant, probably because she had already been misunderstood by the Lady Zeng and did not want to release her power, but Xie Jingxi did not have this intention, adding to that, she was the only proper wife, so she had to be pushed, and since the Aunt Fang had taken the initiative to speak, then Xie Jingxi might as well go along with the flow, "Since I have already long been like this, I don't have the energy to ask anymore, and even the Imperial Physician Pei has advised me not to waste time, thus, I will take the chance to hide myself.

Lady Zeng put down Jian, a smile on his face, "I'm afraid that you won't be able to hide your laziness. Aunt Fang is still an aunt, how can I let her handle the matters of the family, I can actually take responsibility for you for two days.

First, she was obstructing his identity. First, she was wary of his warning, and last time, she had suffered a loss, so she did not dare to easily push him out as the butler. But today, in the Marquis Mansion, other than her, there was no one else.

Therefore, the reason why this ball was being pushed back and forth was no different from trying to push it to Xie Jingxi, so that her words would be more effective than the others, and the Marquis would give her face and agree.

How could Xie Jingxi not know of the schemes of the two? In any case, one was willing to fight to the death with the other, the Lady Zeng had taken a fancy to the Aunt Fang as her daughter-in-law, now that Xie Jingqi had given up her seat, the Aunt Fang herself worked hard to give birth to her own son, and after taking care of her family matters for a few days, she would naturally become the second grandmother of Marquis Mansion in less than two years.

It was only because of her ability that Xie Jingxi smiled, "What's wrong with that. Aunt Fang is also from a large clan, maybe the butler is better than me, and in just a few months, the Palace has already made a rule that the manager lady will do their best, so there is nothing difficult about it."

Since Xie Jingxi was so easy to talk to, Aunt Fang started feeling nervous. Now that she had learnt it well, she didn't dare to speak anymore, and no longer interrupted him, allowing him to decide what to do next. Lady Zeng originally wanted to decline, but after seeing that Xie Jingxi's attitude was resolute and not looking like she was acting, she finally relaxed, "Seeing how skinny you are, I know that you must have suffered quite a few times. If not for your Second Miss being here, I would not have forced you into a corner.

"If that's the case, then I'll have to trouble mother."

After Xie Jingxi finished speaking with Lady Zeng, she returned and handed her own intentions over to him, along with the key to the house, which she took the initiative to pass on to him. Because Xie Jingxi had a body, Marquis could not force her, so when she saw the keys, she did not say a word and headed back to Lady Zeng's room.

"Old master, you've come at the right time. I have something to discuss with you."

"But for this?" Marquis placed the key in front of Lady Zeng, "Boss's wife has already told me, since she has a body, it wouldn't be good for me to trouble her, what did you say about the butler?"

"Because of the steward's matter, eldest son and wife stayed with me for a long time, and I was not willing to accept them. I only had a daughter-in-law at home, so I loved her and did not care about her, but she did not tell me that she would directly ask for your help, and since that's the case, why not let me go for now, with Senior Servant Liu taking care of things for me and asking little Lady Zou and my wife to occasionally beat me up, we can take care of each other for a few months, and after eldest is born, we can return the daughter-in-law back to her."

Although Marquis was not too happy, he had no other solution, and thinking about it for a few months, he nodded his head, "Then it's up to you to decide, but don't let others meddle in family matters, Aunt Fang does not have a right to do anything, you need to know your own limits."

"Yes, I can wake up the old master."

No matter how much little Lady Zou kisses him, he is still an outsider. Lady Zeng's intentions are still to promote Aunt Fang, and since we have already come to an agreement, the stones in Lady Zeng's heart will fall.

Xie Jingxi was relieved of all the housework and went back to her small courtyard to recuperate. Although she had not asked any questions in the past few months, and everything was handled by Fang Yu, who was the one in charge of the transfer of authority, there were still many miscellaneous matters that had to be settled. This time, Xie Jingxi was planning to completely separate her responsibilities from the Marquis Mansion.

Fang Yu said: "Madam, just now, Aunt Fang tactfully mentioned to me that she wanted to have our team members help her, saying that Marquis' Wife is temporarily taking care of your family matters, and that she has no experience at all, so he cannot leave us."

Other than the few manager lady s who were wholeheartedly supporting Xie Jingxi, there were also a few Senior Servants who accompanied Xie Jingxi in front of him and were married to him. If Xie Jingxi was not the butler, other than the few stewards of the Marquis Mansion, everyone else would have to let go together, even if they did not let go, they would belong to Xie Jingxi.

The Aunt Fang had truly become smarter, and the people who had kept her were all people showing that they would not take over the family matters. Firstly, it was very troublesome to switch people, and secondly, there was no one on hand in the Aunt Fang, so it was easy for people to become unsettled when they changed people.

You guys have to follow me over there as well, the number of people here are no less than mine, there is no need for me to go anywhere. Everything is under her care, and she still hopes that I can clean up her mess later on, just you watch and see, this matter isn't that easy to resolve. While thinking about relying on the Lady Zou, she also wants to promote her fellow Aunt Fang, so there are so many things that she should do.

Fang Yu nodded at her expression, "If it's like this, I know what to do."