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Aunt Wei quietly sized up the old lady's expression. Seeing that her gaze was a little illusionary, she had a better understanding of the old lady's thoughts, and said, "Everyone knows that the old lady returned to the ancestral home for the sake of her Prince An's Palace. Why are you blaming yourself? If you hadn't returned to your ancestral home, who knows what your manor would be like right now. "

When she was serving beside Princess An, she had heard quite a few things about the old lady. At this moment, she naturally knew how to comfort the person before her.

The Old Mistress carried the teacup as usual and her gaze landed on Aunt Wei's fair and gentle hands. She had an idea.

Since the Aunt Li could control Prince An's Palace, then wouldn't that mean that the Aunt Wei was even more experienced than her and could also manage the Duke Palaces?

The madame's gaze fell on the blue and white porcelain teacup. The steam rising from it turned the expression in the depths of her eyes into a blurry light.

"I heard that when the Princess An was still alive, you helped her take care of the Duke Palace?"

Aunt Wei was shocked, she did not know what the Countess meant by her question.

However, she still answered truthfully, "To reply the madame, at that time, the affairs of the household were handled by the wangfei. I'm a servant girl by her side, so I did some things."

In other words, she also had control over the Prince's Mansion, but she didn't know which part of the palace she was in before.

The old lady acknowledged, "What are you doing with Princess An?"

The Aunt Wei lowered her head, looking a little embarrassed. "At that time, we would do whatever the wangfei asked us to do, but we could not say what the specific details were."

If it could not be considered a specific matter, then it had to do with everything in the mansion.

The old lady was even more satisfied as a smile appeared on her face. "I want you, Aunt Li and Second Brother to take care of the Duke's Mansion together with me. Are you willing?"

"I'm stupid, I'm afraid I can't take on such a heavy responsibility." Aunt Wei immediately shook her head.

However, the madame only glanced at her, and her words were half persuasion and half order, "Aunt Li is causing so much trouble that the Duke Palace is not at peace with themselves. I am not at ease to hand over the Duke's Mansion to her. The second brother had a body now, so he couldn't be bothered. No matter how you think about it, you are the most suitable person to take care of the Duke Palaces, so as to not make it difficult for Aunt Li to live a life and cause all sorts of ruckus. "

The Old Mistress had already put it this far, if Aunt Wei still refused, it would mean that he did not know what was good for him.

She nodded with some difficulty, but then the old lady smiled with relief, "From tomorrow onwards, you will take care of the Duke's Mansion with Aunt Li and Second Brother."

"Yes, I will not disappoint the madame." The Aunt Wei bowed to the Old Mistress before slowly leaving.

Even when she walked out of Qingfeng Garden, she still could not believe that the old mistress had so easily handed over the power of the clan to her.

Although the Duke Palaces still had the Aunt Li s and Madam Wang to take care of, the madame did not trust the Aunt Li s. The Madam Wang was also pregnant, and in the end, a large half of the Duke Palaces affairs fell upon her.

As she was thinking, she walked past the gate of Qingfeng Garden and saw two figures not far away. They were the Aunt Li and the nanny Jiao.

Aunt Li was kneeling on the ground, basked in the sunlight, her face was slightly flushed. On the other hand, under the shade of a tree, nanny Jiao was happily drinking water.

Aunt Wei quickly walked in front of her and bent down. "Aunt Li is still kneeling here, please be careful on such a hot day."

She had a kind and beautiful face, and now that she looked at Aunt Li with a smile, it only made people feel concerned.

But Aunt Li clearly remembered how she helped An Lingge just now, and how she added insult to injury when she was down.

"I made a mistake and knelt here. Sooner or later, I will stand up again, unlike the Aunt Wei, where only by trying to please others like a pug can I barely keep my life. What a pity."

The Aunt Li mocked her because she had to curry favor with the Old Mistress.

Aunt Wei was not angry. She was born to a servant and did not have any family background, if she did not please the old mistress, how could she have the chance to show off in front of Aunt Li today?

In the past, it had always been her looking and acting on Aunt Li's face, afraid that she would make a fool of herself and make this person unhappy.

But now, while she was standing here perfectly fine, the Aunt Li could only kneel.

Aunt Wei only felt that all the humiliation from all these years had been swept away, and her body and mind relaxed.

There was a smile in her eyes, but her words caused Aunt Li to feel a chill in the summer.

"Speaking of which, I do remember that Aunt Li worked hard for the Duke Palaces for so many years. It's not easy for the madame to appreciate your kindness, so she specifically asked me to help you and the Second Madam take care of the Duke Palace. "

"Impossible!" The Aunt Li screamed, and the sharp ear-piercing sound lured the nanny over.

She glared fiercely at the Aunt Wei, "I have been managing the Prince's Mansion the entire time, how could the madame let you interfere in the affairs of the Prince's Mansion?"

Aunt Wei's smile was softer and more harmless, but there was a sense of satisfaction in her eyes.

"If Aunt Li doesn't believe me, you can go ask the madame yourself. I still have to go back and rest. "The madame said just now that she sincerely admitted her wrongs when she saw you. She allowed you to kneel until the time for dinner, and let the matter of today pass."

Aunt Li was so angry that her lips were trembling. She clenched her hands tightly, and her carefully trimmed long nails dug into her flesh, staining her eyes with a hint of scarlet.

She could have feigned unconsciousness and been sent back to the courtyard, but the madame's words forced her to kneel for a few hours. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been sincere and wouldn't have repented.

She had already been slapped on the face by the madame, and had been kneeling here for a long time. If the madame still wanted Aunt Wei to take over the position of clan head from her hands, it would be too cruel.

This was to first slap her face, to let her sweep the floor with her dignity, then seize her power to turn her into a toothless tiger!

nanny Jiao stretched under the tree and slowly walked over.

"Don't worry Aunt Wei. Since the Old Madam has given such an order, this servant will definitely watch over Aunt Li properly. When it's time for dinner, I'll get someone to send Aunt Li back."

The Aunt Wei left, leaving the Aunt Li unwillingly kneeling on the ground. Her gaze that was filled with kindness was fixated on the direction the man left in, no one knew what she was thinking about.

Only when it was time for dinner did Aunt Li return to her own courtyard.

She called for Peach Blossom and whispered a few words into her ear before her body fell limply to the ground.

"Aunt, what happened to you? You were perfectly fine, how did you faint?"

Peach Red shouted in panic, while instructing the maid, "Quickly invite the prince over."