"Go back to grandma, Miss Yan has taken the medicine and has already fallen asleep." said Madam Xu.

"Send a few more people to serve. Whether she is asleep or awake, there must be someone around her. Don't leave her alone." Xun Qingran ordered.

"Don't worry, grandma, I've all arranged it." Madam Xu said.

Xun Qingran nodded, she was relieved to do things.

"It's also very pitiful..." Xun Qingran sighed.

Concubine Xian issued an order to marry Qi Yi and Zheng Haoer. Xun Qingran was shocked when she heard the news. It is conceivable how the people in the Qi Mansion felt when they received the order. Rong even fainted on the spot after the eunuch finished reciting the imperial edict.

Although Rong never said it explicitly, she never concealed her intention to marry Qi Yi and Yan Mingyue. Qi Yi and Yan Mingyue are recognized as couples in the Qi Mansion. And the two of them are also very affectionate.

However, all of these can only turn into clouds and smoke under the imperial concubine's decree.

Rong suffered a great blow, and his illness became even worse after that. Mrs. Qi Er walked out of the Hall of Prayer for Qi Yi to prepare for the marriage. The first thing Mrs. Qi Er did when she walked out of the Hall of Prayer for Qi Yi was to set the wedding date for Qi Yi and Zheng Haoer in the name of Rong's joy, so that they could get married as soon as possible.

Qi Yi was the first to object and ran to Baopuyuan. In the end, of course, he was chased back by someone from the Qi Mansion. Yan Mingyue was originally delicate and delicate, and became sick.

"This is also impossible." Madam Xu interjected.

"If you stop breaking, you will suffer the chaos." Xun Qingran sighed, "I wonder if the old lady regrets it now."

Ning Xin's death provided Rong with the best opportunity to get rid of Mrs. Qi Er. Even if the empress in the palace knew the truth, she had nothing to say. But at that time, Rong chose to protect Mrs. Qi Er.

Over the years, Mrs. Qi Er's methods seem to be somewhat less advanced. Some people may think Mrs. Qi Er is stupid, but Xun Qingran doesn't think so. Mrs. Qi Er has always understood her own advantages and disadvantages. When she has the advantage, she has done everything she can.

The most obvious thing is that Mrs. Qi Er played the advantage of her identity as the concubine's mother. She first created momentum to tie herself up with the concubine and even the children in the concubine's belly, and then tried the opponent's bottom line again and again. Rong was afraid that the mouse would hurt the Yu Ping. Rong did not think of the concubine's wealth and honor, but she was afraid that the concubine would fall into her pregnancy because of Mrs. Qi's second wife when she was at its peak, which would have an impact on the Qi family.

Rong was unwilling to take such risks and saved Mrs. Qi Er. Mrs. Qi Er was even more jealous.

In fact, this has always been a battle between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. On the surface, it was Mrs. Qi Er and Xun Qingran fighting, but in fact it was a battle between Rong and Mrs. Qi Er.

Mrs. Qi Er wanted to replace Rong, but because of her apparent filial piety, she was not good at attacking Rong directly, so she chose to attack Qi You and Xun Qingran, killing two birds with one stone.

Just when Qi You and Xun Qingran left Qi Mansion, Rong had already lost a lot to Mrs. Qi.

Qi Yi's marriage made Rong lose even worse. The Qi Mansion knew nothing about Rong's plan to make Qi Yi's marriage. It is well known who the imperial decree of the Xian Guifei came from. This is equivalent to announcing the end of Rong's control over Qi Mansion. The real head of the Qi Mansion was Mrs. Qi Er.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law Rong and Mrs. Qi Er have always been suppressed. People believe that the Rong family is better than Mrs. Qi Er in any aspect, but in this battle between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Qi Er won the victory.

Who can think of that?

If Rong had shown courage and took the risk as Xun Qingran had imagined, it would have been the situation today.

Have you figured this out now? Are she regretting it? After all, she lost, and lost the marriage between her beloved grandson and granddaughter. In the past, she supported this marriage and promoted it, and the rebound will be as great as she is: Qi Yi fought many times and did not want to marry Zheng Haoer, Yan Mingyue became sick, and she also received a lot of rumors in the Qi Mansion.

And Zheng Haoer.

Xun Qingran remembered that a few days ago, she specially sent a post to invite Zheng Haoer to visit. Zheng Haoer was not happy to marry the bride, and of course he did not show any resentment. Xun Qingran once tried a few words, and Zheng Haoer's answers were reserved, making people unable to understand what she was thinking. As far as Xun Qingran knew, Zheng Haoer was satisfied with the marriage she originally said, but was stranded because of Zheng Yuanshuo's affairs. Xun Qingran once asked Xun Junhui, and Xun Junhui said that the family did not regret Zheng Yuanshuo's affairs, but it was the Zheng family who broke the contract.

This made Xun Qingran guess that there was some connection between Zheng Yuanshuo's marriage when he was released from prison.

Qi Yi and Zheng Haoer are a marriage shrouded in shadow, and the sick Yan Mingyue. Which of the three people is happy?

Xun Qingran couldn't think of it, but she was sure that Mrs. Qi Er must feel the happiest now, but she didn't know how long this feeling of happiness could last.

Xun Qingran was thinking, but when she heard the little girl outside report, "The Fourth Master is back."

Madam Xu hurriedly moved away and raised the curtain. Qi You walked in from outside, followed by Baozhu, who held a stack of account books in his arms.

"Let's put it here." Qi You pointed to the table beside Xun Qingran.

Baozhu put all the accounts on the table and retreated outside the door with Madam Xu.

"What are the accounts reported by those dealers and shopkeepers?" Xun Qingran asked.

In the near future, the shopkeepers of the shopkeepers who said Rong came to Beijing to deliver the goods and silver for one year.

Qi You nodded and sat down next to Xun Qingran.

"The harvest this year is good, we can't finish it. Look at this account and how to arrange it."

"The Fourth Master is just trying to get the assignment." Although Xun Qingran said this, she still picked up the account book.

She started from the top book first, and only looked at it a few times, and was already shocked. She hurried to read the other books, and the more she read it, the more she became more and more shocked.

She had been in charge of housework in Qi Mansion for a period of time. She knew a lot about how many items a family like Qi Mansion had in a year. The output of the farms and shops recorded in these accounts this year was not inferior to that of Qi Mansion.

How could Rong have so many private property? She knew that the years when Rong's marriage was the time when the Rong family worked in Jiangnan and was most prosperous. But even so, there were too many. Did the Rong family give the whole family to Rong's dowry? How could this be possible? And Rong took the accounts that day and said that those were her dowry property.

Then what are these?

"Fourth Master, this..., how come the old lady has so much private property?" Xun Qingran asked Qi You in confusion.

"This has been there. Before you got married, I had taken care of the old lady for a few years." Qi You did not directly answer Xun Qingran's words, "The old lady gave me all the profits of those years."

Xun Qingran suddenly realized that no wonder Qi You's small treasury could not be found. It turned out that there was such an input.

"I have also been confused about these industries and have asked the old lady." Qi You said, "The old lady only said that this industry is open and righteous, and she will not steal or rob, so she told me not to tell others. Except for the dealer and shopkeeper, only the old lady and I know about these industries."

Xun Qingran reviewed the account book again, and most of the land was found in it. There were more than a thousand hectares of land in the north, as well as the best paddy fields and shops in the south of the Yangtze River. How did Rong accumulate such wealth without letting his children and grandchildren know about it?

"The old lady only told me that these are mine." Qi You sat there, but his eyes drifted into the distance.

"These are all ours now." Qi You said last.

Xun Qingran knew that Qi You had always had a successful conclusion. Since he said that, she was too lazy to ask more questions. Looking at the things sent on the accounts, not to mention that there were less than a hundred people here, even a thousand people were very expensive in a year.

"We move out now, and we can't leave this New Year's relationship. Fourth Master, you have to talk to me." Xun Qingran smiled and said to Qi You.

Qi You took out a list from the boot barrel, but had already prepared a list of favors.

Xun Qingran immediately called Baozhu, Ziwan and Madam Xu came in, and prepared another account book. While discussing with Qi You, she asked Baozhu to write it down.

"Prince Yongyi's mansion will also be given one," Xun Qingran and Qi You discussed, after all, they will be in-laws in the future.

"It's extremely worthy." Qi You nodded.

The other New Year ceremony was naturally the first in Xun Mansion, including Yingze, Prince Kang, Yuxu Sanren, and the rest were colleagues and friends who had been with Qi Yousuannian.

"I plan to send more Junhui's place." Xun Qingran discussed with Qi You again. Xun Junhui was in the Hanlin Academy. Although it was precious, it was not much. Even if Master Xun had subsidies, it would not be much subsidies.

"I think so too." Qi You said, "It's the end of the year, and he has been engaged in marriage this year and has more social engagements. I asked Shen Liang to grant 1,000 taels of silver and send it with the New Year gift later."

Xun Qingran smiled. Qi You was never stingy with Xun Junhui, and often more thoughtful than she thought.

"There is no need for money. You can give him more New Year's goods from each farm. He can use it for his own home or give it to others."

Qi You did not refute, but made up his mind that the money would still be sent, but he would ask someone to hide it from Xun Qingran.

The two sat on the kang and discussed various expenses for the New Year. Fusheng and Xuan'er came in from outside.

"Dad, mom."

"Oh, where are you going to play again?" Xun Qingran saw that both children were blushing, and it was obvious that she had just returned from outside.

Fusheng and Xuan'er both bowed in a regular manner, and then they showed a naughty look.

"Mom, there is a big white bird right by the lake." Xuan'er ran to Xun Qingran and gestured with her little hands, "Uncle Tang said that was a swan."

"Fang Zhuangtou sent four swans to play with the children." Qi You said.

"Fat and white," Fusheng nodded, thought for a while and said, "It's just that I always cough, just like Aunt Yan." (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please log in. There are more chapters, support the author and support genuine reading!)
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