Less than a month after Jia Lian got married, a major event occurred in the Rongguo Mansion that no one had expected. That was Jia's mother decided to let Wang Xifeng assist Mrs. Wang in taking charge of the Rongguo Mansion, and arranged the courtyards of Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng in Rongxi Hall
There is a small courtyard directly behind. Although this courtyard only has a dozen rooms, it is beautifully decorated. The most important thing is that this courtyard is the same as Rongxi Hall, on the central axis of Rongguo Mansion.
In this way, Mrs. Wang's courtyard seems to have become a side courtyard, and Wang Xifeng has officially begun to take charge of Rongguo Mansion. Therefore, Mrs. Wang has withdrawn from the place where she can. Except for intervening in major matters, everything else has been handed over to Wang Xifeng. Therefore,
Wang Xifeng has actually become the chief steward of Rongguo Mansion.
Jia's mother made this decision after careful consideration. Mrs. Wang may be said to be a lady, but she is actually a bit narrow-minded, and she is really not good at housekeeping. Her housekeeper's pockets in the Rongguo Mansion have been empty over the years. If it weren't for Jia Zheng's
Apparently, Jia Mu had already pushed her aside.
During the time when Wang Xifeng came in, Jia Mu secretly inspected him and her. This daughter-in-law really lived up to her reputation outside.
Wang Xifeng was a well-rounded person. She tried her best to please Mrs. Jia in the Rongguo Mansion, and she also respected Mrs. Wang very much. She also acted neatly. After a period of inspection, Jia Mu felt that she was still much better than Mrs. Wang.
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At least Wang Xifeng has a plan in mind. If she is allowed to take charge of the house, she will at least be much better than Mrs. Wang.
So when Mrs. Wang and others visited Jia Mu, Jia Mu suddenly issued an order to take away Mrs. Wang's power as housekeeper and handed her power over to Wang Xifeng.
After Wang Xifeng suddenly received the power of housekeeper, not only did she not panic, but she became happy. She originally had the ambition of a man, but as a daughter, she could not go out to work. This time she got the power of housekeeper, so she naturally wanted to make great achievements.
Let others see what she can do.
Mrs. Wang suddenly lost her rights as a housekeeper, and she was very depressed. Although she still had some rights in her hands, except for some major matters, she was not allowed to interfere in other matters.
Fortunately, Wang Xifeng still respected Mrs. Wang very much, and would report to her all matters big or small. This made Mrs. Wang's disappointment a lot less.
Although Wang Xifeng has taken over the housework, Mrs. Wang's former subordinates do not have much respect for her. After all, these people have been veterans for decades. It is not easy for Wang Xifeng, a teenage girl, to suppress them.
Besides, it is not easy to manage the Jia family well. "There are more than 300 people in the Jia family, and there are ten or twenty things a day, which is like a mess." It is not easy! The extremely luxurious life in the family, the wasteful consumption of money, and the powerful slaves.
The dispatch and restraint of servants, etc.; the congratulations and entertainment of the emperor's relatives outside, the weddings and funerals of relatives and friends, birthday celebrations, the arrival and departure of the Hou family's mansion, red tape, etc., this big stall is complicated and trivial.
All emotional matters must be handled, interrogated, and decided by her. Moreover, there is one more thing in the mansion now, that is, officials from all over the country come to send ice tributes, carbon tributes, and gifts to ask for help. Each of these things is handled by her.
It's a matter of great importance. If you don't get the job done after receiving the gift, you will not only offend the person, but you will also have a difficult time in the officialdom in the future.
Originally, Mrs. Wang was responsible for these things, but Mrs. Wang only knew how to make money and dared to agree to anything. After receiving the gifts, she directly sent Jia Zheng's posts everywhere, relying on his reputation and Jia Ke's prestige.
, most things can still be done, so it can be maintained until now.
But now it's Wang Xifeng's turn, and these things may not necessarily be accomplished. After all, she can't use Jia Zheng's posts, and she can only use Jia She's. In this way, the deterrent to officials from various places will be much less. This makes
She carefully considers what can and cannot be done.
Just when the wealthy slaves at home were waiting to see her joke, thinking that she, a new daughter-in-law who had just come to Rongguo Mansion and was in charge of such a big family, would definitely make a joke, Wang Xifeng gave everyone a loud slap in the face.
When Wang Xifeng manages the family, she manages everything in an orderly and thorough manner, both big and small, inside and out. Moreover, she handles the complicated interpersonal relationships in Jia's family, such as elders and younger, seniority, kinship, concubines, masters and slaves, etc.
distinct.
Officials from various places who came to give gifts were also sorted out by Wang Xifeng. She even used Jia Ke's reputation to recruit a group of useful officials to work for her. She did not need to ask for many things, and the officials below
It was naturally done for her, so now her power in the officialdom is no less powerful than Mrs. Wang's.
In this way, Wang Xifeng praised her "ancestor", loved her, and could not leave her for a moment. With this support, she controlled power in Rongguo Mansion even more unscrupulously. Even his husband Jia Lian was afraid of her.
Three points.
Although Wang Xifeng became the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion, she knew very well in her heart that she knew what kind of talents Rongguo Mansion relied on to support it until now. So in addition to rectifying Rongguo Mansion, cleaning up those useless servants, and pleasing the old lady, she
She decided to go to Wuyang Hou Mansion to visit Qin Keqing in person. She knew that as long as she pleased Jia Ke, her position in Rongguo Mansion would be as stable as Mount Tai in the future. Sixthly, the officials she had won over did not dare to resist for Jia Ke's sake.
So on a bright morning after snowfall, Wang Xifeng and her four dowry maids sat in a soft sedan carried by two people and walked out of the side door of Rongguo Mansion. They walked west along Ningrong Street and walked
Within a stone's throw, we arrived at the gate of Wuyanghou Mansion.
Wang Xifeng watched the Wuyang Marquis Mansion carefully from the sedan chair, and saw that the size of the gate was no worse than that of Rongguo Mansion. The only difference from Rongguo Mansion was that the ones who opened the door were not the servants at home, but eight people licking their chests and stacking their bellies.
The soldiers wearing crowns and armors and wearing sabers on their waists showed the difference between Wuyanghou Mansion and Rongguo Mansion.
As soon as they arrived in front of the gate of Wuyang Hou Mansion, several soldiers came up to inquire, and Wang Xifeng's maidservant hurriedly explained the purpose of their visit.
The soldier knew that it was the grandmother of the Rongguo Mansion nearby who came to visit his mistress, so he did not dare to neglect and quickly sent someone to report.
At this time, Qin Keqing's belly was already very big. He only walked a few steps in his house every day without going out. The nuns around him were also more careful about him. They would not eat food without knowing its origin.
To feed her is to serve her as if she were the queen of the palace.
The only person Qin Keqing can interact with every day now is Aunt Zhou. Aunt Zhou now talks to her twice a day in the morning and evening without interruption.
Today, the two women were sitting on Qin Keqing's bedside as usual, chatting about the gossip of Ning Rong's second house without saying a word. The most talked about was how Wang Xifeng managed the house and how he managed the arrogant and domineering servants of Rong Guo's house.
Obediently.
Ruizhu came in from outside the house at this time and came to Qin Keqing's side, "Grandma, Second Grandma Lian from the mansion next door is asking for an audience outside the mansion."
As soon as Qin Keqing heard that Wang Xifeng asked for a meeting, she couldn't help but become interested. She had long wanted to meet this hero in the rosy world, but she was pregnant and walking, so she didn't meet. Now that she heard that Wang Sishun came to visit her in person,
Immediately send someone to greet him.
Wang Xifeng waited outside the mansion for a short time, and then the side door of Wuyang Hou's mansion was opened, and a group of maids walked out. The leader came to Wang Xifeng's soft sedan, gave her a blessing, and said: "Slave Rui
"Zhu, please say hello to Second Grandma Lian. This servant came to greet Second Grandma Lian on our grandmother's orders. It's just because our grandmother is pregnant and can't greet her in person. I ask for forgiveness from Second Grandma Lian."
"You grandma are really interested. They are all your own sisters-in-law. It's really too far-fetched to say whether to forgive or not." Wang Xifeng said crisply in the sedan chair.
So Ruizhu led the way, and a group of maids surrounded Wang Xifeng's soft sedan, and then entered Wuyang Hou Mansion through the side door.
Wang Xifeng was able to go through the side door this time because Qin Keqing admired her ability, so she allowed him to enter through the side door of the main entrance. This was already an extraordinary courtesy. Under normal circumstances, Wang Xifeng had to enter the Wuyang Marquis Mansion, or leave
From the Moon Gate connected to Rongguo Mansion, you can only go through the corner gate outside Wuyanghou.
The soft sedan made by Wang Xifeng went directly into the outer courtyard of Wuyang Hou Mansion. Here is Jia Ke's outer study, as well as various staff rooms, as well as various butlers, accountants and other offices.
Going further forward is a Yimen. Beyond the Yimen is a five-room hall. This is where Jia Ke receives guests. On both sides of the hall are corridor greenhouses.
Wang Xifeng's sedan chair passed the hall, and further forward was the Neiyi Gate. After passing the Neiyi Gate, they came to Wuwei Hall, the center of Wuyang Hou Mansion. They passed by Wuwei Hall and then arrived at where Qin Keqing lived.
Main courtyard.
There is also such a main courtyard in Rongguo Mansion, but it has always been closed and no one lives in it. Even Mrs. Wang only lives in the courtyard next to Rongxi Hall.
The sedan stopped when Wang Xifeng came here. Wang Xifeng got out of the sedan with the help of Ping'er. Looking forward, he saw a row of five or six main rooms in front of him. At the door of one of the houses, there was a man standing at this time.
A beautiful and pregnant woman. Although this woman was pregnant, she was extremely beautiful. Wang Xifeng fell in love with her when she saw her, and knew that this was Qin Keqing, the mistress of Wuyang Hou Mansion. Next to her was
Following a middle-aged woman with a gorgeous dress and an ordinary face, they were followed by four or five wives and seven or eight maids.
Wang Xifeng quickly took two steps to Qin Keqing and saluted her, "Wang Xifeng saluted my sister-in-law."
"Don't be too polite. I have to apologize to you, sister-in-law. It's really a sin that I didn't go to congratulate you on your wedding day." Qin Keqing's voice was very gentle.
After hearing her words, Wang Xifeng laughed crisply, "My sister-in-law understands me best. I find those vulgar etiquette troublesome the most." After finishing sweeping, he said to the woman next to Qin Keqing: "This must be
Is she Aunt Zhou? My niece is here to salute you."
When Aunt Zhou saw Wang Xifeng saluting her, she hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, "I'm just a concubine, how can I bear your great gift?"
"You can't say that. If you talk about others, you will definitely not be able to bear my courtesy, but you are a famous person with status. If I don't salute, it would be my fault." Wang Xifeng spoke very flatteringly.
, Aunt Zhou immediately burst into laughter after hearing her words, almost treating her as her own daughter.
This is what Nanny Zhang, who was standing next to Qin Keqing, said, "Grandma, it's cold outside, so you'd better go inside and talk."
Only then did Aunt Zhou come to her senses. She didn't think anything of it, but what about Qin Keqing who had made a lot of money later? Now Qin Keqing was the treasure in her heart, so she hurriedly pulled Qin Keqing and Wang Xifeng into the house together.