After sharing a body with her husband

After Shang Lingjun was injured, Old Madam Wei was furious and began to purge the entire Xie family, requiring strict investigation and questioning of everyone who went out.

Not only did Old Madam Wei order Master Xie to conduct a thorough investigation, but she also borrowed six female servants from her maternal family to protect Shang Lingjun closely, keeping her almost inseparable from her.

Furthermore, she used the excuse that it was for the sake of Shang Lingjun and Xie Yan'an's marital relationship to have Shang Lingjun move to the west wing of Lingfeng Courtyard so that she could take care of Xie Yan'an's health. In addition, all the servants in Lingfeng Courtyard were to obey the Seventh Madam.

In the courtyard of the main house...

"My mother-in-law has been purging the household for some time now, why isn't she stopping? There's a palpable sense of unease everywhere, making it difficult to even go out. Could it be... that my mother-in-law thinks I'm not managing the household well enough? Does she want to take back control of the household to the seventh son's family?"

Murong was feeling annoyed, so her tone carried a hint of complaint.

"How could that be? Madam, please don't overthink it. You've been managing the household for so many years. Besides, what does that little girl, Seventh Madam, know about managing a household?"

Grandma Sun didn't take it to heart.

Murong Shi waved her round fan, a few strands of annoyance lingering between her brows.

Of course, she knew that Old Madam Wei would not hand over the power to manage the household to Shang Lingjun; it was just a complaint.

"That's true, and I know my duty as the eldest sister-in-law. The seventh branch of the family survived the mad cow attack, which I understand..."

But even if the old matriarch dotes on her youngest daughter-in-law, shouldn't there be a limit? She's going on to punish the Xie family and bring in maids; she practically treats Shang Lingjun like a goddess.

It's like they're treating her like she's delicate and fragile, like she's made of glass. Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?

Murong shook her head, her heart filled with indescribable emotions.

She sometimes even wondered if the old lady would worry to tears if she were attacked by a bison.

The more Murong spoke, the more troubled she felt in her chest.

For a moment, Mrs. Sun was speechless. After thinking for a moment, she advised:

"This old servant sees it this way: the old lady only favors the seventh wife because of the seventh master. The seventh branch is truly pitiful."

It was only a matter of time before Seventh Master passed away. The white banners had already been prepared. Now that Seventh Master is gone, shouldn't we take better care of his wife and children?

This old servant believes that, Madam, you should show more concern for the Seventh Madam at this time, to demonstrate the demeanor of an elder sister-in-law and the mistress of the household!

At this moment, a young woman walked over to Murong and began massaging her shoulders. She gave a soft snort and said in a displeased tone:

"This servant thinks that the First Madam is right. The Old Madam has never cared for the First Madam like this before. It is indeed an exaggeration, an excessive one! She is also a daughter-in-law. The First Madam has devoted herself to the Xie family all these years. She has been taking care of everything from top to bottom."

Just dealing with those messy accounts on the estate has taken the First Madam countless trips, keeping her up at night with those account books in her dreams. Yet, the Old Madam never suggested hiring a female servant from the Wei family to protect her personally. That's just favoritism!

The person speaking was Chunxing, Xie Heng's concubine who had just become pregnant. She had now been promoted to concubine and was known as Concubine Chun.

She was a concubine of low status and was not qualified to call Murong Shi "mother-in-law". In addition, there was the matriarch of the family, so she could not call her "old lady" either, but only "first lady".

When Murong Shi took her hand and looked at her lower abdomen, her expression softened considerably.

"Why are you massaging my shoulders, child? Sit down. Right now, the most important thing is the baby in your belly."

Murong's eyes flickered, as if with a deeper meaning, and she said:

"You are a blessed person. If this baby is a boy, you and your child will be the most blessed people in the world."

Chunxing's face lit up with joy.

"Recently, I've been craving sour foods. The old nanny says it's like a boy!"

"real?"

A smile bloomed on Murong's face, and her gaze fell once more on Chunxing's belly, all her pent-up anger dissipating.

She suddenly realized why she was overthinking things.

These are all just random things.

Now that the power of the Xie family's inner quarters is in her hands, the seventh branch will definitely have no heirs to inherit it. In the future, won't that huge jade mine business be just a child in Chunxing's belly?

It belongs to her grandson, that is, the eldest son's.

So why should she care about those things?

Let the old lady care about whomever she wants; how many more years can she live, she's just a frail old woman?

From now on, the entire Xie family will be in her hands.

Seeing that Murong liked listening to her, Chunxing rolled her eyes and said again:

"This servant is also concerned for you, Madam. The Old Madam is still pressuring Master to continue the thorough investigation into the mad cow attack, even though Lord Qian has already closed the case."

If we investigate further, wouldn't that be questioning Lord Qian's incompetence in handling the case? The old lady is only thinking about that paralyzed seventh son, not considering the eldest son at all!

Upon hearing this, Sun's mother's expression changed slightly. Her lips moved twice, but she ultimately said nothing.

Murong sighed softly.

"Who says otherwise? This is indeed a bit of a dilemma for the old man, but..."

She changed the subject...

"But I can understand. The old lady has always doted on her youngest son. She loves her son so much that she also loves her daughter-in-law. Let her do what she has to do."

After thinking it through, Madam Murong regained her usual calm and composed demeanor. She looked at Granny Sun and said:

"Dongmei, what you said earlier makes sense. Let's go check on Lingjun's injury."

"Yes." Madam Sun immediately went to help Murong.

When Chunxing heard Murong change her address, she wisely kept quiet.

Murong looked at her and called out:

"Chunxing, you should come along too. Your child will be taken to the Seventh Household Department later, so it will be good for you to get to know them better."

"Alright! This servant will help the Madam..." Chunxing's face was full of smiles.

……

Another small courtyard in the middle of Beijing.

"What exactly is the background of Yunhua Pavilion? Why can't we find out who the boss is?! Who is it?!"

Xie Zhaoqing scratched her hair in frustration. She had been having a very bad time lately, and was almost completely overwhelmed.

She didn't even have time to care about Shang Lingjun.

The three large characters "Yunhuajian" were like a sharp sword hanging over her head. She was constantly worried that the sword would fall and split her in two!

Over the past few days, she has tasted all the drinks in "Yunhua Pavilion" and the more she tasted them, the more alarmed she became. If she was just suspicious at the beginning, she was now certain that another time traveler had arrived in this era!

Because those drinks are full of the influence of modern milk tea and fruit tea, from the packaging, straws, creativity, and even the way they are promoted, they are things that only exist in the 21st century!

What terrifies her even more is that if another time traveler arrives in this era, he or she will surely know that her poems all come from China and are the works of other poets.

Will that person expose her for plagiarism?

Furthermore, the other transmigrator's status was not low, even much higher than hers. Either that person had transmigrated into a member of a prestigious family, or had latched onto some powerful figure...

Otherwise, how could Yunhua Pavilion exist, and even Cheng Xingjian couldn't find out who was running it?!

Xie Zhaoqing's face was tense, and his heart felt like a taut thread, pulling at his chest and making him feel anxious!

Who exactly is that person? And where in Shengjing is he?

Since he/she opened Yunhua Pavilion, it's obvious they wanted to exclude her Honey Tea Cottage, so they must have already guessed her transmigrator identity.

Since they are from the same hometown, why don't they show up? Why don't they come to find her?

What is his/her purpose in opening Yunhuajian?

The other party was hiding in the shadows, while Xie Zhaoqing was in the open. This feeling made Xie Zhaoqing anxious and agitated!

"Who exactly are you, the mastermind behind Yunhua?"

Xie Zhaoqing gripped the teacup tightly in her hand, completely unaware that the tea had spilled all over her hands...