Early the next morning.

Xi Qingyan, Mr. Xi, Mrs. Shangshu, and Xi Chuyu's family of four sat together to have breakfast. At the dinner table, Xi Qingyan looked at Xi Chuyu with a proud look on his eyes and brows, and suddenly spoke to Mr. Xi.

"Father, today I went to the outskirts of Beijing to collect the rent from the tenants of the Shangshu Mansion. However, this is the first time my daughter has done such a thing as a housekeeper. My daughter is worried that she has not done well. Why don't you ask your wife to accompany you, father?"

Will my daughter go with me?"

With a shy look on her face, Xi Qingyan took the initiative to mention rent collection to Mr. Xi beside her.

As expected, the chopsticks in Mrs. Shangshu's hand froze, and the look on her face showed a bit of panic.

"Madam, Qingyan is a daughter who has not yet married. Madam has been in charge of the Shangshu Mansion for several years. Although Madam has made some mistakes, Qingyan knows that Madam has never made any mistakes in collecting rent. Today, Qingyan

Yan wants to beg Madam to go to the suburbs with me, but I wonder if Madam is willing?"

It was rare for Xi Qingyan to soften his attitude towards Mrs. Shangshu. Mr. Xi on the side just thought that his eldest daughter had become more and more sensible after taking charge of the affairs of Shangshu's mansion.

Therefore, for the sake of peace in the study room, Mr. Xi rarely spoke on behalf of Xi Qingyan.

"Madam, since Qingyan has begged you so much, I think you can give this girl a good lesson."

"master……!"

Madam Shangshu did not expect that both her husband, Mr. Xi, would stand by Xi Qingyan's side, and she became visibly panicked.

"Dad, please don't embarrass mother like this. Mother's health has been going up and down these days. The doctor who came to our house to treat mother said that mother's body has not recovered yet. It is autumn and winter now. If mother goes out, maybe

It will be bad if the autumn wind blows you like this, and the disease in your body will relapse again!"

When Xi Chuyu saw that Xi Qingyan wanted to take her mother with her to meet the tenants outside the capital, she immediately thought of a way to reject the matter on her mother's behalf.

"Ahem...cough..."

Seeing that her daughter Xi Chuyu was covering for her, Mrs. Shangshu quickly cooperated with Xi Chuyu and coughed twice. Not only that, she also lowered her voice a lot.

"Master, I also want to go to the outskirts of Beijing with this kid Qingyan, but... But my body is really not up to par. I was just blown by the cold wind this morning, and now I feel that my voice is very uncomfortable.

It’s comfortable, it seems I probably caught a cold!”

After Mrs. Shangshu finished explaining to her husband, she took Xi Qingyan's hand affectionately and sighed deeply at Xi Qingyan.

"Qingyan, I'm afraid mother won't be able to go with you to meet the tenants."

"But, you don't have to worry too much, kid. I'll arrange for a few veterans to follow your carriage out of the city."

"These veterans used to go to the suburbs of Beijing with my mother and me to collect rent and meet tenants. They know what to do after meeting those tenants. You don't have to worry about this."

When Xi Qingyan saw that Mrs. Shangshu was determined not to go to the outskirts of Beijing with her, she knew that the news Chuntao had received could be confirmed.

Mrs. Shangshu and Xi Chuyu seemed to want to interfere with her on her way to the outskirts of Beijing.

"Madam, are those veterans really familiar with this matter?"

"nature."

Seeing that Xi Qingyan was not aware of her plot, Mrs. Shangshu smiled and spoke.

"Those people have been working in Shangshu's Mansion for many years. They are all old people in the mansion. These people are rich in experience. You can learn a lot from them."

"Mother tells you, you go with them this time. When you go to meet the tenants next time, I guarantee you won't find it difficult to collect rent!"

Mrs. Shangshu strongly recommended it. She wholeheartedly wanted Xi Qingyan to take those old servants with him.

"Madam, since Madam has said so, I naturally have no doubts about Madam's vision."

Xi Qingyan sneered in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face, so she pretended to be submissive and continued to speak innocently.

"Father, Madam said this time

The old servants who follow my daughter to the outskirts of Beijing are all good people. In this case, why don't you ask your sister Chu Yu to go with me!"

"I dont go!!"

Xi Chuyu had just helped her mother escape, but she didn't expect that Xi Qingyan would be engaged to her again!

Therefore, Xi Chuyu subconsciously retorted.

"Qingyan, since your sister doesn't want to go, then she won't go with you. After you finish your work today, go and come back early."

Seeing Xi Chuyu's resistance, Mr. Xi knew that Xi Chuyu had always been spoiled and could not bear the pain.

Therefore, he followed his youngest daughter's wishes and blocked the matter.

"Father, actually the reason why my daughter wants her sister Chu Yu to go to the outskirts of Beijing with me to collect rent is because of her own plan."

Xi Qingyan pretended to be aggrieved and spoke to her father, Mr. Xi.

"My daughter met His Royal Highness King Li at a palace banquet not long ago. He learned that her daughter can now take care of the house, and he no longer has the same dislike for her as before."

"My daughter...my daughter was praised by His Highness King Li at the palace banquet."

Xi Qingyan deliberately made up random stories at the dinner table. Anyway, at the palace banquet that day, Xi Chuyu left halfway. Due to Suyi Ting's filthy behavior in the palace these days, everyone in Kyoto was tight-lipped about the Qiqiao Festival palace banquet.

Therefore, even if she told the three people in front of her nonsense, they would have no way to verify it.

"You lied! Xi Qingyan, how could His Highness Prince Li like you?"

As soon as Xi Qingyan finished speaking, Xi Chuyu retorted directly.

She originally thought that what others were hiding from her was a big deal, but she didn't expect that this matter was actually related to His Royal Highness Prince Li and Xi Qingyan!

Xi Chuyu herself failed to make any progress with the royal children, but she didn't expect that Xi Qingyan, an ugly monster, would quietly get ahead of her!

How could she endure this bad breath?

"Xi Chuyu, why do you talk like this? Have you learned all the etiquette your mother taught you in your daily life?"

When Master Xi saw that his second daughter was neither old nor young in front of her, he immediately scolded her in displeasure.

"Father!!"

Xi Chuyu was unhappy at first. She didn't expect that her father would scold her instead of helping her.

"Sister, sister didn't lie."

"That day, my sister, you drank like crazy at the Qiqiao Festival palace banquet and had a quarrel with His Highness Su Yiting. After you left, everyone else felt that the palace banquet was a bit confusing and very embarrassing."

"At that time, Concubine Jiang mentioned my business as the head of the family, and everyone started talking about me. It was at that time that His Highness Prince Li praised me."

Xi Qingyan saw the displeasure on Xi Chuyu's face, so she even more deliberately provoked Xi Chuyu.

She just wants to make Xi Chuyu and Mrs. Shangshu feel uneasy all the time!

"Oh? My father doesn't know about this. Qingyan, please tell me how His Highness King Li praised you? My father remembers that His Highness King Li has always been cold-faced and cold-hearted, and would never praise you in person.

other people!"

Lord Xi thought that his daughter had given him a face in front of the royal family, so he asked with interest.

"Father, His Highness King Li said, 'Marry a virtuous wife, a concubine and a lustful wife. Although my daughter's face is ruined, a daughter who has not yet left the cabinet can be in charge of the huge house of the Minister of Etiquette, which is enough to show that the daughter is the matron of the house.

Material."

"My daughter looks at His Highness Prince Li. He seems to be particularly interested in women who are good at housekeeping..."

Xi Qingyan pretended to be shy and talked nonsense to Mr. Xi.

"His Royal Highness Prince Li is right. Men in this world hope that their wives can handle all matters at home properly so that the whole family can live in harmony."

Master Xi agreed very much with Xi Qingyan's words.

However, he agreed with the view not of Xi Qingyan but of King Li Sulixiao.

"Qingyan, I didn't expect that your child would be favored by His Highness Prince Li. However, my father also thinks that your child is suitable for housekeeping. Now we are

The Minister of Rites' House cooks very well."

"Maybe one day, His Highness Prince Li will marry you into Prince Li's Mansion, and then your father will be a serious royal relative!"

Mr. Xi, the Minister of Etiquette, doesn't care about his daughter's marriage, nor does he care about who his daughter will marry.

The only thing he cares about is whether his daughter can make him a royal relative.

"Father!"

Xi Qingyan pretended to be shy, and then from the corner of her eye, she saw Xi Chuyu twisting the handkerchief out of shape.

Xi Qingyan sneered in her heart.

Xi Chuyu, Xi Chuyu, you really fell for it once provoked!

"Father, if my daughter is really lucky enough to marry into Prince Li's house, then there will be no one in charge of the house of the Minister of Rites."

"My daughter sees that Madam's health is not getting better again and again. She thinks she needs to rest for a few years. Housekeeping is a backbreaking job. If it is left to Madam, she will not be able to rest properly.

!」

"So, my daughter, I have come up with a compromise."

"Since Madam is unwell and is not suitable to be a housekeeper, after I get married, this house can still be handed over to my sister Chu Yu."

"The reason why I insisted on taking my sister to the outskirts of Beijing with me just now is because I want her to familiarize herself with housekeeping in advance. Madam just said that the people who followed me to the outskirts of Beijing are all old people from Shangshu Mansion. They have

If both of us sisters learn from this experience, when I leave the mansion, my father will still be worried that no one will support this huge mansion of the Minister of Rites?"
To be continued...