Daughter's favorite concubine: Don't come here, the black-bellied prince

Chapter 23 Learning Housekeeping
The luxurious carriage embroidered with the royal family logo slowed down and stopped slowly at the front gate of the General's Mansion.

The gatekeeper of the General's Mansion was surprised when he saw his eldest lady get off the carriage and salute and say goodbye to the people in the carriage.It was a little far away, so I couldn't see the people inside, and I couldn't hear what the eldest lady said to the other party.

When Xinmeng turned around, the gatekeeper trotted to meet her, and bowed to salute: "Missy is back."

"Yeah." Xinmeng responded casually.Behind him, Yan Qing slapped his whip and drove away in the carriage.

Xinmeng didn't go back to Fuyun Courtyard, and took Yingxia directly to Feixia Courtyard.Just as she was about to enter the door, the voices of Aunt Bai and Shen Yunluo came from inside one by one.

"Madam is pregnant, so don't overwork. The concubine is willing to share the worries for Madam and take care of the affairs of the mansion until Madam gives birth to Lin'er smoothly."

"Yunluo also thinks that mother should take a good rest and give birth to a fat son for her father and a cute younger brother for Yunluo. Leave all the worries to my aunt."

Xin Meng couldn't help sneering in her heart.As soon as the mother gave out her happy pulse, Aunt Bai and her daughter sang together, impatient to seize power.

"Mother, Meng'er is back." While greeting with a loud voice, Xin Meng entered the door, seeing the surprised expressions of the three people in the room.

Zhao Dan'e was surprised because she just sent a letter to Zhuangzi yesterday, telling Xinmeng to return home a few days later, and she came back today.Leaving aside this point, Zhao Dan'e was very happy to see Xin Meng come back.

Aunt Bai and Shen Yunluo's accident was mixed with anxiety and anger, and she felt that Xinmeng's return would spoil their good deeds.

"Mother, Meng'er heard Aunt Bai say that her mother is happy outside, is it true?" While speaking, Xin Meng took a serious look at Zhao Dan'e, her face was a little pale, but she was in good spirits, and she immediately felt relieved.

"Yes." Zhao Dan'e nodded, gently stroking her unswollen belly with her right hand, with a happy and satisfied smile on her face.

There was a motherly brilliance in this smile, which instantly moved Xinmeng, but also made Aunt Bai beside her dim her eyes.Shen Yunluo twitched the corner of her mouth slightly.

Xinmeng happily congratulated: "That's great, congratulations to mother! Mother needs to rest well and give Meng'er a healthy younger brother in the future. As for the affairs of the house..." She paused intentionally, the corner of her eyes blurred. Let go of the subtle expressions on Aunt Bai's mother and daughter's faces.

"Meng'er will be married next year, and in the future... she will go to another mansion," she deliberately omitted the word "married" and showed a shy expression, "Meng'er will also be in charge of the middle class. If mother can teach Meng'er Er takes care of the affairs of the mansion, in this way, mother will not be overworked, and Menger can make progress, and when she goes to other mansions in the future, no one will look down on her."

After hearing these words, Zhao Dan'e felt very comforted, held Xinmeng's hand, and patted the back of her hand lightly, "I am very happy that Menger has this ambition. I originally planned to start teaching Menger until the end of the year." Taking care of the affairs of the mansion, now that I have a body, it's better to be earlier."

Shen Yunluo next to her bit her lips, and suddenly interjected: "Yunluo also wants to learn, and mother also teaches Yunluo."

Hearing this, Zhao Dan'e looked at Shen Yunluo in surprise, seeing her big innocent eyes open with a sincere begging look on her face, after thinking about it, she politely rejected her: "Yunluo, it's not that I don't want to teach you, but that I don't want to teach you. After a while, my body will get heavier day by day, and it will be difficult to teach Menger alone. You are still young, so there is no need to rush to learn."

"Yes, mother." Shen Yunluo replied, her disappointed expression couldn't be concealed at all.

Aunt Bai probably expected that Madam would not easily agree to Shen Yunluo's request, so the expression on her face remained unchanged.

Like Aunt Bai, Xinmeng also expected this result.

In Dashang, the boundaries between concubine and concubine are very clear.If there is no accident, Xinmeng, as the legitimate daughter of the general's mansion, will definitely marry into a high-ranking family in the future as the main wife and take charge of Zhongfu.It is natural and reasonable for her to propose to learn to manage the affairs of the mansion.So Zhao Dan'e agreed very readily.

As for the concubine Shen Yunluo, there are two ways out: one is to marry as a concubine in a mansion that is similar to or even higher than the general's mansion.Since she is a concubine, there is naturally a wife in charge in the mansion, she only needs to serve her husband well.The second is to marry into a mansion lower than the general's mansion as the main wife.In this case, she only needs to learn to manage the affairs of the mansion, but first of all, she needs to make an engagement with the other party and clarify her identity as the main wife.Otherwise, Zhao Dan'e would not teach at all.

Zhao Dan'e understands this truth, Xinmeng understands it, and Aunt Bai understands it too.

The only one who didn't understand was Shen Yunluo.

Seeing that the housekeeper power that was about to be obtained was taken away by Xinmeng's sudden appearance, Aunt Bai knew that there was no hope of seizing the power, so she secretly gave Shen Yunluo a wink and resigned.

Aunt Bai's mother and daughter left one after another, leaving only Zhao Dan'e and Xinmeng in the room.

Zhao Dan'e took Xinmeng's hand, pulled her to sit on the imperial concubine's couch by the window, and asked: "Didn't I ask you to stay in the village for a few more days, why did you come back suddenly?"

"If Meng'er doesn't come back, won't the concubine of the General's Mansion fall into Aunt Bai's hands?" Xin Meng pouted, not hiding her unhappiness in front of her mother.

Zhao Dan'e smiled and comforted her: "Even if you don't come back today, I will not leave such a big matter in charge of the central government to Aunt Bai. What virtue and ability does she have, the reason why she can live a comfortable life in the general's mansion is It's just relying on the master's favor, and I don't care about her for the sake of the master's face. If you want to seize power from me, you have to see if I agree."

"Mother is the most powerful, it's Meng'er who is worrying too much." Xinmeng was completely relieved, and she gently shook Zhao Dan'e's arm coquettishly, "Now that mother is pregnant, she must rest well and give birth to a healthy baby for father." As for the affairs of the mansion, Meng'er will definitely be able to take care of them with the help of her mother, not to mention the housekeeper Shen Fu."

"I believe in Meng'er's ability." Zhao Dan'e smiled.Ever since she was given a happy pulse, she is in a better mood and has more smiles on her face.The only regret is that Shen Ji was still at the border, so he didn't get the good news immediately.

She had already written a letter and sent someone to deliver it to the post station, and it was estimated that Shen Ji would receive it in three days.

After coming out of Feixia Courtyard, Xinmeng thought in her heart how to thank Xiao Lang.

After all, if he hadn't gone to the village to look for her, she wouldn't have returned home. It would have taken a lot of effort for the mother to reject Aunt Bai's self-recommendation.Now that she came back and said this, Aunt Bai couldn't even find an excuse, so she left obediently.

Should I send a gift of thanks to the eighth prince's residence, or entertain him at the biggest restaurant in the capital?
After much deliberation, she felt that it was inappropriate, so she temporarily put it aside.

(End of this chapter)