After checking, Bai Ruozhu found that Yu Hongxiu was much better. Although she was a little tired from the rush, the symptoms of postpartum diabetes were much lighter.

"He's recovering well. He'll be completely fine after a while of treatment." Bai Ruozhu said to Hong Xiu with a smile. Mr. Xie next to him breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ruozhu, thank you very much, otherwise I don't know what would have happened." Yu Hongxiu's eyes turned red as she spoke, and everyone around her said a few words of comfort. Bai Ruozhu felt strange in her heart. She knew Yu Hongxiu's temperament. It's refreshing, even if it's a little emotional, it's not so sad, right?

Just as he was thinking about asking Yu Hongxiu privately later, a woman dressed as a woman walked in from outside.

She looks no more than eighteen or nineteen years old, and her walking manners are very good, somewhat like a lotus growing every step of the way. Everyone had never seen this woman before, so they couldn't help but look puzzled.

"Master and Madam, the gifts are all arranged." The woman saluted and said to Mr. Xie and his wife.

Seeing that everyone was looking at Mrs. Cai, Mr. Xie hurriedly introduced: "This is my concubine, Mrs. Cai. She is quite smart and capable. She helped me take care of some general affairs before."

The Bai family were stunned. Mr. Xie didn't take it seriously, but the Bai family had never been in the habit of keeping concubines, so they couldn't react at all.

On the one hand, the Bai family is from a farming family. It is not easy for a poor family to raise a daughter-in-law. How can there be any reason to marry more than one? Women are not the main labor force?

On the other hand, the Bai family is very dedicated to relationships, and even if they become prosperous, they have no interest in taking concubines.

Bai Ruozhu narrowed his eyes, and his impression of Mr. Xie hit rock bottom. No wonder Yu Hongxiu was so emotional just now, it turned out that this kind of thing still happened.

It seems that Mrs. Cai could not have been brought by Yu Hongxiu, otherwise Yu Hongxiu would not have mentioned it in the letter. Then she could only be Mr. Xie's concubine in Jinglina while Yu Hongxiu was recuperating in her hometown.

There was a moment of silence, but Bai Yihong opened his mouth to ease the atmosphere, and Lin Ping'er glared at him unhappily. Bai Yihong was also helpless. After all, Mr. Xie was the mentor of his second son, so he couldn't neglect him.

Mr. Xie also noticed the Bai family's displeasure and felt a little embarrassed for a moment. It was Bai Zepei who came back at this time and went to the study room to talk to him, which made him escape from everyone's interrogating gazes.

Everyone wanted to talk to Yu Hongxiu, but they were very unhappy when they saw Mrs. Cai still standing there.

Lin Ping'er winked at the maid next to her. The maid went out of the house and came back and said to Ms. Cai: "Aunt Cai, my servant said there is something I don't know how to use. I want to ask you for advice."

Mrs. Cai naturally knew that the Bai family wanted to get rid of her, so she wisely went down with the little maid, which looked quite honest.

But can this person only look at the surface?

When they walked away, Bai Ruozhu hurriedly took Yu Hongxiu's hand and asked, "Sister Hongxiu, what's going on?"

"Yes, Hongxiu, if you have any grievances, just say it and we will help you make the decision!" Lin Ping'er said distressedly. Yu Hongxiu's natal family is in Jiangnan, and the Bai family is her natal family.

Yu Hongxiu's eyes were red and she held back her tears, saying, "It's no wonder Xie Dun, I've been in my hometown for so long, and there was no one around him to take care of him. Not long ago, he won the exam and was assigned an official position, and every female family member around him became more and more... It didn't work, so his superior gave him this Cai family, and now Cai family is in charge of the house inside and outside."

Lin Ping'er slapped her palm on the table, "How can this be done? Why should she be the head of the family as a concubine? No, you have to take these back when you go back. Don't let this kind of woman be too arrogant!"

"But I have to take care of two children, so how can I have that time? Nowadays, Xie Dun has a lot of social activities." Yu Hongxiu said and sighed, "That's it, I'm already disappointed with him. I just need to see that the two children are well. He loves Just go with whoever you want to go with.”

"That's not okay!" Bai Ruozhu said seriously, "Sister Hongxiu, your negative attitude cannot solve the problem, it is just to avoid the problem, but have you ever thought about it? You don't fight or grab, you just want to live a good life with your two children. But if others take control of the entire Xie Mansion, sooner or later they will think you and your children are an eyesore. If you don't take the initiative, how can you protect the two children?"

Isn’t that what Baiguang River is like? The concubine given to him by his parents climbed over his head, and she was a sinister and vicious woman who almost killed Ji Yun'er and the child in her belly.

"This, this..." Yu Hongxiu couldn't help crying anymore. When she cried, the two children also cried together. Even the wet nurse who was holding the child couldn't help but wipe her tears.

"Sister Hongxiu, being in power does not mean that you have to do it yourself. I will borrow a steward to help you, and let him handle the general affairs. You only need to control the power of the family. In addition, I will give you some bodyguards to protect you and your children. safety." Bai Ruozhu said.

Yu Hongxiu looked at Bai Ruozhu gratefully, "Ruozhu, how should I thank you?"

Bai Ruozhu smiled, "As long as you do well and don't give up easily, that's the greatest thank you to me."

After the Xie family left, Lin Ping'er said to Bai Zepei: "I used to think Mr. Xie was a gentleman, but I didn't think he was a hypocrite and a real villain."

Bai Zepei frowned slightly, probably feeling that it was disrespectful to speak of his mentor like this, but it was difficult to refute his mother.

Bai Ruozhu looked angry and said: "Second brother, to be fair, Mr. Xie's filial piety delayed his marriage back then. Sister Hongxiu married him at a young age and accompanied him to leave his hometown. This kind of affection is not worth the time he won the exam. A reward for climbing the mountain? Some people can share adversity but not wealth, and Mr. Xie is obviously such a person."

"Sir, you really shouldn't have taken that concubine." Bai Zepei said in a low voice and shook his head.

Lin Ping'er saw that Bai Zepei's views were consistent with hers, and then she became more pleased with the second child, but she still snorted and said: "If you leave all the household affairs in the house to a concubine, and free up the official wife Hongxiu, he will not be afraid of the censor." Do you think he will spoil his concubine and destroy his wife? Wait until Ruozhu sends a steward to Hongxiu later. If Mr. Xie still doesn’t return the stewardship to Hongxiu in three days, I will ask Yichun to find the censor to give him a copy!"

The corners of Bai Zepei's mouth twitched. His mother was almost putting him and Mr. Xie in the same category...

"Mom, don't worry about this, Mr. Xie won't be so ignorant," he said.

"I hope so." Lin Ping'er looked angrily and kept thinking about it while eating. But when she got angry, she actually ate an extra bowl of rice, which made Bai Ruozhu feel dumbfounded.

Early the next morning, Bai Ruozhu sent the steward and guards to Xie's Mansion. Within three days, the stewardship of Xie's Mansion was returned to Yu Hongxiu's hands. The steward was also very good at checking accounts. He found out in less than one day Cai's accounts were wrong and some money was embezzled. Although the amount was not very large, Mr. Xie still restrained Cai and became disappointed with her.

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