Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

After finally getting rid of Han Liang, Jiang Qingqing sat on the chair with a tired look on her face and sighed, "It's really difficult to deal with."

In his heart, he was secretly glad that Yan Ci didn't like him, otherwise it would be... hard to say.

When Yan Tonglin came back in the evening, he was in a bad mood. Jiang Qingqing noticed it, but she didn't dare to comfort him rashly as she didn't know the inside story. She just asked someone to fetch water for Yan Tonglin to wash.

After yesterday's drunken confession, the gap between the two was mostly removed. Yan Tonglin was very pleased with his wife's thoughtfulness. After washing up, he took the initiative to talk about the things that made him unhappy.

It’s still about the marriage with the Han family.

"Today I told Han Qi that Ah Ci's family had other plans for marriage. Guess what he said?"

Jiang Qingqing knew without guessing that he would definitely not be happy. Han Liang came to his house and made a scene today, how could his father not know about it.

"Han Qi has always doted on his son, so he must have lobbied you again."

Yan Tonglin slammed the table, "Not only that! Han Qi actually said that since he is interested in getting married, we should both take a step back and let me marry my two daughters together as co-wives. Listen, is he taking a step back? He is pushing his luck!"

Jiang Qingqing was not surprised, because Yan Ci also said the same thing today. It seemed that the Han family's idea did not come out of nowhere.

Yan Tonglin was still indignant, "If you don't want to get married, then don't get married. It's not like my daughter can't get married."

As soon as the words "my daughter" came out, Yan Tonglin suddenly realized it and looked at Jiang Qingqing embarrassedly. Seeing that Jiang Qingqing did not have any special reaction, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that Jiang Qingqing would think that he treated Yan Ci and Yan Ru differently, and that nice words could easily become distorted once they came out of his mouth.

Jiang Qingqing didn't notice these. She comforted Yan Tonglin, "Don't be angry, my husband. I also asked Ah Ci's opinion today. She has no intention of getting married. I think Ah Ci is used to making trouble and is not as sensible as the Ninth Girl. It's better to discipline her before talking about marriage."

Of course Yan Tonglin couldn't say no. He had just said it to test the waters, and he couldn't let it ruin the relationship he had worked so hard to restore with his wife.

"You can handle the child's affairs. I am more confident in you than ever."

It is a common practice in official circles to gain support by marrying off one's daughter. Even the marriages of princesses and princes in the palace are also for the purpose of consolidating the imperial power.

When Han Qi originally proposed to marry his two daughters, he was surprised but also thought it was a good thing. It could not only dispel Jiang Qingqing's doubts about the sisterly relationship, but also marry off his niece Yan Ci, it was the best of both worlds.

After all, the love between his brother and sister-in-law forced him to set up his own family in the past, and now his niece is reminding him all day long of the painful days in the past.

If there is a chance, I would definitely want to marry Yan Ci off as soon as possible.

But Jiang Qingqing didn't agree.

This matter was put on hold for the time being. There was no word on how the marriage with the Han family would be arranged, but there was no word on whether to cancel it either.

Because the Han family has no mistress, Jiang Qingqing will not participate in the marriage negotiations with the Han family. She has her own affairs in the harem to deal with.

Now she has been married to Yan Tonglin for more than two months, and she has basically figured out the situation in the mansion.

The Ministry of Revenue was a lucrative job, so Yan Tonglin's family was quite wealthy, with more than 200 acres of land alone, and more than a hundred shops. No wonder Yan Tonglin's eight concubines all lived a prosperous life.

The more assets a family has, the more servants it needs, and the more people it needs to manage, and the more complicated all matters, big and small, become.

Before Jiang Qingqing got married, the person who managed the Yan Mansion was the third concubine Zhao Shihuan, who was also Yan Ru's biological mother.

When the mistress came in, the power of managing the household would naturally be handed over to her. What's more, Yan Tonglin doted on Jiang Qingqing. Although Aunt Zhao was extremely unhappy, she still respectfully handed over the household account books and keys to various places.

Zhao Shihuan was born into a poor scholarly family. If her family had not been unable to make ends meet, she would not have married Yan Tonglin as a concubine.

She was a smart person who knew how to judge the situation, so in the two months since Jiang Qingqing came into the house, she rarely showed up and did not try to trip up Jiang Qingqing.

Because she didn't know what kind of person the new mistress was, she wouldn't rashly be the first to take action.

But that doesn't mean she won't take any action.

Her youngest daughter, Yanru, is her touchstone.

It's not easy for a mother to confront her daughter, but it's different with her daughter. When children are fighting and making noises, it's not right for adults to take it seriously.

But when he heard that the marriage that originally belonged to his daughter was going to be snatched away by someone else, Zhao Shihuan finally couldn't stand it anymore.

Zhao Shihuan sat in the main room, fiddling with the newly painted red nail polish on his nails, looking somewhat dissatisfied.

Her confidant, Nanny Gui, hurried in from outside.

"Aunt, I've found out everything. Madam didn't agree. I guess she has other ideas."

Zhao Shihuan raised his head, and if you look closely at his eyes and brows, you can see that he is somewhat similar to Jiang Qingqing, except that he is sharper and less gentle.

"She is just relying on the master's favor to let her daughter climb higher branches, without even considering whether her daughter is suitable for that job."

Aunt Gui echoed, "That's right. When she first met Young Master Han, she threw herself into his arms. Now she's pretending to be reserved. I heard that when Young Master Han came yesterday, she didn't even see him."

"Stop talking about this, it makes me feel sick. I've never seen a daughter so ignorant of propriety and morality." Zhao Shihuan had a look of disgust on his face. "She is just like her mother, the same kind of person."

Although she looked down on Jiang Qingqing for remarrying after her husband died, she was also really envious that she could still be so loved by her husband after remarrying, while she, a daughter of a respectable scholarly family, could only end up being a concubine.

Envy in a woman's heart will slowly turn into jealousy, and then grow wildly. Who knows when it will become a weapon that hurts people.

Although Jiang Qingqing was in charge of the whole family on the surface, she did not have many confidants. Except for Nanny Ruan and Chuntao and Chunzhi who were brought from the old house and remained by her side, the other managers of the outer houses all stayed on the farm.

Without anyone on her side, it was difficult to get things done. It was not that the servants in the Yan Mansion did not listen to her, but there were many tasks that required confidants to do. Besides, how could these people in the Yan Mansion be sure that he was not someone else's confidant?

"We still have to arrange a few of our own people." Jiang Qingqing finally realized that this Yan Mansion was not the Yan residence of the past. She was the only mistress, and eight concubines and a dozen children were doing their own things. It was difficult for her to control everything.

Nanny Ruan suggested, "We can transfer two of the managers back from the manor."

"It's easy to say, but if you can transfer, there must be a vacancy. There is only one position for each person in the government, and no one is willing to give it to others."

"No one has taken the initiative, and no one has made a mistake yet?"

Jiang Qingqing glanced at Nanny Ruan and nodded approvingly, saying that she was indeed her trusted Nanny.