The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

Chen Yanqing, who was lying next to him, was also woken up. He patted Meng Wenyao and whispered, "You go to sleep first. I'll go check."

When Chen Yanqing went outside wearing his coat, he saw Uncle Fu's old face was full of smiles: "Lord, you and your wife have to get up. According to the rules, the young master should serve tea to his mother."

Chen Yanqing looked back at Meng Wen Yao's extremely sleepy appearance and could not bear to let her get up. However, he turned around and thought that it was the first day as a bride and if she got up late it would have a bad reputation and would not be conducive to Meng Wen Yao's management of the harem in the future.

He said with an unhappy look, "I understand. Go and get ready. My wife and I will be there in a moment."

When Meng Wenyao was woken up again, she was very dissatisfied: "Can I not get up? There are no relatives at home who need to be served tea. Why should I get up so early?"

Chen Yanqing knew that if he married a younger wife, he had to coax her well, but he really didn't know how, so he could only talk seriously and reason with her.

"On your first day, get up early so that you can set rules for the servants. You will be in charge of this entire mansion from now on. If the servants bully you because you are young and pretend to obey them but actually disobey them, it will be very difficult for you in the future."

That seemed to be the case. Meng Wen Yao put on her clothes with the help of Chen Yanqing while asking about the Chen family.

"Who handled all the affairs inside and outside the mansion before? I'm going to take over today, right?"

Chen Yanqing patiently explained, "You also know that I only have Qianmo as my child, and I want to leave everything to him, so I use people from the Zhuang family to manage the internal and external affairs. The housekeeper of the mansion is Uncle Fu, who is in charge of the land and shops outside. The housekeeper of the inner house is Madam Zhuang, who is also Qianmo's wet nurse."

"Uncle Fu is old, so you should take over the farmland and the shop outside first. As for the family affairs, you are not familiar with them yet, so you still have to rely on them. In the future, you should train your own people, and the people brought by the Zhuang family will only be used by Qianmo."

Meng Wenyao thought that Chen Yanqing would fully consider Chen Qianmo's interests and would not allow her to change any arrangements of the Chen family.

Unexpectedly, considering whether she could live well as a wife, she was still given space to freely deploy personnel.

A stick of incense later, Chen Yanqing and Meng Wen Yao appeared in the main hall. Chen Qianmo came over obediently to offer tea to Meng Wen Yao, as if he had been severely taught a lesson.

"Mother, please drink tea."

Meng Wen Yao almost dropped her jaw in shock. Is this still the same peacock-like husband who could be so filial to his former fiancée?

She thought Chen Qianmo would pretend to be sick and avoid her, let alone call her.

"Qianmo is thoughtful."

She ignored the disgust of everyone in the hall, took the tea and took a sip, then gave out a set of study supplies, and the tea ceremony was over.

Chen Yanqing, who was on the other side of the Eight Immortals Table, was very satisfied with Chen Qianmo's respectfulness, and he also encouraged him with a few words in a good temper.

"You are not young anymore. You should try your luck this year. Don't always think about unnecessary things. As for Miss Liu, if you really like her, just pick a date and ask Uncle Fu to arrange a sedan chair to bring her in. You don't need to report to me specifically."

After hearing what Chen Yanqing said, Chen Qianmo knew that Liu Ruyan would never have the chance to become his legal wife again.

Ordinary families would hold a banquet when they took in a concubine, but his Liu Ruyan could only be brought home in a random sedan chair. Such a shabby way made Chen Qianmo feel sorry for Liu Ruyan.

But under the pressure from Chen Yanqing, he could only endure until the day when he became the master.

He took a peek at the two cups of tea on the table. He had put a lot of ingredients into the tea. Even if they only took a sip, Meng Wenyao and Chen Yanqing would not be able to have a child.

What's more, Chen Yanqing might not be able to share a room with Meng Wenyao.

Slowly he straightened up, sneering in his heart.

Chen Yanqing saw that the tea ceremony was over, and told Uncle Fu, "Go and get the account books of the inner and outer courtyards, and the keys to the storehouse, and give them to Madam. From now on, all matters inside and outside the courtyard will be handled by Madam."

He has not taken care of worldly affairs in these years. Now that Meng Wen Yao has come home, he can take care of it, and Uncle Fu doesn't have to work so hard at such an old age.

As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Fu was startled. He had made a lot of money over the years. If he gave it away, how would he support his son and grandson's extravagant life in the future?

Uncle Fu agreed with his mouth, but his eyes were always looking at Chen Qianmo.

Chen Qianmo thought that Uncle Fu was thinking about him and didn't want to give up his power, so he said, "Father, I'm not a child anymore, why don't I take care of the account book? Meng Wenyao, no, mother is not good at writing, so she may not be able to take care of it well."

It sounded like he was thinking about Meng Wenyao. Meng Wenyao smiled and said, "Qianmo is really filial. But the elder just said that the most important thing for you now is the imperial examination. How can you waste your precious time on these mundane things at home? Besides, different from others, I just can't recite poems. Reading the account book is not writing poetry. What I learned at home is enough to manage the house."

Chen Yanqing nodded, and his expression looked a little unhappy when he looked at Chen Qianmo.

"Your mother is right. You should focus on the imperial examination. You don't have to worry about managing the account books anymore."

Chen Yanqing was apparently being friendly to Chen Qianmo just now, but in the blink of an eye, the father and son became hostile. Madam Zhuang was very worried.

She stepped forward and said with a smile, "Young Master has grown up and wants to share some of the burden at home. However, what the elder said is right. Young Master should focus on studying. Don't worry about the family affairs. With this old servant helping Madam, nothing will go wrong."

Nanny Zhuang's skillful speech finally made up for it a little, and Chen Yanqing nodded in agreement.

"From now on, Madam Zhuang will help Madam sort out the affairs of the inner house."

"Don't worry, sir."

After the tea ceremony, Meng Wen Yao glanced at Chen Yanqing and hurried back to her room to catch up on some sleep.

Chen Yanqing walked around the study room, but couldn't bear to look at anything. Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, he simply returned to the main room to have lunch with Meng Wenyao.

Chen Qianmo followed Uncle Fu and Aunt Zhuang to his own courtyard. He stood in front of the gate and looked around, then asked, "What was the name of the courtyard where my mother used to live?"

"Yilanyuan, the Grand Master once said that the young lady has the virtues of an orchid."

Chen Qianmo nodded and smiled. Although he had never seen Miss Zhuang, from the words of these servants, he had an image of a beautiful woman with noble character, great talent and temperament.

"Uncle Fu, please bring Miss Liu to the mansion as soon as possible."

When Madam Zhuang heard that Chen Qianmo was going to take Miss Liu into the mansion right now, she felt a little unhappy: "Brother, I think the Grand Lord doesn't like him. He also told you to study hard. It's not a good idea for you to take her into the mansion now. Why don't we take the imperial examinations first? Then the Grand Lord will be happy and maybe he won't be so fussy."