Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

"Great!" Xu Yixing gave her a thumbs up, and he couldn't say anything except admiration for her. "Then your businesses have also been gradually expanded to this scale in the past eight years, right?"

"Indeed."

Xu Yixing was excited at first, after all, she knew the difference between having money and having no money. But after the excitement, she suddenly shuddered for no reason.

Seeing this, Lu Anyuan was a little worried: "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? Xiaoshe, go and call Mr. Yao over!"

"No need!" Xu Yixing stopped Xiaoshe. This was not a disease, but fear. After driving everyone away, she looked at Lu Anyuan worriedly, not knowing how to start.

"Doesn't the scope of your business cover all industries and fields in Qinan? Does the emperor know?"

"Of course I don't know."

"If the emperor finds out one day that you have such a deep control over Qinan, will he think you have ulterior motives?"

"Maybe. But there's nothing to worry about. My fifth brother is very thorough in his work. There has never been any problem with the accounts over the years. No matter how you check, these properties can't be traced back to me."

"What if the Fifth Prince uses this as a threat one day?"

Lu Anyuan smiled, and was very confused about Xu Yixing's worry. "No, you have to know that if I asked him to help me, there must be a reason why he had to help me. You can put your mind at ease, nothing will happen."

"Okay... Then you should put these things away and hide them well so no one finds them."

"Hahaha, since I've taken it out, I'll naturally give it to you for safekeeping. Now that you're the prince's consort, I'll have to trouble you to take care of things at home and outside!"

Lu Anyuan said it respectfully, and Xu Yixing understood that this meant that the power of stewardship was being handed directly to him.

This really made her a little nervous. She had never been in charge of these mundane affairs independently. Even in the Sun Mansion, with three levels of parents-in-law above her and countless second, third, and fourth wives in between, she had never been able to truly hold power.

"Well, let me try." Xu Yixing looked at the calf-high cabinet, and his first reaction was to sort it out by category. It was really laborious!

"But you don't have to be too anxious. These things can be done every day anyway. Don't push yourself too hard." Lu Anyuan's eyes were filled with a trace of guilt and a bit of heartache. He was a bit reckless last night, and he didn't know how Yixing felt now.

"I see. Since you trust me, I will arrange these things myself."

"Okay, now do you want me to take you to meet the people in our house?"

“Well…” Actually, Xu Yixing didn’t want to see him now. The personnel composition in the prince’s mansion was very complicated, at least much more complicated than his own mansion.

For example, there are ordinary maids and servants, as well as the palace soldiers responsible for guarding the prince's mansion, shadow guards and secret guards like A Da and A Er, and the private soldiers that Lu Anyuan once mentioned, plus those rewarded by the emperor, brothers, or elders. It's really a headache.

Fortunately, there are no concubines, which reduces Xu Yixing's workload.

"It doesn't matter whether we meet sooner or later... Ask Siqin to come in, bring out the roster, and bring out the copper coins I have prepared."

"Copper coins?" Lu Anyuan was stunned, then gently held Xu Yixing's hand: "How can I spend your money on rewards? Let the accountant pay for it and count it as a business trip."

"What? Don't you allow me to win people's hearts?" Xu Yixing squinted her eyes with a look of arrogance. She had wanted to use this trick in the Sun Mansion, but unfortunately gave up because it was too high-profile. Of course she had to use it now.

"No, no, Madam, you can win me over however you want."

"This box belongs to me now?" Xu Yixing knocked on the wooden box under his feet. "I see there are a lot of jewelry in it. Is there anything taboo?" Xu Yixing felt distressed when he saw that many of the things inside had marks due to improper storage.

"There's nothing to be afraid of. Those that need to be well preserved are all in the warehouse. You can go take a look when you have time. These are all collected by me or given by others. They are not given as rewards."

"Okay, then build me a big cabinet to store these jewels."

When they arrived outside the courtyard, the weather was exceptionally good today. Lu Anyuan had someone bring out a large stool. The two of them sat at the entrance of the main hall and began today's roll call activity.

"The first group is the palace soldiers. They take turns to come and see us, and will be on duty later." Lu Anyuan explained to Xu Yixing.

Xu Yixing nodded, signaling Siqin that she could start calling the roll.

"Fu Da, He Xiao, Liu Mengcun, Shi Yan..."

One by one, they went over, divided into groups of eight, and came in groups to pay their respects to the new concubine.

Xu Yixing did nothing but sit quietly beside Lu Anyuan, with his back straight, holding a fan in both hands, fanning himself from time to time. He looked more dignified and dignified.

Every time she saw a group of people, she would nod slightly, and then signal Ada at the bottom of the stairs to give each person a hundred coins. This money was of course nothing in front of those well-known people, but everyone was still very grateful for the reward from the new concubine.

It was not until the sun moved westward that Xu Yixing felt that he could no longer distinguish the differences between different people, and the line outside the yard gradually came to an end.

"This group is the people around the Seventh Prince, and they serve in the main hall." Si Hua gave a final explanation. Si Qin's throat was already hoarse from exhaustion, so he retreated to do the writing work.

"Xiaoshe, Xiaoshi, Xiaole, Xiaoshan, Ada, Aer, and the servants Sihua and Siqin."

Huh? This name sounds like it should mean "loving charity", so why does it have a small house?

"Well, you've worked hard. After you get paid, go and have a rest. Xiaole and Xiaoshan will take over."

Xu Yixing moved her stiff body and stood up with difficulty. Lu Anyuan had always been by her side, shielding her from the sun from time to time, and never said a single extra word.

The two entered the main hall together, Lu Anyuan smiled and stepped forward to rub Xu Yixing's waist. However, this action made the two of them very close, and Xiaole and Xiaoshan, who followed in, encountered such a scene for the first time and were a little at a loss.

"You have 324 people in your family. It's hard to imagine that these 300 people only serve you. Your life is too comfortable."

"Hehe, now you are serving us two, how about we live a luxurious life together in the future?"

"Hahahahahaha!" Xu Yixing covered his stomach, thinking that Lu Anyuan was quite good at telling jokes.

"By the way, I want to ask, aren't these four maids in your room supposed to be 'kind and generous'? Why can't they get together?"

"Oh, Xiaohao passed away a few years ago, so Xiaoshe took his place, and the name was not changed."

"I think the name of your house is quite interesting."