After the villain was defeated, she still had power in the government

When Xin Huarong married into the Marquis' Mansion, she originally did not plan to bring Qingrong with her. Instead, she begged the two elders of the Xin family to eliminate Qingrong's slavery status and adopt her as their adopted daughter so that she could fulfill her filial duties in front of the two elders on her behalf.

Of course, this was just an excuse on the surface. In fact, it was because the Annan Marquis' Mansion was not a good place to go. Xin Huarong couldn't bear Qingrong to follow him into the mansion and suffer, so he came up with this idea. At the same time, it was also because Qingrong was old enough to get married, and he hoped that with the identity of a girl from the Xin family, she could find a good family, be the master of her own house, and live a good life in the future, without having to be a slave and be ordered around by others.

Fu Yutang was shocked and couldn't help saying, "Why do you make the Annan Marquis's Mansion sound like a pit of fire?"

"Isn't it a fire pit?"

Yan Zhen responded naturally. He had no deep understanding of Fu Yutang's amnesia before, but now after hearing her words, he deeply felt that the person in front of him really had lost his memory.

Otherwise, there would be no such words. In the past, when someone mentioned Annan Marquis Mansion, they would not say bad words, but they would not be happy. At the very least, they would sneer. Although they did not say anything, they made people feel a strong sense of ridicule and contempt.

Fu Yutang asked curiously, "What's the fire pit method? Tell me about it."

"Uh, this..." Do you really want to say it?

Talking about the gossips of her family's elders in front of Brother Tang is extremely rude no matter how you look at it.

Yan Zhen was a little conflicted. He exchanged glances with Qi Shang and saw that the other party nodded secretly, indicating that he should just tell the truth. He was just stating the facts and not spreading rumors. There was nothing rude about it. Then he made a brief speech and said carefully, "Well, the reputation of Annan Marquis's Mansion is not good..."

Not to mention that Annan Hou had a reputation for being a playboy, he would not let go of any maidservant in the mansion who was a little bit pretty. Before he got married, he already had a lot of maids in the backyard.

Just Madam Hou alone is enough to deal with the problem.

The old lady of the marquis was named Lin Xiu Yu, the daughter of a ninth-rank county magistrate. The old Marquis of Annan left Beijing for business and temporarily lived in the county magistrate's home. After a banquet, Lin took advantage of the old Marquis of Annan's drunkenness and climbed into bed with him. She successfully became pregnant with the Marquis of Annan. With the help of her son, she was successfully married into the marquis's mansion.

Because both parents of the old Marquis of Annan were no longer alive, the old lady could be the head of the household after marrying into the Marquis's mansion. Without any elders to suppress her, Lin could naturally do whatever she wanted.

Because she was the daughter of a minor official, she had suffered a lot of contempt in the past. But now that she had become the marquis's wife and suddenly had considerable power in her hands, she became complacent.

As the saying goes, the more you lack something, the more you want to show it off. In order to cover up the fact that she was born in a poor family and married into the mansion by abnormal means, she began to act arrogantly everywhere, talking about "rules" all the time, making the people below her miserable.

She thinks she has become a superior person, but in fact, she doesn't know how many people are secretly laughing at her behind her back.

Unfortunately, she had never read much and didn't know the twists and turns in the words of the noble ladies in the capital. She couldn't hear that others were mocking her, and even thought that they were praising her. She felt that she was doing the right thing, so she became more and more aggressive. If the people under her were not careful, she would scold them and beat them, and it was common for her to sell them out.

In just a few years, everyone in the capital city knew about her bad reputation, and everyone laughed at her behind her back, saying that she was a mean person who had succeeded in her own way and was pointing fingers at the Annan Marquisate.

By the time the old marquis realized it, the situation was already irreversible, and his only son had completely lost his temper under her doting. The old marquis tried to change his son's temper, but as soon as he started to teach him a lesson, Lin started crying, making a scene, and even threatening to hang herself, causing unrest in the entire marquis's mansion.