Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

"Aunt, thank you for your hard work. This matter must be kept strictly confidential!" Wang Xifeng said gratefully while holding Mrs. Xue's hand.

Xue Wang held her hand and sighed, "Don't worry, I know the consequences and will definitely not tell anyone else."

She made another promise, "Since your uncle passed away, without your father's support, how can I, a woman who knows nothing, live in the Xue family's ancestral house and manage the ancestral property?

"Besides, if you live well in the palace, our families can live smoothly outside."

Wang Xifeng's eyes were deep and she laughed, "Aunt is coaxing me again.

"When my second uncle returned to Beijing, he was summoned by the emperor himself and reinstated. What a great favor and what a bright future this is!

"I am a woman in the deep palace, and I am not favored. How can I compete with my second uncle? The glory of the family should rely on him, why would it rely on me?"

Xue Wangshi also smiled, shook her head, and said softly: "Yesterday, the eunuch came to deliver the message and taught the rules, which took about an hour.

"Your second uncle sat in the side room next door for an hour. As soon as the eunuch left, he came to me and told me to tell you to work hard to win favor and give birth to a child as soon as possible so that you can gain a foothold in the palace."

Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows and snorted, but said nothing.

Xue Wangshi observed her expression and followed her cold smile and sighed, "I told your second uncle at the time not to think that the harem struggle was so simple.

"Firstly, things like having children are all about fate, it can only happen by chance.

"Secondly, given your status, the Crown Prince ordered you to observe mourning for three years, which clearly shows his fear. If you get pregnant soon, not to mention the Crown Princess and other concubines in the Eastern Palace, even the Crown Prince himself may not tolerate it.

"If I urge you to get pregnant right now, isn't that just forcing you to die?"

Wang Xifeng looked at Mrs. Xue and instantly burst into tears: "Aunt still loves me."

"Your second uncle is a man, he doesn't understand the twists and turns here." Xue Wangshi still wanted to protect her brother, and then she warned him earnestly, "Don't listen to others' instigation.

"After I explained it to your second uncle, he also felt that it was inappropriate, but he also felt that he couldn't help, so he was very anxious."

Anxious?

Wang Xifeng's heart moved slightly. She thought of Zhang Zhu who came to the East Palace at night with drugs and a dagger, and the smell of the Wang family tracked by Wu Jin, and suddenly an idea came to her mind.

He raised his eyebrows and looked at Mrs. Xue Wang, and couldn't help asking, "Doesn't the emperor favor Second Uncle more because he's back? Why is he so anxious? Maybe his job isn't going well?"

"I don't know about that." Mrs. Xue Wang was confused. "But I heard Li Ge'er complain once or twice, saying that he used to be able to enter and exit the Beijing Suburbs Camp freely, but now he can't enter without your second uncle, not to mention that he can't even bring your cousin in."

In other words, the camp outside Beijing is no longer entirely owned by the Wang family.

This is the consequence of Wang Ziteng handing over his military power and list before leaving!

——Let him pretend!

"In fact, since Cousin Xue and Cousin Li have already decided to take the imperial examination, there is really no need for them to go to the camp.

"After all, cousin Li has learned how to use a spear and a stick for a few years, and cousin Xue has never practiced boxing or kicking, so why bother to go get his eyes done?

"My second uncle has just returned. The army must have changed a lot in the past three years. Now is the time to be cautious. It's better not to worry about these things."

Wang Xifeng analyzed it seriously.

Xue Wang thought about what she said, then nodded: "You are right.

"As far as I know, Li Ge'er hasn't practiced horse riding, archery, or martial arts in the past three years, not to mention your silly cousin, who, apart from being in school, either runs out to play with the other guys from the Jia family.

"He went to the camp just to visit the scenery!" Mrs. Xue Wang looked depressed when she mentioned her son.

It seems that cousin Xue still has a hard-to-change nature.

We have to find a way to get him on the right track...

Wang Xifeng thought for a moment and asked, "Does my aunt still have her imperial merchant license?"

"Of course."

"Then who is in charge now? Is it the servant in the family who is in charge?" Wang Xifeng looked confused.

Xue Wangshi blushed and said hurriedly, "It was originally handed over to the second branch of the Xue family to manage.

"It's just that the second branch of the family went to Beijing last year. Somehow our second master got to know Hanlin Mei and arranged for his children to be in-laws with him.

"Since I was in Beijing again, they returned the management of the imperial merchant business to me, leaving a general manager to help.

"As a woman, it is not appropriate for me to show my face in public. Your cousin does not understand these things, and it was Li Geer who forced him to agree to accompany us. The two brothers learned how to do business from the general manager together.

"Now that both of them have learned to do the job well, and with the help of the head clerk, it should be enough."

When Wang Xifeng heard this, she knew that half of the Xue family's business was probably in Wang Li's hands.

But since Xue Pan could not establish himself, Aunt Xue did not dare to move out of the Wang family to start her own business.

Wang Ziteng has returned. After years of brainwashing, Aunt Xue will sooner or later reveal everything about the eldest house and herself to him.

We still have to take drastic measures!

"Aunt just said that cousin Xue often plays with the men of the Jia family?" Wang Xifeng's face was covered with a layer of anger.

Mrs. Xue Wang thought of the "good marriage" that Mrs. Jia Wang had complained about to her, and asked carefully, "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"

Wang Xifeng bit her lips lightly, hesitated for a moment, stamped her feet, closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and whispered a few words in Xue Wang's ear. Her face was already red, and she covered her face with a handkerchief and stepped away.

Mrs. Xue Wang was stunned by what she heard. She opened her mouth for a long time before asking in panic, "Is it true?!"

"If you don't believe me, go home and ask... ask the people my father gave me to check it out and you'll know!" Wang Xifeng waited until her face was no longer so red before she dared to look at Mrs. Xue again, "Aunt, I'm in the palace and can't go out. I'm out of reach and I'm afraid I can't take care of you.

"Although my cousin is very nice, she will have to marry someone else in the future. My cousin is your only hope.

"There's something wrong with the man in the Jia family. I knew it when I was out there - even the clan school is a mess, let alone other things?

"Look, when my second uncle returned to the south, he refused to go to the Jia family to study and dragged my cousin to find a school on his own. Don't you understand?"

Xue Wang frowned and said, "I'll check when I get back!"

"Those people," Wang Xifeng lowered her voice, "since Dad asked you to contact them for me, please don't leave them idle!

"Follow your cousin quietly, protect him, and get rid of those bastards who want to take advantage of him and teach him bad things! And check your general counter every now and then to prevent him from embezzling money!

“We don’t know how to run a business, but we also don’t know how to manage people?

"You are fine, I am relieved, and my father is relieved too, right?"

Xue Wangshi's eyes immediately turned red, then she smiled, tightly held Wang Xifeng's hand, and sighed, "You and your father are really of the same blood.

“They are all thoughtful and caring about their families.

"Then I will borrow your people to discipline my stupid son!"