Chapter 49 Family Rights

Zhong Su and Ran Ning returned home after lunch. As soon as he entered the mansion, the steward hurriedly ran over and said to Ran Ning: "Young lady, Madam said that after you come back, go to her." ”

Ran Ning didn't think much about it, nodded and said, "Let's go." "She should have gone over, after all, she didn't see Tan when she left, and she always had to say hello when she came back.

"I'll go with you." Zhong Su said, to be honest, he was not at ease that Ran Ning was alone with his mother.

"No, I don't. You wake up early in the morning and go back to sleep for a while. I'll go back after saying hello. Ran Ning said, "I let Bizhu boil the soup, and you drink it and then go to sleep." "Zhong Su just needs to say hello after dinner.

Zhong Su looked at Ran Ning and was still very uneasy.

Ran Ning smiled at him and said, "It's okay, let's go back first." After saying that, he went to the Tan family alone.

"Mother." Ran Ning saluted the Tan family.

Tan Ling looks good today, and is sitting next to Tan Shi peeling chestnuts for her. Seeing Ran Ning, he didn't get up, looking like he didn't take Ran Ning in his eyes.

Tan Shi glanced at her, didn't call out, only said, "I heard that you went out today without my consent at all?" ”

"Yes." Ran Ning knelt on the ground and replied: "The prime minister sent Xiao Wu to pick up his daughter-in-law to go out, and when the daughter-in-law came over, the maid said that you had already gone out, so she didn't tell you. ”

Tan put down the teacup and said coldly: "If I'm not here, you shouldn't go out." Since you are married to a woman, you must abide by the rules of your husband's family, and if I am not at home, you should not go out. ”

"Yes." Tan Ling helped on the side, "Our Tan family doesn't have such rules, I really don't know how my cousin-in-law learned the rules when she was in her mother's house." ”

"The rules of our Hou Mansion seem to be different from those of Tan Mansion." The Marquis of Zhenbei walked in with General Zhong with a stern expression and glanced at Tan and Tan Ling.

Tan and Tan Ling obviously didn't expect Zhenbei Hou and General Zhong to come over, so they immediately got off the soft couch and saluted.

Zhenbei Hou ignored the two of them, and only said to Ran Ning: "Daughter-in-law Sun, get up." ”

"Yes." Ran Ning responded and didn't say much. She knew that the Tan family was deliberately making things difficult for her, but fortunately, the two people in the house who could call the shots came, which was regarded as relieving her.

Zhenbei Hou looked at the Tan family and said, "Our Tan Mansion does not have a rule that if the mother-in-law is not there, the daughter-in-law cannot leave the house. What's more, Zhong Su wants to take Ran Ning out. Or do you remember the rules of the Tan family badly? When Madame was here, she was always kind to you, but now that she has been dead for many years, I, as your father-in-law, do not blame you much. But you should not be as generous and gentle as she is, but at least you should be sensible and just. You've been doing well in the past, and I'm satisfied, but this time you've disappointed me so much. ”

"Father......" Tan didn't know how to defend herself, and she didn't take care of this matter.

"It's not that I haven't given you a chance, and your husband has also reminded you, but you haven't really corrected it." Saying that, Zhenbei Hou glanced at Tan Ling and said, "Since Tan Ling's body has been raised, let's go back to the house as soon as possible, so as not to worry about your mother." ”

Tan Ling didn't dare to say a word, nor did she dare to defend her aunt. But in his heart, he felt extremely embarrassed, after all, now Zhenbei Hou was going to drive her back.

"You've been tired of taking care of the affairs of the house in the past few years, it's time to take a break." Zhenbei Hou's tone was completely non-negotiable, and he said: "In the future, the big and small affairs of the mansion will be handled by Ran Ning, and you can enjoy the blessings." ”

Tan almost collapsed to the ground on his knees, his lips trembled, and his eyes were red. When Tan Ling heard that her aunt had been robbed of her housekeeper's rights, her heart was also a little empty. Since Mrs. Hou passed away, her aunt has always been in charge of the house, so she can come over at any time and is not restrained. Now Ran Ning housekeeper, if she wants to come, I'm afraid she will have to send someone to say it first, and she may even have to hand over the prayer post, which will greatly reduce her chances of contact with her cousin, how can she be willing?

Ran Ning was very surprised, she really never thought about the housekeeper's meaning, but Zhenbei Hou directly handed over the power to her this time, which made him a little wrong.

But after thinking about it for a moment, Ran Ning replied: "Yes, my granddaughter-in-law will study and handle the affairs of the house well, and I will consult my mother and father-in-law if I don't understand." ”

Being in charge of these means that there will be more trivial matters for Ran Ning in the future, but in the same way, no one will hold her back. This was not her design, but it was expected. After all, except for the Tan family, there are no unfair people in the family who can speak, and there are no stupid or pretending to be stupid. So it's actually just a matter of time or time, and there have been signs since she served tea. Now that she has real power, she will not embarrass others, nor will she wronged herself again.

"Hmm." Zhenbei Hou nodded with satisfaction, "Although you are young, you have always done things steadily. I don't have anything special to tell you, don't let me down. ”

"Yes, grandfather, don't worry." Ran Ning responded. She has not been exposed to the affairs of housekeeping, but the fairness and justice of the affairs of the house are the first priority.

Zhenbei Hou didn't say anything more, and turned to leave.

Ran Ning saw that his father seemed to have something to say to his mother, and he also retired.

As soon as Ran Ning left, General Zhong said to the maid: "Send Miss Biao back to Tan's mansion, there have been a lot of things in the mansion recently, and I won't entertain guests for the time being." ”

"Yes." The maids responded, so they came to help Tan Ling up and send her away.

Tan Ling gritted his teeth angrily, in addition to feeling embarrassed, he also resented Ran Ning very much, and even resented the Tan family. If Ran Ning hadn't come over at this time, how could her aunt have bumped into the tip of Zhenbei Hou's knife? Besides, when the Marquis of Zhenbei gave Ran Ning the right to be the housekeeper, why didn't Ran Ning refuse? As for her aunt, she was going to be driven away, her aunt didn't say a word to help her, the housekeeping power was taken away, and her aunt didn't fight for one or two, so how could she dare to rely on this aunt in the future?

It's just that Tan Ling doesn't know that the Marquis of Zhenbei has always said the same, if General Zhong takes the right of the Tan family's steward, the Tan family can still fight for it and beg for it. But it was Zhenbei Hou who took her power, she didn't even have the right to cry, on the one hand, Zhenbei Hou didn't eat this set, on the other hand, it would only make Zhenbei Hou and General Zhong more annoyed by this kind of brutality.

After Tan Ling left, General Zhong waved his subordinates away and said to Tan: "I came here with my father to discuss the matter of my mother's sacrifice, but I didn't expect to hear this. I made it very clear last time. Ran Ning went out, you are not in the house, she really did not report to you, but Su'er wants to take her out, which is equivalent to reporting to Su'er, and there is nothing wrong with leaving the house. If, according to what you just said, you didn't mention it to me when you went out today, shouldn't you go out either? ”

Generally, the mother-in-law in the house is not there, and the daughter-in-law can talk to the father-in-law when she goes out. When a mother-in-law like Tan dies, she usually has to talk to General Zhong when she goes out. General Zhong was not in the house in the morning today, and Tan didn't say anything when he went out, but General Zhong didn't care, but Tan made it difficult for Ran Ning with this point, which made General Zhong very disappointed in this wife. Regardless of whether there is such a rule in the family rules of the Tan Mansion, at least the Zhenbei Hou Mansion did not say that the mother-in-law was not there, and the daughter-in-law could not go out with her husband.

"Xianggong, the concubine knows that she is wrong...... Tan lowered her posture, if she can't even keep Xianggong's heart, there is really no hope.

"You, you are usually a little more competitive, but being kind to the elders is more worthy of respect from the younger generation." General Zhong sighed and said, "You and I have been married for many years, and I can't bear to blame you anymore. Now that you can rest, think about it. ”

After saying that, General Zhong left first.

Tan sat on the ground, didn't get up for a long time, her mind was in a mess, she knew that she was wrong in this matter, but she was robbed of the right to be a housekeeper like this, how could she be willing? What face will she have in front of Ran Ning in the future?

As soon as Ran Ning walked out of the courtyard, she saw Zhong Su waiting outside the courtyard gate.

"Didn't you say you should go back to your room first?" Ran Ning walked over with some surprise.

"Still don't worry about you." Zhong Su said: "As soon as you left, I met that Zu and my father were about to go to my mother to discuss the sacrifice, so I followed. But when I heard the movement inside, I didn't go in. He felt that if he went in, his mother would hate Ran Ning even more, and would think that his grandfather and parents were Ran Ning who asked him to find him, after all, a woman who has lost her power will always want to put the blame on others.

"Hmm. My grandfather gave me stewardship. Ran Ning pursed the corners of her mouth and said, "I don't understand many things, I'm afraid I still need your help." ”

"I hear you." Zhong Su nodded, "I'll teach you, don't worry." ”

"Okay." Ran Ning smiled, took Zhong Su's hand, and the two walked back together.

After taking a nap, the steward handed over the account book of the house, the key to the treasury, the greetings received, and some trivial arrangements to Ran Ning. Fortunately, Ran Ning has her own study, and it is convenient to store these things, and when she arranged the study, Zhong Su specially prepared some secret grids for her, which did not come in handy originally, but now she can make the best use of them.

Not long after the things were delivered, the Li family came, and Ran Ning guessed that she came after hearing the rumors. Whether Tan Ling fell into the water or the rumors of being alone, Li and eldest brother Zhong Jin looked like they didn't hear anything about their bodies, and they didn't ask, they seemed to be in the mood of watching a show. Now that she has the right to be a housekeeper, the Li family came at this time, and Ran Ning knew that the Li family was not really concentrating on accompanying Zhong Jin to study, but just wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, thinking about making a profit from it.

It's just a pity that Li Shibai planned it, but he still didn't get anything. It stands to reason that if the Tan family is seized power, the Li family should be the most likely to get the stewardship. After all, the Li family married into the Zhong family much earlier than Ran Ning, and many things are familiar, so they must be more handy than Ran Ning. And everything is often out of people's original plans or intentions, who would have thought that the Marquis of Zhenbei would take advantage of this matter to give the power directly to Ran Ning, and the Li family has been staying in the courtyard, I am afraid it has long been forgotten. In this way, it can also be seen that Zhenbei Hou attaches great importance to Zhong Su, and hopes that Ran Ning can learn as much as possible, and he can also help Zhong Su as a housekeeper in the future.

"Sister-in-law." After the Li family entered the door, Ran Ning got up to greet him, "Big brother has been studying lately, can he still be smooth?" Sister-in-law doesn't have to accompany me? ”

Since the Li family can use a reason as an excuse not to go out, even if Ran Ning understands it in her heart, she has to greet each other according to this reason.

Li Shi said "hey" and said with a smile: "I stay in the yard all day, and I am also very bored." I finally got free today, so I wanted to go out for a walk. You also know that sister-in-law and I are not good at reading, and I am really sleepy when I turn two pages. ”

Ran Ning smiled, but didn't answer.

Li glanced at the things on the table in the study and said with a smile: "I heard that my grandfather handed over the power of stewardship to you?" ”

"Yes, grandfather trusts me, sympathizes with my mother's tiredness, and I will take care of it for a few days." Ran Ning said modestly, she can't leave anything to fight for power with her mother.

"My brother and sister are smart, and they will not be difficult for you." Li said with a smile: "My mother's housekeeper has always been frugal, and the monthly portion is usually spent well, but if you want to buy large items, I'm afraid it will be very difficult." You know, your eldest brother is not like the second brother, and he still has an official position every month, so this day is really tight. ”

Zhong Su is now holding two positions, although he can't get a double copy of silver, but he is also a little more than when he was only a general of Zhaowu. Ran Ning is usually not easy to wear, at most she buys a few sheet music, and Zhong Su rarely buys things, basically she only spends some when she goes out to eat with Du Muyi and Yuan Hengyang. These are all small heads, and the portion given by the government is enough, and Zhong Su's example silver can be saved.

Whether Li wants Ran Ning to add an example or something else, it is impossible for Ran Ning to give her an answer, and she will change the example on the first day of taking power, is Li stupid for her?

"Actually, it's okay, the food and tea are all the money in the house, and if you save some money in normal times, the portion is actually enough. Of course, the eldest brother reads a lot, and may spend more money in this area, if the sister-in-law wants to add a large item, you can mention it to the housekeeper, and there should be no less. Ran Ning said that the large piece is not the same thing as what Li said, Ran Ning also understands in her heart that the large piece Li said is the category of jewelry, and Ran Ning deliberately misinterpreted it into the category of table and chair decoration, and changed the direction to tell the Li family that these houses can be responsible for replacement, as for the rest, whoever wants it will pay the bill.

Li Shi smiled wryly, she originally thought that Ran Ning also wanted to ask for more examples, after all, which woman doesn't like to dress up, the cost on it is naturally not a small amount. But Ran Ning didn't eat her at all, and the words she said blocked her so much that she didn't know how to pick it up. At the same time, she also began to have resentment towards the Marquis of Zhenbei, obviously the power of the housekeeper should be hers, why did she give it to Ran Ning? Ran Ning is also an unenlightened person, and she is as stingy as Tan's.

The goal was not achieved, Li casually talked a few words, and then found a reason to leave.

Ran Ning looked at the back of her leaving, hooked the corners of her mouth and smiled. She has lived a much more tight life than the Li family, and naturally knows that every tael of silver is not lost in the sky, so if it is really compared to saving, in fact, she can save more than the Tan family.

After returning to the room in the evening, Zhong Su told Ran Ning about the emperor's summoning of him today. Ran Ning was not half angry after hearing this, but was very happy. Mrs. Tan's abacus failed, and the emperor's attitude was also very clear, which undoubtedly reassured Ran Ning, and a couple for a lifetime would definitely no longer be a luxury for her.

The next day, Zhong Su came back from the dynasty and brought Ran Ning two pieces of news, one is that Feng Qin, a bachelor to be studied in Hanlin Academy, was transferred to Yongfengzhou in the west to start from Wupin Tongzhou, which seems to be a level-level transfer, but in fact, he is rising and descending secretly, and I am afraid that there will be no chance to return to Beijing in this life. The second is that Zuo Ping Zhao visited Wan Pingbo, scolded him for not being strict with his godson, and led people to beat Jiang Peng on the street, and Jiang Peng suffered multiple fractures and is still unconscious......