By the time the performance ended, the sky had completely darkened and the surrounding temperature had dropped a lot.
When Xie Youwei first went out, she felt a bit cold wearing a cloak, but now she felt a bit chilly.
Xiao Jinyan did not let Xie Youwei stay outside any longer. After returning to the teahouse, he opened the door and went out. He took Xie Youwei back to the carriage and sent Xie Youwei back to the general's mansion.
Xie Youwei returned to the courtyard. Not long after, she heard someone coming to report.
"Miss, madam is here."
Xie Youwei opened her lips in surprise.
"Aniang is here?"
The slave girl nodded.
While Xie Youwei was muttering about why her mother-in-law came to her yard at this time, she got up from her chair, opened the door and walked out.
As soon as he walked out, he saw his mother-in-law walking towards him.
Xie Youwei was just about to walk in the direction of Madam Xie, but she heard Madam Xie raise her voice and speak.
"It's cold outside, don't go out, go back to the house."
Xie Youwei stopped as instructed and stood in the house waiting for Mrs. Xie.
Walking into the house, Mrs. Xie took a look at Xie Youwei's clothes and spoke somewhat helplessly.
"It's so cold outside, I don't know how to wear more clothes."
Xie You lowered his head slightly, looked at most of his body, and pursed his lips.
It was much warmer inside the house than outside, and Xie Youwei had already taken off her coat when she came back.
But Xie Youwei still yelled honestly.
"I know, I'll wear it well next time."
Seeing Xie Youwei's attitude, Mrs. Xie nodded with satisfaction.
"Why are you coming to my place so late? Is there something wrong?"
Mrs. Xie raised her eyes, looked Xie Youwei up and down, and then spoke.
"How was your day today? Are you still happy?"
Xie Youwei nodded.
"I'm very happy. The performance was great!"
Seeing the smile on Xie Youwei's face, Mrs. Xie couldn't help but frown.
"What is your attitude towards His Royal Highness?"
Only then did Xie Youwei realize that Mrs. Xie was here to ask about this matter.
Xie You pursed her lips slightly and spoke after a while.
"Aniang, I don't hate His Royal Highness, but I am not willing to marry him now."
Mrs. Xie looked into Xie Youwei's eyes.
"Why? Because he is a member of the royal family?"
Xie Youwei hesitated for a moment and nodded.
At first, she avoided this gifted marriage. One reason was because she knew that Chu Qin was the villain in the original work, and the other reason was because Chu Qin was a member of the royal family.
Now that he has awakened his consciousness, Xie Youwei naturally no longer wants to participate in the plots of the original work. Naturally, he will run as far as he can about the affairs of the emperor's family.
Mrs. Xie looked into Xie Youwei's eyes, saw the determination in Xie Youwei's eyes, and finally sighed.
"Youwei, no matter where you marry, Xie Mansion will always be your home."
The subtext is that even if Xie Youwei marries Prince Naling, the Xie family can still support Xie Youwei if he is bullied.
Just in case Xie Youwei was really moved later, but was hesitant because of the identity of the other party.
Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, that's all she could say.
When Xie Youwei heard Mrs. Xie's words, she curled her lips, raised a happy smile on her face, and nodded heavily.
"Um!"
Then, Xie Youwei nuzzled in the direction of Madam Xie, stretched out her arms to hug Madam Xie, and crawled into Madam Xie's arms.
“Aniang is the best!”
Mrs. Xie couldn't help but laugh at Xie Youwei's coquettishness, but she still insisted on keeping a straight face, with a somewhat helpless expression on her face. She stretched out her index finger and lightly tapped Xie Youwei's forehead.
"You are always good at making me happy."
Xie Youwei hummed and nuzzled again, like a kitten asking for love.
"No way, my daughter is just telling the truth."
Mrs. Xie smiled.
"Okay, okay, there is one more thing."
Hearing these words, Xie Youwei got up from Mrs. Xie's arms and opened her eyes wide.
"Anything else?"
"Your father has been back for a while. It's time to go back to the border to train the soldiers. I will go with your father. If anything happens in the house, I will leave it to you.
oh."
"And if there is any banquet, I will leave it all to you."
"May I?"
Xie Youwei was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
Xie Youwei could see that Aniang made this decision just to train her.
There is no woman in the backyard of Prince Ling's palace, let alone the hostess.
Xie Youwei was given a marriage and the position of a concubine, so naturally she became the mistress of the house.
At this time, the hostess has a lot of things to take care of.
Although there are no disputes in the back house of Prince Ling that need to be resolved, as Princess Ling, Xie Youwei will inevitably have to do things like socializing.
Now, taking over A Niang's duties in the mansion in advance is considered as a way to practice first.
Xie Youwei did not refuse and agreed.
Although she is not planning to get married, learning more may help her in doing business in the future.
Seeing Xie Youwei's willingness to agree, Mrs. Xie showed a satisfied smile on her face.
"Okay, your father and I will leave in two days. Come to my courtyard in the next two days and I will teach you how to deal with it first."
"I will keep Chunzhu here. If there is anything I can't do, it will be the same if you ask Chunzhu."
"Yeah, yeah, I remember it all, grandma."
Xie Youwei nodded obediently and wrote down everything Mrs. Xie said.
Ever since, starting from the next day, Xie Youwei started a new round of study.
From morning to night, Xie Youwei stayed with Mrs. Xie, learning this and that.
Xie Youwei knew for the first time that being a mistress was such a tiring thing.
It is to manage the financial expenses of the mansion, and to deal with the interactions between other mansions and my own mansion every day.
What gifts were given here and what rare things were given there today, I have to write them all down.
Instead, I would like to find an opportunity to choose a suitable gift of similar value and give it back to someone.
I also have to watch and handle various banquets.
If it is a small banquet and there is no need to go, just reply to the post and politely decline.
If you are a little older and have to go, you need to prepare whether you need to prepare gifts before going to the banquet. It depends on what kind of clothes you should wear and the relationship with other people at the banquet.
There are all kinds of things anyway.
The only lucky thing is that Xie Kang's backyard is the same as that of Prince Ling. There are no groups of wives and concubines like others. There is only Mrs. Xie alone, and she does not need to deal with all kinds of money and disputes among those concubines.