Zhan Zhumen

Chapter 647 Who will be in charge of the house
The British government thanked guests behind closed doors.

It didn't cause much discussion outside.After all, Duke Ying was unconscious before, and all the prefectures in the capital had sent people to visit him.Now that he heard that he was seeking medical treatment outside, he thought it was normal.

Mrs. Tai didn't expect Zhang Fu to stay in the temple either.She didn't have time to discuss the matter with him about the big house, and now the two speakers of the big house are gone.

After sending someone to ask him, they sent someone to call Huo Xi.

In the ancestral hall, solemn and solemn.The huge altar was filled with the memorial tablets of the ancestors of the Zhang family.

Huo Xi stared at his mother's tablet for a long time, then glanced at his grandfather's tablet in the other row, took the incense and burned it, and bowed respectfully.

Mrs. Tai watched her quietly until she finished all her actions.

When Huo Xi sat down on the futon opposite her, looked at her and said, "Do you hate me very much?"

"Shouldn't I hate you?"

Mrs. Tai was silent, "You should hate me."

"I know what I did wrong. I'm sorry for your mother. I made you and Nian'er suffer outside for ten years. I could have used other ways to settle down for your mother, but I chose such an extreme way."

"But if you ask me, you don't regret it...I don't regret it."

After speaking, he turned his eyes to the altar, looking at the rows of tablets in front of him.

"Look at the offering table, your grandfather, your great-grandfather, and your great-uncles, which one of them didn't shed blood for the family? Look at the big families who were officials in the previous dynasty with your grandfather, great-grandfather, and How many are there?"

"You have Zhang's blood on your body. The family gave birth to you and gave you glory and wealth. When you need to die, you will not be allowed to refuse. I don't know if you understand, but I still want to tell you, no matter you Wherever you are in the future, and which family you marry, you need to remember that your surname is Zhang, and Zhang's blood is flowing on your body."

Huo Xi was silent, she could understand, but she was not Mrs. Tai, and she couldn't understand Mrs. Tai's actions now.

"I know that I have committed a lot of crimes, and no matter how many scriptures I recite, I can't get your mother back. But Sister Ning, if there is no family, there will be no you. Ten years ago, our family was just a small ordinary official family in the capital. In the capital city of Beijing, our family is nothing. But within three months after your mother left, your father was first made an earl, then a marquis, and finally a duke after hard work. In ten years, our family became a first-class duke Mansion, no one dares to underestimate it."

Huo Xi's eyes were cold: "You mean, if my mother doesn't die, my father won't be able to get the earl?"

"Your father has made great military achievements, and no one can erase his achievements."

"But Sister Ning, when the capital was bloody and many families were destroyed in the capital, if our family had no attitude and tried to please both sides, based on our status as a surrendered minister and the in-laws being the old emperor's people, your father will definitely win." If he is not reused. If he is not reused and cannot lead the army, he will not be able to accumulate these achievements."

"So, did you sacrifice my mother for all this?"

Mrs. Tai was silent.

"I want to discuss with your father, and indicate on the genealogy that your mother willingly sacrificed herself for the sake of the family..."

"unnecessary!"

Huo Xi interrupted coldly, "You don't need to whitewash the peace. How my mother died, my younger brother will also indicate the reason in the genealogy in the future. Whether she died willingly or was killed by you, I can't erase her Contribution to this family."

"Yes, grandma knows. Nian'er's position as the eldest son, with me around, no one can shake it. I promise you, I will let Nian'er take over the title in the future."

Mrs. Tai's guarantee is not necessary for Huo Xi.

"We don't care about this title. If my father can earn this title, Nian'er will be able to do so in the future. It's not that there is no double title in the capital. But as you said just now, father's title was obtained by sacrificing my mother. It should belong to Nian'er! Whoever dares to grab it, I will take care of him for Nian'er!"

"Your father won't let anyone reach out." Mrs. Tai assured her, trying to make up for something.

But Huo Xi didn't intend to listen any more.

Seeing that Huo Xi was about to leave, Mrs. Tai stopped her again, "Now I live in the ancestral hall, you can help the two aunts take care of Zhongfu."

"I'm not interested, and I'm not available."

Mrs. Tai earnestly said: "Your father is already looking for a family for you. You are the eldest daughter of the Duke of the State. In the future, the family you will marry will not be inferior. Learn some skills of being the head of the family and governing the house. It will be of great benefit in the future."

"I'm not interested, let the second and third aunts handle it."

Mrs. Tai sighed, "Then you have to take charge of the big house's general affairs, right? Your father is not here now, and he is impatient to deal with internal affairs. Besides, your father may not marry again. Wait until Nian'er gets married. It will take several years for his wife to take charge of the family..."

Huo Xi did not respond and left the ancestral hall.

Talked to Mother Ma about the head of the house.

Mother Ma thought for a while, then said: "Girl, if you don't want to palm feeder, then don't palm it, but you still have to learn what you need to learn. You don't care about the middle feeder in the mansion, but you have to take over the middle feeder from the big house."

First, it is unreasonable to let the second and third concubines be in charge of the uncle's internal affairs, and then it is not appropriate to let the two concubines of the Xiao Wang family and the Liu family be in charge of the house.

Huo Xi thought for a while: "Someone call Mrs. Liu here."

"The girl wants Aunt Liu to help?"

Huo Xi nodded.Mrs. Wang is from Mrs. Tai's natal family, and her two daughters have reached the age of marriage, so she is afraid that she will be unfair.And Bi Ke, born by the Liu family, is only eight years old, and it's still too early to say goodbye.

Mother Ma also wanted to understand Huo Xi's intentions, "You can leave Xiao Wang behind, the girl is not afraid that she will have opinions?"

"I don't care what she thinks as a concubine. Since she has chosen to be a concubine, she will naturally do what the master says."

After a while, Mrs. Liu was called. "Miss called my concubine, what orders do you have?"

Huo Xi looked at Mrs. Liu and saw that she was dressed elegantly and gracefully. Then thinking about Mrs. Wang, she felt that his father's two concubines were different from other concubines who dressed up enchantingly and competed for favor.

It is a blessing that Dafang has not had any rumors of wives and concubines being jealous over the years.

Huo Xi conveyed the meaning to her again.

"Missy asked my concubine to assist in the affairs of the big house?" Liu Shi was very surprised.

Madam is not here, I am afraid that she will not come back in the future, she actually knows it well.But she never thought that the matter of managing the family would fall on her head.Xiao Wang entered the mansion much earlier than her.

"Why, can't you handle it?"

Liu Shi swallowed her saliva: "Yeah, it's not that I can't handle it. Then Sister Wang..."

"She has to take care of Bizhu and Biyue, and is too busy looking for a home for them, so I'm afraid she won't have time to manage the affairs of the big house."

Mrs. Liu pursed her lips. She didn't know why the eldest lady chose her instead of Xiao Wang. She was very happy, "Since the eldest miss trusts her, then I will try to take care of it."

"Well, I'll let Mama Ma and An Momo be with you, and come to me if there's anything you can't handle."

"Yes, Miss, don't worry, this concubine must take good care of the big house's affairs."

(End of this chapter)