58 Mid-term feeding great power

  After Zidashao returned to the mansion, she and her mistress fought for power and couldn't reconcile. Even the servants could smell the gunpowder in the air, showing how fierce it was.

  Although Granny Da Shao had been entrusted by Master to take charge of the household, Zhang Shi also handed over power with a clear conscience. However, when it came to handling matters, there were still many obstacles. Even Sun Niang, who was once favored, suffered greatly, let alone this daughter-in-law who was not well-received by her mother-in-law. The servants pretended to obey but secretly disobeyed, causing trouble everywhere. Moreover, Zhang Shi used the preparation of Yuan Yi's dowry as an excuse to deliberately hinder the procurement process, leaving her unable to cope and forced to seek external help. Among them, Fourth Miss, who was widely recognized as Master's most beloved, caught her eye.

  When Yuan Yi brought Su Mei in, he saw Li Shi coming out of the partition, her clothes slightly disheveled. Hearing the sound of a baby's whimpering gradually subsiding inside, he immediately understood and lowered his voice to say: "Sister came rashly and disturbed Eldest Sister."

  Li smiled warmly and pulled Yuan Yi down to sit, saying: "Sister can come see me, I'm delighted, how can it be a disturbance. That little scamp of mine just woke up, cried out a few times, now playing with the wet nurse inside, sister need not be reserved."

  She didn't let her see her little niece, and Yuan Yi didn't mention it either. They chatted about some topics casually, waiting for her to bring up the topic.

  Li accompanied Yuan Yi and chatted for a while, discovering that her words were flawless, her temperament was tough, and she didn't seem like a young lady at all. Li was secretly shocked and looked up to her even more. As the sun began to set, Yuan Yi still seemed calm and composed. Li finally couldn't sit still and brought up the purpose of today's visit: "As soon as I returned to the manor, I was entrusted by my mother-in-law to take charge of the household chores. However, I'm not very familiar with the affairs of the manor yet, and I also need to take care of your niece. It's really difficult for me to manage everything on my own. Thinking that you, Fourth Sister, will also be managing the household in the future, I've taken the liberty of asking you to come and help out a bit, which can also serve as an opportunity for you to practice beforehand."

  She wasn't worried that the fourth young lady would refuse her proposal, being in charge of the household was a huge temptation for every woman, just like men yearning for great power in the imperial court. Women living in the inner courtyard were also eager to gain power and influence. Just look at Sun's family and her mother-in-law who refused to let go, not to mention the fourth young lady who had been oppressed by her stepmother all day long.

  So she smiled and looked at Yuan Yi with full confidence, her face unconsciously revealing a hint of condescending benevolence.

  She saw that her sister-in-law was not a simple person, so she secretly became vigilant and lowered her eyes to say lightly: "Sister-in-law thinks highly of me, as a younger sister I naturally cannot decline, but I have never managed anything before, afraid of not doing well the task given by sister-in-law."

  "It doesn't matter, which one isn't from nothing to something? Moreover, my sister is gentle and kind-hearted, what's the big deal about this small matter?" Li Shi was surprised by her overly calm reaction, but she had already agreed with her meaning, so she didn't mind either. She brought up an idea that she had been thinking about for a long time: "I won't let my sister work too hard either, how about just being in charge of procurement?"

  "Procurement?" Yuan Yi repeated with unclear meaning, seeing Li's nodding and sincere concerned expression, was amused by her shameless character, "The power of procurement is crucial, sister really looks up to younger sister."

  Li seemed to have not caught the sarcasm, her smile unchanged, picked up several account books from the case table and placed them in front of her, "These are the receipts and expenditures accounts of our household for the past few months, Fourth Sister, take a good look at them when you get back, if there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me anytime. As for the token for handling matters, I'll have someone send it over later."