Transmigrated Genius: Fragile Heiress Reigns Supreme-Chapter 511 - 515: Family (4)

"Hmm." Chunyan saw Min drenched in water, immediately took a clean cloth to wipe his head and face: "Fourth Master stood at the door for a while, then went into the bedroom."

Xiqiu nodded, took Chunyan’s cloth to wipe Min’s face, and instructed: "Go to his room and get him a clean set of clothes, don’t let him catch a cold." Then she lifted Min out of the water to stand on the soft couch. Min looked a bit apprehensive and asked Xiqiu, "Mother, will Father be angry?"

Xiqiu pinched Min’s small nose with a smile and said, "Min hasn’t done anything wrong, why would Father be angry." She then helped him take off his coat, "Our Min is so good, helping Mother soak her feet, he should be rewarded."

Min smiled with relief.

Handing Min over to Dongling and the nursemaid, leaving Chunyan to tidy up the room, Xiqiu stood up to go to the bedroom. Fourth Master Xiao was just coming out of the cleansing room, having changed into a casual indigo-colored robe. Xiqiu offered him tea and said, "Fourth Master came back home quite early today!"

Fourth Master Xiao took Xiqiu’s hand, feeling it slightly cool, he frowned and said, "Even though it’s spring, you shouldn’t indulge in the cold." Saying this, he retrieved the coat that was hanging on the screen to wrap it around her, pulling her to sit in a chair, handing his tea to her, and asked, "What were you just playing with Min?"

Xiqiu smiled after drinking the tea, held Fourth Master Xiao’s hand, and told him about how Min had secretly tried to help her soak her feet: "You didn’t see him, struggling to carry a full basin of water, splashing all over his head and face, it made me feel so blessed." Then she leaned on Fourth Master Xiao’s chest.

Fourth Master Xiao held her, a smile appearing on his face, tightened Xiqiu’s clothing again, pondered for a moment and said, "You tell him later, the day after tomorrow early in the morning, go to the outer courtyard to find Tiancheng, and let Tiancheng and the third brother take him to the training ground."

Xiqiu was taken aback, sat up straight, and looked at Fourth Master Xiao: "Fourth Master agreed?" Min had previously expressed his desire to see the barracks, but Fourth Master Xiao hadn’t agreed at the time, and the day after tomorrow was the time for the military review.

"Then I thank Fourth Master on Min’s behalf." Xiqiu seemed very happy, leaning against Fourth Master Xiao.

Fourth Master Xiao raised an eyebrow, teasingly said, "Since Madam wants to thank me, it should be done a bit more solemnly."

Xiqiu was surprised, glared at Fourth Master Xiao and said, "In broad daylight!"

Fourth Master Xiao laughed heartily.

Xiqiu recounted the matter of Teng Qiuniang to him, and Fourth Master Xiao’s expression gradually became somber as he listened, Xiqiu asked, "Fourth Master, is the matter of the Ministry of Internal Affairs just the beginning, or is it just a warning from the Emperor to the Teng Family?"

Fourth Master Xiao furrowed his brow and explained, "It’s a warning, if the Teng Family is smart, they will hand over the canal transport, otherwise, I fear it won’t end well."

Xiqiu raised an eyebrow, she heard from Teng Qiuniang that the Teng Family had no intention of handing over the canal transport.

"The stuff sent by the Teng Family to the Ministry of Internal Affairs was tampered with, did Fourth Master know?" Xiqiu asked lightly, observing Fourth Master Xiao’s expression.

Fourth Master Xiao looked back at her, suddenly showing a helpless smile, holding Xiqiu and said, "I just gave the Emperor a ladder to step down."

So it was him who did it after all.

Xiqiu didn’t mind, what Fourth Master Xiao said was not wrong, the Emperor meant to weaken the Teng Family, if Fourth Master Xiao blindly protected them, it would not only be useless but counterproductive. Moreover, the Teng Family swaying back and forth like this, the court’s impeachment of Fourth Master Xiao still hasn’t completely subsided, whether or not these things are their intention, such a strategy of both coercion and inducement isn’t treating the Marquis Mansion like the Teng Family’s backyard where they can do whatever they please!

They should be taught a lesson to remember.

In the evening, the three went to pay respects to the Grand Dowager, Min, Xing and Sheng went outside to play, while Xiqiu and Fourth Master Xiao sat in the room accompanying the Grand Dowager in conversation. Mrs. drank tea with a calm expression, and when they talked about the Teng Family’s matters, the Grand Dowager showed displeasure and said to Fourth Master Xiao, "The Emperor’s will cannot be violated, we should act according to our capacity."

The attitude was quite apparent.

Fourth Master Xiao nodded and agreed.

The Grand Dowager then said to Xiqiu, "You are in the mansion, you should have your own judgment in many matters, some people are better not to see to avoid bringing trouble to yourself."

It seems the Grand Dowager already knew about Teng Qiuniang coming to her.

"Understood." Xiqiu responded, the Grand Dowager then asked, "How is the medical hall? I heard you plan to set up a medicinal food counter in the medical hall and even wrote several pages of some kind of plan, how is it going now?"

Xiqiu was taken aback, quickly glanced at Fourth Master Xiao, somewhat embarrassedly replied, "Yes, just trying something blindly, if it doesn’t work it won’t be much of a loss, it’s only just started and hasn’t shown any effect yet."

The Grand Dowager nodded, her face full of approval, smiling at Mrs. and said, "You haven’t seen what she wrote in the plan, have you?"

Mrs. showed a puzzled look, shook her head lightly, and said, "Indeed, I haven’t seen it, what’s it about?"

Seeing Xiqiu’s tense expression, the Grand Dowager said with a laugh to Mrs., "I wasn’t aware either, but who knew Housekeeper Hu came to the mansion this afternoon, said that a few shops in the city, including Yingtian’s shop, business hasn’t been very good, so he wanted to ask Fourth Madam if she had any good ideas." She paused for a moment: "... then took Xiqiu’s written plan for me to see, the more I looked, the more amazed I was, probably no one would believe she wrote it if it was told, even the shopkeeper and steward who managed the shops in the mansion for decades didn’t have such a comprehensive and detailed business strategy."

Mrs. showed a face full of surprise, the Grand Dowager then instructed Nanny Wu to bring out the copy of the plan that Chunyan had inked from the room to give to Mrs. to look at, and said, "Didn’t expect she actually has a business mind."

Mrs. lowered her head to take a closer look.

Xiqiu blushed, looking at the Grand Dowager said, "Mother, these are just trivial matters, you praising me like this makes me embarrassed." The Grand Dowager listened and laughed, waving her hand she said, "No need to feel embarrassed, others couldn’t even achieve such skills if they wanted to."

If someone from a small household is good at business, it’s seen as lowly striving for profit, but if noble families engage in commerce, it’s just a harmless aspect of family management!

Mrs. finished reading, raised her eyes to look at Xiqiu, her face also showing admiration, "What’s written here is very detailed, from the initial implementation to the later stage issues encountered are all listed..." She paused and said: "Indeed as Mother said, without high talent and insight, it wouldn’t be thought out so cleverly, considering everything so meticulously."

The Grand Dowager nodded in agreement, glancing at Fourth Master Xiao, seeing him sipping tea but with an increasingly gentle demeanor.

She smiled faintly.

The Grand Dowager then said to Mrs., "I heard Madam Huang also has a pharmacy on Long Street?" Mrs. listened and nodded back, "Yes, but business isn’t great, sounds like there’s an intention to switch to something else."