bayedsolid Chapter 586 is inappropriate!
Chapter 586 is inappropriate!
Upon hearing this, Li Haoran's expression changed slightly. "She's doing this for your own good. As the eldest granddaughter-in-law of the Li family, your responsibilities are naturally heavier than others. If you don't do certain things, who else can you expect to do them?"
Fang's expression turned slightly unpleasant. She probably sensed Li Haoran's dissatisfaction with her, so she immediately fell silent and carefully served him.
When Li Haoran looked at the child again and saw that she still looked somewhat displeased, he frowned slightly. "If you don't understand something, you can always ask the Princess Consort. Or you can ask the experienced nannies in the manor. Why bother?"
Fang blinked a few times, trying her best to hold back her tears.
Fang genuinely felt wronged.
She's only had a baby a short time ago, and they're already making her the head of the household?
It wasn't that she didn't want to manage the household, but she felt that she only needed to take care of things in her own courtyard. As for whether or not she was going to hold a banquet, what did that have to do with Mu Xin Nuan? Why force her to do these things?
Fang thought this in her heart, but dared not utter a single word.
"Husband, I'm already feeling quite exhausted taking care of the child. Could you talk to my sister and suggest we discuss the banquet later, after things have calmed down a bit?"
Li Haoran raised an eyebrow slightly, and roughly understood what she meant. She was disapproving of Mu Xinnuan for meddling in other people's business and for interfering in the affairs of the Li family.
"Why don't you go and talk to her yourself? This is a matter between you women, I won't interfere. Besides, I don't think there's anything wrong with what my sister did. Now that we're living in the Chang Le Prince's Mansion, whether you're preparing a banquet or some other garden party, which lady or young lady in Yanzhou would dare not give you face?"
Fang was slightly taken aback, rubbed her hands together nervously, and lowered her head, not daring to speak.
"Don't you think that if we stop living in the Chang Le Prince's Mansion and move out on our own, do you think you can shut yourself off from all these ladies and young women?"
That's a bit harsh.
With teary eyes, Fang looked up at her husband. "That's not what I meant. I just felt that the child is too young right now, and if we hold a flower-viewing party at this time, it might be bad for the child. So..."
Before she could finish speaking, Li Haoran interrupted her, saying, "What does your flower-viewing banquet have to do with the child? A child this young would naturally not go to see flowers. You don't even know why your cousin asked you to do this, so how can you still think you're right?"
After Li Haoran finished speaking, he seemed a little impatient, turned his head, flicked his sleeves, and left.
As soon as Fang saw him leave, she took a step forward, but the word "husband" that was about to come out of her mouth remained unspoken.
She stamped her foot, turned back to the tatami mat, bit her lip, and secretly began to wipe away her tears.
When Fang's dowry maid came in, she only sighed softly and stepped forward to advise, "Miss, you really shouldn't have said such things to your husband. The Princess Consort was only doing it for your and your husband's own good. What you just said clearly showed your dissatisfaction with the Princess Consort. She is your husband's only cousin. How could he be happy to hear that?"
"Then what should I do? I just don't understand. How my husband and I live is none of Mu Xin Nuan's business. Why is she so cruel as to force me like this? I admit I don't like these things, and I'm not the kind of person who's good at social maneuvering. If I don't do it, someone else will do it in the future. Why make things so difficult for me?"
The old woman immediately became anxious upon hearing this, saying, "Miss, please don't say such things again."
After crying for a while, Fang became a little temperamental and realized that what she was doing was indeed not a solution.
"Miss, please listen to my advice. Think about it. When you were pregnant at the Prince's residence, the Princess treated you exceptionally well. So why is she forcing you to take on these responsibilities now? It's a good thing!"
Fang was stunned. "What's this? What kind of good thing is this? They know I'm not good at these things, yet they're forcing me to do them. This is clearly bullying me!"
“Miss, think about it. Why weren’t you forced to do these things when you were in the capital? You are a learned woman who disdains such mundane affairs, and Madam and the Old Madam never pressured you. But now that you are far away in Yanzhou, we are making you learn to manage these things. Don’t you think about what this means?”
Fang Shi understood the implication this time, paused for a moment, and then said somewhat blankly, "You mean that the Princess is doing this because she has received instructions from my mother-in-law, and that she intends for me to learn how to manage these household affairs here?"
“Yes, Miss. Madam’s intention is quite clear. She wants you and your husband to gain experience here. When you and your husband return to the capital, you will naturally become the young mistress of the household. With that power in your hands, you will also naturally have the ability to manage the household.”
Fang then gently wiped her eyes with her handkerchief again, and said weakly, "I understand. In fact, it means that although I have talent in poetry and literature, I do not meet the requirements of the head of the household in my mother-in-law's mind, is that right?"
This time, the old woman was taken aback.
She did want to agree with her mistress; the madam did indeed look down on her methods of managing the household. However, as a servant, she couldn't say this directly. Otherwise, wouldn't that be seen as sowing discord between the two mistresses?
"Alright, I understand. You can go now. I'll think about it some more."
"Yes, ma'am."
At Yijing Garden, Mu Xin Nuan listened to the report from her subordinates and simply smiled.
Before long, Rongyue came to report that the eldest cousin had arrived.
"Big cousin, you're back early today. Did you miss your Lin'er?" Mu Xin Nuan glanced at him and teased.
Li Haoran smiled helplessly and shook his head, "You silly girl, even now that you're a princess, you still can't help but tease me."
"How could I dare to make fun of you? It's rare for my eldest cousin to come to Yijing Garden. Aren't you afraid my eldest cousin's wife will become suspicious?"
Li Haoran paused for a moment, then sighed helplessly, "Anuan, back then you were worried that she would overthink things, which is why you did all those things, right? Ever since I came back, you've been avoiding me. If I hadn't come here today, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to see you at all."
"You make it sound like I'm some kind of rare gem, cousin." Mu Xin Nuan chuckled, then turned her head and saw Duanmu Chu Ze approaching.
"Is my older cousin feeling sorry for his wife, so he came to me specifically to seek justice for her? Or does he think his younger cousin did the right thing and came to cheer me on?"
Li Haoran was unaware of Duanmu Chuze's approach. He looked at her tenderly and said softly, "I know this is Mother's intention. I also know what kind of person Fang Shi is, so naturally it can't be blamed on you."