Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 401 Staring at the Young Master

Sun Qingli instantly understood her son's meaning, but she was somewhat incredulous: "Aze, this is no small matter, what if..."

“Mother, if you want to do it, why not do it to the extreme?” Fang Yunze interrupted Sun Qingli. “If you sleep with him now, you’ll just be sleeping with him for nothing. After all, he’s rich, what kind of woman can’t he have? He’s only willing to talk to you now because he’s looking for excitement.”

Only my mother is so stupid that she can sleep with the Earl's wife for free and cuckold the Earl of Chengen. No man could refuse her.

Sun Qingli fell silent, because she knew her son was right.

“Mother, hesitation only leads to trouble. You took such a risk back then just to give Second Sister a chance to get the marriage contract with Eldest Sister, but what about now? Second Sister hasn’t even caught the Third Prince’s eye.”

That second sister was also incompetent. She was betrothed to the fifth prince as a concubine. It was such a waste of her beautiful face.

"Let me think about it, let me think about it."

Fang Yunze got up and went out. When he got to the door, he glanced at Pearl and said, "Sister Pearl, I accidentally broke a teacup."

Pearl hurriedly bowed and said, "This servant will go and tidy up right away." For some reason, although this young master was usually gentle and mild-mannered, his gaze always made her feel very pressured.

As soon as Fang Yunze left Qingli Courtyard, he saw Fang Yunduo rushing over. He frowned and asked, "Second Sister, what's the matter that you're in such a hurry?"

"How is Mother?" Fang Yunduo stopped in her tracks. Yesterday was her good friend He Mianmian's birthday, and they had arranged to go to Taiping Temple to offer incense. But as soon as she returned, she heard that Fang Yunyi had come back.

"Mother is fine." Fang Yunze shook his head. "But you, didn't you say you wouldn't be back until tomorrow? Why are you back today?"

"I heard that Fang Yunyi was back, so I rushed back."

"What are you doing back here? To fight her?"

"I……"

“That’s my eldest sister. This is her home. She should come back.”

"But……"

Fang Yunze's face immediately darkened: "Second sister, you are now the Fifth Prince's concubine bestowed by the Emperor. The royal family is different from ordinary noble families. Concubines are all registered in the imperial genealogy. What if in the future...? So, you must be careful with your words and actions, understand?"

Fang Yunduo couldn't finish her sentence. She didn't know when it started, but her younger brother had become quite frightening. She was afraid of him. Although she was unwilling, she still nodded and said, "I understand."

"Alright, go in and see Mother." Fang Yunze took a deep breath, turned around, and went back to his room.

Changsheng poured tea and brought it in.

"Go and send a message to Bai San, telling him to invite him to drink at Chunfengli tonight."

Changsheng responded and turned to leave.

Fang Yunze pinched the bridge of his nose. If it weren't for the two women in his family being so stupid, he wouldn't have been distracted by them and failed the exam. However, he was determined to pass the provincial exam this year.

Yunyi returned to the Wonderful Building after making a round, and found that Yunlu had already cleaned it again with several servants. The rooms had been rearranged, and there were even two new sets of clothes.

"This was just delivered by the steward." Yunlu pointed to the clothes and pouted. "He said that the manor is having some difficulties right now, so he asked the young lady to make do with what she has for now and that he would make up for it later. But when I looked at it, it seemed to be an old garment."

"Hmm." Yunyi glanced at it and knew without asking that it was probably made for Fang Yunduo, and that Fang Yunduo probably wouldn't like the pattern.

She had already emptied the warehouse; it must have been moved into the sewing room.

She seems to have been merciful enough not to completely empty the entire mansion. She should find an opportunity to visit the study and see if there are any secrets in Fangtang.

"What should we do with these clothes?" Yunlu frowned. "They're obviously too small."

"Of course, I'm wearing it for my cheapskate dad." Yun Yi smiled. As expected, Fang Tang should be looking for her soon.

Yunlu picked up the clothes and said, "Then I'll go wash them again. Even if they don't fit, they should at least be clean."

"Just leave it there, no one has ever worn this dress." Yunyi stopped her. "Go find Butler Fang, we'll open our own small kitchen here."

"Okay." Yunlu left.

Fang Zhong quickly followed and brought fifty taels of silver: "Miss, the manor has nothing right now, so this is all we can give. The rest... the Earl said we'll make up for it later."

"Okay." Yunyi nodded and let Yunlu take the money. "Go and take the two of them out to buy things. We'll cook for ourselves from now on."

Yunlu nodded, turned around and beckoned Granny Jiang and Qingcao to go out together.

The three returned in less than an hour, followed by Fang Xiao and Wu Qiusheng, who helped deliver the groceries Yunlu had bought.

"Thank you all," Yunyi said with a smile.

Yunlu offered them the silver, but the two refused.

"Young Miss, please feel free to ask if you need anything in the future." Fang Xiao hurriedly waved his hand, "It is our brotherly good fortune to be able to work for Young Miss."

“Yes.” Wu Qiusheng nodded in agreement, “As long as Miss doesn’t mind.”

“Alright.” Yunyi nodded. “As long as you are loyal, I will always welcome you. After all, I don’t have anyone else I can use in this manor.”

Fang Xiao and Wu Qiusheng exchanged a glance and both smiled.

"If you have nothing better to do, keep an eye on Fang Yunze for me."

Fang Xiao and Wu Qiusheng were taken aback, staring at the young master.

"Can't do it?" Yun Yi raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Yes," Fang Xiao quickly replied.

“Yes,” Wu Qiusheng echoed.

"Go ahead, let me know if anything goes wrong. If I'm not there, you can tell either Azi or Alu."

"Yes." The two men left.

"Miss, why are you staring at the young master?" Yunlu asked, puzzled. Shouldn't you be staring at the madam?

“Because…” Yunyi smiled, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes, “My younger brother is much smarter than that aunt and that Miss Fang.”

It's a pity he didn't use his intelligence on studying, otherwise he wouldn't still be a student at the lowest level.

Yunlu stopped asking.

Yun Zi had already prepared the ingredients with her people. Since they were going to cook, they needed a cook, so she asked one of the five people in the courtyard.

“This old servant will.” Granny Feng stepped forward.

“This servant can do that too.” Qing Ning stepped forward as well. “I can also make some pastries.”

"Then you two will be in charge of the kitchen. Make two meals for the young lady to try first. If she likes it, you two will be in charge of the kitchen from now on."

The two agreed and then went into the kitchen.

The food wasn't ready yet when Su Mu came over: "Miss, the Lord is waiting for you in the study."