The Rich and Powerful Chang An Chapter 45

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Xu ChangAn had no idea that Steward Zhu would come to him to propose Chunyu for Zhu Quan. He was worried that Steward Zhu would not like it. Although Chunyu was his own maid, Zhu Quan was Xiao Qingyan's manservant; their status might be the same, but… Now he was in an awkward position in the residence, and the maids at his side would naturally be looked down upon by some people, and for Steward Zhu to actually come over in person…

Did Xiao QingYan say anything to him?

“Wangfei, this old servant has only one son. Now he's at the age of marriage. This old servant has seen Miss Chunyu several times and feels that her character and appearance are all right with my son, hopes that Wangfei will help him achieved his aim. This old servant knew that Wangfei highly valued Miss Chunyu. Wangfei can be assured that this old servant's whole family would not treat Miss Chunyu badly after they get married.

“What are you talking about, steward? After getting married, it's Chunyu who has to be filial to you. To tell the truth, I am also looking for a spouse for Chunyu recently, and just happen to like Zhu Quan of your family. I'm still thinking of the day to talk to you about this matter, but did not expect you to come and propose. Well, it seems that this marriage affair is not my wishful thinking. Even so, let's get their affair done earlier. Maybe you can hold your grandchild by this time in the next year." Xu ChangAn understood that besides Xiao QingYan, Zhu Quan must have mentioned it with his father as well. The steward said nothing to promote his son, for Chunyu's reputation. They both clearly took a liking to each other earlier, but this could not be said to be bad for Chunyu. So he just said that he thought Chunyu was good and wanted her to be his daughter-in-law.

The steward had already considered it himself, and Xu ChangAn also did not want to put on his reputation. He simply said that he himself had the same meaning. The steward listened to Wangfei's words and was very happy. Smiling at Wangfei's words, he left.

It was already October. Chunyu was going to get married early next year, Xu ChangAn had more things to do.

Some day not long ago, he was told to make winter clothes for the people in the residence, but then he was punished by Xiao QingYan. He never did it. Seeing that he was going to be busy, Xu ChangAn was preparing to do it first.

Xu ChangAn was going to let the steward to prepare the servants' winter clothes. For Xiao QingYan's several concubines, he was going to let them go to the warehouse to choose the cloth and let the embroidery girl in the house do it for them.

“Wangfei, what's the arrangement for Tongxin Garden?” Wasn't that Nan Xi boasted herself as a guest of Wang Residence? Since she was the guest of Wang Residence, then the food, clothing, housing and transportation should be arranged by her own, there was no need to bother their young master!

“There… Wangye should have made an arrangement. We don't have to– Forget it, you go to the warehouse and pick out two better ones for Miss Nan Xi." Xu ChangAn did not want people to hold his fault. He would not be alone with Nan Xi since he let somebody picked it out. As for what she liked or dislikes, he could not care about it.

“Wangfei, Fang Momo was sent back to the palace by Wangye, also didn't know when she will come back. Do we prepare for her too?” Speaking of this, Chunyu's heart was angry. Was it not because Fang Momo spoke for her young master at that time? Fang Momo did not say anything wrong, but Wangye actually sent people back!   “Prepare it, in case Fang Momo comes back.” When he wanted a steward and Momo at his side, he just wanted the people to remind him of his words and deeds. But after this time, Xu ChangAn got it all figured out. In this Wang Residence, Xiao QingYan was the rule. If Xiao QingYan was happy, whatever Xu ChangAn said and done all were alright. If Xiao QingYan was not happy, it was all in vain the more he followed the rules, and did his duty.

After the decision of Chunyu and Zhu Quan was made, it was not two days before the whole Wang Residence knew about it. When QinXin came to visit, Xu ChangAn wondered why she had come back. When QinXin mentioned her milkmaid's family again, Xu ChangAn remembered that he had promised her before.

“Take them over, and I'll have the steward arrange it then. The able-bodied men are sent to work in the outer courtyard and the women will stay in your courtyard. There are only two maidservants in your courtyard, just perfect that I had wanted to give you a group of people." Xu ChangAn did not at all dislike QinXin, he knew that QinXin's mind might be deeper. But after he had been in Wang Residence for so long, she did not scheme against him. Inside this kind of deeper house in big courtyard, the mind was just a means of protecting oneself.

“Thank you, Wangfei!” QinXin was really grateful. There were only two maidservants in her courtyard. Many things were inconvenient at ordinary times. When the milkmaid's family came, she could live a comfortable life. At least she would not be making the winter clothes by herself.

Since QinXin came, Xu ChangAn told her about the winter clothes and told her to quickly bring in the milkmaid's family. Otherwise, once these few days passed, there would be no reason for the people in her courtyard to make clothes alone.

QinXin didn't think that Wangfei even took into account her milkmaid's family. In the bottom of her heart, she really was grateful to Xu ChangAn. She had always been glad that the Wangfei of Wang Residence was a man, and naturally she had never hated Xu ChangAn. Now she was sincerely willing to get along well with him, but she did not want that Nan Xi and Min Yu to do anything about it.

Anyway, she had no chance to be someone else's formal wife. The formal wife's position was best for a good-looking person.

After QinXin left, Xu ChangAn called all the maidservants in his courtyard together. Xu ChangAn had took care of other courtyards; he would not be aggrieved by the maidservants in his own courtyard. In addition to the regular winter clothes, Xu ChangAn paid for each maidservant in his courtyard to make an extra pair of clothes.

Most of the servants in Wang Residence were old people who lived in the past years; they knew the rules in Wang Residence. Thus they knew that not only they would have new clothes this winter, but they also got more silver. Every one of them was grateful to Wangfei.

“Wangfei ordered that the monthly salary will be increased by one silver tael from winter to spring. Wangfei knows that the winter is hard, that's why he gave this favour. As the servants, you should know how to repay Wangfei's generosity." Wangfei had already ordered it before, but the steward had not said it until the time of making winter clothes. Now he said it while he was preparing winter clothes for the servants.

“Thanks to Wangfei for his favour, thanks to Wangfei for his favour!” All the servants were really grateful. It was several months from winter to spring. One silver tael of each month for several months was exactly several silver taels! Not only Wangfei understood that winter was hard, but he would also give them an increase monthly salary in the hot season next year. So, after one year, they could save six or seven more silver taels! “Wangfei is so kind, and knew to take us servants into consideration.” Nothing could surpass the happiness of the heavy manual labor servants in the residence by this decision of Wangfei. Although this winter they did the same heavy manual work, but their heart was happy, they had more silver.

“Yes, in the end, Wangfei is the master. It doesn't matter to us that other people are favored. Wangfei is the master of Wang Residence. Only by serving Wangfei, can we have a good life.” Recently, that Lark of Tongxin Garden had becoming more arrogance. She was just a small maidservant, but whenever she came to Wang Residence's kitchen, she gave them orders by waving her hands. The Momo of the kitchen dared not talk back to her, instead, she made a flattery face!

“She didn't even have a status, what an arrogant. Wait until later when Wangye lost interest, she will be nothing.” After the steward left, the crowd dispersed, and the kitchen's small maidservants, who did some manual work, began to talk about the recent affairs of Wang Residence. Previously, they also thought about whether to please Lark, but now it seemed unnecessary. But the most important thing was to serve Wangfei well.

Xu ChangAn was busy with Wang Residence's affairs, but he didn't know that recently, the Xu family was in a terrible upheaval. They could not even make a living any longer. Xu Yinghu, holding the last hope, had to have the cheek to come to Wang Residence to find him again.

Xu ChangAn was shocked when he heard that Xu Yinghui was asking for a meeting. He really didn't know for what did Xu Yinghui came. Had not she suffered enough last time?

“No meeting! Just say… Just say I'm not feeling well these days. It's inconvenient to see her." Xu ChangAn indeed had an illness, but it was already better. He did not realize that he had been confined a few days ago and that no physician came to see him. The prescription he wrote at will was quite effective. After taking several medicinal drinks according to that prescription, he was much better, and his cough, which had dragged on for many days in the past, had also reduced.

“Wangfei is sick. Why didn't Wang know?” The steward had very quickly set up the date and Xiao QingYan came to tell Xu ChangAn about it. In passing—in passing he asked what maidservant or manservant Xu ChangAn used to have around him and so on. But who would have known, he heard that beggar daughter of Xu Family came to his residence again.

He never expected Xiao QingYan would come. Xu ChangAn did not explain what he had just said after giving a salute. Instead, he asked Xiao QingYan why he'd come over.

“What? Could it be that this place here is for Wangfei alone?" When Xu ChangAn hadn't married him, this place was his. Now, inside his own place he felt like a guest himself!

“Wangye is joking.” In the end, what matter brought him here at this time?

“Wang came to talk to you about Chunyu and Zhu Quan. The date has been set." Also, Wang wants to know something.

“So fast?” It's only a few days. How come the date has been set?

“Although the date is set quickly, there is still time for you to make preparation. It's set at the end of next month; there will be more than a month time.” In between speaking, Xiao QingYan observed his Wangfei's complexion secretly. It seemed that Xu ChangAn said he was feeling unwell was just a perfunctory talk. That would be good if it was like that. But why would Xu ChangAn say that? Or should he come back at night?

“That's good. By the way, Wangye, I want to go out tomorrow.” Go to see Yang Momo. By the way, go to Manager Yang's place and tell him about Dongxue.

“Go where?”

“…Yang Momo's place." It was impossible to imagine that Xiao QingYan would ask him where he was going. Xu ChangAn felt nervous. It was just a trivial matter. Normally, even if he did not get along with Xiao QingYan, he could still talk. What did Xiao QingYan mean? Xiao QingYan did not want to let him go? If he had known it, he would not have said it to him.

“Go some other day. Tomorrow is QingYu's birthday. Come into the palace with me.”

“Ah? Alright” Ah tomorrow was the birthday of His Fourth Highness. Speaking of Xiao QingYu, Xu ChangAn actually did not like this person. Granted that this person always targeted Xu ChangAn for no reason, but he also had some indifferent feelings towards Xiao QingYan, his only flesh and blood elder brother. How long had it been since he came to this residence to see Xiao QingYan?

“Right, that what-her-name, namely that sister of yours, you'd better see her. Or at least get to know what she wants to do.” This Xu family was really laughable, why did they like to recklessly climb up on opportunity? Xiao QingYan was busy with other things recently, so he had no time to clean up Xu family. He did not expect that the person had come to his door by herself.

Never expected that Xiao QingYan wanted him to see the person, but Xu ChangAn really didn't know what to say to Xu Yinghui. What's he going to do meeting with her?

“Hmm, I know. I'll sent people to lead her in.” Let's meet then. At the moment, she could not do anything.

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