The news of what happened outside reached the Old Lady, who was lying in bed within the manor!
Despite having suffered for several days and having a doctor called to her side, she still could not go out into the courtyard, and the outside doctors could discern no problems!
She felt her body becoming increasingly weaker as she lay there!
It appeared that sothing brought in by soone from outside, a dicine pill, had been taken by her, and from tomorrow, she would begin preparing to receive female guests!
The Old Lady felt the ti for her revenge had co again, and she resolved that from then on, she would take control of the affairs within the manor, no longer just abstaining and praying!
On the next day, the General Mansion received several visiting cards,, and these rich ladies and official’s wives, along with their daughters, arrived as if by appointnt, all on the sa day to present their cards, and would visit the General Mansion’s wonfolk tomorrow!
Upon seeing these cards, the Second Lady looked worried and remained silent, but she ordered the kitchen to prepare for tomorrow’s banquet for the guests!
There were no flowers to appreciate this season, and these people had co uninvited. With his many years of experience, he felt their intentions in coming here were not pure.
The Second Madam knew that those who visited from wealthy families were all here to see the Old Lady.
On the surface, the Old Lady seed uninvolved in the affairs of the manor, devoted solely to prayer, spending her days in the Buddhist Hall, oblivious to the outside world!
Yet the situation was quite the opposite,, those people were here to see the Old Lady, and they were specifically targeting her, while he, a concubine purchased from the countryside, had risen to the status of equal wife.
Still, he was looked down upon by outsiders, despite having been in the manor for many years, enduring both the excessive praise and disdain, each visit specifically aid at exalting the Old Lady and pointing out his flaws.
It’s not that he did things poorly, but rather that they criticized him for being petty, even finding his hospitality and rich als inadequate!
The Second Lady had her grievances but could not voice them; the budget for food and supplies in the manor was actually very tight. Here, buying goods was even more expensive than in the Capital City, with rice being the most costly. These people, coming in such large numbers for each visit, demanded rice and a table full of dishes, yet still accused her of pettiness!
The Old Lady watched those people mock her, yet smiled back at her!
The thought of entertaining these ddleso won tomorrow gave the Second Lady a headache!
The Old Lady, who hadn’t been out and about for several days, would seize this opportunity to appear!
There was no need to imagine,, these people were all coming to support him!
Today, Shiqi was by her grandmother’s side, while Haoxuan had asked her to go to the military camp, which she had declined, letting Grandpa General take Haoxuan there, as it was their place among n, and she chose to stay by her grandmother’s side!
So it was... who was the blind one who had sent the visiting cards that upset her grandmother today?
Shiqi took the visiting cards from her grandmother’s hand and glanced at them. The cards had been brought by either the household’s old won or maids, all of them arrogant and disdainful.
A certain wealthy master’s wife from Oasis City would co with her daughter tomorrow!
The Lord of Oasis City,, his wife and daughter would pay their respects!
A certain official’s wife and daughter!
"Oh, all the rich ladies and daughters from Oasis have gathered,, hehe!"
Shiqi mockingly said, her eyes twinkling as she ca up with a plan. Regardless of their reasons for coming, as long as they did not provoke her temper.
If she didn’t deal with them unless soone gave her a problematic look or tried to undermine her, then it would be up to that person’s ability!
The Second Lady regained her composure and chided herself. At her age, she still couldn’t hide her expressions, wasn’t she just adding to her granddaughter’s worries?
"Proceed as originally planned tomorrow. A few taunts from others won’t hurt !"
"These matters have always been dealt with in the sa manner. I have beco thick-skinned, no longer bothered by petty pride."
"In fact, I could refuse these visitors, but I fear their plots and sches might lead them to send deceitful reports to the court."
"The General is already in a difficult position, and as a woman of the inner court, I can’t help him much, nor can I afford to add to his troubles!"
"Nanny, instruct the kitchen staff to prepare the list for tomorrow’s banquet based on the usual amount we purchase!"
"Yes," a nanny by the Second Lady’s side nodded and made to leave!
Ye Shiqi gestured for the nanny to stop in her tracks!
"Grandmother, don’t worry. Leave this matter to !"
"But..., my granddaughter, don’t worry about . You help entertain the guests here tomorrow!"
The Second Old Lady affectionately looked at the child in front of her, only eleven or twelve years old, Little Mianao, a child wanting to relieve her worries!
She was already very content with this sentint.
"Grandmother, don’t you trust my capabilities? Aren’t we just talking about a banquet? Even when we were in the countryside, we held banquets, and since we arrived in the Capital City, we’ve flawlessly managed nurous gatherings of prominent officials and noble people!"
Ye Shiqi spoke with such confidence, and her maid by her side also vouched for her!
The Second Old Lady was half-doubtful but ultimately chose to trust her granddaughter.
"Our little miss has grown up, now able to help grandmother!"
By the afternoon, the grandmother and granddaughter had already prepared the list, and the preparations to entertain the guests began!
At this ti, Ye Shiqi, aiming to enrich the banquet, took out the cured and fresh ats she had previously stored in her space, along with the rice, all of which she moved to the storeroom in her courtyard.
So items didn’t need to be purchased from outside, and she had also prepared other gifts!
The treats for the guests could also be made by inviting the restaurant chefs to co to the mansion.
As for the ingredients for the treats, she had plenty stored in her space!
From the countryside to the Capital City, she had prepared supplies, storing them in several warehouses in her space; even in the past month, to stockpile supplies, the land in her space was initially unable to be cultivated, but as the space expanded slightly, she stocked up a little every ti she visited a new location!
Now, many of the items had been moved out, mostly grains.
A few days ago, she began to be able to cultivate so of the grains. Her space now had 100 acres, from just over an acre at the ti of her birth, now having this much land, capable of producing a rice crop every couple of weeks!
Storage of supplies took up so space; the rest was used for planting flowers and vegetables. Only about ten acres were available for planting rice, and she discovered that growing vegetables and rice, and wheat t more of the people’s needs!
Thinking about quickly distributing the rice and so supplies from her space, she could then have more land for cultivation.
Upon reflecting, and realizing several days had passed, she thought that the houses prepared on the other side, the places prepared for making costics, should be ready for production.
She decided that after tomorrow’s banquet, she would make a trip to that town!
Thinking this, Ye Shiqi drew a blueprint and instructed her reliable maid to hand it to a trustworthy guard to help her make the tools for producing costics at the blacksmith’s!
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