The First Madam didn't expect Madam Bai to come out in person, nor did she expect to see the Prince.
Normally, he didn't like to see them, and the things he sent would sometimes be thrown out.
A while ago, she had angered the Prince because of this Madam Bai. She thought that this time, she would either be embarrassed by Madam Bai or driven away by the Prince!
However, she was a merchant's daughter and was good at scheming. She smiled and said: "I don't dare to let Fourth Madam come out to receive me. You have to serve the Prince. How is his injury?"
"Much better. First Madam, please come in."
Bai Xiangxiu saw her as a savior and hurriedly let her in.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the First Madam walked in, the male lead returned to his appearance in the book.
His face was cold and he only raised his eyebrows slightly. After the First Madam knelt and paid her respects, he said: "It's only a small matter. What are you looking around for? Go back to the courtyard and stay there. Don't always run around."
Yes, yes, yes. This was the male lead's normal appearance.
He was cold and indifferent to these concubines, and in the end, he still wanted to set them free.
In fact, he couldn't be blamed. He couldn't be said to be cold-blooded.
After all, it was the Old Madam who brought them back. In order to fulfill his love with the female lead, he naturally had to sacrifice something!
Thus, he chose to sacrifice, which caused the women to be angry.
In fact, it wasn't that they couldn't marry again after being sent back. It was just that they weren't willing to leave the palace.
The First Madam immediately felt a burning pain on her face. She carefully responded and said: "Prince, this concubine heard that Fourth Sister hadn't slept well for several days, so I wanted to come and replace her. I didn't wander around."
"I didn't expect you sisters to have such a good relationship."
As he spoke, he glanced at Madam Bai and saw that she was also surprised.
She also didn't seem to understand when she had such a good relationship with the First Madam.
Long Heng secretly shook his head in his heart. This Madame Bai was really too naive. If she was allowed to scheme against these women, she'd probably be eaten up by them until not even dregs remained.
He was her man after all, so he should protect her a little.
"Prince, Fourth Sister is such a lovely person. Who in this household doesn't have a good relationship with her?"
She flattered Madam Bai, who was in power, so that she could leave a good impression in front of the Prince.
Sure enough, Long Heng's mood really improved after hearing her praise.
He liked to hear others praise Madam Bai. He even felt an inexplicable sense of pride. Even he didn't know why.
However, he was also annoyed that she was in the way, so he said, "I know. If you really want to help her, then go and deal with Liu Dajia's matter!"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Bai shi. She had assisted the old madame in managing the household's funds, so the power was already in her hands.
If it was snatched away by someone else, how would they feel?
This was originally a test, but in the end, he found that the other party's expression didn't even change. It was as if it was a great thing to have someone to help him deal with it, and there was no need to fight for it.
He really was looking for trouble. He shouldn't have probed this Bai shi. Her mind was so pure that he had long let down his guard, hadn't he?
The head madame was naturally happy to suddenly get a job. Ever since she came to the wang fu, she had been a person who couldn't be more idle.
Obviously, the newly established fu needed people to deal with all kinds of matters, but the old madame was a cautious and strong person. She didn't need the help of the new concubines.
It wasn't easy to cultivate a helper, but it wasn't her.
Hearing the Prince's orders, she didn't care whether Madam Bai was willing or not. She agreed and went to deal with Liu Dajia's matter.
Master Liu's situation was neither simple nor complicated. He used to be one of Long Heng's father's former subordinates, and had been following Long Heng all these years. That was why he'd followed Long Heng when they decided to split up and build a new manor.
These years, because he was used to being raised in the wang fu, he had become a bit exaggerated. Adding on the fact that his sons were managing things in the fu, he became even more unrestrained.
Usually, even if he didn't do anything, he would still receive a monthly salary. When he received the money, he didn't give it to his wife and children, but instead drank.
And the older he got, the more muddle-headed he became. He was in his fifties, but he still went to drink with prostitutes and brought back a young girl who had been a courtesan to be his concubine.
Liu Dajia's old woman was originally the old madame's servant girl. Seeing that he had brought back a servant girl, she reported it to the old madame.
The old madame felt that it wasn't easy for her to deal with this matter, so she gave it to Bai Xiangxiu.
Bai Xiangxiu also felt it was difficult, so she frowned as she fed him porridge in the morning.
Long Heng found out after asking, so he gave the difficult matter to the head madame to deal with.
The head madame didn't care if it was easy or not. After all, she was young, only sixteen or seventeen years old. How could she compare to Bai Xiangxiu, who had read countless novels in modern times and was able to keep her composure?
So after she took the job, it was spread to almost everyone in the fu. Some were jealous, some were curious, and some were waiting to watch the show with a cup of tea.
Bai Xiangxiu was one of those people who was watching the show. She was drinking tea and had no idea how the head madame was going to deal with this matter.
Liu Dajia wasn't easy to deal with. He kept talking about Long Heng's father. If he was pushed too hard, he would start scolding. Without patience and power, it would be difficult to deal with him.
And if you dealt with him, people might say that the fu couldn't tolerate old subordinates and so on. It would be a statement that you didn't sympathize with old subordinates.
But it was impossible to persuade Old Woman Liu. And as long as she went to the old madame's place to make trouble, the old madame would be unhappy.
Thus, Bai Xiangxiu glanced at the man lying on the bed with his jet-black hair draped over his shoulders. Was he helping her?
In fact, he was really pleasing to look at like this.
He looked cold and handsome. When he combed his hair, he looked very serious and proper. But when his hair was loose, he looked a little charming.
Especially when he raised his head from time to time, there was a hint of warmth in his eyes.
Ah …
Did she stare at him for a long time just now?
She blushed inwardly and continued to embroider.
But Long Heng had already noticed that she was secretly looking at him. His heart was really nervous.
Seeing her lower her head, he asked curiously, "If it were you, how would you deal with Liu Dajia?" He shouldn't ask too much about matters of the inner residence, but he was curious about her opinion.
"I … haven't thought about it yet."
Bai Xiangxiu spoke the truth. But such a lack of ambition made her blush a little.
Long Heng smiled. This smile was like ice melting snow. Even Bai Xiangxiu, who didn't think she was a love-struck fool, didn't feel dazzled.
Fortunately, she didn't embroider at this time. Otherwise, she would have pricked her finger.
Long Heng saw that she was so shy and his heart warmed. He got off the bed and wanted to walk to her side and touch her blushing face.
Her skin was fresh and moist. It would be very comfortable to touch.
But as soon as his feet touched the ground, he frowned slightly. Bai Xiangxiu also hurriedly stood up and called Shu 'er outside.
Prince usually didn't get off the bed when he was recuperating. He would only stand up when he needed to relieve himself. But in those cases, he needed Shu 'er to help him.
After calling Shu 'er, she hurriedly left. Her room had an inner room. It was originally used for washing up and getting up at night. But because it was separated by a screen, she had to hide in the side room.