For the sake of the Prime Minister's Mansion's reputation and to prevent the Jiang family from spreading this matter further, the old lady ordered someone to give the Jiang family a sum of silver and told them to behave themselves from then on.
However, after seeing off the Jiang family and looking at Steward Liu, who was kneeling in front of the hall, trembling, the enraged old lady was in a dilemma again.
"That woman Jiang has deceived our mother - son pair for so many years. She's truly hateful! I never thought she had secretly cultivated these lackeys! In the future, who can we entrust to manage the Prime Minister's Mansion!"
The old lady rubbed her forehead and couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.
Although she was willing to manage the family, she was too old to handle such heavy - duty work. Yun Sheng, as the prime minister, naturally had more important matters to attend to and had no intention of dealing with the affairs of the inner courtyard.
After what the woman Jiang had done, there were hardly any trustworthy people left in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Surely they couldn't entrust the affairs of the whole family to outsiders?
Just when the old lady was in a bind, Yun Xi stepped forward.
"Grandmother, have you forgotten about me?"
She had been waiting for this opportunity and would never let it slip away easily.
"You?"
The old lady looked at Yun Xi suspiciously, feeling her head ache more and more.
She had never liked this granddaughter. Yun Xi always loved to cause trouble. Just now in the ancestral hall, she had been insinuating and aggressive towards her, an elder.
If possible, she didn't even want to see Yun Xi, let alone hand over the power to manage the family to her!
Knowing what the old lady was thinking, Yun Xi smiled brightly.
"Is there anyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion more suitable than me?"
The old lady frowned and thought.
Yun Ni was reckless and incompetent. She was easily influenced and used by her mother. And the only grandson, Yun Qi, although extremely intelligent, was only ten years old. He usually lived in the academy and rarely came home.
Even on this day when such a big thing happened in the Prime Minister's Mansion, he had no idea. They couldn't delay his studies because of the family - managing matter and thus affect his bright future!
Looking at Yun Xi again, although she had become sharp - tongued recently and was not likable, she was at least intelligent.
If it weren't for Yun Xi, she would still be in the dark, being played around by the woman Jiang!
"Mother, let Yun Xi manage the family."
Just when the old lady was still hesitating, Yun Sheng suddenly spoke.
"Speaking of which, the Yun family used to be poor. It was only after Su Yun married into the mansion that the family became prosperous. Since Yun Xi is willing to manage the family, it's reasonable to hand it over to her."
Yun Sheng's tone was calm, but his gaze on his daughter was a bit complicated.
Just now, because of the matter of Su Yun, the old lady had beaten her son. She was afraid that there would be a rift between them. Seeing her son take the initiative to speak, she reluctantly nodded.
"Since you've said so, I'll agree with you."
Anyway, Yun Xi had reached marriageable age and would get married sooner or later. Letting her manage the family for a few years wouldn't cause any loss to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
In this way, she could also do her son a favor and ease their mother - son relationship.
After the matter of the steward was settled, the old lady remembered another disgusting thing and asked her son.
"What are you going to do with the woman Jiang?"
After the commotion caused by the Jiang family, it seemed that the fact that the woman Jiang had once been an official prostitute was already conclusive.
If it was really as Yun Xi had said before, it would surely spread like wildfire in the capital, and their Prime Minister's Mansion would really become a laughingstock in the world!
Now, thinking that she had forced her son several times for the woman Jiang to enter the mansion, the old lady regretted it deeply.
"If you insist on divorcing the woman Jiang, I have no objection."
The old lady looked at her son tentatively, thinking that this was the best way to solve the problem at present.
Firstly, they could drive the woman Jiang out of the mansion. Secondly, the Prime Minister's Mansion could clear itself of the relationship and avoid being laughed at by others.
Hearing this, Yun Xi couldn't help but look at her father, her black eyes full of expectation.
If the woman Jiang was driven out of the Prime Minister's Mansion because of this, it would be difficult for her to cause trouble in the future. Yun Xi wouldn't have to exhaust herself and be on guard against the woman Jiang's schemes everywhere.
For her, who always preferred an easy life, it couldn't be better.
However, what she hoped for might not be what her father was willing to give.
"I won't divorce her."
As soon as Yun Sheng said this, Yun Xi's heart skipped a beat, and even the old lady couldn't accept it. She questioned him.
"Why?"
In the ancestral hall, her son was angry that she had burned Su Yun's memorial tablet and swore to defend Su Yun's reputation. She could understand this.
Because her son was deeply in love with Su Yun and wouldn't allow anyone to slander her.
But the woman Jiang was different. She could see that her son disliked the woman Jiang and didn't even bother to cast a glance at her.
After this happened, her son should have been overjoyed to drive the woman Jiang out of the Prime Minister's Mansion!
Facing the confused looks from his mother and daughter, Yun Sheng closed his eyes and then sighed.
"Four years ago, I already knew about the woman Jiang's past. But I also promised Qi'er that I wouldn't drive his mother out of the mansion."
It turned out that four years ago, Yun Qi accidentally learned that his mother had once been an official prostitute. Although he was still young, he had seen this term in some books.
He didn't choose to hide it but went straight to Yun Sheng and confessed everything.
Then he knelt down and begged his father not to pursue his mother's deception.
Looking at the usually mature and steady young child crying bitterly, Yun Sheng was surprised by his son's understanding and couldn't help but feel pity.
So he agreed to his request.
Although Yun Xi had won the power to manage the family in this battle, there seemed to be a stone weighing down on her heart.
It wasn't because she thought her father didn't love her enough, but that compared with the whole Prime Minister's Mansion, the weight of her and her mother in her father's heart was still a bit light.
Yun Xi ate dinner absent - mindedly and was then called to the study by her father.
"Yun Xi, it was you who did the thing about the Jiang family, wasn't it?"
Yun Sheng's gaze was sharp, and his tone was very certain.
Yun Xi was slightly stunned, then pouted and nodded.
"Yes, it was me."
Originally, she hadn't thought she could hide it from her father. Since her father asked, she had to be honest.
"Since father is so smart, you must know what the woman Jiang has done, including those things in the royal hunting ground and my mother's death!"
For the first time, Yun Xi spoke with sarcasm in her voice and looked at her father coldly.
Yun Sheng was hurt by his daughter's gaze and denied it.
"Your mother's death has nothing to do with the woman Jiang!"
After his wife's death, he had investigated the matter more than ten times, and all the results showed that it really had nothing to do with the woman Jiang.
Otherwise, the woman Jiang couldn't have lived safely until now!
However, Yun Xi obviously didn't believe him. She smiled bitterly.
"It seems that father has really found out about the things in the hunting ground?"
She had only guessed about her mother's death, but her father's answer made her instantly understand something.
It turned out that she had also been deceived by her father. She had thought he knew nothing!
Looking at her silent father and thinking about her father's promise to Yun Qi, Yun Xi felt a sharp pain in her heart. She suddenly stood up from the chair, trying to hide the pain on her face.
With her back straight, she looked down at her father.
"If you're here to seek justice for the woman Jiang from me, then I'll clearly tell you: I don't regret my decision today at all!"
"If the woman Jiang causes trouble again in the future, I'll make her suffer even more than today!"