TFWYH – Chapter 626 Missing His Sister-in-Law

“Got it!” Tang Wan waved her hand impatiently.

What did she mean by “running off again”?

This girl was so sharp when dealing with other people, so why did she suddenly become silly whenever she was around her?

After getting Tang Wan’s assurance, Ling Yue finally left in satisfaction.

No sooner had she left than Ling Chen returned.

Perfect. That saved Tang Wan the trouble of going to look for him.

Tang Wan pointed at the Zhao family’s son, Zhao Xiaofeng, and said to Ling Chen, “A-Chen, this is Zhao Xiaofeng. From now on, he’ll stay by your side and be your study companion.”

Ling Chen looked confused. “Huh?”

What the heck?

The Zhao couple, meanwhile, were overjoyed. They hurriedly pushed their son toward Ling Chen, and Auntie Zhao anxiously urged him, “What are you standing there for? Greet the young master!”

“Oh, right!” Zhao Xiaofeng finally snapped out of it. He immediately dropped to one knee and saluted Ling Chen properly.

“Greetings, Young Master. This servant is Xiaofeng. From now on, I’ll definitely serve you well.”

Ling Chen still looked a little reluctant. “So what can you do?”

Zhao Xiaofeng was quick-witted enough to answer immediately, “This servant can read and write, fight crickets, sing songs, climb trees, and… and fight!”

Ling Chen burst out laughing. “You can fight?”

Zhao Xiaofeng nodded seriously. “Yes!”

Ling Chen asked again, “Are you afraid of wolves? Snakes? Bugs?”

Zhao Xiaofeng hesitated briefly, then quickly gritted his teeth and replied, “This servant is not afraid. If we ever encounter dangerous things like that, I’ll definitely protect Young Master. Even if I die, I’ll die before you do.”

“Hahaha… you’re really interesting!” Ling Chen laughed happily and reluctantly accepted this little study companion.

“Fine then, come with me. As long as you’re not scared, you can follow me from now on.”

“Yes! Thank you, Young Master, for taking me in!” Zhao Xiaofeng agreed joyfully.

After settling Zhao Xiaofeng’s matter, Ling Chen turned to Tang Wan.

“Big Sister-in-law, I’m taking my little buddy back to my courtyard. I’ll come play with you later.”

Tang Wan waved her paw-like hand.

Go on!

Now that he had a little friend, he probably wouldn’t keep obsessing over stealing his brother’s wife anymore.

Ling Yue and Ling Chen had each taken one person away, leaving behind the brothers A-Da and A-Er, along with the Zhao couple.

Tang Wan didn’t make things difficult for them.

She assigned the Zhao couple to the kitchen.

As for A-Da and A-Er, they became gatekeepers responsible for dealing with all the people delivering invitations.

The household itself was simple, so the newcomers quickly found their roles and served Tang Wan’s family diligently.

Very soon, they also discovered that this new master’s family was very easy to get along with.

As long as you did your job properly… no, even if you occasionally made mistakes, nobody would scold them.

Jiang-shi, in particular, was incredibly kind and approachable. Gentle and soft-spoken, she lacked the arrogant airs common among noble household mistresses.

This made both families breathe huge sighs of relief.

The only thing troubling Auntie Zhao was that Jiang-shi often came to the kitchen to help out.

Wuwu…

If Tang Wan found out, would she scold her?

For the time being, the household servants were arranged like this.

Tang Wan didn’t assign any extra servants to Jiang-shi herself. She only had Su Xi move from the shadows into the open to serve Jiang-shi personally.

Su Xi: …

She was already used to it.

Besides, Jiang-shi was incredibly easy to serve.

Even without Tang Wan saying anything, she would still take good care of Jiang-shi.

…

Compared to the Minister’s Residence, which everyone was eager to curry favor with, the Prime Minister’s Residence had become very deserted.

Although the Emperor hadn’t severely punished Gu Hengcang that day, he had placed him under house arrest.

At his age, being confined to his home was utterly humiliating.

He didn’t even need to guess to know that plenty of people outside were laughing at him behind his back.