Chapter 407 First Encounter with Mo Liancheng (2)_1
Before her voice had faded, the door curtain was lifted. Lady Wang from the second room came in, steadying herself with the hand of the girl. Lady Wang was Old Madam Wang’s niece and was deeply loved by the old lady. She now bypassed the wife of the head of the household and managed the central distributions within the Duke An’s mansion, being second only to one person within the residence.
She walked in with a smile, and upon reaching the inner room, stationed herself in front of Lady Du, saying, "Sister-in-law, I came especially to congratulate Fourth Sister. You must be delighted to have raised such an accomplished daughter. Now that your niece is about to enter the palace, do you have anything you need to prepare for her? The old madam has given her instructions- if there is anything the niece lacks, Fourth Sister, feel free to let me know. We will provide anything needed for the niece from our mansion’s public funds."
Lady Du glanced at Cai Wei, then lowered her head without saying a word.
In fact, she wanted to buy Cai Wei a respectable dance costume along with matching head jewelry and clothes to wear when entering the palace. Buying these things required considerable expense. Although their home restaurant made money, they had only been open for two or three days, earning just over a hundred taels of silver. This small amount of silver was not even enough for the rich young ladies to buy a piece of jewelry. So how could she provide for her daughter?
However, she also dared not ask for money from Lady Wang for fear of blaming Cai Wei. At some point, Lady Du began to follow her daughter’s words and basically made decisions about the matters at home. Even her husband had unknowingly given up his position as head of the family, listening to their daughter.
She had discussed this with her husband, who smiled and said, "Running a family is supposed to be for those who are capable. Since our daughter excels beyond us, what would be wrong with her taking charge of the family?"
Lady Du dared not make a decision and although anxious, she remained silent.
At this time, Cai Wei casually spoke, laughed, and said, "In that case, I shall trouble Auntie Wang. Mother, as for what I need to enter into the palace, please discuss it with Auntie Wang. As for the shop, there are still things that need taking care of, so I will go have a look now."
Lady Du anxiously said, "Be sure to come back quickly. Your mother still has things for you to do..."