Ruan heard that Wang was going to move Xie Liang to live in Xiao Xiang Yuan, and her mind turned around, she couldn't help but feel happy.

  The library is located on the northeast side of the Xie Mansion, with a separate entrance facing the main street, which is not open except on the first day of each month. The Xiangxiang Courtyard is just south of the library, and although the courtyard is exquisitely built, it has been empty for a long time because of its remote location and the fact that the library opens on the first day of each month, making it noisy and bustling on that day.

  Xie Lang, if you move there, even with great talent, won't you be affected by the noise and disturbance?

  The Xie family is a family of scholars, and in the future, all the young masters in the mansion will have to follow this path. Now that Xie Rong has already become a Shengyuan scholar, the eldest son Xie Hua and the second son Xie Tong will also have to go take the imperial examination to obtain an official title. Old Master is someone who values learning the most, if because of this, he can squeeze out Xie Can and make him more and more displeasing in front of Old Master, wouldn't that be a good thing?

  With Ruan's intelligence, she could only infer these from Wang's words and immediately smiled and said: "Daughter-in-law, go ahead and instruct!"

  In the narrow space under the eaves, just enough for half a person, Xie Wan stood against the wall, but what she was thinking was not that simple.

  It's hard to say whether Wang believed she was being manipulated by Xie, but one thing is certain: regardless of who was influencing whom between the siblings, Wang did not want them to stay together anymore.

  Separating them has two benefits. Firstly, it distinguishes the emotions between them, and it's easier to grasp when they are in two places. Secondly, if they don't live together, then the servants by their side will also be divided into two groups. With fewer people around each of them, there will naturally be more opportunities for gossip.

  In this way, the household chores of the second house must be managed by Xie Liang. Handing it over to Xie Liang is equivalent to giving the property away to Wang's family. Although Wang's family may not know what Xie Liang wants to do, her move has hit the nail on the head, making it impossible for Xie Liang to hide behind his brother's back and give orders to handle the affairs of the second house.

  This is the biggest disadvantage.

  The reason why Wang's family brought out was also so righteous, making it impossible for people to pick out any flaws.

  Xie Lang was anxiously waiting outside the main gate, and when he saw Xie Wan walking out from the Moon Gate with a lack of energy, he hastily ran up to him: "You're finally out! Let's hurry and leave, if we're seen by others, it'll be nothing but trouble!"

  "Brother!"

  Xie Wan was pulled by him for a few steps, and suddenly stopped. Xie Liang turned around, carefully examining her face: "What's wrong?"

  Xie Wan knew that as long as she opened her mouth to coax him, saying a sentence that she didn't want to be separated from him and wanted to live with him, her brother would absolutely not let Wang's plan succeed even if he was beaten to death. She called out to him at this time, thinking of doing so. But when she saw her young brother's warm and jade-like appearance, she suddenly couldn't say it out loud.

  She wasn't really only eight years old, she knew that just like she could sacrifice everything for her brother, her brother could also give up everything to protect her. Her spoiled and childish behavior stuck to her brother, although it could interfere with Wang's plan, but for them, there was no real benefit. On the contrary, she would also drag her brother into arguing with Xie Qigong, thus worsening Xie Qigong's impression of the second house.

  Now Xie Qigong is the only person she can use, and she cannot lift a stone to hit her own foot. To defeat the Xie family, it's not something that can be accomplished overnight, she must take steady steps, carefully calculating every move.

  "Brother, let's talk about it in our room."

  She pulled his hand again and ran quickly towards Danxiangyuan.

  Xie's estate, as a large landowner, occupies a considerable amount of land, but the population is not too dense. Therefore, on the east side, there are four or five courtyards of varying sizes that all belong to San Fang, while on the west side, there are five or six courtyards that all belong to Zhang Fang.

  Even so, there are still many courtyards left, from the main courtyard to Danxiang Courtyard, you have to go through two or three corridors and four or five galleries. Danxiang Courtyard is located in Dongkua Courtyard, if Xie Liang really moved to Xiaoxiang Courtyard in Dongkua Courtyard, she might not see him for a month or two.

  Xie Wan pulled her brother inside, letting Yin Suo guard the outside, then sat down beside the kang table and said: "If Wang Shi wants to separate us to live apart, would you be willing, brother?"

  Xie Lang was taken aback: "Why? Weren't we living together just fine? What did you hear?"

  Xie Wan paused for a moment and then told him everything that Wang Shi and the others had said in the house, without leaving out a single word. "Brother, how do you analyze this matter?"

  Xie Wan has been very calm lately, and often utters words that even he thinks are unlikely to be used. This makes him somewhat uncomfortable. However, he still wants to believe in the saying "experience is the best teacher", his sister has grown up and transformed, this is a great thing. So he carefully thought for a moment and said: "What Wang said, on the surface, there's nothing wrong with it."

  Xie Wan suppressed the urge to roll her eyes and said: "Of course, there's nothing wrong with it. But don't you think she's acting out of character?"

  Xie Lang furrowed his brow and thought for half a day, biting his lip as he said, "Could it be that we are to be separated?"

  Xie Wan said: "What else?"

  He shook his head.

  Xie Wan never expected him to understand the intricacies of this place, so it didn't matter if he was disappointed. "After we live apart, you not only have to study hard but also have to spare energy to manage household chores and run the family business. You don't know anything about these things, which will inevitably take up most of your energy. Firstly, you are simple-minded and can't think through these clever tricks. Wang Shi is different, she just needs to put in a little thought to make you flustered. Don't mention other things, as long as something happens here, can you not panic? What if Wang Shi uses me to coerce you into doing something, will you do it or not?"

  Xie Lang's eyes widened in shock, his tongue tied into knots: "This, this can't be? How could she be so bold?"

  Xie Wan sneered: "She's got a big nerve, just think about it, a concubine actually daring to take over the first wife's dowry."

  Xie Lang's face was covered in sweat, and he sat there stupidly for a moment. Suddenly, he grasped his knees tightly and said, "No way! I won't let you be left behind!"

  "I don't want to be separated from my brother either." Xie Wan said, "So, you have to listen to me on this matter."

  Xie Lang looked at her with a puzzled expression: "What are you planning to do? Don't take any risks!"

  Xie Wan smiled slightly and said, "Brother, your task is to revive our second house, so that our parents in heaven can rest assured. Your responsibility is heavy, you can't let them lead you astray. How about we make a deal? If I can handle this matter without any trouble, you'll hand over the management of our family's internal affairs and household chores to me, and you just focus on reading your books and taking your exams, how does that sound?"

  "How can that be?" Xie Liang brushed off his sleeve and said: "I may not understand the way of managing a household, but you're only eight years old, even more clueless! This is the capital our parents left us to survive on, if we're careless for just one moment it'll be ruined in our hands. I won't take this lightly!"

  Xie Wan said calmly: "What good way does brother have to stop Wang Shi?"

  Xie Lang was stunned, turning his head to look at her, speechless.

  When it comes to talent and learning, he naturally excels in one aspect. However, if we talk about thinking and thoughts, he is indeed not as quick-witted and agile as his sister. Moreover, men and women have different natures, and from a young age, he has been taught the ways of sages and saints, and has never come into contact with these cunning and manipulative tactics, so how would he be able to hear the sound and guess the meaning?

  He slumped back onto the kang, his whole body filled with a sense of despair.

  "What's your good idea then?" he muttered.

  "The mountain man has his own wonderful plan." Xie Wan said. "Originally, when my mother was there, I followed her every day and saw that she handled many household affairs. It's not necessarily worse than brother. Brother only says whether you agree or disagree with what I said. If you agree, I will not only let Wang Shi fail to steal the chicken, but also find a way to keep Luo Guan at his post for you."

  Xie Lang sat still.

  Xie Wan crawled over and shook him: "Brother!"

  Xie Lang couldn't help but glance at her, then turned around and picked up a copy of "Three Character Classic" from the table to read.

  Xie Wan raised an eyebrow, knowing that he had acquiesced. He then beckoned to Yin Suo: "Go and invite Luo Guan Shi over."

  Luo Sheng arrived quickly, thinking it was about the matter of the lower people in Huangshi Town, and immediately entered the door to report: "Everything has been arranged according to Miss's instructions. Tonight, everyone will start packing up their things. I have already let Wu Xing take the ledger to watch over them. Yu Xue and Yu Fang will come to the mansion early tomorrow morning."

  Xie Wan nodded, "Just now didn't come in time. After dinner, let Wu Mama bring the silver that should be given to them over to you."

  She also thought that the house had been idle for a long time and was prone to damage. Most people's empty houses were rented out, but because she was on guard against the Wang family, she never planned to rent out the house, so she said: "From now on, every two months, send Wu Xing there to open the door and live for two days, sweep and clean."

  Luo Sheng had no opinion on this matter, and he still had something to report: "Li Ershun insisted on marrying Yu Xue as his wife, and was afraid that he would come to the second young master again."

  Xie Wan's mind suddenly flashed a thread of disgust. "Don't interfere with this matter anymore. Let's talk about it when he comes." As she said that, she took a sip of tea, paused for a moment, and then said: "I heard that in front of the mistress, Yin Zhu's sister-in-law is in charge of the small stove in the large kitchen, and these two days have been at odds with the housekeeper, Pang Shengjia?" She had just woken up a few days ago and didn't know about the situation in the large kitchen. She only felt that after Yin Zhu publicly exposed her plan to replace Pang Shengjia's people from the large kitchen, Pang Shengjia would definitely not tolerate Yin Zhu's sister-in-law.

  Luo Sheng, having seen her sharpness before, intentionally wanted to probe her depth, so although he didn't understand why she asked this, he still chose his words carefully and spoke in detail: "Yin Zhu's sister-in-law is called Lin Si Niang. She was able to take on the task of managing the small kitchen because Yin Zhu had a good reputation with the mistress. Now that Yin Zhu has been scolded, the mistress hasn't said a word about it, and Lin Si Niang has received several reprimands from the Peng family in the past few days. This morning, she was even fined half a month's salary for putting too little water in the medicine dish for San Niang."