Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich

The old housekeeper watched as if it were all a play, certain that Hongji's father's frantic words indicated his guilt.

At this moment, he became even more convinced that the young Master was a child they had swapped, and now the truth was about to come out—he was going to ensure the young Master acknowledged his ancestral roots!

"Calm down, don't fret, a guest who comes knocking is still a guest, and besides, we have another identity, the housekeeper of the young Ladies from Capital City. The day before yesterday, I escorted the Young Masters back, and in a couple of days, I'll be leaving. Before I go, I need to sort out a matter!"

In his heart, Hongji's father was already panicking, facing the reality that the other party had discovered the identity of his eldest son.

This was the unknown magnitude of his eldest son's biological father.

That cousin of his hadn't mentioned who she married to become a concubine.

How was his daughter doing now?

There had been no news of his daughter for decades, the cousin never returned to her hometown to visit, vanishing from the world entirely.

Time had brought them a peaceful life, initially fearing exposure, but later realizing no one was investigating, they lived safely for decades. Why were they being looked into again?

Could it be because his eldest son's family went to Capital City and then encountered these people, that today's risk of familial recognition arose?

Hongji's father regretted it so much. Aunt Lai had told him to prevent his eldest son and his family from investing in Shangjing or to go there with them.

At that time, due to his bad mood, in the end, it was all because of the meddling of these two women. They both fell ill and could not go to Capital City; all the consequent events were the result of the misdeeds of the women close by!

At this moment, Hongji's father glared at Mrs. Lai with her silly smile and at Aunt Lai, who after her illness looked yellow and speckled with freckles, a wan and aged woman.

It was these two women who made him feel like a criminal under surveillance, with everything about to be exposed!

Hongji's father even thought, if the other party was truly formidable, might he face the risk of imprisonment?

Could his wealth and status dissipate into smoke in an instant?

"Daughter-in-law, what's going on? Didn't you and son say you were renting a house in Capital City? How do the granddaughters have a housekeeper? Have you been threatened?"

Hongji's father's angry gaze turned towards Mrs. Li, sensing something amiss from the old housekeeper's words. They had never suspected that their ever-honest eldest son and daughter-in-law could one day conceal and deceive them!

Mrs. Li, withstanding her father-in-law's anger and pressure, and with her husband not yet back, was now alone to bear the brunt of her father-in-law's wrath, to withstand the pressure, and to speak the truth!

"Father-in-law...!"

Ye Fengqi stood by the old housekeeper's side; as her grandfather raged at her mother, she felt her greatest responsibility.

With her elder sister and younger sisters not around, it was imperative that she offer her mother strength when she needed it and her father was not present to help, and to assist in overcoming this.

In this household, a struggle was ever-present, as if from a very young age, they had to protect themselves.

One slip could result in a beating, or perhaps lead to even more trouble!

"Grandfather, it's true we're renting a house, but that house belongs to relatives. The old housekeeper voluntarily stayed to protect the sisters. If there's anything grandfather is unsatisfied with or doesn't understand, let's wait for father to return and then discuss, alright?"

Hongji's father glared at Ye Fengqi: "When elders are speaking, a girl should not be interrupting from nearby. Just now, didn't I say we have no relatives in Capital City? You've been taken advantage of and you don't even know it! Hmph!"

Ye Fengqi retorted with an angry laugh:

"Grandfather, if next year you can speak here, why can't I, a Lady, speak? Whose family rules are these? The old housekeeper simply mentioned relatives from my great-grandmother's side.

Let father come back and get to the bottom of this, grandfather, what are you panicking about?"

Hongji angrily stood up.

Aunt Lai was called out by Ye Fengqi and showed her usual cabbage face, "Old Master, what is this about the Lady...!"

"Shut up, it's not your place to speak here, all of you get out, leave him here!"

Hongji's father wasn't sure how much the others knew about the secrets, and understood that some things shouldn't be discussed in front of an audience, lest too many people become privy to them.

The sinister business of switching children, too, could not be allowed to become known by those within the household or outsiders.

At that moment, he felt that the girls and the concubines, even Mrs. Li and Mrs. Lai, were all there to settle scores!

Hongji's father wanted to send everyone else out. When the guards moved to take action, they were stopped by a glance from the old housekeeper.

The old housekeeper instructed them to guard the door, and as all the maids and female family members left the living room, the guard was about to close the door when Aunt Lai lingered at the doorway behind the others, attempting to eavesdrop.

But she was pulled away by the guard at the door, feeling frustrated at not being able to overhear the secret. Her eyes darted about, and she thought of the window next to the living room?

What Aunt Lai thought of, the guards thought of too. They surrounded the entire living room, front and back, in an instant.

Would Aunt Lai... succeed?

Mrs. Li wasn't worried about the old housekeeper, nor was she concerned that he would anger grandfather.

Indeed, there were matters that needed to be addressed, as the household was becoming increasingly chaotic.

She used to be unaware of grandfather's thoughts, but now she could guess them more and more.

His intention was to quickly marry more concubines and have sons to compete for the inheritance!

Mrs. Li wasn't afraid of grandfather and his people fighting over the inheritance. If necessary, she was willing to share some of the country estate with them, for her children could create wealth and wouldn't simply earn more money by getting a share.

Right now, she was more worried about her daughters in Capital City. Once the property disputes there were settled and her husband's identity clarified,

For if it were as the old housekeeper claimed, that her husband was not grandfather's son, then they would have to be all the more wary of whatever grandfather did in the future.

Even if Capital City was fraught with danger, they would have to accompany their daughters there to take their chances.

Mrs. Li couldn't guess that even if the old housekeeper admitted it, her husband, as the head of the house, did not have the ability to go to war.

Without any combat power, how could they survive the future dangers within the family circle upon their return?

Sometimes, Mrs. Li even wished that her husband was just the son of a commoner, not a general, whatever the son.

Their daughters were already in danger, purely because others were suspicious of her husband's identity.

It was the old housekeeper who had always insisted that her husband was the rightful Young Master of their family.

In the living room, the old housekeeper's expression was composed as he faced off with Hongji's father, whose expression was far from calm. It was less of a face-off than a glaring match.

"It's ridiculous. The son we have raised for over thirty years is suddenly claimed to be someone else's? What a joke! Doesn't my son resemble me at all? This is insufferable!"

Hongji's father seized the initiative, appearing very formidable, but in the old housekeeper's eyes, it was nothing more than a death throes struggle.

He could only assert that this was indeed his son whom he had raised for over thirty years. Now that his son had become successful and was about to be reclaimed by someone else, he stood to lose everything!

He was supposed to be at the age for retirement, to enjoy the fruits of his life. If his son went to someone else, would he have to start struggling again?

Having not really worked for several years, the money he earned was pocket change, and most expenses were provided by his eldest son.