At the end of the twelfth lunar month, Chen Afu had finally tidied up the property at the Marquis' Mansion.
Chu Ling'an and Mrs. Shen had also gotten wind of the old man's plans, and they were both heartbroken and relieved. The sorrow was because they didn't want to separate households now. Living together with the Marquis' Mansion, where all the expenses were paid by the main house, they were considered the young masters and mistresses of the mansion. The relief came from the fact that, thankfully, they passed the main house to Chu Ling'an as per the older man's wishes. Otherwise, it wouldn't have taken long for their wealth and influence to decline.