C20 Men from the Palace (1)

"Since Peaches has enough strength, then let's do as she said. The big kitchen should quickly boil some rice and buns, and when it's time for lunch, she should come and get them. When you guys get back, tell Nanny Xu that you shouldn't miss the chance to deliver food to the different house masters."

Xiao Ru smiled as she replied, sending the two to the door. She waited until Xu Mingwei was far away before sighing enviously, "A menial job only costs a single silver coin, to be raised by Master for five taels of silver. Truly, they are not the same kind of people!"

The matter of Xu Mingwei taking in a new big girl was not mentioned to anyone. In any case, she had stuck up the "monthly allowance" for Peaches, so there was no need for a single extra coin in the company.

At that time, she had already gone to the palace. Wan Rou had thought that it was only natural that the lady would play with the other young ladies of the palace, that the expenses would be huge, and she did not take it to heart. At that time, she was still secretly sad that the lady had not brought her along to the palace.

The people in the main house were calm and relaxed, the girls were free to learn to read and write. However, the second room was in a mess, they had almost been angered by the stewards who came to look for the Lady Ji for an account.

It just so happened that Lady Helan left home just before the 20th match. Although she had taught Lady Ji and his wet nurse for a long time, she had even told them everything she had calculated on the account book one by one. At that time, Lady Ji and Lady Ji's wet nurse were listening very well and thought that they understood what she meant. However, after Lady Helan left for two days, the mansion's steward who oversaw the purchase had come over to ask for money, and Lady Ji had already fainted because of those disorderly buying. After missing the bill for half a day, the two of them did not even have the mood to eat lunch, and continued to crackle on the abacus plate for a long time.

In the end, the steward had no other choice but to sign the contract, signing on how much money Zhang Ye would receive from his Second Branch Grandmother every certain month. He then wrote down all the money he would receive before taking the silver and leaving. Lady Ji kept the note and waited for Lady Helan to come back before he checked it.

However, he took the opportunity to confuse the account and confused it with the Lady Ji's. The Lady Ji became more confused as she continued to write the note, but when she returned, she did not write down the amount and instead coaxed the Lady Ji to give him more than two hundred silver coins; some of the people had already started writing notes, while others had not noticed, and returned back to their rooms with the signed note while others had not noticed; some of them even went back to their rooms for a few days without anyone recognizing them.

If someone took more, the butler's silver left behind by the Lady Helan would be insufficient. The Lady Ji looked at the two hundred and fifty silver left in the small box and started to worry. It was not because she cared about the money, but because she had a headache over this.

The Lady Ji was also afraid that the Lady Helan would despise her for not being the butler when she returned, and was even more afraid that the stewards below would twist their mouths and discuss that she was indeed inferior to the steward. When they returned to the Lady Helan to inquire about the affairs of the household, Lady Ji did not mention a word of the accounts, she made the wife in her room open a dowry box and first filled in four hundred silver taels.

What Lady Ji did not know was that her reputation of not knowing how to be the butler had spread throughout the outer court long ago. The few stewards who had gotten lucky couldn't wait to return home late to let Lady Ji take care of things for a few more days. It would be much easier to muddle through than, the grandma of a big house.

Because the steward was unhappy, Lady Ji even disliked Xu Mingmei and imprisoned her in the courtyard to read and do homework, preventing her from going to Xu Mingwei's place to visit him. Seeing that she had such a big belly, Xu Mingmei didn't want to make her angry. She obediently wrote and practiced her zither in his courtyard. When she thought about how long it would take for Aunt to return, he suddenly felt that there was no hope for her life.

When each of the main house and second house were feeling happy and sad for the both of them, the fourth wife was deathly silent. Ever since Xu Minglan made a ruckus last time, the atmosphere in the Xueju had always been depressed. Xi Shi had long since seen through Xu Minglan and was discouraged. He was only waiting for the age when he could release his power to find a master to marry a young servant, but he was even calmer than Xi Chun and the others who only cared for Xu Minglan, treating him like how she usually was.

But the other three girls, on the other hand, were truly hurt this time, especially Xi Chun. To think that they would be willing to treat their little mistress so well, only to end up with such treatment in the end! The many years of affection they had spent serving each other was even less than six taels of silver. How could those people below them not feel a chill on their lips?

Xu Minglan didn't feel it yet, but she continued to chat with the girls in the room. In his heart, she had already taken note of the part where the Hongqing Tower was laid out, she did not know that she should have been the closest to her, and just like the couple in the world, she would be intimate with them. His heart had already left his heart, and was not willing to spend any more energy on her.

Although the girls in this room and their masters were both prosperous and damaged, and the girls' good and bad luck was all tied to their masters, but this cold heart of hers could not be controlled by reason and could be warmed up again. Not only girls like Xi Yun, but even the servants in charge of cleaning the courtyard had become a lot lazier these days. Normally, Xi Chun would have already continued to discipline them, but because of the matter at the Hongqing Tower, she was too lazy to do anything, so she closed her eyes and went over.

In the end, Xu Minglan was only a child that was half a year old, so she could not tell whether the people in the courtyard were good or bad. When Lady Liang followed Old Master Xu and the others back, the entire place was already in chaos, it made her angry and she sold quite a few Little girl! Little girl s. She did not even know what kind of hatred she had towards the people in the courtyard.

From this point of view, Xu Minglan had managed to obtain the true inheritance of her mother. If something were to go wrong in her room, she would definitely not look into the root of the problem, but rather find excuses from the outsider. All in all, it only meant one sentence. A thousand faults were the fault of others, it had nothing to do with one's self.

Don't even mention asking about the fourth wife, she could not even settle her own debt for half a month, and had been hoping for Old Master Xu and the rest to return soon. Otherwise, by the 20th of April, it would be the day that they would settle their accounts again.

Indeed, she did not know whether or not the accounts were clear or not, but after the stewards tricked her, Lady Ji still had a feeling in his heart. It was a pity that she could not grab hold of the mouse hole in their account book, and she did not want the stewards to look at her with a smile that was not a smile. In the end, he could only suffer this loss and use money to wipe away his face.

The first time was still okay, but he clenched his teeth and followed after it. However, if he continued to paste himself into the court like this next month, even if Lady Ji were to let go, he would not be able to help but feel pained. So, it was not as impressive as she initially thought. Without the means of the Lady Helan, just this group of managers could swallow life whole. She could not help but talk about this family of elders returning to their hometown to worship their ancestors, how come there was still no return?

Lady Ji's wet nurse knew who she was thinking about and knew that she was annoyed, but she was still carrying a child in her stomach. She could not worry about it, and could only comfort her with soft words every day. Just when the Second Branch was eagerly looking forward to the Xu Family returning home, he did not manage to get the Lady Helan back as the people sent by the palace fell on his doorstep.

This time, the one serving in the palace was Senior Servant Liu who was by Eldest Princess's side. Although she was called a mama, she actually looked to be in her twenties. It was just that all the palace maids who stayed in the palace when they reached their age but didn't release their power were called mama.

Although the people from the palace had arrived rather suddenly, they still took on the attitude of a family head, and politely welcomed the Senior Servant Liu into the residence.

Senior Servant Liu had a smile on her face as she said, "This old servant was assigned by the Empress to come here without even asking for permission. This old servant better not find this old servant presumptuous."

The Lady Ji took her hand warmly, completely disregarding the Senior Servant Liu's mistress as she smiled, "Esteemed guest, it's too late to welcome you, please do not say any presumptuous words."

Regardless of their sincerity or pretense, their host and guest both smiled happily.

The Lady Ji had the servants in the room busy with tea and refreshments, the Senior Servant Liu smiled and praised the Xu family's good tea and also praised the matching tea and refreshments tunnel. The chef in the house was very skilled, and for this reason, she decided to come here, to meet the two ladies in charge of the house and the one who was selected as fourth wife's reading partner.

Lady Ji guessed that she was here because of this matter and had already sent her servants to the main house and fourth wife to inform the guests, allowing Xu Mingwei and Xu Minglan to put on their clothes.

With Lady Ji's advance notice, Xu Mingwei and Xu Minglan did not panic. They dressed neatly with the servants following behind them, waiting for the people in the Lady Ji's room to come look for them.

Xu Mingwei's courtyard was close, she arrived first, but was not in a hurry to enter, so she waited outside the Second House for a while. Seeing that Xi Shi had accompanied him, she raised her head and greeted her.

Xu Minglan smiled and ignored her, walking straight into the room. In her heart, Wan Rong was not satisfied. Seeing that her young lady still looked as calm as ever, she could only endure it and followed Xu Mingwei into the courtyard of the second house.