C9 Edict

Qingliu had been accompanying Faang Xinsu these days, and she had experienced a hundred aspects of life.

The servants thought that once the girls were in charge, the young ladies would be more lenient on the surface and would be easier to fool than Mrs. Marquis. As a result, they could not help but be a little lazy and evasive. There are many people who are rich in the industry and take the next best. There were even those who stole money or stolen property.

However, after three to five days, everyone gradually began to realize what was going on.

There was no need to mention Shen Tian, the eldest daughter of the Marquis Mansion, had a certain level of authority when she went through the motions, and the servants did not dare to be perfunctory. Furthermore, she had already helped Mrs. Han tend to family matters a few years ago, and she was already used to it.

Since Faang Xinsu's mother's visit, the family had been her director for the past one or two years. Now, she still had control of the family's fields and shops. As an outsider, he didn't do much, but he would never shirk responsibility. He had his own set of rules and regulations. What was wrong with the servants? They did not speak carefully, but slowly and carefully analyzed them one by one. They were clear and logical, making the ones who replied wish they could hide in the crevices of the ground.

Shen Xiang may look like a child on the surface, but she had left her mother when she was young. She had to be self-reliant, and with the guidance of her mother, she was able to gradually straighten out after a period of time.

Shen Ying and Shen Lian were a lot worse. The two of them were only concubines, and some stewards in the mansion looked down on them.

Shen Ying was used to being gentle and gentle, but she actually couldn't hold back a bit. Fortunately, Nanny Qi was in charge. After Shen Ying suffered a few small losses, she hardened her heart and sent down a few servants who didn't listen to her orders. The servants became much more obedient.

On the other hand, although Shen Lian started to panic for a few days, she quickly calmed down and started to talk about the rules of the mansion. Anyone that broke the rules, regardless of whether they had face or not, would be treated the same. The ones that deserved to be punished would be rewarded. For a moment, no one dared to fool around with her.

All in all, he had only sold a few servants. After changing some stewards, the atmosphere of the mansion changed in an instant. Everyone became more obedient.

Shen Xiang had just taken control of the situation and was ready to start a big fight. Who knew that everyone was already used to Mrs. Han's hands? Seeing that things were not going well, she hurriedly quashed the idea of fishing in troubled waters.

That day, they were bored to death and coincidentally, someone bumped into them. A daughter-in-law took the cards and came over to say that she wanted to collect money from the young masters for this month's tea. Shen Xiang then asked, "What tea money?" The daughter-in-law replied, "Two taels of silver a month for the young masters to drink tea, eat snacks, and write money."

Shen Xiang harrumphed, "All of you brothers and sisters have your own rules. Ten silver taels a month. Pen, ink, paper, and tea snacks were all distributed according to the rules. So where did the money come from for the tea? "

The daughter-in-law smiled in embarrassment, "It has always been like this, maybe the higher ups are looking for a name to supplement the young masters."

Shen Xiang continued, "Even if you're talking nonsense, you should have been taken care of by the head attendants or the head maidservants. What does that have to do with you?"

Coincidentally, Third Young Master Shen Mao's girl, Li Ya, was there. She smiled and continued, "I've never heard that our Young Master has this silver. "Sometimes, the Third Young Master doesn't like to drink tea in the company. He would just send people out to buy tea by themselves with silver taels."

Shen Xiang said, "It seems that this silver has already been filled someone's pocket." The daughter-in-law lowered her head in silence. Shen Xiang was about to punish the daughter-in-law, but Shen Tian tugged on her sleeve. When Shen Xiang saw her cousin shake her head at her, she knew it was to prevent her from making a big fuss.

Although Shen Xiang did not understand the meaning behind his words, she still said, "Forget it, let's forget about the past. I will let bygones be bygones. If this happens again in the future, I will definitely not forgive you. " The daughter-in-law could only agree to go.

After the wife had left, Shen Xiang looked at Shen Tian and asked, "Sister, why don't you let me punish that wife of yours?" "This servant here only has nothing to fear because he sees that we are too easy to talk to."

Shen Tian shook her head. "Mother has been a housekeeper for so many years. How could she not know about this? However, there are no fish in the water. We are a dignified Marquis Mansion, it is only right for us to occasionally leak some things to our servants. Mother's housekeeper was quite strict, and the stewards only dared to covet a little bit of money. I heard that there's a buyer with State Duke's Mansion who offered ten times the price of chicken, duck, and fish. Three coins for an egg, they dared to say two hundred coins for an egg. Fortunately, the new daughter-in-law of the family was a formidable one. When she happened to see the account book, she told her mother-in-law about it. "That's how we found out about this. Can't you guys imagine how much money the host found from the steward's house?"

Everyone's interest was piqued. Shen Xiang anxiously tugged at Shen Tian's sleeve. "Good sister, hurry and say it."

Shen Tian said, "That person has only been a steward for more than ten years and already has several tens of thousands of silver taels as well as countless gold and silver coins. He also has a four-way house. If it wasn't for the fact that servants couldn't buy land, that manager would have become a great landlord long ago. Even an ordinary fourth or fifth-grade official would not necessarily be able to purchase this kind of property after ten years. "

When everyone heard this, they could not help but click their tongues.

Faang Xinsu also picked up a few pieces of news about how some of her family's slaves had bullied their masters while they were still in Fuzhou. The sisters began to talk about this topic one after another. The wives who were waiting outside looked at each other in dismay. Was this a matter of life or not? What if he became a slut too? What if he didn't get what he wanted?

Right at this time, an old woman ran in frantically from outside the hanging flower gate. She immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Ladies, there is someone from the palace here. They have brought an imperial edict, and they are waiting in the front yard.

Accept the decree? What decree?

Even though she had many doubts in her heart, Qingliu still quickly pulled Faang Xinsu aside to dress her up. Fortunately, she would bring the girl's clothes and a few pieces of jewelry with her in case of need.

Today, Faang Xinsu wore a moon-white undergarment with a watery blue rind. Qingliu took out a lilac purple cardigan that she had brought with her to change into. "Today, she wore a pair of white jade brocade hairpins, which were a bit plain. Qingliu just so happened to have brought a jade hollow hibiscus in Huasheng, which was a good fit for her.

Faang Xinsu only brought one or two bracelets along with her because she despised bracelets for being too cumbersome. In the Great Kang Dynasty, where aristocratic women usually brought four bracelets, it was obviously thinner than usual. Today, she brought a pair of jade-green imperial bangles. Qingliu then took out a pair of similar jade bangles from the box and put it on her. He wore two jade rings on his finger, and also wore a Jade Vine Pendant on his waist.

In this way, it was reasonable.