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Chapter 1095 The Murderer in the Dark 6
Seeing that her task was accomplished, Concubine Wang could not help but feel happy. She thought to herself that she did not need to tell anyone specifically that she had helped Aunt Fang. The servants around her had not left, so they must have heard about it and would surely help her spread the news. In this way, she only had to wait for others to flatter her.

Concubine Wang was right in her guess. The success of her action did allow her to regain some of her former glory. More people came to her for help, and her position in the mansion was consolidated, making her feel that her help to Linlang was not in vain.

Without mentioning the changes that happened to the concubine, let's just talk about the present. Dongcao was very happy when she saw that the prince had given Linlang a status. She said to Linlang, "That's good now, Auntie, no, I should call you Madam. With a status and a rank, you can live a good life in the mansion in the future."

Moreover, serving a selected maid is obviously much better than serving a concubine without a title. Her status in the mansion will also rise. How great is that?

Linlang said: "I don't know if there will be a good life, but at least we can eat better in the future. Also, the children will be more respectable when they grow up and won't be laughed at by others."

Dongcao nodded vigorously and said, "Yes."

Then he hesitated and said, "I heard that it was the concubine who spoke for the queen. If so, should the queen thank her?"

Linlang said: "That's for sure."

Although she had given Concubine Wang some things beforehand, now that things were done, Linlang decided to return some of them. After all, on the surface, it was Concubine Wang who took the initiative to speak for her, so she naturally had to thank her.

At that moment, Linlang asked Dongcao to go out of the house and buy some fruits and snacks that were not available in the house. She also bought a longevity lock for Concubine Wang's son and brought it to Concubine Wang's courtyard.

If I had asked her for help in private, I would naturally have to give her something that the concubine would like. But now that I am thanking her openly, I can give her some common things like I would when visiting relatives.

The concubine has already received Linlang's things, so she naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to ask her for things again and again. After all, once the news gets out, who will come to flatter her? She also doesn't have to worry that if she helps, it will become like a piece of taffy that can't be pulled away.

So when she saw that Linlang only brought fruits and snacks this time, and the longevity locket she gave to her son was only made of silver, not gold, she was not unhappy - she also knew that a gold longevity locket was very expensive, and Fang Linlang probably couldn't afford it - on the contrary, she held Linlang's hand and congratulated her.

Since she was putting on a show, she naturally had to do it in its entirety, letting people know that she was not only kind-hearted, but would also not ask for high compensation from others after the job was done. She just wanted others to flatter her.

After all, she had no shortage of money. You know, her aunt was the old princess, and she left her a lot of personal assets before she died. She didn't lack money at all, but what she lacked was status in the palace.

What she wants most now is a position in the mansion. Of course, besides that, if she can get some money, that would be great. After all, who would complain about having too much money?

This is why she accepted the things Linlang gave her but did not keep chasing Linlang for more money and property.

After Linlang and the concubine had a warm and affectionate moment, they went back because she still had many things to deal with.

One of them was that she had been promoted from a concubine without a title to a concubine, and many people came to give her gifts to celebrate. She had to register all these gifts one by one. After all, if other people had any problems in the future, she would also have to return the gifts. If she didn't remember them clearly, it would definitely not work. She didn't need to hold a banquet to entertain everyone. When people gave gifts to each other in the palace, unlike in society, there was no need to hold a banquet, and they just had to return the gifts in the future.

Besides, since she has a status, it is a happy event, and Concubine Song will hold a banquet according to the rules of the mansion, which is equivalent to Prince Qingjiang hosting a banquet for her to entertain everyone - although Concubine Song is hosting the banquet according to the rules, the money is paid by the public treasury, and the money in the public treasury belongs to Prince Qingjiang, so naturally it is Prince Qingjiang who is hosting a banquet for her to entertain everyone.

After returning, Linlang went to check the gift list registered by Dongcao.

No matter it was Dongcao or the original body, as long as they wanted to be a head maid, or even a little maid, they all tried their best to learn some characters. Otherwise, as a head maid, they would have more responsibilities, and if they didn't know any characters, they wouldn't be able to do the job at all. So the original body and Dongcao could still write some commonly used characters, so Dongcao could help her register the gift list, but sometimes there were typos.

This time when Linlang was given a status, everyone in the mansion gave her gifts. After all, when these people had problems in the past, the original owner had also given them gifts. So now that Linlang was given a status, these people naturally had to return the favor.

Because she didn't have much money before and the gifts she gave were relatively light, the gifts others gave her were not heavy either. Most people only gave a few hundred coins, and the better ones gave a dozen coins.

Although the gifts were not much, the good thing was that through this incident, Linlang took back some of the gifts that her original body had given out, which was also good, as it was equivalent to opening up a new source of income.

This time, about twenty or thirty taels of silver were recovered. The reason why there was so much was that in addition to the gifts returned by the masters and ladies in the mansion, some stewards also gave gifts to Linlang.

Needless to say, Linlang took the time to ask Dongcao to exchange it for gold.

Since one does not know when the value of silver and copper coins will fall, one must naturally exchange them for gold at any time to avoid losses.

However, Prince Qingjiang gave Linlang a status, but everything else remained the same and he still did not come to share a room with her. This was naturally what Linlang wanted to see. After all, Prince Qingjiang had no interest in her, and she had no interest in Prince Qingjiang either.

Just when Linlang was happy that she had a status and was finally eating better, the Fang family was furious because she had always ignored the letters they sent, and they prepared to go to Beijing to ask Linlang for an explanation.

Especially the eldest brother of the original body, he was the most unhappy at this moment. Seeing that his wedding date was approaching and Linlang's money had not arrived yet, he complained to Fang's father and mother, shouting: "What does elder sister mean! When my elder brother got married, she gave thirty taels of silver, why didn't she give me a penny for my wedding?! Is she dissatisfied with me? How did I offend her that she treats me differently?!"

The reason why Brother Fang was so unhappy was because Fang's father and mother had said that the money that Linlang gave to them brothers would be divided among them in the future.

So even though Linlang's money had not been delivered yet, in the eyes of Fang Dadi and others, they already had thirty taels of silver. Now that the money had not arrived, they were naturally unhappy, as if they had lost thirty taels.

If Linlang heard what Fang Dadi said, she would probably give him a big slap and spit on his face: "If you want money, go to your parents. Am I your parents? Why should I give you thirty taels of silver? Is it because you are so shameless?"

But Fang's parents obviously thought the same as Fang Dadi, and immediately said, "Why don't you go to the capital and ask her in person, is it possible that the letter she asked someone to send didn't reach the place?"