Fast Travel: Endangered Pup Rescue Project

Chapter 170: The aunt who no longer forces her eldest son to make progress
"Mom, go and have a rest." After Ye Wanrou left, Zhou Yuqing ate some more. His eyelids felt heavy, so he urged his mother to go back to the main courtyard. He must have been very tired after he had been sleeping for so many days.

Song Xia smiled lovingly: "When you go to sleep, mother will go back."

Zhou Yuqing knew that if he didn't sleep, his mother wouldn't be able to feel at ease, so she closed her eyes. She had been asleep for so long, but she didn't feel as tired as before. Was it his imagination?
Song Xia sat for a while, then got up and returned to the main courtyard. After several days in a row, it was time to freshen up.

"Madam, I have asked Aunt Liu to return to Qinyaxuan. There are bursts of crying coming from the yard."

Song Xia's expression remained unchanged: "I know he won't be able to punish Liu Fangniang for long, so there's no need to make a fuss."

The maid Furong was unwilling to give in: "But she was disrespectful to the Crown Prince's wife, so this punishment is too light."

"Can it still be sold? She was slapped, and she knelt down in the ancestral hall. She said that she would sincerely admit her mistake, and if she continues to find fault, it will become our bitterness. Just wait, this is just the beginning!"

Song Xia's thin lips curled up slightly, Liu Fangniang, Liu Fangniang, can't you stand just this?The days are still long, I am the wife and you are the concubine, so what if I am favored?Does Zhou Yongli still dare to divorce me?
At first, she planned to reconcile, but now she has changed her mind. Wouldn't he give up everything in the Zhou family to Liu Fangniang and Zhou Shuqing, so that the family can get their wish?Why?
The Zhou family couldn't touch her anyway, so why not play with these people every day and protect the Zhou family's property for her son.

In Qinyaxuan, Liu Fangniang, who had been wronged, cried so sadly on Zhou Yongli's shoulder that she felt very distressed for Zhou Yongli.

"What do you think you are doing to mess with the prince's concubine? Stop crying. It makes me uncomfortable too."

"I didn't know that the imperial concubine was so angry. Didn't she just call her in-laws? Isn't she originally the in-laws of our Zhou family?"

"That's not what you can call me. You are a concubine."

Liu Fangniang cried even more when she heard this: "Obviously Yonglang promised me the position of his wife back then, but now I am inferior to others for no reason. Not only can I not attend the banquets in various houses on weekdays, I can't even say a word in my own house. You can’t say anything casually, what’s the point of me being alive?”

A trace of uneasiness flashed in Zhou Yongli's eyes, and then he became more and more guilty: "Don't cry, those banquets are not interesting to go to. Aren't you attracted by the jewelry of Linglong Pavilion? Go and transfer 1000 taels from the accounting room. What you wear is better than those worn by serious ladies." Yes, it’s much more expensive.”

Liu Fangniang wiped her tears: "Actually, I don't really want any jewelry, but I just feel aggrieved. It's clear that my wife can't let the prince's wife make a fuss today."

Zhou Yongli's eyes turned cold as expected: "She only focuses on her son, how can she care about the face of our Zhou family?"

"How can Yonglang say that? Brother Yu is also your eldest son, Yonglang."

"It's not like you don't know. Master, I value your son Shuqing more. Let's see how she raises Zhou Yuqing. Let her be hers from now on."

Liu Fangniang smiled proudly. The son she gave birth to was better than Song Xia's son. This was what she was most proud of. It was a pity that Zhou Yuqing was rescued again this time.

But it doesn't matter. You are young and have been at the critical moment of life and death many times. If you don't die this time, won't you die next time?

Early the next morning, she sent someone to the accounting office to ask for money. Zhou Yongli said it was 1000 taels, and she wanted 2000 taels. This was what she had done in the past anyway.

Who would have thought that as soon as the person was sent out, he would come back with a sad face.

"What's going on? Where's the money I asked you to get?" "The cashier didn't give it to me. She said it was inappropriate, even if the master said it himself, I still have to get the seal from the madam."

"Bold!" Liu Fangniang raised her eyebrows and said in a sharp voice, "He is just a cashier, but he dares to question the master's orders?"

"The accountant said that the house is a housekeeper, and you can't just take money from anyone who comes."

Liu Fangniang was so angry that her chest heaved violently. When Zhou Yongli came back, she immediately went to complain.

"Yonglang, you said this on your own initiative, and I didn't ask for it out of shame. You can't just keep your word."

Zhou Yongli was immediately furious and felt that Song Xia's move had damaged his macho dignity: "Master, how can I not keep my word? Wait, I will ask you clearly."

Liu Fangniang smiled proudly, it didn't matter that Song Xia was the principal wife, did she want anything?
To put it nicely, she was a royal wife, but wasn't she the housekeeper who was the housekeeper of their Zhou Mansion?From now on, the Zhou family will still belong to his son. This is very difficult and thankless for Song Xia.

Over in the main courtyard, Song Xia had already received the news. Ever since he gave the order to the accountant yesterday, he had expected such a day, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.

But when he saw Zhou Yongli rushing in angrily, he couldn't help but frown.

Without waiting for anyone to get angry, he said calmly: "Mr. Lang is also the Minister of Etiquette after all. Even at home, you can't ignore etiquette like this. Did I make a big mistake in the main courtyard? I should let Lang Jun do it." Take your anger out on innocent servants."

Zhou Yongli's face darkened even more after being accused like this, but it was impossible for him to admit his mistake.

"I asked Fang Niang to go to the accounting office to withdraw 1000 taels of silver. Why don't you allow it?"

"1000 taels? Why did I hear the cashier say it was 2000 taels?"

Zhou Yongli frowned slightly, knowing that Fang Niang deliberately increased the amount, but this was not a big deal.

"I remembered it wrong, it was 2000 taels."

Song Xia curled her lips and smiled, taking out the account books for the past year and the Zhou family's clan rules: "Mr. Lang, there is no need to deliberately hold me accountable. The Zhou family had an arrogant and extravagant concubine in the early years. For this reason, the old man He was also reprimanded by the late emperor, so later a rule was added to the clan rules that the amount of silver used by concubines in a month should not exceed 50 taels. Lang Jun looked at this account book again and found that it was only October this year. Aunt Liu's Qin Yaxuan went to the accountant to withdraw 5000 taels of silver, which was more than double the amount in my main courtyard. I dare to ask, where did Aunt Liu use her silver taels? After all, the clothes, clothing, and clothes in the mansion were all used. Shoes, socks and hairpins are all fixed expenditures by the public."

Zhou Yongli's expression changed. He didn't expect that Song Xia would talk about the clan rules. She didn't ask about these things before, and the Zhou family didn't lack these thousands of taels of silver.

Song Xia knew what he was thinking at a glance, so she added: "The Zhou family is not short of this amount of silver. The husband loves Aunt Liu, and I shouldn't have anything to do with it. But Aunt Liu is the owner of major jewelry stores and silk and satin shops in Kyoto." A regular customer of the village, outsiders can calculate Aunt Liu’s daily expenses with a little care. If the prince’s political opponents or the imperial censors find out about it, and report it to His Majesty..."

She sighed, as if she really thought about Zhou Yongli: "Langjun, you are from Tanhualang. The number one scholar and the second place in the same year are not as good as your current official position. I know that it is not easy for you to get to where you are today, Langjun. If it is because of this If you were reprimanded by His Majesty for a trivial matter, wouldn’t it be worth the loss?"

After her analysis, Zhou Yongli realized that his usual love for Fang Niang was too flamboyant. This was really not Song Xia's deliberate attempt to embarrass her.

(End of this chapter)