Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 323 The new emperor ascends the throne, but the favor remains

Shen Yuechen spent more than an hour flipping through it hastily, and found that although Li Shi's method of managing accounts is simple, it is recorded very carefully.

The expenses and income of the business outside are not written in the account books at home. However, the big and small things in the house, whether it is food and clothing every month, or the purchase of various items, including monthly bills, Favors and gifts are written clearly and plainly.

As the saying goes, if you are not in charge of your family, you don't know how expensive firewood is.

Shen Yuechen used to only manage his own west courtyard, and his monthly expenses were no more than a hundred taels at most.But after she opened the ledgers of the whole inner house, she alerted the Zhu family, but in less than two months at the beginning of the year, there was a full 500 taels of silver spent.

Shen Yuechen's heart tightened when she saw it, she knew that nearly one hundred taels of it was spent on brother Xuan's "washing three" ceremony.

Always do what needs to be done, and just caring about money can't help but make people feel stingy.

At the beginning of each year, the Zhu family puts a full 2000 taels of silver into the accounts of the inner courtyard for household use.The money was brought from the account room according to the cards.

From Shen Yuechen's point of view, 2000 taels of silver is definitely a big sum.However, in Zhu's account, it took less than five or six months at most, and it was exhausted.

Shen Yuechen has always been sensitive to money.She didn't think it was because of her petty nature, but because she had experienced the difficulty and hardship of making money when she was young.

Making money is not an easy task. Thinking about how Zhu Jintang almost lost his life before, she couldn't help feeling scared for a while.

After Zhu Jintang was calculated by others, coupled with the turbulent situation in the court.

Shen Yuechen really felt that as long as the family was together in peace, it didn't matter even if the days were a bit dull.

However, she also knew that her somewhat negative thoughts could not convince everyone in the Zhu family.

She slowly withdrew her thoughts and returned her attention to the accounts.

The reason why Li Shi asked her to be the housekeeper, besides trust, there must be some other reason.

Shen Yuechen closed the ledger silently, thinking, the job of a housekeeper is not easy to do, and if you want to make the whole family feel satisfied, you can't do it without putting a lot of thought into it.What's more, in terms of seniority, she is the younger generation in the family, so there are more than one or two things to pay attention to.

Perhaps it was due to his personality. After thinking about it for a while, Shen Yuechen decided to manage the housework in his own way, and reasonably arrange the expenses of each house and room. He should neither be too frugal nor wasteful. This degree needs to be carefully grasped Only then.

The new emperor ascended the throne and pardoned the world.

A few days later, the court's reward came to the Zhu family.

Those rewards were all given in the name of the empress.

Accompanying him was a young eunuch with a white face and red lips. He looked a bit like a woman, but when he spoke, it made people feel a little uncomfortable.

Mr. Zhu and his family, old and young, knelt down to receive the reward. Although this was not the first time for them to receive the reward, they still felt a little uneasy.

The accompanying eunuch was surnamed Zhang, and he was young, only in his early twenties.

However, no matter how old or young he is, as long as he is a servant in the palace, the Zhu family must treat him with care.

Mr. Zhu called the visitor Mr. Zhang, and invited him to the upper room to drink tea and rest.

Eunuch Zhang's ostentation looked quite large, and there were a dozen or so little eunuchs following him around. He must have some status in the palace.

Although Mr. Zhu didn't like to deal with such people, but when everyone came, he couldn't help entertaining him, so he simply calmed down and drank tea and talked with him.

The female relatives are not easy to see guests, so they avoided going out early.Zhu Jintang was injured again, and it was inconvenient for him to walk, sit, or stand, so only the father and son Zhu Jun and Zhu Jinlun accompanied Eunuch Zhang to say some polite words.

To be honest, compared to those insignificant rewards, what the old man cares most about is how the empress is doing.

I heard that the former prince has been sent out of the palace, and I don't know if the empress can hold it.

My own flesh and blood were sent away in this way, which mother in the world can be indifferent?
However, as long as you can save your life, it will be very difficult.

I heard that there have been a lot of rumors recently that Li Huan is a benevolent man who let the tiger go back to the mountain to leave future troubles.The prince is no longer the prince, that is the remnants of the previous dynasty.

Such an identity, no matter where it is placed, will be regarded as a thorn in the side, a thorn in the flesh, and will not live in peace for a lifetime.

The old man raised the tea bowl and took a few sips. When he saw that the father-in-law had been keeping a serious face and looked up at the objects in the upper room, as if he seemed to have ulterior motives, he couldn't help but feel nervous, and asked, "Your father-in-law was exhausted all the way. , must have worked hard. The family is in a hurry to prepare, there is nothing to entertain, just prepare a little thin tea and a few snacks, and please don't be disgusted with your father-in-law."

After hearing the words, Eunuch Zhang slowly looked away, glanced at the old man, and said with a half-smile: "Mr. Zhu is being polite, the miscellaneous family is just an errand, how dare you treat me so kindly? Let me see This tea, oh, this is the first-class Biluochun, silver and green, with a delicate fragrance, so wonderful. Even in the palace, it is not a good tea that can be drunk anytime and anywhere."

Hearing his bad tone, Zhu Jinlun couldn't help but twitched his brows, and his eyes became a little sharper.

The old man said in a tactful way: "Eunuch is a distinguished guest, and you can't entertain them casually when you welcome them. This tea was also a gift from the empress back then. Presumably, Eunuch must have tasted it in the palace."

Eunuch Zhang was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and hurriedly said: "The old man's words are going to ruin everyone. We slaves can't get the things rewarded by the empress."

The old man had an apologetic smile on his face, but he said in his heart, there is nothing to touch, if you have never tasted or drank it before, how would you know the benefits of this tea.

Eunuch Zhang sipped his tea slowly, his eyes looking back and forth at the Zhu family.Just now, he only cared about Zhu's courtyard house, but didn't care much about people.

This time, seeing a young man in Chinese clothes sitting across from him, with delicate features and a dignified appearance, he needed to have a stature and temperament, his eyes flickered slightly, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

Zhu Jinlun was already disgusted with the eunuch, seeing him smiling at him, he hated him even more.

He had been in a good mood these past few days, and Xiao Tao had just given birth to a daughter for him.

Although it was a daughter, it was also his first child. The feeling of being a father for the first time made him very satisfied.

That father-in-law also has eyesight. Seeing that Zhu Jinlun was deliberately serving tea and lowering his eyes, as if he seemed to be indifferent to him, he immediately pulled his face down again, and said with a soft snort: "I have heard a lot about the Zhu family along the way. It is a well-known name, and I am fortunate enough to see it with my own eyes today, it really is well-deserved."

After he finished speaking, he smiled meaningfully at the old man.

When the old man saw his malicious smile, he knew what he should prepare.

He raised his eyes and gave his grandson Jinlun a wink, and then continued: "It is a great honor for our family to come to the house in person. If it is not because the father-in-law will rush back to the business, I must stay with the father-in-law for a few more days." By the grace of the Lord."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Jinlun got up and handed the folded bank note to Eunuch Zhang.

Eunuch Zhang raised his slender eyebrows, and slowly stretched out his hand to pick it up. He even stroked the back of Zhu Jinlun's hand intentionally or unintentionally with his fingertips. I'm just doing my part. How can I accept this..."

When he said this, he deliberately paused, first opened the bank note, took a look at it, his face changed, and he accepted it with a smile: "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders, you are so polite."

Seeing that he was quite satisfied, the old man said, "I'll trouble you, father-in-law, to send a few greetings to the empress for us after we go back, so that the empress can take care of her body."

Eunuch Zhang smiled when he heard the words: "The miscellaneous family knows. Don't worry, the empress is now in a state of favor, and she is also the master of the first palace. The life in the palace is really much more comfortable and comfortable."

The Zhu family sent Eunuch Zhang away in a friendly manner, not wanting to give any impression of neglect.

After he left, the smile on the old man's face disappeared instantly, and Zhu Jun and Zhu Jinlun's expressions were also not very good-looking.

The old man pondered for a moment, and then suddenly said: "Come on, open the windows for me."

The maids were slightly startled when they heard the words, and hurriedly said: "Master, it's going to be cold, be careful to catch a cold..."

The old man waved his hand and said: "It's okay to be cold, go and open the windows for ventilation, and dispel this bad luck."

From the moment that father-in-law sat down, the old man smelled a woman's makeup on him.

Although he was very upset in his heart, he still managed to hold back.

This meeting is gone, and he can't bear it anymore.

Zhu Jun said from the side: "It was delivered by a prince before. Why did you change this time? Besides, it's still such a person, ghost or ghost."

Everyone could tell that the eunuch Zhang had an evil spirit in him, and he spoke in a devilish way, so he must not be a good person.

The old man sighed: "The sky has changed, let alone the people in the palace. The old ones don't go, and the new ones don't come. Judging by his ignorant appearance, he is probably just a small character in his early days." That's all."

"I don't think he's a good guy. But, father, you were too polite to him just now." Zhu Jun continued.

The old man glanced at him and shook his head slightly: "As the saying goes, it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain. The more such a person is, the more he will have a bad stomach. You didn't see him looking up and down our house just now, and you are sure What kind of idea are you holding back. If I'm not polite, it doesn't matter if he returns to the palace to chew his tongue and slander us, if he hurts the empress, it won't be worth it."

"It's a dog's thing. It's just a servant who serves the master. After leaving the palace, he dares to put on a show." Zhu Jinlun felt sullen when he thought of Zhang Gonggong's face.

The old man said quietly: "Yin Lun, you are still young, how do you know the notoriety of those eunuchs. It's true that they are slaves in the palace, but once they leave the palace, they all want to be masters. Moreover, such people , When the body is crippled, the mind is also crippled, and they torture people in different ways all day long. I don’t know how many people’s lives will be lost in their hands every year.”

The palace is such a dangerous place, and no one who comes out of the palace should be underestimated.

After calming down a bit, the old man asked Nanny Yang to invite his wife to see what the empress had rewarded.

(End of this chapter)