Houmen's wife

Chapter 9

How could his daughter of King Lingyun be so hungry to beg for food?No wonder, no wonder Qing'er is so thin!It's just how dare those women beat Yun Shuang?No matter how you say it, she is still the second wife of the mansion!
"Come on, bring me the steward's mother!" Abao passed on the words, and the guards brought up the steward's mother, Zhao Nanny, who was shocked when she heard that the prince wanted to question her. After staying in the palace for so many years, the palace was clean and honest, and now it has made a lot of money, so it doesn't want to suffer in old age.

"See you, my lord." Mother Zhao was led into the study room. She lowered her eyebrows and followed her head. Looking over, she looked like a responsible person, but her eyes turned straight, and she caught a glimpse of Miss San who was standing by the side, and her heart suddenly trembled. Hiccup, could it be that the third lady has been favored?
Duanmu Junye was about to ask, but there was an extra cup in front of him.

"Father, please rest first, let your daughter ask." Nian Qing said, but she saw the disdainful face of Zhao Momo from the corner of her eyes. Yes, what she wanted was their disrespect, tearing apart the palace. One corner, let the prince see what monsters and monsters are there in the palace!
Duanmu Junye also wanted to see what Qing'er was going to do?I would like to take this opportunity to see what is special about Qing'er, the words of Marquis Anping must be some kind of reminder.Thinking, he nodded.

Zhao Momo secretly laughed in her heart, if the prince asks, even if she denies something, she will still be asked five or six points. If the third lady is asked to come, I am afraid that she will be in a fog if she walks around for a while.

"Mother Zhao, seek a job here. As the mother in charge of the palace, what are your responsibilities?" As soon as he sat down, Nian Qing picked up the teacup and took a sip. I saw a maid secretly disappearing behind the willow tree in front of the door.

Zhao Nanny snorted, as if she didn't bother to answer such a question, "Of course it is to maintain the orderly operation of the palace, and to share the worries of the prince and princess!"

Very good, this Zhao mama is really not a fuel-efficient lamp.Only to share the worries of the prince and concubine, when all of them in Yulin Garden are dead?Nian Qing narrowed his eyes, "Mother Zhao is really righteous, if the reputation of the prince and concubine or the palace is damaged, Mother Zhao will not sit idly by?"

"That's natural!" Zhao Momo touched her leg, her face a little unhappy.I thought to myself what kind of questions the third lady was asking, and if I continued to ask like this, my knees would go numb.

Zhao Momo's actions were captured in Nian Qing's eyes, but the smile on her face deepened. "How dare you ask Madam Zhao, what will people say if the servants secretly withhold the master's food and spread it to the outside world?"

"Naturally, it is the evil slaves who deceive the master. The first thing to bear the brunt is that the mistress of the house is not effective in governing the government, and the command is not strict. The second is the incompetence of the head of the house." Zhao Momo didn't know that she had entered a trap.

Nian Qing glanced at the prince, saw the prince's face darkened, and threw the cup out of his hand in an instant, "Bold, you know that you dare to indulge your subordinates to do things that are not as good as pigs and dogs! I think you are You don’t want to mess around in the palace anymore, do you?”

This time, Mother Zhao is at a loss?Too bad, she was just afraid that the prince would investigate her greed for ink, and seeing that the third lady didn't ask about that matter, she lost her caution for a while.Suddenly, the hands began to ooze sweat.But no matter what, she couldn't panic first, she began to say boldly: "Miss San, this old slave is definitely not that kind of person!"

Nian Qing glanced at her and didn't listen to her rebuttal, "Bring the account book!" The monthly rations for each courtyard are systematic and recorded, just check it out and everything will be clear.

Zhao Nanny's body softened, and she began to weigh in her heart, what should I do?If it is admitted that Yulinyuan's food and share were indeed deducted, according to the rules of the mansion, it is necessary to hit 50 boards, but once it is found out that it is greedy, it will not be so simple.Cold sweat began to seep uncontrollably from the temples.

She gritted her teeth, said with a pale face, "There's no need to check."

Nian Qing frowned, and her sharp eyes glanced at the trembling person below.

"You don't need to check, the palace indeed deducted the meals of the second lady, the second lady and the third lady, and the monthly schedule was also reduced." Zhao mama lowered her head and took a deep breath, not daring to look at the lord's sinister and terrifying eyes at this time. .

Snapped!The table was slapped loudly, "Okay, I dare you slaves to ignore your master!"

"Oh, what are you doing, my lord, why are you so angry?" Before the person arrived, the voice of the princess had already flown into the study.

Nanny Zhang helped the princess into the room, and Nian Qing changed her indifferent face and walked up enthusiastically, "Daughter, send my mother's greetings, and mother is well."

The concubine gave Nian Qing a cold look, this bastard has turned into a moth again today!If you really succeed, can I still be safe?It seemed that she had just seen Zhao Momo, the princess was surprised and said: "Zhao Momo, why are you kneeling here? What did you do?" Although the question was intimate, Wang Hao's eyes shot directly at Zhao Momo like ice knives.

Zhao Momo lowered her head, but her face turned even paler, "My lord, my servant owes the princess and the prince's great trust, yet someone under my servant dares to enjoy the food in Yulin Garden. It's because of this servant's ineffective management."

Interesting, really interesting.Just now, Mother Zhao used the word "deduction", but now it has become "enjoyment".Nian Qing's face darkened.

After the concubine heard it, for a second, the corners of her stiff mouth softened, "My lord, even if Madam Zhao is wrong, she has been in the palace for many years, can you..." I wanted to continue, but I received a message from my lord. Those quiet cold eyes suddenly fell silent.

"You are the princess. Originally, I didn't want to meddle in the affairs of the palace. How could I let the slaves bully the master!" The prince looked at Nian Qing guiltily, and when he looked at Nanny Zhao, his face was already pale, "Come on !"

"Wait a minute." Nian Qing walked in front of Duanmu Junye, bent down and saluted, and said, "Father, can I let my daughter deal with it? If the father is not satisfied, it will not be too late." After finishing speaking, She squinted at Wang Hao, and saw that her face was bruised and purple.She smiled slightly.

"Mother Zhao, now I am the master and let you go, but you must give me the list of any servants in the mansion who have 'enjoyed' Yulin Garden. And then the Second Madam and I have all the food, clothing, housing, and transportation. You are in charge, if the second lady is a little lighter than now, or if the two of us get sick from the cold, I will..." Nian Qing deliberately delayed, glanced at the expressions of the three people in the room, and then said: "I will let you My family members went to the Northwest to serve in corvée, and I heard that many people have lost their souls in Beiguan. Are you satisfied with this punishment?"

(End of this chapter)