concubines

Chapter 153
Shendetang was no longer the Shendetang that Xu Meitang knew, the main hall was full of ledgers.Although it is still neat, I really can't find a place to set my feet.

The eldest princess was sitting on the main seat, with Miao Li and Li Youfu standing behind her. This was not a good match, and Xu Meitang couldn't help beating the drums in her heart.

After finding a place in the room where he could barely stand, Xu Meitang saluted the Eldest Princess, "Greetings to Your Highness the Eldest Princess."

"I'm fine, how are you?" the eldest princess asked very kindly.

"The concubine is also very good, thank you Your Highness for thinking about me."

"The last time I came here, it seems that you sent someone to serve you. Where is the person you sent?" Although the eldest princess was asking, her tone was still very kind.

The person sent got into trouble and was driven away.Xu Meitang was not foolish enough to tell the eldest princess Miaoli, "Before I didn't find a suitable person, I just randomly pointed out two people to serve. I'm going to ask the matchmaker to send someone over today, and I'm going to ask Miss Miaoli to pick someone out in person. .”

well.

The eldest princess nodded slightly, her eyes looked up and down her body, making Xu Meitang's heart shudder.

Xu Meitang couldn't take it anymore, and asked by herself: "Does Your Highness have any orders?"

The eldest princess was silent for a moment, then pointed to the ledgers on the ground, and asked, "Guess what these are?"

Xu Meitang glanced down, and saw that all of them were stamped with the stamp of the Ministry of Household Affairs.She is also the daughter of an official family, and someone has reported the situation here, so she naturally knows what it is.

"It should be the account book of the Ministry of Accounts."

The eldest princess asked blankly: "You are the housekeeper now, so you should be able to settle accounts?"

Xu Meitang couldn't figure out what she was going to do, so she could only tell the truth and nodded slightly.

The eldest princess picked up Miao Li and put the abacus on the table, and handed it to Xu Meitang, "Take it, let's do it."

Xu Meitang took the abacus, still feeling uneasy, and asked: "Your Highness means..."

The eldest princess was not overjoyed, and said coldly: "I mean to let you do the math, don't you understand?"

"There are so many... I don't know how long it will be counted by myself. And the concubine in the household department may not be able to understand it."

The eldest princess said very politely: "It doesn't matter, as much as you can understand, I don't blame you if you make a mistake."

Xu Meitang had no other choice, she didn't dare to refuse any more, got up with a ledger, and started to do it.

There is a reason to say that this is an old account. There are too many entries and complicated clues, and most people can't figure it out.Miao Li also studied for a long time before she understood the way.

Xu Meitang looked at it for a long time, but didn't even dial a single abacus.It's really a dog biting a turtle with nowhere to go.

After about one stick of incense passed, Xu Meitang's account was not counted, but his head was in a cold sweat.The eldest princess' aura was so powerful that it made people tremble uncontrollably.

The eldest princess didn't have time to spend time with her here, so she asked directly: "Can you figure it out? If you can't figure it out, forget it."

Finally relieved, Xu Meitang put down the ledger and said, "I can't figure it out because I'm a concubine and I'm useless."

The eldest princess said slowly: "You haven't even had 01:30, I'm still waiting for you to figure it out, I'm going to pour a little water on the calculated result for you, you haven't even completed the first step."

Finally got to the point, knowing what she was up to, but Xu Meitang's heart was even more disturbed. "Your Highness, there may be some misunderstanding. It's just that the servant accidentally fell down when entering the door, and didn't pour water on the account book on purpose."

"Oh." The eldest princess pretended to understand, and said, "I can also pretend to pour water unintentionally. If you say it was unintentional, is it unintentional?"

Xu Meitang remained silent.

"To be honest, I haven't seen such a stupid person like you for two or three years. If you send someone to serve you, you send someone to make trouble. You are clearly provoking me." The eldest princess raised her voice, "She is For her own sake? Isn’t it to keep the position of King Qin! You sent someone to make trouble as if you were not from Prince Qin’s mansion, have you forgotten what kind of princess you are!”

Xu Meitang's legs went limp, and she knelt directly on the ground, "I know I was wrong."

"It's over once you know you're wrong? What else?"

"I will never dare again after I become a concubine."

The eldest princess didn't even bother to look at her, "It's so stupid! It's over if you know you're wrong?"

Xu Meitang instantly understood, "I will definitely send that unruly slave here, but it's up to His Highness to deal with it."

"Don't do this, and blame the servant if something happens. The servant is not listening to you and doing things. The servant provokes whoever he provokes. If you can't think of a way, I will help you. After they settle these accounts, I will People will send you these ledgers, and you will calculate them for me slowly, when will be clear and when will be finished.”

"Your Highness, this..."

Xu Meitang looked at the boxes in this place, and couldn't understand the account she just looked at.With her own strength, it is estimated that she will not be able to count until New Year's Eve.

The eldest princess didn't speak, but just looked at her with a fierce look in her eyes, which could kill people, Xu Meitang swallowed back the words that came to her lips. "The concubine obeys."

Xu Meitang used to rely on her status to bully others, but now the eldest princess can bully her. It's a layer-by-layer relationship.

Accounts have to be settled one by one, and now the eldest princess is going to do the second one.But she intends to give Xu Meitang a chance, if she is more obedient, she can choose not to pay this second debt.

"Does your palace have a suitable yard for her to live in?" The eldest princess pointed to Miaoli and asked.

Xu Meitang glanced at Miaoli, she was standing while she was kneeling, without any rules.Clenched fists in the sleeves, after the eldest princess left, she must return them all.

"No," Xu Meitang replied very simply, "It's not in compliance with the rules to live alone in a yard by yourself as a girl."

The eldest princess glanced at Xu Meitang, this is a person who will not grasp the opportunity.

The eldest princess said lightly: "In this case, let her live here. Anyway, she has to do things here during the day, so as not to have to run around. When your prince comes back, they will also live in the same courtyard. Not out of order.”

It's not illegal!

This is the main courtyard of the entire palace, where only the master can live.If Miao Li lives here, what does it matter if she is a housewife?
No matter how afraid Xu Meitang was, she would still defend her position, "It's still not in compliance with the rules. This is the prince's yard. No one can move in without the prince's order."

The eldest princess asked: "What did you say?"

Xu Meitang's confidence was obviously lacking, and she still said: "The concubine said that this is the prince's yard, and no one can move in without the prince's order."

The eldest princess's voice was a little cold, "I ask you to say it again, not because I didn't hear clearly, but because I want to give you a chance to change your statement."

Xu Meitang took a deep breath, held the corner of her clothes tightly, and told herself not to be afraid.He opened his mouth again and said, "I don't want to change my statement. This is Prince Qin's mansion, not the princess's mansion. This is a family matter of the prince's mansion. Will His Highness be too lenient?"

The eldest princess gave Xu Meitang a very high four-character evaluation in her heart, which is commendable for her courage.

After she has the status she has today, she has never heard anyone say such a thing to her, and it feels quite fresh.

The eldest princess played with her fingers, and said as if unintentionally, "Your father is in his fifties this year, he is not young. As a prime minister, he has to deal with a lot of things every day. You see, it is a place for him to relax. If the position is good, let her retire and return to the field directly."

Xu Meitang was almost dumbfounded, because she made Prime Minister Zuo lose his official position, that was really...

"Your Highness..."

The eldest princess added: "I don't mean to threaten you, but to tell you that there is nothing in this world that I can't control. Since it is your family matter, I will ask your opinion again, and she can move Come live?"

"Yes." Xu Meitang said these two words very reluctantly.

"Very good, it would have been nice if you had been so obedient earlier." After finishing speaking, the eldest princess picked up the teacup in her hand, and poured a cup of tea directly on Xu Meitang's face.

Xu Meitang trembled from being splashed, and water dripped from his head.

The eldest princess threw the teacup back on the table, clapped her hands and said, "The water has been cold for so long, so I prepared a cup of boiling hot tea for you."

This is revenge for that cup of tea.

What Xu Meitang imposed on Miaoli, the eldest princess took it back.

Xu Meitang tried her best not to let the outside water flow into her eyes, and let the water in her eyes flow outside.

The eldest princess stood up and said, "I'm leaving. After I leave, you may retaliate, but before you make moves, think about what it would be like to use those tricks on yourself."

The eldest princess turned her head to Miao Li and said, "Let's have some snacks."

The four words were full of helplessness, and after finishing speaking, the eldest princess left the door. It was still the same gesture, and there was no need to see her off.

Miao Li watched Xu Meitang, who was still dripping on the ground, get up after watching the eldest princess go out, "Princess..."

Xu Meitang stood up by herself, and pushed her back fiercely.Fire could come out of his eyes, he stared at Miao Li for a while, and then walked out in embarrassment.

When there were only two people left in the room again, Li Youfu walked over, her whole body adored the eldest princess, "Sister, Your Highness the eldest princess is so amazing, I am no longer afraid of her."

Miao Li is also very helpless, this will only intensify the conflict, and cannot solve everything.But she couldn't live up to their kindness in wanting to protect her, Miao Li smiled at Li Youfu with difficulty, and then said: "Your Highness has always been very good."

But he couldn't stop worrying in his heart that Xu Meitang would definitely hate her even more.This matter will definitely not end here, Xu Meitang must have a plan.It's just that she won't be so blatant, then she will be even more vulnerable.

After getting such a result, Li Youfu seemed much more excited than she was, and said lively, "Sister, don't stand here anymore, I'll ask someone to help you move things."

Li Youfu is really happy, Miaoli no longer has to live in that small broken yard.

But Miao Li couldn't be happy at all, she didn't know what was waiting for her tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)