Rebirth of the concubine's scheming

Chapter 29

"It's almost time. It's time for Miss Seven to eat." Mama Qian glanced at the hourglass, when a woman with a slightly plump figure walked in and looked at Mama Qian with a smile on her face, "Mom Qian, today's I need to borrow Miss Seven for dinner, Madam hasn't had dinner with Miss Seven for a long time, why don't Mama Qian go back to stay for two days and go see your grandson."

"It turned out to be Miss Ruhua. Since Madam ordered her, I can't say anything." Mother Qian showed a rare smile, and Ruhua motioned to the maid behind her to send her back, "They are all mothers. What kind of girl are you, Mama Qian, please leave, and I will not see you off."

"Miss Seven, Madam is waiting for you." Ruhua looked back and saw Yin Huan still in a daze, and reminded with a smile, "Mother Qian should go back and stay for a few days. You can relax a little in these few days."

Hearing this, Yin Huan finally had a look of joy on his face, "Sister Ruhua, wait a minute, I'll clean my hands first." Yin Huan quickly got off the chair and ran to the back compartment, Qing Ya just shook his head while watching, this A month can torture the young lady...

Seeing that Yin Huan ate half of the bowl, Mu jabbed at the rice bowl, picked up a piece of her favorite chicken breast and put it on the plate, "Don't you like it?"

Yin Huan shook his head, picked up the chicken breast and put it in his mouth. After chewing a couple of bites, he subconsciously raised his head and looked to the side. He was relieved that he didn't see Mama Qian who had been by his side for a month, and then quickly swallowed the meat After getting down, Siqi looked at it and said with a smile, "Miss Qi is afraid of Mama Qian, so she has no appetite."

"I'll ask Mama Qian to go back to stay for a few days. You can come and have dinner with me in these few days." Mrs. Mu put food in her bowl again. She is a junior and can't say anything. Yes, the two sisters-in-laws of the Gu family's eldest room and second room were brought by Qian's mother two years before they got married. Now that Yin Huan is only a little old, it's still early to discuss marriage. The old lady has indeed done this.

"Mother, did the third sister really come here in this way? How long will Mama Qian continue to teach?" Yin Huan finally couldn't help asking. Parenting is a small matter, but Mama Qian is by her side, and she never leaves her. Yin Huan There is almost no time for one person, and it is inconvenient to do anything.

"You learn some simple rules now, and you can learn them in the future when you discuss marriage." Mrs. Mu couldn't help laughing when she saw her face condensed into a small bitter gourd, "Mother Qian is strict, but she is still kind. of."

Only then did Yin Huan breathe a sigh of relief, and said coquettishly, "Then mother, please ask Yin Huan to come and eat with you."

The people in the room were amused by her trick-like tone. After eating the meal for more than half an hour, when Qing Ya returned with Yin Huan, Mu Shi put away her loving face at the beginning, with a slightly Slightly condensed.

"Ma'am, I asked the people in the old lady's yard. It was indeed the third lady who went to look for the old lady a few days ago. After that, the old lady sent Mama Qian over, and she pointed out the mother who had agreed with Madam before." Miss." Siqi followed her into the inner room, "It is said in the house that the status of the lady is not high enough, I am afraid that she will humiliate you and the master."

"She is free and has nothing to do. She has time to take care of my affairs." Mrs. Mu took the brochure that Ruhua handed over, "The second room has been spending so much in the past few years, and there are not many people. I am afraid to take care of the third brother. There are not enough people, Ruhua, go to the mother in charge, find a few maidservants who are twelve or thirteen years old and send them to the third lady."

"Ma'am, if you do this, I'm afraid the third lady will go to the old lady to make trouble." Ruhua worried, the most difficult old man in Gu's mansion is Mrs. Yang, and the wife who loves to gossip the most is none other than the third lady. If people were stuffed into her yard, it would be a lot of bad manners.

"I'm still afraid that she'll make a fuss. Each room has always calculated the expenses according to the head. Only her second room said that she has a small number of people, and the expenses are also calculated according to the head. Now the Gu family is not as good as before. If she If you don't agree with the reduction, then make up the head!" Mrs. Mu sneered, really treating her like a widow is easy to bully.

Ruhua was taken aback, she thought it was rare to see his wife get angry, so she waited for Mrs. Mu to sleep and turned on the lamp to come out with Shiqi before asking, "I went home to give birth to my little one not long after the master left, now my wife how?"

"You want to say that Madam was not happy or angry in the past, why would she say that now?" Siqi pulled her to the corner and sighed, "Sister Ruhua, after half a year after you left, Madam Siqi Daughter, there are a lot of things going on in the house, big and small. Only we and the master know about the sufferings in Madam's heart these years. Now that the master is gone, you and I can see that Madam treats Miss Seven like her own. In the past, Madam could not argue about anything. , now that there is Seventh Miss, Madam will definitely not suffer such a loss."

Ruhua nodded and didn't ask any more questions. She is already the mother of two children. As a mother, it is most reasonable to want to do something for her children and to protect them.

On the second day, Ruhua went to find her mother in charge to find four [-]- and [-]-year-old girls, all of whom were from good families and had outstanding looks. In the afternoon, Ruhua took them to the second room and handed them over to Tang.

Before the meal was finished, Mrs. Tang came to the Bauhinia Courtyard angrily, pointed at Mrs. Mu and accused, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean? You brought these four maids into our yard to give Yu Is the boat sent to the concubine's room?"

"Third Madam, please drink some tea." Siqi sent someone to bring the tea, and Tang shi sat down, seeing that Mu shi was still looking at the account books, ignoring her words, the anger in his heart was even more intense, "You still asked Ruhua to say that in the future, the cost of the second room will be calculated according to the head. It has not been like this for so many years. Sister-in-law, you are bullying us that there are fewer people in the second room!"

After Mrs. Tang had said enough, Mrs. Mu slowly put down the account book, picked up a pen and wrote on the paper beside her and said, "Since you married into the Gu family, the third sibling, the rule of counting according to the head has caused you to make trouble." It’s changed, sister-in-law, I’ll do a calculation for you today. Dajin has been living for 36 years. The big room costs 300 taels, the second room costs 47, and the third room costs 100 taels... Dajin In 400, the cost of the big room was 800 taels, the cost of the second room was [-] taels, and the cost of the third room was [-] taels."

"Except for the fact that the cost of the second room was the same as that of the big room in the past few years, in the past few years, your second room has less people and you have a lot of land for money. Third brother and sister, do you think my sister-in-law made a mistake for you?"

"How can there be so many, I am also anxious why there are not so many!" Tang's voice was a little lower, but he still couldn't believe it.

"Ruhua, show the account book of the second room to the third lady." Mrs. Mu picked up a book on the table and showed it to Ruhua, "Third brothers and sisters, read it carefully. Is this me, the sister-in-law, bullying you, or you? My sister-in-law makes it difficult for my sister-in-law, the cost of the second room is increasing year by year, this Gu Mansion is not what it used to be, the cost of each room has been reduced, and the old lady’s yard is only 300 taels this year."

Tang flipped through the account book, his face became more and more gloomy, he raised his head and threw the account book aside and questioned, "Sister-in-law, this account is wrong, I don't send so many people to collect it every month, what are these extras? "

"What are you talking about, don't the third younger siblings know that the third younger brother occasionally needs to socialize, and the second uncle also occasionally needs to entertain, and you also know that the second uncle has several concubines in the courtyard outside, and all of these will cost money. "

"Father's concubine's room is counted here, how can such a large sum of money be counted." Tang's face turned incredulously, and Mu's face also sank, "Second uncle's expenses are not counted. The one in the second room should be hung on the head of the first room, isn’t the second uncle the third brother’s father or your father-in-law, third sibling, how can you say such unfilial words.”

"What does that have to do with the maid you sent, sister-in-law." Tang wished to swallow her own tongue. It was right for Mr. Xiang to listen to his words, but he would never allow himself to be disrespectful to his father.

"If you are a sister-in-law, you won't bully your second wife. Since it is counted according to the head, then your second wife should make up for the number of people. I don't think you have many maids to serve, so I decided to find some and send them to you. , the money for buying the life deed will be given to you as a sister-in-law. If the third younger brother likes it in the future and you are satisfied, you can make it up to them, and there will be more people in the second room if you have more children."

Tang blushed angrily, "Sister-in-law, you deliberately stuffed people into Yuzhou's room, why does sister-in-law still want to meddle in our room?"

"Third brother and sister, you have to be honest with your words. I didn't give the maid to the third brother today, but to you. In the future, Yishou Yicheng won't need someone to serve? It's your husband and wife's business whether you show your face or not. I don't care about it. I don't want to worry about it either." Mrs. Mu said in a deep voice, "As for the cost of each room, from next month onwards your second room will be the same as that of each room. If you have any dissatisfaction with the third sibling, you can directly tell me. The old lady is getting older, and you can take care of it." No need to bother."

Tang shi felt guilty when she saw her, so he hardened his temper and wanted to say something more. After thinking about it, he said, "Then we have a lot fewer people than you now, so we..." Before he finished speaking, Mrs. Mu called She said, "If the third brother and sister feel that they are at a loss, now I will ask the mother in charge to find you all."

"No need, then it will be calculated according to the head, is it true that Dad's fee is also 300 taels, and there will be no additional withdrawals."

"Yes, if Second Uncle wants something else, he has to pay for it himself." Tang nodded a little after hearing this, and his face turned pale. He didn't take advantage of the trip, but he lost money instead, "Then you said reducing the cost about?"

"At that time, we will tell the people in the third room that the third sibling will come again at that time." Mrs. Mu put away the account book and looked at her, "Last year, the third brother said that the official management received 500 taels from me. The third younger sister might as well go back and ask the third younger brother." .”

Tang's face, which had been relieved just now, turned pale again, and she looked at Mu with trembling hands in disbelief, "You mean, Yu Zhou also withdrew another 500 taels."

"Yes, third brother and sister, the management of the officialdom is very important. If there are too many, I can't afford it. You are a husband and wife. If you have any questions, you can ask them when you go back." The Mu family asked Ruhua to send the Tang family out. A little distracted, he cleared the table and asked, "Ma'am, won't the third master blame you for asking the third lady to investigate the matter of the third master?"

Mrs. Mu rubbed her temples wearily, "What are you blaming? He knew that he asked me to withdraw the money. I will definitely go and find out where the money is. I will find out sooner or later." She just found something for Tang to do. If you do it, you won't always stare at other people's yards, and you won't be happy if you don't make trouble.

A few days after this incident, for some unknown reason, Tang took her youngest son back to her mother's house. It was rumored in the house that the third master raised the youngest outside and gave birth to a child, which angered the third wife. In the Bauhinia Courtyard, Yin Huan didn't relax for a few days, and when Mama Qian came back, she returned to her previous days.

And this kind of day lasted for more than half a year...

(End of this chapter)