Chapter 92: Punishment
The face that looks like his ex-wife is even thinner, his head is loosely tied in a bun, there is no jewelry, and the clothes on his body are even lighter, the blue skirt is washed and faded, the cuffs seem to have been sewn, and a pattern of flowers and plants is filled in and blocks the patch on the surface, but the craftsmanship of the sewing person is not very good, and the flowers and plants are embroidered crookedly. On closer examination, it was similar to the embroiderer of the clothes worn by the maid who had just bumped into him. Such a plain little girl, if you ignore the sneer that has not disappeared from the corners of her mouth, she should be a quiet and elegant person, somewhat similar to her mother.
"Okay, Madame, if you're feeling unwell, let's go to the doctor first." Han Daoyin faintly felt that it was a mistake to leave the Fang clan to deal with these things, and the kung fu of this tea was abandoned, and she was also splashed with dirty water. Although Mrs. Yang's words are true and false, it doesn't mean that Han Daoyin doesn't mind at all after hearing it. Although his position is not high, he is also a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he also asked for the Fang clan to come back, the Fang clan is not proud of him but ashamed, even a man can't stand it. What's more, the Fang family is not as virtuous and virtuous as she shows, if she doesn't like it, the Han family will not be able to afford a daughter, but the Fang family is grinding Han Qi like this, in the final analysis, it is also slapping Han Daoyin in the face.
Fang's hand shook uncontrollably, and the question that reached his mouth was swallowed back, glared at Han Qi fiercely, and took Han Qing's hand back.
As soon as the Fang family left, a large number of maids and mothers-in-law were also taken to the courtyard by Steward Han to kneel, and Han Daoyin took a sip of tea before he said lightly: "Say, what do you want to do with the trouble today?" ”
Han Daoyin didn't have any idea of taking the Fang clan out at this time, she already had her own plans. If she can lure Han Do-in over, her goal will be more than half achieved.
"Father said with a smile, what can I do? These hands were given by my grandmother, and I just borrowed them. This time, it was also under the guise of cleaning up the yard that Mama Yao gave it to the borrower, if you knew that I directly blocked Mrs. in the flower hall, it is estimated that Mama Yao tied me up and I would be able to take people away, do you believe it? Han Qi said.
Han Daoyin believed it, and he also knew that Mama Yao would definitely not be soft when she did it.
"Mama Yao estimates that she regrets scratching the wall at this time, but I will use it for a while when someone borrows it, and I won't be able to borrow it in the future. Mama Yao won't borrow it either. Han Qi raised his head and looked straight at Han Daoyin: "It's not what I want to do now, it's what my father will do." ”
Han Do-in sighed, he never thought that one day he would talk to his daughter like this. He thought that his daughter's upbringing was the responsibility of his wife, everything was fine before, others envied his family and happiness, and his wife managed the inner house in an orderly manner. Why is this happening?
"Mrs. Yang and those maids and mothers-in-law who make things difficult for you, I will deal with them. The butler will also knock on the knock people. It won't happen again. There are not enough people in your yard, and I will ask Mama Yao to personally select some people for you, if you don't feel at ease, you can also go and see for yourself. In addition, I will also give you some of your things when you are young, and give you a dowry of 1,000 taels of silver and two sets of heads, do you think it is good? Although it was a question, those who were familiar with Han Daoyin's temper knew that he had already made a decision.
The smile on Han Qi's face deepened, but it also looked more sarcastic: "It seems that my father still doesn't understand what I mean." Han Qi said, his eyes turned around the flower hall, "Did my father find out that my eldest maid Xia Ying didn't come today?" ”
Han Daoyin was stunned for a moment, and he didn't understand what Han Qi suddenly mentioned that this person was doing, what could a maid do?
Han Qi quickly revealed the answer: "Xia Ying's father runs an errand in the concierge. The people who come and go are the face-saving servants and servants around the lords of the various mansions, and if one accidentally says something, he will be targeted by the imperial history. I can't guarantee that. After all, my wife is unkind to my mother and my father is not strict in housekeeping, so that the eldest lady of the Han Mansion who has lost the protection of my mother is lonely and tortured, I shouldn't sympathize with you. ”
Han Daoyin's face really changed until this time, originally he thought that these were trivial things, what food shortage, late monthly money, and missing summer shirts were all trivial matters, but if it really made trouble, it would not be good after all. Eight years ago, there was a disturbance in the family of a fourth-grade official in the capital that his mother had tortured his concubine to death and was impeached by the imperial history, and in the end, the official was also demoted and transferred to a bitter cold place. That's still the concubine who made such a big fuss, and the scandal of their family will only make it more sensational.
Han Qi knew that this matter was a coincidence, and he happened to use it today.
"Father also knows that if his daughter doesn't show some real skills, she will definitely have bad habits that will be difficult to change after a while," Han Qi paused and said: "I have two requirements, one is that I want to take over the big kitchen and sewing room, and I will take over these two places in the future, that is, no one else can interfere, including my father, and the money and monthly rules of the kitchen and sewing room will also be handed over directly by me to the account, without the hands of a third person in the middle." Second, Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Niu, and Mama Feng all have to be sold, and as for the substitutes, Mama Yao will be selected. ”
Han Qi's attitude was even more resolute, she was completely informed rather than discussed, Han Daoyin was upset, and pondered for a long time and said: "You can only take care of one kitchen and sewing room, and I will promise you the rest." ”
Han Qi knew that he couldn't agree so simply, and wanted to insist on putting forward another substitution condition, "I can only manage one, but you have to give me my mother's dowry, and the one thousand taels of silver and two sets of heads and faces just promised are not less, and I will personally take care of my mother's dowry shop, and the steward will also let them come to see me." ”
"This can't work, how can you see a foreign man casually when you're so old?" Han Do-in refused if he wanted to.
Han Qi didn't expect him to not agree to this, she found that she still knew too little about her father.
"Sure enough, my mother is more open, you must know that Sister Qing and her future brother-in-law have a good conversation in the flower hall, and their mother doesn't mind holding hands, and she is happy to see it."
This ridicule is really powerful, Han Daoyin has already darkened his face, "Except for this, everything else is done." ”
Han Qi suddenly felt funny, is it interesting to bargain like this?
"I'm going to worship my mother, once a month."
This Han Daoyin was not easy to refuse, so he had to agree.
The parties agreed. Han Qi didn't want to stay in the flower hall anymore, so she left the flower hall with the three big girls, she was worried that if she stayed any longer, she couldn't help but ask Han Daoyin if she had forgotten her mother. Did she really forget the doting on her when she was a child, she was worried that she would be soft-hearted.
The sun stabbed Han Qi outside the house, she suddenly burst into tears, she raised her head and wiped the tears on her face fiercely, and said to the few mothers-in-law who brought: "Go, go to the needlework room!" ”
Mother Feng sat on the ground, looking at her mother-in-law who was smashing everywhere, and then looked at a few embroidery girls who were also shaking like fallen leaves in the wind. Suddenly my heart was like ashes.
In an instant, the good sewing room was smashed and only a mess remained, and the embroidery girls shrank into a ball for fear of attracting Han Qi's attention, and finally these thick sticks would fall on them.
But sometimes it's not that you don't want to draw attention to people, and people really ignore you.
"Dongyu. Go and see if it's usually the embroidery girl whose craftsmanship is not good but the door is on the mouth, let's teach her to be an embroidery girl or to be a needlepoint (really cheap). Han Qi said.
Dongyu was a little hesitant, her eyes circled around a few embroidery girls, but she didn't dare to point it out directly.
Qiu Xi is anxious and short-tempered. Seeing that they have turned over with Miss today. This is to teach the villain a lesson, thinking that in the past few years, these maids have been sneered at every time they come to get their clothes and can't get anything, and they have already imagined that this fire is coming out, and they are about to walk over and point out the few people who usually bully them the most, but they are stopped by Han Qi.
"Dongyu is so embarrassed, it seems that these embroidery girls have a share, then all mothers are welcome, take out the ability to take care of the house, and let these people know the severity. Know who the master is. ”
"Hey!" The mother-in-law who came with Han Qi is enjoying and playing energetically today. At this time, after listening to Han Qi's words, he stepped forward without saying a word.
Seeing that a few stout mothers-in-law were approaching step by step, and the steward of the sewing room, Mother Feng, was paralyzed and sat in a mess again, everyone knew that Mother Feng was fierce and unlucky today, so she was no longer afraid of Mother Feng's aftermath, and there were a few people with better temperaments, who usually pointed to the doglegs of Mother Feng who were difficult to Dong Yu and them, and also learned how they made things difficult, scolded, insulted Dong Yu and others.
Han Qi's heart was like a knife when he heard this, and Dong Yu's eyes were even redder, and he turned his head and cried.
Those mothers-in-law didn't need Han Qi's command to greet those dog-legged embroidery girls directly, and slapped them three or two, and those embroidery girls were left to beg for mercy, regretting that they shouldn't have done things in the first place, but who would have thought that the eldest lady would have a day to turn over, and suddenly her intestines were repentant.
Han Qi felt that it was not enough for these mothers-in-law to be slapped in the face, and she also wanted them to never dare to bully a person in Ruoshui Courtyard in the future.
"Pull it into the yard and take off your pants and hit the board, fifteen boards per person." Han Qi said.
The mother-in-law who slapped her mouth turned back in some surprise, and when she saw Han Qi's eyes calm, she obviously made up her mind, and if she didn't say anything else, a few people dragged the embroidery girl to the courtyard.
"Let's go out and have a look, this is a lesson from the past!"
With Han Qi's voice, the others ran into the yard as if they were fleeing, watching the embroidery girls who were beaten without any face when they took off their pants, and the other people in the yard heard the excitement here but didn't dare to come this way, who knows if it will be planted in the hands of the eldest lady, the eldest lady who is usually weak like a little sheep is a bad star today, see who beats whom.
After cleaning up the sewing room, Han Qi led a group of people to the big kitchen, and the subordinates and maids he met along the way were all respectful, or they were far away. Chungui and Dongyu were not quite accustomed to such a sudden change, and they cowered along the way, completely lacking the majestic momentum of the four mothers-in-law who followed behind. Although Qiu Xi is better than them, she is just holding on, and if you look closely, you can still see that she is also trembling nervously.
Qiu Xi felt that she was a little out of breath now, and her whole heart was beating very fast. I still remember that a few days ago, Miss suddenly asked her to pay attention to the people in the yard carefully, and to inquire about what they have done over the years, she only knew that Miss was going to move, but she didn't think that the action would be so big, not only cleaned up Ruoshui Courtyard, but even Mrs. was blocked in the flower hall by Miss with people, and the master not only did not punish Miss but also handed over the big kitchen to Miss. This is something she dare not think of, Miss is simply amazing.
The kitchen is the place where the most people come and go in the house, and the news is transmitted quickly, here Han Qi just got the news from the big kitchen, but everyone didn't take it seriously, thinking about how the eldest lady could fight Mrs. alone, so she didn't pay much attention to it. But it took a lot of effort, and the eldest lady actually led people out of the flower hall, and even smashed the sewing room, and the kitchen steward had to pay attention.
As soon as Han Qi and the others entered the big kitchen, they saw the kitchen steward Ma Pozi warmly greeted her, and everyone else in the kitchen stopped their work and saluted Han Qi.
"Miss, this kitchen is smoky, smoke you carefully, the slave will take you to the pantry next to you to rest." Ma Pozi said enthusiastically.
Han Qi paced around the kitchen and looked around, not paying any attention to Ma Pozi.
The above did not speak, and the cooks did not dare to move, staring at Ma Pozi nervously and expecting her to send a word. It's time to make lunch, and the pot is full of stir-fried vegetables, and after a while, the smell of burnt paste comes in.
"Miss, there are guests in the front yard today, this kitchen is busy making banquets, you see......" Ma Pozi pointed to the pot, meaning to keep the cooks busy.
The already hot weather was even more stuffy because of the hot fire in the kitchen, and now Han Qi was blocking the door with a group of people, and the cook and the maid who burned the fire didn't even dare to come out, and after a while, sweat began to break out on their foreheads.
"Steward Ma, I'll take care of this big kitchen from now on, you know?" Han Qi stretched out his hand and picked up all kinds of vegetables and fish that had been washed in the vegetable basket and asked.
Steward Ma smiled even more attentively, and nodded again and again: "I know, I know, just now Steward Han came to inform me, Miss sent a sister over to give an order, it is the slave's fault to come over and be tired on such a hot day." "The big kitchen and Ruoshui Courtyard are also deeply resentful, and after seeing the tragic end of the needlework room, Ma Pozi's ruined intestines are now green.
"I heard that the kitchen cooked zongzi today? It's a good thing, I haven't eaten it in years. I didn't understand what Han Qi meant by this, so Ma Pozi hurriedly said: "The kitchen has made several flavors today, and the slave maid is about to send lunch to the eldest lady in person." Ma Pozi is also a good person, she had already brought out a food box from the side, opened the lid to reveal a plate of zongzi inside, and pointed to different threads: "The red thread is red date zongzi, the yellow thread is pork stuffed zongzi, and the green thread is mung bean zongzi, and I don't know what flavor the eldest lady likes, so I took some of everything." (To be continued......)