198 Out of money
Wang Jingshu is full of remorse, in fact, she is not extremely longing, but it is a rare time for the prince to come...... However, Caiyu on the other side mentioned another matter disappreciably, "Master, Pin Xiang listened to your orders before, and no one can enter the inner room without your will, so he stopped the prince last night." Look at this...... It's that the servant is not good, and he didn't explain it clearly. β
The affairs of the subordinates are all in charge of Youxiao, but I didn't expect her to give a word of instruction in place, and the little maid dared to block the prince's way...... "Master, look, do you want to punish you?" β
Wang Jingshu thought about it again and again, and felt that this was a trivial matter, "No need, the prince didn't punish her." You can just explain what you should pay attention to. β
Cai Yubian replied to the princess's hairpin, "Don't worry, master, I will explain it clearly to Youxiao, and this kind of thing will definitely not happen in the future." β
Pinxi opened the curtain and entered, and shouted outside, "Master, Liu Zhaoxun is waiting outside the courtyard, and I want to say hello to you." β
Wang Jingshu couldn't help but murmur softly and complained, "It's early in the morning, what are you doing...... I'm not saying that the morning and dusk are saved these days. β
She really doesn't want to deal with those people, sometimes out of sight. If this morning and dusk province can be abolished, it will be better to abolish it for a lifetime.
Cai Yu wore a hairpin again, "The master should see it." After a pause, he added, "This Liu Zhaoxun is a newcomer, only she has not served you tea yet, and this person must have come so early for this." β
What is the meaning of this kind of serving tea.
Wang Jingshu sighed lightly, took out a pair of bracelets from the makeup box casually, and put them into the tray that Youxiao was holding, "Well, Youxiao will go to the warehouse immediately to get a good-looking brocade box and wrap the pair of bracelets, and wait for Huizi Liu's tea to give to her." β
"Yes."
He also knew the key to the treasury on Caiyu's body, and quietly retired. Immediately, he ordered Pinxi to make tea, and prepared to wait for the tea to be served.
"Master, how do you look at your makeup?"
Wang Jingshu didn't have the heart to spend on makeup, but now that the Liu family has come to see her for the first time, she always has to be a little more elegant, "It's better to change to that set of gem-inlaid gold heads, which looks more atmospheric." β
Before the words fell, the little maid took the gold head face inlaid with gems.
Pick jade to wear it again.
Wang Jingshu bowed slightly, put on a pair of gold bracelets, and immediately got up and went to the outhouse.
Sitting on the top, "Go and ask Liu Zhaoxun." β
"Yes."
Su Yu Pinxi introduced Liu Zhaoxun.
Liu Yingying was dressed in a pomegranate skirt, with hairpins and simple buns, standing in the center, and immediately bowed to the princess Niangniang, "Concubine Zhaoxun Liu's respectfully invites the princess Niangniang Wanfu Jin'anββ"
"No."
Pinxi handed over the tea and shouted: "Liu Zhaoxun serves tea to the princess Niangniangββ"
Liu Yingying brought a cup of tea to Wang Jingshu, Wang Jingshu took a sip casually, pretended to be good, put it in her hand, and opened her mouth with a few words, "Since you have entered the palace to do Zhaoxun, then serve the prince well in the future, and be a harmonious sister, with your family in this back house, it is not easy to live, everything must be careful and forbearance." Harmony is valued in the palace, but if they go too far, they can be reported to me, and I am the master. You also have to learn more about the rules of knowledge, and the most important thing is to work hard to spread the branches and leaves for the prince's heirs, understand? β
"Whoever is the child in the future, I will treat it as my own."
Liu Yingying also heard similar words when she met the side concubine, "Yes, thank you for the princess's teachings, the concubine is happy." β
"Get up and sit down." Wang Jingshu immediately gave a seat, Liu Yingying immediately made a right head, and then heard her mention: "You meet for the first time, there are some things I naturally want to say in front, I don't tolerate sand in my eyes, I don't want to know about some dirty things, but if I know, I will never tolerate it." It's the same for everyone! β
Liu Yingying met the princess for the first time, but after a few words, she was a little timid, "Yes, the concubine understands." β
Wang Jingshu smiled kindly, and ordered Pin Xi to serve tea again.
Pin Xi served tea, Wang Jingshu said, "This is a good Longjing tea before the rain, I don't know if Zhaoxun is used to drinking it?" You're supposed to be from Waterfront, right? β
"It's good tea," Liu Yingying knew whether it was good or bad when she saw the tea, and said, "It's from Bangshui Town, and my ancestors are from there." β
"Have you ever been to the North?"
Liu Yingying shook her head slightly, "No, this is the first time I have gone far away." β
Wang Jingshu smiled, and also picked up the teacup and took a sip of warm milk, "I'll get used to it in the future." Everyone has a first time. β
"Yes."
There was a moment of silence. Wang Jingshu raised her eyes and looked at the Liu family in front of her carefully, she looked beautiful, she didn't have any special beauty, and she really couldn't guess what the prince said about her. At this time, everyone came, and after a timely greeting, he asked, "Do you like today's courtyard?" Are you still used to living there? β
"If you don't like the decoration, ask someone to rearrange it."
Liu Yingying didn't dare to say more, "Thank you princess for your concern, everything is fine, and I am very used to living there." But the maids, I look at the servants... It's too much. In addition to Qingsu, adding one or two more is enough. β
"I have eight maids and five maids here, seven maids and four maids here for the side concubine, and the rest of you are all five maids and three maids, whether it is Liangdi or Fengyi, it is the same fixed number. If there are special cases, they will be added. Wang Jingshu originally planned to serve with different numbers of people of each grade, but she felt that it was not as good as the same number of people, so she was equal under the concubines. smiled and added, "The palace has the rules of the palace, everything must be done according to the rules, you Zhaoxun is five maids, this matter can't be reduced casually, otherwise what do you say about the Zhao family?" β
Liu Yingying lowered her head when she heard this, "It's the concubine who owes consideration, everything can be done according to the charter." "The princess is full of rules...... It turns out that as they say, he is a person who attaches great importance to rules.
Wang Jingshu immediately instructed again, "Wait a while, you remember to visit Kang Liangdi, her grade is above you, only her, you haven't seen her yet." She had never followed the prince in the palace before, so it was the first time you saw her. Add a sentence, "Remember to be respectful, so as not to provoke right and wrong." Inevitably, he showed a little disdain for Kang's.
Liu Yingying also said yes, and after a while, Xiao Xiao entered with the brocade box, Wang Jingshu remembered that she wanted to give a gift, and ordered Youxiao to give the gift to Zhao Xun, before she said, "The first time I met Zhao Xun, this is a little bit of my heart as a princess, and I will be sisters in this back house in the future." β
Liu Yingying didn't think of preparing a gift for the princess at all, because no one taught her this etiquette, and this time she came to meet because the concubine mentioned it when she talked to her, but the concubine didn't mention the gift. It can be seen that the princess prepared a gift, and she was ashamed, "How dare the concubine accept the princess's gift...... I really don't dare to do it. β
"It's okay, just take it, it's not worth a few dollars," Wang Jingshu smiled, and the sunlight spilling in from outside the door looked particularly bright, "Do you like it?" β
Liu Yingying saw that she couldn't refuse, and she was even more frightened, so she got up and opened the brocade box herself, which was a pair of delicate crystal orchid bracelets, she liked it tightly in her heart, but she really didn't dare to accept it, "The princess's gift is too valuable, and the concubine really can't accept it." β
It's just a pair of bracelets, Wang Jingshu doesn't feel precious, "It's really not too valuable." This is what I chose in the jewelry pavilion on the border of Yanzhou, and I have not worn it yet. Yesterday I saw that you were wearing a dress embroidered with orchids, which matched you, and I remembered that this pair of bracelets matched your dress. Actually, she didn't really choose it casually.
What kind of person will give what kind of thing must be thought out in advance.
In the past, Wang Jingshu never had to think about this, because Mama Huifen was there, Mama would usher in a proper post to take care of her, but now there is no Mama, Caiyu is too busy, and it is inevitable to neglect some things, as for Qingyun, it makes sense that she is young and unreasonable. I just thought about it more when I sent them to her, and I always thought that I would have to promote a reliable first-class maid to take over these trivial matters in the future.
The princess said this, if Liu Yingying resigned again, it would be inappropriate after all, so she simply thanked the princess generously, and ordered Qingsu behind her to take the brocade box.
Wang Jingshu looked at the little maid's eyes, and called the name of the Qingzi generation, so she asked, "You bought this maid from Bangshui Town?" Is there a deed of sale? β
Liu Yingying said: "Yes, the prince bought it." Also bought back are Qingzhao beside Guo Fengyi, and Qingfu, who is currently working as a buying maid under the side concubine. As for whether there is a deed of sale, the concubine is not very clear, even if there is, it should be with Aunt Changxia or the side concubine. β
"The concubine thinks she serves well, and wants to mention her as a first-class maid next to the concubine, and return the name of her family."
Wang Jingshu responded, and had a little impression of this matter, "You have set the maid's family, and you will know it when you report it, and you will record it in the future." β
"Okay."
At this moment, Qingyun suddenly shouted outside, "Master, breakfast has been prepared, please move to the left room." Qingyun was busy with the small kitchen early in the morning, and he didn't know that Liu Zhaoxun was in the house.
Liu Yingying was even more embarrassed when she heard this, "The princess hasn't had breakfast yet?" "She herself has had breakfast and then come here, where does she know that the princess has not had breakfast," the concubine really doesn't know that the princess hasn't had breakfast yet, it's all the concubine's, and it bothers you. β
Wang Jingshu didn't care about this, and said cheerfully, "It's okay, I've always used it here, and when I was in the palace, I waited for you to invite you to eat it, sometimes there is no meal, I have long been used to it." β
But Liu Yingying still chose to retire, so she didn't want to bother the princess and her master for breakfast.
Wang Jingshu went with her.
As soon as she left, she heard Caiyu complain softly, "The first time I saw my master, I didn't give gifts, and I didn't have a courtesy." β
Wang Jingshu raised her eyebrows after hearing this, and then heard her say again: "Master, why do you want to give any pair of bracelets." She didn't even give a gift. β
"I don't want her to be polite...... Whether there is a courtesy or not, that's her business, and if I send it, it won't be the turn of others to pick it up. β
Wang Jingshu shook her head slightly, and instantly laughed and joked again, "You, you're really getting more and more stingy now." It's just a pair of worthless bracelets, why can't I give it to your master? β
Cai Yu sighed lightly, saw the master get up and stretched out his hand to help, and reminded again, "Master, now that the prince is here, the money in the account should be withdrawn." β
Wang Jingshu didn't know why the jade picking was so urgent, "Didn't the prince just come, why should he wait for two days." β
"Yes...... There is no silver in the treasury, and it really can't afford this huge palace. If you want to make another offering, I think I'm going to pawn it. Cai Yu and Ah Guang kept the account books together, and went back to discuss with Youxiao, who was in charge of the warehouse, "If you don't keep accounts, you don't know that firewood, rice, oil, and salt are expensive." The daily expenses of this huge palace are really not small, and there are more people in the backyard, and the expenses must be more than one day a day. β
There is no money......
What to do?
Wang Jingshu sighed, "It seems that this family is not easy to do." If you don't have anything to do with it, it's really troublesome. β
I'm running out of dowry, and I can't do anything about it, so I can't pawn those things. Most of the treasures in the treasury are valuable treasures, half of which are the thoughts left to her by A-Niang, half of them are the dowry given to her by the royal family, and half are the dowry given to her by the Wang family.
After thinking about it, I had to go to find the prince, "You calculate the account books clearly, and then go to the front yard with me in the afternoon." β
"Yes."
Now I can only look for him.
Otherwise, there was really no way, so I had to use the money in the king's account.
Immediately, Wang Jingshu took the hand of Cai Yu, and Shi Shiran went to the left room to have breakfast.
But this breakfast was only half used, and Pin Xi suddenly came to report, "Master, Qinglian next to Sun Liangdi suddenly ran and said that Kang Liangdi punished Liu Zhaoxun and maliciously humiliated him under the corridor, please go over and take a look." β
It's Kang Liangdi again!
Wang Jingshu immediately dropped the jade chopstick, and her speech was not very good under her anger, "I can't eat well for breakfast." It's Kang's again, and she doesn't have a day to stop. β
"I don't understand, politely accept Liu's visit, what's wrong, reach out and don't hit the smiling person, but I have to make this ...... Doesn't that embarrass herself? β
All the maids bowed their heads and knelt on the ground.
Cai Yu knelt down and comforted, "Don't be angry, the master has to make trouble with her." When it is passed to the front yard, there is still Kang Liangdi's good fruit to eat. β
But Wang Jingshu didn't think so, "On the first day I arrived in Pingzhou, the Kang family bullied the prince's new favorite, and I can't guarantee that the prince won't blame me." Who told me to say more and let Liu go and meet Kang. I thought that Kang's would give a little bit of thin noodles no matter how reluctant he was...... That's really me overestimating her! β
"She's Kang's is a Adou who can't be helped! I'll see if the eldest princess Wen Rong is gone one day, how will she deal with herself? I don't know what to lift! β
Yesterday, I thought that the last advice had some effect, but now it is revealed!