Chu Junlan ignored Princess Cai's mean words, sat down in the first place, and asked Prince Gong's more than a dozen concubines.

"The housekeepers and grandmothers in the previous family gave me a lot of situations in the family, each with their own difficulties, I wonder if you have the same problems in your aunt's room? It's time to say it today, and it's all settled. ”

As soon as Chu Junlan said this, Princess Cai immediately rolled her eyes and thought secretly: "Isn't this Chu family used to being bored?" Don't you think the trouble in the house is not big enough? ”

The dozen or so aunts led by the Lu family all had another idea at this time.

Chu Junlan took over such a troublesome mess when she first arrived, shouldn't she want to pull them into an alliance to deal with Princess Zhang?

Aunt Lu sneered in her heart and secretly scolded her innocence, Princess Zhang is not a good thing, is Chu Junlan good?

"Hey, since the princess asked so, we won't be polite to you much." Aunt Lu tugged at her sleeves and said helplessly, "Princess, look at the princess, the clothes on my body are all the same as they were three years ago, and even the cuffs are frayed. ”

As soon as Aunt Lu spoke, her second son Xiao Yuncheng also said: "Yes, I even used up the book basket for school, and it didn't make people laugh at it." ”

Chu Junlan smiled, Xiao Yunguang and Xiao Yuncheng were born sons, and the monthly money was ten taels more than Xiao Xu's original twenty taels.

Aunt Lu made a start, and the rest of the aunts also sang and wrote well.

Some say that they have not worn new clothes for a long time; It is said that a box of rouge will last for four or five years; There are also those who save money all day long, just to buy a new set of clothes for the young lady and young master, it is sad to hear, as if they are the concubines of the palace, but they are not as good as the little wives of ordinary merchants.

The servants did not dare to refute it face to face, and many people could see that it was all the silver of the palace anyway, and the amount of money the aunts got had nothing to do with them, as long as they could get more and have more money.

Chu Junlan talked about their difficulties from the eighteen concubines, nodded and said, "I know the difficulties of all the aunts. I also think that your money is indeed not enough, otherwise you should write down your needs and hand them over to me, and I will concentrate on them. ”

As he spoke, he turned around and asked Zi Yuan and Zi Yan to distribute the prepared pen and paper.

The aunts, girls, and young masters didn't think much about it, so they simply wrote down their requirements, and there were servant women in charge who couldn't write, and Zi Yuan and Zi Yan were also helping to ghostwrite on the side, so that they pressed their handprints.

Soon, the thick pile of paper returned to Chu Junlan's hand.

Chu Junlan took a general look, and everyone's requirements were very consistent, all of them asked for money.

"Your requirements are very reasonable," Chu Junlan shook the paper in his hand and said with a smile, "The princess's monthly allowance for the palace was originally four hundred taels, which included the application of food, clothing, housing and transportation on weekdays, but it was reduced to three hundred taels some time ago, that is, the silver I can dispose of every month is only three hundred taels." ”

Chu Junlan stood up and said while pacing: "The big kitchen of the inner house will use up one hundred taels every month, and in the room of Princess Zhang and the second son, the average monthly silver is one hundred and fifty taels. There are still fifty taels of silver left, which Princess Cai's room occupies, and the monthly money in the hands of the remaining masters can't be squeezed out. ”

Chu Junlan shook his head as he spoke: "It's not a way to go on like this, Aunt Lu's clothes, the books of several sons, and the rouge of the girls are all indispensable." I can only call the shots, and the insufficient part will be deducted from the expenses of Princess Zhang and the second son, and if it is not enough, I will go to Princess Zhang and ask for it. ”

shook the list in his hand: "Your demands are here, I will turn around and hand it over to Princess Zhang to do, and I will definitely satisfy everyone." ”

Chu Junlan smiled harmlessly.

But the faces of the aunts, young masters, young ladies and the grandmothers in charge all changed a few times.

Princess Zhang has been in charge of the palace and the general affairs for many years, and everyone has experienced her majesty. To tell the truth, the monthly money of each room is more than that of other families according to the casual words of the prince in the past, and Princess Zhang has enough for herself, and it is not that she can't show some from her fingers to them.

But if Princess Zhang is asked to spit out the food, and the second son is also asked to hand over the silver to distribute to them, Princess Zhang's reaction can already be imagined!

Not to mention anything else, now that Princess Zhang is worried about Xiao Yunpeng's body, they dare to take advantage of Xiao Yunpeng's use, and Princess Zhang's revenge is enough for them to drink a pot.

"The princess," Aunt Lu took the lead and smiled awkwardly, "I understand what the princess said, it's not easy to do anything now, and it's not that my clothes can't be worn, so I don't have to trouble the princess because of this." ”

"Yes, so do I."

"It's not good to trouble the princess, and there's nothing wrong with living frugally."

……

The concubines and servants confessed, and Aunt Lu took the lead and went to Chu Junlan to pull out her list.

Chu Junlan was surprised: "How can this be made?" Everyone is for the palace to be better, where is the reason to put out their minds in order to save money? Princess Zhang is reasonable, if she knew, how sad would she be? ”

"Princess Zhang is busy now, we can't bother, and we also asked the princess to give the slave maid the list of slaves and maids." Several housekeepers also came to Chu Junlan to ask for a reply to the request they had written.

Chu Junlan shook his head helplessly, sighed and returned the list, and now there was only Princess Cai's one left in his hand.

Princess Cai watched coldly, and saw that Chu Junlan was pulling Princess Zhang's banner, which frightened everyone into shrinking their necks, snorted lightly, and said loudly:

"It's okay if you don't want anyone else's, but the princess's use has risen to one hundred taels, but it can't be less at all. I don't care where you move it from, even if you go to grab it from Princess Zhang's makeup box, I'll take it. ”

When Xiao Zilan heard Princess Cai say this, she was so angry that she almost rushed up to reason with her, but the fifth lady Xiao Ziqi secretly grabbed her wrist and whispered a few words of persuasion in her ear to prevent her from acting so impulsively.

Chu Junlan nodded seriously and said: "What Princess Cai said is that the prince once told me and the prince that Princess Cai is different from other women, she is from a big family, and her knowledge and vision are not ordinary. ”

Princess Cai's eyebrows raised, and a smug smile appeared on her lips: "That's, what have I used since I was a child, isn't it the best?" What haven't you seen? ”