Chapter 179: Be Frugal

(Cat flutter Chinese) Yu Pian looked at the red sleeves with a peaceful expression, lowered her head and slowly embroidered flowers, the needle in her hand poked back and forth, her heart turned over the river and the sea, chaotic like a hemp, what she said, is it true or false? Listening to what she meant, the prince didn't seem to have anything to do with her, but if it was really like what she said, how could something like that happen on the wedding day? How can she receive her aunt's monthly rite now? But if it weren't for this, it would have been several days, and she really hadn't even seen the face of the prince. The latest free chapters of the book can be found here.

How strange it looks up and down in this house, how to taste it, they all say that the prince is generous, and the princess has silver, but these days, how can there be a trace of generosity in food and clothing? The food is full, the tea cakes are all big goods, difficult to swallow, all the oil lamps are lit at night, and even a candle is not used, she has grown so big, she really has never suffered like this, Yu Lian glanced at the celadon oil-saving lamp on the kang table in the corner, I heard that the oil candle division said, it is lamp oil, how much lamp oil is used in a month, there is also a rule.

Yu Lian moved irritably, the prince rested in the west courtyard night and night, and the princess was so affectionate, the princess was not as big as herself, in addition to the red sleeves in this courtyard, there were seven other girls, and the girls in the west courtyard were all sharp, and I don't know how many young and beautiful girls in other places had the means to talk about age, and they were not young, and they couldn't be top-notch in terms of beauty. Why isn't the princess in charge of this house? Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if the princess doesn't guard against them, she wants to arrange a girl to sleep, then she has to arrange her own girl first, what is the rush in this day?

Red Sleeves sent away Yu Lian, who was almost unable to hide her worries, took the door, sat back on the kang, took the needle and thread, but she didn't have the mind to do needlework, she clearly understood Yu Lian's intention, she was not wrong to plan for herself like this, herself, should she also plan well?

After dinner in the evening, Li Tian said two sentences about the snow banquet, but he said the words that Qingzhi heard that this year was different from the past, and the five princes looked disdainful, and the corners of his mouth pulled down and said: "Daddy is not old and confused, Zheng Daguan told me today, you interrogated those girls and mothers-in-law before, Daddy also heard about it, and let people pass the word to Gyeongbokgung, saying that the child is older, don't worry about it anymore, with Daddy's words, you just let go of your hand, I look at those people and get annoyed!" ”

"Well," Li Tian didn't know what he thought, and smiled quite meaningfully: "There are so many people in our house, and it's not all about Gyeongbokgung Palace, and there are also many people who think that this is a clever sect, so they asked someone to go to our house on an errand, and there are all kinds of people who can't think of it, if this matter is done urgently, I'm afraid that there will be too many people to offend, and if you offend people, you don't necessarily know who is offended, this is a hidden danger, you haven't heard of it, the king of Hades is easy to see, and the little ghost is difficult." ”

"It's up to you." The fifth prince listened to the big head, he had no experience in this matter, and he didn't want to take care of it, in the past, his way to deal with this kind of thing was to hide if he couldn't provoke it, all year round, regardless of rain or snow, he almost never stayed in the palace, either listening to music everywhere, or hiding in the lake behind Qingfeng Lou to spend time.

"You came back early today, don't you go to the East Courtyard to have a look?" Li Tian asked very casually, and the fifth prince was stunned, and moved uncomfortably: "What happened to the East Courtyard?" ”

"There are red sleeves in the east courtyard, what can happen," Li Tian said with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth: "The red sleeves are good, even Mama Xiong praised her for being sensible, no wonder you love her the most, today the girls in the east courtyard are all wandering in the garden, but she didn't go, don't you go to see?" ”

"See what?" The fifth prince replied quickly, "Why didn't she go to the garden?" I'm busy like this, have that space? Besides, there are so many girls in the house, who hasn't visited the garden, and who has visited the garden, they have to let me go and see why? That's not my business at all! ”

Li Tian leaned at the five princes, the five princes were embarrassed and annoyed by her, his words were messy, as a dignified prince, the majesty of the power didn't seem to be reflected at all, Li Tian looked away with a smile and said: "By the way, Shao Daguan and the thirty little chamberlains have not been placed yet, I haven't used the chamberlain, I'm not used to it, where do you think it's good to settle the waiters?" ”

The five princes hesitated for a while and didn't speak, Shao Daguan and they are really not very easy to settle, the prince's mansion is a rule to use the inner servant, first, there is no precedent for sending the inner servant back, and second, even if he is sent back, the forbidden middle school will still make up for people according to the number, the fifth prince thought for a while and said: "Since you are not used to it, then arrange to be an errand outside the second gate, the prince's mansion is originally decent to use the inner servant, you see, where to use it decently." Li Tian frowned when he heard this, what are these words? Where to use decently, with the waiter to see the welcome and send-off at the gate is the most decent, but which guest can afford it?

Li Tian glanced at the fifth prince, nodded and didn't say anything more, it seemed that he had no idea at all, and this matter was still discussed by Mr. Xunshui.

"I have to get up early tomorrow to listen to people, I'll go and rest first, if you go to the east courtyard to rest, let people talk to Red Sleeves first, I'm afraid she has to prepare," Li Tian stopped and explained with a smile: "There are a lot of people in our house, Zhuangzi or anything has to wait until the end of next year to make progress, Qingfeng Lou and Shunji will come to our house, and it will have to be next year, and there will be no income for a while, this year's Spring Festival, and next year, I also point to those Kaifu silver, I also want to use more guards and horses in the house, And the gentleman you want to invite in the future, the use of the house has to be tighter. ”

The five princes didn't react for a while, what does it have to do with the degree of letting the red sleeves prepare? Li Tian saw that he obviously didn't understand, so he had to continue: "This is tight, you have to think of frugality, for example, this year's candle, it is very expensive, our house has a large population, if you use candles everywhere, it is really unaffordable, so outside, if you are not there, it is good to light an oil lamp, our house uses fuel-efficient lamps, and we have to save from a small place." The fifth prince was dumbfounded, looking at Li Tian and couldn't say a word, she was one of the richest people in the capital, and she was reluctant to light a candle!

The candlelight in the study room of King Shou's mansion was shaking, and the eldest prince was talking to his staff Mr. Jiang.

"To be able to get the help of the five masters, this is a great blessing for the prince." Mr. Jiang stroked a few strands of sparse beard, and said happily, the eldest prince looked relaxed with a smile: "There are a few brothers in us, and the fifth child thinks about it the most, and I am not as good as him in this one." ”

"The prince can't say that, if they all think like the fifth master, won't the official family be miserable? Besides, the mandate of heaven has its own way of heaven, and the prince can only follow the heavens," Mr. Jiang's words suddenly stopped, and he hesitated for a while before he said in a low voice: "They are all princes, their identities are here, and they have to pay attention to whether they want to open it or not. ”

"Well," the eldest prince looked at the darkness outside the window attentively: "That being said, I can trust the fifth brother." Mr. Jiang smiled clearly and did not speak again. The room was quiet only with the sound of dripping water droplets, and after a long pause, Mr. Jiang broke the silence first: "The assassination of the fifth master, who did it, I really don't understand, the third master, the fourth master, and even Jingling Palace are all suspicious, but the more you think about it, the more it doesn't look like it, there is a lot of news coming from everywhere in the past few days, and it is even less like putting it together, who else can there be?" ”

The eldest prince's face was slightly different, his eyelids drooped slightly and he didn't speak, Mr. Jiang sighed in confusion: "I think about this from both ends, if the fifth master is unfortunate, who will benefit the most?" If you say that the fourth master is for ...... This is a joke, the fourth master is not a stupid person, he just has a heart for this, then he has to wait for the official family to be a hundred years later, in addition, the fifth master is gone, who can have any benefit? But if the fifth master is fine," Mr. Jiang's words paused suddenly, and he looked at the eldest prince with a wry smile and didn't say any more.

"It's us who get the most benefit from this matter," the eldest prince slowly continued: "This matter can't be seen alone, if the fifth brother doesn't marry the lady of the Li family, there will be no benefit in the future, and then go forward, if the fourth brother doesn't make such a fuss, I'm afraid that there will be no future, the things in this world, one ring after another, between this ring and one ring, are cause and effect." ”

"The prince's words are very true," Mr. Jiang praised: "The assassination of the fifth master, do you think you want to check it more?" If we don't find it out, we will be extremely passive, and second, we don't know whether this person is an enemy or a friend, maybe this will give rise to a big thing that we can't afford, which is not a trivial matter. ”

The eldest prince reached out and poured a cup of tea, took it up and sipped it slowly, and then said in a low voice: "Don't check again, sir, rest assured, maybe...... Not a bad thing. Mr. Jiang's eyes flashed with a hint of astonishment, and then he smiled and said: "What does the prince say, then I will rest assured, Lao Hai handed over a letter today, saying that the Yao Xiangjia is like discussing with the Jiang family of Linchuan Hou, the Jiang family is at the age of discussing relatives, there are only two little ladies in the Linchuan Hou Mansion and a concubine, and the rest are side branches, Yao Xiangjia is at the right age, in addition to the fourteenth master Yao Yuanhang, there are three little ladies in one concubine and two concubines, and the rest of the Yao family are all in their hometown, Yao Fourteenth Master has a bad reputation, and the Yao family and the Linchuan Hou Shizi are the most likely to be married, Yao Xiangruo married the Jiang family, which is not appropriate. ”

The eldest prince's brows furrowed, if he really got married, it would be inappropriate, Yao Xiangyan's eldest daughter was married to Ye Shusheng, the prince of Dongyang County's palace, in the past few years, he has been standing by the side of the fourth child in the dark, and Yao Jiaruo married Jiang Zhengyuan again...... This is indeed a family affair that is inappropriate.

"Jiang Zhengyuan and the fifth master are good friends, otherwise, the prince will ask the fifth master to see if the fifth master knows about this." Mr. Jiang said extremely tactfully, and the eldest prince nodded clearly: "It is indeed appropriate to leave this matter to the fifth brother." "Cat flutter Chinese