The palace of the king of Chu covers a vast area, although compared to those noble families, the master is really not much, and with the three daughters married one after another, the more courtyards are vacant, even so, the green plants in the major gardens can not be neglected, showing the scene of withering and desolation, the manpower of the flower and herb house has not been reduced with the decrease of the owner, but has increased, in order to take care of the vacant places.

In order to "reduce" the degree, Xiao Xie's even refutes the routine increase of bonsai in the summer to arrange on the side of the corridor road, in order to ease the reduction of the fragrance after the flowers are in the tuli, and the supervision of the inner house of the Changshi Division is used as a shield - said that since the seventh year of Yuanqing, the price of Jingyang has risen, and the price of the inner house is of course rising, and the Changshi Division has a slight remark, so Xiao Xie decided to "reform" the luxury, in addition to the old princess's Rongxi Hall, and the Guan Sui Garden of the prince and his wife, even the Lixiang Courtyard is no longer arranged with potted plants, The decorations in the house are all made of the plants of the flower garden.

"This year's grandmother's birthday has a word first, there is no need to invite guests, but the concubine thinks that even if only a few in-laws are invited, there needs to be bonsai decoration in the corridor next to the road so as not to be deserted, but since the second aunt has the principle of 'saving money' first, I am not good at violating it, so I want to use my own savings to add it, which can be regarded as filial piety to my grandmother, for fear that the second aunt will be embarrassed, so I did not inform it, nor did I alarm the purchase, but wanted to ask Xue Changshi to add it quietly." Yi Jing turned a blind eye to Xiao Xie's panic, and methodically talked about the cause and effect.

"I don't know what to mention with Xue Changshi, but I learned that since last year, the cost of the flower and herb room has risen a few percent more than in previous years.

"I was suspicious in my heart, so I looked for a long history to come to the account book for a year, and found that the consumption has increased everywhere, especially the clothing of the sewing room, compared with previous years, it has doubled...... To mention just one item, the account book provided by the Chief History Division indicates that the cost of clothing for the third-class servant women this summer is nearly five hundred taels, and after further inspection, the clothes used are all inferior compared to previous years, and the total is only three hundred ......."

For example, there were more false reports, and Yijing didn't count them one by one, but sighed lightly: "Today, I heard my little aunt tell me the truth after the accident in Shumei Building, and I realized that my grandmother allowed me to assist in housework, and the second aunt was worried that I would find out what was wrong with it, and mistakenly thought that Shumei Building was my industry, so I planned to make a storm, so that I could be a strict responsibility, concentrate on the industry, and not interfere in housework." ”

"You, you're spewing blood...... Xiao Xie couldn't raise his confidence anymore, and he had no strength to refute it.

"Whether it is a bloody mouth can be seen at a glance, and so on, if it were not for the housewife's intention, the servant women would not have such courage." Su Lian said coldly: "Second uncle, I am also a housewife, but I have never noticed that the price of Jinyang has soared to such a situation. ”

The old princess looked ashamed, glanced at Xiao Xie coldly, and said to Concubine Shou: "I don't know anything about housework in the inner house, Jing Yatou is still young, and I am not afraid of the ugliness of the family. ”

Concubine Shou naturally agreed, and the old princess sank her face: "You still have to ask the second child about the outside matter, so someone will ask him to come back, and the matter of Shumei Lou must be explained to Ran Ding." ”

A play came to an end temporarily under the unity of the people, and it was noon, Xiao Xie naturally had no mood to eat, and the joy of "winning a game" in the morning was gone, and he was helped back to Lixiangyuan, half-dead waiting for Yu Dong's return.

Hearing that such an accident happened in a day and a half, Yu Dong hurried back in a hurry, and after listening to Xiao Xie's words, it was a dead ash - since the beautiful scene officially intervened in the housework, the couple began to plan for a rainy day, that is, they had a premonition that the situation would be unfavorable, and all the plans fell through, and Yijing's shot was so neat and tidy, and it became an uncontrollable scene in a blink of an eye.

"I don't believe it, if we grit our teeth and don't admit to instructing the stewards, and accuse them of being beaten into a trick, can the Zongren Mansion really condemn the crime?" Xiao Xie's chest rose and fell rapidly, and his fists were clenched tightly.

"It didn't work! With the holy family of Yu Huan's father and son, he is indeed my person...... Even if we don't admit it, the Zongren Mansion will make a judgment, how can we straighten our chests and waists in the clan in the future...... Su Shi has a seizure today, it can be seen that she has been prepared, if we force our arguments, maybe the old pious woman will listen to Su's instigation, and really let the matter go to the Zongren Mansion, as soon as Su Lian comes forward in this matter, and then there is Concubine Shou to add fuel to the fire, Yu Huan doesn't even have to intervene, and he can't even bear the charge of disharmony and unfriendliness, so he can sweep us out of the house, and then let the Zongren Mansion be charged with disrespecting and unjust property of the palace, and the saint will be angry, maybe he will take the title! ”

Xiao Xie's is like five thunders!

Although she has always scoffed at the title of General Zhenguo, which is not hereditary, she still has the tribute and property given by the imperial court, and the soldiers and slaves, if she is taken away at this time, she should take it back, just relying on Yu Dong and Yu Zhou's Fenglu, the whole family is not allowed to drink the northwest wind?

"So far, I can only give in, pay out of my own pocket to make up for the shortfall, and beg not to poke this thing away." Yu Dong's face was like ashes, but his eyes were burning and breathing fire: "Zhongfang can't keep it, but we have a low profile, Yu Huan in order to maintain the friendship of his brother, not to be killed, we stay in the palace, at least we don't have to bear the expenses ourselves, and we can also save a lot of money...... Hmph, when that person holds the power, the title will be Zhou'er sooner or later, and at that time, I am afraid that I will not be able to enjoy this money, power, and wealth. ”

Xiao Xie was like a dying man with a sigh of emptiness: "The second master still has silver in hand to pay for the deficit?" ”

Yu Dong glanced at her: "The money in my hand has to be used to do big things." Suddenly, he said in a solemn tone: "It's all your short-sightedness and ignorance, for the sake of an insignificant Zhi Niang, you completely offended the eldest brother, and because you are not angry, you have repeatedly opposed the sister-in-law, otherwise they will intercede, and the old pious woman will not listen to the Su family, how much will protect us, at the moment, the two uncles and brothers have been enveloped by the Su family, if you still care about money and silver with me......"

Xiao Xie didn't take a breath and became like a living dead.

So the banquet in the flower garden was dispersed, and the disgraced Yu Dong and his wife rushed to confess, as Yijing expected, talking about the helplessness of losing money in business.

Concubine Shou bluntly called it ridiculous: "You and the prince are brothers, the family will stand by and watch when the prince says it, but he makes such a sneaky behavior, Brother Dong's daughter-in-law is in front of the palace's home, and as a result, she takes the lead in stealing, no wonder the servants below have the same example, what kind of system!" The clan family is out of harmony, and the dignity of the royal family is injured, and the saint knows it...... Punishment will be severe. ”

Yu Dong hurriedly admitted his mistake, first scolding Su Lian, admitting that he had crooked thoughts for a while, and he didn't think about making a big deal...... All the losses of Shumei Building were borne by him.

Su Lian sneered: "I'm useless, but the second brother is really disdainful of calculating the younger generation like this, although you have something to do, you can't steal the wealth and silver of your brother and nephew, if you want me to say this, I have to report this matter to the Zongren Mansion, so as not to make my niece confused and calculated again in the future." ”

Yu Dong hurriedly claimed that he would make up for the shortfall, and only begged Mo to report the matter to the Zongren Mansion.

The old princess hesitated first, and said to Concubine Shou: "They know their mistakes, but they are willing to repent...... In the end, it is a family ugly, and it involves the clan system, and it is not beneficial to publicize it widely, so please ask the old lady and Ran Ding to look at my old face and let it go. He took Yijing's hand again: "Jing girl, grandmother knows that you are a good boy who is generous and tolerant, and you are forced to think about your second uncle and second aunt, and then you have the hard work of your second aunt's housekeeper, this time you will not pursue it again, let them make up for the shortfall, how about writing it off?" ”

The old princess pleaded, Concubine Shou immediately said that she would keep her mouth shut, and Su Lian also waved her hand tolerantly: "I also know the second aunt's love for Jing'er, with you protecting her, I think the second brother will also repent of his mistakes, and he will not harm anyone behind his back in the future." ”

didn't even mention the words of the change of ownership, Yu Dong and Xiao Xie breathed a sigh of relief.

Yijing liquidated neatly, and in less than ten days, he had clearly observed the deficit for many years, and looked at the astronomical figures, Xiao Xie's eyes rolled and he fainted.

The savings for many years were exhausted, and even the farm house in the dowry was not kept.

Xiao Xie's vitality was greatly damaged, and he had to drag his "sick" body every day to insist on morning and dusk to save the old princess's mind.

Early in the morning, because I really had no energy, I came late, and I saw the old princess dressed up in a phoenix crown, as if she was about to enter the palace.

"The second daughter-in-law, I can't bear to work hard for you all these years, and the second child is also a person with a title, he should be self-reliant, he shouldn't be delayed any longer, I entered the palace today, just to ask the queen mother for a grace and give you another place to live."

Xiao Xie fell completely ill.

The decree of the palace was soon issued, and even the auspicious date for the relocation was decided by the Qintian superintendent, that is, the former residence of Prince Rong, the palace of Yangquan County, and the house should be ready-made, so it can be moved in early August.

"If you knew this was the case, you shouldn't have made up the shortfall!" Xiao Xie thumped his chest.

And Huang Jiangyue is also like a mourning concubine, she can expect that after her mother-in-law suffered a blood loss this time, she will definitely stare at her dowry with red eyes in the future, and she has long lost the luxury of wanting to live in another house and become the second master.

Since the will of the palace, Zhi Niang has also found that her situation has plummeted, and Yu Zhou has never set foot in it again - there is no need to please the old princess, and Zhi Niang has no use. Zhiniang was frightened, as if she saw a bleak and gloomy life in the future.

And finally got out of the bad breath, and the princess who did this thing had the leisure to pay attention to the matter of Miss Liansheng.

On this day, after taking care of the day's housekeeping, Yijing was still energetic, and ordered the four cronies of Spring, Summer, and Autumn to the banquet to question, she knew that without her instructions, Qiuyue and Xia Ke would not publicize the events of that day, and first let Qiuyue say that Ruizhu was pregnant and Liansheng testified.

"Liansheng is a person from the prince, and he arranged to serve by Sanniang's side in the morning." Qiu Yue finally added that she and Xia Ke are the eyes and ears, and the other is the future internal manager of the princess, and they both know the true identity of Liansheng.

"Twilight, what do you think?" Seeing that Chun Du was nervous at first, and then sighed, Yijing asked her first.

"At first, the slave maid thought that Liansheng had bad intentions, and the general's wife deliberately inserted it, and after listening to Qiuyue's explanation, she realized that she was trying to cleanse the world." Chun Twilight said.

Yijing rubbed her brows, Chun Du was more than loyal, and her mouth was extremely tight, and some things were given to her to rest assured, but unfortunately she was not resourceful enough, and it was really difficult to take charge alone.

But he didn't refute it, and asked Qiushuang again.

"The slave maid and Sister Chundui have different opinions, thinking that Liansheng has bad intentions, why does the prince need her to prove his innocence, and besides, even if she wants to prove it, just say that she has witnessed it, and there is no need to say that she and the prince have a private conversation, she said this, obviously to cause the old princess to misunderstand, to enter Guan Sui Yuan, and to plan the future." Qiushuang lowered her eyes and said.

Yijing smiled with satisfaction, and then asked the other two: "I saw that Qiu Yue and Xia Ke were both angry that day, what are you two angry about?" Qiu Yue endured that breath for more than ten days, and finally found an opportunity to vent, and spoke first: "It was Qiu Shuang's words, Lian Sheng clearly had other thoughts, and the slave maid was even more angry with the world, and actually gave her a promise...... Even if Liansheng is a subordinate of the prince, but this maid is clearly the princess, and she will definitely be uneasy in the future! ”

Yi Jing raised her forehead and sighed, Qiu Yue was loyal to herself, but she was ...... to the male host. I've never been convinced.

Xia Ke saw the beautiful scenery and gestured with his eyes, and then replied: "According to the slave maid, if the prince really has a promise first, Liansheng's trip is unnecessary, just wait for the return of the prince, it can be seen that she made her own opinion, and she wants the next son to transfer her to serve in Guan Sui Yuan, and she took the opportunity to act because she had other intentions." The slave maid was angry at first, because the maid was treacherous, did not regard the princess as the main one, and had a rebellious heart. ”

Yijing bowed his head, and then asked Xia Ke: "In the past ten days, can Liansheng still stop?" ”