Qi Tanying took a closer look at Xiangzhi through the light, and saw that she was fifteen or sixteen years old, with a round goose egg face, and her appearance could only be regarded as delicate.

At this moment, her left cheek is swollen very high, and there are five very obvious red marks on it, which looks like she has been beaten.

Thinking of the previous slap, Qi Tanying's face became very ugly, this Du Yu, who looks decent on weekdays, but who knows that he took advantage of the drunkenness to flirt with the maid at home, and if he failed to flirt, he was annoyed and embarrassed and beat people.

Is it really the rules of the Yan family to be furnished?

Qi Tanying said to Xiangzhi: "You go back and rest first, and I will seek justice for you tomorrow." ”

Xiangzhi looked incredulous, knelt down in front of Qi Tanying, and kept kowtowing, "Mrs. Xie, Mrs. Xie." ”

Qi Tanying heard her kowtow and knock, and knew that she was sincere, "You will follow Tinglan to get a bottle of swelling ointment in a while, and when your face is swollen, you will go to the inner courtyard to serve." ”

Serving in the inner courtyard? Xiangzhi was stunned, was she a blessing in disguise?

Just when she was stunned, Qi Tanying had already left with Tinglan.

Early the next morning, Yan Li woke up from drunkenness, and his long arm subconsciously hugged the side, but he didn't find anything. After opening his eyes and seeing the furnishings in the house, he remembered that he was drunk last night, and he rested in the study for fear of affecting his wife.

He sat up from the couch and rubbed his swollen and aching brows, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered that someone seemed to have come to deliver the sobering soup last night.

The person who came seemed to be a woman.

Yan Li chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly checked his clothes. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, except for the coat and shoes and socks, the rest of the clothes were well worn on the body, but they were a little wrinkled, and there was a slight sour smell of sweat.

At this moment, Qi Tanying pushed the door and came in, still holding a change of clean clothes in her hand.

Seeing his wife, Yan Li didn't even care about wearing shoes and socks and walked up to her barefoot, "Ah Tan, did you come to bring me sobering soup last night?" ”

Qi Tanying had the intention to tease him, so she shook her head.

Yan Li's face flashed with disappointment, and he asked again, "Or did you ask Ting Lan to send it?" ”

Qi Tanying shook her head again.

Hearing this, Yan Li frowned and muttered, "Could it be that I'm dreaming?" ”

Looking at his puzzled expression, Qi Tanying couldn't help but laugh out loud, and glanced at him with disgust, "You, don't get drunk in the future, otherwise I really won't be able to parry." ”

Then he told all the good things he did last night.

Yan Li heard that he was drunk and crazy, so he smiled uncomfortably, "Fortunately, only Ah Tan saw it." ”

Qi Tanying asked him, "Do you remember what you said last night?" ”

Yan Li was dumbfounded, did he say something last night? I don't have any impression at all. Qi Tanying couldn't help glaring at him, and sure enough, he didn't admit it after he woke up.

She threw her garment into his arms, "Put on yourself." ”

Yan Li saw that she was annoyed, and hurriedly pulled her and said, "Ah Tan, although I can't remember what I said last night, I can guarantee that what I said is my truest thoughts." ”

He still knows himself well, and he will never say something sad while he is drunk.

Qi Tanying didn't really want him to admit his mistake, she glanced at him, "Okay, I won't bother with you this time." ”

Then he talked to him about Du Yu's drunken flirtation with Xiangzhi.

Yan Li's face sank suddenly after hearing this, and he was about to call Du Yu over.

Qi Tanying hurriedly stopped him, Du Yu was not stupid, if Yan Li asked him directly, he would definitely not admit it, and maybe he would beat him up, saying that Xiangzhi took the initiative to seduce him.

She said: "I have already transferred Xiangzhi to the inner courtyard, and he will be behaving in the future, if he is not honest, don't blame me for ignoring my relatives." ”

Seeing that she had already made a decision, Yan Li nodded, "Let's leave it at that." In the future, he will also restrain him severely.

After Xiangzhi was transferred to the inner courtyard for a period of time, Qi Tanying asked Tinglan about her, and Tinglan had a good impression of her, "She is a diligent and capable person, not only good at embroidery, but also able to make medicinal food, but she is a little timid." ”

"She can make medicinal food?" Qi Tanying was curious about this.

Tinglan said: "His father was a doctor, but he got addicted to gambling and sold her for a few taels of silver. Our family wanted to buy a maid last year, and Ya Po led someone to the door, and Mrs. chose her at a glance. Knowing that she could make medicinal food, he asked her to marry into the Yan family. ”

Qi Tanying frowned, "Then why was she assigned to the Third Courtyard?" ”

Tinglan explained the reason.

It turned out that the deployment of the maid and servant woman had always been the responsibility of Mama Zhuang beside Mrs. Yan. Mama Zhuang is an old man who has followed Mrs. Yan for many years, and she looks amiable on the surface, but she is actually greedy for money and mean on the inside.

If the maids and servants at the bottom want to get a share of easy errands, they must please Grandma Zhuang. Xiangzhi, as Qi Tanying's dowry maid, was assigned to Sanjin Courtyard as a rough maid by Mama Zhuang because she had no money to do it.

What's even more infuriating is that Mama Zhuang not only accepted bribes herself, but also arranged her son and daughter-in-law in positions with a lot of oil and water. His son Liu Zhuang was illiterate but became a purchasing manager, and her daughter-in-law Bao and sister-in-law Bao were in charge of the kitchen, and they punched and kicked the fire girl at every turn.

Because they have Mama Zhuang behind them, no one dares to resist.

Qi Tanying was displeased when she heard this, but she didn't expect that Grandma Zhuang was actually a loyal and traitor. also blamed her for being negligent for a while, so that the old family of three was in the house.

Qi Tanying asked Tinglan to take the previous account book, and focused on the purchase bill before she got married. It's okay not to watch it, but after watching it, I was laughed at angrily.

"Eggs are a tael of silver, tofu is 20 yuan a piece, and even green vegetables cost 10 yuan a handful, such a price, they are embarrassed to report it?"

Tinglan thought it was incredible, but after a little thought, she understood the secret.

Before his wife married in, although Mrs. Yan was nominally the housekeeper, it was actually Mama Zhuang who was really in charge. If it weren't for Madame's sudden need to check the previous account books, I'm afraid no one would know that the price of purchases would be so outrageous.

When Qi Tanying first took over the housekeeper, Tinglan also helped settle the accounts.

The bill reported by Liu Zhuang is very clear, the eggs are fifteen yuan each, and the prices of tofu and vegetables are ten and five yuan respectively, although they are more expensive than the selling prices of the vendors outside, which is barely normal.

The water is clear and there are no fish, Qi Tanying originally thought that as long as she was not too greedy, she would turn a blind eye and not pursue it. Unexpectedly, they were afraid of her new official taking office, so they didn't dare to be so blatant.

Such a thief and a wicked slave must not be tolerated and nurtured.

But Mama Zhuang is the person next to Mrs. Yan, and no matter how angry Qi Tanying is, she can't get past her mother-in-law. To deal with this kind of slaves, it is necessary to grasp the evidence of their crimes, so that they can no longer make waves.

She made a list of the normal prices she inquired about from the outside, compared them with the bills reported by Liu Zhuang, and then continued to let people stare at Grandma Zhuang's family of three.

Mama Zhuang has helped Mrs. Yan to manage her home for so many years, and there must be a lot of silver money that is greedy for ink, and to catch thieves and stolen goods, you must find those silver taels who are greedy for ink by them.