Chapter 30: Fight for Stewardship!
Although there was no Prime Minister Mo involved in the matter of the land/money village, Prime Minister Mo's charge of lax governance fell firmly on his head.
Mo Qingyu learned that the eldest lady had been robbed of her stewardship, and she didn't care.
Now, the eldest lady has lost power in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the second lady Mei Wansu has begun to move.
After all, stewardship is a very eye-catching thing, and the eldest lady is now robbed of stewardship, which just gives her an opportunity.
This time Zhao Qiutang was arrested, and the money borrowed by the second lady did not have to be returned, and his heart fell like a big stone.
She was afraid that Mo Qingyu would expose the matter of her and Song Baoquan together, so she finally had to go to the pawnshop to make some of her gold and silver jewelry, so she scraped together the money to pay off the account of the Jingmen Inn.
Although Mo Qingyu took away the sachet, that sachet Mo Qingyu may not wear it on his body every day.
What's more, she had already inquired about Song Baoquan's whereabouts, and she was afraid that Mo Qingyu would be worried about it, so she simply solved the account book first.
Now I'm worried that I don't have any money, and this opportunity is really hard to come by.
With the right to be a steward, it is natural to get some oil and water from it.
Mei Wansu took advantage of Ji Qiuju's bad luck and immediately went to find Prime Minister Mo.
Prime Minister Mo has been scolded by the official recently, and Mu Lingyun on the side is still eyeing him, thinking of dragging him from the position of prime minister, fortunately with Zhou Guogong as a guarantee, otherwise he would have been expelled from the capital now.
The power of the official should not be underestimated, which is also the reason why the officials in the capital are cautious.
"Why are you here?" Prime Minister Mo glanced at Mei Wansu with a frown, with a hint of impatience in his tone.
Mei Wansu asked the mother-in-law behind her to hand over the food box: "Master, knowing that you have worked hard recently, the concubine specially ordered someone to boil some soothing soup for you to replenish your body, and I hope that the master will rest more." ”
Prime Minister Mo listened to Mei Wansu's soft and glutinous flattering voice, and the anger in his heart dissipated slightly: "It's not early, you go back to rest first, and I'll see you in two days." ”
Mei Wansu listened to Prime Minister Mo's softened words, and secretly had a plan in her heart, and then blessed Prime Minister Mo slightly: "Master, don't be tired, the concubine will feel distressed." ”
"Got it." Prime Minister Mo waved his hand and motioned for her to leave.
For a few days in a row, Mei Wansu came to the study to bring soup to Prime Minister Mo, and vaguely raised the matter of stewardship.
Prime Minister Mo Cheng has also been moved by Mei Wansu in the past few days, and Ji Qiuju will definitely not be able to release it now.
At this time, everyone was staring at the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he couldn't help but express his position.
If it weren't for the Ji family putting pressure on him, he would have planned to divorce his wife, after all, this time he almost involved everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Because the eldest lady was grounded, there were indeed a lot of regulations in the house these days.
Prime Minister Mo also had some emotion in his heart: "I will consider this matter." ”
After the grounded lady learned these news, she beat her side hard, because she was too indulgent in the first place to find such a disaster.
Now after hearing about the second lady currying favor with Prime Minister Mo, she is even more angry in her heart: "Mei Wansu, this slut, really thinks I don't know anything!" ”
Huan Lin'er, the eldest girl beside her, stepped forward and said: "The housekeeping is very important, if it falls into the hands of the second lady in the future, I am afraid that there will be some twists and turns in getting it back in the future." ”
The eldest lady didn't know how to do it, and her heart was even more depressed, and now she was grounded, and she was a little constrained in everything.
The recent period of lockdown has made her think about some things clearly.
Zhao Qiutang has not been doing the land privately/under the money village for a day or two, if she had found out earlier, I am afraid that she would not have made such a big move in the capital.
This thing didn't break out sooner rather than later, but at this time, it's hard not to be suspicious.
Others would not have thought of this, but the eldest lady knew it very well.
There are many people in the capital who can't see the prime minister's mansion, and Prime Minister Mo also has many political enemies, but few people do things so desperately, who will it be? It all seems to be coming for the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Just when she was thinking about it, the eldest girl came over to report: "Madam, the two young ladies have come to visit you." ”
"Let them in." The eldest lady hurriedly asked people to greet the two sisters, Mo Tinglan and Mo Tianrou.
"Mother." Mo Qianlan and the others looked at their mother, who was a little emaciated, and they were a little unbearable in their hearts.
Mo Tianrou said irritably: "Mother, are these subordinates bullying you when they see the wind, you tell me who it is, I will be angry for you!" ”
Ji Qiuju looked at her two flower-like daughters and asked for warmth to herself, and suddenly felt a little more comforted in her heart: "No, it's just that my spirit is a little weak." ”
After a few people chatted for a few words, Mo Qianlan suddenly said: "Mother, I heard that my father took away your stewardship, and now I plan to hand it over to the second lady, what should you do about this matter?" ”
Mo Tianrou didn't feel anything, she never thought about the details in her work, and she didn't care about such things as housekeeping, so she honestly listened to the conversation between her sister and her mother.
"Could it be that Mei Wansu is doing a ghost behind her back?" Ji Qiuju muttered softly.
"Mother, what did you just say?" Mo Qianlan followed the eldest lady a lot, so she naturally knew the importance of housekeeping in the back house.
Ji Qiuju waved back left and right, looked at the two daughters and said, "I don't think these things that have happened recently are not a good thing for our mother and daughter. ”
"Could it be that someone is deliberately targeting us? Is it the second lady? Mo Qianlan guessed.
After all, now it seems that if the housekeeping falls into the hands of Mei Wansu, then she will be the biggest beneficiary.
Ji Qiuju shook her head, she and Mei Wan Su Ming had been fighting secretly for many years, and naturally knew that the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion had a few catties and taels, and she must not have such a great ability to do such a thing, after all, as soon as the matter came out, if it was not solved well, the Prime Minister's Mansion would not be able to get rid of it.
"I think Mo Qingyu did it!" Mo Tianrou said fiercely.
If there is anyone she hates the most now, then Mo Qingyu is the first to bear the brunt.
Thinking of Mo Qingyu, the whiplash wound that had already healed was still a little painful.
Ji Qiuju woke up like a dream, and now Mo Qingyu wants to take over her mother's shop, it is necessary to obtain the approval of the shopkeepers of major shops.
Zhao Qiutang is her person, naturally it is impossible to be easily bought by Mo Qingyu, thinking of this, he gradually has a plan in his heart.
The eldest lady looked at Mo Qianlan and said: "At this point, your father will have his own consideration about the matter of housekeeping rights, but you will become the crown princess in the future, and you should also try it in general affairs." ”
Mo Qianlan instantly understood what she meant, as long as she mentioned it to her father, then the housekeeping power was very likely to fall into her hands, and even if it was not good, she would not let Mei Wansu get advantage alone.
"My daughter knows." Mo Qianlan nodded, looking like she had been taught.
But Mo Tianrou stood aside stupidly, and said angrily: "Mother, Mo Qingyu, that little slut, don't you clean her up?" ”
Although Mo Tianrou wanted to teach Mo Qingyu a hard lesson in person, after being whipped last time, she was still a little afraid of Mo Qingyu and didn't dare to really fight with her.
The eldest lady is now more and more sure that Mo Qingyu is making trouble behind her back, and the hatred for Mo Qingyu in her heart is even more layered: "Don't worry, I won't let her go." ”
She took a deep breath and said, "It's not very wise for us to do it ourselves now. ”
When Mo Qianlan heard this, she also agreed very much: "That's right, now Mo Qingyu has the support of Prince You behind her, and he is very arrogant, but he just relies on Lord You to have a little freshness to her, if the freshness is gone, naturally he will not pay so much attention to Mo Qingyu." ”
"When is that going to be?" Mo Tianrou said very dissatisfied.
"Just because we don't do it doesn't mean that others won't do it." The eldest lady said slowly.
"Who?" Mo Tianrou was a little curious.
"Maybe we can take advantage of the second lady's ......," Mo Tinglan muttered in a low voice.
Ji Qiuju also has this intention, and now she is losing power, but she is also taking this opportunity to keep her head in the dark, so let Mo Qingyu and the second lady fight.
She didn't say anything more, just simply sent the two away.
Mo Qianlan went to the study to look for him that night before Mei Wansu came to deliver soup to Prime Minister Mo Cheng.
After explaining his intentions, Prime Minister Mo felt that it was also very necessary for his daughter to participate in the management of the affairs of the mansion.
But thinking that Mo Qianlan was young after all, when Mei Wansu came to bring him soup, he directly decided to let the two of them jointly manage the affairs of the house.
Mei Wansu was caught off guard by Mo Qianlan's move, and she was very angry after she went back.
Although Mo Qianlan did not hold all the power in her hands, she did not let the second lady dominate, and her goal was achieved.
Originally, a steward of the Prime Minister's Mansion was nothing, but when Mo Qingyu learned that the stewardship was jointly managed by Mei Wansu and Mo Qianlan, he couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that the Prime Minister's Mansion is lively this time." ”
Regarding the things that Mo Qingyu was concerned about, Mu Lingyun naturally knew something: "Do you want to go and see the excitement? ”
"No, no." Mo Qingyu shook his head, "But I can add fuel to the fire for them." ”
Mu Lingyun looked at the woman with a confident look, and couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
Recently, he had noticed that his eyes were a little uncontrollable, and his gaze would always follow Mo Qingyu.
If he didn't know that his body didn't show other discomforts, he would have wondered if he had been tricked by Mo Qingyu in the meal recently.
Mo Qingyu was thinking about how to make the Prime Minister's Mansion even more chicken and dog at this time, and he didn't notice Mu Lingyun at all.
She still has in her hands the account book of Mei Wansu's embezzlement of the shop's money, and some evidence about her borrowing money.
If these things were handed to Prime Minister Mo and Ji Qiuju, this Mei Wansu would have to shed her skin if she didn't die.
Therefore, Mo Qingyu was not interested in the battle for stewardship, but was very much looking forward to the next development.