An Guogong was accustomed to Yue's courteous service, and followed her words into the clean room to wash.

As soon as I sat in the bathtub, I was stimulated by the cool bath water and got goosebumps.

"The water is too cold, so let's get some warmer."

Yue's did so: "The hot water is gone." ”

An Guogong poured water on his body and urged impatiently.

"If you don't, let people burn it, and I still want to teach you?"

"It's not that the concubine is stupid, but that today's firewood has been exhausted."

She pursed her lips and lowered her eyes, complaining aggrievedly.

"Since Sister Jiang took back the housekeeping rights, many rules in the house have changed. In particular, some cases of our main hospital have been reduced by half.

Take this firewood as an example, once the daily share is used up, let alone a bath, even a hot meal will not be eaten. The weather is starting to get cooler, and the concubine is really worried about whether she can survive this winter. ”

An Guogong was stunned when he heard this, "What are you talking about, Jiang Qinglan cut the share of the main courtyard?" ”

Yue Shi wanted to speak and stopped, "It's not that the concubine deliberately instigated slander, this matter is known to everyone in the whole house." If the lord doesn't believe it, just invite someone to ask. ”

An Guogong wanted to ask again, but suddenly sneezed.

"No, the water is too cold, change my clothes and go back to my room first!"

By the time he changed his clothes and sat back on the bed, he already felt some symptoms of nasal congestion. After taking another sip of the already cold tea, An Guogong slapped the bed heavily.

"This Jiang Qinglan, I think she did it on purpose! No, I'm going to theorize with her! ”

In the dead of night, Mrs. Jiang was still reading the ledger.

Fuyan stepped forward to turn the wick brighter, and heard the sound of people asking for peace from the courtyard.

"See Grandpa Guo."

Fuyan lowered his voice and asked, "Why is it late, why is Grandpa Guo here?" Don't you want to stay overnight? ”

At the thought of this possibility, Mrs. Jiang frowned.

As soon as she put down the things in her hand, An Guogong had already walked in with a menacing attitude, and followed by the Yue family.

After seeing Yue's ill-intentioned look, Mrs. Jiang breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's late at night, why hasn't Grandpa Guo rested yet?"

As she spoke, she slowly stood up from the soft couch, and before she could salute, she heard the other party ask in a loud voice.

"Let me ask you, did you deduct the share of the houses in the house?"

Mrs. Jiang's saluting action stopped and generously admitted.

"Yes."

"Why!?"

"Naturally, it is because all the expenses in the house are exceeded, and the share of each courtyard is more than three times that of when I was in charge of the house before. With such a big consumption, Grandpa Guo has found a mountain of gold. ”

Hearing this, An Guogong's originally angry and dissatisfied expression suddenly stopped.

"Three?"

Jiang Qinglan pointed to the account book placed on the desk, "Three years ago, the monthly share of the main courtyard was twenty taels of silver, and now it is as high as sixty taels.

I would like to ask, what delicacies and seas does Grandpa Guo eat every day to be able to use so much silver? ”

“……”

An Guogong was speechless for a while, and subconsciously glared at the Yue clan beside him.

"Yue Yan, come on!"

The Yue clan seemed to have already thought of a countermeasure, and explained unhurriedly: "The master also knows that these account books and the like are handled by Steward Sun. Now that he has confessed his guilt and been condemned, many things cannot be verified. ”

"There's no way to verify." Mrs. Jiang narrowed her eyes, "Steward Sun was recruited into the mansion by you, and what he did was not at your will." ”

"It's not interesting for Sister Jiang to say this, no one can be a sage or a sage. I don't have the ability to predict the future, how can I know that Steward Sun will commit crimes?

Besides, the lord came over today, hoping to adjust the rules of the main courtyard. The master is the head of the family, even if Sister Jiang has to set the rules, she can't be wronged. ”

Seeing that the other party brought out An Guogong to suppress herself, Jiang Qinglan smiled.

"What's so difficult about this, I have a ready-made method."

She paced forward and looked at Yue from head to toe.

"My sister's shirt is made of Shu brocade, gold and silver threads, it's really luxurious. There is also the head of this green jade, which is worth a lot of money at a glance.

If you can save the money you have spent on yourself, why worry that the portion of the main house is not enough. ”

After she said this, Yue's face suddenly turned red. In order to follow An Guogong to find fault today, she deliberately chose a set of luxurious clothes, but she didn't expect it to become a handle for the other party to attack her.

"I'm not like this in every outfit either."

An Guogong glanced at Yue Shi unhappily, "You give me some restraint, don't do clothes like this in the future." At the same time, he told Mrs. Jiang, "The current situation is not as good as three years ago, I am already a member of the Ministry of Works, and I have to spend money on communicating with colleagues on weekdays." You should make it a little higher, and don't make it difficult for me. ”

The two sides knocked on each other, and An Guogong dragged his tired body back to the main courtyard.

As soon as I wanted to rest, I heard the conversation between Yue Shi and Mama Wang.

"Mama, go get the makeup drawer."

Mama Wang did as she was told, "Madame, but you're going to rest?" The old slave will change your clothes for you. ”

"No, you don't." Yue Shi quietly glanced at An Guogong, who was sitting not far away, and deliberately raised his voice and said, "Early tomorrow morning, you can take all of this." ”

Mama Wang exclaimed in surprise, "Dang? Why is that? ”

"Hey, you also saw it, now Sister Jiang is in charge of the house. She has always been a strict one, and she has accumulated a lot of resentment over the years, and we will only get more and more sad in the future. ”

"Even if it's a hard time, you can't use these jewelry. It's all your own personal possessions, Madame! ”

Yue Shi corrected softly, "Mama's words are wrong. I am the master's person, what kind of food and clothing are not given by the master, where is there any difference between public and private?

Besides, now that the lord is an official in the court, there is inevitably a time when he needs to be dotted with silver. You just take these as pawns, and turn them into silver tickets and give them to the master. ”

Without waiting for Mama Wang to speak again, An Guogong walked over.

"What should I do, I've asked Qinglan to readjust the rules. Besides, I still have a fortune, so I will let you live as jewelry. ”

He glanced at the makeup drawer in Mama Wang's arms, and the displeasure he had just had for the Yue family in Beiyuan had completely dissipated.

"It's good to keep things, if I take you out to a gathering between colleagues in the future, you can't even have a decent piece of jewelry."

Hearing this, Yue Shi bowed and complimented him happily.

"Thank you for your compassion, with the master here, the concubine is not afraid of anything. It's just that the master is really willing to take his concubine to the party? ”

An Guogong enjoyed the other party's adoring eyes, "A party is nothing, as long as you are obedient and sensible, I will naturally take you out to see the world in the future." ”

Seeing that the other party's mood was improving, Yue Shi hurriedly hit the railway while it was hot: "Master, the concubine has a reluctant request." ”

"Say."

"After all, Sister Jiang hasn't been in charge of the affairs of the mansion for many years, in order to prevent her from making such a mistake today, can you allow the concubine to be an assistant on the side?"

“……”

Noticing An Guogong's hesitant expression, Yue repeatedly assured.

"Don't worry, the concubine is not trying to compete with Sister Jiang for power, she just wants to mention it from the side. After all, the lord is now an official, and the stability of the family house is also conducive to a smooth career. ”

Mama Wang also helped beat the side drum, "Madame's words are reasonable, if the other officials know that the two ladies in our house are like sisters and work together, they will definitely praise Grandpa Guo for governing the family well." ”

Thinking of Mrs. Jiang's unruly appearance just now, An Guogong subconsciously focused on the more well-behaved and tame Yue family.

"It's okay, you can help her watch a little more, don't get into trouble."