Chapter VI
Jiang Xufeng and Wen Jing had breakfast together before leaving, and the concubines came to ask for peace, but Song Liangdi was still missing.
Ruan Zhaoxun's eyes couldn't stop looking in the direction of the inner room, and she happened to meet Wen Jing's eyes, she was embarrassed for a moment, and then straightened her neck and looked back.
Wen Jing was too lazy to deal with a Zhaoxun, but Luo Zhaoxun looked left and right, and said more: "It's really not the right time for Song Liangdi to be sick." ”
No one answered her words, Wen Jing didn't speak, Ruan Zhaoxun, who was sitting on her left, glanced at Luo Zhaoxun and sneered.
Luo Zhaoxun's expression was sneering, looking at Qu Chenghui, Tian Fengyi, who was silent, Tian Fengyi, and Du Liangdi, who was leisurely and comfortable, and suddenly tightened the handkerchief in his hand.
Wen Jing still had a lot of things to deal with today, and after sitting for a while, he found an excuse to disperse.
The prince's wedding, and everyone in the capital who can be named gave congratulatory gifts. Some of them are courtesy, and some of them want to take advantage of this opportunity to take advantage of the relationship with the prince's mansion.
Jiang Xufeng mentioned this last night, saying that it was nothing special, which meant that Wen Jing could just look at it and deal with it in return.
Wen Jing smiled and agreed, this kind of thing had to be done by her sooner or later. The return gift was about to open the warehouse, and Jiang Xufeng happened to hand her an opportunity to take the key.
"Before, these things should have been in charge of Gonggong Zhao and Mama Fan in Guanlan Garden, right?" Wen Jing flipped through the gift list and put it on his lap, "Lan Yuan, you go to Guanlan Garden to invite Mama Fan, saying that I have time to invite her to tea today." ”
Lan Yuan can speak, her attitude is good, she coaxed Mama Fan to smile, and she followed her to Changchun Garden without Lan Tao saying more.
"The slave maid asks the princess to say goodbye."
"Mama, please be seated." Wen Jingsu raised his hand slightly, and Zhuyun had already prepared a low squat for Mama Fan to sit on, "Mama Lao is here, it's my help, Your Highness will leave the matter to me, I am a bride, and I have to consult Mama in the Prince's Mansion and the people everywhere." ”
Wen Jing's words were extremely polite, and Mama Fan was a little flattered.
"The crown princess has tormented the slave maid, and if the mother has something to order, the slave and maid must do their best."
In the morning, Wen Jing and Mama Fan finally finalized the list of return gifts, Mama Fan did everything in detail, Wen Jing humbly asked for advice, but she learned a lot of things.
Which family the Prince's Mansion is good friends with, which family has an average relationship, which one can't even touch the threshold of the Prince's Mansion, this time Wen Jing is clear.
"Mama has worked hard, a meal has been prepared in the side room, and Mama will leave after eating." Wen Jing folded up the return gift list and smiled in a good mood.
"Hey, Crown Princess Xie." Mama Fan is also happy, the crown princess is smart and modest, and she will not pretend to understand. She was relieved, no matter what else she had, there was nothing else in the backyard that could compare with her temperament.
Mama Fan ate the meal, and when she got the reward, she brought back a box of dim sum.
After lunch, Lan Qian was eager to try, slightly excited: "The slave maid will take care of that grandmother to get the key." ”
"Don't worry," Wen Jing elegantly wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, and picked up a cup of diet tea, "It's not that there are still a few account books that I haven't read, let's finish reading them all." ”
After reading the ledger for more than an hour, Wen Jing rubbed his eyebrows a little tiredly. Just looking at the accounts, this Mama Fang can also be called a good bookkeeper, and she remembers clearly where each money is spent. If Wen Jing hadn't looked carefully, I was afraid that he would have been fooled.
The previous three accounts were basically kitchen purchases or sundries expenditures, and each account was suspected of being at a premium. For example, the current price of a pound of white rice is about five to six yuan, and the money here naturally refers to copper money.
The tribute rice from the south of the Yangtze River that the prince's mansion gave to the masters to eat, in addition to the supply of the inner province, the palace also had to be purchased. The price of tribute rice is much higher than that of ordinary white rice, but about 50 yuan is already the most expensive tribute rice on the market.
And the price of a single catty of tribute rice recorded in Mama Fang's account is as high as 100 yuan, which is half higher.
The rest of the accounts are the expenses of the concubines in the backyard, as well as the personnel treasury. It is even more excessive than the previous three books, and the Ministry of Internal Service only sends Liangyuan and above, and the rest of the concubines are all issued by the prince's mansion itself.
According to the rules, Liangdi is 30 taels of silver, plus 5 pieces of cloth, a set of jewelry, tea, fruits, supplements, and so on.
Liangyuan is twenty-five taels of silver, and there are a little less things. In accordance with these rules, the house pushed down in turn, and there were only ten taels of silver, two hairpins, and three taels of tea leaves in Tian Fengyi.
Mama Fang's account remembered that Tian Fengyi had twenty taels of silver, and there were a lot of things.
Wen Jing has been looking at it these days, Tian Fengyi doesn't look like he has a lot of money, and the skirt is all frayed.
"Niangniang, is this Mama Fang stretching her hands too much...... The slave maid inquired, and there were actually two first-class stewards in the backyard. Mama Liu was assigned by the province of internal servants, for example, Mama Fang entered the house earlier, after Mama Fang took over the affairs of the backyard, Mama Liu was squeezed out, and now she only takes care of some sundries. Lan Wei frowned, Mama Fang was the queen's mother, and the people around her were almost going to walk sideways in this mansion.
"So, now everything in the backyard is in the hands of Mama Fang? Didn't the extra money go into her pocket? ”
Wen Jing squinted, she chatted with Mama Fan in the morning, the Guanlan Garden was very orderly, compared to the backyard, it was the same as two worlds.
Is Jiang Xufeng deliberately indulgent? I don't want to confront the queen directly, and then wait for her, the crown princess, to enter the door and deal with it. Tsk, whether she thinks about it or not, Mama Fang will definitely deal with it.
Anyway, she will make a "knife".
"Lan Qian, Lan Yuan, you go and get the key to the treasury with Mama Fang, and just say that I want to return the gift. If she stops, you give her the list and let her prepare as above. I'm going to send it out tomorrow, and if it's delayed, I'll just ask her. Wen Jing doesn't have so much patience to deal with Mama Fang, there are too few people in her hands who can use it, and there must be a capable person to get Mama Fang down.
Wen Jing's instructions on the bright side, not afraid that Mama Fang would disobey Yin and Yang, what she didn't do well was to hand the handle to Wen Jing.
"Zhuyun, you have tried to contact Mama Liu recently to see if she can use it." Wen Jing took the personnel booklet and handed it to Zhuyue, and asked her to look at some second-class and third-class stewards and screen some that could be used.
After doing this, it was already dusk outside, and someone came to the dining room waiting for Wen Jing to order.
There has been no movement in Guanlan Garden for a day, and no one has come to report, so I think Jiang Xufeng will not come tonight.
Wen Jing ordered one or two of his favorite dishes, and added a stir-fried bamboo shoot slices and fresh bamboo shoots and pigeon soup.
As soon as the menu was put down, Holly's father-in-law in Guanlan Garden came, Holly was Zhu Zhan's apprentice, nothing important, and he was the one who passed the word on weekdays.
"Say hello to the crown princess." Holly hit a thousand.
"Get up." Wen Jing smiled.
"His Royal Highness asked the servant to send a message to Niangniang, saying that he was going to a banquet tonight and couldn't accompany Niangniang to eat. Let the mother use some good ones, if there is anything you want to eat, Your Highness will bring it back to you. Holly speaks neatly, and there are two small dimples on her face, which is festive to look at.
Wen Jing's eyebrows and eyes were bent, Jiang Xufeng, this man does have the ability to make people feel comfortable: "It is a pleasure for Your Highness to go to the banquet, as long as you take care of it, don't let Your Highness drink too much and hurt your body." I asked someone to prepare a decanting soup, and it will be easier for His Highness to come back. ”
"Yes, the slave will definitely bring the words, don't worry." Holly should go down and go back to Guanlan Garden.