After the discussion, Jiang Wanning and Cui Mama walked in the garden.

The two begonias in the garden have bloomed and failed, and the wind has passed, and the remnants of the flowers have fallen.

There is no chrysanthemum in the Song Mansion, so this is the last flower event in the Song Mansion.

The prosperity will also come to an end.

Jiang Wanning stretched out her hand to catch the petals that swirled and fell, and her snow-white palm reflected the red, like cinnabar in her palm.

"Mama Cui, everything has been ordered, but the inner and outer courtyards each need a general manager, and the outer courtyard is led by Steward Zhong, I am relieved, this inner courtyard ...... I don't know much about a few housekeepers, who do you think is suitable? ”

Mama Cui thought for a while: "Yinu maid looks at Mama Liu as suitable, firstly, she is an old man in the house, and she is familiar with her up and down, and secondly, she used to manage the procurement of the back kitchen, and later managed the treasury and external affairs, and she has never made a mistake." ”

Jiang Wanning's palm was downward, and the flower in her palm fell: "Then Mama Liu!" ”

After parting ways with Mama Cui, Jiang Wanning sighed.

"Why is the lady sighing?" Qing'e asked with concern.

"I have some regrets for agreeing to my mother-in-law to preside over the feed."

"Why does the lady think that?"

"I have more than enough heart but not enough strength, I have been busy for a few days, my body is weak and tight, and it will only be busier in the future, I am afraid that I will not be able to hold on."

Saying that, Jiang Wanning coughed lightly.

Qing'e said: "Why don't you invite Dr. Wu to come and take a look and prescribe some nourishing medicine." ”

Jiang Wanning nodded: "It seems that it's time to change the prescription." ”

Qing'e sent the lady back to the West Courtyard and went to Chengxin Hall to ask for instructions.

As soon as Qing'e left, Jiang Wanning ordered someone to call Mama Liu.

Mama Liu quickly came over, stood respectfully in front of the eldest lady, and waited for the dispatch.

"All the gifts were sent?"

Mama Liu put up a smile: "Back to the eldest lady, it has been sent, you don't know, the housekeeper of the Li Mansion is the most snobbish, when the Li family got married the year before last, the lady sent five good brocades, and the steward is not the nose and the eye is not the eye, today he saw the jade Ruyi sent by the eldest lady, his eyes were straight, and he smiled and made a gesture with the slave maid, so that the eldest lady and Lang Jun must go to eat and drink at that time......"

Jiang Wanning snorted slightly: "Mama is good at errands, I have something to discuss with you." ”

Mama Liu's expression was grim: "The eldest lady commands." ”

"That's right, originally Mama Cui was in charge of the inner courtyard in the house, but now Madame means to let me take over the whole thing, and Mama Cui will concentrate on serving Madame, so now I need someone who is qualified, capable, and responsible to replace Mama Cui."

Mama Liu's heartbeat staggered, no! Does the eldest lady want to promote her to be the head of the inner courtyard?

Oh, my God! Is she going to be lucky?

Mama Liu pressed her excited heart and waited for the next step of the eldest lady.

"I see that you and Mama Wang meet the requirements......"

Mama Liu had already rushed to her throat and eyes, and she sank down.

What does the big lady mean? Is it necessary for her to show loyalty?

Mama Liu was thinking about how to show her loyalty, but she heard the eldest lady say...... "But I think you are more suitable." ”

"The eldest lady is raised, and the slave and maid must do their best to do things for the eldest lady." Mama Liu blurted out.

Jiang Wanning smiled: "Very good, I have already asked Mama Cui for her opinion on this matter, although ...... Well...... Anyway, I'm very optimistic about you, and I hope you will fight for breath, so as not to make people think that I can't see people well. ”

This is very intriguing, what is omitted after "although"? Mama Cui is against? "Don't make people think" This person must be referring to Mama Cui.

Mama Wang is indeed better at sycophants than her, and she is closer to Mama Cui, choose one between her and Mama Wang, Mama Cui will definitely choose Mama Wang.

Thinking about it this way, Mama Liu couldn't help but feel resentful, she and Mama Cui are fellow villagers, and there is a lot of filial piety at ordinary times.

"In a few days, I will announce this decision in front of everyone, and I won't give you a monthly increase on the surface, I will privately subsidize you for ten taels a month, even if I don't go home in the future, these ten taels of silver are indispensable to you, in addition, as long as the birthday banquet doesn't go wrong, your one hundred taels of rewards can't run."

Mama Liu was so happy that she was about to faint, not to mention the extra ten taels of silver per month, and a reward of one hundred taels.

At this moment, she prayed to the gods and Buddhas to bless the eldest lady with a long life, and it was best to be in charge of the house all the time.

Just when Mama Liu was moved and didn't know why, Jiang Wanning's words changed.

"However, let's talk about the ugly things ahead, if one day or something makes me feel that you are not really doing things for me, I will take back the benefits promised to you at any time, depending on how you choose."

Jiang Wanning looked at Mama Liu with a slight smile.

Mama Liu knelt down and said solemnly: "The slave will only listen to the instructions of the eldest lady in the future, and there will be no second thoughts." ”

Jiang Wanning picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said slowly: "I'm not in good health, and Mama Liu will have to worry more about the affairs of the inner courtyard in the future." In particular, don't let people with ulterior motives spoil Madame's birthday banquet. ”

"The eldest lady is worried about ......"

"There are always some people who don't want to see me face."

Mama Liu seems to understand, the eldest lady is talking about that! Maybe there are people who are on the' side, such as ...... Mama Cui.

When Mama Cui returned to Chengxin Hall, she asked all the maids who were waiting in the house to go out and close the door.

Seeing this, Song Yao's heart beat a drum: "What are you doing here?" ”

Cui Mama said: "Madam, today the eldest lady summoned all the stewards to arrange errands, the eldest lady attaches equal importance to grace and power, and everyone is full of motivation and obedience to the eldest lady." ”

“…… Isn't that great? "If everyone works together, the birthday banquet can be held smoothly.

Mama Cui was speechless for a while, is this okay?

"Madam, have you ever thought that you let go so completely, in case after this month, everyone only listens to the eldest lady, and the eldest lady has full wings, it will be difficult to deal with."

"Moreover, the slave maid sees that her spirit is getting better and better."

After the medicine stopped, the eldest lady's illness improved.

"The key is Lang Jun's attitude, the slave heard that Lang Jun had dinner with her the day before yesterday, and he also played chess with her."

"Really?"

"It's true, Qing'e said that the day before yesterday, Lang Jun took a fancy to an inkstone in Hanmozhai, and was bought by Chen Fu Qilang, Lang Jun was very unhappy, after the eldest lady knew, she went to find Chen Jia Qilang, and spent double the silver money to buy back the inkstone from Chen Qilang's hand, and Lang Jun looked at her differently."

"In the past, she was sick, and she couldn't use the means, but now that her condition is improving, she knows that what Lang Jun likes is Xu Niangzi, she is in a hurry, what and leave, it's just talking, what she wants is Lang Jun's heart, or even more."

"Her methods are so powerful, what if Lang Jun can't bear her, what will you do? What about? ”

Song Yao's heart was turbulent, she originally planned to wait for the birthday banquet before letting Dr. Wu continue to take the medicine, but she said to the outside world that Jiang Wanning was not in good health, and insisted on organizing the birthday banquet for her, and she was overworked to the point that her condition worsened, so that she could delay it for another month or two, and it would completely solve her.

She thought that it didn't matter if she only delegated power for a month, but now it seems that she can't prevent it.