Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 307 Disposal of Congratulatory Gifts
Yao Cunhui was about to applaud Mrs. Xue, what she said was very considerate and earnest, and she didn't see anything wrong, it was really heartfelt, even though she was vigilant in her heart, she couldn't help but feel a little ironic and moved after hearing these words!It's a pity that she, Yao Cunhui, is not a little girl who doesn't know anything about the world. She has heard too many such words, which are hidden in the needle, calm and inconsequential, and Xue's ramblings have only two purposes. One is to trap her in unfilial Righteousness, one is to test whether she has the heart to seize power!

Yao Cunhui lowered his head slightly and remained silent.

Seeing her agitated and hesitant expression, Mrs. Xue was heartbroken, and then sighed again: "I don't know how long my sister-in-law's body will be recuperated, otherwise I wouldn't insist on bringing it for you to look at it today, wait two days God is not impossible! The wedding has just been completed, and the house has to clean up the aftermath everywhere. I have been so busy these two days that I can't even drink hot tea! It's in storage! Good niece and daughter-in-law, just do your second aunt a favor!"

"Second Aunt has already said that, how can I refuse it! How about this, let me take a look at this list first, and I will ask someone to send the list to Second Aunt in the afternoon?" Yao Cunhui smiled.

"Nephew and daughter-in-law are really meticulous people!" Xue smiled heartily, nodded and said, "Alright, let's put it here for you to take a look at! Sigh, it's Second Aunt's fault that you have to work hard even after getting married! "

"What did Second Aunt say!"

"Then I'll go first! I can call someone over in the afternoon!" Xue Shi said and got up.

"Second Aunt, go slowly!" Yao Cunhui sent her off with a smile.Hong Liao stepped forward and took the gift list from Hong's mother.

"Princess, this matter, this old slave always finds it a bit strange!" Rong Ma said after sending Mrs. Xue away.

Yao Cunhui raised the corners of his lips, and ordered someone to tell Shen Quan that he had something to do so that he could pass the time by himself, while looking through the gift list and ordering Liao Cao to come.

Yao Cunhui had read countless account books, and after flipping through a few pages of this gift list, she understood Xue's tricks in her heart, and she was no longer interested in taking a look at it and put it aside.

Suddenly she picked up the list again, looked at the cover carefully, and smiled slightly: This is not the original list recorded by the accountant when receiving the gift, but copied by someone afterwards.It's hard for Mrs. Xue to work so hard.

The records on the list are very interesting. For example, they have "Eighteen Flowers and Birds Ladies Embroidered Screens" in their name, and the corresponding Erfang wrote "Twelve Folded Flowers Embroidered Screens".On the surface, it looks like they are good, but, is the screen embroidery crafted from Suzhou embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Shu embroidery, Guangdong embroidery, double-sided embroidery or something else?Which famous embroiderer or ordinary embroiderer did it come from?Is the spun yarn used high-quality or ordinary?Is the frame of the embroidered screen base rosewood, ebony, nanmu, mahogany or ordinary wood?Is there any gold or silver trim?Wait, nothing can be seen from this simple sentence!

There are also gold and silver jewellery, antique vases and jade wares, some of which are written in such detail that people can tell the value of the two copies at a glance, but there are also many that are as vague as this screen.What a set of red gold inlaid jewels and dot emerald jewelry, what a pair of blue and white plum vases, there is not much value that can be seen from the words.

This is exactly Xue's brilliance, if she writes everything in vague terms, she will not be able to explain it, and it will be difficult to explain it when the time comes, so it will be much more confusing.Even if someone points it out, you can use the phrase "temporary negligence" to evade it.

Why not show Yao Cunhui the accountant's original brochure?That's more rhetoric!It can be said that the format is so complicated that she might not understand it, it can be said that the general accountant’s management is tight and it is too troublesome to borrow, or it can be said that Yao Cunhui can’t understand the handwriting-Yao Cunhui has learned the handwriting of Mr. Accountant, and many self-made account books and The prescriptions written by doctors in modern hospitals are the same, only he can understand them!The same is true for the Mi Xinglin accountant of the Yao family. It took Yao Cunhui a lot of effort to understand his handwriting and some secret writing techniques.

Yao Cunhui not only sighed secretly.Perhaps Mrs. Xue was afraid that Mrs. Xiao would see something, so she hurriedly showed it to her to force her to look at it. As long as she nodded, even if Mrs. Xiao felt unhappy, she would not be able to refute the new daughter-in-law's face.

If Mrs. Xue had told Yao Cunhui clearly, she wouldn't mind if she got some benefits, after all, she did put a lot of effort into this wedding, and she worked hard to make it complete.But she played such a small trick in front of her, if she agreed, wouldn't she be too aggrieved?Maybe she will act like a good boy when she gets a cheap price, and even make fun of her stupidity behind her back!
"I don't know what to order for my concubine to call my servants!" After a while, day lily came over, bowed her hands and blessed Yao Cunhui.

Yao Cunhui raised his hand to avoid the ceremony, and asked with a smile: "Who is the mother who is in charge of the madam? Are you familiar with her?"

Hemerocallis opened her eyes and was a little bit surprised, and hurriedly replied: "Returning to the princess, Madam Li is in charge of the madam's side, and the maidservants——occasionally meet with Mama Li, so they are familiar."

Hemerocallis is an understatement, but in fact she is the most familiar with Mama Li.Mama Li is Madam Xiao's eyes and ears, and Dayliflower is Shen Quan's big maid. Madam Xiao wants to know about Shen Quan's life, she always inquires about Shen Quan's life through Mama Li and Hemerocallis.
Yao Cunhui scratched lightly on the mahogany tea table with her fingertips, pondered for a while, and smiled at Daylilies: "Go to Madam and take a look quietly, if Mama Li is free right now, please quietly invite her over. If she is not free, please come back when she is free, preferably before this evening, I have something to ask her for advice."

"Yes, Wangfei." Hemerocallis knelt in response, then turned and went to Yanshunju.

Hemerocallis had just left, Xiao Xing came up and said with a smile: "Princess, I heard a joke when I went to the kitchen to return the tableware today!"

"I'll listen to any jokes!" Yao Cunhui asked casually, amused.

"That's how it is," Xiao Xing stepped forward and said with a smile: "When I was leaving, I happened to meet the master—oh, Ah Rou, the eldest maid next to Fourth Grandma, was yelling at the woman in charge of the kitchen, saying that they were disrespectful. The master and the slave bully the master, the breakfast prepared for the fourth grandma is not good, and the fourth grandma has no appetite at all! Then the third wife hurried away, smiled and comforted Ah Rou for a while, and said that it was the same for the prince and princess After such preparations, it was hard to send her back! Everyone in the kitchen talked about it, and everyone said that the fourth grandma is so arrogant!"

"The third lady comforted Ah Rou herself? And also brought me and the lord together?" Yao Cunhui raised his eyebrows, his eyes darkened slightly.

Xiao Xing was slightly startled, and suddenly felt a little uneasy in her heart, she nodded and whispered: "Yes, I heard it with my own ears!"

"Then how did Ah Rou answer? What did the third lady say later?"

Xiao Xing shook her head, glanced at Yao Cunhui and said, "It's not good for a servant to stand there and watch the excitement, so I came back after hearing these two sentences! Or should I go back and ask my servant?"

Yao Cunhui shook his head and said with a smile: "You don't need to inquire. When you go to the kitchen to pick up the food at noon, someone will tell you!"

It seems that Xue is not the only one who wants to use her as a messenger and take advantage of her.

Seeing Xiao Xing's slightly puzzled expression, Yao Cunhui sighed secretly, and glanced at Rong's mother. Rong's mother was looking over, and the master and servant completed the communication with understanding: These girls need to continue to be trained!
Yanshun was in the middle, Li's mother was taken aback when she heard that the concubine had invited her, and then said with a smile: "Wait here, I'll come to change clothes!"

Hemerocallis naturally agreed, and said with a smile: "Then mother, hurry up, the princess is still waiting!"

Li's mother nodded with a smile, was about to turn around and stopped suddenly, smiled and said to Hemerocallis: "It seems that the princess treats you very well!"

Hemerocallis lowered her eyes slightly, and said with a smile: "Princess Wang is a good person, she treats us well!"

"Hehe, this is also your blessing!" Li's mother turned around and left after saying that.

Mother Li didn't rush to change clothes, but reported the matter to Madam Xiao who was lying on the couch.

Mrs. Xiao's half-closed eyes opened gently, she thought for a while and smiled: "Princess, please go! You can tell her the truth when she asks you! Or if there is something you don't understand or misunderstand, You also take the initiative to mention something, go!"

Madam Li smiled and agreed, "Madam, don't worry, the princess is your daughter-in-law, and also the master of this old slave. The old slave treats the princess as faithfully as he treats you, the master!"

Madam Xiao nodded in satisfaction.

In other families, it is common for mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to fight over the housekeeper's power, but the Shen family is different, Mrs. Xiao can't control things at all, even if Li's mother gets angry in her heart, it won't help.Finally, a daughter-in-law came, and Mother Li was more hopeful than Mrs. Xiao that the bride could stand up and take the housekeeping power firmly in her hands.In this way, their first wife's life will be easier.

The servants are used to stepping on the high and worshiping the low, Madam Xiao's status is there. Although everyone dare not go too far, they are contemptuous and presumptuous in their bones. There are many small things that Li Mama, Jin Ying and others are afraid of. Dare to let her know, but try to cover up one or two things.And the lives of servants and slaves in the big house are even more difficult!
Mama Li came to Xihetang to meet Yao Cunhui. Yao Cunhui ordered someone to move a small chair for Mama Li to sit down, and ordered tea to be served.

"Mother Li, you are an old man by my mother's side, and I also consider you an elder. I am young and ignorant, and I know very little about the rules of the house. If you listen to me and say something wrong, don't worry about it." If you don't mind, I still hope that you can testify against me!"

"Princess, you are being polite! How can you be worthy of this old servant! The princess has something to say, but it's okay to say it, this old servant knows everything!" Li's mother hurriedly stood up and replied.

Mother Li's heart was filled with surprise and joy at the moment, she never thought that the princess would be so honest with her.Such words are no longer polite words.

(End of this chapter)