The Lofty Fierce Consort

Chapter 47

The cost of Ningxiang Pavilion has naturally been reduced. It’s just that Yan Yan has recently kept a low profile. After hearing Mama Zou say that there are reductions everywhere, she didn’t say anything. If there is any need, the government will not supply it. I paid for it myself.

Yan Yan has been favored since he was a child, and the small treasury is also quite sufficient. In addition, the daily ingredients in the small kitchen and Amo’s medicinal materials are delivered from the town government office, and Ningxiang Pavilion has almost no major expenses.

Therefore, when the complaints were spreading outside, the days in Ningxiang Pavilion were still going on, no different from the past.

In a blink of an eye, the sky was cold, the sky was covered with a haze, and the leaves were falling. Every day, the little girls in the mansion had to spray and sweep several times in order to keep the road clean.

At this time, Aunt Pei had a more headache.

Immediately it is cold, and winter supplies must be prepared everywhere. According to Weiyuanhou’s custom, the next people are four sets of clothes a year. The clothes for winter are thick, and the cost will inevitably be a lot. Also, heating the house every winter requires at least 10,000 catties of charcoal, which is another big expense.

You can save the winter clothes for the children and wear them tightly, but the charcoal fire is indispensable. You can’t wait for the snow, and the children will be frozen. In addition, charcoal was prepared in the summer. The colder the weather, the more expensive it is. At this time, it is already a little late for them to buy it.

When Aunt Pei decided to come down, she asked her to order the next person to buy five thousand catties of charcoal first. The lady in charge who was responsible for cutting winter clothes for the subordinates was still waiting outside, and Aunt Pei asked Xiang Liu to send her away first.

The woman looked a little bad when she left. She has been here twice, and there is still no accurate word on it. Could it be true that, as others have said, Aunt Pei reduced her expenses for her own money?

Recently, there has been a lot of discussion in the mansion, various rumors and a lot of rumors, Aunt Pei also heard about it, but it has been repeatedly banned.

The matter has just been settled here, and something has happened on the other side.

People are close and distant. Why is Aunt Pei rushing to ask for a housekeeper? In addition to being a representative of his status, the housekeeper is also convenient.

Aunt Pei treats everyone harshly, and it is impossible to treat her own children harshly. Yan Qian and Yan Hong are spoiled to grow up, so when other girls and young masters have trouble with their mothers for a bowl of bird’s nest, a piece of clothing or other things. , Yan Qian and Yan Hong have no such troubles.

On this day, Yan Ru brought Yan Ling over to talk to Yan Qian, and they could play together in these three weekdays.

Yan Qian and Yan Ru sat together to choose flowers while Yan Ling had fun.

At this time, a little girl walked in with a small white glazed porcelain bowl on top of the carved gilded tea tray.

“Girl, use it soon, lest it cool down later.”

The little girl put the porcelain bowl on the black lacquered embossed rosewood round table, and put a spoon in the bowl.

A trace of boredom flashed in Yan Qian’s eyes, and she told Yan Ru to let her choose first, and went off to the kang by herself. Yan Ru nodded and looked at the pattern book intently, but his nose moved.

Over there, Yan Qian took the porcelain bowl that the little girl handed over, took two mouthfuls, and threw it down. He took the kerchief and wiped his mouth, then returned to the Kang.

Yan Ling, who was sitting on the edge of the kang, looked there and said admiringly: “Second sister is really a waste. This bird’s nest is the best, right? This soup is almost transparent and sticky. How can you throw it there after a bite? Up.”

Yan Qian cast a glance at Yan Ling, knowing that the fourth sister had always been scolded by her aunt, and she had never looked down upon her.

“If Sister Si is hungry, you can help my sister to eat that bowl of bird’s nest. I use too much for lunch and I can’t eat it now.”

The fire in Yan Ling’s big eyes flashed, and she smiled innocently: “My sister is not hungry, but I just think the second sister is a bit wasted.” She looked at Yan Qian casually, and said: “Second sister’s housekeeper is just with her sister. They are not the same, the clothes on the second sister are newly made, it’s so beautiful!”

Yan Ru’s face had already gone bad, and now Wang Yan Qian’s eyes were vaguely angry.

The nourishing products such as bird’s nest in the big room have long been broken. I order a dish on weekdays, and the kitchen has to push around. Compared with Yan Qian’s seemingly random, it shows that people don’t care about the behavior of this bowl of bird’s nest at all, so Yan Ru The anger in his eyes is even worse.

Look at Yan Qian’s body, a light pink and red cherry blossoms, underneath it is a moon-white thread-pick skirt. A pair of white jade bracelets on the wrists, the bracelets are of excellent color, and they are good at first glance. The clothes were also brand new, and at first glance they were newly made.

Compared with herself, Yan Ru hasn’t made new clothes for two months, especially when she has cut spending recently. Xue, who has always petted her, has begun to control her. She no longer makes new clothes for her because of her temperament. Just wear old clothes casually.

Yan Ru wears a half-washed satin embroidered bluegrass coat. The skirt is also old, not to mention Yan Ling. She always wears her sister’s clothes.

Yan Qian hadn’t noticed Yan Ru’s expression, she gave Yan Ling a vaguely disdainful look, she had never seen the world!

“It’s a new one. The patterns on this are still embroidered by the maid beside me who took a lot of effort to embroider them. Doesn’t it look good?”

“It’s so beautiful.” Yan Ling’s brows and eyes were full of envy.

Yan Ling’s flattery made Yan Qian feel very comfortable, “I won’t wear it when I wash twice with water, I’ll wear it for you…”

Yan Ru suddenly dropped the pattern book in his hand and sneered, “Everyone is a sister, the second sister doesn’t need to be so shameless!”

Yan Qian was taken aback, and reacted, “I’m just a shameless person when I put clothes on my fourth sister? That fourth sister picks up your old clothes and wears them every day, why don’t you tell me?!”

Yan Ru blushed and accused loudly: “You are not shameless. If you don’t eat the leftovers for Yan Ling, how come you seem to be rich? No matter how you put on your skin, you are just a concubine, really Think you are a true phoenix, and if you have the ability, you can show yourself in front of the third sister. That’s your second-in-law son-in-law, what kind of thing are you.”

The relationship between Yan Ru and Yan Qian is actually not very good, but Yan Yan in the second room is arrogant and never plays with them. The two girls in the third room are too young, and the rest is Yan Qian. Forget Yan Ling. Yan Ru and Yan Qian are only one year old. One is a concubine who was born in a big house, and the other is a concubine in a second room. The identity contrast is similar, but Yan Ru says that he is a direct child, and Yan Qian But it’s a shame.

But this Yan Qian’s daily cost of food and clothing is about the same as her, or even better. The two grades are not very old, and they both like to show off each other. They are together on weekdays. Today you have a new dress. Need one more new dress. The Xue family has always spoiled Yan Ru, which has caused the resources of Dafang to tilt. Even Xue’s body is not bright, but Yan Ru is constantly new.

Yan Ru was so arrogant, how could she tolerate this comparison? !

Yan Qian was also angry, “Sister, what do you say, I don’t want to eat something for the fourth sister, what’s wrong? Didn’t I see her greedy?”

Yan Ling curled her mouth to the side and said aggrieved: “I don’t have any eyesight. I just think the second sister is a waste. Our big house bird’s nest and other precious things have been broken long ago. I’m a pity.”

The little **** the side saw the elder girl quarreling with her own girl, and she must speak for her girl, “What is so rare about this thing? Our girls never lack, and we are tired of eating.”

Yan Qian was proud of her eyebrows, “That is, your big room is shabby, and you really think that others are like you!”

These words completely ignited Yan Ru’s anger. She flushed her eyes, gave Yan Qian a fierce look, then turned her head away with a sullen face. Yan Ling didn’t want to delay too, and followed behind with her head hanging down.

Yan Qian snorted disdainfully, “Compare with me!”

…

Yan Ru rushed back to Yusheng Courtyard, and started crying as soon as he entered the house.

Xue gave birth to two sons, and this one girl is naturally a favorite. Yan Ling shrank her neck and did not dare to say a word, Yan Ru just cried and did not speak.

Xue had to turn his head and glance at Yan Ling sharply, and asked her what was going on.

Yan Ling said it truthfully, and she did not hide her envy of Yan Qian. She is young, and it’s okay to envy her wealthy sister. When she changes, she will naturally feel that she is instigating discord. But at this time, Yan Qian’s actions not only hinder Yan Ru’s eyes, and Xue can’t stand it either. Qi, especially Yan Qian said that Dafang was shabby.

It’s no longer a person’s business. She Yan Qian is not just her Yan Ling, but Yan Ru, and her whole big house. Xue is very slick on weekdays. Can she bear it this time?

“Mother, they are really deceiving people too much, even if the father is a concubine, they are also grandmother’s sons. What kind of thing is she Yan Qian, a concubine, everyone saves her life, but the family is better, relying on her aunt’s housekeeper, new clothes and new clothes. The jewellery is changed. The bird’s nest here has been broken long ago. It’s good, but it’s too tired to eat. What did that little girl say? Our girls never lack this thing, we are all tired of it! This is not a bully!” Yan Ru cried.

Xue’s face was ugly, and the weather was uncertain.

In the past, she would naturally not provoke Aunt Pei, but she was the niece of the old lady, but now she slapped her face so brightly, that Aunt Pei was guilty of public outrage because of reducing expenses…

She pondered for a moment, and said, “Ru’er, don’t cry, I’ll go to your third aunt.”

Xue’s went out, Yan Ru was still sobbing, and Yan Ling stood aside, faintly gloating in her eyes.

Anyway, the cuts that are not cut will not reach her. They are happy to make trouble, and she is happy to watch the theater.

…

“What do you mean by this, third siblings…”

In the main room of the Songbo Courtyard with three bedrooms, Xue’s sitting on the red-painted gold-engraved flower square chair, complaining to the third wife Chen.

“Then Aunt Pei said that my mother ordered the reduction of the government’s expenses, but we didn’t say anything. Life is harder, but now I wonder if she pretends to spread the word and makes money by herself. I can count it for so many years. I can see that this Auntie Pei is not a fuel-efficient lamp…”

Chen’s expression hesitated, “She doesn’t have the courage, right?”

In fact, the Chen family has also heard of such rumors, but she has always been uninterested in troubles, so she ignored it.

“But you think, let’s go to Rong’antang every day to ask for peace. My mother didn’t mention this, so she just messed around below. She has been in charge of the house for so many years, and she has promoted the following management, who knows if she instigated it. ?”

“This-”

“We are frugal, people are eating spicy food, bird’s nest is such a good thing, and I actually took a bite and threw it away… You don’t know, Ru Er’s child came back so angry that it didn’t matter how we were wronged, but it doesn’t matter to our own children. It is our darling, my mother’s heart hurts…”

Chen remembered that six girls wanted to eat crab roe buns the day before, but they didn’t make them in the kitchen, and they secretly said, “I still want to eat crab roe buns, I really know how to eat them”, and she is accustomed to using a top-quality bird’s nest every day. Gone…

Xue wiped his tears and said hard, “I came to you because nobody said it. I can’t bear it this time. I’m going to talk to my mother and say, “Why do we have to be restrained when we eat anything?” , The girl raised by her Aunt Pei, who eats expensively, still needs to be such a shameless person!”

She stood up, was about to go and then stopped, and asked, “Three younger siblings, do you want to go together?”

It seems to be just a casual comment.

The Chen family, who had always taken care of himself alone, stood up and said, “I will accompany my sister-in-law to have a look.”

As long as you go, Xue cried secretly. ?