Having severely punished the nun in charge of Quexianju, it can be regarded as a warning to the monkeys. The thoughtful servants in Duke Ning's mansion have all become honest and do not dare to do anything wrong again. Today's Crown Prince's wife is very decisive in killing, and they don't dare to hit the gun.
After meeting all the house stewards and nuns who came to Duke Ning’s Mansion to send New Year gifts, it was already past lunch time. Mrs. Man led people to prepare the meal. Ning was tired for most of the day and had no appetite. She only ordered half a bowl of mushroom and flying dragon soup, a few slices of braised winter bamboo shoots in oil, and ate a few mouthfuls with rouge rice. People withdrew their meals.
While I was rinsing my mouth, I heard an angry scream from the second roommate, Xiao Li, "Why are you stopping me? Get out of here... How come my sister-in-law only recognizes her natal family when she is in charge of the house?" Ning Mansion, you can't deny our Li family! We, the Li family, are legitimate in-laws of the upright Duke Ning Mansion..."
Mrs. Ning frowned slightly, she naturally knew why Mr. Li was here. This year's annual gift to the Li family is only 30% of what it was when her step-mother-in-law, Li, was in charge of the family. Those short-sighted people in the Li family would be surprised if they didn't come to cause trouble.
"How unbecoming of a noisy girl to ask her to come in and talk." Ning finished rinsing her mouth, handed the colorful tea cup to the little maid standing beside her, and said calmly.
When I was young, seven dissatisfied and eight angry little Lis walked in angrily. She walked straight to the empty chair on the right side of the upper room. Ning glanced at it. Ruiyun immediately stopped in front, forced Little Li to the chair on the lower left side, and said with a faint smile: "Second Madam, please Sit here."
Xiao Li glared at Ruiyun and sat down heavily. Then he took out the handkerchief and covered his face, pretending to cry and shouting: "Sister-in-law, why are the New Year's gifts for the Li family this year reduced by 70%? How can my mother and I have the honor to meet my mother's family... You let my mother and I How can I go back to my parents' home..."
"I wonder which year my brothers and sisters said the 70% missing was compared to the annual gift?" Mrs. Ning completely ignored Xiao Li's cries and just said: asked coldly.
"The annual gifts are 70% less than the annual gifts in recent years." Little Li said confidently, scratching his neck.
Ning said calmly: "Come here, show the second lady the booklet of dealings with the Li family in the past ten years."
The servant responded, and after a while, He held a thick booklet and delivered it to Mr. Li.
Little Li opened the book and glanced at it for a few times, her face immediately turned red. In the past ten years, the festive gifts given to the Li family by Ning Guo Gongfu have been several times the amount given by the Li family. Especially in the past four years, every festive gift has been given to the Li family ten times or twenty times. Even if the return gifts this year are 70% less than the last four years, according to the previous rules, they are still four times the New Year gifts sent by the Li family. This is no longer a New Year gift, but Chi Guoguo’s poverty alleviation.
"When my grandmother was alive, it was a rule for the government to send festive gifts to each in-law's house. At that time, my grandmother thought that her siblings' natal family was not well-off, so she specifically ordered an increase of 30%. Now I follow my grandmother's instructions. What's wrong with the routine?" Ning raised an eyebrow and looked at it.Little Li’s eyes were as cold as ice.
"This... but mother's rules are not like this. Grandma passed away long ago, and now we should do things according to mother's rules." Little Li's face turned purple, but he still shouted without giving up.
"According to mother's rules? What are mother's rules? Are you going to empty out the Ningguo Duke's warehouse and send it to the Li family!" Ning suddenly gave a sharp shout, which frightened little Li's body. The handkerchief fell off.
"Don't you know now that my mother made a big mistake and was punished by my father for being grounded for half a year? She was imprisoned in the small Buddhist hall last night." After Ning shouted, she sneered. .
"What? This... this is impossible..." Little Li shook her head repeatedly, her body swaying a little.
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Because of the heavy snow and cold weather this winter, Mrs. Li did not let Mrs. Li go to Quexianju every day to pay her respects. Xiao Li was also happy to take advantage of the opportunity to hide. She was also very tight-lipped. She would even scratch the moon silver of her servants, so no servants were willing to send any news to Xiao Li. So until now she didn't know that her mother-in-law and aunt had been grounded.
"It may not be possible, you can find out for yourself." Ning sneered. Then he picked up the tea cup on the table. When the little maid standing by saw her, she immediately walked to Xiao Li and said with a smile: "Send it to the second lady..."
Xiao Li heard that her mother-in-law Being grounded, I was already in a state of confusion and had no intention of dwelling on it anymore, so I hurried out to inquire about the news.
"Madam, the Second Madam..." Ruiyun said worriedly.
Mrs. Ning smiled lightly and said: "It's just something that can't be put on a high platform. It can't make any waves. It doesn't matter what she does. Are all the new clothes everywhere ready? Monthly money and silver rewards. They are all ready and will be handed out early tomorrow morning. Although this year is not good, everyone has worked hard for a year and must have a prosperous year."
Ruiyun agreed one by one. Word was spread outside, and soon several housekeepers and nuns came up to report that the clothes for the houses in each house were ready, and the new clothes for the servants had also been distributed. The monthly silver and the extra reward money for the New Year have also been divided up. Just waiting for the madam to distribute the reward, they can bring people to collect the monthly silver and reward money in their respective areas
Ning, please listen He nodded and ordered the rewards to start at six o'clock tomorrow. The servants from all over the place gathered in Qiwu Garden to sing their names and receive the monthly silver and reward money.
Hearing Shi Zifu’s instructions, the faces of several stewards changed slightly. Since the step-wife Li took charge of the house, she has always distributed monthly silver coins according to the head of the house, and then the master of each house will pay it out himself. There can't be anything fishy here. Now that the Crown Prince's wife is once again doing things according to the late wife's rules, the housekeepers and stewards in each house will not be able to make money from this.
Mrs. Ning glanced at some of the nuns who looked unhappy, and asked lightly: "Do you have anything else to do?"
The nuns quickly shook their heads, "No. ……No,Old slave, please retire..." After saying that, they all bowed and retreated.
Until they walked out of Qiwu Garden, these nuns all sighed with grimaces, "Oh, I thought I could make a small fortune. , now it’s all over..."
One of the nuns had the ugliest face. She said angrily: "You just can’t get more extra money, but as for me, not only can I not get more, I also have to Paste backwards. With the temperament of our second master and second wife, all the copper in the frying pan has to be fished out. There is no benefit at this moment, so I have to make up for it in vain. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have thought about having a stable year. "
"Shhh... keep your voice down, if this reaches the ears of the masters, you will reap the rewards! "A nun pulled the aggrieved nun and lowered her voice and said.
"I... I just said... what am I afraid of... the second master has the biggest breasts of mine... "The nun refused to give up, but her voice was obviously much softer.
This is because Li's housekeeping was incompetent, which made these old nuns get more and more angry, thinking that they were too old at the time. When my wife was in charge of the house, they didn't dare to be frivolous, they were all very honest.