Butler Meng's face was pale, and the servants of Wutongyuan saw the table full of food, and even a plate of roasted venison was placed inside. I am afraid that the old lady's dining table was not so luxurious.
Chen Yunchu put the chopsticks in his hand into the plate of venison and picked up a piece. After smelling it, he let the little maid closest to her smell it, "Have you eaten venison?"
The little maid touched Chen Yunchu's eyes that looked like a smile, and quickly shook her head, "I have a low status and have never eaten such expensive meat."
"Haha." Chen Yunchu walked to Butler Meng with a smile, "Butler Meng, you can smell it. This venison is made with color, fragrance and flavor. I don't know which chef in the mansion can make such delicious venison? .As a slave, you have to keep your duty as a slave. Although you are a slave brought by your wife from the Wei family, you are just a slave after all. The slaves of the Wei family and the slaves of the Shen family are usually slaves. Why do you Is it worth eating such expensive venison?"
"Now the entire Chen Mansion is tightening its belt and donating silver to the public account. I am afraid that the old lady can't afford this plate of venison of thirty taels of silver. Now the silver in Chen Mansion is only enough The cost of the whole house for 3 days is that Butler Meng actually has some money to eat venison. I really envy Butler Meng!”
Butler Meng was panicked and immediately knelt down and said, "It was just the wife's reward. If the slave doesn't eat it, he will be disappointing his wife's high hopes."
Chen Yunchu sneered, "I want to ask my mother how much is the monthly silver for Butler Meng and how much silver rewards can be obtained, why is it better than the masters in the mansion? It is a common thing for mothers to reward you. , If you make a great contribution, you will be rewarded with a few taels of silver, it is understandable, but what kind of credit did you make that your mother would not forget to reward you with a table of good food worth a hundred taels of silver when she was in a very financial situation in the Shen family?”
Butler Meng knew that he had said more and made mistakes, so he simply closed his mouth and kept silent.
"Butler Meng is so lucky!" Chen Yunchu sighed, full of envy, "I have been in the capital for a long time, but my mother has not given half of the chicken legs. She is generous to Butler Meng. I feel really sad. Let's go to Cui now Zhuyuan asked my mother for a clear question."
"Cuiya, please pack all these things into the food box and take them to Cuizhuyuan to let your mother see that she has enjoyed such delicious food as the butler. How can your elbow be biased towards a slave, nor do you prefer me. Where?" Chen Yunchu looked coldly as Butler Meng's face became paler, "By the way, go and call Liu's mother from the kitchen and ask her to tell her mother about which chef in the kitchen that made the venison meat so delicious , It’s easy to recommend it to your mother!”
Chen Yunchu took everyone to Cuizhu Garden in a mighty manner. Someone had already received a letter and told Wei first that when Chen Yunchu went, Wei and Chen Yunyan were having dinner and the dishes on the table. Although it is not as full as usual, it is much more refined than hers.
"Butler Meng, look at your mother's dinner, it's not as good as your slave. Do you want to deceive everyone and say that it's your mother's reward for your venison?" Chen Yunchu took the initiative and shouted at Butler Meng. Then he smiled at Wei and said, "Mother, this Housekeeper Meng is really hateful. Our mansion, including you and the old lady, are frugal. He can't even get any meat on weekdays, but he After eating venison, I accused him of not being so extravagant when the Shen family was short of money. He lied to me that my mother gave him the reward, but my mother's food was so simple, so how could she reward him. Where is the venison worth thirty taels of silver?”
"Butler Meng, when did I appreciate your venison?" In order to force Chen Yunchu to give way, almost everyone in the Chen Mansion is about to eat braised vegetables. How could Wei be angry with a slave? Even the deer meat is the only one who wants to give up. Wei really rewarded him, and Wei would not admit it, let alone not her reward. She hated that Butler Meng was caught by Chen Yunchu at this critical moment, so she naturally would not help him hide it. .
"It's Nu Wu!" Butler Meng's face was pale and he immediately knelt in front of Wei. "I went out yesterday and picked up a piece of silver. My seventh aunt was greedy because of her pregnancy. Then I asked the kitchen to do it. This plate of venison, please forgive me for this plate of venison because I am just pitying my son in her womb."
Chen Yunyan glanced at Chen Yunchu who was facing each other with a cold eyebrows and quickly said to Butler Meng: "Butler Meng, you asked for the wrong person! Now the one in the mansion's house is the eldest sister. I think you have picked up your money, even if you are If you eat delicacies from mountains and seas, your elder sister will forgive you. You should beg your elder sister quickly. If she is soft-hearted and forgive you, your mother will also forgive you. After all, your mother always obeys the elder sister."
Put a tall hat on her?
Chen Yunchu sneered in his heart. After a few days, Chen Yunyan has grown a lot, but this trick in front of her is too tender. She immediately smiled and looked at Chen Yunyan, "The second sister is such a bad word, mother is How could those who are wise will be confused by the fact that they are close and distant because of their closeness and distantness?”
Wei naturally didn't want to punish Butler Meng severely. Now seeing that he finally found a suitable excuse for himself, he pretended not to hear Chen Yunchu's words and said with the flow: "Yes, I remember you said, your seventh The aunt is probably pregnant with a male baby. I am so eager to have a child when she is old, so I don’t care about you, but you shouldn’t deceive the aunt. Now she is paying attention to Chen’s house, so naturally no one is allowed to eat, wear and use her food, clothing and use more than her. If you can get her forgiveness, I will naturally not be able to punish you."
"Mother said nothing!" This was the first time she had dared to say that Wei had done something wrong after she was reborn. However, etiquette and law are greater than heaven, and she did not say what her mother was wrong. She could only remind her gracefully: "I'm not because of his food and clothing. The cost is better than me, so I pulled him over to see you. If Butler Meng is doing his duty, even if he has good wine and delicious food every day, what does it have to do with me? I tied him to my mother, which is really to Butler Meng. I am interested in the income. I want to know how He De, the butler of Chen Mansion, can use such a large table of meals to make dinner. How much is his monthly silver, how much is the reward, and how much is the extra money. If it is not enough to buy a plate of venison, I will wonder where his money comes from and whether it is embezzled from the public account? It is better to find the accountant who is on vacation at home and let him calculate it carefully."
"Achu, Xu Da is waiting outside now. Can you ask him to come forward and reply?" Cheng Siyang suddenly appeared, covered in dust, obviously he had just returned from the camp.
Chen Yunchu smiled at him. The elder brother was really powerful. She turned her head and said to Wei: "Mother, you should not tolerate the eddie in the mansion. If Butler Meng is innocent, let the accountant Xu Da help him. It would be better to restore his innocence, otherwise the slaves of Chen's mansion would be dissatisfied."
"Now it's your Zhang family, you can do it." Wei's face suddenly looked ugly. At present, this matter looked like a trap that Chen Yun had made up a long time ago, just waiting for people to get into it.
"Achu, you are really naughty. Your wife is using dinner. You suddenly annoyed her with these little things. Even if you kill Butler Meng, your wife will not say anything about you. After all, for your wife, the most care for you is the most It's important, right, madam?" Cheng Siyang raised his eyebrows and looked at Wei, as if he was waiting patiently for her answer.
"Yes." Wei's face was very stiff, but it was not easy to strike Cheng Siyang. "Although Butler Meng is a slave of family I brought over and is loyal to me, he is a slave after all. If he really cared about it, he would be a slave. It is natural for the Lord to kill him, but you will investigate him without any evidence. If you prove that he is innocent and you don’t believe her, wouldn’t it be a waste of his loyalty?”
"Of course I won't doubt him for no reason." Chen Yunchu raised his eyebrows and looked at Wei, "He just said that for the sake of the male fetus in his seventh concubine's mansion, he asked the kitchen to make a plate of venison, but we The chef in Chen Mansion does not know how to make venison. And when my girl went to help him get dinner, she clearly saw his seventh aunt come out of the big kitchen. Just imagine if his seventh aunt really had a male baby, Meng The housekeeper had to provide her with good support, so how could she let her go to the kitchen to work hard? How could her mother easily believe such a person full of lies? If she didn't believe it, her mother could naturally call a doctor to come and help him with the seventh aunt. Take your pulse and see if she has a male fetus?"
Wei glared at Butler Meng who was kneeling on the ground and waved his hand tiredly, "My grandma Chu, just make the decision. If you find out that his hands and feet are not clean, don't be ruthless, don't let it go for my sake. Dispose of him.”
This is telling her in disguise that Butler Meng is her confidant. If she dealt with Butler Meng, she would ignore her feelings and would be unfilial?
Chen Yunchu sneered in his heart, but his face became more and more humble, "What did my mother say? Although Achu is soft-hearted on weekdays, now that his mother handed over the burden of managing the family to Achu, he couldn't help but be kind-hearted. Achu would definitely Promote the family tradition of clearly distinguishing rewards and punishments from mothers."
Wei was so angry that she trembled all over, but she glanced at Cheng Siyang next to her and had to suppress her temper, "I'm a little tired. Now, you manage the house in the Chen Mansion. You can do whatever you say. You don't have to do such a small thing in the future. Like me asking for instructions, otherwise my head would hurt a lot."
"I didn't want to bother my mother, but Mr. Meng has been with you for many years after all. If I don't say hello to you, I will deal with him. Wouldn't it be unfilial? But now that my mother let me make the decision, I feel relieved. It is important for you to recuperate, I will leave now." Chen Yunchu bit the word "rehabilitation" very tightly. Wei Shi was just pretending to be sick, and they all knew each other well.
"If my illness cannot be cured, the burden of managing the family will always be on you. But even though King Jin broke the engagement with you, you will eventually marry someone else. Chen's house cannot count on you for the rest of your life." The smile was not enough to reach her eyes. She clearly mocked her for being dismissed by the King of Jin, and said that when the time was right, she would naturally recover from her illness and take back the power of the family.
As soon as Chen Yunchu left, Wei overturned the table of food with great momentum!