Xia Jing covered her mouth and didn't even dare to speak too loudly. The slightest touch would cause her to panic, "It's just a small problem, just a little angry. Why are you all here? Did that big mouth Hongmei tell you?"
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"Concubine, you don't know about your own maid. That girl's mouth is as tight as a clam shell. How can she spread your story everywhere?"
After saying that, the eldest lady took several sisters-in-law and bowed to Xia Jing, and then said: "It's the daughter-in-law's maid who went to the doctor to get ginseng slices. She happened to meet Hongmei who asked the doctor to take medicine. After asking
I just learned that you have a fever. Why don't I bring a few brothers and sisters over to check on you? Is the ulcer in your mouth serious?"
Xia Jing asked Bai Mei to move stools and make tea. After they all sat down and settled down, she apologized: "Now that the conditions are simple and simple outside, naturally they are not as good as at home, so you just have to make do with it. As for my ulcer disease,
, Fortunately, there are a few blisters in my mouth. Although it hurts when I touch it, it will be better in a few days, so you don’t have to worry."
After saying something, Xia Jing covered her mouth with one hand and said, "It really hurts!"
She didn't want to talk, but these 'daughter-in-laws' were kind enough to come visit her, and she couldn't ignore them.
She has always been a good and polite girl.
The second lady, Mrs. Wen, said with concern: "Concubine, seeing that you are in so much pain, would you like to ask the doctor to come over and take a look?"
Xia Jing didn't care whether they were sincere or pretended to care, she smiled and refused.
Madam, "My daughter-in-law still has some golden silk tribute chrysanthemums left. I'll ask the maid to bring them over later, and my mother-in-law can brew them into tea and drink them. It can relieve fire and detoxify very well."
The eldest lady was born in the Hua family, a century-old family in Yizhou. Her father was an official at Zuopushe, and was always at the emperor's side. He was the right-hand man and humerus minister of Emperor Huiyuan.
Now I have followed Emperor Huiyuan to where he has fled. I believe there will be news soon.
After the eldest wife married the uncle Li Chengshang, the couple's personalities were quite compatible. The husband took care of the wife and the couple had a good relationship. They gave birth to two sons and two daughters. Currently, only the youngest son is not married yet.
A century-old noble family attaches great importance to the cultivation of women in the family. The eldest lady has been familiar with books such as "Women's Training" and "Women's Commandments" since she was a child.
Therefore, she has always paid attention to filial piety to her elders, friendship with her sisters-in-law, care for her younger generation and obedience to her husband. She can be called a model of women in this era.
Living in a feudal society, Xia Jing somewhat disagreed with the rules and regulations that restricted women, but she had to say that for a woman like her who was the ancestor of her family, the advantages outweighed the disadvantages.
You see, the "daughter-in-laws" sitting below who were greeting her were worried. As long as her seniority was here, they had to be respectful to her.
At least that's the case on the surface.
As for what they were thinking? Xia Jing didn't care at all. She wanted to live more comfortably. As long as they didn't cause trouble for her, everyone could live in peace under the same roof.
Faced with all kinds of concerns from her daughters-in-law, Xia Jing didn't want to speak because her mouth hurt, so she could only answer them with hums and hums.
While everyone was chatting animatedly, Zeng Yan asked to see him outside the door.
"The butler is here?"
The daughters-in-law looked at each other, why is he here?
Xia Jing raised her hand, signaling to come in.
Zeng Yan walked in calmly with a stack of account books. He was slightly stunned when he saw a room full of women, but he quickly came to his senses and bowed to everyone, "Old slave, I have met the princess and several ladies.
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Several ladies stared at the account books in Zeng Yan's arms, feeling a bad premonition in their hearts.
The smile on Xia Jing's face deepened and she asked Bai Mei to bring him a stool.
In front of his master, Zeng Yan Xiangtian didn't dare to sit down even if he had the courage to do so. He presented the account book to Xia Jing and then obediently retreated to the corner to serve as a backdrop.
The eldest lady touched the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "Mother, concubine, I said that I have the account books, warehouse keys and cards in the inner courtyard of the mansion. I will ask Chun'er to deliver them to you tomorrow."
Xia Jing's eyelids twitched and she waved her hand: "Don't worry about this, I'll leave it to you first."
It is unknown how much of the palace's property is left, but Xia Jing is sure that less than 20% of the palace's property may be left.
What is 20% enough for?
Maybe the royal palace's guard camp can't support itself, so taking over the post would mean taking over a lot of trouble.
The eldest lady smiled and shook her head: "It is against the rules to leave it to the daughter-in-law. Now that you are back, you still have to be in charge of the middle minister in the house. I am a temporary appointee and I really can't manage it well. I will have to ask you more in the future."
study."
Xia Jing covered her cheek. Not only did her mouth hurt, but her teeth also hurt.
At this moment, she didn't bother to pay attention to them. She just went through her private property ledger first.
After just flipping through two ledgers, Xia Jing's face slowly darkened.
The account book clearly recorded the whereabouts of her private property. She raised her head and glanced at the several 'daughter-in-laws' who were sitting at attention.
She patted the account book and said, "From the second family, when I celebrated my thirtieth birthday, you borrowed the top-quality jade screen that Princess Yi gave me. What happened? The dowry that your Wen Shiyang Mansion prepared for you back then was even
Isn’t there a screen prepared for you?”
When the second lady was called, she stood up in shock. She did not expect that Xia Jing would embarrass her in person over a screen.
"Concubine, you misunderstood. It's just that the eldest lady of the young master's house was a good friend of mine at that time. You also know that she personally prefers jade. When she came to my house as a guest, I couldn't bring out a decent jade screen, so I asked
Aunt Cui has temporarily borrowed your jade screen."
Seeing that Xia Jing's face was still dark, the second lady said bravely: "I will ask the maid to bring it to you later."
Xia Jing stared at her expressionlessly: "What else?"
The second lady wiped the sweat from her forehead and quickly raised a finger, "I also lent you a farm at that time, and I was thinking of planting several kinds of fruit trees. It seems that we can't plant them due to the current weather. I will ask the maid to put together the land deed later."
Send it over."
Zhuangzi is in the capital and is on the run. There is no use holding the land deed in his hand. He might as well return it to its original owner to avoid getting into trouble.
Xia Jing gave a faint hum and agreed.
The second lady breathed a sigh of relief and sat back in her seat. When she was greedy for her property, how could she have thought that the person who had been buried and buried could come back alive?
Xia Jing lowered her eyes, continued to flip through the account book, and asked calmly: "How about you from the third family? Isn't it true that the dowry given by Fu Mansion is not enough for your expenses?"
The third lady's face was not as thick as that of her sisters-in-law. When her name was called, her cheeks became hot and she said with a blush: "Concubine, you know, we are concubines and we are really a little nervous about things, so I asked my mother-in-law
I borrowed two shops and wanted to make a living to support the daily expenses of three bedrooms."
Xia Jing raised her head and looked at her speechlessly. How could you, the third wife, be so tight on money and take advantage of her private property?
Normally, most of the private property of a princess is left to her children after her death, but the situation in Prince Qian's Mansion is a little special. Xia Jing is the step-concubine, so her private property should be left only to her biological child, Xiao Wu.
She did not expect that as soon as the original owner passed away, these so-called filial sons and grandsons could not wait to divide her property, and the reasons were really varied and each showed their magic.