In the spring of Yuan Dynasty, the guests were given a banquet at the Rongguo Mansion and a flowing banquet was held for three days.
If the old lady hadn't stopped her, Mrs. Wang would have wanted to hold the flowing water banquet for seven days in a row.
Fortunately, the old lady was quite sensible, and although she was happy, she did not cause Mrs. Wang to make too much noise.
Yuanchun just sealed an untitled concubine. Making too much noise not only showed that the Rongguo Mansion was ignorant, but also caused ridicule, which was not good.
The old lady still knows that too much is too little.
But the calm attitude of the eldest master and the eldest house made the old lady quite dissatisfied.
On the first day when guests from outside came to the door, the eldest man took the initiative to go back to the house to receive them. After these foreign guests left, the eldest man left the house directly and returned to another courtyard. After that, when the house held a flowing banquet for three days,
He never came back.
This made the old lady and Mrs. Wang very dissatisfied, especially Mrs. Wang. She was as energetic as if she had been granted the title of concubine in Yuanchun. Not to mention, she was gesticulating when setting up the running water mat. Those who were dissatisfied should take responsibility for those who were unhappy.
Wang Xifeng from the logistics department was very angry.
"Isn't it just that Yuanchun was granted the title of concubine? She's so arrogant even though she hasn't done anything yet!"
When he returned to the side room of Rongxi Hall, Wang Xifeng, who was sore all over, was very dissatisfied. He complained to Lian Er, who had just gone to the Yamen and was teasing his son: "When Yuanchun really goes further in the future, I don't know what to do!"
"Why do you have so much to deal with?"
Lian Er picked up his son who had just learned to walk and said with a smile: "That is a happy event for the second wife. Let the second wife handle it by herself. Of course there is no benefit in your involvement!"
"Thought I wanted to!"
Wang Xifeng sat down and said angrily: "Yuan Chun has just sealed the concubine, and my good aunt has become so arrogant. If she is allowed to host the banquet, will she be so crazy?"
At this point, she shook her head and sneered: "Who knows if my good aunt will want to fight for the power of the housekeeper again? Anyway, I won't give her the slightest chance!"
"Then I can't help you, you have to work hard on your own!"
Lian Er chuckled softly. As long as the incident in the backyard didn't go too far, causing lives or affecting the normal operation of Rongguo Mansion, he wouldn't be able to get involved randomly.
"Humph, I didn't expect Second Master Lian to be of any help!"
Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes angrily and did not continue this annoying topic. She followed Lian Er to tease her child Jia Zhuo. From time to time, laughter could be heard in the room, which made Ping'er, who was sitting on the embroidered pier at the door, feel envious.
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Lian Er and his wife did not take Mrs. Wang's threat to heart. After so many years, the situation in the second house was hard to say, but it was a fact that the entire Rong Mansion backyard was firmly in the hands of Wang Xifeng.
Although Mrs. Wang made some troubles from time to time, and the old lady fanned the flames from time to time, Wang Xifeng's status as the head wife was as stable as an old dog, and it was not something that Mrs. Wang could easily shake as time went by.
The reason why I feel unhappy is not that I don't like the second wife, but that Mrs. Wang's behavior is too arrogant, as if she is a great concubine in Yuanchun. What's so great about her?
Not only do you need financial support from the government, but you also need the connections in the government to help solve some problems. If you want to be promoted in the future, in addition to your own efforts, the support of the government is also essential.
If Wang Xifeng is really going to get angry, if he makes a little tamper with the resources to support Yuanchun, not just to cut off the supply, but to send it a few days later, he can make Yuanchun complain in the palace.
When talking about the government's support for Yuanchun, Wang Xifeng felt equally unhappy.
Originally, the finances of the first and second wives had been separated, and Yuanchun was completely silent in the palace. Although news could still be spread from time to time, no one could see that she still had a chance to make a comeback.
Not to mention the eldest, but also the second, Mrs. Wang, who had the deepest obsession in her heart, had no hope for Yuanchun's future.
After all, she is a female historian in the Queen's palace, so it is too difficult to climb into bed.
Even if she succeeds in climbing into bed, she still has to face the queen's wrath. How can a little concubine withstand the queen's dissatisfaction and pressure?
Even Rongguo Mansion may not be able to withstand such consequences.
But the old lady said that after all, Yuanchun jumped into the palace for the Rongguo Mansion. The government's support for her could be reduced but not stopped, and it must be paid from the public account.
Lian Er and Wang Xifeng were naturally dissatisfied, but they just didn't want to have a conflict with the old lady over such a trivial matter. After calculating whether they could afford the effort, they pinched their noses and admitted.
As for Mrs. Wang's private support, it has nothing to do with the government, and there is no expectation that the public account will be reimbursed. This made Mrs. Wang very dissatisfied and caused a lot of troubles for a while.
This time the Yuanchun incident suddenly 'broke out', and Mrs. Wang acted arrogant and arrogant again. Obviously it won't be long before discussions on public account support begin again.
Lian Er and Wang Xifeng knew it well, but they had no intention of giving in this time. So what if Yuan Chun advanced to the concubine position? The eldest man behind them was even more powerful. They wanted Rong Mansion to provide all the financial support Yuan Chun needed. They didn't even think about it.
, simply impossible.
Over the years, with Wang Xifeng's hard work and, more importantly, the help of the Jinling people, the financial situation of Rongguo Mansion has greatly improved. At least there is a lot of savings every year, unlike when she first took over the house's internal affairs.
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Seeing that the government's finances had improved, Mrs. Wang wanted to act like a monster again. She had to ask for more money from the public account for benefits, and she did not even think about getting to the bottom of it to increase the financial income of the second house.
Anyway, the relationship between the hostess of the first room and the second room has become quite bad due to various reasons, and it is unlikely that it will get better in the future.
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Wang Xifeng complained about her unhappiness in front of Lian Er. Mrs. Wang was doing the same thing in the main room of the second house, but the target was changed to Mr. Zheng Er.
"It's true, Feng Yatou, Yuanchun is now the face of Rongguo Mansion, and giving her face is to give face to Rongguo Mansion. You don't even understand such a simple truth!"
"She even tied the strings during the running ceremony. Didn't she know that doing so would make people laugh? She didn't know that she thought the Rongguo Mansion had no money, and even looked down upon Yuanchun in the palace?"
"Humph, you also mentioned to me that the finances of the first and second bedrooms have been separated, and the money for running the running mat should be borne by the second bedroom. What a big joke. This should be paid for by the public!"
"Also, if Feng Yatou hadn't been talking to the old lady, how could the old lady only allow three days to hold the flowing banquet? Seven days for Yuanchun's concubine is not enough!"
"I think the eldest brother is jealous. He doesn't want our second brother to be good. He is a bunch of bastards. Doesn't it mean that if Yuanchun is good, they won't get any benefits?"
"No, we must not let Yuanchun be wronged. I don't know what the old lady's regulations are. At least the second house must be given some housekeeping rights. Only in this way can Yuanchun be prevented from being dragged down by others!"
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Mrs. Wang was obviously confident and could talk endlessly.
It seems that she had been depressed before, but now that her daughter has become successful, she is very proud and wants to gain more meaning.
In fact, Wang Xifeng has done a very good job. His many years of housekeeping experience are no joke. He has also trained several housekeepers with good abilities. Isn't it easy to handle three days of running water?
It's just that Mrs. Wang was too happy, and she already had a prejudice against Wang Xifeng. No matter how much she did, she could always find faults. Originally, Wang Xifeng was just handling the flow-out mat according to the normal process. How could there be no mistakes?
Mrs. Wang happened to seize on these flaws and wanted to improve Wang Xifeng's face. In fact, she meant to attack Wang Xifeng's authority. Anyway, Yuanchun had already sealed the concubine, and the second wife was in good times now, so what if she took advantage of a small mistake and tossed it over?
My wife won't pay attention to such a trivial matter.
Sure enough, Wang Xifeng was so angry that there was nothing she could do. The old lady would never allow rumors of discord to spread in the house at this time.
Mrs. Wang won the first battle, but she was indeed not very happy to host the running banquet for only three days, and she also wanted to seize the power of the housekeeper, so she wanted to encourage the second master to help.
Even though Mr. Zheng's presence usually doesn't seem very strong, the old lady is her own mother after all, and she still values Mr. Zheng's younger son very highly.
If Mr. Zheng really tried his best to help, it would be easy to persuade the old lady to take action. Even if he could not completely regain the housekeeping power, it would be good to at least be in charge of some of it.
Mrs. Wang knew it well. After all, she had not touched the housekeeper's power in the house for many years. She wanted to take over the housekeeper right now, but the manpower alone was not enough. She didn't have that big appetite yet.
"Okay, don't talk anymore. If Yuanchun wants to live comfortably in the palace from now on, he has to rely on the help of his eldest brother!"
Mr. Zheng Er waved his hands and said angrily: "Don't mess around with nothing, it really pissed off the eldest brother. If you don't respond to Yuanchun in the palace, I'll see how you cry when the time comes!"
Mrs. Wang's smile froze. She was very dissatisfied but could not refute. What the second master Zheng said was true. How could she forget the eldest master's generous attitude?
"Humph, I don't need to rely too much on my uncle!"
Mrs. Wang still couldn't hold back and said, "Yuan Chun has made a difference. I believe it won't be long before the master's position will be changed. Maybe his future future will be better than that of my uncle!"
Fortunately, there were no outsiders around. Mr. Zheng himself did not know much about the upper-level affairs of the officialdom, otherwise he would not have known how to laugh at Mrs. Wang's ignorance.
There are more prospects than the Minister of Industry, that is, the cabinet minister and the title of super-grade noble. None of these have always been something that the second master of the government has the ability to dream of, right?
Obviously, Mrs. Wang's words were very useful to Master Zheng. No matter whether he could do this in the future, it couldn't stop him from fantasizing in his mind, right?
Just speaking, he still had reservations: "No matter what, I have to keep a low profile recently and don't make too much noise, so as not to cause unhappiness today and waste all Yuanchun's efforts!"
He pondered for a moment and said leisurely: "As for the public account matter, I will make it clear to the old lady!"