The maid kowtowed heavily on the ground, her face pale as she said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was Madam who asked us to use your boudoir to store flowers and plants."
Another maid also quickly knelt on the ground.
"Madam said that the queen wouldn't be back for a while, so she let us go for now and told us not to tell the old general and the general."
"This Jiang is truly bold! I think what she said was probably even harsher than this. It's just that the maid didn't dare to tell the truth."
Upon hearing this, the old general raised his hand and slammed it heavily on the table. "Is that really the case?"
Seeing the old general getting angry, the servants around him lowered their heads and said nothing.
Over the years, the old general has treated people in the mansion kindly, which has made them forget the old general's original protective temper.
"Dad, don't be angry." Jin Ting'an tried to persuade him.
"You want me not to be angry?" The old general was so angry that he wanted to slam the table again. Jin Ting'an quickly held his hand and pointed at Yu Yiluo who was in his arms with her big round eyes.
"Hold Luo'er, don't scare her, calm down."
The old general then remembered that he was still holding his granddaughter. He suppressed his anger, put on a kind smile, and whispered to Yu Yiluo, "Don't be afraid, Luo'er. Grandfather didn't mean to scare you, little Luo'er. Be good and don't be afraid."
Yu Yiluo cooperated very well, grinning and giggling.
The old general breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his precious granddaughter was not frightened. He was really worried that the little girl would scream.
"Daddy, don't be angry. Just have someone move the flowers out. They won't be a problem."
The old general frowned in disapproval. "What do you mean by 'not a problem'? Jiang seems honest and kind, but she actually did something so disgusting."
Over the years, the mansion was managed by Jiang, and there hadn't been any trouble, so he was relatively confident in his daughter-in-law.
I didn't expect this to happen when my daughter came home.
"Let's go and see what she has done to the room."
The old general stood up and took a few people to Empress Xian's boudoir.
Nanny Zhang stepped forward and opened the door.
What comes into view are various flowers and plants, and there are many dried petals and leaves on the ground.
There was no way it could be seen as a boudoir.
"Someone, move all this out and restore it to its previous state."
At the old general's command, the servants began to move the flowers and plants outside with swift hands and feet.
......
On the other hand, Jiang knew nothing about this.
After having lunch at my mother's house, I got on a carriage and planned to return to the general's mansion.
Unexpectedly, his mother chased him out with a face full of resentment.
"Not only did the general not come with you, he didn't even bother to prepare formalities. You've managed the general's mansion for these years, even if you haven't made any contributions, you've worked hard. They simply don't take you seriously."
Jiang naturally knew why Jin Ting'an didn't go back home with her. It was all because of Concubine Xian.
Didn’t I return all the things I took?
She glanced at her mother and said, "Mom, I've taken a lot of things back home over the years, and I've also given a lot of money from the general's shop to my brothers. It's better not to cause trouble now, otherwise it will be more trouble than it's worth."
Mother Jiang glared at her with dismay, "There are so many good things in the General's Mansion. What you brought back is nothing. No, I want to go to the General's Mansion with you."
There was nothing Jiang could do, so she could only go down and help her get into the carriage.
"Mom, please don't talk nonsense when you go to the general's mansion."
Mother Jiang leaned back in the carriage with an impatient look on her face. "I know, I know. If your father hadn't arranged this marriage for you, would you have lived such a good life? Now that your father is gone, you... you have to take good care of your brothers."
After listening to Mother Jiang's mumbling all the way, we finally arrived at the general's mansion.
Jiang stood up and gave worried instructions.
"Mom, please don't talk nonsense."
After getting off the carriage and entering the general's mansion, Jiang felt that the atmosphere in the mansion was different from usual.
"This general's mansion is so magnificent. You should buy one for your brothers too!"
Mother Jiang looked at the general's mansion greedily.
With so many people living in such a big house, there must be a lot of empty rooms.
"Mom, please restrain yourself."
Mother Jiang withdrew her gaze and followed Jiang to the main hall.
In the main hall, Empress Xian and her family were having lunch, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"Ah, it's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. The generals are having dinner now."
Jiang Mu's sharp voice completely destroyed the harmonious atmosphere.
Yu Yiluo frowned when she heard the voice.
[The best bets are here, can't you just let your mother have a good meal? This is really bad luck.]
Jiang tugged at her sleeve and also noticed Concubine Xian sitting next to the old general.
Ignoring everything else, he stepped forward respectfully and saluted, "Greetings to Her Majesty the Concubine Xian."
Empress Xian nodded lightly, her beautiful eyes swept towards Mother Jiang, knowing the advisor.
"I wonder if she is?"
Jiang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this is my mother. She was worried about me being alone, so she sent me back."
"That's right. I didn't expect to run into the ladies having dinner." Jiang's mother agreed with a smile, but her eyes were fixed on Concubine Xian.
"Now that the person has been sent back, you can go back."
Empress Xian put down her bowl and chopsticks, took the handkerchief handed to her by Hua Rui and wiped her mouth.
"Not everyone can come to the General's Mansion."
"My mother, my mother will be leaving soon."
Jiang didn't expect that Concubine Xian would humiliate her like this, in front of so many maids.
"Oh, this is the little princess, she looks so cute."
Mother Jiang noticed Yu Yiluo being held by Aunt Zhang, and walked over to touch her.
Aunt Zhang took a step back and said unhappily, "How dare you! You can touch the little princess as you please."
The old general had almost finished eating. After ordering the food to be cleared away, he stood up and sat on the chair next to him.
"Madam Zhang, bring Luo'er to me."
Taking Yu Yiluo, the old general looked at Jiang with sharp eyes, "Jiang, go and clean up the queen's boudoir and let her live there."
Jiang was struck by lightning when she heard this. How could she have forgotten about this?
I had planned to vacate it before the general came back, but I forgot about it. No wonder Empress Xian had such a bad attitude.
"Your Majesty, Old General, General, I was just busy with other things and forgot. I didn't mean to put the flowers and plants in your room."
[It wasn't intentional, it was intentional. There were so many empty rooms, but you chose to put it in my mother's boudoir. How dare you say it wasn't intentional? You're busy, what else could you be busy with? Are you busy stealing things from the general's mansion and moving them to my mother's house?]
Mother Jiang was afraid that a quarrel would break out and her plan would fail, so she tried to step forward to smooth things over.
"Your Majesty, my daughter has taken care of the general for many years. Even if she has no merit, she has worked hard. Just vacate the room. We are all family, so please don't hurt the harmony."
Concubine Xian chuckled, "That's right, let's forget about it."
Having said that, Jiang felt particularly uneasy.
But Empress Xian really had no intention of pursuing the matter further, leaving her confused for a moment as to what Empress Xian was planning to do.
"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. I will not let something like this happen again next time."
"Oh, that's right, we are all family." Mother Jiang stepped forward and poured a cup of tea for Concubine Xian.
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