Chapter 241 Loss
The fourth lady was happy, but when she saw that the old lady was breathing in more than out due to anger, and the third lady looked as if she wanted to skin her alive, the fourth lady could only bear it.
But this joy was so unexpected that even if I tried to hold it back, it still overflowed a little.
Besides, if the Fourth Madam doesn’t dare, there are still people in this room who dare to do so. Shen Wan smiled and said, “Congratulations to the Fourth Uncle and the Fourth Aunt.”
With just one sentence, I don’t know how many glares it has attracted.
But Shen Wan is not afraid of them.
The Fourth Lady hurriedly said, "It's all thanks to the prince..."
Before she could finish her words, the Second Lady said, "The Fourth House is not only blessed by the Prince, but also by the Third House."
The Third Wife ran around, entertained guests and gave gifts, and in the end, all of them were made into wedding clothes for the Fourth Master. Not only was the Third Wife unwilling, but even the Second Wife couldn't stand it.
"The money for the Third Master's banquet and gifts was paid by the public treasury, but the Third Wife paid for it herself, and the Old Madam also gave her some money. Shouldn't the Fourth Wife return it to the Third Wife?"
The fourth lady's face froze.
She was happy that the Fourth Master was promoted, but she heard that the Third House gave him particularly expensive gifts in the past two days. Those gifts were not only to ask the ministers for help in recommendation, but also to establish a relationship. Now that the Third Master did not sit in that position, he asked the Fourth House to pay for it.
The fourth wife could afford this money, but all the favors were owed to the third master. She would have no objection if the fourth wife gave this money to the prince, but she was unwilling to give it to the third wife.
Shen Wan smiled and said, “Second Aunt, what you said is too bullying to Fourth Aunt. If the Emperor wants to promote Third Uncle, he can just appoint him directly. Why would he need to ask Father’s opinion?
Father guessed the Emperor's intentions and knew Third Uncle wouldn't be able to take that position. He also hoped to have his own people in the Military Equipment Bureau, so he said Fourth Uncle was more suitable.
"Father didn't recommend Fourth Uncle, and the Emperor appointed someone else. Can Second Aunt still ask him to compensate Third House for its losses?"
"Besides, no one can guarantee success in career advancement. Could it be that before sending the gift, the Third House hadn't prepared for the possibility that the money would be wasted if it didn't work out?"
Shen Wan's tone was clear, but in the ears of the old lady and the third lady, it was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire.
Knowing that promotion is not easy, they gave so much to be on the safe side, even including a painting by the old lady. However, this ended up violating the prince's taboo. He was afraid that the third master would be appointed as the military equipment supervisor and embezzle money, so they had to swallow their anger.
The fourth lady looked at Chen Wan with eyes full of gratitude. The fourth wife was a concubine's daughter, and over the years, she had hardly ever disobeyed the old lady. Even if she thought so in her heart, she would never dare to say it so bluntly.
That day, the old lady asked the Crown Prince's wife to go to the Wucheng Marquis' Mansion for a wedding banquet. The Crown Prince's wife said she would listen to the princess. The princess asked her to go and deliver the gift. She felt at that time that whether she chose to listen to the old lady or the princess was related to the future of the fourth room.
Sure enough, her feeling was right.
Only a few days had passed, and the prince had given their fourth room such a big surprise.
From now on, the fourth house will stand firmly on the side of the eldest house.
As for the money, the fourth wife won't pay it. The old lady already hates the fourth wife. Even if she pays the money, she won't be nice to the fourth wife. So why pay it?
Besides, the Crown Prince's Consort spoke for her, which made the old lady unhappy. If the Fourth House was to back down, wouldn't that mean they were taking the Crown Prince's Consort's kindness as an insult?
The prince protects the princess, the princess loves the prince, and the prince is willing to sacrifice his life for the princess. Who has the final say in the eldest house? How can the fourth lady not know this?
As for the Fourth Master, he was busy reporting to the government office as usual when news came that the Emperor had appointed him as Junior Supervisor of the Military Equipment Supervisory Office.
The Fourth Master also suspected that the message had been mis-transmitted. In his opinion, the position was already in the Third Master's pocket, and there was no way it could go wrong. But not only did it go wrong, it also affected him...
Colleagues congratulated him one after another. The fourth master who was congratulating him looked dazed, as if he was dreaming.
Glass Courtyard.
The princess regained some of her strength, walked in the yard for a while, and then went into the pavilion to rest.
As soon as she sat down, the maid came to report to the princess that the emperor had appointed the fourth master as the junior supervisor of the military equipment bureau. Before the princess could react, Mother Zhao asked, "Who did the emperor promote?"
The maid said, "Fourth Master."
"Isn't it the Third Master?" Mother Zhao asked.
The maid shook her head repeatedly, "At court this morning, a bunch of ministers recommended the Third Master. The Prince didn't say anything, so the Emperor asked the Prince, and the Prince said that the Fourth Master was more suitable than the Third Master. Then the Emperor promoted the Fourth Master."
The princess and Mother Zhao looked at each other.
Both of them have not forgotten that day when the third lady came to the princess to ask for money from the public treasury to entertain guests and give gifts. Because the amount was too large, the princess disagreed, but the prince's wife helped the third lady.
At that time, they were wondering why the Crown Prince's Consort, who had always been at odds with them, would help the Third Madam. It turned out that she was waiting here for the Third House.
Mother Zhao really likes the Crown Prince's wife's bad temper.
Soon, Mother Zhao discovered that not only the Crown Prince's Consort Yan'er was bad, but her own princess was no less evil.
The princess smiled and said, "Whether it's the Third Master or the Fourth Master who's being promoted, they're still masters of the mansion. A promotion of two ranks is a great joyous event. Everyone in the mansion should be rewarded with a monthly stipend so that everyone can share in the joy."
Mother Zhao, “…”
The old lady and the third wife were already angry, and the princess's reward to the palace at this time must have pissed them off.
But it's better to be angry. Those people are trying to replace one thing with another. If the prince hadn't sent people to protect the young master, they would have succeeded. They have evil intentions, and the princess is just causing them some trouble, which is not worth mentioning at all.
When the old lady heard about the princess's reward to everyone in the palace, she was so angry that she smashed the teacup.
What a long house!
Be on guard against them from the beginning!
Now they are suppressing me openly, and even the official position doesn’t allow the Third Master to be promoted!
However, although the old lady was angry, the servants in the mansion were happy. They didn't have to do anything and just got a monthly salary for free. How could they not be happy?
The fourth master was promoted twice in a row, and was recommended by King Jingbei himself. All the civil and military officials sent gifts to congratulate him, but did not come in person. After all, the third master did not get promoted. The fourth house was happy, and the third house was sad, so they did not visit and cause trouble for the third house. It was enough to just send the gifts.
The fourth room also knew how to behave. They prepared thank-you gifts for the prince and princess, as well as Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu.
The fourth lady came with her daughter Xie Zhiyao to see him off and stayed in Zhaolanxuan for about quarter of an hour.
Xie Zhiyao had helped Chen Wan before, and since Xie Jingyu had treated the fourth branch well in his previous life, Chen Wan had a very good impression of the fourth branch. When he sent them away, he asked Xie Zhiyao to come to Zhaolanxuan often when she was free.
Ever since she helped Chen Wan on the swing last time, Xie Zhihuan, Xie Zhirou and the others have isolated Xie Zhiyao.
The fourth lady chose to listen to the princess and go to the Wucheng Marquis' Mansion to deliver the gift. They looked down on her.
She didn't dare to bother Shen Wan casually. Now Shen Wan asked her to come often in the future, and Xie Zhiyao nodded hurriedly.
After the Fourth Madam and Xie Zhiyao left, Shen Wan sat down to drink tea, feeling extremely happy. However, this happiness did not last long. A little maid came in from outside and stood outside the bead curtain and said:
"Princess Princess, the wife of the Marquis of Wucheng sent a maid to the palace to tell him that Old Madam Shen hopes to see you before she dies."
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