Chapter 317: Making Trouble
The guard winked at his men and said, "Take them to move the goods."
"Okay." His men led those people towards the storage warehouse.
Bags of charcoal were carried out and placed on horse-drawn and ox-drawn carts to be transported away from the village.
During a break.
A porter took the opportunity to chat with the guard during a break. He smiled and asked ingratiatingly, "This farm is so big! How are the salaries for you working here? Porters earn their hard-earned money, and I'm looking for a long-term job. Can you recommend me a job?"
"If you want to come, I can certainly introduce you. You don't know, we're really short of staff lately. We have so many warehouses, we can't even manage them all."
"This farm doesn't look very big. Are there many warehouses? I can't see any!"
"All the brick and tile buildings in this village are warehouses. Millions of pounds of charcoal are stored inside them."
The worker carrying the bag's eyes flickered, and after a few perfunctory words, he said, "I'm going to the bathroom. I'll have to carry the bag in a while."
After he left, he went to find the leader and had a conversation with him.
Because there are limited vehicles, it will take a while to transport all the coal.
They carried the coal until midnight. The man in charge of hauling the coal said to the leader of the haulers, "Our warehouse in the city is full. We don't need to transport any more coal after the last batch.
Remember to clean up all the remaining charcoal."
"Don't worry, I'll take care of this."
Dawn is approaching.
The night sky was dark, and a fire broke out in the Meng family's farm.
However, the fire was quickly brought under control.
Of course, this is all later.
Here in the capital.
After noon, the number of guests in Qingfeng Building suddenly increased.
They all came here because they admired the jade lotus basin.
After Wen Yan and her maid finished counting the tableware and came out of Yaoyue Residence where the Queen was staying, they met a group of guests walking towards them.
"Oh, is this the Qingfeng Building? No matter how beautiful and powerful the wind blows outside, it looks just like this!
Where is that jade lotus pot?
Where is it? Why don’t you put it out there for us to see?”
"You don't know, my niece, oh no, my ex-niece, she might be poor at heart, so she guards everything tightly.
How could she possibly display something like a jade lotus pot for everyone to admire?"
The person who spoke was Jiang Xinkui's sister-in-law.
As soon as she finished speaking, she ran into Wen Yan and the others.
"Mrs. Liao, Mrs. Mei, Mrs. Fu, and Aunt Jiang, you are all welcome to come and play."
Several ladies were on good terms with the eldest sister-in-law of the Jiang family, and they looked down on Wen Yan.
They arrogantly asked Wen Yan to take out the "Jade Lotus Pot" and show it to them.
"Sorry, the Jade Lotus Basin is not on display." Wen Yan smiled and rejected them, "You are all well-educated ladies. You should not be unreasonable and forceful in asking for anything."
Several ladies were choked by her words and walked towards Yaoyue Residence with grim expressions.
But she was stopped by a maid at the door: "Sorry, ladies, Yaoyue Residence is not open to the public today."
"What do you mean?" Jiang's eldest sister-in-law immediately exploded.
She turned around and went to find Wen Yan: "Wen Yan, what do you mean? You are deliberately trying to embarrass me, right?
When you opened your new store, I brought people here with good intentions to support you. Not only did you not appreciate it, you also opposed me at every turn and embarrassed me.
Are you targeting me on purpose? "
Wen Yan quickly explained: "Aunt Jiang, you misunderstood me. I'm not targeting you, but there are important guests in this courtyard who cannot be disturbed.
How about this, I take you to see the Jade Lotus Basin as compensation?"
"Oh!
What important guest is more important than all of us?
Don't forget, Jiang Xinkui has raised you for so many years, and this is how you treat me?
We want to see the Jade Lotus Basin, and we also want to go to this courtyard."
Jiang's eldest sister-in-law suddenly raised her voice and said angrily.
"Hey, don't..." Wen Yan quickly went over to cover her mouth, "Aunt Jiang, please speak a little more quietly.
The guest inside likes quietness, and if we disturb her, we will be in trouble.
“You fart!
I don't know what you know?
Besides the one from the Meng family, what other important figures do you know?"
Although she had recently been trying to curry favor with Concubine Gong, she had found out that Concubine Gong had not come at all and had only sent a servant to deliver a gift.
As for Mrs. Bai from the Meng family, she had already gone to the northern border.
It is even more impossible for the wives of other powerful families to condescend to be present in person today.
"Maybe there are some kind of cat or dog in there..." Jiang's eldest sister-in-law raised her voice and spoke deliberately for the people in the yard to hear.
Wen Yan was startled and quickly called the maid to come and take her away.
“Wen Yan, you are so presumptuous.
She is your aunt after all, how could you treat her like this?"
"Hurry up and help." The lady who was traveling with Jiang's eldest sister-in-law immediately ordered the servants around her.
Seeing that the quarrel between the two sides was getting bigger and bigger, Wen Yan almost fainted.
If you disturb the Queen, she will have ten heads chopped off.
There is no other choice but to take the risk.
Wen Yan pulled out her hairpin and singled out Madam Fu, who held the highest status. She walked over and grabbed her by the neck, pressing the hairpin against her face. "Tell everyone to stop, or I'll scratch your face."
Mrs. Fu screamed in fear: "You...what are you going to do..."
The gate of Yaoyue's residence opened from the inside.
Aunt Lan Xin stood inside the door and asked coldly, "What are you doing?"
"The cats and dogs finally dare to show their faces..." Jiang's eldest sister-in-law turned around and said "Pooh" when she saw Aunt Lan Xin.
The highest official rank in the Jiang family is only fifth rank, and none of the women in the Jiang family have imperial decrees.
They had never been to the palace, so naturally they didn't recognize the people around the Queen.
Mrs. Fu was so frightened that her face turned pale. She shouted at the eldest sister-in-law of the Jiang family: "Shut up."
The eldest sister-in-law of the Jiang family was not stupid. As soon as she saw Mrs. Fu's expression, she knew that she really couldn't afford to offend the people in the yard.
She quickly apologized: "Sorry, we...we..."
"Did I ask you to speak?" Aunt Lan Xin stared coldly at the eldest sister-in-law of the Jiang family.
The eldest sister-in-law of the Jiang family quickly lowered her head and dared not say a word.
Wen Yan saw this and quickly stepped forward to apologize: "Aunt Lan Xin, it is my poor management that caused all this trouble. Please punish me."
Aunt Lan Xin glanced at Wen Yan and said, "They deserve to be punished, and you can't escape. Quickly clear out these idlers."
"Yes." Wen Yan responded and immediately led Mrs. Fu and the others away.
After they walked away, Jiang's eldest sister-in-law asked, "Who was that person just now? He looked quite impressive."
Mrs. Fu's expression had not yet recovered, and she saw that Jiang's eldest sister-in-law was still relaxed and unconcerned.
She felt angry.
Why should I be so scared here while she can act like nothing happened?
In that case, you can relax for one more night.
With just one look, she stopped the other ladies who wanted to explain.
The ladies exchanged glances, found excuses to leave, and went home to discuss countermeasures with their husbands.
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