With Lu Jing's words, Shen Ruoyan really started to carry out drastic reforms in the mansion!
"It was Madam who failed to control the situation and the expenses were too high. Fortunately, Aunt Fang pointed it out to the Marquis, and that’s when Madam realized the problem."
Qiu Ye sighed deeply and said to the other maids, "Now that the Marquis has said we need to save money, we should all tighten our belts from now on!"
"What? The expenses of this mansion are already low compared to other marquisates, and they are actually going to reduce them?"
Qiu Ye also nodded and complained, "Exactly. I heard from my sisters who work as maids in the Ningchang Marquis' Mansion that they received some kind of subsidy last month. It's an extra 300 coins every month!"
Everyone was envious after hearing this, "So many..."
Qiu Ye: "Of course, after all, they are from a family of meritorious service."
It’s much better than their marquis who only has the title of marquis!
The marquis of this generation also has military merits!
But she didn't say that. Instead, she said quietly, "Actually, it's nothing. We're doing pretty well. At least the master is clear about rewards and punishments, and he doesn't give us less than what we deserve."
She rolled her big eyes and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention, she lowered her voice and said:
"Some time ago, the mistress wanted to raise the monthly allowance for everyone. After all, this is a marquisate, so it should be treated like an aristocratic family. Didn't she give everyone some cold tea the other day?"
"Yes, that herbal tea is really thirst-quenching. At that time, I was thinking that the mistress actually cared about such a trivial matter as ours. She is really a living Bodhisattva!"
"Yes, yes, other mansions don't have this. When you're tired, having a bowl is so relaxing."
"But Sister Qiuye, what's going on with this monthly salary increase?"
When Qiu Ye mentioned this, she was filled with sorrow. When she spoke of it, she was very angry:
"It's still that Concubine Fang. Madam made the sachet for her out of kindness, but she was favored by the Marquis, so she could have looked down on it. But she insisted on accusing Madam of being wasteful in front of the Marquis. Now, not only is the monthly salary not being raised, but even the expenses of the masters have to be cut!"
"Oh my God, that's why!"
You can take the lives of workers, but you must never take their money!
The servants in this mansion rely on this little money every month to survive. Some of them have a hard time, as they have to support their families.
Although the wages haven't increased, it's only a matter of time before the mistress starts thinking about this, right?!
Now, look what happened! A concubine who came out of nowhere said a few more words, and the monthly salary they were about to receive is gone!
Who can stand it?!
"I've long felt that this Concubine Fang has a mental problem. Don't you know? She's the girl who climbed onto the bed in the study room back then. She's not a decent girl at all!"
"What? There's such a thing?"
Those who knew about Fang Rou's affair were ordered to keep silent.
So not everyone knows her original identity.
The one who spoke now was the old lady's servant. She was also related to Aunt Xue and knew more than the others.
Originally, she didn't want to tell anyone about these things, but she really couldn't help it.
It was Aunt Fang who only cared about enjoying herself and treated the servants as nothing. This is what she deserves!
So, the people who were angrily cursing Aunt Fang did not notice that Qiu Ye had quietly left at some point.
The impact of this incident is like the ivy climbing the wall. If you are not careful, the whole place will be green.
"Mammy, is my aunt's sweet soup ready?"
Xiaotao stood at the kitchen door with a smile on her face, waiting to get Fang Rou's sweet soup.
The Marquis was coming today, so Fang Rou had instructed her early in the morning to wait in the kitchen and cool the soup in advance to ensure that the Marquis could drink some cool and delicious sweet soup as soon as he came back.
However, the nanny who used to serve her food enthusiastically was a little indifferent today.
Xiao Tao was reluctant to offend, so she waited patiently for a while. Seeing that time was really running out, she stepped forward to urge them on.
"Mammy, this is for the Marquis. He will be back soon. Please hurry up and get it ready."
"Prepared for the Marquis?" The nanny raised her eyelids and finally responded.
However, the next sentence confused Xiao Tao.
"Miss Xiaotao, I'm sorry. I didn't hear it clearly this morning and thought it was for Auntie, so I didn't prepare anything."
"What? How can you not prepare anything?" Xiao Tao was anxious. "Even if it's for Auntie, you have to prepare it!"
The nanny spoke slowly and calmly, "The Marquis said that the mansion needs to save money. You won't die if you don't drink the sweet soup, so please be frugal."
She glanced at Xiao Tao meaningfully and said with a smile, "Auntie should know best, right? After all, she was the one who said this to the Marquis..."
"you……"
Xiaotao had no way to defend herself and went back angrily.
Fang Rou was also stunned when she saw her return empty-handed, "Where's the sweet soup?"
Lu Jing came back early today and was already in the house.
"My aunt, those people in the kitchen said they wanted to save money, so they didn't prepare anything at all!"
Xiao Tao was so angry that her eyes turned red. She had been in the mansion for so long and had never suffered such an injustice!
Those people in the kitchen clearly did it on purpose!
Specifically bullying them!
"How ridiculous!" Fang Rou understood the whole story and went straight to Lu Jing. "My Lord, how dare they treat me like this? They simply don't take you seriously!"
As if this wasn't strong enough, Fang Rou added, "My Lord, these servants are all following Madam's orders. Even using the title of Lord, I can't make them obey."
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