Manager Luo not only managed Tang Garden, but also held the title of the second chief steward of the Marquis' Mansion in the capital, but he was nothing in the General's Mansion. However, he was the absolute confidant of the prince, and the servants of the General's Mansion gave him enough face.
He couldn't stretch his hand too far, so he had to ask Luo Mama to tell the grandmother that his uncle had been wronged. At the same time, this was also a great opportunity for the grandmother to eliminate the servants who bullied the master.
Chen Afu was so angry that his chest hurt after hearing what Luo's mother said. He had clearly sent a car to Alu, but those dogs actually pretended to obey and made Alu ride a donkey cart. He didn't know how other places bullied Alu.
The most important reason why they dared to treat A Lu like this was that they looked down on her as a country girl.
She blamed herself. In the past, she always thought that Dabao, Yan'er and Li Xuan were young, so she paid more attention to them. She thought that A Lu was older and was her own brother, so if there was anything, he would tell her as a sister. But she didn't expect that he didn't say anything and took all the grievances by himself...
Chen Ahfu said to Luo's mother, "Go back and thank Manager Luo for his reminder. I understand."
It was almost noon now, and she suppressed her thoughts, thinking about going to Guiyuan in the afternoon.
At noon, Dabao and Alu came to the main courtyard hand in hand.
Chen Ahfu pulled Ah Lu in front of him and asked, "Is it good for my brother to be here? Are the servants serving you attentively?"
Ah Lu smiled shyly and said, "It's OK. The servants serve well."
Chen Afu pinched his face angrily, and his face turned even redder with shame.
Chen Afu pretended nothing had happened, ate with the children, and then let them go back to their own yards to sleep.
After the afternoon break, Chen Afu calculated that it was time for Chen Alu to go to class, so she supported Qingfeng and took Li Ma and Xiao Huang to Guiyuan.
The back door of Guiyuan was half open, and the voice of the maid could be heard from inside. Although the voice was very low, they could still hear it clearly.
A maid said, "... we don't have to compete with those who serve the eldest sister. They serve the real master, and we can only watch. Let's look at Chaohua Courtyard. Bao Ge'er is a burden brought by the eldest grandmother, and he is not the eldest grandmother's biological child, but the people in that courtyard have much more benefits than us. The monthly salary is paid on the 15th. I heard that Luo Mama took Bao Ge'er's two taels of monthly silver and exchanged them for two strings of money. Everyone in the courtyard got a share and got several hundred coins. But this person in our courtyard, not to mention not getting a penny, he didn't even get a piece of his dessert... Oh, when Manager Liu sent me to Chaohua Courtyard, I didn't want to, because I felt that serving Bao Ge'er was not as good as serving my uncle. After all, my uncle is the eldest grandmother's biological brother. Oh, what a pity!"
Another woman's voice, "It's just that people like us who do rough work don't have it. The maids and servants around my uncle, as well as the little stewards who can be used, my uncle has rewarded them with a lot of money. If he doesn't reward them, they won't be so nice and they won't be so diligent. My uncle is very smart and he has to judge people by their abilities."
The previous maid said, "Brother Bao has too many steamed egg custard, pea yellow, and crystal dumplings that he can't finish, and they are all shared by the people in his yard. But the master we serve always eats everything except for some leftover porridge. I heard that he often asks Sanquan to buy snacks for him on the street. God, he must have grown up in the countryside, how can he eat so much..."
Chen Ahfu was so angry that his blood boiled. Li Mama shouted, "You two old bastards, did you also make up the master's story?"
When the two old women saw Chen Ahfu coming in, they were so scared that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, shouting, "Grandma, please spare us, Grandma, please spare us..."
Chen Ahfu didn't want to waste time arguing with the servants, so he said to Xiao Huang, "Go, call Chief Steward Yang, Second Chief Steward Liu, and Nanny Luo."
When the two old women heard these people being called, they cried even louder out of fear.
When the orchids and orchid grasses in the house heard this, they all ran over.
Seeing Chen Afu standing there with a gloomy face, he was so scared that he knelt down.
Chen Afu sat on a chair without saying a word, waiting for the people in charge to arrive.
Not long after, Butler Yang, Butler Liu II, and Nanny Luo came running over.
Chief Steward Yang bowed and said, "Grandma, what have these two old women done wrong? I will punish them immediately."
Chen Ahfu sneered, "I am a country woman who doesn't live in the mansion all the time. I am not qualified to deal with them. Of course I have to wait for you big stewards to punish them."
When those people heard this, they were so scared that they all knelt down.
Chen Ahfu said to Qingfeng, "Tell the stewards what these two old women just said."
Qingfeng then told them what the two old women had said.
Several stewards were so frightened that they kowtowed repeatedly, "Grandma, please forgive me. I have failed in my duty..."
The two mothers-in-law were so frightened that they cried even louder.
Li Ma Ma shouted, "Don't shout like that. It will be even more sinful if you startle the young master in Grand Madam's belly."
Chen Afu said to Lancao and Lanhua again, "Tell me, why is uncle's breakfast not enough, why doesn't he reward you, why you speak rudely, why don't you run fast, why did uncle ride a donkey cart yesterday, and if there is anything else I don't know, tell me. If I heard something from others that you didn't say, my crime will be more serious." He asked someone to go to the front to call Sanquan.
Lancao was usually sharp-tongued, and she had asked for a lot of reward money and things from A-Lu, so she was so scared that she couldn't speak. Lancao didn't make any big mistakes, so she told him everything she knew.
Sometimes the breakfast given to my uncle was less than that given to other masters. Sometimes there was no bird's nest or pigeon soup at all. Gradually, Lancao became bolder and would occasionally secretly take some snacks back to her younger brother and sister-in-law. When my uncle was eating, he would also give some snacks to the people who served him closely... When my uncle went out, he would give money to the coachman and the doorman... When he ran out of pens, ink, paper and inkstone, he would also give money to the steward when he went to find someone to pick them up... If he didn't give money, they would be unhappy...
Sanquan came and knelt down to tell everything he knew, including his own...
She cried again, "Grandma, I didn't ask for it. It was given to me by my uncle, so I accepted it."
Lancao, who was already paralyzed by fear, kowtowed and cried, "Grandma, please spare my life. The reward money was given by my uncle, not something I asked for on my own initiative..."
Chen Ahfu was too disdainful to waste words with the maids, servants, and servants. He said to Yang Zongguan, Liu Er Zongguan, and Luo Ma, "It's been so long. Don't say you didn't hear anything about the neglect of my brother. You turned a deaf ear to it, not neglecting my brother, but neglecting me. If you think I'm not worthy of being your mistress, then find someone else. My master and I won't force you to stay. If you think you are old and have face, and have the support of the old marquis and uncle, I will go and apologize to the old marquis, and I will also apologize to my uncle."
Manager Yang and his men kowtowed like crazy, saying non-stop, "Grandma, please embarrass us. It is a great blessing for us to be able to serve you, Grandma. I have no other unreasonable wishes..."
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