Chapter 663 Chapter 665 Dare not delay
Cen Gaosong sat in the main seat, and a maid served him tea.
Zhang Guihong sat on the main seat to his right, "There is really no etiquette in this mansion. Why is the tea only served to the master? And not to this lady?
Master, tell me, are these servants bullying their masters? They don’t even take me, the mistress of the house, seriously.”
Cen Gaosong was holding the tea in his hand. He realized this only after Zhang Guihong reminded him. He turned his head and stared at the housekeeper, "What's going on?"
Zhang Guihong said with a cold face, "What else can it be? Ever since I entered the mansion, these servants have never taken my daughter and I seriously.
The luggage we brought with us, girl, is still waiting in the backyard. What’s going on? The mistress of the house has arrived, and there’s not even a courtyard?”
Cen Yueqin was standing beside Zhang Guihong at this time, holding her hand and saying, "Mom, Dad just came back, it's normal that he doesn't know what's going on in the mansion, you can't blame Dad.
These stewards all look unfamiliar to us, so it’s normal that they don’t recognize us.”
“You are such a silly girl that you think this is normal, have you forgotten that from the time we came in until now, these people have not even practiced the etiquette of master and servant.
It's different without the mistress of the house. The rules are too lax. If this gets out, I don't know how people will laugh at me."
Cen Gaosong looked at the housekeeper and his face turned cold, "What's going on? The Madam is here, and you guys don't even know to come over to greet her.
Can't you even deliver a cup of tea in this mansion? Then what's the point of keeping you here?"
The housekeeper secretly groaned in his heart. Over the years, the mansion had always been managed by Madam Lan, and they really didn't know there was such a legal lady.
"It's all my fault. I really don't know the identities of the Madam and the Young Lady, so I dare not make any hasty arrangements."
Zhang Guihong snorted coldly, "That's an interesting thing to say, who would come here to impersonate for no reason?
If we talk about this matter, I really know that someone is impersonating me, the legitimate wife, and is bullying others here.
You don't know us mother and daughter, so doesn't that Aunt Lan know us either?
When she came in, she knelt before me and offered me tea. How could you forget about her in just a few years?"
After saying that, Zhang Guihong turned to look at Cen Gaosong again, "I just don't know how the master lets her call herself outside, a concubine passing herself off as his wife?"
Cen Gaosong felt a little guilty, as he was the one who condoned this invisibly.
I used to think that no one took care of the backyard, so I left it to Muxianglan.
Later, when he went out for social events, the identity of a concubine was really embarrassing, and outsiders misunderstood him, so he simply didn't explain.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Zhang Guihong suddenly slammed the table and said, "The Cen family is too much. I am still your legal wife, but you are taking your concubine as your wife. I will definitely go to the clan to seek justice."
Cen Gaosong felt guilty, so he turned around and scolded the housekeeper and the others, "You dogs and slaves, there is only one lady in our house, so don't call her Aunt Lan by her name from now on."
Zhang Guihong, "It is indeed these dogs and slaves who can do such a thing of hiding things from the superiors and subordinates.
Now that I, the legal wife, have arrived, there is no reason for me to let a concubine be in charge.
If the master doesn't want me to worry about these things, then send me the indentures of all the servants in the mansion, and explain the family affairs clearly. I don't want to hear any more words like Madam Lan. "
This was clearly a request for the power of housekeeper, which made Cen Gaosong even more angry.
But he was in the wrong in this matter, and he couldn't afford to offend Zhang Guihong's uncle, so he could only grit his teeth and say, "Madam, you have worked hard on the way, you should rest for a few more days before talking."
Zhang Guihong snorted coldly at this moment, "In a few days, I'm afraid there will be other changes. Master, don't forget that it's not me who wants to cause trouble, but these servants under you have no one to discipline them, and they are actually bullying us mother and daughter."
She looked at Mu Xianglan who came in with a meaningful look, "Auntie Lan, you have been working hard with the master outside these years. Now that I am here, you can rest."
Mu Xianglan's eyes were red, but she was secretly resentful in her heart. Zhang Guihong came so suddenly that she didn't even have time to make any arrangements. Now everything was disrupted.
"How come you don't even know how to greet me when you see me?
I introduced myself before, but you only sent a manager out to get rid of us.
You are so arrogant, but don't forget that you are just a concubine and you should remember your duty."
Mu Xianglan had never suffered such grievances in these years, so she walked directly to Cen Gaosong and knelt down, "Master, it was you who asked me to be the housekeeper.
Moreover, Madam came so suddenly that I thought she had come to the wrong place, so I went out to send her away.
If I really knew that it was Madam and the Second Miss who had arrived, I would have knelt at the door to greet them."
Cen Gaosong said, "These are all misunderstandings. I think Madam will understand."
Zhang Guihong, "I am a magnanimous lady and will naturally understand.
It is really inappropriate for the power of housekeeper to be in the hands of a concubine.
It just so happens that I brought with me the staff that the old lady usually uses. You can go and hand over the account office and account books to them later."
After saying this, he looked at Cen Gaosong with a half-smile, "Even if the master doesn't believe in my ability as a housekeeper, he can still be a capable man under the old lady, so the master can't distrust him, right?"
Having said that, Cen Gaosong could only nod his head in spite of Mu Xianglan's resentful look, "This is what I should do. It is only natural for Madam to be the housekeeper.
I'll have the stuff delivered to Madam's yard in a minute."
"The master is busy and is afraid that he will forget it later. It just so happens that Madam Cen and the others are waiting outside now. I think the master would not want to keep Madam Cen waiting for a long time!"
"Madame Cen is here too," Cen Gaosong almost spit out the tea in his mouth, "Aren't you kidding me? Madame Cen is so old this year, how dare I trouble her?"
If it was someone else who came, Cen Gaosong wouldn't be so nervous.
This Aunt Cen is different. She saved my mother's life back then, so Mr. Cen gave her the surname Cen to thank her.
Thanks to the old lady's life-saving grace and the old man's appreciation, these descendants have always been respectful to her.
However, Aunt Cen has always been loyal to her duties and has been helping the old lady manage the affairs of the Cen family. Even the brothers were brought up by her.
"My family is really worried that you have forgotten some etiquette during these years away from home, so they asked me to bring Nanny along."
Having said that, he looked at Muxianglan meaningfully, telling her in a disguised way that what he had done outside in the past few years was not unknown to his family.
Cen Gaosong's old face turned red, but he didn't dare to refute.
He was in the wrong when this matter was made public, and he wanted to let Mulanxiang live a comfortable life outside for a few years, but he didn't expect that the news would still get back.
"Xianglan, go and hand over the account books and keys."
At this point, Cen Gaosong dared not delay any longer.
(End of this chapter)
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