Huang Mengling didn't want to agree at first and wanted to go back to the past, but Ye Zhou walked away.
Huang Mengling has clearly felt the maids' laziness and dissatisfaction with her in recent days. They don't say bad things to her face, but they are never afraid of letting her hear what they say behind her back.
But these people are all her people, and their deeds are in her hands, yet they are so disrespectful to her. If she sells them, she is afraid they will go out and talk nonsense. If she beats or kills them, these servants don't listen to her much now, so who will beat or kill them?
She went to find the housekeeper. The housekeeper of the Duke of Xiangguo's Mansion did not take care of her daily life in the west wing except for paying her monthly allowance and providing her with food, clothing and festival supplies.
Think about it, my mother's life is not like before. My father dotes on the new bride with long black hair. Moreover, since the death of my father's first wife, the family has been living off the savings, and none of them are cut out for business or household management.
The three rules given by Ye Zhou seem to be the best option at the moment.
Huang Mengling agreed, but she wanted the housekeeper to take charge of the servants in her west courtyard. The old housekeeper said, "Okay, but it has to be done legitimately. If all the indentures of these people are transferred to the Duke's Mansion, he will take care of them." Huang Mengling thought about it for two days and nodded.
In this way, the much-talked-about incident of the Duke of Xiangguo favoring his concubine over his wife gradually died down. It was only when Tang appeared in a formal capacity as a concubine that the discussion began again. But since Huang seemed to have disappeared, the discussion gradually became limited to Ye Zhou and Tang... It still sounded like the case of favoring his concubine over his wife.
If Wang Xipei had not been noticed by Emperor Xuanyuan Hao of Mingzheng, Zhang Ru would have thought that the old dreams and past events of more than ten years ago were all over.
Wang Lingyi, who finally saw Huang Mengling, was dazed for a moment. Although she quickly concealed it, Huang Mengling still saw her surprise and shock.
Now, more than ten years have passed, and Huang Mengling's appearance is certainly not as good as when she was young, but the contours of her eyebrows, eyes, nose and lips have not changed much.
When Wang Lingyi saw her, she thought her younger sister was dressing up to tease her.
Then he thought: They look so similar. According to Xi Pei's statement, His Majesty only met her once. Emperor Xuanyuan has never been known for being lustful. He wanted to take her into the harem after just one meeting. Could it be that he mistook his sister for someone else's shadow?
Huang Mengling was also puzzled when she saw Wang Lingyi. This woman was so beautiful that she could be said to be so stunning that the moon would be ashamed of the flowers. Why did she seem a little surprised to see her?
Asked immediately, Wang Lingyi naturally wanted to cover up, so she smiled and said, "If I were to speak frankly, please don't blame Madam Ye. I heard that Madam Ye has been trapped in the rear courtyard for over a decade, and her occasional outings are restricted. This time, I wanted to buy Madam Ye's garden, but it looked quite dilapidated. I thought Madam Ye was now frail and in poor shape. But when I saw her today, I found her residence to be well-maintained, and she looked very healthy. I was a little surprised. I shouldn't have made such a rash assumption, and I hope Madam Ye will forgive me."
After covering up the past, the two discussed the business contract. Wang Lingyi felt sympathy for the original wife trapped in the harem and was willing to give more. Although it was not easy to clean up the garden now, Wang Lingyi still paid 30% more than the market price to buy it, thinking that as long as a hot spring could be opened, it would be worth it.
Wang Lingyi went back to think about this matter. Her younger sister was unwilling to marry Emperor Mingzheng and the Fourth Prince. She didn't know what the Queen was thinking about this matter. It would be great if she could know what the Queen was thinking. But if she rashly asked to see the Queen now, she was afraid that she would displease Emperor Mingzheng.
I also thought that although the yard where Mrs. Ye lived was clean and tidy, the yard was not small, and the design was unique, but that was just the way the garden was. It just needed to be cleaned frequently on a daily basis.
As for decoration, there are no precious and delicate ornaments, nor expensive rare flowers and trees, but only huge wood carvings and rockery stone screens, and easy-to-care-for flowers and plants. They all look good at first glance, but are actually too big and heavy to move, and are not valuable.
Wang Lingyi was also the mistress of the house, and she knew at a glance that this kind of arrangement was often seen in guest residences in mansions. It was both elegant and not embarrassing.
I think Mrs. Ye should not have been treated harshly over the years, but that's all.
He then made an appointment with his mother, Shen, to meet at his own shop, and inquired in detail about Ye Zhou's favoritism towards his concubine and his death of his wife, as well as his relationship with the emperor and empress.
Wang Lingyi wants to see the Queen, but her brother Wang Suwen sends her a message: the Fifth Princess is hosting a birthday party.
The birthdays of the Emperor, Empress, and concubines are all celebrated according to the rules and regulations of the palace, unless Your Majesty feels like it or there are other reasons, in which case the celebration will be done in a special way.
However, there were no regulations on how to celebrate the birthdays of princes and princesses, except for the coming-of-age ceremony and the wedding ceremony.
So, from an unknown year on, the younger birthday princes and princesses began to hold their own banquets, taking turns to host them. In fact, the mothers of the various palaces helped to arrange it, and it was just a family banquet.
Those present were the Emperor, Empress and the Crown Prince, Concubine De and her son and daughter (the Second Prince and the Eldest Princess), the Sickly Concubine and the Sickly Prince (Concubine Yi and the Third Prince), the Concubine of a Seventh-Rank County Magistrate and the Love-Brained Prince (Concubine Su and the Fourth Prince), the Concubine of a Merchant and the Prince Who Was Kneeling as Punishment (Concubine Chen and the Fifth Prince), and later on Li Baozhu and her daughter (Concubine Li and the Fifth Princess).
Xuanyuan Hao only had two princesses, the eldest princess born to Concubine De, and the second daughter was the little princess born to Concubine Li, also known as Li Baozhu. Why is she called the fifth princess?
The little princess was frail and unlucky since she was born. Zhang Ru and Li Baozhu were extremely careful with her, and she became a permanent resident of the Imperial Medical Service, so she only lived to the age of three. At the age of three, she fell seriously ill and was on the verge of death.
When Concubine Li learned that the Ghost Valley Strange Doctor was treating the Queen Mother, she waited at the palace gate, waiting for the doctor to come out and begging him to treat the little princess. Unexpectedly, the strange doctor asked about the identities of Concubine Li and the child, and only said: "I can cure the disease, but I can't save your life." Then he left.
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