Chapter 233 Reward
Could it be that the maid took the wrong reward?
Mother Li felt that no matter how careless the maid was, she would not make such a big mistake. Besides, the purse was used to hold reward money. If it was outside Chenxiangxuan, she would go back and ask. Now they were outside the princess's courtyard, so Mother Li went in.
Inside the house, the princess was drinking tea. Seeing Mother Li come in with red eyes, she smiled and asked, "But you can't bear to leave Mo'er?"
Mother Li wiped the tears from her eyes. "After all, I have served the prince for more than ten years. I feel a little reluctant to come back. But we are in the same mansion, and it's not like I won't be able to see the prince anymore. It's just..."
Mother Li stopped talking here.
The princess asked, "Just what?"
Mother Li said, "When I came back, the Crown Prince's wife gave me a lot of gifts. I don't know if I took the wrong things..."
Mother Li poured out the contents of her purse. It was a palm full of gold, so bright and dazzling that the eyes of the maids and old women in the room widened.
Not to mention the maids and servants, even the princess was stunned. Then she thought of something and smiled, "Since it's a reward from the Crown Prince's wife, just accept it."
Mother Li said, "But this is too much."
So much so that she went from being reluctant to leave the Crown Prince to being reluctant to leave the Crown Prince's Consort.
Nanny Yun smiled and said, "The Crown Prince's Consort in our mansion doesn't even take the Prince's power seriously, so how could she be reluctant to give up such a small thing?"
That's true. Which lady in Kyoto doesn't want to marry the Crown Prince? Thinking back to a few months ago when the Crown Prince needed a wedding to bring him good luck but the Crown Princess sent their Jingyang Palace bridal sedan back empty and she scolded the Crown Princess several times, Mother Li felt that the gold bracelet in her hand was heavy and she felt unworthy of it.
The purse was stuffed into her by Shen Tang, and the princess asked her to accept it, so Mother Li accepted it with peace of mind.
Mother Li had just moved back and there were still a lot of things that needed to be put away, so she went downstairs to help.
Nanny Yun poured tea for the princess, "The Crown Prince's wife is indeed generous."
The princess smiled and said, "Everyone is happy with her reward."
Mother Li worked diligently in managing Chenxiangxuan, and the princess saw it all. Precisely because she did a good job, Chen Tang had no reason to let his housekeeper mother take over Chenxiangxuan. It was always easier to order one's own people around, and if Chen Tang touched Mother Li, the princess would not be happy. To avoid this situation, she simply became the bad guy and called Mother Li back.
But now that Mother Li has returned, the princess is worried about what position to give her. After all, Mother Li is in charge of the entire Chenxiangxuan, and she can't just come back and ask Nanny Yun to give up her position to her.
The princess was also prepared to give a heavier reward to appease him, but her reward was not as effective as Chen Tang's.
Mother Li is back. Her trusted maid from Chenxiang Pavilion brought Mother Li's things. She had lived there for ten years, so she had quite a lot of things. There were two large boxes of clothes alone. Several maids were in tears, feeling sorry for Mother Li. "Mother Li didn't do anything wrong. They called her back just to make room for the housekeeper of the Crown Prince's Consort..."
Mother Li heard this and said, "Don't talk nonsense!"
The maid said, "I am not wrong."
Mother Li said, "This arrangement by the princess is good for both the princess and the Crown Prince's wife. The Crown Prince's wife is kind. When I am not around, you have to listen to the Crown Prince's wife and Mother Zhou. Do you hear me?"
The maid said with red eyes, "Mother Li has been wronged, why are you still speaking for the Crown Prince's Consort?"
Mother Li said, "How have I been wronged? Others have never suffered such grievances as mine."
Several maids, "......???"
Is Mother Li mad?
When she knew that Chen Tang rewarded Mother Li with a large gold bracelet, as well as gold peanuts and melon seeds, the princess would surely give her a reward as well.
Just for changing jobs and serving others, the compensation was so generous that the maids couldn't feel sorry for Mother Li.
This is not a feeling of being wronged, this is clearly a pie falling from the sky and hitting you.
Mother Li taught a few trusted maids, "You stay in Chenxiang Pavilion and serve the Crown Prince's Consort well. The Crown Prince's Consort will definitely treat you well. If you act cunningly and are punished by the Crown Prince's Consort, no one can protect you. Remember, do you?"
Several maids nodded.
Mother Li taught them a lot, and after everything was put away, the maids returned to Chenxiangxuan.
The princess rewarded Mother Li with ten taels of silver and a pair of silver bracelets. There happened to be a vacancy in the small kitchen, so she let Mother Li take over first, and would arrange for her when a suitable position was found later.
Mother Li was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling after collecting so many things today. Let alone letting her take care of the small kitchen, even if she was asked to do chores as a maid, Mother Li would not have any complaints.
Besides, after Mother Li left, Chen Tang started looking at the account books. In her previous life, she was looking forward to a divorce, and all the big and small matters of Chenxiangxuan were handled by Mother Jiang, and she seldom asked about it. Mother Li's account books were clear and concise, and it was indeed as Mother Li said, there were few things to do in Chenxiangxuan, and there was no need for special handover.
After briefly looking through the account books, it was already evening. The food was brought from the kitchen and Xie Guimo went back to his room to have dinner.
After finishing dinner and putting down my chopsticks, the maid came in and said, "Princess, Nanny Yun is here."
Soon Nanny Yun came in, and Chen Tang said, "Nanny Yun, why are you here at this hour? Does Mother have any instructions?"
Nanny Yun held a gift list in her hand and said, "Tomorrow is the day when the Crown Prince's wife will return home. The princess has prepared a gift for the return visit and asked me to bring it to the Crown Prince's wife to see if there is anything missing."
Chen Tang said, "I can prepare the return gift myself, why should I trouble my mother?"
Nanny Yun smiled and said, "The return gift should naturally be prepared by the palace."
Chen Tang glanced at Yin Xing, who then stepped forward to take the gift list from Nanny Yun and showed it to Chen Tang.
In her previous life, when she returned home, the princess prepared a lot of gifts for her return visit. This gift list is three times heavier than the one in her previous life.
Chen Tang said, "This is too much..."
Nanny Yun smiled and said, "If there is nothing missing, I will ask Steward Zhou to prepare it according to the gift list."
Shen Tang nodded.
Nanny Yun wants to leave.
Chen Tang glanced at Qiu Tong. Qiu Tong took out a purse and Chen Tang stuffed it into Nanny Yun's pocket. "Thank you for coming here at this time, Nanny Yun."
As a reward from the master, the servant cannot refuse it, and of course, he will not refuse it.
Nanny Yun accepted it generously, expressed her gratitude, and then left.
After leaving Chenxiangxuan, Nanny Yun opened her purse, which contained a gold ring, a gold peanut, and four gold melon seeds.
The reward was not as much as Mother Li's, but it was enough to make Nanny Yun grin from ear to ear. After all, Mother Li was really wronged, but she was not.
Nanny Yun put the ring on her hand. Originally, she could have asked the maid to deliver the gift list to the front yard, but Nanny Yun made the trip herself.
After dinner, Xie Guimo went to the study to read. When he came back, Chen Tang had already washed up and lay down.
A certain gentleman really regrets not changing the wedding date to the end of the month. It would be so depressing to have such a beautiful woman in his arms but be able to look at her but not eat her.
I took cold showers again and again throughout the night.
Seeing Chen Tang sleeping soundly, he gritted his teeth but had to endure it.
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