Three days before the Golden Offering Festival, all the jewelry from Linglong Pavilion was delivered to their respective residences. Lady Jueluo had not received her jewelry for a long time, so during the day she went directly to Lady Ulanara. The Jueluo clan rarely had funds to spend on jewelry.
Every time Linglongge releases a new style, Jueluo would ask for several sets to send back to her family.
After Lady Ulanara refused, Lady Jueluo thought that Lady Ulanara was unreliable.
After breakfast, Qingyan changed into a light blue casual outfit, sat cross-legged on a soft couch, with an abacus on her right and the Linglong Pavilion's account book on her left, ready to do her accounting.
Su Lan walked in carrying red date tea, placing the teacup on the upper right corner of the kang table.
"Master, Lady Jue Luo has arrived!" Su Lan looked down on the Jue Luo clan, who only caused trouble at Qingyan because of the existence of the Ulanara clan's maternal family.
They've arrived!
Qingyan had been waiting for the female members of the Gioro clan to visit, as her own mother could not refuse.
"Let her in and take her to the side hall!" Qingyan was entertaining her according to the title of the Jue Luo clan. Apart from the royal sisters-in-law and the maternal family of the primary consort, no one else could use the main hall.
After Lady Jue Luo took her seat, her face was extremely unpleasant. Every time she came to the Fourth Prince's wife's place, she would never sit in the side hall. Today, she came alone, and such an insulting act occurred.
"Where is my little darling!" Lady Jue Luo frowned as she looked at the servants, adopting the demeanor of an elder.
Inside the Fourth Prince's residence, there are still people who dare to speak of the Princess Consort in such a way.
"Please wait a moment!" Su Lan said calmly.
This person has no self-awareness whatsoever. When he comes with his wife, he always acts superior and bossy, which is quite distasteful.
Even the Empress Dowager doesn't act this arrogantly. She's only been here a short time, and she's already making a scene again.
Su Rong brought over a teacup, but Jue Luo Shi gave her a disapproving look and urged her again to have the Fourth Prince's wife come over as soon as possible.
"Master is busy again, please wait here for a while!" Su Rong was selected from among the young ladies and was always served outside. It would be a miracle if she was in a good mood to encounter someone who showed no respect for their master like this.
"I am Fujin Ekechu. As a junior, how could I make my elders wait for so long?" Lady Jueluo sneered.
At this moment, Qingyan was already standing at the door. Hearing what Jueluo said, he felt a chill in his heart. His mother was always exploited by her own family and ended up with a lot of blame. If she was even slightly careless, they would come knocking on her door.
"Who's making such a racket here!" Qingyan said coldly.
When Jue Luo saw Qing Yan walk in, she did not get up to greet him, but sat down directly in her seat.
"Madam Jue Luo, should we pay our respects?" When Qingyan came out, she was accompanied by a maidservant sent by the palace. This maidservant was sent by Consort Tong to have Qingyan review the palace rules.
When the nanny takes charge, one is worth two.
When Jue Luo heard the nanny's voice, she was taken aback. The Fourth Prince's residence was the cleanest, and the Imperial Household Department had not sent any nannies. Even the nannies around the twins had been dealt with by the Fourth Prince.
"You are..." Jue Luo didn't dare to say more and quickly asked the nanny about her identity.
"This servant was sent by Consort Tong to teach the princes and princesses manners. And you are..." the nanny said without hesitation.
Lady Jue Luo rarely had the opportunity to meet the emperor, so it's understandable that the old women in Chenggan Palace didn't have much of an impression of her.
After the nanny revealed her identity, Lady Gioro became frightened. If the royal nanny said a few more words to her masters, the path to the Gioro clan's restoration would be troubled.
"Granny, this is my daughter's child," Qingyan said awkwardly.
The old woman nodded in satisfaction. Qingyan hadn't lowered her guard as the primary wife because of their kinship, which was good.
"Lady Jueluo, as a member of the imperial clan, you should be more familiar with the rules of the royal family," the nanny criticized bluntly.
When leaving Chenggan Palace, Consort Tong made it clear that she should ask the nanny to help Qingyan prevent many people from causing trouble at the Fourth Prince's residence because Linglong Pavilion had ordered a limited number of jewelry items.
Surprisingly, the first to cause trouble at the Fourth Prince's residence was a member of the Jue Luo clan.
"Your humble wife, Lady Gioro, greets the Fourth Prince's Consort!" Lady Gioro bowed with a sense of helplessness.
"Sulan, take the nanny to see if the two children are awake yet?" Qingyan quickly asked the nanny to go back and check on the two children.
The Jueluo clan is, after all, the Empress's maternal family; we can't go too far.
The old woman nodded in satisfaction. The Fourth Princess Consort had done a good job, giving Lady Ulanara enough face.
"Yes, this servant will take her leave now!" The old woman bowed and turned to leave the side hall.
"Little darling, why weren't the jewelry delivered to our home?" Madam Jue Luo asked directly, worried that the nanny might come over again.
Qingyan took a sip of tea, slowly and deliberately.
"All the pre-ordered items have been sent back!" Qingyan replied directly.
Inside the hall, the servants stood respectfully one by one. The people brought by the Jue Luo clan dared not say anything, keeping their heads down and not daring to look up at the side hall.
“Every year, it’s your mother who orders it. Didn’t she make a reservation this year?” Lady Jue Luo felt it was only natural that she would ask for things without hesitation.
"No, those are gifts I gave to my mother. What does it matter to me if you don't make a reservation?" Qingyan looked down on the Jue Luo clan and always caused trouble for the Ulanara clan. "This year, Father Emperor decreed that only one female member of the Linglong Pavilion can order one set of headdresses."
Her meaning was crystal clear: according to the rules, Lady Gioro could no longer order headwear for her family. Therefore, Lady Gioro did not receive any headwear.
The imperial clansmen only attended court when summoned for a grand ceremony. The Gioro clan members paid no attention to Emperor Kangxi's decrees. Qingyan always unconditionally satisfied the Gioro clan members' opinions. They all felt that Qingyan would overcome difficulties and fulfill all their requests, even for such small ones.
“Hehe, aren’t you the manager? It’s no big deal to provide a set of jewelry for Eke. Besides, during the Golden Festival, everyone will be wearing the new jewelry from Linglong Pavilion. If Eke is the only one using the old jewelry, it will be embarrassing for you,” Jue Luo said directly.
Qingyan wasn't concerned with saving face. Most people would give way to Jueluo Shi. On one hand, she hoped for family harmony, and on the other hand, she didn't want to cause trouble for Fei Yanggu and his two sons.
She examined Lady Jue Luo's headdress, a plain brocade headdress adorned with thirty-two pearls. This headdress was originally intended for Lady Jue Luo, but unfortunately, she gave it directly to her sister-in-law from her maternal family.
"Has Evil Thoughts revealed a lot of face to you? Those are all things she never wore before. You can just wear one of them when you enter the palace!" Qingyan said bluntly.
Jue Luo was instantly speechless. Had Qing Yan figured out the origin of these ornaments?
"That's a bit hurtful to hear, but Ekechu isn't doing this for your own good!" Jueluo stood up. "Since you're not afraid of being criticized, I won't force you!"
After speaking, Lady Jue Luo flicked her sleeves and left. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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