With Guixiang no longer in charge, Granny Lin was indeed finding it difficult to keep up.
Even though he was powerless, he wasn't stupid. When he saw Xu Shaoqing come over to withdraw silver, he gave her ten thousand taels of silver.
Granny Lin's brows twitched, her face chapped, and she almost burst into tears. "Miss, what is the purpose of spending so much money?"
Xu Shaoqing then told Lin Mama everything Gu Ting had said to her.
"My husband said that this batch of facial oil and floral dew is rare, and his friend can help us get a discount of nearly half the price."
However, they will only deliver the goods if you pay in full first.
"This is a golden opportunity; if we stockpile this batch, we can earn double the price in Beijing later."
Lin Mama looked at the "sample" that Xu Shaoqing brought over. The two bottles of things were not bad, but who doesn't pay the full amount before seeing the product?
So she held onto the accounts, refusing to allocate funds, which angered Gu Ting and displeased Xu Shaoqing as well.
However, since Lin Mama was her wet nurse, she couldn't scold her too much and could only try to persuade her from the sidelines.
But Gu Ting was an impatient man, and they started arguing as they talked, and then he even tried to hit someone.
She kicked it, but luckily Guilan came over and hugged Lin Mama to the side. The table was kicked to the ground and rolled over.
I can't imagine what would have happened to Granny Lin if that kick had landed on someone.
Gui Lan's face turned pale with fright. Gu Ting angrily flung his sleeves and strode out.
Xu Shaoqing was also stunned into silence. After she came to her senses, she couldn't help but complain to Granny Lin.
"Why are you blocking our way? This is a way to make money, and you're cutting it off. How can we not be angry?"
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Gui Xiang had been wanting to go out for a walk these past few days, so she took on the task of going out to get food.
She's still waiting to get her food in the main kitchen, and nobody's paying attention to her. Xu Shaoqing is being unrestrained with her words again.
Still reeling from the shock, Lin Mama was then subjected to another scolding from her young mistress.
After realizing what had happened, Granny Lin asked for leave, packed her bags, and left through the side gate of the Marquis's mansion without returning home.
She went to the main courtyard of the Anbo Mansion first, and Jiang Shiyi had Granny Gui bring her in.
She was initially pleased to be watching Xu Chen's homework, but then she couldn't help but sigh when she thought of Xu Shaoqing.
After hearing Lin Mama's report, Jiang Shiyi was furious and gave Gui Mama a stern order.
"Tomorrow, tell the manager of the rouge shop that they are not allowed to stock any new products from outside the shop for the time being!"
He also planned to have Xu Wei instruct the steward of the outer courtyard to investigate what kind of scheme Gu Xiao and his group had set up.
Don't even think they have good intentions; Jiang Shiyi doesn't believe it at all!
Once the investigation is complete and the evidence is presented to Xu Shaoqing, her daughter will surely listen... right?
As soon as this thought crossed her mind, Granny Lin brought up the matter of Xu Shaoqing ignoring Guixiang's advice and even removing Guixiang from her post.
Jiang Shiyi was so angry that her palms itched, and she wished she could rush to the Marquis's mansion and slap her a few times.
When Granny Gui heard that her daughter was suffering, she felt very bad.
She had followed Jiang Shiyi her whole life. Gui Xiang's father was the head of the outer courtyard's accounting office, and his sons had all become minor leaders.
In the Anbo Mansion, no master would be so disrespectful, and the servants, from top to bottom, wouldn't dare to show any disrespect.
Gui Xiang, on the other hand, went to the Marquis's mansion and I heard that even a disliked concubine dared to nitpick.
Isn't this just asking for trouble? Our young lady is so muddle-headed and can't stand up for herself, so the servants are dragged down with her.
Now things are really messed up. Not only are we being ridiculed by outsiders, but even our own young lady is being so mean. It's truly disheartening!
He originally sent his daughter to the Third Miss's courtyard to show his loyalty, but now he really regrets it.
I couldn't help but recall the time when my daughter helped redeem Guiqin.
If I had known this would happen, I should have come up with a way to let Guixiang go with me. Now, I can't even redeem myself from this situation.
Sigh, it's just because I feel sorry for my daughter that I'm thinking about it. It's not easy for family members who have worked in important positions for generations to leave!
Nonsense! You've handled so many of the master's affairs, how could you possibly let him go so easily?
Moreover, if you bring up redemption now, it's not an open declaration that you can't continue working for Miss. The Third Miss is too harsh, and this would be disrespectful to the master. It's truly a miserable situation!
Jiang Shiyi sighed three times in this short while. "Go and get my tourmaline plum blossom hairpin, and also a purse."
The purse was given to Granny Lin, and the hairpin was to be taken back to Guixiang.
"Sigh, Guixiang has been wronged. I told her that I, as her mistress, also feel very sorry for her. I asked her not to hold a grudge and to try to persuade her mistress."
Granny Gui quickly replied, "Not at all, Gui Xiang's heart is absolutely loyal to Miss."
Ultimately, our young lady is simply too kind and innocent! All truly kind-hearted people are like that!
But Miss Qing is discerning and easily persuaded. Once Steward Feng finds out the reason and presents it to her, she will listen.
Hearing this, Jiang Shiyi couldn't help but laugh. Lin Mama pondered, "Could it be that she's confused because she heard that Guixiang was mistreated?"
What?! She's supposed to be clear-headed?! When Gu Xiao came to propose marriage, Jiang Shiyi tried to dissuade him word by word, and even having people suppress him couldn't stop her!
On the Marquis's side, who would have thought? Taking advantage of Lin Mama's angry return to the Marquis's residence, Guixiang did not take over the affairs at hand.
Xu Shaoqing, that fool, actually took the key and opened the chest himself, handing over ten thousand taels of silver to Gu Ting.
Then they happily waited at home for the so-called supplier to deliver the batch of floral face oil.
Three days later, the rouge shop owner, still half-asleep, saw someone unloading a batch of goods and found it strange.
They asked around at the Marquis's residence and learned that Xu Shaoqing had already placed an order for this batch of goods.
When Guixiang found out, the young girl was so angry that she almost fainted.
For the first time, Gui Xiang's expression was unfriendly and her tone was fierce as she questioned her young mistress. Before this, even when she was angry, she would only say a few words in a low voice.
"Didn't you promise me you wouldn't touch this money easily?"
Xu Shaoqing pleaded earnestly, "This really is an opportunity, why don't you all believe me?"
Gu Ting wouldn't lie. Look at the perfume formula he brought over a while ago; he didn't ask for a single penny.
Gui Xiang, you're just overthinking things.
Gui Xiang was speechless, choked by her words. She was a person who could keep her composure and rarely got emotional.
Now, I even felt an urge to burst into tears. I tried to suppress it, but couldn't hold back the tears, and choked out my words.
"Then you can take care of your own things, Miss. I won't take over."
After saying that, she flung the curtain aside, ran back to her room crying, "It's too hard, too hard! It's really too hard!"
She lay on her own bedding and began to wail loudly. Guilan, who had been ordered by her mistress to comfort her, was also moved to tears and sat down to cry with her.
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