Chapter 215 Is it domineering enough?
"Is this domineering enough? If not, I'll give you a few more."
The beaten old woman was so frightened when she saw that the person coming was Yun Qiao that her legs went limp.
"I'm not talking about Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"You're not talking about me? Are there other princesses in this ancestral house? Or does the Marquis have another Marquis' wife that I don't know about?"
The old lady Sun, who was hired from outside, didn't know how to answer at the moment.
Yun Qiao asked coldly, "Do you think my slap was powerful enough?"
Naturally, Mrs. Sun didn't dare to answer.
"say……."
"Domineering, domineering." Grandma Sun said tremblingly.
Yun Qiao's eyes swept across the two cooks and three handymen in the kitchen. The handymen were also two old maids and the other one was a little girl found from the village.
"From now on, in this kitchen, talk less and do more. Anyone who talks nonsense or gossips will be kicked out. If you spread rumors about me, it won't be as simple as just leaving. I paid you a generous monthly salary to work here, not to listen to your gossip."
No wonder many wealthy families buy out their maids instead of hiring them from outside.
Naturally, the loyalty of those hired from outside cannot be bought.
"Mrs. Sun, go get your wages and don't have to work from today."
"Mrs. Li will be the fireman, Xiaoyu, right? You will cook."
The girl who was called looked up at Yun Qiao without any timidity. Instead, she said, "Please rest assured, Madam. Xiaoyu will definitely do it well."
"I believe you."
Xiaoyu's pale and thin face was filled with surprise and disbelief. "I want to ask Madam, why do you trust me so much?"
"Because some of the dishes I eat are made by you."
"Xiaoyu, if you do well, you can stay in the ancestral home of the Marquisate from now on. Live here with your family, and I will pay you wages."
There are servants' rooms in the ancestral house, and Yunqiao is clear about Xiaoyu's family situation.
This fire-making girl was chosen by her.
Just looking for someone clever.
She deliberately placed three fallen brooms outside the door in the yard. Only this girl saw it and she took the initiative to put the brooms in order.
She has a lively eye.
I just didn’t expect that she was quite good at cooking, especially the light country meals, which were quite delicious.
As for Grandma Sun and Grandma Li, they relied on their age to bully others in private. They were even too lazy to cook and asked the fire-cooking girl Xiaoyu to do it.
The maid mentioned it to Yun Qiao several times, but Yun Qiao was too lazy to care.
I'll just deal with it all today.
Both Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Li were brought here by Mrs. Chen Si's daughter-in-law, Niu.
As soon as Mrs. Sun was driven away, she went to complain to Mrs. Niu.
"This wife of the Marquis of your Chen family is so difficult to please. I didn't do anything but gossip about her. Now they want to kick me out and even slapped me a few times. Look, my face is still swollen."
"I don't dare to take on this job for your Chen family. I've served people in Kyoto before, but I've never served such a difficult person."
Niu looked at Mrs. Sun.
She said nonchalantly, "She's a marquis' wife, and a princess at that. Isn't it normal for her to be difficult to please?"
"Stop talking nonsense and just take your money and leave."
"Madam, you said before that you would give more money if you could find out about the situation over there. This money..."
When Mrs. Niu heard that Mrs. Sun was here to ask for money, her face immediately turned cold.
It turns out that she came to her place after being driven away, not to complain about her grievances and pity, but to ask for money.
"What money do you want? I said I gave you money. You old woman, you should have some truth in your words. Hurry up and leave. I don't know you. I only let you come here because someone introduced me. Don't be ungrateful."
Mrs. Sun was eventually driven out by Mrs. Niu.
These words soon reached Yun Qiao's ears.
Yun Qiao listened to what Lily had heard from outside.
To be honest, she didn't want to care about these little things at all, and it would be tiring if she cared too much.
Listening to it for fun is pretty good.
"Your Highness doesn't know, but that old woman Sun later went to Madam Niu's room. I don't know what she said, but she was eventually kicked out. Judging from her expression when she left, I don't think she gained anything."
"Your Highness, you are truly majestic. You should act this way from now on. If you see someone you dislike, just slap them in the face."
Lily said this and gestured with her hands.
Yun Qiao raised the corner of her mouth slightly and said nonchalantly, "If I were really such a master, you would have been scared a long time ago. How could you still act like this in front of me?"
"Okay, as long as the kitchen staff don't have any major problems, I'll leave it alone for now. But I still need to mention the issue of gossiping. Anyone who dares to gossip in front of me will be beaten out directly."
Lily immediately became serious.
"Yes, I remember it."
"Madam, you haven't been out for a month. You should go to the temple on the mountain to burn incense in the next few days."
The weather is not too cold this season. If the weather is good, it would be nice to go out for an outing.
Yun Qiao is still in mourning period, so it is not convenient for her to go to any bustling and busy places.
When I feel bored, I go for a walk in the temple.
"Then let's do it these few days. Pick a good day."
We had originally planned to go up the mountain on a sunny day, but we never expected that it would rain heavily in late autumn, causing landslides and collapses in many parts of the ancestral home. What was even more worrying was that there was also a problem with the Chen family's ancestral tomb.
When Yun Qiao was invited to attend the clan meeting at the Chen Family Ancestral Hall, she was still wondering why they were holding a clan meeting with her when they didn't want to clean up the mess left after the rainstorm?
"Your Highness has arrived. Please come in."
The one who spoke was Niu.
"Several clan leaders are waiting for you."
"Your Highness, please help us, the Chen family. We have suffered heavy losses. The granary has been flooded, and the grain has sprouted."
"And even my family's ancestral tomb, my father-in-law's bones were washed out."
In addition to Niu, there were two or three other women, both young and old.
Everyone treated her with great respect.
It turned out that he wanted her, the marquis' wife, to pay money to repair the Chen family's damaged tomb.
Having a rough idea in mind, Yun Qiao walked inside.
Several clan elders who had previously been very dissatisfied with her were now very friendly to her.
"Your Highness is here."
Yun Qiao nodded slightly. "You're welcome, elders. What brings you here today? I'm busy right now. I heard that everyone's ancestral graves were washed away by the heavy rain."
"Yes, my mother's skull is all exposed."
"Your Highness doesn't know that the tombs of our Chen family are all concentrated in one piece of land. Now that the heavy rain has washed away the ancestral tombs of every household, there are problems."
"I'm in a difficult situation right now, please help me, Your Highness."
Yun Qiao looked at the clan leaders present.
Then he said, "We are all descendants of the Chen family. Now that something has happened to the Chen family's ancestral tomb, the Marquis' Mansion should provide financial assistance. However, I am currently in mourning at the ancestral home, and no one is taking care of the family affairs. So, the matter of repairing the ancestral tomb will have to be postponed for a while."
"The old lady's funeral has been a major blow to the Marquisate. I don't have much spare money to spend. I still have to continue mourning and can't run the business. I also have a large family to support in the Marquisate. I hope that all the clan members can consider the Marquisate for a bit."
"Now there are still those troublesome people who are spreading rumors and causing trouble outside, saying that the Marquis wants to divorce me, the Marquis's wife. Tell me, if I am divorced, will I still be considered a member of the Marquis' Mansion? Since I am not a member of the Marquis' Mansion, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to tell me about the Chen family's affairs?"
"I think it would be better for the clan leader to contact the Marquis first and explain the matter to me so that I can handle it."
Regarding the matter of repairing the ancestral tomb, Yun Qiao asked several old ladies who had worked in the Marquis' Mansion for decades.
This kind of thing has happened before, but it was not as serious as this rainstorm. The Marquis's Mansion also allocated funds to the clan leader of the ancestral hall to hire people to repair it.
Yun Qiao thought that since there was a precedent, she would follow it.
But she didn't want to agree so readily.
She would have to give these old fogies a hard time for a few days.
After saying this, Yun Qiao left.
A few old men and young men from the clan who had passed the imperial examinations were left behind. They all sat together and discussed the matter.
"What do you mean, Princess? I don't understand."
Old Master Chen was about the same age as Chen Jingyan’s grandfather. As the elder, he sat in the main seat, with a group of older men younger than him sitting under him.
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