Chapter 17 Penalty plus punishment, resentment and resentment

It didn't take long after Duke Wei left, a woman came to Luqingyuan with fifty taels of silver. Yijing only took a look, thanked her for a few words, rewarded her with one or two pieces of silver, and asked Chunmu to put away the silver. She still sat in front of the window, busy flying needles and line - after many days of hard work, she wanted to give it to her grandmother's birthday gift. One-fifth has been cut and sewn, and today it will officially begin to embroider the phoenix.

Qiu Shuang couldn't help but be curious. She suspended the work of subdividing the embroidery thread and asked, "I really don't understand why Wu Niang wants to ask the prince for silver?"

The ladies of the Guogongfu, regardless of the age of the concubine, are ten taels of silver. The food and clothing should come from the public. The little ladies need to prepare some copper coins to reward their servants, or invite their sisters to a small gathering to add vegetables to the kitchen for their expenses. Even if Wu Niang likes to collect books, calligraphy and paintings, she spends a lot of money on it, but It is far from the point of lack of silver. Originally, I thought that Wu Niang would ask the Duke of Wei to reward some rare books as usual. Even if she wanted a gold lock and jade pendant, it was also within the scope of Qiu Shuang's understanding, but she directly asked for silver as soon as she opened her mouth...

Not to mention that Duke Wei was stunned at that time, Qiu Shuang almost thought that the little master had not fully woken up and said something stupid.

"A few days ago, I asked Chunmu to check my deposit. Unexpectedly, there were only more than 100 taels, which was too little. It was rare for my father to reward me, so I naturally needed it." Beautiful scenery is carefully doing embroidery work. Every time he stabs a needle, he has to stop and look at the stitch line, which is very focused.

"A hundred taels of silver is already a lot." Qiu Shuang clicked: "Doesn't Wu Niang want to save money to make money?"

With a sigh, the scenery did not answer.

She doesn't know what she can buy outside, but she still has experience. A rare famous post can also be worth seven or eight taels of silver. If she spends idle in the boudoir, she naturally doesn't need to care about silver money. In fact, in the 18 years of her previous life, she has indeed not wasted any thoughts on it. But after her rebirth, she had too many calculations in her heart, and relying only on the servants in the house was not enough to get things done. Although she had never figured out a specific plan and entrusted it to anyone, no matter what the plan was, she had to pay less money.

She is only 12 years old and has only ten taels of silver a month. Although she has been rewarded with a lot of jewelry in the palace and her grandmother over the years, but those things can't be used. She must find ways to save some money in case of emergency.

Father wants to appease himself, which is undoubtedly a great opportunity for extortion.

Although it is a little abrupt, my father always ignores these trivial things. After thinking about it, he will be distracted by other things and leave her sudden financial fans behind.

Binjing even regretted that he didn't open his mouth and blackmail hundreds of taels...

One of the major things to do now is to reveal the true face of the third prince. It is good to teach his grandmother and mother to know that he is a playboy and unmatched. I vaguely remember that in those years, as if only half a year after the eldest sister got married, the third prince raised a prostitute outside. The elder sister went to look for it without telling him, and good words may be important. Jin was sent. He didn't want to be known by the third prince. He angrily scolded his sister. He had not set foot in his sister's yard for months... His sister was wronged in his heart, which caused the first miswife.

After listening to people's private discussion, the prostitute was a little famous, but unfortunately she did not ask the prostitute's name at that time.

Yi Jing secretly thought that since the third prince raised a prostitute soon after marriage, he must have had an affair with her for a long time. As long as he exposes his romantic affairs at this time, his grandmother will certainly not let the eldest sister marry such an "affecative" prince.

But how can it be easy to complete this plan?

First, I don't know who the prostitute's last name is, let alone the celebrity of which prostitute she is. Second, in the boudoir of the deep house, I can't know the whereabouts of the third prince, let alone expose the adultery.

I usually can't go out. Even if I go out, I will be led by elders, or follow a group of maids, maids, and bodyguards. My freedom is very limited. Not to mention going to the fireworks alley to "catch adultery", I even go to Tianyi Pavilion to choose books. I'm afraid I have to waste some words.

Although cardamom is good, it is young.

Many things can't be done by yourself, so you have to entrust them to trustworthy people.

But the maids around them, like themselves, were not free in the past. They had to think of excuses for a long time when they went out. They had to ask for the permission of their grandmother and mother to get the cards before they could go out, let alone whether they had the ability to follow the prince and the brothel to catch the adultery.

Insulting about the prince's whereabouts is not as simple as inting about Mother Song's nephew. You can entrust it to the eldest brother.

If the eldest brother asks why he wants to inquire about the third prince, how should he explain it?

And two...

Msong's strangeness, the details of Li Jihe, the staff, and what's the relationship between the two? These are all things that the boudoir himself has no way to investigate, so he must entrust a trustworthy person. This person can't be a maid, at least he must be a dwarf. He is relatively free to go in and out, and there are certain people in the market. The pulse is flexible, bold and careful, and can cover people's eyes and ears to infiltrate the things outside into this high wall and deep house and spread them to their ears.

At first, her favorite candidate was Qiu Yue's uncle...

You can think about it. If you really entrust it to him, you must not hide it from Mother Yang. Mother Yang has always been loyal to her grandmother. If she knows it, her grandmother must know it.

If grandma asks, it will become an unexplained situation again.

Chunmu also had a brother, but she asked Chunmu and learned that her brother was an honest teenager, which was really not suitable for this job of spying.

Alas! The scenery sighed again.

At present, there is really no trustworthy person around her.

Especially the matter of the third prince, it is really urgent. After the grandmother's birthday, the little aunt must get married, and then it will be her turn to discuss the marriage for the eldest sister.

Before this... the third prince must be "famous" in the fireworks alley.

There was a lack of funds and no manpower. Yijing only felt that it was difficult to walk. As soon as she ran away, the embroidered needle stuck to the tip of her finger, making her exclaim.

Qiu Shuang's exclamation was even louder, leaving the matter of silver behind and quickly holding a silk handkerchief to stop the master's bleeding.

The Chunmu, who heard the sound, also looked worried and stood aside in detail: "Don't worry, Wu Niang. Isn't there still some days? The tricks are not cumbersome, and it's always urgent to do it slowly.

For a burst of confusion, beautiful scenery calmed down and picked up the needle and thread again. As soon as it was tied on the cloud brocade, but saw the curtain lifted, Qiu Yue's girl entered with a bad smile and did not need to ask. She sat on her feet and said, "San Niang is full of evil today. Her teeth and claws were broken by the prince on the spot. This is good. The prince was angry and said that he would punish her severely. He replied in front of the old lady and asked San Niang to live in Qingping'an for half a month!"

Chundu couldn't help but say an anxed: "What nonsense, teach others to listen carefully, and spread it to San Niang's ears. It's another disturbance."

Yijing was also very surprised. She hurriedly asked what had happened. Qiu Yue put out the words she had inquired about and leaned back happily: "When the Grandpa went, Sanniang was pointing to Aunt Cui's nose and scolding. I heard that even Ji Xue had been slapped by Sanniang before. The maidservant just secretly went to see the excitement and saw Aunt Cui's eyes were swollen like peaches, and Ji Xue also spread her hair, and even her clothes were torn. Tut, San Niang is really powerful. At least Aunt Cui is her biological mother, but she doesn't retain any face.

Chunmu was very worried. She glanced at the beautiful scenery and lowered her voice and said, "In this way, I'm afraid that the third mother will be more annoyed with the fifth mother... The Qingping'an is... It's better for the fifth mother to go to plead in front of the old lady, so as not to have a deeper grudge."

I have also heard of this Qingpingan, which is located in Lanying Mountain on the outskirts of the city. Jingping, the abbot, had a handkerchief with his grandmother in his early years. He was the most strict person. Often, there were noble women who committed crimes because of their fate. In order to understand the evil, her family sent her to Qingxin'an. Jingping Nishi insisted on not allowing the mother-in-law to accompany him, so In addition to praising the Buddhist scriptures, the noble women also have to take care of their own diet and life. Which of the noble women is not spoiled by golden branches and jade leaves? How can they do those rough work such as carrying water, washing clothes and picking up firewood and making fire? It must be unspeakable, but they are helpless.

Sanniang was punished to go to Qingping'an, which is an unprecedented "heavy punishment" for the little ladies of the Guogongfu. She has a strong temperament and has been resentful for a long time. Of course, she will count this account on the scenery, but if she wants to plead for her...

Yijing shook her head: "Grandma and her father should not have been in charge of the younger generation. Besides, let's talk about the third sister's temperament. Think about what she said to Aunt Cui. Even if I really pleaded for mercy to avoid her from suffering in Qingping'an, she may not appreciate it."

Qiu Yue suddenly nodded her head and thought deeply: "Wuniang is right. Some people just don't know what's good or bad and deserve punishment."

Binjing glanced at the autumn moon: "The reminder at the twilight of spring is also reasonable, and these happy words should be said less."

Qiu Yue nodded her head again: "Don't worry, the maidservant saved it, that is, just a few words in the room. In front of the outsiders, the maidservant expressed deep sorrow for the experience of Sanniang."

This sentence made Chunmu cough several times. Looking at Qiu Yue's happy face, he really couldn't find any traces of sadness. He had to shake his head helplessly, but listen to the beautiful scene and ask, "Is Yingsheng okay recently?"

Qiu Yue quickly changed her serious look and talked about the results of her work during this period of time. From the change of attitude of making friends with Yingsheng to those maids before, she talked about it until Yingsheng went to the toilet several times in the middle of the night. Everything was big and small, and there was nothing missing.

"Apart from the other second-class maids are 108,000 miles away from her, and even the best May in the past no longer paid attention to her. Yesterday, on her May birthday, Yingsheng also took a silver bracelet to please May. As a result, she was declined. Yingsheng turned black at that time and washed her clothes in the backyard, and simply regarded her clothes as a revenge. The family usually beat her fiercely and spit on the cherry's clothes when people don't pay attention... No one wants to talk to her, but she doesn't know what she is complaining about. She only knows that she took a few money to the porter's mother-in-law and asked if Hongyu has come back these days... Maybe she has been doing rough work these days, but the amount of food has increased a lot. , in my heart, I still have a fire, which is suppressed by pouring tea. I eat more and drink more, and I won't stop at night. I have to get up four or five times a night..."

Chunmu and Qiu Shuang laughed when they heard this. They joked Qiu Yue was really conscientious and free from the material of a "secret agent".

Bingjing was thoughtful and asked, "How's the cherry? She has always been at odds with the sound of the warbler. At this time, she saw the sound of the warbler being punished. Is there any joy of disaster and falling into the well?"

Qiu Yue thought for a moment and shook her head: "That's not the same. Several second-class maids gathered together and often laughed at the sound of warbler. Cherry is the one who is silent. Although she often quarrels with Yingsheng, she has been quiet these days.

Thinking that Yingsheng suffered a big loss, she had to restrain herself and dare not provoke any more trouble, and Cherry did not flirt with her. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden peace between the two.

The scenic spot nodded: "You have time to remind May that she and Yingsheng were originally good sisters, and Yingsheng was punished to make her feel more relieved."

At first, Qiu Yue was still a little puzzled. She looked up and thought for a while. Her eyes suddenly lit up and seemed to understand the meaning of the scenery. She hurriedly agreed and said, "I forgot to report it. I heard that San Niang went to Qingping'an, and the old lady asked Mother Song to take me a ride."

At this time, as soon as she heard the three words of Mother Song, she was timid and blurted out, "She won't make trouble in front of San Niang again, will she?"

It seems that Mother Song has completely reduced to a villain who has done all the bad things in her mind. Meijing laughed, thought for a moment, shook her head and said, "Maybe her grandmother let her go because she has something to tell Jingping Nishi. If she provokes something in front of Sanniang and let Sanniang cause any more accidents in Qingping'an, others will doubt it. She? Mother Song will not do this to the detriment of others.

The scenery was not bad. Mother Song went to Qingping'an this time. It was really because the eldest princess was a little worried that she asked her to tell Jingpingni and asked her to strictly control Sanni. Be sure to let Sanniang know whether it was good or bad. What kind of Mother Song is. After a slight turn of her mind, she will know what the eldest princess means. It is a burden. Xin Sanniang's character did not accept the nun's discipline and made another disturbance in the nunnery. Thinking of the worries of the Duke's wife, Mother Song gradually made up her mind.

After the twilight incident, the eldest princess saw that she had no grudge against her and said that she had other ideas in her heart. It became imperative to rely on another backer for the sake of future major events.

In addition to the eldest princess, which mountain is worthy of her? Of course, the first choice is the madam who is in charge of Zhongfu. Isn't it thanks to your wife's words to her in advance? If the Duke's wife hadn't covered this matter, Luo's behavior would have been a momentary greed for the novel. If she really wanted to say it, it would have been a betrayer. If it was really investigated, it could also be sent to the government to the government to kill a crime of theft. Luo's in-laws family. Although it did not implicate her, if it really made trouble, it would be considered a fierce face. .

The way the Duke's wife dealt with it was also to take care of her face and show her goodwill.

If you take the initiative to show goodwill, of course you have to be knowledgeable.

The Duke's wife is worried that Sanniang hates her, so she has to at least let Sanniang not hate her direct mother because of this matter.

Mama Song went back to her private house first. She thought about it and put a few silver naked children in the brocade, weighing a weight of five or six taels. Then she changed into a light brown satin coat, only pinned a silver hairpin on her bun, and then sat in a green sedan chair to the corner gate of the Duke's mansion.

There was already a red sandalwood car waiting at the corner door. Gong Liu, the porter, told the driver to be careful on the road. Seeing Mother Song getting off the sedan chair, he quickly came forward, bent his waist, and his face was full of flattering smiles: "Is Mother here? Sanniang just got into the carriage.

M Mother Song nodded and had no intention of making a quarrel with Gong Liuhan, but when she saw Gong Liu carefully coming forward, she lowered her voice and said, "My relatives came to my hometown a few days ago and brought a lot of earth instruments. Although it was not valuable, it was not seen in Jinyang Beijing. I had the intention to filial piety to my mother, but I was afraid of disturbing the silence of the mother..."

Mother Song's sharp eyes deliberately or unintentionally swept Gong Liu's flattering face and seemed to say casually, "You have a heart. I'm not a quiet person. I'm always free after dinner. Sometimes I can't wait for a few people to talk to me."

Gong Liu was very conscious and shook his eyebrows with a smile: "Let the little mother-in-law accompany Mother to relieve her boredom tonight."

Mother Song slanted the corners of her mouth, waved her hand, got into the red sandalwood car, lifted the curtain, and saw Sanniang in a blue and white skirt sitting in it with a straight face.

San Niang is very wronged!

She was scolded and punished by her grandmother. In fact, she had been prepared for her. Originally, she thought that she would only be punished for copying scriptures. After all, the paperweight did not fall on Wu Niang, but it just made a maid's arm swollen. Unexpectedly, she was punished and banned! This has annoyed her - Aunt Zhang has been beating and scolding the maid all day long, and she hasn't seen any punishment. Can her serious master even beat the maid?

Grandma is too biased!

Later, he just said a few words to Aunt Cui, which annoyed his father, who always loved her, and said himself that he would send her to Qingping'an!

Since the governor, she has been obedient in front of her mother and father, and I don't know how many shoes and filial piety she has made all year round, so she has won a little favor from her parents. Unlike Wu Niang, she doesn't need to do anything. She only knows how to be coquettish and naughty, and has won thousands of care. Why can she say that there is no difference between the direct concubine? Isn't this the difference between a legitimate daughter and a concubine's daughter?

Wuniang often quarreled with her sisters, and no one scolded her for being unruly and domineering. On her head, she was punished without saying anything, and even went to the Qingping Temple...

Who doesn't know that the Jingping nun teacher of Qingping'an is strict? No matter which noble girl goes there, as long as she goes there, she will not talk about eating fasting and reciting Buddha. She also has to do those heavy work such as carrying water, washing and collecting firewood and sweeping!

It's nothing to suffer, just think of the ridicule behind those servants and the smiling faces of Erniang and Wuniang who are happy with disaster...

Sanniang gritted her teeth and finally blushed. She didn't even notice that Mother Song entered the carriage, nor did she notice that the carriage was driving slowly. It was not until she heard a heavy sigh that Sanniang raised her eyes and saw Mother Song sitting in front of her with a smile.

"Mama..." shouted, with an astringent choking in his throat.

"Sanniang feels punished and wronged in her heart?" Mother Song had a warm face, no sharpness in her eyes, and seemed to have endless pity and sympathy.

It's not only aggrieved, but also a sense of shame, but these words are not something that can be said to the people in front of her grandmother. Sanniang silently warned herself and pulled out a trace of smile: "I did something wrong, and I should be punished."

Mother Song could not be confused by the little girl's lies and smiled: "In the past, the third lady was also a clear person. How could she be so confused this time? It's not good for you to mess with anyone, but it's just to Wu Niang..."

Sanniang couldn't hear the word Wu Niang. Suddenly, her eyes turned red, and she almost couldn't help cursing. She only pinched her nails tightly in the palm of her hand, which strengthened the resentment in the bottom of her heart.

Mother Song half raised her eyelids and said, "The old slave said a few more words. If the third lady feels reasonable, she will listen. If she feels harsh, just forget it." Seeing that Sanniang didn't speak, Mother Song continued to say, "The princess felt sorry for the loss of Wu Niang's mother since she was a child. After beating her child, she left Wu Niang by her side to take care of her. After more than ten years of getting along with her, she somewhat loved her. This time, San Niang said bluntly that Wu Niang was the sinner who killed her mother. No wonder the princess was angry."

"Grandma..." Sanniang endured hardship, and her tears always burst: "What's wrong with what I said? Isn't it because of Wu Niang, my mother..."

"Even so, this is not what you should say." Mother Song sighed: "You are a sister, and you should have yielded to your sister. This is everyone's boudoir. You are still young. I don't know that what this boudoir daughter is most afraid of is the unruly and capricious reputation. To be honest, how long can you stay in the boudoir, and you will all come out of the cabinet in the future."

"After all, Wu Niang is the direct one and the princess protects her, but what about you? To say something unpleasant, after all, it is a concubine... However, the prince has always spoiled you, and his wife is also a virtuous person. In the future, he will definitely plan carefully for your marriage, but if you are still so capricious and be framed with a domineering name by a man... Those noble women of high-class families don't want their daughters-in-law to be Such a temperament." Mother Song put on a serious face: "Although the lint of the Duke's mansion is here... Just think about Princess Pingle of King Kang's Mansion, but she has a domineering reputation at a young age. She is 18 this year, and she is still waiting to be in the boudoir."

Princess Pingle is also famous. At the age of ten, she slapped her concubine in the face at the palace banquet. Later, she went to Jin Xianggong's mansion to attend the banquet and quarreled with the daughter of the minister of the Ministry of Ceremonies. In front of the ladies, she splashed tea all over her face. I heard that her sister-in-law was also beaten all over by her horse whip...

The Gaomen Wangren are so afraid of Princess Pingle that no one dares to marry such a Hedong lion back.

Thinking of this, Sanniang's anger gradually subsided and her expression withered.

Mother Song knew that she was enlightened, so she stopped immediately: "No matter how much resentment there is in her heart, at least before leaving the cabinet, you have to endure it. The Third Lady has been thirteen this year, and she can't stand it for a long time... This time, let's take it as a loss of wisdom. You should also understand that no matter how much the prince spoils you, he can't beat five. Mother, will the prince put his filial piety to the confused people for these things?

For example, this time, instead of pgging for himself, his father punished himself severely because he did not respect his aunt...

Although she was unwilling, Sanniang had to admit that Mother Song was telling the truth.

But is it going to make her swallow so much...

Thinking of Wu Niang's majestic appearance, San Niang gritted her teeth again.