Forcing me to raise a concubine? The mistress of the Marquisate has gone mad

With Lu Jing's words, Shen Ruoyan really started to carry out drastic reforms in the mansion!

"Before, Madam failed to control the situation and the expenses were too high. Fortunately, Aunt Fang pointed it out to the Marquis, and that’s when Madam realized the problem."

Qiu Ye sighed deeply and said to the other maids, "Now that the Marquis has said that we need to save money, we should all tighten our belts from now on!"

"What? The expenses of this mansion are already low compared to other mansions, but they are going to be reduced?"

Qiu Ye also nodded and complained, "That's right, I heard from my sisters who are maids in Ningchang Marquis's Mansion that they received some kind of subsidy last month, an extra 300 coins per month!"

Everyone was envious after hearing this, "So many..."

Qiu Ye: "Of course, they are from a family of meritorious service."

It’s much better than their marquis who only has the title of marquis!

The marquis of this generation also has military merits!

But she didn't say this, instead she said quietly: "It's nothing, we are pretty good too, at least the master is clear about rewards and punishments, and he didn't give us less than what we deserve."

She rolled her big eyes and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention, she lowered her voice and said:

"Some time ago, the mistress wanted to raise the monthly allowance for everyone. After all, this is a marquisate, so it should be treated like a noble family. Didn't she give everyone some cold tea the other day?"

"Yes, that herbal tea can quench my thirst. At that time, I thought that the mistress actually cared about such a small matter as ours. She is really a living Bodhisattva!"

"Yes, yes, other palaces don't have this. When you feel tired, have a bowl, it's so comfortable."

"But Sister Qiuye, what's the matter with this monthly salary increase?"

When Qiu Ye mentioned this, she was filled with sorrow. When she spoke of this, she was very angry:

"It's still that Madam Fang. Madam made the sachet for Madam out of good intentions, but she was favored by the Marquis, so she could have looked down on it. But she had to accuse Madam of being wasteful in front of the Marquis. Now, not only is the monthly salary increased, but even the expenses of the masters have to be cut!"

"Oh my god, that's why!"

You can take the lives of workers, but you must never touch their money!

The servants in this mansion depend on this little money every month to survive. Some of them have a hard time, and they have to support their families.

Although the wages have not increased, it is only a matter of time before the mistress has this idea, right? !

Now, look what happens, because of a few words from an unknown concubine, the monthly salary that they were about to receive is gone!

Who can bear it? !

"I've long felt that this Concubine Fang has a problem with her brain. Don't you know? She is the girl who climbed into the bed in the study room. She is not a decent girl at all!"

"What? Is there still such a thing?"

Those who knew about Fang Rou's affair were ordered to keep silent.

So not everyone knows her original identity.

The one who spoke now was the one who served the old lady. She was also related to Aunt Xue, so she knew more than others.

Originally, she didn't want to tell anyone about these things, but she really couldn't help it.

It was Aunt Fang who only cared about enjoying herself and treated the servants as nothing. This is what she deserves!

So, the people who were cursing Aunt Fang in anger did not notice that Qiu Ye had quietly left at some point.

The impact of this incident is like the ivy climbing the wall. If you are not careful, everything you see will be green.

"Mammy, is my aunt's sweet soup ready?"

Xiao Tao stood at the kitchen door with a smile on her face, waiting to get Fang Rou's sweet soup.

The Marquis is coming today, so Fang Rou instructed her early in the morning to wait in the kitchen and cool the food in advance to ensure that the Marquis can drink the cool and delicious sweet soup as soon as he comes back.

However, the nanny who used to serve her food enthusiastically was a little indifferent today.

Xiao Tao didn't want to offend him, so she waited patiently for a while. Seeing that time was really running out, she stepped forward to urge him.

"Mammy, this is for the Marquis. He will be back soon. Please hurry him up."

"Prepared for the Marquis?" The nanny raised her eyelids and finally responded.

However, the next sentence confused Xiao Tao.

"Miss Xiaotao, I'm sorry. I didn't hear it clearly this morning. I thought it was for my aunt, so I didn't prepare anything."

"What? How can you not prepare it?" Xiao Tao said anxiously, "Even if it's for my aunt, I have to prepare it!"

The nanny was slow and not in a hurry. "The Marquis said that the mansion needs to save money. You won't die if you don't drink the sweet soup, so please be frugal."

She glanced at Xiao Tao meaningfully and said with a smile, "Aunt should know best, right? After all, she was the one who said this to the Marquis..."

"you……"

Xiao Tao had no way to defend herself and went back angrily.

Fang Rou was also stunned when she saw her return empty-handed, "Where's the sweet soup?"

Lu Jing came back early today and was already in the house.

"My aunt, those people in the kitchen said they wanted to save money, so they didn't prepare anything at all!"

Xiao Tao was so angry that her eyes turned red. She had been in the mansion for so long and had never suffered such an injustice!

Those people in the kitchen clearly did it on purpose!

Specifically bullying them!

"How ridiculous!" Fang Rou understood the whole story and went straight to Lu Jing. "My Lord, they actually dared to treat me like this. They simply don't take you seriously!"

As if this was not strong enough, Fang Rou added, "My Lord, these servants are all following Madam's orders. Even if I use the title of Lord, I can't make them obey."

She paused, lowered her voice and said, "If this continues, I'm afraid that in the future this mansion will only recognize the Madam and not the Marquis!"

"presumptuous!"

Lu Jing slammed the table and stood up. Xiao Tao was startled, but Fang Rou was extremely calm.

Didn’t Shen Ruoyan want to deal with her?

That's perfect. Every bit of suffering she endures now will become a crime for her to discredit Shen Ruoyan in front of Lu Jing!

Let’s see who gets the upper hand.

Fang Rou looked at Lu Jing getting angry, and felt even more proud. With Lu Jing's temper, he would definitely go looking for trouble with Shen Ruoyan, and she could just sit back and reap the benefits!

"Madam is also considering the overall situation. You don't have to drink the sweet soup or anything like that. Don't worry about it."

Thinking of the thick account book, Lu Jing gave up.

Even looking around, he saw that Fang Rou's room was also decorated very exquisitely, much better than those of the other two concubines.

So, he rarely spoke: "You also suffered a hard time outside before. Even if you save money, it is much better than before. Don't be so fussy."

The most important thing is that the Marquis's house is not spending enough money now, and the money spent is from his private treasury. Saving one more cent means leaving him more private money!

There was no sweet soup, and Lu Jing was too lazy to stay any longer. He came back from work, thirsty, and returned to his room, where there was sweet soup prepared.

He had to hurry back, otherwise the kitchen would think he was with Fang Rou and take the food back!

If you don't manage a household, you don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are! Fang Rou had lived such a hard life before, so it shouldn't matter if she just saves a little now.

"Rou'er, you are the one who can endure hardships the most. I believe that you are willing to compromise for me, right?"

Lu Jing was affectionate and thought he had done a good job of comforting her.

But after he left, Fang Rou threw the teacup and said, "No, is he sick?!"