Noble Lady

Zhang didn't act pretentiously. She wiped her hair and stepped back to stand still.

Life has become much better since I let go of this so-called dignity.

"Second sister-in-law, what are you doing?" Liu patted her chest, still frightened. "If you have anything to say, just tell me slowly. What are you doing so nervously?"

"Look at what you said, sister-in-law. I'm just afraid you won't believe me. It's really hard to be the head of a household..."

Zhang spoke mournfully, wiping away tears. "This is my first time as the head of the household, and I really don't know what to do. That's why I came to ask you, sister-in-law."

"If the monthly salary goes back to what it was before, I'm afraid the people in the mansion will scold me to death, but I really have no choice."

"Then what do you want?" Liu said embarrassedly and sat back, afraid that she would rush up again.

Zhang immediately perked up. "I don't dare to make any requests, but I hope that my eldest sister-in-law will be the first to take the initiative and accept the monthly allowance being changed back to two taels, so as to set an example."

"Next, if anyone comes to you and complains that I'm bullying them because I'm in charge of the family, I hope you can help me stand up for them and explain a few things. Otherwise, I really can't continue to be the head of this family."

Liu almost couldn't breathe!

If she were to be the first to set an example, wouldn't that mean she would have to accept only two taels of silver a month? What could two taels of silver do?!

"Second sister-in-law, isn't two taels a month too little? In the past, it was..."

"Sister-in-law, I really have no other choice. Two taels a month, any more is really not enough. I am the daughter of an ordinary family. My family is so poor. I really can't take out as much dowry as Madam to support the family."

The words that were about to come out of Liu's mouth were blocked by her words, and she almost choked to death!

Which pot does not open which pot.

He was deliberately picking on her sore spot. If these words were said to Dalang, it would be disastrous.

"Don't mention the dowry. Just say what you want to say!" Liu said unhappily.

I knew that Zhang was more daring than her, but I didn't expect that she would be so shameless now.

"Sister-in-law, you are wise. What I mean is that the monthly salary of the people in the family should be raised to two taels a month, just like before. As for the servants, it will be one tael a month. Any less would not be good."

Liu naturally refused to accept two taels of milk a month.

But having been put in this position, she dared to say that as long as she opened her mouth to disagree, Zhang would go and cry in front of Dalang.

By then, you will have lost everything, both your dignity and your reputation.

"Then I'll do as you say." Liu paused, then added, "But I've always been in poor health. What should I do with the medicine and supplements I take?"

Zhang rubbed her hands.

According to her temper, she wanted to say, "There's nothing I can do about it. Sister-in-law, you know there's no money in the account. How can I have the money to buy you medicine?"

But reality does not allow it.

Because she had just taken over as the housekeeper, she could not move forward without Liu's support, so she could not offend anyone at the beginning.

So Zhang had no choice but to soften her attitude, "Sister-in-law, there is indeed no money in the public account, but I am still willing to share some of it with you."

Liu: "How much is a portion?"

Zhang made the number three.

Liu naturally thought that she had only told 30%.

Although she was also dissatisfied, based on the current situation, 30% was already very good.

"Okay, let's do as you say."

Zhang got a satisfactory answer and left happily.

So when He Ruyi was informed that her monthly salary was reduced to two taels, she ran to Liu to complain angrily. It was impossible for her to get any advantage, and she did not get any advantage.

She had received twenty taels of silver every month for the past six months. Apart from the originally stipulated five taels of silver, the rest was privately subsidized by Xue Chenyu, and it had not been taken out of the public account at all.

Now that there is a new housekeeper, there is naturally no money to subsidize her.

And the rouge, powder, clothes and jewelry she used will no longer be available from now on.

She came in a rage and left cursing.

After being brushed off by Liu's righteous words, he became even angrier.

When she got home, she started looking for things to smash in the room.

"Miss, you can't do that. I took this overglaze red plum blossom vase from my wife. It costs 1,500 taels!"

As soon as she picked up a vase, Chunhua rushed over and hugged her.

She turned around and picked up the white-glazed celadon tea set on the table that looked like the blue sky after rain.

Qiuyue also said in panic, "Miss, this is also brought back from the Madam, eight hundred taels."

He Ruyi: Why is everything in this room taken from Xue Chenyu?!

"Is there nothing worthless?" she almost shouted.

Chunhua and Qiuyue pointed at the bronze mirror on the dressing table at the same time.

He Ruyi: “…”

Yes, this one is her own thing, not obtained from Xue Chenyu! And it’s worthless!

At that time, Xue Chenyu said that she had changed the mirror, but she said that she was used to it and didn't want to change it.

If she had known that life would be so difficult with a new housekeeper, she would not have said those things in front of her mother and asked her to ask her eldest brother to take back Xue Chenyu's housekeeper rights.

Thinking about having to live the same poor life as before, or even worse than before, she wanted to curse.

"If I had known earlier, I would..." He Ruyi muttered to herself, feeling discouraged.

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world.

Chunhua and Qiuyue looked at each other. With only one or two taels of monthly salary, their lives were already difficult.

……

The entire He Mansion was shrouded in gloom.

Xue Chenyu's Furongju was not affected at all.

Because her monthly allowance from Furongju had never been paid into the He family's public account from the beginning.

Her four maids all received a monthly salary of ten taels of silver, and so did Mother Xu.

But when Xu Mama's son was getting married, Xue Chenyu gave her a hundred taels of silver separately.

Yumei was previously a third-rank maid, earning only four taels a month. Now that she was promoted, she received Suzhi's share, which was also ten taels.

There were complaints everywhere in the house, but the second old lady was so good at crying that no one held a grudge against her.

To be honest, they can only say that it was a certain adult who was arrogant and conceited, which made their lives miserable.

Several girls gathered there, talking and laughing, and couldn't help but gloating.

"You just want to laugh at others, but you're not afraid of seeing it happen to yourselves."

Xue Chenyu's voice suddenly rang out.

The four girls were so frightened that they scattered like birds and beasts, and only came back one by one after they came to their senses.

"girl."

Xue Chenyu glanced at them calmly and said, "Pack up and follow me home."

"Yes."

……

Wu'anhou Mansion.

"Girl, here we are."

Xue Chenyu lifted the curtain and saw the gold-plated plaque with four large characters "Jingyang Marquis Mansion" on the lintel, and her eyes suddenly became red.

My father was loyal to the emperor and patriotic all his life. He fought on the battlefield for the first half of his life and only retired from the front line two years ago due to injury.

When he was born, the title of Marquis had already ended for three generations. It was he who fought for decades to ensure that the honor of the Marquis had been continued for three more generations.

But his previous life was ruined in her hands.