Chapter 31 Mrs. Wang stood up
"My son is leaving. I will come back to pay my respects to my mother tomorrow morning." Sheng Hong bowed and left.
Dongrong held a lantern and led the way. When he left the Shou'an Hall, he saw that Sheng Hong had not spoken and asked, "My lord, are you still going to Xiaoniang Lin's place to rest tonight?"
Sheng Hong came back to his senses and said, "Let's go to Wei Ruixuan."
Hearing the words, Dong Rong led the way to Wei Ruixuan, came to the outside of Wei Ruixuan, stepped forward and knocked on the door.
After a while, the courtyard door was opened by an old woman, and Sheng Hong walked in.
In the back bedroom, Mrs. Wang was lying on the bed, sitting against the head of the bed, talking excitedly to Mother Liu.
A few hours have passed, and she is still immersed in the surprise of Sheng Changbai becoming the prince's companion.
Just as Madam Wang was explaining in detail what things to prepare for Mother Liu, she heard a noise coming from outside and asked Mother Liu to take a look.
Not long after Mother Liu left the inner room, she hurried back and said: "Madam, the master is here."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sheng Hong walked in.
"Officer!"
Madam Wang quickly opened the quilt and was about to get out of bed.
"It's cold now, so don't worry if you wear thin clothes."
Sheng Hong waved his hand and said to Liu's mother: "Have someone bring some hot water while I wash up. ”
"Yes!"
Mama Liu responded and went to the side room to wake up the maids who had fallen asleep.
Sheng Hong rarely rested at Wei Ruixuan in recent years. According to the usual time, Mrs. Wang had already gone to bed.
I was so excited today that I couldn't sleep after washing up and going to bed. I sent all the maids to rest, leaving Mother Liu to talk to her.
Sheng Hong came to the bedside and sat down, and said: "Tomorrow, remove some of the servants from Linqi Pavilion. There are too many servants there."
"Huh?"
Ms. Wang was stunned for a moment. She didn't look happy when she came back to her senses. Instead, she looked at Sheng Hong with confusion and said, "The officials are drunk and talking nonsense. . ”
In Xiaoniang Lin’s Linqi Pavilion, there are nearly twenty maids and old ladies together, which is more than the number of people she serves in the courtyard.
Mrs. Wang was naturally unhappy. She had made many troubles over this matter.
But Sheng Hong said that there was only one Rulan at Mrs. Wang’s side, Hualan was at Mrs. Sheng’s side, and Changbai also lived alone.
Xiaoniang Lin has brothers and sisters there, and she has arranged more servants.
And the number is two less than Madam Wang’s, and they have not surpassed her.
In the end, this matter was settled.
Speaking of which, Mrs. Wang is not a naive person. She does not object to Sheng Hong having a few concubines. She even took the initiative to give Sheng Hong a few concubines in order to deal with Lin Xiaoniang.
She has not deliberately targeted these concubines.
The reason why he and Lin Xiaoniang didn't deal with each other was that Sheng Hong doted on him too much and basically stayed at Lin Xiaoniang's place.
The second step is to give Lin Xiaoniang all kinds of treatment, which seriously threatens her status.
As the matron of the house, it stands to reason that she should be in control of the family's expenses, including the servants' lives and deeds.
But the servants around Lin Xiaoniang are all in the hands of Lin Xiaoniang. Sheng Hong even bought a lot of farms and shops for her, and the children are also raised by Lin Xiaoniang.
It can be said that the head wife has no means to control the concubines.
The only thing she can control is her status as the head wife.
But Lin Xiaoniang is a good concubine, and she is protected by Sheng Hong, so she can't handle it without telling her, and she gets very angry every time.
Now that Sheng Hong suddenly told her that she should remove some of Lin Qige's servants, she couldn't believe it.
Sheng Hong glared when he heard this and said, "I'm not drunk. You are the mistress of the house. If you can't handle this matter, why don't you let me go?"
"How much should you remove? Madam Wang asked tentatively. "Leave ten." Sheng Hong hesitated and said.
"What if Lin Xiaoniang doesn't agree?" Mrs. Wang asked.
It wasn't that she was afraid of Lin Xiaoniang, but she was really confused by Sheng Hong's words.
"You are the eldest lady, and all the affairs of the inner house are your responsibility. She is just a concubine, how can you tolerate her disapproval?" Sheng Hong said.
Madam Wang thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out why Sheng Hong's attitude suddenly changed so drastically.
When Liu's mother came back, I wanted to ask her, but it was inconvenient for Sheng Hong to be here.
Mrs. Wang was still dizzy until Sheng Hong finished washing, took off his clothes and went to bed, and the maid turned out the light.
That night, Mrs. Wang had insomnia.
Even so, maybe she was obsessed with cleaning up Lin Xiaoniang, so she woke up just after dawn the next day.
When she woke up, Sheng Hong was no longer there.
While Mother Liu was waiting for her to wash up, she told Mother Liu what Sheng Hong had said last night.
"What do you mean by the official?"
Mother Liu pondered for a while and said: "Madam, no matter what the Lord means, since it is the Lord's order, Madam Liu Just do it.”
When she heard the news, her first thought was that Sheng Changbai had become the prince’s companion.
But if you think about it carefully, it is unlikely. Sheng Hong might become the prince's companion because of Sheng Changbai, and spend more nights at Wei Ruixuan, but he would not punish Lin Xiaoniang because of this.
"That's what you said. After I greet the old lady, I will take people to Linqige. Anyway, that's what the official said. I just took this opportunity to deal with the few confidants around her." Mrs. Wang smiled.
"You can't do it, Madam!" Liu's mother quickly advised: "We still don't know what the Lord's attitude is now, so we must not create extraneous problems."
In these years of fighting with Lin Xiaoniang, Most of the time it is Mrs. Wang who is the reasoner.
However, every time Mrs. Wang got a chance, she tried to use the topic to deal with Xiaoniang Lin, but in the end she was beaten.
In Mama Liu's opinion, one should not be hasty in dealing with Lin Xiaoniang. As long as it is reasonable, Sheng Hong can't say anything.
If some of Lin Qige's servants were to be removed, Lin Xiaoniang would make a fuss regardless of whether those removed were Lin Xiaoniang's confidants.
It was Sheng Hong who spoke up about this matter. If Lin Xiaoniang wants to make trouble, Sheng Hong will only be unhappy.
But if Mrs. Wang touches Xiaoniang Lin’s confidants, Sheng Hong will definitely not be happy. Wouldn’t she be helping Xiaoniang Lin?
"This is what the official said himself. If you don't seize such a good opportunity, you may not have it in the future." Mrs. Wang retorted.
Mother Liu used her emotions and reason to persuade her for a long time before she finally got Mrs. Wang to agree not to move Lin Xiaoniang’s confidants.
After packing up, Madam Wang took Ru Lan to Shou'an Hall to pay her respects to Mrs. Sheng.
Back to Wei Ruixuan, Ru Lan was asked to have breakfast by herself. She didn't even bother to eat breakfast, so she asked Mother Liu to summon a group of rough envoys and women, and went straight to Lin Qige with great vigour.
When Lin Xiaoniang heard the news, she hurried out and saw Mrs. Wang leading a group of people in the yard and asked: "Madam, you brought so many people into my yard this early in the morning. , What are you trying to do?”
“Ha!”
Madam Wang sneered and said, “The official said that there are too many servants in Lin Qi Pavilion and asked me to remove some. ”
"Impossible, how could the master say such a thing? You lied!" Lin Xiaoniang said sarcastically.
"I am a decent lady, the matron of the house, and I should manage the servants in the house. As for lying with you as a concubine?"
After Mrs. Wang finished speaking, she ignored her. Lin Xiaoniang sat down on the chair that Liu's mother had brought to her, pointed to a maid in Lin Qige, and said, "Go and call out all the maids in the yard!"
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