Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 58 Lin Xiaoniang’s poisonous plan
  Aunt Wei was eating. She glanced at Xiaodie who was playing with the charcoal fire and said, "How many kilograms of charcoal have been replaced for the stove charcoal?"

"It's more than a kilogram, so save enough to last a few days."

After Xiaodie finished speaking, she knew that she had leaked something, so she quickly explained: "I don't want to steal Aunt Wei's bracelet, but this bracelet is your only dowry and can no longer be sold."

"Keep your voice down, don't wake up Minglan."

Aunt Wei put down the dishes and chopsticks and glanced at Minglan, who was sleeping soundly on the bed. When she saw that she was not awake, she turned around and said, "I don't blame you. Minglan came up with this idea, right?"

"This slave did it herself." Xiaodie said.

She has been serving Aunt Wei for several years and has never seen Aunt Wei get angry.

Today, Minglan threw a pot and won Beinyan back. Not only did Aunt Wei get angry, she also beat Minglan.

She was worried that if she said it was Minglan's idea, Aunt Wei would punish Minglan again.

Aunt Wei shook her head slightly and did not ask any more questions. She said, "It's better to sell the bracelet tomorrow. This month has just begun and it's growing on the back. By the way, don't tell Minglan."

"Yes."

Xiaodie also knows that the weather is cold now, and heating without charcoal is impossible.

The charcoal exchanged for stove carbon will not last long at all.

"Add less carbon and save money." Aunt Wei said.

"Yeah." Xiaodie nodded.

At this moment, there was a knock on the courtyard door outside.

"Slaves go and have a look."

Xiaodie said, opened the door and walked out, came to the entrance of the courtyard, and asked: "Who?"

"The master is here, open the door quickly." Dongrong said.

Hearing this, Xiaodie quickly opened the courtyard door and saluted, "I have met my lord."

"Ok!"

Sheng Hong nodded and walked in.

Xiaodie quickly followed.

When Aunt Wei heard the footsteps, she thought it was Xiaodie coming back. She swallowed the food in her mouth and asked, "Xiaodie, it's so late, who's knocking on the door?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Sheng Hong walking in. He quickly stood up and saluted: "I have met the master."

Sheng Hong walked to the table and sat down. He glanced at the food on the table and asked, "Why are you eating so late?"

"Go back to my lord, I'm pregnant. I'm very hungry. I've already eaten before." Aunt Wei said.

Sheng Hong glanced at Aunt Wei's slightly swollen belly, then at the food on the table, and said: "You are pregnant now, so you can't just eat these. I'll ask the kitchen to make you something to replenish your body later." "

"Thank you, sir." Aunt Wei thanked her and sat down next to Sheng Hong.

Sheng Hong took a look at Aunt Wei, and suddenly found that under the dim light, the already beautiful Aunt Wei looked very attractive.

Aunt Wei came from a scholarly family. She had an intellectual temperament and was very beautiful. Sheng Hong also liked her very much when she first entered the house and often spent the night with her.

It's a pity that Aunt Wei doesn't know how to please people. If he doesn't take the initiative to speak, Aunt Wei won't even say anything.

After the novelty wore off, Sheng Hong gradually lost interest and rarely came over.

Aunt Wei looked a little uncomfortable when Sheng Hong looked at her and said, "Master, it's so late. I'll wait for you to rest. Xiaodie, go and take Minglan back."

"Don't!"

Sheng Hong glanced at Minglan, who was sleeping soundly, and said with a smile: "She has made great achievements today, so let her sleep here and don't bother. I'll just sit down and talk and then leave."

"Then I'll make tea for the master." Aunt Wei said and stood up.

"I'm not thirsty." Sheng Hong grabbed Wei Xiaoniang and said, "By the way, why didn't I know Minglan could throw a pot? When did she learn it?"

"Back to the master, I was usually bored, so I taught her, but I didn't expect that she actually went to compete with others in throwing pots. I have already punished her. If the master wants to blame me, just punish me." Aunt Wei said quickly.

"No wonder. If it hadn't been for her today, the Sheng family would have been completely disgraced. I forgot that you also come from a scholarly family, so it's normal for you to know how to throw a pot." Sheng Hong said with a smile.

Sheng Hong chatted with Aunt Wei for a while, felt a little cold, shivered, and said, "Why is your room so cold? Didn't you light the brazier?"

"It's already lit. Maybe I forgot to add charcoal. Xiaodie, please add some charcoal quickly." Aunt Wei said.

"Yes." Xiaodie responded. "The weather is so cold now, how can a pot of charcoal fire be enough? I will ask the warehouse to add some charcoal to you every month, so there is no need to save so much," Sheng Hong said.

The Song Dynasty treated civil servants favorably. Although Sheng Hong was only a sixth-rank official, his salary was enough to support a family.

However, there were regulations on various expenses for concubines at home, and he thought that Aunt Wei was deliberately saving money and was reluctant to use it.

"Thank you, sir."

Aunt Wei knew that if Sheng Hong asked the warehouse to give her more money, the warehouse would not dare to deduct her money anymore.

This is the case with concubines. Their status in the family depends on the attitude of the master.

No one in the family would dare to offend a concubine like Lin Xiaoniang, except for the eldest lady and those around the old lady.

Not only that, Mrs. Wang and Lin Xiaoniang had a conflict before, and Sheng Hong was so angry that he handed over the housekeeping rights to Lin Xiaoniang.

It can be said that Lin Xiaoniang's status in the family, except that she has no status, is no different from that of a decent lady.

And for people like Aunt Wei who were not taken seriously, the servants did not take them seriously at all.

This is also the reason why people in the warehouse dared to deduct Aunt Wei's charcoal after being instructed by Lin Xiaoniang.

"Okay, it's getting late, so I'll leave first." Sheng Hong stood up and said.

Aunt Wei stood up to send her off, but was stopped by Sheng Hong.

When Sheng Hong left the yard, he told Dong Rong what he had just promised to Aunt Wei and asked him to inform the warehouse tomorrow.

Thinking that Aunt Wei only had one maid, she asked Dongrong to add two maids to Aunt Wei.

As Sheng Hong's long-term attendant, Dong Rong firmly wrote down everything Sheng Hong ordered, and went to the warehouse to notify him early the next morning.

After hearing this, the people in the warehouse quickly agreed. After Dongrong left, they found Xue Niang next to Lin Xiaoniang and told her about the matter.

After Xue Niang found out, she told Lin Xiaoniang the news.

Lin Xiaoniang frowned slightly after hearing this. She thought it was Aunt Wei who complained. She was relieved to learn that Sheng Hong did not deal with the servants in the warehouse.

"Tell the person in the warehouse to do as the master says, and make up for whatever was deducted from her before." Lin Xiaoniang said.

In fact, she didn't take Aunt Wei seriously. The reason why she targeted Aunt Wei was because she was bought by Mrs. Wang to deal with her.

However, in the next few days, Sheng Hong went to Aunt Wei's place to rest every day.

This made Lin Xiaoniang feel quite a sense of crisis.

Aunt Wei was beautiful in her own right, but she was left out in the cold just because she couldn't please Sheng Hong.

Lin Xiaoniang was worried that Sheng Hong would be deceived by Aunt Wei. If Aunt Wei had another son, her status would be in danger.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiaoniang felt that Aunt Wei was too much of a threat, and even surpassed Mrs. Wang in her eyes.

She has been fighting with Mrs. Wang for so many years, and has long understood Mrs. Wang's character. She doesn't think that Mrs. Wang poses much of a threat to her at all.

Lin Xiaoniang thought carefully and sent the servants away, leaving Xue Niang alone.

"Didn't the master tell the kitchen to make more nourishing food for Aunt Wei? You told the kitchen to do as the master said. You can't skip three meals a day. Do you understand?"

When Xue Niang heard this, she looked at Lin Xiaoniang in shock. She was already married and had a child. Naturally, she knew that although a woman needs to take supplements when she is pregnant, she should not overdo it, otherwise it would be very easy for her to have a difficult childbirth.

"Huh?" Lin Xiaoniang glanced at Xue Niang displeasedly.

"Yes."

Xue Niang came back to her senses, responded, and said hesitantly: "But Miss Wei should know this, she may not be able to eat it."

"Haha, she sold herself to the Sheng family because her father was in trouble. She only had a few maids around her. Do you think she will understand this?" Lin Xiaoniang sneered.

You should not take excessive supplements during pregnancy. No one will tell a girl who has not yet left the court.

Among the dowry servants arranged by wealthy families, there will be several old ladies. The old ladies understand these things and will naturally arrange the food.

But ordinary people don't have that condition at all, and they can't take excessive supplements even if they want to.

Xiaoniang Lin was just gambling, and Aunt Wei didn't know this.

And the maid next to Aunt Wei is young and has no mother to give her advice, so it is impossible for her to understand this.

(End of this chapter)