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Chapter 76 Worse than a Beggar
This year, the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion had a very miserable life.

After attending the palace banquet and returning home, the masters of the marquis' mansion didn't even have a reunion dinner.

Marquis Shen was very dissatisfied with Old Madam Shen. If it weren't for the fact that she had just brought back 100,000 silver coins from her parents' home, Marquis Shen would have wanted to kick Old Madam Shen out of the Marquis' Mansion on New Year's Eve.

Shen Ling and Xu Yan spent the New Year in Lingyun Pavilion. Shen Shaobai was very happy because Xu Yan came back, but his throat was injured when he cried for his mother, and now it hurts so much that Xu Yan is heartbroken.

When she heard that because of this incident, the Marquis' Mansion had to compensate Gu Nianchu with another 100,000 silver coins, her face became extremely ugly.

"Sir, if this continues, how are we going to live?"

Xu Yan looked at Shen Ling, and the tears on her cheeks couldn't help but slide down.

Seeing his beloved woman so sad, Shen Ling was very heartbroken. He reached out and took Xu Yan into his arms, and comforted her softly: "Yan'er, don't worry. The Marquis' Mansion is only in trouble temporarily. Everything will be fine after the New Year."

Xu Yan whispered, "If sister keeps doing this, the Marquis' Mansion will never be able to get better. The ten shops that made a little money in the Marquis' Mansion have all been transferred to sister's name. In the future, the income of the Marquis' Mansion will become less and less, and it will be difficult to even maintain daily expenses."

"After the Chinese New Year, Jiaojiao is going to get married, but she still hasn't found her dowry yet. I don't know what to do when the time comes."

People say that the year-end is difficult. In the past, people thought that only poor people would have such difficulties, but now even the marquis's mansion is facing the same difficulties.

Their lives were not easy, and the lives of the servants in the Marquis' Mansion were even more difficult.

Today is New Year's Eve, but the rewards of clothing and New Year's Eve dinners that were available in previous years are all gone this year.

Servants kept coming to the kitchen of the marquis's mansion to ask questions, and after confirming that there was not even a New Year's Eve dinner, the servants refused to work anymore.

Everyone urged them to go to Fushoutang.

Old Madam Shen heard the noise outside and became a little angry: "Madam Liu, why is it so noisy outside?"

Madam Liu bowed and replied, "Madam, the kitchen didn't prepare the New Year's Eve dinner this year. Everyone is waiting to eat it. Now that there is no movement, I sent someone to report to the old lady."

Old Madam Shen was furious: "Isn't it just a meal? Is it worth it for them to make a fuss?"

Nanny Liu didn't know how to answer. After working so hard all year round, they couldn't even have a good meal during the New Year. How would the servants feel?

What's more, in the past five years, the Crown Prince's wife had prepared generous holiday gifts, clothes, and sumptuous New Year's Eve dinners for everyone every year. This had become what the servants looked forward to. Now there was nothing, and the gap was too big.

Seeing that Aunt Liu didn't say anything, Old Madam Shen asked angrily: "Aunt Liu, are you blaming me too?"

Madam Liu said hurriedly, "Madam, I have been with you for decades. I know that you are kind-hearted. But the mansion is in trouble now, so I will stand together with the Marquis's mansion. I will go and tell them to go back to their rooms."

Just as Aunt Liu retreated to the door, Old Madam Shen stopped her and said, "Aunt Liu, Gu was the one who took care of all these things during the New Year in previous years. Ask them to go find Gu."

Looking for the Crown Prince’s wife?
Madam Liu was very surprised: "Madam, the Crown Prince's wife is not in charge of things now."

If we send people to Haitang Garden, the Crown Prince's wife will not pay any attention to them at all.

Madam Liu felt that Old Lady Shen's idea was inappropriate. "Now there are only two mistresses in the mansion, me and her. My wife is not in good health, so naturally she, the wife of the prince, should take care of these things. Just tell the servants that I am sick and if there is anything, go to the wife of the prince."

Old Madam Shen didn't think there was anything wrong with this. She just wanted to find something for Gu Nianchu to do. If Gu Nianchu took care of it, then all matters in the Marquis' Mansion could naturally be turned to her in the future. If she didn't take care of it, then don't blame the servants for spreading the matter.

Nanny Liu wanted to persuade the old lady, but seeing that the old lady didn't want to say more, she didn't dare to say anything.

When they got outside, Nanny Liu told everyone what the old lady had said.

The servants were very angry that they did not go directly to Haitang Garden as expected.

"Madame Liu, who are you trying to fool? Let's go find the Crown Prince's wife. Everyone knows that the Crown Prince's wife doesn't care about anything. If we go find the Crown Prince's wife, can we enter the door of Haitang Garden? Even the place where the Marquis, the Crown Prince and the old lady can't enter, how can you let us go?"

These were actually what Nanny Liu was thinking, but she had no other choice now. The old lady asked her to tell everyone this.

"Now that the old lady is ill, she can't take care of the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion, so naturally everyone has to go to the Crown Prince's wife."

Madam Liu said with a stiff face. The sturdy woman in the lead pushed Madam Liu hard and said, "Madam Liu, you old woman, you are also a servant, why don't you say a word for us servants? You are actually trying to fool us like this!"

At this time, everyone's anger seemed to have found an outlet, and they directed all their anger at Madam Liu. Madam Liu was beaten black and blue. Old Madam Shen heard the noise outside and asked Madam Li to bring people out to save Madam Liu's life.

Nanny Li went to report to Old Madam Shen, who came out with a cold face: "Are you going to rebel?"

The servants fell to their knees and said, "Madam, today is Chinese New Year. They say beggars need three days to celebrate the New Year. Now that we are working in the mansion, are we even worse than the beggars outside?"

The servants in the Marquis' Mansion are even worse than beggars. These words made Old Madam Shen's face twitch.

"The old lady is already ill, are you still forcing her like this? Can't you be more considerate?"

Nanny Li yelled at everyone at the top of her lungs, "Go find Madam Xu and the Crown Prince's wife! Let the old lady recover from her illness. If she gets angry and gets hurt, none of you will survive!"

Someone answered, "Yes, let's go find Madam Xu. Wasn't Madam Xu the housekeeper before? Isn't she back now? Let's go find her!"

So, a group of people flocked to Lingyun Pavilion.

Xu Yan was still telling Shen Ling about the grievances she had suffered these days when she heard a servant come to report that all the servants in the mansion had come to Lingyun Pavilion.

"Why are they coming to Lingyun Pavilion?"

Xu Yan was still a little confused, but Shen Ling's expression changed. Today was New Year's Eve, but there was no movement in the mansion.

The servants are here to ask for an explanation from them.

Shen Ling said a few words to Xu Yan in a cold voice, and Xu Yan nodded: "Okay, then I will give them a satisfactory answer later. I hope they can remember my kindness to them."

(End of this chapter)