medicine lady

Chapter 388 Responsibility

Qin Murong didn't come back until very late.

Ye Yunshui could no longer sleep in the bamboo grove, so he had to have someone move his belongings back to the main house.

Liu Er's daughter-in-law had been waiting in the yard the whole time. Seeing Ye Yunshui came back, she wanted to speak up but dared not speak. She hesitated, and finally gritted her teeth and rushed to Ye Yunshui.
"... I beg the imperial concubine to give the slave family a way to survive."

Ye Yunshui glanced at her, and said helplessly: "You offended Nanny Wei and Madam Yan, even if I give you an errand, can you stay in this painting?"

Liu Er's daughter-in-law looked disappointed. Ye Yunshui was telling the truth. Even though she gave her an errand, it was unavoidable for the two nuns to play tricks in private. She couldn't come to sue Ye Yunshui every time...

Ye Yunshui also sighed, this second daughter-in-law Liu is a neat person, seeing those children serve her cleanly, she is poor but not spineless.

After thinking about it, Ye Yunshui said: "Why don't I introduce you to work in other people's homes, anyway, you and these children also have a place to go, the monthly bill is two liang, you do it?"

When Ye Yunshui asked this question, Liu Er's daughter-in-law quickly kowtowed, "My family thank you for your kindness!"

Two taels of silver are enough to support a large family with ordinary people, and there may be some surplus.

Ye Yunshui turned her head and said with Qiaoxi: "I will send their mothers to Su's mother later, and I will get the monthly money from me, so let Liu Er's family help Su's mother take care of Chunyue's children. Chunyue is not healthy. Well, Song Hao is busy again, and Mother Su can't do it alone."

Qiaoxi smiled and said: "The princess is still kind!"

Ye Yunshui just smiled, and said to Liu's second wife, "But there is one thing you have to do for me."

"My family obeys the orders of the concubine Shizi!" Liu's second daughter-in-law is full of joy at the moment, she starches and washes clothes, and she can't earn a tael of silver a month, how can she go to someone else's house to help take care of the children?
Ye Yunshui deliberated for a moment before speaking: "If someone asks you and you say that I didn't give you any money, it's not like you're lying, I really didn't give you any money."

"Yes...but you can introduce my slave's family to work." Liu Er's daughter-in-law looked puzzled.

"You just go home and prepare to pack your things." Ye Yunshui asked Hua'er to give her two taels of silver, "First cure your mother-in-law, and in three days you come to Qiaoxi and ask her to take you to see her." See Mama Su. Before that, don't say anything. "

"My family understands, and my family listens to the concubine." Liu Er's daughter-in-law quickly responded, even though she didn't know the specific purpose of Ye Yunshui's actions, she knew that she had something to do with the firm, Wei Wei and others. Now that she has an errand, she just needs to be obedient.

Ye Yunshui nodded, and Hu Tao took Liu Er's daughter-in-law and her family out of the house.

Not long after Liu Er's daughter-in-law left the mansion, in Feng Fangfei's room, Nanny Yan talked about this with Feng Fangfei who was lying on the bed.

"The imperial concubine didn't give the little widow half of the money, and in the afternoon, she sent Madam Wei to inform the Qingfeng Trading Company. The craftsmen they send in the future must have signed the compensation contract. If there is an accident, the trading company will have to pay ten Two silvers, otherwise she will have to work in a commercial firm."

"Are you sure she didn't give any money?" Feng Choufei's voice was hoarse and her face was ferocious.Now she still often has heart palpitations and chest cramps, and when she closes her eyes, she seems to feel Ye Yunshui stabbing her with a silver needle in his hand!She was so scared that she couldn't sleep well until now, and in just a few days, she was thin and slumped, her complexion was gloomy and gloomy, and she had no appetite at all!
Thinking of Ye Yunshui, Concubine Feng felt resentful, this shrew, she is simply not a woman!
Nurse Yan carefully looked at her face, and replied softly: "It is true that I didn't give you a penny. It was said by the Liu Er's family. The old slave sent someone to sneak over to have a look. The beginning of the Liu Er's family I packed up my things, maybe I can’t afford to rent a house, so I’m going to move.”

"Our errand has just been taken over not long ago, so the concubine Shizi has been disturbed..." Yan Yan's face was full of reluctance.

Concubine Feng glared at her, "Don't think that I don't know just by asking, how many craftsmen really had an accident? Didn't you kill them on purpose for money? You can also value those lives and money! "

"This is to enjoy the blessings with you, so I dared to drink some soup. If you had shares in this business, how would this old slave dare to be so bold? But those account books before were all taken away by the imperial concubine!" Yan Yan just said With a smiling face to Concubine Feng, she turned a deaf ear to and dismissed the lives of those who died in her heart.

Concubine Feng revealed a gloomy expression, and said with a cold snort, "Since she's doing such a great job, why don't I teach you how to do it?"

Sister Yan showed a flattering smile, "Then you just wait to hear the news, this old servant will not let you down!"

Early in the morning of the second day, the servants began to discuss among themselves.

The concubine Shizi was too harsh and harsh, the craftsmen who had trouble working in the mansion would never pay any money in the future, and the orphans and widows who came to kowtow and beg were all sent back...

The concubine Shizi even has to personally intervene in the matter of 20 taels of silver, she is very suspicious...

The concubine Shizi is going to start to rectify people, dismiss all the old stewards and replace them with her own people...

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This series of rumors spread like the wind, and quickly spread throughout the courtyards of the palace.

Ye Yunshui got up early in the morning and went to the meeting hall. As soon as she entered the door, she saw many nurses in charge whimpering in private, but when she saw her coming in, she quickly shut up, but her expressions did not conceal their dissatisfaction and complaints.

Mrs. Ding didn't come today, only Mrs. Yang started sending missions to the stewards early. When she saw Ye Yunshui coming, she got up and greeted her personally, "My niece and concubine pay her respects."

"You came early." Ye Yunshui took the seat with a smile, and Mrs. Yang hurriedly offered tea, "...the big kitchen is busy, so come early to avoid them making mistakes."

Ye Yunshui only served the tea symbolically, and put it down without touching the cup with his lips, "The early bird gets the worm, it seems that I'm lazy!" Without waiting for Mrs. Yang to reply, Ye Yunshui glanced at the teapots. The maintenance stewards, she saw Zhu Ji and Nanny Wei at a glance, and looked past Madam Wei to the person behind her, wearing the clothes of the second steward, with a pair of triangular hanging eyes, which should be the one in front of Concubine Feng. Li's strict nanny.

"Go back if you have something to do, what are you all doing in a daze." Ye Yunshui glanced at the group of managers and knew that they all came with resentment. Yang wanted to have something to say but stopped, and sat down after dismissing her mess. Watch from the sidelines.

"Returning to the concubine, the repair project of the outer courtyard is underway, and everything is going well." Zhu Ji stepped forward and answered with a bow, then retreated.

Ye Yunshui nodded slightly, "Then Guan Zhu should go down and get busy first."

Zhu Ji saluted and left to do business, Ye Yunshui looked at the side of the inner house again, Wei Nanny's eyes flickered, she stepped forward and said: "Yesterday, the concubine Shizi ordered this old slave to go to Qingfeng Trading Company to discuss compensation for money, Qingfeng Trading Company said It’s because they haven’t done this before, and the other houses don’t have this rule either.”

"The next mansion?" Ye Yunshui chuckled, "Our prince is the first prince's mansion of Dayue Kingdom, which mansion has a higher threshold than ours? Could it be that his business has reached the palace? Can he go to the palace? Tell me Qingfeng Commercial Bank, with regard to this rule, they should not change immediately, he is relying on the palace for food, not the palace begging them!"

Ye Yunshui glanced at that Yanmao, "Yanmao, do you think this makes sense?"

Nanny Yan didn't know why Ye Yunshui mentioned her, so she quickly replied: "What the concubine Shizi said is that those poor people who find their way to the house have always rewarded 20 taels of silver to earn a good reputation, and it seems that they don't give half a cent. The palace is a bit mean."

As soon as Madam Yan said this, the other stewards immediately sighed. In addition to the rumors in the morning, everyone was dissatisfied with Ye Yunshui, so they started talking like this.

Ye Yunshui glanced around coldly, slammed the teacup hard, and those talking stopped.

"Who stipulated that if something goes wrong, the palace will reward 20 taels of silver?" Ye Yunshui's face turned cold suddenly, and Nurse Yan said: "This rule has always been followed."

Ye Yunshui looked at her up and down, "Whose example are you following?"

"Yes...it was what Wang Concubine and Empress Dowager did when she was in charge of the mansion." Nurse Yan hesitated slightly.

"Bring the account book." Ye Yunshui turned his head and told Qiaoxi, Qiaoxi immediately presented the account book, Ye Yunshui pointed to the account book and said: "This is just last year's account, from the second day of February last year to the end of February now, it is only for the repair of the inner house There were 24 people who had an accident, and each of them paid 20 taels of silver, which added up to 480 taels of silver, and there were more accidents this year than in the previous ten years!"

Ye Yunshui threw the account book in front of Nanny Wei, "Mammy Wei, will you give me an explanation?"

Seeing Ye Yunshui's scolding, Mother Wei trembled all over, and hurriedly stepped forward to reply:
"If you return to the concubine, the second manager will deal with the transfer of less than 30 taels of silver, and you don't have to return it to the old slave. As for the payment of these compensations, it is all handled by Yan Yan, and the old slave doesn't know." Wei Wei Mammy pushed the responsibility away with a single sentence, but she was terrified in her heart, Ye Yunshui directly questioned her, this was forcing her to protect herself from offending Concubine Feng and Nanny Yan!
Madam Yan really stared at Madam Wei in surprise and dissatisfaction, and came out bravely and replied, "Perhaps it's because the weather this year is not good, and... moreover, there are many masters coming and going in and out of the palace this year. The construction period for the repaired houses is very tight, and those craftsmen are working endlessly in order to get more money, accidents and sudden deaths are common, but there are also those who cheat money."

Ye Yunshui frowned and asked, "According to what you say, it is possible that these craftsmen risked their lives in order to cheat the palace of 20 taels of silver, just to save 20 taels of silver for the family?" Ye Yunshui's heart was cold, more than 400 taels a year , I have been in charge of this mansion for more than 4000 taels for ten years, but I earn more than second- and third-rank officials. This is not a servant of the palace, but a blood-sucking bug biting the palace. How can Old Feng Feng be in charge of the mansion? , This is to empty out the palace!

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