Nine-fold lotus of the famous family

Chapter 446 The relationship between master and servant is broken, deal with the Lin family (2)
"Sister Shuang, be good, Daddy will talk to your mother about something serious, and Daddy will play with you after you clean up!"

Pei Yan pinched Sister Shuang's little face, and kissed her for a while, then let Huanzi carry Sister Shuang down, turned around and sat on the kang.

Pei Yan casually flipped through the ledger on the kang table, "Why did you talk to your elder sister for so long today?"

Ji Chonglian rubbed the center of her brows wearily, "We're going to go back to Danyang together this month, and we'll also send uncle's coffin back for a good burial."

The emperor asked Pei Yan to reflect on himself at home, and it was not good for him to go back to Danyang with him. It was too obvious that the emperor's face was not good-looking, and it caused others to gossip, so try to keep a low profile these days.

"Look, you are exhausted. If you are too busy, just tell me. I can still help if I ask myself. My sister is here now. If you encounter difficulties, you can also discuss with her."

Pei Yan caressed Fu Ji Chonglian's face, and tied a strand of black hair hanging from her forehead behind her ear.

Ji Chonglian smiled, "Even when I met Big Sister in the room, I didn't deliberately dress up, so I asked Liuli to wear a bun, and I didn't realize it was a little loose."

Saying that Ji Chonglian slipped on her shoes and sat down in front of the vanity mirror in the inner room, Pei Yan also came over and helped her untangle her hair, combed it to the end with a handful of sandalwood, and said with a smile: " Your hair is smooth and there is no knot in the middle."

Ji Chonglian gave Pei Yanfei a wink in the bronze mirror, "Are you jealous or envious?!"

Pei Yanle laughed and said: "What is there for me to be jealous of? No matter how good you are, that's not mine. Others are only envious of me!"

Ji Chonglian's eyes widened, full of charm, and Pei Yan's heart fluttered for a while. Her big hands were ironing her waist through the clothes, and a fiery feeling gradually stirred in her heart.

Outside, Yinghong reported through the curtain, "Ma'am, sister-in-law Lin, please see me!"

If Pei Yan goes back to the house, Ji Chonglian usually doesn't like the maids to wait close to her. If she wants to enter the inner room, she must report to the outside, because she is afraid that some ambiguous and provocative behavior between the young couple will be seen by others, which is not good. .

"Okay, let them wait in the Xinuang Pavilion first, and I'll come as soon as I change!"

Ji Chonglian responded outwardly, and slapped Pei Yan's paw off his chest with one hand, cast a glance at him and said, "There is plenty of time in the night, what are you in a hurry for now?!"

Pei Yan sighed, then withdrew his hand unwillingly, hugged the wall and leaned against the carved partition, watched Ji Chonglian dressing up, and couldn't help asking: "Is this going to deal with the Lin family today?"

Ji Chonglian paused, but still nodded, "This matter has been put on hold for a long time, and I can return to Danyang with peace of mind if I deal with it earlier."

Since Pei Yan arranged for people to inquire about the Lin family quietly, these two months have been fruitful. Sister-in-law Lin and the others are in charge of the sales of the two shops. It is understandable that they dress up and dress decently when dealing with people on weekdays. Ji Chonglian will not pursue it. Why did Sister-in-law Lin act like a shabby woman in front of her?

But another thing is really poignant. I don't know how much money the Lin family has paid. There is a three-entry house in Dongcheng that the Lin family only bought in the past two or three years. The market price is at least 2000 taels of silver. .

And Ji Chonglian's annual salary for the Lin family is 100 taels of silver a year for one shop, and at most 200 taels of silver for two shops. The house they entered, did they not eat or drink, or made a fortune?
However, the Lin family is also cautious. They did not live in the three-entry house, but rented it out to others. If Pei Yan hadn't watched Sister-in-law Lin collect the rent with his own eyes, they would not have been able to confirm this fact.

Afterwards, Pei Yan went to the yamen to check and found that the name of the head of the house was Lin Sen.

Ji Chonglian originally wanted to release Sister-in-law Lin's family after she returned to Shangjing, but now she wants to hold them in her hands temporarily, otherwise how can she hold them?
Pei Yan went to accompany Sister Shuang first, and Ji Chonglian changed into a stone-blue silver-woven peony bodice, and called Liuli in to comb her a neat flying swallow bun, with two twisted silk enamel double strands inserted obliquely. Nobile, holding Liuli's hand, turned out of the inner room dignifiedly.

Lin Tao was talking affectionately with Mrs. Lin, while Bi Yuan stood aside with a smile, seeing Ji Chonglian coming out of the inner room, they all bowed low and saluted.

Ji Chonglian waved to Mrs. Lin and the others after she sat down, and said lightly, "Get up!"

Lin Tao still had a smile on her face. Caiqiu has more time to rest now that she is pregnant, and she has already given birth to a child, so she goes back to work in the garden when she has nothing to do. Go back to grandma and children, so that both sides are right.

Sister-in-law Lin felt that something was wrong, she secretly glanced at Ji Chonglian, feeling a little apprehensive, hurriedly took out the account book she was carrying, and winked at Bi Yuan, the two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took a step forward together.

Sister-in-law Lin blessed her body and said: "Madam, I want to accuse you of a crime. I was too busy this year to pay the account. Now that the account has finally been sorted out, I brought you the silver from last year. Please also please Madam." For the sake of the whole family of slaves and servants who have worked so hard over the years, I will forgive this delay."

When Mrs. Lin was delivering the message, Bi Yuan had already taken out something wrapped in a red cloth scarf from her bosom, and opened it to see that it was a stack of thick bank notes.

Sister-in-law Lin sent the ledger over, and Biyuan smiled and put the banknotes on the kang table, "There are 400 taels here, and mother said to count the two months of lag, madam, order some!"

Biyuan laughed heartlessly, she seemed to be the simple and honest girl in her memory, Ji Chonglian was in a trance for a while, maybe Biyuan didn't know about this matter?

"Ma'am, this servant is here to help you!"

Lin Tao volunteered to come forward, but Ji Chonglian waved his hand, and handed the silver ticket to Liuli, "You click!"

Liuli was slightly taken aback, looked at Lin Tao's flushed face, and hurriedly lowered her head to take the stack of bank notes, and counted them carefully.

"lady……"

Lin Tao looked at Ji Chonglian with some grievances, wouldn't she not be reused after giving birth to a child?

Sister-in-law Lin is very good at observing words and expressions, so she hurriedly reprimanded Lin Tao, "Look at you, how can you be presumptuous in front of Madam?! If you can't learn the rules, I'd rather take you back to your mother's house so that you don't have to do it." If you make a mistake, it will make Madam unhappy!"

Lin Tao was already a mother, but Mrs. Lin shamed her in front of the whole room. Her eyes were red on the spot, she bit her lower lip and hung her head in silence.

Ji Chonglian glanced at Sister-in-law Lin with a half-smile, "Sister-in-law Lin, don't worry, Lin Tao is useful in front of me, I still can't bear her!"

Bi Yuan also persuaded Lin Tao, "Don't worry if you hear Madam say this, mother is just talking about you, don't take it to heart."

Only then did Lin Tao sniff her nose to stop her tears.

Liuli in this room has already counted the bank notes, nodded to Ji Chonglian and said: "Madam, it is indeed a 400 taels Chase bank note."

Sister-in-law Lin breathed a sigh of relief, but she always felt that seeing Ji Chonglian today felt a little heartbroken, thinking that it would be good to leave early, so she bid farewell to Ji Chonglian, "The business in the shop is still busy, so we won't stay any longer, ma'am After reconciling the accounts, if there is no problem, just entrust someone to send it to the shop, and the servant will leave first!"

Bi Yuan also saluted with Mrs. Lin, but she didn't even think about why Ji Chonglian asked her to come together today, was it just for a show?

But the Ji Chonglian in her memory is not such a person... The five girls in the past had a plan and a purpose in everything, but now that she has become Mrs. Pei, she will only be more mature and intelligent, and she will never do meaningless things for nothing.

Thinking of this, Bi Yuan felt a little uneasy, and her palms broke out in a cold sweat. She looked at Sister-in-law Lin frequently, could it be that something happened to their family?

Seeing that Sister-in-law Lin turned around and was about to leave, Ji Chonglian said unhurriedly: "Sister-in-law Lin walked so fast, could it be that she was rushing to collect the rent for the house in Dongcheng?"

Sister-in-law Lin's complexion suddenly changed, cold sweat dripped down her cheeks, her legs gave way and she fell to the ground, Bi Yuan helped her up for no apparent reason, and asked with concern, "Mom, what's going on with you?" Is it? But where is it uncomfortable?"

Ji Chonglian paid attention to the faces of the Lin family, except for Bi Yuan who was puzzled, but Lin Tao's face suddenly turned pale, and even her teeth chattered a few times.

"Ma'am...what are you laughing at..."

Sister-in-law Lin was supported by Bi Yuan and turned to Ji Chonglian, but she still pretended to be calm on her face. She was obviously someone who was used to storms, so she was not so easy to be fooled.

Ji Chonglian smiled softly, but her eyes turned to Lin Tao, "Lin Tao, I treat you kindly on weekdays, but you know about your natal family?"

"Ma'am, forgive me!"

Lin Tao was originally a scheming person, but at this moment, she was so frightened that she lost her soul when she heard Ji Chonglian's words. As soon as her legs softened, she knelt down in front of Ji Chonglian, and kowtowed repeatedly: "Ma'am, the slave's mother was also blinded by lard for a while. It's just that I made a mistake in my heart, and the servants persuaded them after they knew it, please read it to them..."

"peach!"

Sister-in-law Lin shouted loudly, originally trying to stop Lin Tao from continuing, but her daughter's mouth was very sharp at the moment, and she poured out everything she should have said and shouldn't have said in a fit of annoyance.

Looking at Ji Chonglian's gaze was also cold, Lin's sister-in-law stepped forward and slapped Lin Tao, but turned her head and knelt down to Ji Chonglian, "Ma'am, Taozi talks nonsense, don't believe what she said!"

Lin Tao covered her face and looked at Mrs. Lin in astonishment, and sobbed, "Mother, why did you hit me? Madame is not something we can fool casually!"

(End of this chapter)