"I have drawn up the gift list for Mrs. Rong'anhou's birthday next month and the full moon of Chen Wang's eldest grandson. Please have a look at my mother." Fang presented the prepared gift list.
The eldest princess took it and scanned it roughly. Just as she was thinking about what Fang Shi would say, she paused, changed the subject, and passed the list to Shen Xinyan: "Chen Shi, come and have a look at this list."
Fang's hand that was about to take the order was withdrawn without a trace.
Shen Xinyan responded, took the gift list and read it carefully from the beginning to the end, and then said unhurriedly: "The list drawn up by my sister-in-law is quite good, and there is nothing wrong with the one from the Marquis of An, but this Prince Chen But the list of grandson's full moon ceremony is very inappropriate."
Fang's eyes darkened, a bit of displeasure naturally appeared on his face, but he tried hard to suppress it in his heart.
"Oh? Then what do you think is wrong?" The Eldest Princess raised her eyebrows and asked with great interest.
"Second brother and sister feel that there is something wrong, you may as well speak up, so that my sister-in-law can learn from me." Fang said with a half-smile.
An ignorant woman who has never been in charge of the house and only knows how to eat, drink and dress up doesn't know how to deal with people. She just wants to take the opportunity to step on her face.
Yang looked at Fang, and then at Shen Xinyan, a smile flashed in his eyes.
Hey, this clay figurine of Mrs. Chen is finally planning to show off his power
Shen Xinyan glanced at the Fang family meaningfully, and then said slowly: "My sister-in-law has been in charge of the family for many years, and these contacts are just handy, and they are done properly. It's just that my sister-in-law has lived in seclusion for many years. We rarely communicate with each other, and naturally we don't know that although the eldest grandson of Prince Chen has the word '秦', in fact he is not born of the concubine, but it is recorded under the concubine's name."
Fang's heart skipped a beat, and she instantly understood where she was wrong with this list, and her expression changed all of a sudden.
Although the named son is also called the son, but after all, it is different from the son who is serious. According to the regulations of this court, if a nominal son wants to inherit the title of the family, he must have a benevolent decree to do so.
And the gift list she drew up was completely based on that of the legitimate son-in-law of the palace.
"It's the daughter-in-law who was negligent, thanks to the second brother and sister for reminding me." No matter how uncomfortable she felt, a mistake was a mistake. Fang quickly got up, pleaded guilty to the eldest princess with a face of shame, and sincerely thanked Shen Xinyan.
"Just change it. You don't know the reason for this omission." The Eldest Princess said warmly.
"Yes, my daughter-in-law will redraw it." Fang's head lowered even lower.
It was the first time in her life that she made such a low-level mistake, and it was pointed out by Shen Xinyan, whom she had always looked down upon, that it was extremely embarrassing for Fang, who was arrogant and always wanted to overwhelm his sister-in-law.
Especially Shen Xinyan's sentence "I have lived in seclusion for many years, and I have had little contact with the wives and ladies of various honorable families", is no less than a slap in the face directly on her face.
The headed mistress of the noble family, in addition to taking charge of the affairs of the house, also dealt with the female relatives of the various mansions. And she was a young woman whose husband had died. Although this court would not be too demanding on widows, the famous families mostly regarded young widowed women as ominous and were unwilling to deal with them. That's why the Fang family didn't know that Chen Wang's eldest grandson was not a legitimate descendant.
"Oh, thanks to my sister-in-law who has always done things properly, she knew how to come to ask her mother to show her, so that a misunderstanding was avoided. Otherwise, if this gift is sent out, it will not be good to get it, but it will make things difficult for the concubine Chen Wangshi. It's not worth the loss!" Yang patted her chest with a face of joy, but she couldn't hide the look of looking forward to the show on her face.
It's the first time I've seen my sister-in-law who is so thoughtful and proper in everything. If she doesn't take the opportunity to add a little bit of trouble, it will be a waste of this good show!
"Would you allow you to talk nonsense about the family affairs of the palace, don't you know that disasters come from your mouth!" The eldest princess frowned, and gave Yang a displeased look.
Yang choked, her face was somewhat embarrassed, but she quickly covered it up, and hurriedly said: "Mother taught you very well, it's my daughter-in-law who was careless."
"My sister-in-law has always been in charge of the house, and she is considerate of everything, but I am a little puzzled about one thing. I heard that the hospital's expenses were too high this month, and I couldn't even afford bird's nest porridge, but I carefully I checked the booklets in my room, but I don't know where to start with the excessive cost, so I ask my sister-in-law to give me some pointers." Shen Xinyan pretended not to notice the subtle atmosphere between Fang Yang and the two, straightened her waist, and asked seriously .
For a moment, the eyes of everyone in the room fell on her, especially the Eldest Princess, who couldn't hide the surprise on her face.
The second daughter-in-law is indeed a little different today.
It's no wonder she feels this way, because Shen Xinyan has always been a talkative gourd, no matter what unpleasant things she encounters, she will only keep them in her heart, let alone ask for an explanation in person.
Yang Shi was surprised, but even more excited in her heart.
I don't know what kind of medicine Shen Shi took wrongly today, but he took the initiative to confront Fang Shi again and again, alas, this time it's a good show!
How could Mrs. Yang not know that Princess Eldest just said something to teach her, and she also meant to defend Mrs. Fang. Now she wants to see which one she will protect when the two daughters-in-law of direct relatives face each other!
Fang was stunned, and she didn't expect that Shen Xinyan would take the initiative to find her, but she was not Yang after all, so she quickly recovered, and hurriedly said: "Our Duke's mansion is also a wealthy family, and a bowl of bird's nest porridge is just a piece of cake. How can you afford it? Although each courtyard in the mansion has a fixed amount of expenses every month, Funing Academy is now the residence of the prince, even if there are occasional things that exceed the quota, there will definitely be no reason for the lack of the master's expenses .As for what the second sibling said, it seems that the servant is not paying attention to things. I will check it out later, and I will give the second sibling an explanation!"
Yang smacked her tongue secretly.
Fang's reply is wonderful! It's just that he didn't directly say "Your Funing Courtyard is now the residence of the eldest son, with a high status, and no one dares to bully you if you bully anyone"!
Tsk tsk, what a grievance, what a sister-in-law who understands righteousness!
Since Shen Xinyan mentioned this matter face to face, she didn't intend to ask Fang to skip it lightly. She cleared her throat and said with a half-smile: "Sister-in-law didn't understand what I meant, I just wanted to make it clear. Where did the cost exceed? Why is it so different from the booklet I have in hand."
After a pause, she said seriously: "Besides, there is no rule without rules. Funing Courtyard is the residence of the prince, but it is also a part of the mansion. Of course, you must follow the rules of the mansion. You should use it or not. Speak according to the rules. Therefore, what my sister-in-law said just now, 'Even if there are occasional things that exceed the rules in Funing Court, it will definitely not be short of the master's expenses', forgive me for not agreeing with this statement!"
Fang's face was a little ugly when she refuted it, but the other party made sense, so she couldn't say anything for a while.
The Eldest Princess frowned even tighter. How could she not feel the tension between the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law, but for a moment she was a little embarrassed to speak.
"Since that's the case, I won't hide it from my second brother and sister. The hospital expenses recorded in the booklet by the second brother and sister are probably correct, but the second brother and sister probably don't know it. Not long ago, the second brother paid a hundred taels of money from the company. , this account is recorded in the Funing Courtyard." Annoyed at her pressing every step of the way, Fang paused, and said again.
"Second brother and you are husband and wife. Could it be that he has never mentioned this matter to you? It's not my sister-in-law, I'm talking too much, it's just that the second younger brother and sister are wives, so they should pay more attention to their husband."
Shen Xinyan was stunned, and looked at Fang Fang's sarcastic eyes, restrained her expression, and retorted seriously: "I really didn't know about this, and it was also my negligence. However, there is something wrong with my sister-in-law's actions. Let me ask my sister-in-law, Where will the son of the world use this silver tael?"
Fang was dumb for a moment, and said with a bit of embarrassment: "If you don't know that you and him are husband and wife, how do I know?!"
"That's it! The son has a free and easy personality, and he is generous and generous. He has always regarded money as something outside of him. Now he suddenly wants to pay such a large amount of money. The sister-in-law agrees without asking why. This is very inappropriate and dangerous. Suspected of acting unfairly. Today I handed over money to Shi Ziye for no reason, what if someone else wants to pay tomorrow? Could it be that because Shi Ziye is honored, he can give money, but others are not allowed?"
Fang's mouth was tongue-tied, and it took a while before she said angrily: "He is the son of the world, he wants to withdraw the silver taels, is it possible that I can still block it?!"
As soon as the words were out of her mouth, she knew something was wrong, and quickly looked at the eldest princess who remained silent, and sure enough, she saw that the eldest princess' face darkened.
Others can say this, but she absolutely can't say it, especially in front of the Eldest Princess.
She opened her mouth and was about to say something to make amends, but Shen Xinyan didn't give her this chance, got up and knelt in front of the eldest princess, and said sincerely: "If you talk about this matter, the sister-in-law is wrong, but the daughter-in-law is wrong." Nine points. As my sister-in-law said, since I am a wife, I should put my husband first in everything. Now this incident is all caused by my daughter-in-law's neglect of the son-in-law. The daughter-in-law knows that the mistake has been made, As long as the husband and wife are one, the one hundred taels will be deducted from the monthly bill of the daughter-in-law and the son."
"From now on, my daughter-in-law will take this as a lesson, put my son first in everything, and consider everything for my son!"
The words of reproach from the Eldest Princess could no longer be uttered, and after a while, she said calmly: "Get up, you just need to understand this level."
This is intended to be lightly let go.
But this is not Shen Xinyan's ultimate goal.
She raised her eyes, met the eldest princess's displeased face, and said sincerely: "There is one more thing, my daughter-in-law would like to ask my mother to show me."
The eldest princess frowned even tighter, and her intuition told her that what the daughter-in-law said next would not be a good thing, but before she could answer, Shen Xinyan had already said it on her own.
"Nowadays, although the routine money of each court in the mansion is distributed to each court, the money is still controlled by the public and cannot be distributed by each court. My daughter-in-law feels that this is quite inappropriate and has caused trouble for the public. Not to mention, it is easy to cause unnecessary misunderstanding.”
Yang's eyes lit up suddenly, and he understood what she meant in an instant.
If this matter is accomplished, it will not only benefit the Shen family!
Thinking of this, she hastily answered: "Second sister-in-law's words are very true. Since it is the regular money distributed to each place, this money is naturally in the hands of each place, so it is justified!"
Seeing the disapproval on the princess' face, Shen Xinyan simply threw a heavy punch.
"For example, there's no reason for a sister-in-law to take care of the money in the uncle's yard!"
"presumptuous!!"