After hearing this, Zhichun's eyes lit up. He immediately understood what the lady meant, and happily went to find those things one by one.
Xu Shichu led a group of people and walked towards the hall in a mighty manner. The servants in the prime minister's residence were surprised to see her making such a big scene. They didn't know what the lady was doing.
However, when they saw the maids and servants behind Xu Shichu carrying pieces of cloth and some utensils of not very good quality walking towards the hall, a clever servant immediately and quietly went to the young lady's original owner.
Xu Shichu and his group soon arrived at the hall, and she ordered someone, "Go and invite the prime minister over." After thinking for a while, she said to another servant, "If the young master is in the mansion today, invite him over as well."
The servant took the order and left.
Zhichun consciously placed all the food in the lunch box on the table one by one.
Not long after, the sound of Luo Changqing's unhurried footsteps came from outside.
"Madam, you're looking for me?" Luo Changqing asked as soon as he came in. Then he saw the dishes on the table and was a little confused. "What day is today? Do you want everyone to have a reunion dinner together?"
Xu Shichu sneered and said, "Is the Xiangfu so poor? Do you want to eat this kind of food for the reunion dinner?"
Luo Changqing was stunned after hearing what he heard, and then he looked at the dishes carefully. He could see the problem at a glance. There were both meat and vegetarian dishes, but the meat was either dark in color, which made people lose their appetite at first glance, or it was shiny and greasy, soaked in half a plate of oil, making people feel greasy before they even eat it. The vegetarian dishes were even uglier, either with wilted and yellow leaves, or they were not fried in oil, which looked not fresh and made people unable to swallow them.
Which family's reunion dinner would be prepared like this? No, such a meal would never appear on the table of the prime minister's residence.
"What's going on?" Luo Changqing thought for a while and guessed what was going on. He asked Xu Shichu with a calm and handsome face.
Xu Shichu raised her eyelids to look at him, and said sarcastically, "I also want to know what's going on. I just want to eat some normal meals, but these days my maids have been served dishes like this in the kitchen. I don't know if the Xiangfu is running out of money and has no money to buy good ingredients, or if my treatment as the nominal Xiangfu's wife has declined and I am only worthy of eating such meals!"
As Xu Shichu spoke, she became more and more angry. She had been quietly serving as her tool, just wanting to eat better, dress better and live a more comfortable life. But now, there were people who disliked her and wanted to destroy her comfortable life. She couldn't tolerate this!
It doesn't matter if she is scolded or disrespected, but it is unbearable to prevent her from enjoying delicious food.
In life, she just eats, drinks and has fun. She has no ambitions. This is her hobby. Anyone who destroys it is unforgivable!
"Go call the people in the kitchen, let me see if they don't want to work in the mansion anymore!" Luo Changqing's eyes were deep, and he exuded a strong low pressure all over his body. He looked like a storm was about to come, and he was obviously angry. The servants around him were so scared that they lowered their heads and ears, not daring to breathe.
"I'm sorry, I didn't discipline the servants in the mansion well, and you suffered injustice." Luo Changqing said to Xu Shichu in an apologetic tone.
Xu Shichu sneered and didn't say anything polite to him. He said directly: "No, no, no. It should be that you disciplined her too well. After all, this trick of 'serving different dishes to different people' is quite useful."
Luo Changqing was choked by her sarcastic words, but could not refute. However, he felt displeased with his daughter-in-law in his heart. The power of housekeeper in the mansion had just been handed over to her, and she had caused such a thing. She treated her mother-in-law harshly and was unfilial and unfraternal. What on earth did she want to do
"Stepmother, father, I wonder what's the matter that you called me here?" Luo Rui hurried over and asked when he saw his stepmother and father in the hall.
"Take a look." Xu Shichu pointed at the food on the table, then at the faded fabrics and rough utensils.
"These are the new allowances I received in the mansion. I don't know if there is a big problem with the money and property of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so that we can only use these inferior products now. If there is really a problem, Master Luo, just tell me. I have money and can use the things I bought myself, so that the mansion can save my share, maybe it will make the mansion more comfortable."
"There's no problem with the property in the mansion!" Luo Rui denied it directly when he heard it. However, when he calmed down and remembered his wife's dissatisfaction with her stepmother, he immediately understood what was going on.
He was so ashamed that his usually fair face turned red. He didn't dare to say anything to Xu Shichu. He turned around and growled at the servant: "Call the young lady to me!"
"I'm sorry, stepmother. My wife is in charge of all the affairs in the mansion now. These things are of poor quality, but they are included in your share. In any case, it is because she failed to manage the household well and treated you harshly. I will definitely discipline her." Luo Rui's face was burning, and he gritted his teeth to clean up the mess for his wife.
Xu Shichu glanced at him and said lightly:
"Really? Then she really needs to be disciplined. She is the future mistress of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and will also be the mistress of a clan in the future. If she can't even manage the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion with only a few masters, how can she manage the affairs of a large clan with so many people and so many complaints in the future
It is said that you should marry a virtuous wife. She should be your good wife, help you manage family affairs, so that you have no worries, fully display your talents in your career, and continue the glory of the family.
But now it seems that she... Alas, I heard that a good mistress can bring prosperity to three generations, while a bad mistress can ruin three generations of descendants...
I am only a nominal wife of the Prime Minister, so it is not a big deal if she offends me, but what if she offends your boss, your colleague's wife, your mother? Or if she offends someone in your family, causing unrest in your home and infighting among your clan members
It is said that a thousand-mile dam is destroyed by an ant hole. The Prime Minister's Mansion is in a state of turmoil. I wonder how many people are staring at this place, waiting to catch you in the lurch... So, Madam, should she restrain herself a little?"
Xu Shichu spoke a long speech in a light-hearted manner, but the father and son of the Luo family were shocked when they heard it and realized the seriousness of the matter.
It is undeniable that although Xu Shichu's words were a bit exaggerated, they were indeed reasonable. As the prime minister of a country, Luo Changqing thought more, so he bowed solemnly to Xu Shichu and said gratefully: "Thank you, madam, for reminding me. I will definitely give you an explanation."
"I don't really care whether I have to explain or not." Xu Shichu said this, but he was thinking in his heart: Of course you have to explain to me, destroying my beauty is unforgivable!
She continued to flatter Qin Mei: "If the young lady really cares about me eating and drinking for free in the mansion, I can give up my share. I have my own money and can support myself."