Song Qian frowned when he thought of this. There was a slap mark on that girl's face just now!
Was it because of this incident that he was beaten by Mrs. Lin?
The more Song Qian thought about it, the more she realized that this was the case, and she couldn't help but secretly scold the Lin family for not being able to get on the stage!
She couldn't let Wei Shiyuan have more aunts around him!
*****
Li Qingyi is not a god, and he cannot figure out exactly what Lin and others are thinking about at once. He can only explore bit by bit.
Just as he was thinking about it, Chang Lan came over and said that Mrs. Lin had come to Dafang to find Princess Yuanheng.
This time Lin came all the way to the main room, but he was actually hesitant in his heart.
But in the entire Wei family, she could only say this to Princess Yuanheng.
Although she had been angry with Princess Yuanheng over the years and had been stepped on by her, Mrs. Lin was only secretly angry and had no overt conflict with her.
If Princess Yuanheng can give her this face and help her get through this difficulty, it is not impossible for her to stand by Princess Yuanheng and follow her lead. After all, the entire Wei family relies on the big house.
Previously, they were just jealous of Princess Yuanheng's good fortune, so they were unwilling to submit to her.
Of course, Mrs. Lin didn’t want to beg for help in such a humble way, but if she didn’t open her mouth, she wouldn’t be able to escape from Mrs. Zou. If Mrs. Zou really made a fuss and let the Wei family know what happened to her, she would be embarrassed. So simple.
My mother's family is like this, there is no way to retreat.
In comparison, what does it mean to ask for help in a low voice, and what does face mean?
Thinking of this, Lin no longer hesitated and strode into Jinhua Courtyard.
Princess Yuanheng was about to leave the mansion when the two of them bumped into each other. Seeing Mrs. Lin coming, she was a little puzzled: "What do you want from me, my second brother and sister?"
Seeing that Princess Yuanheng was in a hurry, Mrs. Lin knew that today was not the time to ask for a loan. She felt a little disappointed and asked, "Is the princess going out?"
"I have to go out of the government. There was a flood in Yanzhou. The emperor summoned the ministers to discuss donating food. As you know, we in the Wei Mansion have little wealth, but our Shangshu Mansion is in a high position and we have to set an example. Old Madam. He said that he wanted to borrow 30,000 taels from me first. I don’t have that much cash at the moment, and I have to go around for turnover.”
Mrs. Lin didn't expect to encounter this problem, and her heart sank. Princess Yuanheng took out 30,000 taels, and there was no way she could get another 20,000 taels for her. Even if she was willing to bother, Maybe it can't be done in a month.
"I don't have anything to do. If the princess has something to do, please hurry up and get busy."
Princess Yuanheng hurriedly left after hearing this. Mrs. Lin was stunned for a moment and left Jinhuayuan in a state of despair.
Li Qingyi was in the corridor not far away, pretending to enjoy the flowers. When he saw Mrs. Lin coming out, he looked at her face carefully.
"What's wrong with her? She looks like the sky is falling. She's so distraught..."
Changlan said: "I'll go ask the people at Jinhuayuan what she just said to the princess."
Li Qingyi nodded and saw that Lin had gone in the wrong direction. He came back to his senses and went back to the second room again.
"It seems that Ms. Lin has a lot of leverage, which makes her so worried."
Silk Lan said: "Why don't we arrest Mr. Zou and torture him again!"
Li Qingyi chuckled and poked her forehead with his finger, "Zou is a member of the Hou family, not a nun in the nunnery. We have captured her and tortured her. How should we deal with the aftermath?"
Silan laughed awkwardly and said: "This slave is confused..."
Changlan came back soon and recounted the conversation Lin had just had with Princess Yuanheng in the courtyard without missing a word.
Silan was startled, "Yanzhou flood? What does this have to do with the Lin family?"
"The flood has nothing to do with her, that is, the money has something to do with her." Li Qingyi frowned slightly and thought: "Lin is very sensitive when it comes to money, but she is not so depressed, right? ?」
"Yes! It's not her money, why is she so frustrated?"
"Perhaps it was her money that was taken?"
"ah?
"Siam Lan was puzzled, "Why did the princess's money become her money?"
Li Qingyi said: "I mean, did Lin borrow money from the princess? The princess wants to withdraw thirty thousand taels, and it takes time to turn around. It may not be easy to withdraw another sum of money."
Although Princess Yuanheng has many assets, most of them are Zhuangzi's shop and house. Who would keep so much cash in hand?
Even if the money is stored in the bank and you want to withdraw it, the bank will still need time to raise cash, and it doesn't mean just tens of thousands taels.
Changlan said: "Ms. Lin wants to borrow money from the princess? It's possible... but how much can she borrow? She has nothing to do in the house, so she doesn't need much money, right? Even if the princess takes out thirty thousand taels, even if It’s not a problem to give her one thousand eight hundred taels, right?”
"So, what Lin needs is not 1,800 taels at all, but tens of thousands of taels!"
Changlan frowned, thinking it was impossible, "How can Mr. Lin spend such money?"
But the more Li Qingyi thought about it, the more he understood, "Don't forget, Mrs. Lin became what she is now after she returned to her parents' home to meet Mrs. Zou. It's not Mrs. Lin who needs money, but Mrs. Zou! And Mrs. Zou is the one who needs money." Holding the hand of Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Lin has to collect the money for her!"
Changlan suddenly realized: "No wonder! Mrs. Lin loves face the most and doesn't want others to look down on her in terms of money, yet she is willing to lower her head and come to the princess to borrow money. She must be forced to have no choice but to pass this test!"
Li Qingyi smoothed it over with his fingers, and the more he thought about it, the more it seemed right, "Chang Lan, go to the Nanning Marquis Mansion and ask if there is anything going on in the third room recently."
"Yes, girl." Chang Lan agreed and left in a hurry.
*****
Here, Mrs. Lin returned to the second room. She walked back carelessly, not knowing where to go. She walked to Qianyun Pavilion unknowingly. She didn't notice it until Dong Ling reminded her.
What is she doing here!
If she wants to borrow money, she can't borrow it from Song Qian!
I was thinking this in my heart, but my feet walked involuntarily. After Song Qian entered the house, she had not been to Song Qian's yard yet.
On weekdays, there were not many people coming and going in Qianyun Pavilion, and only Wen Yuniang came here occasionally. The woman who was guarding the door was lazily leaning on the door frame and taking a nap.
Lin's steps slowed down by some strange mistake.
After walking a few steps forward, voices came from the corridor.
A girl's voice said: "We girls haven't painted for a long time, why do we want this cinnabar again?"
Song Qian's companion and Song Qian herself did not recognize the identity of "aunt", so the servants of Qianyun Pavilion secretly still called Song Qian "girl", just waiting for the day when she would be corrected.
Mrs. Lin secretly sneered and wanted to move forward, but she heard another old voice say: "Why do you care so much? Let me ask you, did you go back to the Song family to get this cinnabar? Could it be that you were lazy and just went to the Song family?" Did you buy it from a drug store?"
"Oh Mom, I am such an indifferent person!"
"That's good, there's nothing wrong with this! Go ahead and don't tell anyone else!"
Mrs. Lin frowned, what could be wrong with a piece of cinnabar used for painting? Are you still not allowed to tell anyone?
Just as he was thinking about it, there was movement inside. Mrs. Lin hurriedly took a few steps back, pretending that she had just come over.
Mother Sun came out of the corridor and was startled when she saw Mrs. Lin approaching, "Madam, why are you here?"
Mrs. Lin said as if nothing had happened, "Are your aunts free at the moment?"
Mother Sun looked at Mrs. Lin's expression and felt that she had just arrived. She didn't hear them talking, so she felt relieved and said, "My aunt is sleeping right now. Madam has something to do. I will call my aunt right now."
"No, she's asleep. Just tell her."
When Sun's mother heard this, she really stood firm and did not ask Song Qian to get up.
In normal times, Mrs. Lin would have been very angry because of Mother Sun's neglect, but today she didn't care at all and said, "I'm sick and don't have much energy to worry about housework. This month's monthly salary is about to disappear. In addition to For the Peilan Courtyard, your aunt will take care of the rest and go to the public account to get it and distribute it to everyone."
Mother Sun was a little surprised that Mrs. Lin actually delegated power to let their girls do such a thing.
This is a great opportunity to win over people!
Mother Sun agreed, "Yes, madam, don't worry, I will tell my aunt soon and everything will be settled as it should be."
Lin nodded, "Then I'll go back first."
When Sun's mother saw her leaving, she hurried back to the house to report to Song Qian.
When Mrs. Lin left the Qianyun Pavilion, Dong Ling couldn't help but ask, "Why did Madam leave the matter of the birth of the moon to Aunt Song?"
