Princess Rongling said with a smile: "You girl is really aware of the subtle things, and you are extremely smart. Things are exactly as you said, so I usually reward Lu Tao more, as compensation for her."
Li Qingyi shook his head, "This will hurt my aunt."
Princess Rongling's expression froze.
Li Qingyi looked at her and said: "If the princess treats everyone equally, although the servants will be afraid of Lu Tao, they will not feel unfair. However, Lu Tao is favored by the princess and will receive more rewards on weekdays. Of course. , none of this has anything to do with them, but they will turn their dissatisfaction with Lu Tao into defending Lan Xin and complaining for Lan Xin. They are obviously the steward girls serving the princess, and they are equally dedicated. Try your best, why does Lu Tao always rank first in the princess's heart and receive more care and attention?"
"But Lan Xin didn't show any dissatisfaction."
"Can she still come to you and ask why you are so unfair to her?"
Li Qingyi smiled and said: "You are the master, of course you can value whoever you want to value, and reward whoever you want to reward, but there are also interests and competition among the servants. You can flatter others and look down on others, spread lies, and provoke others. Dissension is common."
Princess Rongling frowned: "Is it possible that Cheng Cheng would not hesitate to kill someone just because of such a trivial matter?"
"It is indeed not a big deal, but if it accumulates in the heart for a long time, it will gradually become hostile and even hateful. Once necessary, Lu Tao, a hated person, will be used as a shield or scapegoat..."
Princess Rongling's face gradually became ugly, "So some time ago, I said that I would accept Lu Tao as my adopted daughter and choose a good marriage to help her get rid of her slave status. This became her talisman."
Li Qingyi sighed: "The princess' love for Lu Tao is right."
"According to what you said, everyone is grieving for Lan Xin, so will Lan Xin herself also have deep grudges... and Jin Ling Yin Ling, will they feel that Lu Tao is dead and they can benefit from her? "
Princess Rongling thought of Lan Xin's sad and embarrassed look just now, and said, "But this is not necessarily the case. Some people are born with a temperament that does not like to compete. Besides, Lan Xin has always been very efficient and has almost never made any mistakes. With Jin Ling Yin Ling, she is still young and has an innocent temperament, so she should not be... Or, if Lu Tao dies, I will definitely bring up another big girl, could it be one of those second-class girls? "
She said a lot, but in the end she couldn't be sure.
Li Qingyi had no choice but to ask: "Are these young girls all born in the same family?"
Princess Rongling felt cold in her heart and said: "You already know about Mother Zhong and Lu Tao. As for Lan Xin, he was not born at home. He bought it from Ren Yazi. There is also an older brother outside the house. , the brother and sister have a good relationship. Jin Ling Yin Ling has a son at home, and the whole family works in the house, which is considered an honest duty."
Li Qingyi had long discovered that the princess did not see many bad people in her eyes, and he did not comment on her "honest duty" and asked: "What kind of jobs do Jin Ling Yin Ling's family members have in the mansion?"
Princess Ronling thought she suspected them, so she elaborated: "Jin Ling's mother is the steward of the big kitchen, and she serves our master in the outer courtyard. Yin Ling's father and mother are not in good health, and I let them go last year." After leaving the house, her brother and sister-in-law are still at the house. My brother works as a coachman for us Yang'er, and my sister-in-law is in charge of the sewing room."
After listening to her words, Li Qingyi's thoughts turned out to be true.
Whether you are a steward in a large kitchen or a steward in a sewing room, you can always make money.
But in any job like this, you can't keep it without a little bit of care.
Not to mention whether he is responsible or not, he definitely cannot be an "honest person".
There are also their men, one is a waiter for the Yongping Marquis, and the other is a coachman for the young Marquis who is the master of the house. Neither of them is an easy job. How can you do it well if you don’t have much ability?
"So, Lan Xin is the only one in this house."
Princess Rongling was slightly startled, "Although she is alone, I have not treated her badly."
Li Qingyi shook his head, "That's not what I said."
She explained: "Jin Ling and Yin Ling are all born in the same family, and their families all have good jobs in the house. Lu Tao's mother, Mrs. Zhong, is the nurse of the young marquis, so she must be very trusted and important. Only Lan Xinwu The only person I rely on for help is you, my aunt. You also said that she never made a mistake because she didn't dare to make a mistake. She is popular, not necessarily because of her good temper, but also because she doesn't dare to offend anyone. On the surface , She is very successful in front of the princess, but maybe behind her back she is more cautious than anyone else, walking on thin ice."
Princess Rongling became confused again after hearing this. She had never thought about such a complicated thing.
Li Qingyi wanted to say that people's hearts are so complicated, but now is not the time to talk about this. She asked: "Lu Tao's mother Zhong Mama passed away. What do aunties think Lan Xin will think?"
Princess Rongling hesitated and said, "Does she think Lu Tao has become like her?"
"Yes, Lan Xin may feel better because Lu Tao has become like her. However, not long after, the aunt said that she would accept Lu Tao as her adopted daughter and choose a good marriage for her. The aunt felt that the ups and downs What will Lan Xin think next?"
Princess Rongling's expression changed, "Disappointed, unwilling, even hating..."
"Yeah, maybe in a deserted corner, Lan Xin will cry loudly, even insult God, or some venting methods that we can't guess. If someone sees this scene at this time..."
"But, this is just a trivial matter. Even if someone knows about it, it won't matter. You won't be threatened, right?"
"My aunt thinks so because she has never withstood the pressure of public opinion. If this matter is known to others, especially those who are close to Lan Xin and defend her, they will say that it turns out that Lan Xin is such a person. It's a shame that we still She feels injustice for her everywhere. Bad people do good deeds and the prodigal will turn around. Good people do bad things even once and will be sent to the eighteenth level of hell. Lan Xin has such a low self-esteem and a cautious temperament that she never wants to suffer such consequences. .”
"Is it possible to conclude that Lan Xin did it just because of this?"
Li Qingyi shook his head and looked at Luozi, who was wrapped in a handkerchief on the table. "It was this Luozi that made me suspicious of her, and I then inferred this."
Princess Rongling looked at the Luozi in astonishment, and looked at Princess Yuanheng, "This Luozi is indeed Lutao's, so what's the problem?"
Princess Yuanheng was also confused this time.
Li Qingyi wanted to answer the two of them, and Chang Ning came back to resume his life.
None of the three people expected her to move so quickly, and they all looked towards her.
Chang Ning took a breath and said, "Girl, I found the person who collected the night incense that night."
