Although she really wanted to eat another candied fruit, when she thought of her appearance in the mirror, An Miaoyi restrained her desire, closed her eyes, and ordered to the maids waiting on the side:
"This plate of preserves is given to you, take it back and eat it..."
Hearing An Miaoyi's words, the maids on the side suddenly showed joy and said:
"Thank you ma'am!"
In this era when production technology was not yet developed, sweets such as candied fruits were very expensive, which was not something that little maids like them could afford. They usually watched the nobles in the house eat them, but secretly they were very greedy. Drool, now that I can finally have a feast, I am naturally very happy.
After giving the things to the little maids, An Miaoyi felt a little sleepy. It might be because she was pregnant, which made An Miaoyi particularly sleepy now. She obviously slept very well at night, but she still felt sleepy during the day. During the meeting, An Miaoyi unknowingly took a nap amidst the sounds of the maids reading aloud.
After burning a stick of incense, Ye Cheng, the housekeeper of the Governor's Mansion, came to the door of An Miaoyi's room holding a pamphlet. Seeing Wang Cheng coming, the maid serving in the room immediately went to report that An Miaoyi had been awakened from her sleep. , combed his appearance and asked Ye Cheng to come into the room to talk.
"Madam, these are the expenses of this month. Please take a look!"
Ye Cheng bowed and handed the pamphlet in his hand to An Miaoyi. From the surname, Ye Cheng knew that he was from the Ye family. Although he was a little farther away from Ye Mingsheng in terms of blood relationship, in terms of seniority He is also Ye Mingsheng's cousin. His father, Ye Renxiao, was previously responsible for providing land to Ye Mingsheng and his family and collecting rent for their shops in Fengshan County.
In addition to having a clean life, Ye Cheng is also very smart and good at doing things. Moreover, he was watched by Ye Cui when he was a child in Fengshan County. In addition, he has a very sweet mouth and an aunt, so he is very popular with Ye. Cui’s like···············
Three months ago, Ye Chengqiu came to the Ye Cui family and wanted to ask for a job. Ye Cui was also a little embarrassed about this. Although Ye Mingsheng valued Ye Tie, Ye Dong, Ye Kui and other members of the Ye family, they also used Wang Xuecheng. This in-law, but these people are also capable and loyal.
In order to prevent this kind of nepotism from affecting the atmosphere of the Fengwu Army, Ye Mingsheng had told the Ye Cui family before that no one from the Ye family would agree to ask for an official position. Let them talk to Ye Mingsheng themselves, and Ye Mingsheng will take care of it. Cook them.
Because she was born in a family like the Cui family, Ye Cui also understood the seriousness of the matter. Therefore, she always rejected the Ye family members who came to ask for an official position in the past. At most, she would take some silver from the house to help. Help these people.
However, because Mrs. Ye Cui liked Ye Cheng, her nephew, she wanted to help him from the bottom of her heart. However, because Ye Mingsheng had spoken before, she didn’t know how to talk to Ye Mingsheng. After An Miaoyi found out about it, , An Miaoyi came up with a way, that is, Ye Cheng first came to work at the Governor's Mansion to help the Governor handle some chores...
In this way, an errand was arranged for Ye Cheng, so that he would not have to do nothing all day long. If he could make some achievements, because Ye Mingsheng could see it in the Governor's Mansion, he would also be able to arrange it for him. Better errands.
Secondly, although Ye Mingsheng handles political affairs in the Governor's Mansion, in the final analysis, the Governor's Mansion is still Ye Mingsheng's private residence, which is different from the government and the army. Letting Ye Cheng come to the Governor's Mansion to handle errands does not violate Ye Mingsheng's principle of rejecting nepotism.
So as soon as An Miaoyi came up with the idea, she was deeply liked by Ye Cui. After making Ye Cui satisfied, An Miaoyi went to Ye Mingsheng to talk. At the beginning, Ye Mingsheng was still a little bit concerned about letting Ye Cheng enter the Governor's Mansion to handle errands. He was wary, but after An Miaoyi's persuasion, he was concerned about Ye Cui's mood and agreed to let Ye Cheng enter the house and do some purchasing work.
After finally getting this job, Ye Cheng cherished it very much. He worked hard in the past few months and did the purchasing job very well, because he was up to his own standards, and he had Ye Cui's level. The relationship is there, so in order to please Mrs. Ye Cui, An Miao also promoted Ye Cheng to be the housekeeper of the Governor's Mansion because she was currently pregnant and should not work too hard...
Taking the pamphlet from Ye Cheng's hand, An Miaoyi began to read it carefully. Although a lot of power was delegated to Ye Cheng in other aspects, An Miaoyi still did not dare to have the slightest bit of control over the most critical financial power in the Governor's Mansion. Carry it securely in your hand.
"I heard that Bai's expenses are very high, isn't it? Why did you only use so little of the money this month?" An Miaoyi looked at the brochure and asked:
According to Ye Mingsheng’s rules at home, except for my mother Ye Cui’s daily expenses, which are not subject to an upper limit, everyone else’s daily expenses must be moderate. A monthly allowance will be given to everyone to buy what they like, but If the expenses exceed the limit, the government will not reimburse you.
Ye Cheng nodded when he heard this, and then introduced:
"When Mrs. Bai comes into the house, she takes a symbolic amount of money and puts it all in the house's account. I heard that her parents' family will give her money every month!"
An Miaoyi didn't say anything when she heard this, but secretly kept Bai Shi in mind!
This Bai Yuanyuan is not a good person. She has been very aware of the king since she entered the house. She not only takes good care of Ye Mingsheng and makes Ye Mingsheng linger on her, but also rushes to please Ye Cui on weekdays, even if it is a warm face but a cold butt. No matter what.
Although Mrs. Ye Cui doesn't like Bai Yuanyuan because of Bai's origin, people's hearts are fleshy after all, and Mrs. Ye Cui is not a mean old lady, so she gradually begins to fall under Bai Yuanyuan's enthusiastic offensive, and begins to Without giving Bai Yuanyuan a look, she allowed Bai Yuanyuan to go over and have dinner with her...
In order to please Ye Mingsheng, Bai Yuanyuan would buy a new dress every three to five days, as well as new jewelry and rouge for dressing up. In addition, in daily life, because Ye Mingsheng stipulated that the household should be frugal, the meals in the kitchen were also limited. Naturally, she couldn't get used to eating, so she hired a cook from Guoji Restaurant, a large restaurant in Dongning, and hid in her small yard to secretly cook a small stove for her.
An Miaoyi originally thought that the Bai family's customary money must be fully used, but now it seems that she also understands Ye Mingsheng's thoughts, and deliberately uses no money from the house to pretend to be frugal and dedicated to please Ye Mingsheng!
Although she doesn't like Bai's scheming, because she wants to win over Bai, as long as Bai doesn't cross the line, An Miaoyi will pretend to turn a blind eye to her matters.
Scanning the booklet again and looking at the column of Jinyu, An Miaoyi frowned slightly and asked;
"Why did Jinyu borrow fifty taels of silver from the account again? And gave it to her brother Wang Gui who couldn't support him?"
Ye Cheng smiled bitterly, nodded and said:
"Yes, madam! Her brother Wang Gui recently lost money in business and was being chased for debts. He had no choice but to ask Mrs. Jinyu to ask for it. Mrs. Jinyu gave him all the monthly payment for this month, but still It’s not enough, so I made an advance payment for the next two months...”
Although she was sold by her family to work as a maid at a low price since she was a child, Jinyu's family still kept in touch with Jinyu. In the past, because they knew that Jinyu could not make much money as a maid, it was just that the family's financial situation was not good and her livelihood was poor. When he couldn't go any further, he asked Jinyu for money.
But since Jinyu became the concubine of Ye Mingsheng, when her family heard that Jinyu had become the concubine of the Governor, they felt that Jinyu would also enjoy endless glory and wealth, and she could have as much money as she wanted, so they were even more Things got worse. His brother Wang Gui came to Jinyu to ask for money whenever he was short of money.
Little did they know that because of Liaoyang's financial difficulties, Ye Mingsheng also wanted to raise an army that dared to fight and was good at fighting in order to strive for world hegemony, which was a way of saving money. This led to the fact that although Jinyu was Ye Mingsheng's concubine and had no worries about daily food and clothing, she didn't have as much money as they thought, and she was reluctant to take back the money from her family. I couldn't bear to wear them, so I subsidized them all for my parents' family.
On Bai Yuanyuan's side, she might make a new outfit in three to five days, and if she sees jewelry or powder that she likes, she will buy it without looking at the price, but on Jinyu's side, she can only rely on what is available in her house. You have to wear jewelry to dress up, and the treatment for both is like heaven and earth!
Even before, An Miaoyi thought that the little girl Jinyu was really pitiful and was respectful to her, so she gave Jinyu some jewelry and cloth. However, in order to support her family, Jinyu secretly sold all these things in exchange for money for her brother. Wang Gui took it...
Even so, Wang Gui was still not considerate of her sister. She was involved in all kinds of food, drink, prostitution and gambling. Whenever she met everyone, she would boast that she was the brother-in-law of the Governor. An Miaoyi had planned to deal with this Wang Gui before, but because she was worried about Jinyu's face So I didn't take action, but now it seems that Jinyu can't handle this matter well, so An Miaoyi, as the eldest lady, will have to help!
Looking at Ye Cheng, An Miaoyi ordered in a deep voice:
"I'll leave Wang Gui's affairs to you. The Governor's Mansion can't keep such a moth! But don't be too harsh and kill this Wang Gui!"
Feeling the coldness in An Miaoyi's eyes, Ye Cheng suddenly became stern, and immediately nodded in affirmation and said:
"Madam, I have long wanted to take care of this prince. Just leave the matter to me! Make sure you handle the matter decently and not lose the face of our Governor's Mansion!"
After explaining Ye Cheng, An Miaoyi saw that the other accounts were OK, so she let Ye Cheng go back. She was going to take a nap. Just then Qiqige came back and saw An Miaoyi lying on the bed. He just walked over to close the doors and windows tighter to prevent An Miaoyi from feeling the cold while sleeping.
After Qiqige finished, she was about to retreat quietly, but just as she was about to go out, An Miaoyi's calm voice came to her ears.
"What happened..."
Qiqige hesitated after hearing this, then pretended to be nonchalant and said:
"Madam, nothing's wrong!"
An Miaoyi slowly sat up from the bed and said to Qiqige:
'Qiqige, you said you would never lie to me! '
Seeing this, Qiqige could only turn around, and after being silent for a while under An Miaoyi's gaze, she said helplessly:
"I overheard the conversation between Ye Kui and Ye Ju. Sir, he went out from his residence a few days ago to have a tryst with Murong Qingwu in the Dongting Theater!"
Qiqige just overheard the news yesterday. When she first learned the news, she subconsciously wanted to report it to An Miaoyi. However, considering that An Miaoyi was pregnant, her mood swings were also very high. In order to prevent An Miaoyi from getting pregnant after getting the news, Qiqige decided not to tell An Miaoyi yet after careful consideration, but she never thought that she would not be able to hide her thoughts in front of An Miaoyi.
Although she had realized the possible situation from Qiqige's expression, An Miaoyi couldn't help but feel tense when she heard the news. She clenched her fists tightly and felt an indescribable feeling in her heart. Wronged.
Seeing An Miaoyi like this, Qiqige also asked with some distress and concern:
"Ma'am, are you okay?"
Taking a deep breath, An Miaoyi regained some composure, and then ordered to Qiqige:
"You take my name card and go to Murong Mansion to find her, and tell her that I want to get together with her!"
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Ye Mingsheng, who still didn't know what was going on at home, was in the staff headquarters, listening to He Jingyun's latest entry battle plan.
After the unremitting efforts of all colleagues in the Coordination Office yesterday, it was finally confirmed that Zhao Fuqu, who was in the Jinzhong area at this time, only suffered a small cut on his hand due to the assassination of the Supervision Department assassin and was not seriously injured, while the Yan Jun in Jinzhong The main force also stood still and continued to confront Feng Han in Jinyang. There was no sign of withdrawal. Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief after learning the news.
Originally, Youyan's high-walled cities were troublesome enough for the Fengwu Army, which lacked experience in attacking fortresses. If the main force of the Yan army withdrew and allowed sufficient troops in these high-walled cities, then even if Ye Mingsheng finally took these cities If you chew them all off one by one, you will probably suffer heavy losses and be unable to continue going south.
Although Zhao Fuqu did not disappoint Ye Mingsheng, in view of the situation in Yunbin, Feng Han had already received reinforcements from Guanzhong. It would be difficult for Zhao Fuqu to capture Yunbin in the short term. In order to prevent the situation from changing and heading in an unforeseen direction, Ye Mingsheng decided It’s better to strike first and advance your entry plan!
The advance of the entry plan is not just as simple as advancing the date. It affects the whole body and involves the large-scale transfer of tens of thousands of people. Therefore, dozens of staff members from the General Staff Headquarters, starting from the Chief of General Staff He Jingyun down, are revising the plan. After a whole night, it was Kankan who came up with the latest revised version of the battle plan and reported to Ye Mingsheng and several important generals today...
