The maid kowtowed heavily to the ground and said with a pale face: "I'm sorry, Madam, but it was Madam who asked us to use your boudoir to place flowers and plants."
The other maid also quickly knelt down on the ground.
"The madam said that the empress will not be back for a while, so she left it alone and asked us not to tell the old general and the general."
[This Mrs. Jiang is really brave. I think what she said may be even worse than this. It’s just that the maid didn’t dare to tell the truth. 】
Hearing this, the old general raised his hand and slapped the table heavily, "Is this really true?"
Seeing the old general getting angry, the people waiting around him lowered their heads and said nothing.
The kindness of these old generals to others in the mansion made them forget the old general's original protective temper.
"Dad, don't be angry." Jin Tingan tried to persuade him.
"You told me not to be angry?" The old general was so angry that he wanted to slap the table again. Jin Ting'an quickly held his hand and pointed at Yu Yiluo, who had big round eyes in his arms.
"Hold Luo'er, don't scare Luo'er, calm down."
Only then did the old general remember that he was still holding his granddaughter. He suppressed the anger in his heart, put on a kind smile and whispered to Yu Yiluo: "Don't be afraid, Luo'er. Grandpa didn't mean to scare Xiao Luo'er. Be good, don't be afraid."
Yu Yiluo cooperated very well, grinning and giggling.
Seeing that his precious granddaughter was not frightened, the old general breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that the little one would howl out loud.
"Dad, don't be angry. Just ask someone to move the flowers out. It won't be a problem."
The old general frowned in disapproval, "It doesn't matter. This Mr. Jiang usually seems to be honest, but in the end he did such a disrespectful thing."
In recent years, the Jiang family has been in charge of the house, and there hasn't been any trouble. So he is quite relieved about his daughter-in-law.
I didn't expect that this would happen when my daughter returned home.
"Let's go and see what she did to the room."
The old general stood up and led a few people towards Concubine Xian's boudoir.
Grandma Zhang stepped forward and opened the door.
What comes into view are all kinds of flowers and plants, and there are many dry petals and leaves on the ground.
You can still tell it's a boudoir.
"Someone, take all this out and restore it to how it was before."
The old general gave the order, and the servants quickly began to move the flowers and plants outside.
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On the other side, Mrs. Jiang knew nothing about it.
After having lunch at my parents' house, I got on the carriage and planned to go back to the General's Mansion.
Unexpectedly, his mother chased him out, with a look of resentment on his face.
"It's okay if the general doesn't come with you. He doesn't even prepare the courtesy. You have done hard work in running the general's mansion these years without any credit. They don't take you seriously."
Mrs. Jiang naturally knew why Jin Ting'an didn't go back to the house with her. After all, it was for Concubine Xian's sake.
Didn’t you return those few things you took?
She glanced at her mother and said, "Mom, I have brought a lot of things back to the house over the years, and I also took a lot of money from the general's shop to give to my brothers. It's better not to cause trouble now, otherwise the gain will not be worth the loss."
Mother Jiang glared at her with hatred, "There are so many good things in the General's Mansion, what do you get back? No, I want to go to the General's Mansion with you."
With nothing to do with her, Mrs. Jiang could only go down and help her get into the carriage.
"Mom, don't talk nonsense when you go to the general's mansion."
Mother Jiang sat back on the carriage with an impatient expression, "I know, I know, if your father hadn't arranged this marriage for you back then, would you have lived so well? Now that your father is gone, you... anyway You have to take good care of your brothers and the others."
After listening to Jiang's mother talking all the way, we finally arrived at the General's Mansion.
Mrs. Jiang stood up and warned worriedly.
"Mom, please stop talking nonsense."
After getting off the carriage and entering the general's mansion, Jiang felt that the atmosphere in the mansion was different from the past.
"This General's Mansion is so grand, why don't you buy one for your brothers and the others too!"
Mother Jiang looked at the general's mansion greedily.
With so many people living in such a big house, there are not many rooms left to spare.
"Mom, please restrain yourself."
Mother Jiang withdrew her gaze and followed Mrs. Jiang to the main hall.
In the main hall, Concubine Xian and her family were having lunch, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"Ah, it's better to come early than to come early. The generals are having dinner."
Mother Jiang's sharp voice completely destroyed the harmonious atmosphere.
Yu Yiluo frowned when he heard this voice.
[The best thing about autumn wind is here, can’t you let mother have a good meal? What bad luck. 】
Mrs. Jiang tugged on her sleeves and also noticed Concubine Xian sitting next to the old general.
Not caring about anything else, he respectfully stepped forward and saluted, "See you, Concubine Xian."
Concubine Xian nodded lightly and glanced at Mother Jiang with her beautiful eyes, knowingly knowing what to do.
"I wonder who she is?"
Mrs. Jiang smiled and said: "Back to my mother, this is my mother. My mother didn't trust me alone, so she sent me back specially."
"That's right, I don't want to happen to meet the ladies eating." Mother Jiang agreed with a smile, but her eyes were fixed on Concubine Xian.
"Now that the person has been sent back, he can go back."
Concubine Xian put down her bowls and chopsticks, took the handkerchief from Huarui and wiped her mouth.
"Not everyone can come to the General's Mansion."
"Mother, my mother will leave soon."
Mrs. Jiang did not expect that Concubine Xian would be so humiliated by her, in front of so many maids.
"Oh, this is the little princess, she looks so cute."
Mother Jiang noticed Yu Yiluo being held by Nanny Zhang, and stepped forward to touch her.
Nanny Zhang took a step back and said displeasedly: "How shameless, you can touch the little princess if you want."
The old general had almost finished eating. After ordering people to take away the food, he stood up and sat on the chair next to him.
"Mother Zhang, bring Luo'er over to me."
After taking Yu Yiluo, the old general looked at Mrs. Jiang with sharp eyes, "Mrs. Jiang, go and clean up the boudoir for the queen to live in."
Ms. Jiang felt like she was struck by lightning when she heard this. How could she forget this?
I originally planned to free it before the general came back, but I forgot about it. No wonder Concubine Xian had such a bad attitude.
"My queen, old general, general, I was just busy with other things and forgot about it. I didn't put flowers and plants in my queen's room on purpose."
[It’s not intentional, it’s intentional. There are so many vacant rooms that you don’t want to use, but you choose to put them in your mother’s boudoir. I’m embarrassed to say it’s not intentional. You are still busy, what else can you be busy with? Are you busy stealing things from the General's Mansion and moving them to your parents' house? 】
Jiang's mother was afraid that there would be a quarrel and her plan would fail, so she tried to smooth things over.
"Mother, my daughter has taken care of the general over the years, and she has worked hard without any credit. Just free up the room. We are all a family, so don't hurt the harmony."
Concubine Xian chuckled lightly, "That's right, let's forget about it."
Having said that, Ms. Jiang felt particularly uneasy.
But Concubine Xian really had no intention of pursuing the matter further, leaving her confused for a moment as to what Concubine Xian was planning to do.
"Thank you for your consideration, I will not let something like this happen again next time."
"Oh, that's right, we are all one family." Mother Jiang stepped forward and poured a cup of tea for Concubine Xian.
