"What's wrong?" Lin Wei Xi smiled, and looked at Granny Zhao coldly, "Is the menu a golden rule? The law of Dali Temple can be modify, but the banquet menu of Yan Wang Mansion cannot be changed?"
"But, after all, this was set by Wangfei Shen..."
Lin Wei Xi's eyes were cold and her voice was like ice hitting jade: "Am I not the Wangfei now?"
Granny Zhao was completely speechless. She looked at Gao Ran and asked for help: "Shizi Consort, what this lowly old slave said is count for nothing, please persuade Wangfei."
The estate granny followed Granny Zhao's line of sight, only to realize that Shizi Consort was also there. She was in a cold sweat, feeling ashamed, and hurriedly knelt down to salute: "This slave pay respect to Shizi Consort, greeting Shizi Consort."
The estate granny kowtowed while sweating. Actually, she couldn't be blamed. Lin Wei Xi who sat in the middle, had a glamorous appearance. Even if the whole house was so rich and luxurious still not as dazzling as her. The estate granny was surprised by such a bright fairy character, she didn't notice the person next to her. In fact, if looked closely, obviously could recognize Gao Ran. Gao Ran was gorgeously dressed, with golden hairpins and jade, and entirely different from a maid. But who made Lin Wei Xi's appearance too magnificent, estate granny was surprised by the new Wangfei, she secretly glanced at Lin Wei Xi and subconsciously thought the people around were her servants. As a result, with such a negligence she actually mistook the Shizi Consort.
If this estate granny kept her mouth shut, Gao Ran could still regarded it as this granny could not find any gap to greet her because Lin Wei Xi was in the way. However, this woman first showed a surprised look like she saw a ghost, and then knelt down in a hurry, Gao Ran was very embarrassed by her doing this. Under the embarrassment, Gao Ran became more and more angry. This woman was so bold that she just regarded her as Lin Wei Xi's maid?
But in front of so many people, it was not good for Gao Ran to flared up, so she could only smile forcefully and ordered the people up: "It's okay, you are too nervous, to neglect the etiquette can also happen."
The estate granny sweating coldly, she got up and smiled, "It's this old slave who was rude, Shizi Consort do not blame."
Granny Zhao also felt that this hillbilly was an embarrassment, she throw an annoyed glare at the estate granny, and changed the subject: "Shizi Consort, Wangfei is angry, you please persuade Wangfei."
Gao Ran rolled her eyes slightly, she thought to herself, could it be Lin Wei Xi didn't know that Yan Wang liked freshwater fish? If like so, then Gao Ran should even more let Lin Wei Xi make this mistake. She turned her mind and put on a smile on her face: "Mother, I know you are angry, but the New Year's banquet menu is something left behind by mother-in-law. This cannot be changed. Besides, it has been passed down for so many years. It is not good for you to change it rashly."
Gao Ran knew that Lin Wei Xi minded Wangfei Shen, the more she like this, the more Gao Ran wanted to mention Shen shi in front of everyone, so that everyone would know who her real mother-in-law and proper Wangfei was. Gao Ran wanted to provoke Lin Wei Xi to make mistakes on the menu, and it would be better to make Lin Wei Xi so angry that she insisted on touching Shen shi's legacy. If this happened, multiple crimes done one after another and when it passed on to Yan Wang and Shizi, Lin Wei Xi would be in big trouble.
Shizi Consort mentioned "mother-in-law" in front of Wangfei, the atmosphere in the room was obviously stagnated. The maids who served all bowed their heads, and Granny Zhao, who had served Wangfei Shen, was even more prideful. Lin shi was only a novel thing now, that's why Wangye doted on for a day or two, that's all. In fact how could it be compared with Wangfei Shen? It would be too ignorant of if she dared touch the things left behind by Wangfei Shen.
Lin Wei Xi didn't get angry when she heard Gao Ran's words. She paused and said, "That's right, I'm young after all. I'm afraid it's not easy to handle things properly."
As soon as Lin Wei Xi's words came out, everyone in the room was happy and surprised. Happy because Lin Wei Xi finally agreed to follow the routine, also surprised that Lin Wei Xi gave in just like thiat. Lin Wei Xi ignored the various expressions of the people in the room, and continued: "The younger generation is not sensible, so of course they have to learn from the elders. Come on, bring out the New Year's banquet menu when the old Wangfei was alive, and I will consult my mother-in-law's things and see how the banquet should be handle?"
Gao Ran, Granny Zhao and the others became quiet all of a sudden. The late old Wangfei was the first generation of Yan Wangfei, the mother of Yan Wang Gu Hui Yan. They could bully Lin Wei Xi as the second wife, but even if these people were lend many guts they did not dare say that the old Wangfei was wrong. Lin Wei Xi glanced at the hall and saw everyone bowing their heads silently. Then she chuckled, "Why don't you speak anymore? Shizi Consort, do you still have a good opinion?"
Gao Ran could only lower her head and said, "Don't dare, this daughter-in-law has oversteps."
Lin Wei Xi's eyes were lingering on her, do you think only you who has a mother-in-law? If Gao Ran dared to move Wangfei Shen to suppress her, then Lin Wei Xi could move her own mother-in-law, the old Wangfei, and let's see who could overwhelm who.
Just then Wan Xing took the menu, Lin Wei Xi stood up and motioned for Wan Xing to follow her with the menu. Lin Wei Xi walked to the hall, and the surrounding maids crouched down to salute when they saw this. Even Granny Zhao had to step back and bend over. In the room, everyone was one head shorter than Lin Wei Xi. Lin Wei Xi stopped when she was in front of the estate granny. When she saw the exquisite skirt stopped in front of her, the estate granny became more and more frightened, and firmly knocked her head under Lin Wei Xi's feet.
"The harvest in Daxing estate this year is not good, so the rent collection at the end of the year will be slowed down. The 100 acres of farmland are not handled well. Since your whole family not able to manage the estate, then don't. Yan Wang Mansion still has a lot of people who can do it."
The estate granny was shocked, Lin Wei Xi withdrawn her family's managerial position? The estate granny wanted to get up to explain but didn't dare to touch Lin Wei Xi's exquisite and compelling dress, so she could only watch her walk away: "Wangfei, please listen to this old slave's explanation, it's not like that..."
Lin Wei Xi ignored her and left. After Lin Wei Xi left, estate granny sat on the ground and looked at Granny Zhao frantically: "Zhao Mama you see, how can this be good?"
Lin Wei Xi ignored her and left. After Lin Wei Xi left, estate granny sat on the ground and looked at Granny Zhao frantically: "Zhao Mama you see, how can this be good?"
It was the end of the year, and their family wanted to save some silver for the New Year, so they had some thoughts on their master family. Of course they knew that this was wrong, but other farmers had done it in the past. The estate granny's family were tempted and thought that maybe it was nothing. Why would the mistress of Yan Wang Mansion cared about this insignificant hundred taels of silver? If it was only their family, even beaten to death they wouldn't be so greedy, earlier they gave ten taels silver to Granny Zhao that let them have the confidence to speak. Granny Zhao had the backing of Bu Mama, the chief steward of the mansion, as long as Bu Mama turned a blind eye, their trip would definitely be without surprise.
However, who would have thought that the Wangfei was so angry that she would put down her words and replaced the people next year! The estate granny's whole family eats from the estate and lived from the estate. Every year, they save a lot of money by reselling the estate farm produce. If they were driven out from the estate, how could their whole family live?
The estate granny didn't expect that when she wanted to make a big deal, but instead of making any money, the chicken flown from the coop and the eggs were broken (a dead loss). After Lin Wei Xi left, the other people in the room were also left one after another. Taking advantage of the small number of people in the room, the estate granny grabbed Granny Zhao. In any case, she refused to let Granny Zhao walk out first: "Zhao Mama, you also received things this time. You should help me."
Granny Zhao tugged several times but she couldn't get away, she could only get furious, she lowered her voice and said angrily: "Let go, how many people are here? What are you talking about?"
The estate granny was not stupid, even if she die she would not let go, her expression showed 'since you receive the money then you must help me'. Granny Zhao had no choice but to secretly signal: "I can still be greedy for your ten taels of silver? It's useless for you to pester me here, I am not a person who can decide the matters of the mansion."
The estate granny heard some hints: "Zhao Mama means..."
Granny Zhao winked at Gao Ran's back: "The new Wangfei wants to fight Wangfei Shen. Of course, us servants have to obey the orders, but Wangfei Shen is the proper mother-in-law of Shizi Consort. How can Shizi Consort sit idly by? Besides, there is Bu Mama."
The estate granny suddenly realized, pleasantly surprised she got up with a grunt, pulled Zhao Mama's hand, and said, "To inconvenience Zhao Mama to sell goods for me. This vulgar person cannot see Shizi Consort. To trouble Zhao Mama on my behalf to put a words or two in front of Shizi Consort and Bu Mama."
Granny Zhao showed an awkward looks, the estate granny understood, and immediately stuffed a piece of silver from her cuff. Granny Zhao weighted her sleeves, and immediately smiled: "Since you have said so, cannot be avoided to toil around on your behalf. You wait first at the gatehouse. I will call you when I have the news."
The estate granny nodded with a smile. She felt heartache when she thought of the pieces of silver that she had just given away. But the granny then thought about her position at the estate, and thought if she could keep the position, in a year wouldn't there be more than that? The money was worth it.
The estate granny looked at the direction where the goddess Wangfei was leaving just now and sighed. Without rhyme or reason, how come branches suddenly appeared? Everything was good before, how come the newly arrived Wangfei was so stingy.
Gao Ran followed Lin Wei Xi back to the house, Lin Wei Xi was considering the menu, and after a while, she sent a message to let Gao Ran go back.
After Gao Ran returned to her courtyard, Ning Fu and several other maids felt distressed for Gao Ran: "Shizi Consort, your injured hand is not healed yet. Not only Wangfei did not spare you from morning and evening greetings, but she also kept you standing all morning. This bullying is too much."
"Okay, don't say anymore." Gao Ran said, "After all, she is my nominal mother-in-law, and to the worlds it's no different from parents, you know? In a while Shizi should come back from the study, and you are not allowed to mention it to Shizi."
Ning Fu pouted and refused to accept, Gao Ran gave her a glance before these maids responded reluctantly. Before leaving, many people were distressed by the ill-fated of Shizi Consort. When she was in her maiden family her di older sister snatched her marriage, with great difficulty she and Shizi successfully became husband and wife, but still her evil mother-in-law made things difficult for her.
Gao Ran heard the secret whisper of the maids, but she didn't care, just acted like she didn't hear anything. Gu Cheng Yao returned from studying in the front yard study, and as expected, no one told him about this morning affairs. Gao Ran gently and cautiously served the meal for Gu Cheng Yao. Gu Cheng Yao looked at the unstable chopsticks on her hands, and said with some distress: "Quickly sit down, you are already hurt, you should rest. How can I let you to prepare the dishes."
Gao Ran smiled softly at Gu Cheng Yao, her expression looks very moved: "Thanking Shizi for his compassion."
Gu Cheng Yao looked at Gao Ran, but for some reason his thoughts drifted to another person. Gao Xi never said such soft words. What's more, she would not even serve her husband or done any other female virtues. Gu Cheng Yao's mood suddenly withdrawn, and then he was surprised, why did he think about Gao Xi? A vicious woman who deliberately ruined other people's predestined marriage, why would he suddenly think of her voice and smile one year after her death?
Gu Cheng Yao suppressed the strangeness in his heart, but fortunately the maid blocked Gao Ran's sight, so Gao Ran didn't notice. Gu Cheng Yao looked at it and thought about the other mistress at home. Suddenly, his head ached, "Today you went to pay respect to her. Is everything going well?"
Of course Gao Ran knew who this "her" was. Only in front of Gu Hui Yan, but in private neither of them refuse to called Lin Wei Xi mother, which was too awkward. Ning Fu moved, as if she wanted to say something, but was still suppressed by Gao Ran. Gao Ran smiled gently and generously: "Wangfei is very kind and didn't make things difficult for me."
Gao Ran didn't say anything bad. Gu Cheng Yao was even more suspicious when she said it like this. Gu Cheng Yao frowned helplessly, but when he saw Gao Ran's expression, he sighed inwardly and didn't mention it again.
In the afternoon, after Gu Cheng Yao left, Ning Fu was very upset: "Shizi Consort, just now Shizi specifically asked, why didn't you say anything? Wangfei, she deliberately make things difficult for you."
Gao Ran smiled disapprovingly: "To file a complaint is the next step. A truly smart person never fights in person."
Ning Fu didn't understand, Gao Ran also didn't elaborate. While they were sitting, there were noises from outside the door, and from outside there were sound of greetings "Mama Bu" one after another. Gao Ran smiled and stood up, seemingly had no clue and said: "She's here?"
There was no need for her to become the bad person. Wouldn't it be better if Shizi heard her grievances from other people?