Chapter 105 Monthly Salary

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Chapter 105: Chapter 105 Monthly SalaryHow to run the shop, Su Jin had written it all down on paper. Just follow it, and it would be fine. Xie Jingchen felt that Chu Shun and the others were capable, so Su Jin was assured to be a hands-off manager. Of course, she wouldn’t let the poisoning incident with the incense just go like that. She got up to go to the backyard. But Xingxing said, "Miss, I’ll go later. Today is the day the Duke Mansion distributes the monthly salary. I’ll go collect the money." Finally, it was time to get money, and with money, she could buy a lot of delicious things. The money saved from Qingyun Mountain was spent as soon as they came to the Capital City. So Su Jin went alone to the bamboo house. Xingxing ran to the front yard, where the maids and servants were lining up to receive their monthly pay. Xingxing did not line up. She walked up and asked, "Why were the monthly salaries for the maids and women of the Agarwood Pavilion sent there, but mine wasn’t?" She asked the stewardess of the Agarwood Pavilion for her monthly salary, but was told that the monthly salary sent from the pavilion was the same as before. Maybe they forgot her, as she didn’t have it there, and she was asked to find Nanny Sun, the steward in charge, in the front yard. Nanny Sun was responsible for distributing the monthly salaries. "You have no share," Nanny Sun said, frowning. Xingxing’s face fell; she had already planned what to buy, and now they were telling her she had nothing. "Why don’t I have a share?!" Xingxing protested angrily. "You just don’t have it, as instructed by the Commandery Princess," said the stewardess. "What instruction from the Commandery Princess? My monthly salary is so little, how would she bother with such a small matter? I think you embezzled my monthly salary!" Xingxing slammed the table. Even though Xingxing stayed close to Su Jin, she was clever. She heard the maids in the mansion complaining about their monthly salaries being embezzled. She had thought right then that if anyone dared embezzle her monthly salary, she’d beat them up. Bullying her on her young lady’s turf meant they were asking for it. People from Qingyun Mountain couldn’t be bullied; that would bring shame to the Marquis and the Madam’s name. Xingxing had a delicate appearance, but when it came to aura, she was full of it, making Nanny Sun nervous. This was a bandit! She had whipped the Heir of Marquis Jingguo. She had whipped the main kitchen steward, Mrs. Li. She had left the Third Madame and the others in Qihao Hall speechless. This little maid, fearless of heaven and earth, would not care about a stewardess like her, right? Although Xingxing glared at her, Nanny Sun seemed to see her brutal look when she pulled out the whip. She glanced around; two other women stood far away. Nanny Sun was instantly infuriated, and her voice trembled slightly as she said, "It was Mrs. Zhao beside Princess Nanzhang who said that since you called the eldest young master ’Sir,’ which is how they refer to him at the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, your monthly salary should be issued by them." Xingxing frowned slightly. What she said sort of made sense. Calling ’Sir’ was indeed the way at the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, while the maids and women at the Duke Mansion called him differently. Xingxing looked at Nanny Sun and said, "If I take the monthly salary from the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, does it mean the Duke Mansion’s house rules don’t apply to me?" Nanny Sun’s eyebrows twitched ever so slightly. That did seem logical. If she didn’t take the Duke Mansion’s monthly salary, she wasn’t their maid, and naturally, their house rules wouldn’t apply to her. But if you argued that it was right, it wasn’t. She was at the Duke Mansion, so of course, she had to be subject to their house rules. How could she disregard them? Even the Eldest Young Madam couldn’t do that, let alone a little maid! In the end, Xingxing left after saying that. The more Nanny Sun thought about it, the more wrong it seemed; wasn’t this giving people grounds for gossip? Nanny Sun handed the task of distributing the monthly salary to a little maid and then hurried to the Peony Garden. Inside, Princess Nanzhang’s face was livid. The little maid stood there, her neck shrunk, not knowing how her report on the incense making the Eldest Young Madam reminiscent of the Qingyun Mountain robbery days made the Commandery Princess’ expression change so suddenly. With such a gloomy expression, the little maid didn’t dare to lift her head. Mrs. Zhao waved her hand, saying, "Withdraw." After the little maid left, Mrs. Zhao advised Princess Nanzhang, "Commandery Princess, calm down." "How am I supposed to calm down?!" Princess Nanzhang was furious beyond words. Mrs. Zhao sighed. There was no way to dissipate this anger. Duke Chong tried to mediate but got his ribs broken by Marquis Dongxiang. Duke Chong sent people to chase Marquis Dongxiang, but Marquis Dongxiang stole their horse and clothes, leaving them humiliated. The previous braised chicken incident taught them a lesson, but they still tried to show the Eldest Young Madam some color, only to have the incense remind her of the robbery days of Qingyun Mountain, and she couldn’t bear the smell of it... Why did everything inexplicably favor the Eldest Young Madam and her father? This was simply unreasonable! While Princess Nanzhang was still angry here, Nanny Sun hurriedly came in to report Xingxing asking her for her monthly salary. Mrs. Zhao was curious, "The maid didn’t go off?" Nanny Sun shook her head, "The Eldest Young Madam’s maid didn’t go off. She said a couple of words and left." "She really didn’t?" Mrs. Zhao found it unbelievable. That maid had quite a temper. With such a bandit temperament, it could be sensed even ten miles away, and she was sure she would go off, but she didn’t. It was illogical. She knew that maid could use a whip and was quite bold, but two fists were no match for four hands. This was the Duke Mansion, Princess Nanzhang’s territory; how could they allow the mistress and servant to run wild here? Temporarily unable to deal with the Eldest Young Madam, removing her maid would be cutting off her right-hand help, leaving her isolated and without support. But in the end, this maid didn’t go off. The maid didn’t act, so others couldn’t just rush up and beat the maid. Nanny Sun said, "The maid just slapped the table, and after hearing the explanation of why she wasn’t getting her monthly salary, she left." She couldn’t say at that moment she thought this little maid seemed somewhat reasonable. But she dared not say it out loud, fearing she might be beaten to death by Princess Nanzhang. She conveyed Xingxing’s words to Princess Nanzhang and Mrs. Zhao. Princess Nanzhang’s anger flared up threefold. Mrs. Zhao was also infuriated; just because they didn’t give this maid her monthly salary, she disregarded the Duke Mansion’s rules?! If later this maid had any problems at the Duke Mansion, wouldn’t the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion come to demand justice for her? This wouldn’t do! And if word got out, it would damage Princess Nanzhang’s reputation. They’re bandits, knowing nothing of the rules, used to calling the girl, and couldn’t adjust to calling ’Sir’ immediately; with the Duke Mansion being so vast, would it really miss a maid’s monthly salary? The Eldest Young Madam came in with only this one maid. The Duke Mansion wasn’t being too harsh, was it? Even if they were the ones being bullied. Nanny Sun knew Princess Nanzhang and Mrs. Zhao couldn’t stand losing face, so she said, "Why don’t I deliver this monthly salary to the maid?" Princess Nanzhang said nothing, while Mrs. Zhao waved her hand. Nanny Sun knew this meant approval, so she quickly withdrew. In the backyard, bamboo house. Xingxing ran back in a hurry to report to Su Jin, "Miss, the Duke Mansion said because I call ’Sir,’ unlike the Duke Mansion’s maids, they wouldn’t give me my monthly salary; my monthly pay should be given by the Marquis and Madam." Su Jin paused, then raised an eyebrow and smiled, "I’ll give it to you later."

Chapter 105 Monthly Salary

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