Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 573 I don’t have this habit

"Young Madam, it was my own mistake. I took too much. I will take according to the amount next time. It has nothing to do with our Madam." Mrs. Qian came up and knelt in front of Hua Lei.

"Oh, you're wrong. You should be more careful next time. Take as much as your wife asks you to take. Don't waste anything. Look at this table full of leftovers. It would be a shame to throw them away.

You have to know that there are still many people out there who don't have enough to eat." Hua Lei said indifferently, turned around and said to Qian, "Second brother's wife, I have already paid for the food at the restaurant, what about yours?"

"I......." Qian clenched the handkerchief in her hand.

"Madam, in the capital, don't you get food from the public kitchen? Why do you have to pay for it yourself? Wouldn't it be a joke if you tell others about it?

The Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion is a big family, can't they afford to support their daughter-in-law? It's impossible for the daughter-in-law to eat a few more dishes and let her pay for it herself, right? "Mrs. Qian II said.

Hualei patted the non-existent dust on her sleeves and said with a smile, "Second Madam, I would like to ask, in your Minister's Mansion, each room does not have a fixed amount of food to take from the public kitchen? Can they take unlimited food?"

Madam Qian's face tightened. In the aristocratic families of the capital, the meals that each room got from the public kitchen were usually fixed. If she wanted to have more dishes, she would pay for more dishes privately.

"Or is it that the Minister's Mansion can't afford to support the Second Madam, and needs our Zhenbei Marquis Mansion to support her? What about these maids and old women as well? The Minister's Mansion can't afford to support them either?" Hua Lei asked with a wry smile.

"Hua, what do you mean?" Mrs. Qian's face turned red with anger.

"Second Madam, shouldn't I be the one asking you this? You and your maids and servants ate at our restaurant, and I asked you for the meal money, but you refused to pay.

What do you mean? You want us to feed you with good food and drink for nothing." Hua Lei also said impolitely.

"You..., you bitch..." Mrs. Qian had never been treated to such words before. The curse words burst out of her mouth at once, but she had to choke back. At the same time, she was so angry that she grabbed a bowl and plate beside her and threw it at Hualei.

Ziyun behind him stepped forward to block the attack, and the dishes broke into pieces on the ground.

"Ziyun, Ziyan, Madam Qian'er doesn't pay for meals and also insults and attacks the imperial officials. Send Madam Qian II to the county jail and let Magistrate Zou to try her." Hua Lei, who was wearing an official uniform, also became angry.

Ziyun and Ziyan stepped forward and held Madam Qian's arms one by one.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, what are you doing? We are all relatives, why make things so awkward? Can't I just give you the money? I will, I will." Qian was suddenly panicked.

"You, you dare..." Mrs. Qian was also frightened by Hua Lei for a moment. She didn't expect Hua Lei to be so tough.

"Ziyun, take them away." Hualei shook her sleeves and stood up. If she didn't calm down these two greedy people today, there would be trouble in the future.

As for Qian, who was confused, she really didn't want to waste time talking to her. Moreover, she still remembered the example of Madam Han and the relatives who had stayed in the large courtyard of the Marquis' Mansion.

If she can't get rid of her shame now, she will be led by others in the future. She thought Rong Jin's previous use of the topic to solve the problem once and for all was quite useful, so she decided to give it a try.

Qian grabbed Hua Lei who was about to leave and said, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, don't be like this. Family disgrace should not be made public. Please wait a moment, I will get you the silver right away." As Qian spoke, she ordered Mrs. Qian to go to the room to get the silver bills.

"Family scandal? What family scandal is this? It was the people from the Minister's Mansion who didn't pay for meals, and insulted and attacked officials. How did it become a family scandal of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion?

Or does my second sister-in-law think that this is a family scandal of your Minister's Mansion? It seems that my second sister-in-law has not yet taken charge of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. I will talk to my second brother about it. "Hua Lei shook off Qian's pull.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I beg you, please don't be like this. My sister-in-law has no bad intentions, she just speaks her mind, please don't take it to heart." Qian hugged one of Hua Lei's arms.

"She insulted me in person and attacked me, and you said I misunderstood? Also, why should I not care? You like to flatter her, so go and flatter her yourself. I don't have such a habit." Hua Lei sneered.

"Sister-in-law, we are a family..."

"Stop, you can say that you and she are a family, but I'm not. I'm not interested in using the Marquis's restaurant to support someone who has nothing to do with me." Hua Lei was also furious.

The restaurant business is not as good as imagined, and the profit is not much. Moreover, even if it is profitable, it should not be so wasteful. It is even more impossible to let others eat and drink for free and then point at your nose and scold you.

"Young Madam, don't be angry. I've brought the banknotes." Mrs. Qian came out of the room trembling with fear, holding a few banknotes.

Qian took it and stuffed it into Hua Lei's hand, "Sister-in-law, this is five hundred taels of silver, take it, take it, and let my sister-in-law go."

Hua Lei took the banknotes, counted them, took out a fifty-liang banknote and stuffed it back into Qian's hand, then took out thirty-four liang of silver from her sleeve and stuffed it back into Qian's hand, saying.

"I won't charge you too much, lest you think I'm bullying you. Since you're willing to pay on behalf of your second sister-in-law, I have no reason to sow discord between you two.

But remember, from now on, you should pay as much silver as the food you eat. Be more conscious and don't let me ask you for money again." Hua Lei handed the silver note of 450 taels to Qing Hua.

"Yes, I understand, sister-in-law." Qian's face was pale.

"Ziyun, send Madam Qian to the county jail and accuse her of insulting and attacking an imperial official." Hua Lei walked out of the room.

"Sister-in-law, I, I gave you the banknote!" Qian grabbed Hualei's sleeve again.

"I know. So, I didn't sue her for not paying for meals. I sued her for insulting an imperial official." Hua Lei said lightly, then turned to Qingqi and Qinghua.

“When you have the opportunity to chat with the maids and servants of other aristocratic families in the future, please spread the word about this enthusiastic and loving Second Madam of our Zhenbei Marquis’s Mansion.

She has married into our Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, and she is still very enthusiastic about supporting her sister-in-law from her natal family and a large number of maids and servants in the Minister's Mansion. The affection between the sister-in-law and the sister-in-law is really deep."

"Hua..., Madam, please don't go too far." Madam Qian kept changing her words, and her tone gradually changed from strong to weak.

Hualei walked out with a cold face and said nothing. Ziyun and Ziyan dragged her, and Madam Qian stumbled.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, please don't, I beg you, my second sister-in-law is a female family member, how can she go to a place like a prison, then...then..." Qian started crying.

"What? She's pretty good at cursing. I'll let her curse enough in jail." Hua Lei sneered.