Chapter 243 Xiaodie
As the manager of Caijin Pavilion, Lady Jin has the fastest reaction among everyone.
They were already standing on the corridor at the entrance, and they only needed to turn around and push the door open.
However, just as Lady Jin's hand touched the door frame, the door was opened from the inside.
Shan Yu, with a look of resentment on his face, appeared in front of everyone.
Shan Yu didn't expect to see so many people after opening the door, and was stunned for a moment.
At this time, a female voice sounded behind Shan Yu, "Shan Yu, if you dare to leave this door today, we will be enemies when we meet again! You should know what the consequences are of being my enemy! I will not let you go! And I will let the shopkeeper send the bill for the things you broke to the General's Mansion!"
Song Qingci was very unfamiliar with this voice and she didn't know who was speaking.
Shan Xi heard it, and she leaned close to Song Qingci's ear and whispered, "Sister-in-law, it's Cheng Xiaodie. The second daughter of the Minister of Revenue's mansion."
At this time, Cheng Xiaodie also noticed a group of people standing at the door. At first, she was a little scared, but then she saw Shan Xi in the crowd.
That frightening feeling disappeared instantly.
There is nothing to be afraid of from the people in the General's Mansion.
"Who did I think it was? It turned out to be you, Shan Xi. Are you cured and can go out again?!" Cheng Xiaodie's tone was full of disdain.
I heard some time ago that Shan Xi was seriously ill, and her eldest brother went to find a doctor and medicine for her.
At the moment, he looks good and doesn't look like someone who has just recovered from a serious illness.
Shan Xi obviously didn't want to pay attention to her. Cheng Xiaodie liked to bully her before, and now she seemed even more unscrupulous.
Cheng Xiaodie's father was the Minister of Revenue, in charge of money and grain.
Every time the General's Mansion went on an expedition, the money for food and military pay had to be allocated from the Ministry of Revenue. Therefore, every time they faced Cheng Xiaodie, the women in the General's Mansion seemed to be inferior to her.
But in Cheng Xiaodie's eyes, Shan Xi's indifference meant that she was afraid of her.
With this psychological assumption, Cheng Xiaodie became more and more arrogant.
"You've come at the right time. Look at all the things on the floor. They were all knocked over by Shan Yu. How are you going to compensate me?" Cheng Xiaodie said, then stepped aside and showed everyone what was inside the room.
Even Lady Jin had a look of horror on her face.
She recognizes everything that has fallen on the ground. Even if every piece is not a masterpiece, they are definitely good things.
Now it's all broken!
I feel so sorry for her!
"Where is Madam Wang? Why isn't she here?" Madam Jin asked the waiter in the room.
Madam Wang was the other lady in charge of Caijin Pavilion besides her. Logically, she should be by her side with such a distinguished guest.
How come there is only one waiter in this room, and the rest are the nobleman and the maids he brought with him.
The waiter knew that this matter would not end well today, and he was so scared that he was shaking. He knelt on the ground and could not say a word.
"Why are you making things difficult for a waiter?" Cheng Xiaodie stood up to speak for the waiter, "Madam Wang went to get my things. The things on the ground were broken by the second young lady of the general's mansion. If you want compensation, just go to her. Whoever breaks something should pay for it. This is the rule no matter where you go."
Cheng Xiaodie's understanding moved the waiter kneeling on the ground to death.
Servants like them were often used as scapegoats. Unexpectedly, today there was a noble person who spoke for him.
"No!" Shan Yu's voice was trembling.
"I didn't break it! It really wasn't me!" This was the first time Song Qingci had seen her like this.
It was the kind of fear that came from the bottom of his heart, which was completely different from the domineering look he showed in the general's mansion.
"Sister-in-law! It really wasn't me! You have to believe me!" Shan Yu grabbed Song Qingci's hand, feeling as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.
"So you are her sister-in-law." Cheng Xiaodie never looked at Song Qingci straight in the eye. Her clothes were nice, but a little too plain, with only a purple jade hairpin on her body.
Cheng Xiaodie thought she was some poor relative of the general's mansion.
"I am her sister-in-law. I don't know who you are, young lady?!" Song Qingci originally didn't want to meddle in Shan Yu's affairs.
However, from what he said, he wanted the General's Mansion to compensate for the losses in that area.
Are you kidding? She is the head of the General's Mansion now, so isn't this equivalent to asking her for compensation directly?
"I am Cheng Xiaodie, and my father is the Minister of Revenue." Cheng Xiaodie said proudly.
There are many noble families and noble ladies in the capital. But her father is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, which is equivalent to managing the money and grain of the whole country.
Needless to say, people with lower positions than her father, even those with higher positions than her father, dare not offend her father easily. To put it bluntly, if His Majesty the Emperor wants to spend money, he has to ask her father.
"I know your father is the Minister of Revenue. I'm asking you, who are you?" Song Qingci remained indifferent.
At this time, Lady Jin also realized that today's affairs might not be resolved in a short time.
How could such lowly people as them interfere in the affairs of these nobles?
She quietly gestured to her hands, then slowly retreated.
He also ordered people to block the stairs leading to the second floor and not allow anyone else to come up.
"I'm Cheng Xiaodie! Are you deaf?" Cheng Xiaodie lost all patience, her voice cracking with excitement.
"So you are just Cheng Xiaodie, you have no official position!" Song Qingci said as he walked into the room, "I thought you were the Shangshu or Shilang of the Ministry of Justice, or you worked in the Dali Temple!"
After Song Qingci entered the room, he found a place to sit down.
Of course, it’s a long way from that place.
Shan Xi followed her sister-in-law's steps closely. She also found an embroidered cushion and sat next to Song Qingci.
Shan Yu was pulled in by her maid Hongyun and stood behind Song Qingci. She didn't dare to find a seat for her young lady, so she let her stand behind the young lady and the eldest lady.
"What do you mean by that?!" Cheng Xiaodie followed Song Qingci's lead and returned to the house, facing Song Qingci.
Cheng Xiaodie obviously didn't understand what Song Qingci meant. She just felt that it wasn't a good thing.
"What I mean is, you have no official position, so what right do you have to judge the case and convict people?" Shan Xi understood what her sister-in-law meant, and now she didn't mind explaining it to Cheng Xiaodie.
As soon as Shan Xi explained, Cheng Xiaodie immediately understood that he was mocking her!
"How dare you scold me?!" Cheng Xiaodie pointed at Song Qingci and looked at her in disbelief.