Translator: lilcupcakez
The Master of the Prefecture [18]
Huang Bei Yue faintly smiled: “How else would I handle this? Isn’t it just going to be the same as for housekeeper Zhou? As long as you guys compensate for the money lost, I naturally won’t argue anymore.”
“Compensate for the money lost…” Xiao Rou’s face was slightly ugly.
Right then, Dong Ling came in with warm tea and heard their conversation. She said: “These couple of years, Concubine Qin had been cultivating the elder young master and the fourth young miss and used quite a bit of money. Plus, add onto the Lord’s expenses, how would they be able to make up for the money lost?”
Huang Bei Yue nodded her head: “That’s right also. Big brother and fourth sister are all part of the family. It’s a must that money is spent on them. It’s just that I heard from housekeeper Zhou that Concubine Qin probably had secretly stashed some.”
Xiao Rou bit her lips. When she heard that she said it’s a must that money was spent on them, she was secretly happy about it. This meant that Huang Bei Yue still looked at her as the young miss within the prefecture.
“My mother did secretly store some money. However, she is quite stubborn and probably won’t be willing to give it up.”
Dong Ling lowered her voice: “Fourth young miss, my family’s young miss’s personality, you probably clearly know of it. The loss within the prefecture of Princess Zhang can’t just be lost. Before what the concubines had used, it’s fine. It’s just that the secretly stored, no matter what she can’t allow it. This matter, it’s fine to resolve this in the prefecture. If it caused a huge commotion, you thought about how the consequences would be like? You and the elder young master are still young ah. The future is still bright.”
“Third sister, if my mother is willing to give up the secretly stashes, you really won’t pester endlessly about it?”
Huang Bei Yue faintly raised her eyes: “Fourth sister doesn’t believe me?”
“No! I naturally believe you! It’s just that I-”
A ray of light flashed by in Huang Bei Yue’s eyes: “Fourth sister, you probably know where the Concubine Qin had hidden her things right? If you say it out loud, Concubine Qin probably won’t let you go or maybe she might break off her relationship with you. This is all unknown.”
Xiao Rou’s eyes immediately turned red. The tears dripped down her face: “It is impossible to satisfy both righteousness and benevolence. Third sister, teach me how to do this.”
Huang Bei Yue laughed coldly in her heart. This matter, she didn’t need to teach her. As long as she slightly gave Xiao Rou a backup and some benefits, Xiao Rou will definitely do sell her mother off – this type of matter.
“Fourth sister, a couple days from now, Empress Dowager and Princess Xi He are going back to the imperial capital. When the time comes, I will deliver a notice to the palace, begging to see the Empress Dowager and Princess Xi He. I will bring you along to the palace.”
Xiao Rou wiped her tears off. She stared at Huang Bei Yue, stunned. What are they going to the palace together for?
Dong Ling hurriedly added on: “Fourth young miss, how did you forget? In the past when Princess Xi He and the Empress Dowager left the palace together in order to pray for blessings for Nan Yi Country, she had made a remark saying that she will not marry the whole life. She will serve upon the spirits in order to exchange for peace within Nan Yi Country. Since then, Princess Xi He had the intentions of choosing a talented woman who knew everything from each prefecture, accepting them as her adopted daughters. The first daughter’s status is precious so Princess Xi He just wants to choose from daughters of concubines.”
Xiao Rou heard this and was frozen for half a moment before she suddenly stood up. She kneeled in front of Huang Bei Yue: “Third sister, you are giving me this chance. This benevolence, how can I repay you back?”
“I am just giving you this type of chance. Whether it works or not, is up to you. You are a smart one so you naturally should understand that by being the fostered daughter of Princess Xi He, Concubine Qin’s reputation from before can’t affect you anymore.”
Xiao Rou tightly held her hands. Because of excitement, her face was slightly red. She stated determinedly: “I understand. My mother had made a mistake so she originally should repaying back. Even though I am her daughter, I can’t watch her make mistake after mistake!”
“This maid had said this before that fourth young miss is the person who knows logic and reasoning best!” Dong Ling helped her up.