Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 454 Improper Household Management!

"Yangyang, how dare you speak like that?" Lin Qingshan finally spoke after a long silence.

But the moment he opened his mouth, he started lecturing Lin Yangyang, which was quite unexpected.

Granny Zhou was stunned for a moment, then her face lit up with a smile as bright as a flower:
“My lord, Miss Yangyang is young and naive. She must have been provoked by others to be so aggressive.”

"Aggressive?" Lin Qingshan smiled.
"Tell me, who instigated Yangyang?"

"Oh, isn't it obvious?" After saying this, Granny Zhou looked at Lin Zhiqing with a thief-like expression and covered her mouth.

Seeing her affected manner, Asagao couldn't help but take a step forward:
"Just speak, why are you staring at our young lady?"

Those who had been instigated by Granny Zhou couldn't hold back any longer.

“My lord, Miss Zhiqing is too young to manage such a large Lin family.”

"If a matter of a bowl of ginger soup causes conflict among everyone, then it is because Miss Zhiqing has not managed the household properly."

"That's right, what can a little girl accomplish?"

Hearing these words, Asagao was furious, and even Lin Yangyang couldn't stand it anymore:
"Have you old women forgotten about the Lin family withholding your monthly wages back then?"

"Granny Zhou, you're an old woman now, you can't forget what happened back then."

"Who worked so hard to earn money, pay you your wages, and even make up for the previous wages?"

This……

Granny Zhou's eyes darted around, and she said, "Miss Yangyang, Jianxin Hall is, after all, a property of the Lin family."

"If Miss Zhiqing gets married in the future, she won't be able to take her with her. So it seems that the fact that we were able to pay her wages back then is thanks to the Lin family."

"Now that the old Marquis has returned, it's no longer Miss Zhiqing's place to be the steward."

Granny Zhou became more and more excited as she spoke, and seeing that Lin Qingshan didn't say anything, she blurted out all her thoughts.

Those around them, seeing this, all agreed.

Lin Zhiqing curled the corners of her lips; so it turned out she was after the housekeeper's power.

When the Lin family was in decline, neither of them said anything.

Now that the Lin family has risen again, with Lin Qingshan in charge and Lin Shi'an becoming a new favorite in the court, the people below are starting to get restless.

Take Granny Zhou for example. She simply wanted to use her status as an old woman and the ginger soup as an excuse to criticize Lin Zhiqing for his incompetence.

If Lin Zhiqing stops managing the household, and the power to manage the household falls into the hands of those men, the servants will have more opportunities to gain.

This is how the Lin family used to be.

Having been the housekeeper for so long, Lin Zhiqing was naturally very familiar with the people who came to cause trouble today.

The Lin family sends a list of servants to Lin Zhiqing's desk every month as a reward.

These guys in front of me have never received a reward, but they've been punished a few times.

If it weren't for the fact that they were elderly and had never left the Lin family, Lin Zhiqing would have taken action long ago.

She never expected that by raising them like this, she would actually cultivate their greed.

Since Lin Zhiqing no longer has the power to manage the household, there is a way to cancel the reward and punishment system.

In this way, the treatment of those who took advantage of the situation, led by Granny Zhou, was not much different from that of other hard-working people.

Lin Zhiqing had thought these wicked thoughts very clearly.

She looked at Granny Zhou and said:

“Jianxintang has always been mine, and in the future, no matter what, it will belong to me.”

"How is this possible? If it weren't for the signboard of the Marquis of Zhenyuan's residence, who would come to that place for medical treatment?" Granny Zhou was somewhat agitated.
"Miss Zhiqing, you can't just take all the credit for yourself like that, can you?"

Lin Zhiqing narrowed his eyes, about to speak, when he saw Lin Qingshan wave his hand. Granny Zhou's eyes lit up, her expression extremely obsequious: "Old Marquis, don't you think so?"

"Qing girl, you are indeed wrong!" Lin Qingshan frowned as he looked at Lin Zhiqing.

Granny Zhou was secretly delighted. It seemed that the old Marquis couldn't stand having a maid in charge and wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of her.

Does that mean she can receive several more taels of silver each month, just like before?
She stepped forward:
“Miss Zhiqing, it is truly against the virtues of a woman for you to hold onto power so tightly!”

"My lord, you see, Miss Zhiqing made a mistake!"

"That's right, you did make a mistake." Lin Qingshan's tone gradually became stern:
"Guards, drag Granny Zhou out and give her fifty lashes!"

"Yes, beat her!" Granny Zhou immediately chimed in.

But as soon as she finished speaking, she realized something was wrong.

What do you mean?
She stared wide-eyed at Lin Qingshan.

Lin Qingshan gritted his teeth:
"You old codger, you keep talking about changing the leader, who do you think you are to dare say such things to Zhiqing?"

"Qing, you've made a huge mistake!"

“People like this who betray their own family and repay kindness with enmity should be kicked out of the Lin family as soon as possible. You have always been soft-hearted, which has allowed these people to develop the idea of ​​being masters for no reason.”

As he spoke, he directed the guards to lift up Granny Zhou.

"Snapped!"

As the first board fell, Granny Zhou let out a pig-like scream.

After two blows, Granny Zhou finally reacted and begged for mercy:
"I was wrong, Your Excellency, I was wrong! Ouch!"

"My old bones can't withstand such a beating! This old servant was wrong. This old servant shouldn't have slandered Miss Zhiqing! Ouch!"

"Please let me go, or someone will die!"

Her reactions before and after were vastly different, but Lin Qingshan never stopped her.

The scene terrified the people nearby; they trembled and dared not utter a word.

Lin Zhiqing continued to sip her tea, as if nothing had happened.

Fifty lashes fell mercilessly. At first, Granny Zhou still had the strength to shout, but in the end, she had no strength left to speak.

Seeing that the fight had almost ended, Lin Zhiqing clapped his hands and stood up.

She didn't look at Granny Zhou, but instead looked at Granny Wu, who was hiding to the side, and said:

"you come up."

Granny Wu swallowed hard and immediately knelt down on the ground:
"Miss, what do you want?"

"I'm asking you, what's your opinion on this ginger soup?" Lin Zhiqing asked.

"I, I, I think there's no need to bother Miss Zhiqing and the Marquis with such a trivial matter."

"It was Granny Zhou who overestimated herself and wanted to cause me trouble."

"Old hag!" Upon hearing this, Lin Yangyang gestured towards Granny Zhou with her lip.
"I've never seen such an arrogant servant. We're all servants, why are you making things difficult for others?"

Upon hearing this, Granny Zhou pointed at Granny Wu, but she was too weak to speak.

Seeing this, Granny Wu breathed a sigh of relief.

But the next moment, Lin Zhiqing waved to the outside:

"Guards, give Granny Wu fifty lashes!"

These words were so powerful that Granny Wu was stunned, and everyone else was also stunned.

This old woman Wu is clearly the victim, so why should she be beaten too?