When they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, the three junior sisters tactfully told Mrs. Shui what had happened. Mrs. Shui looked at Tang Yue and laughed angrily, "How could such a big thing happen last time in school!" She had only been sensible for a few months and had reverted to her old ways.
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Tang Yue saw that Mrs. Shui was angry and stepped forward to explain: "Mom, I didn't want to be like this. I originally planned to listen to the class well, but it was Chen Jinbao who took the initiative to cause trouble, and he was the one who started it. If I hadn't had a defensive spiritual weapon, I would have been seriously injured by him.
If you do, you might even lose your life, and you’ll never see me again.”
Mrs. Shui couldn't hear her talking like this, "Nonsense, how could something happen if you have a defensive magic weapon? That Chen Jinbao is so ignorant that he actually attacked you in public, a girl who just introduced Qi into your body!"
Yue Yanling understood that Mrs. Shui was trying to protect Tang Yue, so she stepped forward at the right moment and said, "Madam City Lord, Chen Jinbao said that Junior Sister Yue was the City Lord's lady, and then moved his hands. This is clearly disrespectful to the City Lord."
When Shang Fanling heard what Yue Yanling said, she lowered her head and acquiesced. She didn't want to stir up trouble, but the reason behind Chen Jinbao's trouble was indeed caused by the factional dispute between Zixiao Mansion and the city lord's wife. Maybe it was the instruction of the teacher of Zixiao Mansion, and Tang Wan
It's just an excuse.
Mrs. Shui also knew what Yue Yanling meant. Chen Jinbao’s master was the city lord’s senior brother. How could he disrespect the city lord? It was clearly disrespectful to himself, the city lord’s wife.
She first comforted Yue Yanling and Shang Fanling, and asked them to tell the disciples that today was just a small conflict between the disciples and they didn't need to pay too much attention to it. After the two received a confirmed reply, they resigned.
Next, it was Tang Yue's business. After all, because of her, a direct disciple was seriously injured, and there would definitely be trouble in the Zixiao Mansion. Tang Yue quickly changed the topic to his senior brother Wei Hongyun, who was also in the flower hall at this time, "
Senior Brother Wei, do you have anything important to discuss with mother?"
Wei Hongyun is Shui Ying Roushou's personal disciple. Like her, he practices inner alchemy. He serves as a director of Qionghuatang, helping Mrs. Shui manage Master Qionghuatang and is responsible for the city's financial matters. At this time, he is wearing a purple shirt and stands tall and tall.
Standing by the hall, with worried eyes, he returned to Tang Yue: "Junior sister, I'm sorry to say that Qionghua Hall has been unable to make ends meet recently, and it's time to distribute spiritual stone pills to disciples. I came to master to discuss a solution." Wei Hongyun said.
When he said this, his expression was a little subtle. Tang Yue was curious, is there something behind this financial dilemma?
Senior Brother Wei turned to Mrs. Shui and said, "Master, we cannot always rely on your private property to make up for the entire Kunwu City's deficit. Those greedy disciples from aristocratic families will consume all your private treasury. They did this deliberately."
What? Tang Wenhua, the city lord, actually eats his wife? Tang Yue can't accept Shui Yingrou's betrayal, not only because the safety of Mrs. Shui's property is related to her survival and development, but also because she is physically and mentally. Mrs. Shui is a mother, and no one wants to see her in person.
Mom lost her property.
"Mother, how can you let my father have the reputation of being a softie? This is not to put him in an unfair position. I think my father does not want to bear this bad name." Tang Yue started to raise the banner again. In fact, Tang Wenhua was not interested in this.
He had pretended to be deaf and dumb many times about Shui Yingrou's subsidy. He felt that the city lord's wife should share the honor and disgrace of Kunwu City and do her part, and it was because of this that he married Shui Yingrou.
It was done so that outsiders would not know about it.
Shui Yingrou rolled her eyes at her, "What nonsense are you talking about? I just want to make the situation in the city better so that more monks can be attracted to join Kunwu City."
Wei Hongyun said with some worry: "Master, Zixiao Mansion has applied for three additional cultivation materials this month, and has also taken most of the Kunwu Sword Stones, which has resulted in a shortage of Kunwu Sword Stones in the store in charge of Qionghuatang. And I found out that
The Zixiao Mansion does not use the Kunwu Stone for its own use, but some disciples secretly sell the Kunwu Sword Stone to make a profit. If this continues, the right to sell the sword stone will be directly transferred to the Zixiao Mansion."
Tang Yue couldn't bear it anymore. There was someone who was so openly greedy for the city's property and enriched his own pockets. The Zixiao Mansion took the money but didn't spend it on the city. She suddenly no longer felt guilty about hurting Chen Jinbao. He could eat well.
Drinking, dominating, and poaching Mrs. Shui's corner.
She asked Senior Brother Wei, "Don't father know that Zixiao Mansion behaves like this?"
The senior brother looked troubled: "I reported this matter to the city lord half a month ago, but the city lord replied that I should not be in harm's way with Zixiao Mansion."
They were afraid of hurting the peace by openly reselling, and feared that part of the proceeds from the reselling would become the private property of the city lord. Isn't this a joint effort to poach money from Shui Yingrou? Tang Yue anxiously said to Shui Yingju: "Mother, no wonder they dare to humiliate them in public in the school.
I, you tolerate them to this extent, do you want to give them all your private property, and eventually we, mother and daughter, end up on the streets, begging for food?"
Shui Yingrou scolded her: "It's not as serious as you said. It's just a small loss of money."
Tang Yue had exclusive access to the pearls and emeralds on Mrs. Shui's head, which were even fewer than those worn by Zhuang Qiaohui that day at the auction. He thought it was because she liked to keep a low profile, but it turned out that she wanted to save money to subsidize the city. No wonder she could get angry over just one piece of clothing.
Tang Yue was determined not to let the city lord's wife continue to be virtuous today. Although this kind of virtue was good, it would be very embarrassing if it appeared on himself and his important relatives.
"Mother, your kindness has not earned you praise from the people in the city. The Zixiao Mansion even thinks that you are weak and can be bullied. Today, Chen Jinbao dared to stop bullying me. He did everything for Tang Wan. It can be seen that the only lady in his heart is the city lord.
Tang Wan is alone!"
"Mom, you worked hard and paid for others, but in the end you succeeded in helping Tang Wan, the young lady of the city lord's palace, and Zhuang Qiaohui, the second lady of Kunwu City, while my mother and son just swallowed their anger and scrimped on food and clothing. Maybe when all your money is gone, there will be nothing left.
When the value was utilized, they jointly drove him out!" In order to prevent Mrs. Shui from paying, Tang Yue actually said that he was impoverished.
"How dare they! Do you think there is no one in Wuji Mountain?" Sure enough, when Mrs. Zhuang Er was mentioned, Mrs. Shui couldn't bear it.
And she still subconsciously regards Wuji Mountain as her backer and her home, which shows that she is just holding on to her reputation as the city lord's wife in Kunwu City.
The marriage was indeed beautiful on the outside, but miserable on the inside. Since Tang Yue became Madam Shui's daughter, and Madam Shui was sincerely kind to her, she could not let Madam Shui suffer.
Senior Brother Wei stepped forward at the right time and added: "The private sale of the Kunwu Sword and Stone is not the main reason for the city's losses. There are many children of aristocratic families who have good relations with the Zixiao Mansion, but they clearly do not meet the qualifications to receive, but they come to receive the supplies for the inner disciples.
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Inner disciples refer to the disciples accepted by the official institutions of Kunwu City, such as City Lord Mansion, Zixiao Mansion, Qionghua Hall, Taiping Mansion, Shennong Hall, and Baopu Pavilion. They are all inner disciples, equivalent to the status of civil servants.
.The Tiangong Artifact Refining Building and Duobao Pavilion are privately operated in the city and are not managed by the city lord's palace.
"What? These people dare to take things for free!" Tang Yue was shocked. The families in the city were so arrogant. Mrs. Shui's temperament clearly did not look like someone who was taken advantage of.
It's not that Shui Yingrou knows nothing about financial management. On the contrary, she is a good at increasing revenue and reducing expenditure. She just wanted to gain a generous reputation in the city so that she could gain a foothold in the city. At this time, she also spent a lot of money on herself.
His behavior was questioned, "Have the family members taken away a lot of shares?"
Seeing that his master finally listened, Wei Hongyun replied: "Master, the portion that the family members take away every year can be used by the inner sect monks to practice for five years."
Tang Yue felt that it was time to put her controllable tears to use, "Mother, you have sacrificed so much for them, but no one in this city misses you well, and don't everyone say Mrs. Zhuang Er is meek and virtuous."
Naturally, she exaggerated. In fact, no family in the city would like a concubine. It was just because the city lord liked her and gave her some face to praise her.
Mrs. Shui pondered for a while and then said: "That's the case, why should I bother to be thankless? Why don't I manage it more strictly and be "selfless"? I hope everyone in this city can save resources for the development of Kunwu City.
Understand that if you use more, others will lose."
Shui Yingrou made this decision not out of anger or because she was provoked by Tang Yue. She had long been fed up with the long-term subsidy without even saying a word about it. Deep down in her heart, she was disappointed and complained about Tang Wenhua.
The thoughts of love are now being wiped away bit by bit by Tang Wenhua and the greedy elders in the city.
Tang Yue did not have such complicated feelings in Mrs. Shui's heart. She praised Mrs. Shui happily: "Mother, you are so wise and decisive!"
Shui Yingrou looked at Tang Yue's beaming expression, thinking that she had a caring daughter, which was worth it, but she was also afraid that she would be obsessed with money and damage her Taoist heart: "Why are you becoming more and more obsessed with money? You are so young
It depends on your mother, this little spiritual stone is not enough for me."
Tang Yue stuck out her tongue and pretended to be cute to get through, "Mom, of course I know, but if you don't worry about the long term, you must worry about the near future!"
Wei Hongyun was really happy at this moment. He had long disliked the monks in Baina in the city, and was even more unhappy with the arrogant people in Zixiao Mansion. He suggested to Shui Yingrou: "Master, since you are determined to strictly manage finances, then cancel everything
It’s a special expenditure, Zixiao Mansion’s regulations are consistent with other institutions.”
Tang Yue found it incredible, "What? The status of everyone in Zixiao Mansion is higher than mine? I just obeyed my father's words and took the same quota as ordinary inner disciples."
City Lord Tang Wenhua feels that the City Lord's Mansion should set an example for monks and share the joys and sorrows with other disciples, so the monks in the City Lord's Mansion are the same as ordinary inner disciples. However, because of the "outstanding disciples" in the Zixiao Mansion, the salary of all disciples has been upgraded to one level.
For resources in the base period, monks in the foundation-building period take the resources of the golden elixir period, and so on.
But this was just a show-off, and he couldn't let his own people suffer. Chu Tianshu and Tang Wan could get another share from Zixiao Mansion because of their "excellent academic performance."
Tang Wenhua didn't deliberately not take care of Tang Yue. He felt that Tang Yue had Mrs. Shui's subsidies, so he didn't have to think of other ways. In this way, he could show "general love" to his children and proud disciples.
"Not only that, from now on, according to the general distribution rules for the three levels of Fuguange, each sect will allocate the disciples' salaries on their own. If you ask for additional supplies, you need to submit a special application to Qionghua Hall, which will be reviewed and approved by the monk in charge. In this way, we can easily
Save more." Madam Shui replied seriously, she had already made up her mind not to spoil the elder families of Kunwu City and let them provide extra spiritual stones on their own.
Tang Yue was even more happy after listening to Mrs. Shui's words. Now Chu Tianshu and Tang Wan could take advantage of the disciples of Zixiao Mansion. For every more point they had, the other people in Zixiao Mansion would lose one point, although the average was not much.
, but this matter itself is enough to make the people of Zixiao Mansion uncomfortable.
Wei Hongyun thought that the purpose of his trip was not only achieved, but also exceeded his expectations. His face became relaxed and he asked Mrs. Shui: "Our Qionghua Hall is financially tight in Kunwu City, so it is good to reduce expenditures in the name of increasing revenue and cutting expenditures? This is what it means
The fact is, Kunwu City has been unable to make ends meet for a long time."
Mrs. Shui nodded, "Okay, I will trouble you Hongyun if we implement this matter. The elders in the city, especially the people in Zixiao Mansion, will definitely oppose it, and some trouble may arise. When the time comes, you come to me, don't take it hard." She
It is expected that the new deal will be opposed by the families in the city. After all, how can those people be willing to cut off future benefits?
Tang Yue thought about Chen Jinbao in the school, and smiled. If the second-generation cultivators in the city were like him, then he could help with this matter. The identity of the city lord's lady is very useful, "Mother, I
I think I can also help you and your senior brother."
Shui Yingrou didn't know what she was thinking, so she just thought she was young and treated the matter as a joke, "You should stay in the house with peace of mind and don't cause trouble to your senior brother. The matter with Chen Jinbao has not been settled yet, carefully Zi Zi
Xiaofu is looking for trouble for you."
After Tang Yue heard this, he raised his head and said, "Mother, I'm not afraid of them. They can really hurt me if they can. I don't believe that my father can't protect me."
When Shui Yingrou heard what she said, she had no choice but to reply: "You, your father doesn't like to show favoritism."
In fact, Tang Yue and Shui Yingrou didn't trust Tang Wenhua very much. Tang Yue just wanted to raise a flag.
Wei Hongyun thought that what he had done at Madam Shui's place today was completed, and he would go back to Qionghua Hall to start reducing expenses. He said goodbye to Madam Shui and Tang Yue: "Master, Junior Sister, I still have to deal with things. Just
I won’t disturb you for dinner.”
Mrs. Shui knew that he was busy on weekdays and replied: "You can go back. You have worked hard these days. I have got some spiritual fruit and spiritual wine in the house these days. It comes from Huayue City. It is of high quality. You can take some back."
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Wei Hongyun replied sincerely: "Thank you, Master, for thinking about me."
He grew up in Wuji Mountain since he was a child, without a father or a mother. Mrs. Shui treated him like her own son. She always asked questions and asked questions, taking care of every detail, and she often made him feel the warmth of his mother.
Tang Yue said: "Mother, let me see my senior brother off."
"Go!" Shui Yingrou was happy to see her child getting close to her direct disciple.
The two of them chatted all the way to the mansion gate. The scenery of Mrs. Shui's residence was good, with a garden of rocks, flowers and trees, winding paths leading to secluded areas, and some magical formations hidden among them. Therefore, it took a while to walk to the side gate closest to the mansion.
Tang Yue sincerely thanked Senior Brother Wei: "Senior Brother, thank you for always thinking about your mother and doing your best in Qionghua Hall."
Wei Hongyun smiled back at her: "Junior Sister, this is my responsibility. Besides, thanks to your support today, Master made up his mind not to subsidize me anymore. Junior Sister, you are really much smarter than before."
Tang Yue avoided any mention of changes in her personality, "Hey, don't mention it, senior brother. It's because I've been through a lot recently and have to think more about it." Next, it's up to senior brother Wei to figure it out.
Sure enough, Senior Brother Wei thought it was better not to mention this matter, and took the initiative to change the subject: "Junior sister, Master treats me like his own son, and I also treat you and Master as relatives. I will never let you and Master end up on the streets one day.
." He just felt uncomfortable hearing such an assumption in the hall. Although he knew that the junior sister was just exaggerating, he was unwilling to have such an imagination.
Tang Yue smiled. Brother Wei was indeed as kind to Shui Yingrou and Tang Yue's mother and daughter as in the original book. After Tang Yue's accident in the book, he risked his life to protect the mother and daughter from Kunwu City, and spent many years looking for someone who could restore them.
The medicinal herbs of the human spirit vein, after failing to protect the lives of the master and the younger sister, took refuge in the first villain the male protagonist encountered, setting up many disasters for the male and female protagonists.
Oh, by the way, that villain is Lu Lingyi, the eldest disciple of Xuanyuan Mountain who was forced to betray his master...
She felt that she would never let Senior Brother Wei embark on the road of revenge in this life, "Senior Brother, I will also treat you well."
Only then did Wei Hongyun realize that he had made a mistake. He felt that as a man and an elder, he should naturally take care of his junior sister without asking for anything in return. Moreover, in the past, his junior sister was not very enthusiastic towards him. "I know that my junior sister is good to me. Just now you were here."
Please help me speak, I can feel it."
Tang Yue understood his subconscious reaction, "Brother, I used to be ignorant and not close to you, but now I know that we are far away from each other. I will help you with things in the future!"
Wei Hongyun would not refuse Tang Yue's help. He was very receptive and had already seen that Tang Yue had his own plans now, not to mention that he would not let anything happen to her if he was watching.
"This will cause more trouble for Junior Sister." As the daughter of the city lord, she is really suitable for dealing with the children of the aristocratic families in the city.
Tang Yue smiled mysteriously, "Senior brother, I won't let you down, and I will ask you to help me earn more spiritual stones in the future."