Counterattack of the Cannon Fodder Chambermaid

Untitled Part 122

Once the people had left, Concubine He stood up. She sent the palace maids in the room out and shut the door before lifting the silk off the platters.

The moment she did so, her eyes became slits from happiness.

"This Jing Prince highness may be taciturn, but he's definitely not stingy. Let me say this, I'm going to recoup all the jewelry I've handed out first."

As she spoke, Concubine He's actions were quick as she grabbed several things. At this time, Li Hong Chang and his wife, as well as Li Hong Qian and his wife came over. Seeing Concubine He's actions, they immediately blurted: "How scandalous! Dad, why aren't you saying anything!?"

"Concubine He, what are you doing!?"

Concubine He also knew to quit while she was ahead, and that she shouldn't provoke everyone at the same time. She spread her hands out and said: "I sold off five pieces of jewelry at the time, but since highness's gifts are more valuable this concubine only took four. Lord, you also said that this concubine will be compensated upon arrival, this concubine didn't go overboard."

Li Xue Bing did say that at the time, but those words were mostly superficial. They had been starving, and he would naturally say whatever sounded good. Seeing the glimmering jewelry in Concubine He's hands now, his heart was rather sore. However, since his nephew was so generous the first time, there would naturally be more benefits in the future. Therefore, he acted generous as he nodded his head.

These things all had a quota. The men received jade ornaments and thumb rings while women received gold and silver jewelry and jade bracelets. How could the Jing Prince be stingy? Everything was naturally high quality.

At this time, no one said the Jing Prince didn't treat them as family anymore. Such a generous nephew (cousin) was naturally the closest family.

The only unsatisfactory part was that since Concubine He took four items, there would naturally be people who didn't get any. Furthermore, Concubine He's skin was quite thick as she still picked one out for herself and one for the third young mistress.

Now things started getting out of hand. Qi-Shi and Li Miao Lian's glares didn't need to be mentioned, and even the women in the sons' families weren't able to bear it. There was crying and fussing, and the room suddenly became chaotic.

Since this was something concerning the women, Li Xue Bing didn't want to manage it. There was even less need to mention Li Hong Chang and Li Hong Qian. The three men returned to their rooms, leaving Qi-Shi to clean up the mess.

All the yelling and cursing didn't do any good. Concubine He held onto the lord's initial words of compensation. The timid third young mistress had secretly pulled at her several times but she was ignored.

Concubine He was still their father-in-law's concubine, so it wasn't convenient for the sons' women to argue. They could only say a few sour words. Qi-Shi wasn't good with words either. Only Li Miao Lian was able to give her a piece of her mind.

But in the end, Concubine He's goals were still achieved. The concubines of the first and second son were naturally the ones who ended up getting nothing.

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After the Jing Prince arranged the greeting gifts, he went to the western pavilion.

Having grown up without any relatives, seeing a bunch of them appear also made him his heart rather chaotic.

The Jing Prince only had to give the orders and Eunuch Fu would arrange the rest.

Eunuch Fu had organized the amount of gifts based on the number of people. The Li family's quarrel was soon reported to him.