After the family feast, Li Shimin impatiently returned to the imperial court to discuss the ferry with the officials from the Ministry of Works. At this moment, he had no time to worry about Meton and Changle. Without Li Shimin causing trouble, Meton quickly received Empress Zhangsun's permission and easily brought Princess Changle back.
"You did it on purpose, didn't you?" Princess Changle said, rolling her eyes at Modun. Modun had revealed the entire matter of the ferry. Naturally, he wanted to find something for her Imperial Father to do.
Meton chuckled and didn't deny it, "Otherwise, how could your husband take you back?"
"What do you mean take me back? I'm just going back to stay with my parents for a few days," Princess Changle said angrily.
However, Princess Changle couldn't help but shake her head and smile bitterly. In the past few days, Meton had repeatedly come to take her back, but he was always stopped by Li Shimin.
"Your son will take his leave!" Princess Changle and Meton walked out of the Legislative Hall and bid farewell to Empress Zhangsun.
"Mm! When the two of you return, make sure to be harmonious … "Empress Zhangsun carefully instructed like a secular mother-in-law.
"We will follow Mother's instructions." The two bowed and received their orders before getting up and leaving.
Princess Changle lived in Chang 'an City, so she didn't have to worry about separation. Moreover, she had been frightened by the feverish love for perfume from the concubines in the palace recently, so she took the opportunity to leave.
"Young Master, Madam is back!"
Uncle Fu immediately cried out in surprise when the two of them arrived at the Mo Estate.
"Uncle Fu! Summon everyone in the Mo Estate! "Meton solemnly instructed.
Princess Changle asked in surprise, "Why?"
Meton smiled, "Ever since we got married, we've been constantly on the move. Only now have we truly settled down. It's time to formally introduce you as the mistress of the Mo clan."
Ever since Meton got married, the days that Meton and Princess Changle spent in the Mo clan could be counted on one hand. They went on their honeymoon as soon as they got married, and Changle returned to the palace for a few days after they returned. Only with Princess Changle's return today would she truly become a member of the Mo clan.
"Ah!" Princess Changle couldn't help but feel embarrassed. However, she wasn't timid. Instead, she looked at Meton gracefully. After all, she had already expected this day to come.
"Yes! Young master! " Uncle Fu was immediately relieved. Ever since the Old Man had passed away, the Mo clan had finally welcomed a new mistress.
With uncle Fu's message, the entire Mo clan rejoiced very soon. They all stopped what they were doing and gathered.
Meton and Changle sat upright in the new villa. All the members of the Mo clan had come to visit them.
"Greetings, young master! Greetings, madam! "
"Greetings, princess! Greetings, prince consort! "
… … …
The Mo clan was now divided into two groups. One group was the old people of the Mo clan, who called them young master and madam! The other group was the palace maids that Princess Changle brought back from the palace. They called them princess and prince consort.
Of course, there was an exception. It was Wu Meiniang. Wu Meiniang had recovered her liveliness as a young girl when she came to the Mo clan. She cupped her hands and said mischievously, "Greetings, master and madam."
Meton looked at the prosperous Mo clan and couldn't help but say to the palace maids in high spirits, "From now on, you are all members of the Mo clan. Everyone will be treated equally. You will enjoy all the treatment of the Mo clan."
"Thank you, prince consort!" The palace maids immediately became happy and thanked him. Everyone knew that the Mo clan was the best village in the world. The treatment of the villagers was envied by everyone. They were already very lucky to have such an ending after leaving the palace.
"Uncle Fu, give the Mo clan's account books to the princess. The princess will be in charge of the Mo clan in the future." Meton ordered Uncle Fu.
"Yes, young master!" Uncle Fu nodded and handed the thick pile of account books to Princess Changle respectfully. Before this, he was in charge of the Mo clan's account books. Now that Princess Changle was the mistress of the Mo clan, he naturally had to hand over the power.
"Thank you, Uncle Fu!" Princess Changle was not modest. She took the account books and handed them to Liu E for safekeeping.
"Madam, you flatter me! The Mo clan will only be more prosperous with the princess in charge. "Uncle Fu said.
With the transfer of power, Princess Changle officially moved into the Mo clan and became the true mistress of the Mo clan.
"Alright, you can all leave! Uncle Fu, you stay and help madam clear the accounts of the Mo clan one by one. " Meton waved his hand. Handing over the accounts was obviously not as simple as handing over the account books. Princess Changle had just taken over the Mo clan, so there were many things she did not understand. She needed Uncle Fu to hand them over.
Everyone agreed and immediately left. Only Uncle Fu remained. To one side, Wu Meiniang was just about to slip away silently, but she discovered that Meton had been staring at her for a long time. She could not help but stop awkwardly.
"My wife, you can go through the accounts here. I still need to check on Mei Niang's homework!" It had already been over a month since Meton had gotten married. As a master, not teaching his disciple for a month was far too dereliction of duty. It was obvious that Wu Meiniang's life would not be easy in the future.
Princess Changle nodded and watched Meton and Wu Meiniang leave. She could not help but look at the account books of the Mo clan in front of her with a headache. She usually had no concept of money, but after all, she had become the mistress of the Mo clan. She could not avoid these things. Fortunately, she had Liu E by her side to help her all the time.
"Uncle Fu, let's begin!" Princess Changle picked up an account book, and Liu E stood up and followed her.
"Yes, madam!" Uncle Fu bowed and said.
"This is the monthly salary of the servants of the Mo clan! It's too little! " When Liu E saw the monthly salary of the servants of the Mo clan in the account book, she could not help frowning. She found that although the Mo clan was extremely rich, the monthly salary of the servants of the Mo clan was not much. It was even less than what they usually received in the palace.
Uncle Fu explained, "The monthly salary of the Mo clan is indeed not high, but there is a reason. First, the Mo clan was originally poor and the monthly salary was even less. Since the young master returned to Chang 'an City, the monthly salary of the Mo clan gradually increased."
"Now that the Mo clan is rich, why is the monthly salary still so low?" Liu E frowned and said. She had thought that the monthly salary of the Mo clan would be rich because of the reputation of the Mo clan, but she did not expect it to be so low. This made her feel very disappointed.
Uncle Fu showed a little complacency and said, "The Mo clan is indeed rich, so the annual bonus is not small. The monthly salary is not essential, so it did not increase."
Liu E could not help but be stunned and speechless. It seemed that the monthly salary that they valued very much was a dispensable income in the Mo clan.
"Take Aunt Xu as an example. Shopkeeper Xu earns 100 strings of coins a month, so she naturally doesn't care about the monthly salary. Every time Zi Yi contributes to the Mo clan, she will get a lot of royalties. Even Mei Niang is making a lot of money every day because of the invention of the silver mirror." "…" Uncle Fu said.
Liu E could not help but become speechless. It seemed like she was the one with the lowest income in the Mo clan. Let alone the three of them, even the regular servants of the Mo clan would earn far more than what they earned in the imperial palace if they included the dividends.
Princess Changle thought for a while and said seriously, "Although you are right, after all, it is not good for the servants of the Mo clan to have a low monthly salary. Since I have married into the Mo clan, I will not be stingy. In the future, the monthly salary of the Mo clan will be doubled."
If the monthly salary of the Mo clan was doubled, it would be almost the same as the monthly salary of the palace maids in the palace. Coupled with the treatment of the Mo clan, it was enough to calm the palace maids down. Besides, the servants of the Mo clan would naturally be happy to have an extra monthly salary. After all, no one would like to receive more monthly salary.
Although Princess Changle was gentle, after all, she had lived in the palace for a long time. With a simple trick, she won the hearts of the two sides.
"Thank you, Princess!"
"Thank you, Madam!"
Uncle Fu and Liu E said at the same time.
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