When the old lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion visited someone else's house, she would always skip two or three meals in advance and go on an empty stomach.

This way I can eat more when I visit someone else's house, and I always leave with a full stomach.

At first, no one knew the truth and they were all very curious about how the old lady in the Left Prime Minister’s Mansion could eat so much and yet not gain weight.

Later, a servant around the old lady made a mistake and was punished, which is why the old lady's habit was spread out.

When everyone heard the rumor, they were all speechless and couldn't believe that an old lady in a mansion could do such a thing.

Many people took some effort to verify it before they believed that the old lady in the Left Prime Minister's Mansion was really capable of doing such a thing.

"Let me tell you, if the emperor hadn't come over today, the taste would have been even worse." Madam Yun whispered.

Yun Meng opened her mouth in shock. No way! This was already making it impossible for someone who was used to eating delicious food to pick up their chopsticks.

If it tastes even worse, it will remain the same as when it is served.

However, it is indeed very economical, as it is returned in the same condition.

Yun Meng looked at the old lady of the Zuo Xiang Mansion with admiration, looking at this old lady who had such a kind smile.

I want to see why the old lady is so stingy.

Seeing that Yunmeng didn't say anything and kept staring at the old lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Madam Yun thought that Yunmeng was just curious and didn't disturb her.

Little did he know that Yunmeng was using the divine arithmetic to eat melons, and was enjoying it very much.

Yunmeng really admires this old lady.

The old lady of the Zuo Xiangfu's family was named Zhang Yuzhu. Her father was a Grand Secretary and her family had never been poor, but the old lady had been stingy since she was young.

Not only did he deduct money from himself, he also deducted money from his family. He started to manage the household at the age of twelve because he disliked his mother's extravagance.

However, when the old lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion was in charge of the Zhang Mansion, she did help the Zhang Mansion save a lot of money. She was very much loved by Lord Zhang and was praised a lot.

It was probably this kind of praise that made the old lady in the Left Prime Minister's Mansion intoxicated and unable to extricate herself. She became more and more stingy, from skimping on clothes to skimping on food, and it didn't take more than a few years.

Mr. Zhang wanted to pack up his daughter and throw her away because he couldn't stand it anymore.

Fortunately, the old lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion had reached the age for marriage, so Lord Zhang discussed it with his wife and decided not to say anything else and to marry her off quickly.

In this way, the old lady of the Zuo Xiang Mansion married Chen Liu, the top scholar from a poor family at that time and the Zuo Xiang's father. Chen Liu came from a poor family and knew that life was not easy.

He was very quick to accept the old lady's knocking and felt that they had something in common, which further encouraged the old lady's knocking.

In short, after years of training, the old lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion has become the best at being stingy. She is stingy to others and even more so to herself.

All the expenses in the Left Prime Minister's Mansion were from the Left Prime Minister's wife's private money, and it was difficult to spend even a penny of the public money.

But there is one good thing about the old lady in the Left Prime Minister's Mansion. As long as you are not spending the public money or her money, you can spend it however you like.

She doesn't care!

But if you dare to take out a penny from the public treasury, you must report to the old lady and explain clearly what the money was spent on.

Then the old lady will tell you that there is a place where you can get things done without spending a penny, so next time, don’t go to that place to get things done.

In short, it is extremely difficult to spend the old lady's money.

Although the wife of the Left Prime Minister is dressed brightly and beautifully, she has suffered a lot at the hands of the old lady in the Left Prime Minister's mansion.

Not only could he not get any money from the public treasury, he also had to spend his own money to buy delicious food and drinks to please the old lady.

Otherwise, the wife of the Left Prime Minister would not be able to bear the accusation of being unfilial.

Moreover, the old lady of the Zuo Xiang's Mansion wanted to seize all the properties in the hands of the Zuo Xiang's wife and manage them herself, which made the Zuo Xiang's wife very angry.

Fortunately, the Left Prime Minister was a sensible man and did not let the old lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion act recklessly, which allowed the Left Prime Minister's wife to keep her private property.

But Yunmeng felt that the Left Prime Minister was not trying to help his wife to keep her private property, but was afraid that if his wife lost her private property, his good days would also come to an end.

No one likes to eat coarse food with the old lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion. Who doesn't want to eat delicious food? The old lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion also wants to eat.

So the old lady in the Left Prime Minister’s Mansion always asked her daughters-in-law to show respect to her, and she never bought any herself. The money was kept for breeding insects.

The more Yun Meng looked at it, the more magical it seemed to her. An idea came to her mind: if the money of the Zuo Xiang Mansion was lost, what expression would the old lady of the Zuo Xiang Mansion have?

Is it a pity, or do you regret not spending the money earlier?

Needless to say, this is something that is really exciting.

But Cheng Miaomiao had just been put in jail, so Yun Meng decided to let it go for now and not cause any trouble. He decided to behave himself for a while.

The food was served, and then the wine. Yun Meng picked up the cup and smelled it. Madam Yun whispered, "Don't smell it. There's more water than wine."

Yunmeng put down the cup and gave a thumbs up, saying that she really understood the living habits of the old lady of the Zuo Xiangfu.

There is just more water than wine. Yunmeng can even smell the scent of water, while the smell of wine is very light.

The first thing to do at the beginning of the banquet was to celebrate the birthday. The left prime minister came forward with his wife and children to offer blessings and thank his mother for her hard work.

The speech was eloquent and touching. The old lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion was so moved that she kept wiping away tears and said that her life was not lived in vain.

In this life, I married a top scholar and raised a prime minister. It was worth it, so worth it.

She is much more capable than other old ladies.

The corners of Zuo Xiang's mouth twitched when he heard this. Only his old mother could say such words. Others were too shy to say them.

Giving a blessing is like offering a gift. The Left Prime Minister was very generous and the gift he gave was also the best. The old lady was so happy that she laughed out loud.

Of course, the left prime minister's illegitimate sons and daughters were in a miserable situation. They did not have a mother with abundant private property, so the gifts they gave out seemed petty.

The old lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion looked at these illegitimate sons and daughters with displeasure, and despised them for being stingy. What gifts did they give? They were not valuable at all.

The speed of changing face is really amazing.

Yunmeng really likes the double standards of the old lady of the Zuo Xiangfu.

The gift-giving line was very long and the gifts were varied, ranging from all kinds of things to some small and some heavy.

If the gift was too much, the old lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion would laugh and praise him; if the gift was too little, the old lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion would have a cold face and say nothing.

Anyway, anyone could see that she was unhappy.

The Left Prime Minister broke out in a cold sweat when he saw his mother's expression. He quickly sent his confidant to remind the old lady to control her expression, as the Emperor was still watching in secret.

Yes, the emperor came, but he did not show up. Instead, he hid behind the screen and watched the show.

Seeing the old lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion accepting gifts, Emperor Yong'an was enlightened. This old lady was really as the rumors said.

Looking at the food in front of him, Emperor Yong'an showed a look of disgust. Not even a dog would eat it.

After being reminded, the old lady of the Zuo Mansion remembered that the emperor had come and was watching in secret, so she couldn't show it too much.

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