These past two days, He Zhuo has noticed something very strange about one of the maids.

Because of Consort Fan's twin pregnancy, Prince Yinzhi disliked the concubines and maids in his harem.

Normally, I don't go into their rooms.

When needed, they would simply summon people to the front yard to serve them, but they wouldn't let anyone stay overnight. Once it was over, they would send them away immediately.

During this period, apart from the main courtyard of Hezhuo, Yinzhi rarely stepped into the back courtyard where the concubines and maids lived.

Currently, due to Consort Fan's pregnancy, Consort Li has fallen out of favor, and Consort Guan is the concubine who serves the most among the consorts.

For a time, Princess Guan was the most popular.

In everyone's eyes, Princess Guan was never one to cause trouble, and her appearance was rather ordinary in this backyard.

It's likely that Prince Yinzhi favored Consort Guan because he thought she was well-behaved and obedient.

During this period, among the princes, Yinzhi preferred those who were law-abiding and obedient.

But at this time, she was the most popular person in the First Prince's residence, second only to the main courtyard. She remained calm and composed, and apart from wearing brighter clothes and jewelry, she did not act spoiled.

Is there really such a composed woman?

Princess Guan is only three years older than the master, barely 20 years old this year. It's not that Princess Guan is scheming, it's just that she doesn't have her master in her heart.

However, as long as she doesn't cause trouble in the inner quarters, endanger the main household, or harm Khoja's offspring,

He Zhuo could tolerate this idea.

Moreover, He Zhuo could tell from the beginning that this Consort Guan was not a simple person; she was actually the most scheming person in Yin Zhi's harem.

Speaking of rewards, after so long of subtle influence from He Zhuo's marriage and the constant whispering and urging from the main household, Yin Zhi would not casually bestow rewards upon the people in the back household.

It's actually quite simple. What Hezhuo wanted Yinzhi to understand was that the hearts of the women in the inner palace were raised by men. Hezhuo just wanted Yinzhi to understand this principle.

Another question is how much money was spent on concubines and princesses.

Don't assume that princes and nobles would be short of money; in fact, they often don't have much cash on hand.

Gradually, they trained and educated Yinzhi to adapt to Hezhuo's way of managing the inner court. Many times, the reason why the mistress couldn't manage the inner court was because the men interfered. They didn't even realize that they were being biased; they had just given the women more things twice.

Actually, they don't realize it when they give it to you. On ordinary days, you don't notice how often it happens. As long as you're happy, that's all that matters. This gives the women in the backyard confidence.

From the moment Consort Chao discovered she was pregnant, Yinzhi only casually told Liu Bajin to ask the head nanny to give her something as a reward. The rewards for the concubines in the inner quarters all came from the head nanny's storeroom.

He Zhuo did not stop it, but took the opportunity to show the list to Yin Zhi. The list specified the reward given to the Fujin for finding out that Consort Chao was pregnant.

The following is a list: one pound of red dates, two ounces of white fungus, four ounces of honey, one bolt of palace silk, one bolt of damask, and three pounds of cotton.

And she was told what extra things Chao had given her each month since she became pregnant.

The following is a list of the monthly intakes compared to normal: 10 jin of pork, 5 plates of mutton, 5 chickens and ducks, half a jin of fresh vegetables daily, 5 jin of charcoal in summer, 10 jin in winter, and 3 liang of red dates.

Yinzhi was not patient with these trivial matters. Before he got married, Liu Bajin and the head nanny usually handled them.

He rarely looks at the account books.

Therefore, I became interested when I saw this list, because it had the signature of the head maid of the front courtyard, and also the signature and date of who went to collect it from the Fujin's side, all clearly stated.

The things given by the head nanny are also recorded by her, otherwise things would be in chaos. The master only said one word: reward! What to reward is actually predetermined by the head nanny.