Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Just flattery!
"Miss, you're finally back," Nanny Zhu said sarcastically, "You stayed out all night. Did you go to pay your respects to the Madam?"
Gu Zhizhuo said condescendingly, "I'm going back to my own home. Do I need a servant like you to talk about me?"
"you……"
"What do you mean by 'you'?" Gu Zhizhuo snorted coldly, "A servant pointing fingers at his master. Is this how the Madam taught you?"
Nanny Zhu choked and quickly put her hand back.
Gu Zhizhuo walked straight forward.
Nanny Zhu said solemnly behind her, "I will report all your words to the Madam."
Oh no, I’m going to complain again. It’s the same old thing.
Gu Zhizhuo stopped and Nanny Zhu thought she was scared, so she raised the corners of her mouth and waited for her to admit her mistake.
However, instead of an apology, she only received a reply: "By the way, Madam Zhu, since you like Rui Huang so much, remember to take her with you when you leave. On the way, you two can talk it over and think carefully about how to file a complaint. Don't disturb the peace and quiet of my courtyard."
She flicked her sleeves and said, "Show me away!"
Nanny Zhu was so angry that she was shaking, and she squeezed out the words from between her teeth: "Miss, I will take my leave now!"
After saying that, she walked away with a gloomy face, stepping heavily to vent her unhappiness.
Rui Huang was stunned, her mouth half open.
Does the girl mean she wants to kick her out of the house by saying this?
Gu Zhizhuo's eyes swept over the servants in the yard. Most of them were shocked and confused, and some even looked at Rui Huang's expression cautiously.
Why.
Gu Zhizhuo was a little bored.
Not only in this mansion, she couldn't even control the people in her own yard.
How useless I was in the past.
In her previous life, the young master had taught her: It is difficult for a person to be perfect, so just make use of his strengths (note).
Qiongfang was loyal, but too soft-hearted and obedient. She was a good person, but she couldn't control people. It was really difficult for her to manage everyone and everything in the courtyard, big and small.
"Qingmei, you take care of this yard."
"Ah?" Qingmei was stunned for a moment.
It was her first time as a spy, and on her first day, she became the target's confidant?
no!
Does Miss Gu still remember that she is from the East Factory?
Gu Zhizhuo patted her shoulder and said with a smile, "From now on, this courtyard is in your hands."
"I'll support you, girl."
This statement is very powerful.
"Let's see if I, a Gu, can be the master of giving birth to children for you Gu families."
Rui Huang's heart seemed to be gripped tightly, and she blurted out, "Girl!" Then she found that Gu Zhizhuo had already brought Qiongfang into the house, as if he didn't care about what was happening outside.
She felt vaguely uneasy.
Qingmei: "..."
Well, the governor asked her to be the girl's maid.
Then she will be a good maid.
Qingmei stood in the corridor with a smile on her face.
The maids and servants were all in a state of confusion. In Lingxiao Courtyard, Qiongfang and Ruihuang were both senior maids. Qiongfang had always served the young lady, never leaving her side. Ruihuang had always had the final say on all matters within the courtyard.
Now this is...
Is the world going to change?
"What are you looking at!" Rui Huang strode up to her and said timidly, "My wife gave it to me."
"This Lingxiao Courtyard is not something that can be ruled by a little bitch like you with unknown origins."
Qingmei smiled innocently: "Sister Ruihuang, what did you call me?"
She is delicate and gentle, and looks like she is easy to bully.
Rui Huang felt confident, tilted her neck back and said, "Little bitch!"
Before she could finish her words, Qingmei swung her hand and slapped her, causing her to stagger and almost fall.
Rui Huang covered her face and said angrily: "How dare you!"
Qingmei whispered softly, "Sister Ruihuang, what did you call me just now?"
"Small……"
Rui Huang wanted to curse as soon as she opened her mouth.
Qingmei rubbed the knuckles of her hands and looked at her with a smile.
This action was too shocking. Rui Huang swallowed back the rest of her words and almost coughed out of them. "What do you want to do?"
Qingmei casually pointed at the servant below and said, "Get out."
When saying these three words, Qingmei was also in a friendly manner.
The servants looked at each other, thinking in their hearts.
The maids in the yard cautiously took half a step back.
Rui Huang raised her chin proudly. She was Madam's person! Who in this mansion dared to touch her?
Everyone's expression was reflected in Qingmei's dark pupils.
Yo?
Qingmei pulled out the black whip hidden at her waist, and whipped it on the ground with a whistling sound. A small stone flew up and broke into two.
The servants all shrank their necks, fearing that if the whip landed on them, their skin would surely be torn to pieces.
Qingmei threw out another silver ingot, which rolled to the feet of several servants.
A woman swallowed her saliva.
Maids like them have the lowest monthly wages in the mansion, and this one silver ingot is enough to cover their monthly wages for half a year.
Is it a whip or silver?
Normal people don't need to make choices.
A red-faced old woman moved the fastest, she pounced and picked up the silver ingot on the ground. Without Qingmei saying anything, she raised the big broom in her hand high and hit Ruihuang with it.
The dust and dead leaves on the broom covered Ruihuang's body.
"Go! Go! Go!"
She was like driving away kittens and puppies.
"Ahhh! How dare you! I'm going to report to the Madam. Ah!" Rui Huang screamed continuously. She kept dodging, but was still forced towards the gate of the courtyard.
The red-faced old woman pushed her out and closed the gate quickly.
Rui Huang kept banging on the door outside, shouting and cursing.
The red-faced old woman turned a deaf ear and looked at Qingmei with a flattering expression.
Qingmei stood there with a smile on her face: "Everyone, behave yourself and do what you should be doing. If you disturb the girl's rest, you will be punished!"
She pointed at them with a whip, spoke softly, and was very easy to talk to.
Qingmei straightened her skirt and walked into the house lightly.
Without waiting for anything to say, Qiongfang made a quiet gesture towards her.
Gu Zhizhuo leaned on the beauty couch, rubbing his forehead, looking a little listless.
"It's okay, go ahead."
Gu Zhizhuo took the tea bowl handed to him by Qiongfang and sipped the warm water in small sips.
Qingmei said briskly, "Miss, I have driven them away."
She recounted what had happened, and Gu Zhizhuo couldn't help but smile. She clapped her hands and said, "It's settled. I'll leave everything to you. If you have any questions, you can ask Qiongfang."
Qingmei: "..."
Is Miss Gu so unreserved?
Even Qiongfang was nodding and smiling without any ulterior motive. Didn't she really feel that she had taken her place just by arriving?
Qingmei could only say: "Okay."
She always felt that there was something strange about her role as a spy.
Without waiting for her to think about it, Gu Zhizhuo said with a slightly tired tone: "I'm going to sleep for a while."
Her legs were weak and she stumbled as she stood up, holding onto the floor-length screen.
"Girl." Qiongfang hurriedly supported her and carefully placed the back of her hand on her forehead. The scorching body temperature scared Qiongfang.
Ever since she vomited blood last night, she had a low fever. It was nothing serious at first, but soon after coming out of Baijitang, Gu Zhizhuo found that her body temperature began to rise and became more severe.
She waved her hand and said, "Please boil the medicine you brought back for me and wait for me to wake up and take it."
She let Qiongfang help her back to her room and lay down immediately.
At the moment when his consciousness was hazy, Gu Zhizhuo couldn't help but think.
In her previous life, she had a fever and was unconscious.
This life, too.
Alas, she knew that she couldn't avoid this disease.
Gu Zhizhuo slept for several hours. He woke up halfway, drank some medicine, and then fell asleep again.
The high fever didn't subside until noon the next day. Sweat soaked my inner clothes, which stuck to my skin, feeling sticky and uncomfortable.
Qiongfang has prepared hot water.
After washing and changing his clothes, Gu Zhizhuo felt much more comfortable.
There was no small kitchen in the yard. Porridge was cooked on the red clay stove, and there were also some side dishes that Qiongfang bought from Shanbiju.
As soon as Gu Zhizhuo woke up, Qiongfang was already spread out on the round table.
Gu Zhizhuo drank the porridge with some side dishes. His stomach felt warm and he closed his eyes comfortably.
Qingmei smiled and took the initiative to say:
"Miss, I have transferred Mrs. Jiang to take care of the flowers and trees."
Mrs. Jiang was the one who had chased Rui Huang out with a big broom.
Gu Zhizhuo took a spoonful of porridge, put it in his mouth and swallowed it slowly.
These maids do the most menial work, such as cleaning the yard, sweeping the house, washing clothes... It is tiring and the monthly salary is low.
With this transfer, Qingmei was promoted from a servant to a housekeeper. Not only did her monthly salary increase and her workload became lighter, but she also had one or two maids to command.
This small transfer is enough to make other servants jealous.
Gu Zhizhuo praised: "Well done."
There are so many people in this yard. If we replace them all from top to bottom, it would be too much trouble and unnecessary.
Especially these servants, who have little connection with the prominent managers in the mansion, otherwise they would not have to do such rough work at their age.
Letting them know the benefits of being "obedient" is enough to make them obedient.
Qingmei smiled cutely and said something more:
"The second-class maids in the courtyard are now divided into two factions. Sishi and Qingwei believe that Ruihuang will return, while Xuezhong and Chunxin have begun to show goodwill to me."
"After Madam Jiang was transferred to look after the flowers and trees, all the maids were furious. I asked Chunxin to spread the word that the young lady wanted to select two more maids to look after the small storeroom."
"This time, all the old women came over to show their loyalty to me."
Gu Zhizhuo smiled.
Qingmei is like a girl hanging a carrot in front of a donkey's mouth, forcing them to fight for it on their own.
Gu Zhizhuo found what he heard interesting. He ate two bowls of porridge and drank a bowl of medicine before going to bed.
When she woke up again, the dejection on her face had disappeared. Looking at her rosy complexion in the bronze mirror, Gu Zhizhuo took her pulse.
She quietly felt the pulse and asked, "Did Big Brother reply?"
"not yet."
Gu Zhizhuo then asked, "What's the news from the capital these days?"
Qiongfang was obedient. Before Gu Zhizhuo fell asleep, he asked her to go for a walk outside the house more often. So she went to places like teahouses and taverns every day and heard a lot of rumors from the streets and alleys.
When Gu Zhizhuo asked, she said, "I heard from them that when the Taoist Master Qingping of Taiqing Temple was in seclusion, he cast a divination, and the divination showed that a woman of destiny would appear in the Great Qi Dynasty..."
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