After introducing these three, Yu Zizhen assigned work tasks to the thirteen maids and servants she left behind.
Yu Zizhen made the three oldest servants who were difficult to exploit overmuch work as gatekeepers for the entire three courtyards.
After Yu Zizhen moved into Lumingxuan, he asked Madam Zhang to lock the doors between the third and fourth courtyards and the large garden. Therefore, the only door in the third courtyard that needed to be guarded by these old women was the one between the third and second courtyards.
Yu Zizhen asked the three young wives, who were between 20 and 30 years old, to be responsible for running errands, cleaning the yard, and moving things around in Lumingxuan.
Yu Zizhen simply didn't assign any work to the three half-grown girls between the ages of twelve and fifteen, and the four little kids between the ages of seven and nine. She said, "From now on, just follow Yaoguang and Yuheng. They will assign tasks for you."
In Yu Zizhen's opinion, these are still children, and children are very malleable. Instead of letting them sweep the floor and wipe the table every day and live their lives in a daze, Yu Zizhen would rather train them to become female guards like Yuheng and Yaoguang.
Otherwise, it would be fine to train them to have a skill like Madam Zhang, such as cooking, needlework, accounting, or even the harder work of composting, farming, and breeding... As long as they can do one thing well, they will not have to worry about their livelihood in the future.
Yu Zizhen, who has the body of a child but cares about the heart of an old mother, worries about the future of these children and then starts to worry about their health.
She said to Madam Zhang, "Ask the kitchen and tell them what the daily meals are for servants like them."
If there is not enough food or nutrition cannot be guaranteed, Yu Zizhen plans to take out some money himself and ask Madam Zhang to give them special meals regularly in the form of rewards based on the performance of these children.
"Accommodation... among the courtyards outside of Lumingxuan, you can arrange a place for them so that they can all live together."
Madam Zhang replied "Yes" and took the thirteen maids and servants to settle down.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to them, Yu Zizhen also had a group of servants placed in the second courtyard, and a group of attendants, guards, coachmen, etc. placed in the first courtyard.
The servants usually stayed at the gatehouse between the second and first courtyards to do their duty. When there was something important, they would go through the second courtyard to the door of the third courtyard and wait for the gatekeeper to report back.
If Yu Zizhen had something to tell the male servants, the process would be that she would give the order and the female guards around her would go out of the third courtyard and go to the second courtyard to deliver the order.
It's... quite troublesome.
After complaining in her heart, Yu Zizhen turned back to the house and began to develop a training plan for her new subordinates.
But before she could write much, Yu Sheng and Yu Tong came over together.
One of the newly appointed gatekeepers was responsible for delivering the message to Yu Zizhen. She ran to Yu Zizhen and was not only sweating, but also had a stitch in the side.
You can see that he is really anxious.
"Prince, the chief steward is here."
Yu Zizhen: ...
She swallowed the countless complaints that were already on the tip of her tongue, "Where are they? Have they come to Lu Mingxuan?"
The old woman nodded vigorously. One was the old prince's confidant, and the other was the current prince's confidant. Both of them were killers who had been on the battlefield. Besides, it was not after dark when they needed to guard the door. Even if they had ten times the courage, they would not dare to stop these two from coming to ask for a meeting.
Yu Zizhen glanced at her and said, "Invite them to the front courtyard and ask Madam Zhang to prepare tea."
The old woman took the order and left. Yu Zizhen put down his pen, closed the door and slowly walked towards the front yard.
As she walked, she was thinking in her mind how to turn the third courtyard into a restricted area that others would not dare to set foot in.
She no longer counts on the servants in the mansion, so what else can she count on?
There are guards who are loyal only to her and have extremely high fighting power, as well as various devices with great lethality that can definitely make sure that anyone who intrudes will be wiped out.
After asking and answering himself some questions in his heart, Yu Zizhen's mood finally brightened up again.
When she walked into the front courtyard, Yu Sheng and Yu Tong immediately bowed and saluted, "Greetings, Prince."
Yu Zizhen held out his hand, "Excuse me, both of you. Come here together, is there something important you want to tell me?"
The two men stood up straight, and then the current palace steward Yu Tong spoke on their behalf, "We are here to apologize to the prince. The maids and servants sent here before..."
Yu Zizhen understood what was going on as soon as she heard it. She smiled and waved at the two of them, "I let them choose for themselves. You two can't punish them for this."
After a pause, she continued, "I really don't need that many servants. To be honest, even among the thirteen people I left behind, I only assigned six of them the tasks of guarding the gate and sweeping the floor."
Yu Sheng and Yu Tong exchanged a glance, and then Yu Sheng asked Yu Zizhen, "Does the prince need to leave someone to look after the courtyards in the third courtyard?"
Yu Zizhen had already made a plan. She said, "I plan to let whoever moves in take care of it themselves."
Yu Sheng and Yu Tong understood immediately that it was not that Yu Zizhen did not need more manpower, but the manpower she needed were not the ordinary servants in the palace.
She had clear ideas about who to use and who not to use. The old calendar of the palace could not restrict her, and the palace's servants could not influence her.
The two of them no longer worried about the courtyards in the third courtyard. Yu Tong took this opportunity to report to Yu Zizhen that her small kitchen was ready today, and starting tomorrow, fresh ingredients would be delivered from the big kitchen every day.
Yu Zizhen was very satisfied with the efficiency of the servants in the palace. She said to Yu Sheng and Yu Tongdao sincerely, "Thank you for your trouble."
The two of them said they didn't dare.
After they left, Yu Zizhen continued to write the training plan for the seven girls.
Yu Zizhen was busy until sunset, and only had a quick lunch in between. Only then did he put down his pen with a look of satisfaction.
She put the training plan she had written into the system space, and planned to personally tell Master Bai about the first phase training plan she had prepared for these girls when Master Bai taught them martial arts early tomorrow morning.
The seven girls who had moved into the courtyard next to Lumingxuan but dared only live in the back room at the entrance of the courtyard, had their first full meal in their lives at noon. In the afternoon, they received two sets of brand new clothes, shoes and socks from head to toe, a set of brand new bedding that felt very thick to the touch, a wooden pillow with simple patterns carved on it, and a simple purse without any patterns. At this moment, they were immersed in the great happiness of being well fed, warmly clothed and well slept, and had no idea that they would soon face a very long series of devilish training.
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