Rather than saying that the Pei family’s New Year’s Eve dinner was late, it would be better to say: it was just a situation.
According to tradition, Liu Tong needs to start preparing for the New Year’s Eve dinner three days in advance every year.
Imperial Palace.
Liu Tong, wearing a suit and vest and white gloves on his hands, led a group of servants and stood in the restaurant in an orderly manner.
At ten o'clock in the evening.
The retro wall clock inlaid with black gemstones emits a low and rhythmic roar.
On weekdays, this bell rings.
All servants need to complete their work quickly within fifteen minutes and leave the main house immediately.
This is the curfew reminder for the main house.
However, this year's New Year's Eve...
Liu Tong's gaze fell straight on the dining table not far away, which was filled with a variety of exquisite dishes that were densely packed and extremely rich.
Until curfew.
The food that took the entire kitchen a long time to prepare was not even eaten, let alone eaten by anyone.
The young maid closest to Liu Tong looked tired at the moment.
She secretly moved her legs, which were so sore, numb, and almost paralyzed. She carefully glanced in the direction of the stairs, then couldn't help but complain to Liu Tong: "Butler Liu, are we still having the New Year's Eve dinner this year?! It's already 10 o'clock in the evening, why hasn't the young master come downstairs yet?! We've been waiting in the restaurant since 6 o'clock in the evening."
She has been standing for four hours now, and not only her legs, but also her waist is about to break.
The little maid's subtext was actually that she wanted Liu Tong to go upstairs and ask.
Are you still eating this New Year's Eve dinner?!
If you don't want to eat, they will take away the food.
At this moment, there were twenty-four servants standing in the restaurant, excluding Liu Tong.
Originally, when they learned that Pei Yucheng would return home at 8 o'clock in the evening to have the New Year's Eve dinner, the servants in the entire mansion were overjoyed.
They all rushed to serve.
In order to get these 24 seats, the maids fought fiercely in the dormitory.
Today is New Year’s Eve.
According to the custom in the mansion, servants who are fortunate enough to serve the New Year's Eve dinner can receive a red envelope worth a full six figures.
This year's competition is extremely fierce.
The reason is very simple: the Pei family has a little prince.
I don't know who spread this news first.
At first, no one believed it.
It's just private discussion and speculation.
Until a week ago, Liu Tong suddenly started buying clothes and all kinds of supplies for the children.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with buying some things for children.
However, every item is made according to the highest standards of the Pei family, which is horrifying.
I heard from the servants in charge of purchasing that the eldest young master personally gave the order: toothbrushes must be selected from hundreds of thousands.
Moreover, the master bedroom on the second floor was vacated and renovated into a children's room.
That's the master bedroom.
In the Pei family, where hierarchy is strict to the point of being harsh, the only person who can live in the master bedroom on each floor is the head of the Pei family.
Even when the Second Young Master stayed overnight at the Imperial Mansion, he could only sleep in the guest room on the first floor.
From this, it can be inferred that the child who is about to move into the Imperial Mansion is definitely the genuine prince of the Pei family.
Originally, while waiting for Pei Yucheng to return home, the servants in the restaurant were all very excited. After all, judging by the items currently purchased by the Yu Mansion, Pei Yucheng must be extremely fond of the child.
And this year's New Year's Eve, with the addition of a little prince, they served him wholeheartedly. Would Pei Yucheng be so pleased that he would double the amount of the red envelopes he gave out?!
However, when Pei Yucheng stepped into the main gate of the house at 9:30 in the evening, his handsome face was dark and gloomy, and a murderous and cold air was sweeping around him.
Very shocking.
Very creepy.
Liu Tong, who was always serious, understood the maid's complaint and scolded her without hesitation in a low voice: "How can a lowly servant like you have the right to question or urge any decision made by the head of the Pei family?! Don't you know the eldest young master's taboos?! Just standing for four hours, and you are wronged like this?! Remember, the Pei family hired slaves, not ancestors. Not to mention standing for four hours, even if you are asked to kneel for four hours, you must kneel with a smile on your face. This is the rule of the Pei family."
Upon hearing this, all the servants in the restaurant were terrified and lowered their heads, not daring to express any more dissatisfaction...
Master bedroom on the third floor.
Pei Yucheng stood in front of the large window.
Wearing simple loose black home clothes.
Because she had just come out of the shower, her usually neatly combed short black hair was now hanging down in a messy manner.
"Cui Zhen has been restless recently. I don't know where he got the news from, but he has sent three groups of people secretly to the territory of the Golden Triangle Black Panther. I'm afraid he wants to form an alliance with Thomas Joben in private, and then deal with you together. Lord Cheng, your family's chief steward is really worrying." Lian Zhan, who was on the other end of the phone, crossed his long straight legs and sat calmly on the sofa. He spoke nonchalantly and leaned forward slowly to shake the ash of the cigarette between his fingers.
"Cui Zhen's actions clearly show he doesn't want you to have a good New Year," Yan Ce said. "He's gone to such great lengths to make things difficult for you. He probably knows you have a son of your own bloodline, and he's been forced into a corner, so he's lowered his status and gone to the Golden Triangle to seek cooperation. My Lord, if you continue to ignore Cui Zhen, you'll be raising a tiger to harm him. It'll be a real headache for you."
"Cui Zhen is cunning and shrewd. It will take some effort to deal with him. Over the years, he has been moving among the major directors of the Pei Group and has almost won over their hearts. If we touch him, it will affect the entire group. It will be difficult." Lian Zhan said.
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