The storeroom in the inner courtyard was mainly used to store some public supplies. According to their uses, utensils, containers, calligraphy and paintings were divided. There was a general manager and several sub-maids. This Wang Madam was in charge of utensils.

"Isn't it Mother Yu who's in charge?" Eleventh Lady laughed and said, "If there's anything, ask her to come and tell me!"

Mother Wang was startled and said, "But you are the lady in charge of the household..."

Eleventh Lady smiled and said in a friendly manner: "I have handed over the warehouse matters to Mother Yu. If Mother Yu finds it difficult to handle, she will tell me. As for this matter, you can talk to her first!" Then she brought tea.

When Mother Wang saw that Eleventh Lady accused her of being presumptuous, she blushed, knelt down, bowed, and hurried away.

Mrs. Song at the side reminded in a low voice: "Madam, this Mrs. Wang is very close to Mrs. Du who is beside the Madam!"

No wonder he dared to come to me and talk about something!

"But Mama Yu is the warehouse manager I agreed to appoint." Eleventh Lady said calmly, "Why did she come to me to complain, bypassing Mama Yu? If everyone was like this, what would I need Mama as the manager for? I might as well manage it myself."

Mother Song hesitated and asked, "Then, what about Mother Du?"

"This mansion is very big!" Eleventh Lady said, "If she really has the face, Madam Du will come to talk to me. You don't have to worry!" Then she instructed Madam Song, "Call Madam Yu here, I have something to ask her!" She looked like she didn't want to talk more.

Mother Song didn't dare to ask any more questions and smiled and went to ask Mother Yu to come over.

"Mother Wang just came to tell me that the black lacquered peony screen that I had pointed out to be in the Madam's hallway is missing, and I want to replace it with a black lacquered ivory peony screen. Do you know about this?"

Mother Yu said hurriedly, "Madam, it's not missing - it's just in the 'C' account book. The items in the 'C' account book are all large and placed deep. You just told me this morning, so it's hard to find it. That's why I asked Mother Wang to come back and tell you."

Eleventh Lady looked at her coldly and asked again: "...Do you know about this?"

The atmosphere in the room also became cold as his gaze turned cold.

Mother Yu felt a little nervous and said quickly, "I know! But..."

She wanted to argue. But before she could finish her words, Eleventh Lady said sternly, "If you knew, why didn't you tell me yourself? You actually sent a second-class housekeeper to tell me to change my seat and insert the screen. Is this the rule of your warehouse?"

She couldn't bear the accusation of "sending a second-rate housekeeper to give me instructions"!

Under Eleventh Lady's sharp gaze, beads of sweat appeared on Yu's mother's forehead.

In fact, it was because there were too many things to do today. Here, the maids were called to move things, and there, the maids were called to help. Everyone was a little overwhelmed. Some places even called their nephews or sons who worked as servants in the outer courtyard to come in and do some rough work. Seeing that it was time for dinner, several mothers couldn't help but complain, and a little maid came up with this idea: "... Madam is a very kind person, go and ask, she will definitely agree!"

Although she felt that it was a little inappropriate, Wang's mother agreed and offered to go to Shiyi Niang for instructions. Thinking of the friendship between Wang's mother and Du's mother, she agreed. Unexpectedly...

"Madam, this is all my fault." Mother Yu knelt on the ground in fear, "I will go and teach Mother Wang a lesson right now."

It implies that the cause of this incident was Mother Wang.

Eleventh Lady would not play such an ambiguous game with her, and said directly: "What do you mean by that? Was this all Mother Wang's idea?"

Mother Yu was stunned.

Madam Wang and Madam Du are good friends, and everyone in the family knows this. Speaking of which, Madam is also a smart person. For things like this, everyone should just let it go without saying. Why did she suddenly stare at me and ask me about it?

She didn't dare answer.

Once words are spoken, they can be spilled. There is no wall that is impenetrable in this world, not to mention that there is a little maid standing in the room to serve.

She hurriedly said, "No, no. This was my idea." But beads of sweat dripped down her forehead.

"Mother Yu is right." Eleventh Lady's tone slowed down, and she said earnestly, "Since I handed the warehouse to you, I believe you can do the job I asked you to do. So I won't meet your stewards, for fear that someone will gossip about you. I won't speak to your stewards, for fear that someone will use my name to cause trouble. I only listen to the words of my chief steward. Do you understand?"

Mother Yu looked at Shiyi Niang in surprise.

Madam, what does this mean?

Did someone say something in front of the lady?

She thought of Mother Wang.

Taking the initiative to show this to Eleventh Lady... is he trying to put himself in an unjust position and then use Mother Du's power to bring himself down?

For a moment, she was so confused that she couldn't help but call out "Madam".

Eleventh Lady brought tea and said, "You are my housekeeper, you should share my burden. Today's business ends here. Quickly find the black lacquered peony screen and put it in the Madam's hallway!"

When Yu's mother heard the hidden meaning in these words, she had completely lost her mind.

She said "yes" solemnly, looked at Shiyi Niang with gratitude, and quickly retreated.

The warehouse is a relatively important place, and managing the warehouse is an idle job. Those who can work as a warehouse mother are all related to the Madam. Even when Yuanniang was in charge, she didn't dare to change people at will. When it came to the Third Madam, she didn't dare to give orders at will. What happened today was, firstly, relying on seniority, and secondly, being spoiled. It's not that these people are confused. On the contrary, they are all people who know how to choose the right dish.

Mother Song was very worried. She looked at Mother Yu walking away, then looked at the maids serving in the room, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Eleventh Lady did not explain and got up and went to the inner room.

A maid came in and said, "Madam, the Third Master has sent a birthday gift to the Madam, and he has also sent someone from Gan Laoquan's family to pay his respects to the Madam."

After the third wife left, she only brought back a letter saying she was safe.

"Let her in!"

The little maid responded and brought Gan Laoquan's family in.

Eleventh Lady asked about the situation of the third room.

"...The master works diligently and is highly regarded by his superiors. The third lady has bought a rice shop there, which has just opened. The eldest and third young masters have hired a teacher to give lessons at home. Everything is fine. They are just worried about the lady dowager, the marquis and the lady." Gan Laoquan said respectfully.

Eleventh Lady nodded and took Gan Laoquan's family to the lady's place.

When the lady heard that Xu Siqin and Xu Sijian had not neglected their studies, she nodded with satisfaction, gave Gan Laoquan two taels of silver, and asked Du Mama to take them down to rest. But she and Shiyi Niang sighed, "It's a bit shallow after all!"

It means that as soon as the Third Master took office, the Third Lady opened a rice shop within the jurisdiction of the Third Master!

Eleventh Lady smiled and comforted the Madam: "The rice and grain adviser beside the Third Master was personally selected by the Marquis. The Marquis also gave instructions at the time. I think he will persuade the Third Master and the Third Madam."

"I hope so!" the lady sighed.

After learning what Eleventh Lady said in the waterside pavilion that night, the Madam nodded continuously: "Catch the leader first. Not bad, not bad! She was able to use the opponent's strength to defeat the opponent, and subdued the most slick gang in the warehouse. None of the other housekeepers dared to cause trouble."

Mother Du smiled and nodded: "Who said it wasn't!"

"Didn't the Wang family come to you to plead for mercy?" the lady asked with a smile.

Mother Du laughed and said, "The Fourth Madam is attacking the dock, how dare I!"

"You still have some tact." The lady teased Mother Du.

The second lady came over.

The old lady then took the second lady to look at the dress that Eleventh Lady had chosen for her: "It looks good, doesn't it? It's bright red. Let me wear that emerald headpiece."

"It looks great!" The Second Lady said with a smile, "It should be full of joy like this."

The lady said, "I just wanted to wear it, but I didn't dare to wear it. Eleventh Lady told me every day that it was fine. Now you also say it looks good. I just hope that tomorrow people won't say that I am old and acting weird."

The second lady laughed.

The next day, the lady wore the bright red jacket with peony flowers chosen by Eleventh Lady and an emerald headpiece and went to the hall.

The Huang family of Yongchang Marquis, the Lin family of Weibei Marquis, the Sun family of Dingnan Marquis, the Gan family of Zhongqin Earl, Madam Zhou and Sister Fang, as well as the Luo family and the Xiang family all came.

The room was full of beautiful girls. Madam Huang, Madam Lin, Madam Sun, and Madam Gan were sitting in the inner room. Everyone else came forward to pay their respects to the old lady and wish her a happy birthday. Madam Du handed out red envelopes to everyone, while Madam Zhou and Grandma Huang were making a fuss nearby. The room was filled with laughter and was very lively.

A little maid ran in and said, "Madam, the wife of General Li of Shanxi is here to wish you a happy birthday!"

The Li family was not on the banquet guest list.

However, everyone who comes is a guest.

Eleventh Lady went out to greet him with a smile, while thinking about the Li family asking Wang Li to propose marriage.

Mrs. Li did not come alone, she also brought Miss Li with her.

"Madam Tai's birthday was coming up, but Madam didn't even tell me." Madam Li scolded Eleventh Lady when she saw her, "If I hadn't heard our master mention it, I would have missed it."

"It's not a birthday party, so I didn't dare disturb everyone." Eleventh Lady smiled and said a few polite words to her, then praised Miss Li's clothes and accompanied her to the hall with a smile.

Madam Li and her daughter were just about to wish Madam Tai a happy birthday when another maid ran in, "Madam Tai, the wife of Commander Jiang from the Five Military Commands is here to wish you a happy birthday!"

Another person who is not on the banquet guest list.

Eleventh Lady went to meet her.

Mrs. Jiang did not come alone either. She brought a pretty little girl with her. She introduced her to Shiyi Niang: "This is my niece from my mother's family."

Eleventh Lady smiled and invited the two in, and wished the lady a happy birthday. Eleventh Lady called Zhen Jie'er to greet Mrs. Jiang's niece. Mrs. Jiang's niece was very shy and followed Mrs. Jiang closely. Mrs. Jiang gave an order, and then she followed Zhen Jie'er.

The wife of Minister Zhuo from the Ministry of War also came to pay her respects to the lady.

Not only was this person not on the banquet guest list, but Eleventh Lady was also a stranger to him.

The Fifth Lady at the side hurriedly explained to Eleventh Lady in a low voice: "When the Marquis was fighting in Miaojiang, this Lord Zhuo once led troops under the Marquis. He was previously the general in Yunnan and Guizhou, and was promoted to the Minister of War in March."

Eleventh Lady suddenly realized and went out to greet him.

Mrs. Zhuo was a woman in her twenties and she came alone.

For some reason, Eleventh Lady breathed a sigh of relief.

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