Madam Lu ordered to clean up the Marquis' Mansion!
Taking advantage of the Zhuhong incident, Madam Lu ordered her subordinates to conduct a thorough investigation of the entire mansion. She said it was to get to the bottom of the matter, but it was hard to say what her real purpose was.
"Madam, the old lady is making such a big fuss, I'm afraid she's coming for us."
Chunxi had received news from several people that the matters they were responsible for had been inexplicably inserted into the old lady's group. They said they were there to help and investigate the murder of Concubine Hong, but once they got there, they had no intention of leaving.
"I'm afraid he's eyeing my housekeeper power." Shen Ruoyan chuckled. Sure enough, Lu Jing was not in the mansion. There were restless people everywhere in the mansion.
Even this old lady is no exception.
"But as the mistress, Madam naturally has to take charge of the household. I've never heard of any family in Shengjing City where a mistress is the mistress but lets the old lady be the housekeeper!" Qiu Ye felt that the old lady was really getting senile.
How can a grandmother compete with her granddaughter-in-law for power?
At the age when you can enjoy your retirement, just take good care of yourself and live a long life.
Even with all this trouble, you’re not afraid of shortening your life!
Shen Ruoyan smiled and made no comment. The old lady wanted to snatch it, but she also wanted to see if she agreed.
There is no reason to return what is given to her. Since the old lady is confused, why not let her see who is in charge in this mansion now?
Zhuhong slipped and fell because she stepped on the mud in the lake.
That thing might have been accidentally dropped by a servant while being moved, or someone might have deliberately taken advantage of the opportunity to put it there.
The maid sent by Madam Lu, under the guise of gathering information, spent all day repairing the backyard. At first, she pretended to ask who had passed by the concubine's yard that day. It seemed she was genuinely investigating whether the incident was accidental or deliberate, but within two days, she was exposed.
"Manager Liu, you've hired quite a few people from outside, right? Just to build a courtyard wall, I'm afraid the wages will be quite high..." Nanny Xu deliberately leaned forward and lowered her voice, "We're all elders in the mansion now, you understand, right?"
When the old lady was the housekeeper, the people under her took a lot of benefits.
Especially if you want to renovate something in the mansion, that would be a very cost-effective deal!
They reported how many workers they had to the government, but in reality, they didn't need that many people after hiring them from outside. And the things they were purchasing were a lot of work!
According to the previous rules, for such things, whoever sees it will be involved.
Especially the elderly, if you want to shut them up, the smart ones will just pick some out themselves. The less intelligent ones will know what to do if you give them a few more suggestions.
Manager Liu has been in the mansion for quite some time, and he knows all the rules very well!
"Madame Xu, what are you talking about?" Steward Liu looked at her with a puzzled expression, and loudly directed the people in front, "You two, lift it higher! If the mud falls, whoever dropped it will be the one to clean it up. Otherwise, if you offend another master, you won't be able to explain yourself even if I give you a hundred mouths!"
They were extremely careful when transporting the silt.
In order not to offend the masters, they would rather take a detour than pass by their masters' place, for fear that someone would be careless and bump into the masters.
As a result, the incident with Concubine Zhuhong came to light, and Manager Liu was depressed about it for a long time.
Now there is a blind Madam Xu coming up to him, and he is too lazy to even pretend and doesn't give her any face at all!
Madam Xu hadn't yet grasped the situation. Being treated so perfunctorily, she immediately shouted angrily, "Manager Liu, what do you mean? Don't think that just because you're working under the mistress, you can look down on us! You should think carefully about who the master of this mansion is."
She raised her eyes arrogantly, waiting for Manager Liu to come and apologize to her humbly.
When the time comes, I must hold him accountable. At least she must get half of the profits from the renovation!
"The master of this mansion is naturally the Marquis. Now that the Marquis is away, the mistress is the housekeeper, and we servants naturally obey her." Manager Liu didn't take Madam Xu seriously at all. An old nanny serving the old lady also wanted to bully him.
Not to mention that the mistress is in charge of the household now, even when the mistress is not in charge, he will not be controlled by this old woman!
Madam Xu narrowed her eyes and said, "Manager Liu, are you refusing to accept my toast and drinking a penalty?"
She sneered and said, "If I go back and report to the old lady that you made some money in the backyard, do you think the old lady will believe you or me?"
Steward Liu used to be a good hand at doing things in the mansion, but since the mistress took over the household, he only obeyed her orders, which made Madam Xu feel very difficult. So this time, she came specifically to target Steward Liu.
He must see clearly who is the person in charge of this house!
He must have an idea of who to listen to. Don't think that you can use chicken feathers as an order!
"Madam Xu, you keep saying there's something fishy going on with Liu. May I ask, Madam Xu, do you have any evidence?" Steward Liu stroked his chin calmly. "If you don't, I'll go to the mistress and sue you for slander! Anyway, all my account books have records, every single item is clear, so I'm not afraid of an investigation."
He stared at Aunt Xu with sharp eyes and spoke slowly, word by word: "I dare, do you dare?!"
After Shen Ruoyan became the housekeeper, anyone who gossiped without evidence or spread rumors would be severely punished once discovered!
The first offense was a one-month salary fine, and the second offense was a beating.
And there will never be a third time. If someone still refuses to repent, there is no need to ask why. Just sell him off!
Therefore, the people in the mistress's courtyard dared not speak out loud. Even the servants in other courtyards dared only discuss the matter quietly with those close to them. No matter how lively the private conversation was, no one dared to bring it up in public.
In this way, the atmosphere in the Marquis' Mansion was improved.
Aunt Xu naturally knew this rule, but she relied on the fact that she was close to the old lady and was very arrogant.
Even if she did it, so what? Would the mistress really sell herself out in front of the old lady?
That is, Shen Ruoyan deliberately slapped the old lady in the face. To put it more seriously, she was unfilial - no mistress could bear this accusation!
"Why should I be afraid? Steward Liu, as a fellow elder of the Marquis' Mansion, I kindly advise you to open your eyes and recognize your master. Otherwise, you won't know how you will die in the future!"
"Oh? I didn't know there was such a powerful person in this mansion."
Shen Ruoyan was surrounded by people and slowly walked out of the crowd. She had a faint smile on her face, but her eyes when she looked at Aunt Xu were extremely cold.
"Madam Xu, then tell me, who is your master?"
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