When they returned to the house, Meng Qi had already finished eating. Pointing at the table, she said, "It's not cold yet, you guys should eat something too. Let's make do with it for the next few days, and then have someone build a small kitchen in the back room. Mother Liu will go and see where to build it in the next two days. Once it's built, let Su Xin take charge. You go back to the Marquis' Mansion tomorrow and have my mother find a clean and knowledgeable cook to send over. Just say that I'm used to the Marquis' Mansion's food."
"Remember, no one from the palace is allowed to interfere in the small kitchen." Everyone knew the importance of food and nodded. Su Xin stepped forward and asked, "Do you want to transfer a few maids and servants from the Huainan Marquis's Mansion?"
Meng Qi pressed the corner of her mouth with her handkerchief and shook her head. "No need, that would be too conspicuous. Go ask around in the mansion these past few days. There's someone from Hu Er's family, Hong Jin's family, and someone named San Ya. I think they're from these families. Find out where they're working now, and tell me when you find out."
Several people were very surprised by Meng Qi's explanation. How could the princess know the names of the servants in the palace? Before they could think about it, Meng Qi continued, "You guys divide the work. Don't worry about the palace's affairs first. Without my order, no one is allowed to interfere in matters outside Jing'an Garden."
Several people nodded. Meng Qi thought for a moment and said, "Madam Liu will still be in charge of the overall affairs. You will also be in charge of my books and boxes. Yuandong will be responsible for staying by my side, especially when there are visitors to the palace or the mansion. If you have any problems and can't find Madam Liu, just report to Yuandong. In addition, Yuandong will also work with Madam Liu to manage the maids and servants in the courtyard. This courtyard is too messy and it will take some time to clean it up.
"Yuanyue will be responsible for my clothes and other chores in the upper room. You will also be responsible for any errands to other courtyards. Suxin will be in charge of the small kitchen. If the people I just asked you to find are found without any problems, they will be handed over to you and you will be in charge. Lixia will mainly be responsible for matters in the outer courtyard, as well as daily interactions with Li Mancang and others. Xiaoman will follow Lixia, and Guyu will follow Yuanyue."
Meng Qi stood up, walked around twice, thought for a moment, and said, "As for the other people in the courtyard, I told you, we have to clean it up before we dare to use it. And as for Madam Hai, you just need to respect them, keep an eye on them, and be on guard. As I said, in this upper room, except for you, no one from the former palace in the courtyard is allowed to enter without prior notification. Su Xin,"
"Yes," Su Xin said respectfully.
"The girl I asked you to find, San Ya, should be guarding the back door now. Go get her this afternoon and tell Madam Hai that I like her. Have her sit at the door of the upper room and guard it."
Meng Qi looked at the solemn expressions on everyone's faces, as if they were facing a great enemy, and burst out laughing. "Why do you all look like that? I'm just saying it. It's not that serious. We're just new here, so we have to be careful with everything. As for my relationship with the prince, you don't have to worry about it or think too much. I know what I'm doing. Just do whatever I tell you to do. Do it boldly."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Meng Qi say this.
Meng Qi pointed at the table and said, "Hurry up and eat it. It looks cold. Yuanyue will go to the main kitchen and make a pot for you to eat."
When Mother Liu heard Meng Qi mention the big kitchen, she hesitated for a while. After everyone had cleaned the table, she went up to Meng Qi and told her what had just happened.
Meng Qi was just about to take off her shoes and go to bed for a nap. When she heard what Mother Liu said, she was stunned at first, and then fell into deep thought.
This Xiaolin was just like in her previous life, the first one to jump out and provoke her. In her previous life, she had actually met her several times, and not only her, but also the peaceful Li had been targeted by her several times.
In this life, she has neither the energy nor the time to deal with them, but it is impossible for her to pretend that they do not exist. Although Song Chengze does not have many women, the few he has are constantly changing.
All for no other reason than to find out who was the person who stood on the shore and watched coldly when she was pushed into the icy water by those two old women in her previous life.
Therefore, she could ignore the palace's internal affairs, nor care how many women Song Chengze had, and even more so, she didn't care how many tricks someone played on whom. But she couldn't let them test her or even threaten her.
"Call Li Mancang."
"Now?" asked Mrs. Liu.
"Yes, now." Meng Qi said as she put on her shoes, "Ask Yuanyue to come in and comb my hair."
Mother Liu looked at Meng Qi's serious expression and hurriedly agreed to go down.
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In Huamu Garden, Liunian had just served Xiaolin lunch.
"You should go eat too. The concierge will keep a closer eye on you."
Liu Nian should be, "Don't worry, Concubine, Xiao Songzi is watching over us."
"You have good judgment. This little Songzi is indeed better than the last one. He is quite clever."
Liu Nian smiled and said, "You taught me well. This little skill of mine was all learned from you."
Kobayashi liked to hear such flattery, so she smiled and waved her hand.
Liu Nian asked the little maid to wait on Xiao Lin and returned to her own room. As the first-class maid beside Xiao Lin, Liu Nian not only had her own separate room, but also had a little maid to wait on her.
Seeing Liu Nian coming back, the little girl quickly took out the food from the lunch box. Liu Nian sat down and saw the pagoda meat he ordered was placed on the table. He smiled slightly and said, "Did they really make it? It's hard for them to take the trouble to make such a troublesome dish. Is the kitchen very busy?"
The little girl laughed and said, "That's right. Those maids have been washing dishes all morning. I saw several baskets of dishes. No matter how busy they are, who would dare to neglect them if they knew Sister Liunian wanted to eat this? Others don't have Sister's ability."
"Oh? Who else wants to eat?" Liunian picked up a piece with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. It melted in his mouth, soft, glutinous and sweet.
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