"I called you here today to ask you something. Although the personnel affairs of the mansion are under the management of Madam Hai, I thought that since you are an old woman, you don't need to ask her about these matters."
Li understood why this was the case and said respectfully, "Yes, this is also the rule in the mansion. The age limit is 18. If someone is engaged, they will be allowed to marry. If someone is not engaged and wants to marry, the master will choose one for them. If someone does not want to marry but is of age, they can continue to work in the mansion with the master's permission. This is the case with Luo Lan, who is beside me."
Meng Qi nodded. "The Empress's Autumn Banquet will be held in two days. I'll leave this matter to you. Gather the elderly people in the palace and release those who should be released. Ignore their nonsense excuses. Don't let their affairs be delayed because of the prince and my wedding."
Li didn't understand why Meng Qi was concerned about this matter at this time. The palace usually released people in autumn every year. It was just spring now and the trees had not yet sprouted.
Before she could respond, Meng Qi continued, "Baochun and Haitang in Jing'an Garden are both going to be sent out to get married. I'll have Mrs. Wu help you find servants of the right age and pair them up with good ones. After all, they're serving in Jing'an Garden, and this is also a favor from His Majesty."
Only then did Li fully understand that they were going to send the two maids away. This Baochun had approached the prince more than once when he entered Jing'an Garden, and she was afraid that this might offend the princess.
Li thought about the people standing behind Baochun and Haitang, and sneered in her heart, "Fools, leaving these two people in Jing'an Garden, thinking they could win the favor of the prince and become his concubine or something. But they wasted several years in vain and couldn't even become a concubine."
After thinking about it carefully, he realized that there would be no loss to him in dealing with these two people. However, it would be an offensive matter after all. Considering the image he had established in the mansion for so many years, he should let Wu be the pioneer in this matter.
"Yes, Princess, don't worry. I will discuss this with Sister Wu in a moment."
Meng Qi nodded, picked up the teacup, and Li politely bowed and took his leave.
"Princess, why don't you keep them and see who they are?" Yuan Dong stepped forward and said.
Meng Qi waved her hand. "I don't have time to waste on them. Besides, if this gets out, they'll find out who they belong to. Is Xiaolin still honest?"
"According to your instructions, Hu Erjia took San Ya to Hua Shu Garden. After Hu Erjia's words, Concubine Lin didn't believe it and wanted to come to you to verify it. Hu Erjia had the maid she brought her to guard the door and told her that if she came to look for you, it would probably take more than a month. Later, Concubine Lin saw San Ya and rushed over to hit her, asking if she had said anything she shouldn't have. San Ya told her, didn't she know what she did last night? After hearing this, Concubine Lin fell silent."
Meng Qi nodded and locked Xiao Lin in the yard for a month, so that she would have enough time to go to the palace. Now she didn't know how long she would stay in the cold garden, but at least she could make less noise in the mansion, and Mother Liu could still handle it.
As the two were talking, San Ya Tongchuan reported that Bai had arrived.
Meng Qi was a little puzzled. This Bai was Xiaolin's shadow. She always followed Xiaolin to Jing'an Garden. This was the first time she came here alone.
Mrs. Bai twisted her handkerchief nervously and said in a very low voice, "I just went to see Sister Lin and found out that she had made a mistake and was under house arrest. I dare to ask, what did Sister Lin do wrong? If the princess has misunderstood, I will explain on Sister Lin's behalf."
Looking at her appearance, Meng Qi guessed that she was probably forced to come here by Xiao Lin.
Seeing that Meng Qi didn't say anything, Yuan Dong told her about how Xiao Lin had gone to block the prince last night and lied that she had twisted her foot, trying to lure the prince to her yard.
Mrs. Bai looked at Meng Qi in surprise, and after a long pause, she said, "Sister Lin is the prince's person. She shouldn't be punished like this for speaking to him. Besides, it's been a month since the prince and princess got married. It wouldn't be too much for her to rest in Huamu Garden."
Meng Qi snorted coldly, "You are a loyal dog of Xiao Lin."
This made Bai's face turn pale. She looked at Meng Qi with horror, "Princess, I'm just asking on behalf of Sister Lin. I have no other intentions."
Meng Qi waved her hand. "Go tell Lin that I'm the Princess of Rui. All the women in the harem of the Rui Palace are under my control. You can do whatever I want with them. Even if I want to ground her for a month, even for a year, it's just a matter of a word from me."
When Mrs. Bai heard this, she bowed and left immediately.
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