An Ning waved her hand and said, "Okay, take me to my yard!"
Butler An responded yes and then took An Ning to her yard.
An Ning's courtyard is on the west side of the main courtyard, not far from the main courtyard. An Ning's courtyard is an embroidery building called Furong Building. The layout of the courtyard is similar to that of the main courtyard, except that there is a two-story building where the five main rooms are located. The first floor is the main hall, and the second floor is An Ning's boudoir.
Although this embroidery building is not as grand as the main courtyard, it is also very exquisite. Since it is the residence of an unmarried woman, it has fewer solemn furniture and more small gadgets for daughters' household use.
An Ning said to Butler An, "You go down first. I'll take a rest. In an hour, gather all the servants to the main courtyard and I'll make new arrangements."
Butler An nodded and said, "Yes, Princess." Then he turned and left Furong Tower.
An Ning saw a little maid of about sixteen or seventeen standing at the door of the main hall and asked, "What's your name?"
The little maid bowed and said, "My lord, my name is Biyu."
An Ning nodded, pointed to the luggage placed in the main room, and said, "Okay, go and help me sort these things out."
Biyu said yes and went to work.
An Ning walked up the stairs. On the second floor, An Ning's boudoir was decorated very warmly. As soon as you entered, you would see the outer room of the boudoir. There was still a couch on the side of the window. On the small table above the couch was a jade vase with a few orchids in it. The air was filled with fragrance.
An Ning thought that there would be no orchids in this season, so they must have been grown in the greenhouse.
There was a layer of gauze on the window, and the sunlight shining through the gauze looked very soft.
Entering from the outer room, what comes into view is a screen embroidered with plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, and outside the screen on the east side is a dressing table. The bronze mirror on the dressing table is polished very brightly, and the shadows reflected in it are very clear. On the west side is a large wardrobe with exquisite carvings on it.
Walking around the screen, there is a step-out bed with exquisite carvings at the innermost part. The bed is covered with thick and soft bedding, and there are exquisite ornaments hanging on the head of the bed. There are two precious porcelain vases on the cabinet beside the bed. The light yellow bed curtains sway slightly in the wind, and there is a carpet with exquisite patterns on the floor.
An Ning turned around and locked the door, then went into the space, took a quick shower, changed into clean clothes, and lay on the bed to rest for a while.
An Ning slept for half an hour before getting up, changing into clean clothes, and coming to the main courtyard. At this time, Butler An had gathered all the servants outside the main courtyard, just waiting for An Ning to come.
An Ning asked, "Have my father and mother gotten up?" Butler An nodded and said, "My lord, the master and his wife have gotten up."
An Ning nodded and said, "Come in everyone!" Then she led the way in.
An Ning came to the main hall and saw An Dashan and Gao talking, while little An Rui was playing with a little maid. An Ning said, "Dad, Mom, I'll call all the servants over so we can get to know each other and redistribute their work."
An Dashan said: "Okay, from now on, all the family affairs will be handed over to you, just take care of it yourself."
An Ning nodded and said to Gao: "Mom, you should also learn a little bit. When I am not at home, you have to take care of the affairs of the family."
Although Gao felt troubled by this, she also knew that An Ning was right, so she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll try my best to learn."
An Ning did not force Gao Shi. At most, he could cultivate a few confidants and ask them to help Gao Shi.
At this time, Butler An had already led everyone to stand in the yard. He walked over and said, "Master, Madam, Princess, the servants in the mansion are waiting."
An Ning nodded, and then the three of them walked out of the door. An Ning stood on the steps and said loudly: "Although my Rongchang Marquis's family was born in a peasant family, we can't tolerate any injustice. The servants in our house don't ask for much ability, but they must be loyal. I'm going to say this in advance. If you are unfaithful once, you will never be used again. If you have second thoughts, I will never forgive you easily. Do you understand?"
All the servants said in unison: "Yes."
An Ning nodded in satisfaction and said, "Please introduce yourselves to me. Tell me what you did before and what you are good at. Then I can assign you new jobs."
Butler An quickly said, "Did you hear what the princess said clearly? Let me introduce you first." Butler An pointed to a man in his early thirties standing at the front.
The man who was named said, "My name is Li San, and I am the coachman of the government. I am good at raising horses and driving carriages."
An Ning nodded and motioned for the next person to continue.
There were eighteen servants in total, eight women and ten men. Of the eight women, two were in charge of the kitchen, two were maids, and four were servants responsible for cleaning.
Among the ten men, two were doormen, one was a coachman, one was in charge of the garden, and the remaining six were also responsible for cleaning various places in the mansion.
An Ning was not in a hurry to change their positions. She planned to observe and decide later. She said, "Xinghua, from today on, you will be the manager of the kitchen. You will be responsible for the kitchen affairs from now on."
Xinghua was called and quickly stood up and said, "Yes, Princess."
An Ning then said to Li Xing: "From now on, you will be in charge of the horses and carriages in the mansion, just like Li San."
Li Xing also took a step forward and said, "Yes, Princess."
An Ning then said to Biyu and another little maid named Qingyu: "Biyu, you will be responsible for following me from now on, and Qingyu will be responsible for following the Madam."
The two of them quickly bowed and said, "Yes, Princess."
An Ning said to the servants who were originally in charge of the workshop, "You can help the people in the mansion clean up first. I will find a suitable place in a few days, and then we can reopen the workshop."
After listening to An Ning's words, Butler An said, "Princess, our family has a farm in the suburbs, which is about 300 acres. The farm is a two-story house. If we want to build a workshop, we can build it on the farm."
An Ning didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise, and asked, "What other properties do we have?"
Steward An looked at the servants in the yard and said, "Princess, why don't you let these servants go back first and let's go to the study to discuss in detail."
An Ning was a little annoyed. She was so happy just now that she forgot that there were many servants standing in the yard. She quickly said to the servants in the yard, "You go down first!"
After the servants left, An Ning and An Dashan brought the housekeeper to the study.
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