Gu Shiliu chimed in, "That's right, we just finished here, and the madam has already made arrangements for things on her end."
Lord Gu laughed smugly, "Then you should keep an eye on Xiao Hong and Hong Ye. You might find out a lot of things going on in the main house too."
Gu Shiliu also laughed: "It still has to be the Marquis."
He then chuckled and said, "Hongye sometimes talks to me about it, but not much. When the two of them get together, it's mostly about Young Master Cheng and Miss Yu."
Lord Gu said, "Let them go, those two children..."
He paused for a moment, then stopped talking.
Gu Shiliu also understood.
Neither Madam Gu nor Lord Gu mentioned punishing the two children again, nor did they insist on an apology to Brother Qi. This was not out of favoritism, but out of disappointment.
I'm afraid that once the manor is opened, Lord Gu will find a way to settle these two children.
But what to do with these two children was a real headache. Even as the Marquis's most trusted bodyguard, he couldn't figure it out.
There are many people eyeing our Dingbei Marquis's residence.
Hongye said, "It's alright. As you know, Madam, everyone outside the manor is on duty due to smallpox. We can do it tomorrow, but we still need to check it before we do it."
Lord Gu frowned and said, "Xuan Ge suddenly disappeared. I only thought of you as a widow with no unspeakable troubles. In addition, there was chaos outside the manor. I also didn't care about the young master. Now that I think about it, it was really too much to be on guard."
Min Yan agreed, looking at the account book in her hand, and said with a smile, "Reputation is important, of course. It's bad to have no bad reputation, but you still have no prestige."
Min Yanhai said, "The old women in each courtyard also helped with things when they had something to do, so it was slow."
Before Gu Shiba left, Cai Mama snorted and said, "Bad, bad, very bad."
"yes."
Hongye remarked upon hearing this, "Eldest sister's reputation is getting worse and worse."
Hongye nodded and said, "Of course, we can just seal off these abandoned courtyards."
In Cai's mother's eyes, everyone is only divided into "our own people" and "other people".
Gu Jinghui then asked, "Are there any signs of climbing?"
Min Yan said, "Strict adherence to orders is what you need."
The Marquis said, "Let's do as Gu Jinghui says. Gu Jinghui calculated how much material is needed, and then wrote up a list outside, which Hongye or Minyan can sign."
Gu Shiba was stunned for a moment before saying, "It was an oversight on my part."
Gu Jinghui rushed over, not even having time to wipe the sweat from his brow, and hurriedly asked, "Does Madam have any instructions?"
Gu Jinghui said, "That's natural."
Gu Jinghui said, "We'll have to think about this carefully."
Gu Jinghui changed the subject, asking, "How come Fengxuan Pavilion also has a dog hole?"
Lord Gu pondered for a long time, his face growing paler and paler, before finally asking, "Have you checked all the abandoned courtyards outside the mansion? Apart from the dog hole, haven't you seen anything else?"
Following Madam Gu's instructions isn't always so convenient; it always requires several trips back and forth.
Min Yan asked curiously, "Why are you so slow?"
Min Yanhai quickly waved his hand with a smile and said, "It's just that this old servant has bad interpersonal relationships. Recently, everyone in my family has been waiting to open their own mansion, and whenever there's something going on, they all come to help when they hear that it's something Madam is going to do. It's not a troublesome thing to do."
Why do you say that?
The Marquis laughed and said, "Hongye, go and get two strings of coins for Gu Jinghui to use to treat my family to a drink. We can drink a lot now that we have smallpox in our household. Let them drink again before the household opens for business."
Xuange is now an unscrupulous person with an obvious background, and he has been living in the Dingbei Marquis's residence for almost half a year, so we must be extremely wary of him.
Just as Gu Shiba was about to go in or out, Min Yanhai said again, "If there is no news from outside, report back immediately."
Hongye immediately stood up, "You bad guy."
The money was little, but I was very unhappy.
Hongye rolled her eyes, picked up the account book from under the table and said, "You can slowly sort out those. Tomorrow, Hongmian and I will go ask Accountant Sun for the account book. If we want to establish authority, let's do something small."
Hongye smiled and said, "Gu Jinghui will come with you."
Gu Jinghui smiled and said, "Madam is indeed very efficient."
Gu Shiliu said, "The guards don't know either. They just searched around but don't know when it was left over."
Gu Jinghui asked again, "Are there no dog holes in these places?"
Min Yan smiled and said, "Min Yan Hai is really an old hand. There's nothing I can do about it. You're all worried about that."
Hongye sighed, "Gu Jinghui has a bad reputation."
After leaving the house, Gu Jinghui said, "That is indeed difficult. It will take a lot of time. I'm afraid it will be finished tomorrow even if we finish it today."
Gu Jinghui frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "The old lady dislikes keeping only large dogs. This old servant will have someone make the dog hole bigger."
Gu Jinghui immediately said, "This old servant will take some glazed tiles and inlay them in the inner circle, and have the cleaning women wipe them diligently. However, that will cost quite a bit."
Min Yan received the news very slowly, and said, "Feng Cuiming really didn't have a dog hole."
Gu Jinghui exclaimed in surprise, "So little?"
As dawn broke, Gu Jinghui came to report, "Madam, the temple is finished, but it can only be inspected before noon tomorrow."
Gu Shiba said, "I understand. I will immediately arrange for the guards to conduct a discreet investigation."
Hongye said, "No problem, let's cultivate eight first."
The Marquis smiled and said, "Please take a seat."
Qin Yuan said, "Eldest sister is now in charge of the affairs of the front and back yards. She has established her authority and bestowed favors. Who wouldn't listen to her?"
Only by being cautious and meticulous can one win every battle.
Hongye interjected, "I heard that the lower house made the dog hole smaller because they felt sorry for the dog and wanted to get its fur dirty. Did Gu Jinghui have no other choice?"
Gu Jinghui took the money back and distributed it to the old women who had helped him, and naturally, they all praised the Lady Hou for being wicked.
Gu Jinghui asked quietly, "Miss Hongye, do you know how many more dog holes we need to build?"
The two of them whispered and calculated for a while, then wrote out a list and signed it. Gu Jinghui could no longer go to collect materials and start construction.
Min Yan glanced at Qin Yuan and smiled again, "Him? What is he? It's just that because of smallpox and Min Yan, our family is temporarily following your arrangements, but it is indeed worse than when you first entered the manor."
Gu Jinghui said happily, "Thank you for your kindness, Madam."
Hongye immediately ordered someone to invite Gu Jinghui.
Normally, who would bother to check these things?
Gu Shiba said, "There are no dog holes in the inner courtyard and in Doctor Li's courtyard. Apart from these, there are none in the other abandoned courtyards either."
Min Yan thought for a moment and said, "Send someone to fetch Gu Jinghui."
“There are no small matters. What if Cheng-ge’er and Yu-jie’er ran out of the dog hole in the servants’ quarters and almost bumped into the princess? You should think about how to block up all the dog holes so that the children don’t have to crawl through them. That would be more respectable.”
Gu Shiliu nodded and said, "Yes, after Zhao ran away, Zihe and the others fell ill, and everyone in the courtyard was locked up. I guess no one has time to take care of Fengxuan Pavilion."
Gu Jinghui smiled broadly and said, "That's all the old servant knows."
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