Chapter 664
Mu Xianglan just felt embarrassed. After today, what prestige would she have in the mansion?
Before she could think of a solution, Zhang Guihong reminded her, "Don't forget the indenture.
This palace should be properly rectified, so that we don’t lose track of whose bowl we are holding.”
Mu Xianglan couldn't stay there any longer and stopped begging for mercy. She stood up from the ground and walked out.
Zhang Guihong shook her head and said, "Look, I haven't been in charge of things these past few years, and they have become too tolerant.
He doesn't know the difference between superiors and subordinates. If this happened in the old house, he would definitely be beaten back and taught the rules again."
"Okay, stop talking too." Cen Gaosong shouted at her, "You messed up the house as soon as you came here, are you going to stop?"
Zhang Guihong suppressed her anger as her daughter pulled her aside, pointed at the housekeeper who was still in a daze, and said, "You, help me put all the things in the main courtyard.
My girls know how to set up the place, you just need to take the person over."
Cen Gaosong's face fell, "Change the courtyard, I will live in the main courtyard."
Zhang Guihong was already feeling a little disappointed at this point. "I am the mistress of the house, so I should be the one making the decisions for the main courtyard. Master, this is the rule."
From Muxianglan's behavior just now and the way those people addressed her when she entered the mansion, Zhang Guihong was even able to guess who actually lived in the main courtyard.
"It's up to you!" Cen Gaosong knew that this was a fact that could not be changed, and he shouldn't have mentioned it just now.
He stood up and tried to walk out, but stopped when he reached the hall door. "Where's Aunt Cen?"
"After all this travel, I can't bear to let her stand here and wait. She is in the backyard now. If you want to see her, I will take you there."
Cen Gaosong, "Then lead the way."
"Your father is a really interesting person. He is more familiar with this mansion than I am, yet he let me, a newcomer, lead the way." Zhang Guihong rolled her eyes and whispered to her daughter next to her.
"Mom, now is not the time to talk about this." Cen Yueqin held her hand, "Let's take Dad to see Aunt Cen first."
Today, it is because of the unexpected that such a good effect can be achieved.
If we put it off until tomorrow or a few days later, we may not be able to get the housekeeper's power back so quickly.
Fortunately, they lied to their family members before they came and said they had written a letter, so they were able to carry out this plan.
Otherwise, with Aunt Lan managing the household affairs outside for many years, she would have already gathered a large number of loyal servants under her. It would have been very difficult for them to take back the power of the housekeeper like they are doing today.
The butler who was left in the courtyard hall turned pale. He understood that his position as butler had come to an end.
But they were all bought by Madam Lan. Even if this incident had not happened, it would be impossible to please both sides.
The girl who stayed behind saw his expression changing from time to time, and said with a scornful smile, "Housekeeper, please take us to clean up the main courtyard."
Madam had already instructed that all things in the main courtyard should be put back in the storeroom and replaced with items she often used.
"Miss, please follow me." This attitude is completely different from the previous one.
“Now you’re not saying our wife is a liar, are you?
The one you have been trying to please is just a concubine under Madam, and the indenture of Concubine Lan is still in the hands of our Madam."
This statement contains too much information. It turns out that she is not a concubine from a good family, but a concubine from a lowly family. Then they have been serving such a thing for all these years?
The servants who heard this couldn't hold back any longer. What was going on? Since they had called her Madam before, she had the nerve to continue.
As soon as Mu Xianglan returned to the main courtyard, she threw herself on the bed and cried bitterly. She had lost all her face and dignity today.
Asking her to give up her power as housekeeper now is simply going too far.
The maids who followed her were standing there at a loss. They didn't even know how to comfort her and had no idea about the future.
I previously thought it was the maidservant beside my wife, but I didn’t expect the reversal to be so big.
Now that the real mistress of the house has arrived, those who previously relied on the aunt will definitely be the first to be dealt with.
Just then, the housekeeper came in with a group of maids and old women. The leading maid didn't pay any attention to them when she came in, but looked around.
"Are these all the people in the master's room? Then I can help you here and remove all of them. Our lady is always used to the things she likes.
You, take all these cabinets and beds out. My wife has already asked someone to order a set first, and we will replace them all with new ones later.
And you, please replace all these curtains. The lady won't like their shabby color.
You, go to the mansion and find some maids to clean all this up and down and wash the floor a few times.
You, go get the gardener and replace all these flowers. They are scattered all over the place, making the yard look like a mess."
Mu Xianglan was holding her chest at this moment, not knowing how to refute, when everyone in the yard started to move.
Seeing her cabinet and jewelry box being carried out, she immediately became anxious, "What are you doing? Those are my things, put them down, put them down."
The eldest girl raised her head and looked down at her, "Auntie Lan, you have been away from home for so many years and you have even forgotten the rules.
You are a lowly concubine who has signed a contract to sell yourself. You should not have permanent wealth. Every blade of grass and every tree in this mansion should be distributed by the lady. Look at this box of headgear. Do you think it is suitable for you to own it?"
"How dare you! I am still the master's concubine after all. These are all given to me by the master. Hurry up and have someone put these things back to their original places, otherwise..."
"What else can we do?" Zhang Guihong left Cen Gaosong to chat with Nanny Cen, and then brought the maid to the courtyard where she would be settling down.
"Madam," Mu Xianglan could only stand up and bow obediently no matter how much she hated him at the moment, "Xianglan greets Madam."
"Aunt Lan, it's really hard to see you.
It seems that having kept you by the master's side all these years has made you careless and you have forgotten the rules of the mansion.
Looking at the furnishings of the main courtyard, I can tell how careless you are that you even dared to move into the main courtyard. What crime do you think I should punish you for?"
Mu Xianglan knelt on the ground in humiliation, "I am guilty, but these are all agreed by the master. As a concubine, how can I not obey?"
"Since you are guilty, go to the yard and kneel down.
Everyone else, please be quick and clear out all the things. I am tired."
"Madam, what about these things?" the eldest girl asked carefully.
"Put all those head ornaments and jewelry in the warehouse, and find someone to re-explode them someday, and keep them as rewards later.
As for things that have been used by others, I am not interested in them, so you can enjoy them as you like!"
Mu Xianglan dug her fingernails into her palms, and blood dripped onto the ground through the gaps.
But no one present dared to come over to help her, or even look at her.
(End of this chapter)
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