Chapter 45: Layout (I)

It was on the night after this incident that Mingxi had a rare moment of free time. Sheng Hong's colleagues had come back late from the farewell party for Sheng Hong, so she asked Meng to pass a message to Lu Zhu and ask her to meet. When it was late at night, Lu Zhu dressed up as a normal maid and came to Mingxi's yard.

"Lu Zhu, I have the indentures of you and your brother." Mingxi went straight to the point and showed Lu Zhu the two indentures.

This was after the Zhou Xuenniang incident. Mingxi took advantage of Sheng Hong's guilt and acted coquettishly to him, saying that she was now in charge of the farm and shop, and had no one to use, so she wanted to pick some more people from the mansion. Sheng Hong originally wanted to pick two of his trusted men to lend to her, but Mingxi said that she wanted to train some people herself. She also said that some of the servants in the front yard of the mansion didn't have any proper work, so why not she pick them up and train them, which would also be a help to herself.

Seeing that she had her own ideas, Sheng Hong agreed and brought the indentures of the servants in front for her to choose from. Mingxi carefully selected a few of them, and inadvertently picked out Luzhu and Datou (Huaixuan) from among them. "Let's pick these ones. Let them stay in the outer courtyard first. The master will ask Brother Dongrong to find someone to train them for me first. When they have learned some skills, I will be able to use them easily."

Thanks to Lin Qinshuang, who was worried that Luzhu would have resentment and would not let her stay in the West Courtyard, so she sent her to the outer courtyard. Otherwise, it would be difficult for Mingxi to act. This can be regarded as the fate of Mingxi and Luzhu.

When Luzhu saw her indenture in Mingxi's hands, she was very excited. If she could follow Wei Xiaoniang to deal with Lin Qinshuang's matter, she would not be controlled by others anymore. But Luzhu was a little worried, "Miss, I have a doubt. You took my indenture, which was approved by the master. If I take action against Lin Qinshuang in the future, the master might suspect you!"

Mingxi glanced at Luzhu and said, "You are very smart. You can think of this." This point. Don't worry, the master won't know the relationship between you and me! "After Mingxi selected the menial tasks, he secretly took out Luzhu's indenture, and then showed the others to Sheng Hong for review, and then Dongrong went to train them. In other words, Luzhu's indenture was left out by Mingxi alone during the selection, and Sheng Hong was not informed. However, Luzhu's brother Huaixuan was indeed Mingxi's man on the surface, which was also a small shock to Luzhu.

Mingxi's confident look dispelled Luzhu's doubts. Since she had chosen her master, she had to trust him completely to succeed.

"I have inquired. Before we leave for Tokyo, Nan Yu will take Lin Qinshuang back to Youyang. Nan Yu is not like Dong Rong who has always been by the master's side to manage the affairs of the mansion and knows all of you female servants. Nan Yu has been working for the master outside and is definitely not familiar with the people and things in the mansion, which makes it more convenient for us to act. Lin Qinshuang is going back to Youyang as a punishment this time. The eldest lady will not let her bring too many of her own people back just to make her unhappy. Without Zhou Xueniang, the remaining people may not be willing to go to Youyang with Lin Qinshuang. So when the list of accompanying personnel is determined, I will try my best to choose a new face, and then send her to the manor and replace you. Then she will take your place on the manor and you will take her place on the boat. Nan Yu will She doesn't know you, so it will be safe for you to board the ship to Youyang as her.

However, you may meet someone who knows you, which will be a trouble, but I will try my best to prevent them from choosing people you are familiar with. You have to be prepared these days, and you have to solve the things at home. This is not something that can be accomplished overnight, and you'd better keep your brother's affairs a secret! By the way, I will take your brother to Bian Jing and let him learn skills from Dong Rong. If he does well, it will be a good way out for him to be a manager here in the future." The apple in front of Mao Lu is the key to Mao Lu's peace of mind. Only when there is hope will he be more willing to do his job well. Mingxi has eaten countless big cakes drawn by leaders in modern times, and now he is well aware of this.

"I and Luluo used to work in Lin Qinshuang's courtyard, so everyone in her courtyard should know me. If we run into them, something might go wrong." Luzhu thought carefully and expressed her concerns. To be absolutely safe, it would be better if no one from Lin Qinshuang's courtyard showed up.

Mingxi pondered for a long time before saying, "If it is the Madam who arranges this matter, we don't have to worry too much. But according to the master's caution against the Madam in the matter of Lin Qinshuang, I'm afraid he won't let the Madam interfere too much. This matter will most likely be arranged by the master himself. The master has been busy these days and he can't take care of the details. Why don't you remind him?"

Mingxi suddenly laughed when he finished speaking. Luzhu didn't understand why the master had to remind her if it wasn't a good thing that he didn't remember. But she didn't dare to ask because the lady's laugh was really a little creepy.

"Go back and arrange your own affairs. Don't worry about other things. I will arrange them for you. Wait a minute!"

Mingxi suddenly thought of something and called the parrot in. "Give her 100 taels of silver in case of emergency." The parrot went to get it for Luzhu. Luzhu looked at the 100 taels of silver in her hand and couldn't come back to her senses for a long time. After all, she was not Wei Xiaoniang's person. She was just a knife for her to kill Lin Qinshuang, and she took the initiative to deliver herself to the door. She didn't expect that she could consider herself so thoroughly. Luzhu's chest was filled with blood. She couldn't let this kindness down!

After Luzhu left, Sheng Hong came back drunk. Mingxi could see that he was very happy. After he came back, he kept talking to her about the days of sharing weal and woe with the adults. He also said which adult wrote him a letter of recommendation and asked his family and friends to take care of him... In short, this farewell banquet was to strengthen the connection between their colleagues, enhance friendship, and lay a solid foundation for future cooperation. It was easier to get things done with someone in the court, which made Sheng Hong very happy.

Mingxi saw that he was immersed in the excitement of being promoted to a high position in the near future, and knew that today was not a good time to talk about things, so she gave up.

The next morning, Sheng Hong woke up from a hangover. He leaned against the bed and slowly recovered from his trance. Mingxi made him a cup of tea to refresh him and started a conversation, "My Lord, we are going to Tokyo soon. I wonder how prosperous our capital of Song is?"

Sheng Hong took the tea, drank it slowly, and told her, "The city wall of Bianjing alone is more than 40 miles long. Business and travel are convenient, and the waterway transportation is convenient. Merchant ships and carriages are constantly coming and going. It is several times more prosperous than Yangzhou. There is no curfew at night. You rarely left the house in Yangzhou, and I didn't take you out for a walk. When we get to Tokyo, I will definitely take you to appreciate the prosperity of Tokyo's night market."

"My Lord, you speak so well, it really aroused my curiosity. I haven't been out of the house for a long time, and I really want to see the outside world. My Lord, please keep your word and take me to see the prosperous Tokyo when we arrive in the capital."

Mingxi was really looking forward to it. In modern times, she has seen many ancient tourist attractions for night tours, and many TV shows have filmed the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, but Mingxi is very much looking forward to what the real Song Dynasty is like.