Chapter 129: What if I favor her?
Li Ruanruan's heart tightened, and then she smiled and said, "What does this have to do with it? Could it be that the prince is not going to marry a wife, and I am the only maid in the backyard? That would be a mess."
"So, what's the personality of the prince's wife like?"
Li Ruanruan pinched her fingers, but continued to smile gently: "The prince has good taste. I have seen the legal wife. She is beautiful and kind-hearted. She is easy to get along with and can tolerate others."
"Really?"
"Silly brother, I can't lie to you."
Li Ruanruan gestured to him: "Eat quickly, the roast chicken won't taste good if it gets cold."
Li Mutou then lowered his head and resumed eating, mumbling as he ate, "Then why did you ask Dad and me to go to the winery for no reason? It's like you're giving us a way out."
It is said that sisters and brothers are connected by heart. Although her brother looks rough, he is actually very thoughtful.
Li Ruanruan sighed: "You didn't listen to what I told you before?"
Li Mutou thought for a while before saying, "I don't want to have a future. I just want to be with my sister."
"Are you stupid? Are you not going to get married?"
"I'm still young."
"Wood, you know how important a good family background is to people like us. Only if you can stand up for yourself can my sister rely on you. If the prince gets tired of me in ten or twenty years, I still have a place to go back to, don't you think? Do you still have to treat the Marquis's Mansion as your home?"
Li Ruanruan continued, "We can't live without a home and be slaves for the rest of our lives, right? Is the bamboo garden our home?"
Li Mutou slowed down his eating of the roast chicken. He was not stupid. After hearing what Li Runrun said, he immediately understood.
He said, "Sister, please stop talking. I understand. I will listen to you. Just now, I was confused and didn't understand your painstaking efforts."
"It's not too late to understand now."
Li Ruanruan handed him a handkerchief and said, "Why don't you wipe it off? Your mouth is full of oil."
Li Mutou put down the roast chicken and said, "I'm done eating. I'm going to wash my face."
Then Li Mutou said with a smile: "Sister, let me show you my unique skills."
"Do you have any other special skills?"
Li Ruanruan stood up: "Then I'd like to take a look."
But Limutou was seen directing the horses in the stable. He gestured to the left and blew the whistle, and the horses' heads turned left together. He gestured to the right and blew the whistle, and the horses' heads turned right together.
As soon as Li Mutou raised his hand, the horses raised their hooves high and neighed.
Li Ruanruan and Li Bai watched intently, and then Li Ruanruan applauded: "Great!"
Li Mutou chuckled and walked over to touch the head of a black horse: "These horses have been together for a long time, and they all understand human nature."
"I didn't expect my brother to have such a knack for horse management. Does the former stable manager know how to do it?"
Old Zhang suddenly appeared out of nowhere and said, "He's been dealing with these horses since he was a kid. Even if he wasn't familiar with them, he's made them familiar. This is his reputation, which we don't have."
Old Zhang went to shovel horse manure with a smile.
Li Runrun sat with her brother for a while, then went back and made an appointment to have dinner together in the evening.
With nothing to do in the afternoon, Li Runrun asked Haitang to gather all the servants in the East Courtyard.
They stood in the yard. Li Bai moved a chair and Li Runrun sat down. She drank a cup of tea before looking at the servants.
"There's nothing to call you today, but the weather is getting colder. I've asked the prince to make two sets of thick winter clothes for each of you, so that you won't get sick from the cold while on duty at night and delay your work."
The servants were delighted. They had not expected such a good thing to happen and were very happy.
Li Runrun waited until they were all happy before saying, "Another thing I'm asking is if you're short on help anywhere. If you're overwhelmed, please report to me. Winter work is tough, so I'm considering adding more people to help share some of the burden. It's extra cold this year, so I want everyone to have a safe winter."
The servants generally thought that the concubine was a good-natured person, and they all vied with each other to say that they were short of servants here and there.
Haitang stood up and said, "Anyone who dares to make a false report will be kicked out if it is verified."
The crowd quieted down now, and only a few people who were really short of manpower came forward to report.
"We're short of one person to clear the snow. The guy on duty with us broke his leg and is recovering. The three of us can still clear the snow, but we're short of one person, so if we're slow, it's bound to be delayed."
"We're short of staff for the laundry. Winter clothes are even harder to wash, and after washing they have to be dried, which makes the shortage even worse."
"It would be best if we could add two more maids to the small kitchen. Food gets cold quickly in winter, so preparing food quickly will allow the prince to eat hot food sooner."
Li Ruanruan nodded one by one, and finally said to Haitang who was recording, "I still need a maid to exchange with Li Bai."
Haitang wrote them down one by one.
Li Runrun wanted to wait for the prince to come back and ask him before doing anything.
Thinking about what happened last night, the prince would definitely not look for her today. It wouldn't be too late for her to come back from her father's house after dinner. She could just talk to him about something, and then the day would be over and she could go to sleep.
Li Runrun’s idea was pretty good.
Then he brought some good wine and food from the kitchen and went to the bamboo garden, feeling very happy.
However, she did not expect that the prince would come back early. He had a great time last night and was thinking about her goodness today.
Haitang came out to greet him, and he deliberately made a lot of noise, so he didn't see Lirunrun come out.
Is she so delicate that she can’t get out of bed?
I saw the prince walking towards the ear room.
Haitang said, "My Lord, the concubine has left."
Ye Yunchu immediately frowned in displeasure: "Where did she go?"
Where have you been so late?
He looked up and found that it was not yet dark. It usually gets dark early in winter, and it was not yet dark, which meant he had come back early.
Where did she go to play? Why hasn’t she come back yet?
Ye Yunchu was unhappy without even realizing it.
Haitang bowed respectfully and replied, "My concubine has been in the bamboo garden for a while. She should be back soon."
A little maidservant beside her complained, "She even brought a lot of delicious food."
Ye Yunchu didn't have much of a problem at first, but when he heard Haitang say that she would be back soon, he decided to wait a while.
Hearing this, he turned around and looked at the little maid.
Haitang already scolded: "Slap your face."
Ye Yunchu raised his hand to stop Haitang: "No need."
The little maidservant was aggrieved at first, but she was immediately happy to see Ye Yunchu defending her. However, she continued to complain, "The concubine just brought a lot of delicious food to her brother this morning, and she went out with a lot of bags in the evening. The prince should also control her."
Ye Yunchu sneered.
The little maid was even happier, thinking that the prince was angry after hearing what she said. Her face was full of joy, waiting for the prince to ask her name so that she could answer and let the prince remember her loyalty.
But Ye Yunchu's voice was faint: "Haitang."
He didn't say anything more, but Haitang stepped forward and slapped the little maid twice.
Then she wiped her hands with a handkerchief and ordered the maid beside her: "Why are you still standing there? Send her out. The East Courtyard doesn't need so many talkative maids who have no self-awareness."
Mammy bowed and said, "Yes."
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