Zaochun paused with her chopsticks, then nodded: "Yes, the two of them are just about to find an opportunity to tell you about this. They would be very happy if they could receive your blessing to marry them."
These servants had no say in their marriages, so even if they were mutually in love, they needed their master's consent.
Zhong Muyu pondered, "Of course I agree to such a joyous occasion. Fang Wan and Liu Ping are both my people, but Fang Dazhuang isn't. They still have parents in the countryside. I'll ask them about their wishes later, and I'll make sure the wedding is respectable for them."
"If that's the case, they'll be very happy."
As for her early spring, she's not very happy right now.
Of course, Zhong Muyu ignored all of this. Just before leaving the restaurant, Zhong Muyu went to see Liu Ping and Fang Wan and gave them a sum of money so that they could have a grand wedding.
Back at the Prince's residence, everyone saw that Zaochun had also returned and crowded around to welcome her. Looking at the brand-new furnishings in Xinxiang Courtyard, Zaochun sighed, "Your Highness, the Prince really cares about you."
"Ah? Hmm, it seems so."
Zhong Muyu answered absentmindedly, her eyes scanning Zaochun's private room. She had prepared this room especially for her; it would be too pitiful for Zaochun to stay in her room and rest all the time.
"Someone come here!
Zhong Muyu beckoned to the group of chattering maids.
"Your Highness, what are your orders?"
Although they were chatting animatedly, as soon as Zhong Muyu called out, they immediately ran over obediently and stood to the side with their hands at their sides.
"Didn't I tell you to change these curtains to the sky blue color you like for early spring as soon as possible? And this wardrobe, it's not only too small but also has peeling paint, it looks like it's been there for ages. I told you to change it the day I got back, why hasn't it been changed yet?"
The maids lowered their heads and remained silent. Zaochun said, "Your Highness, you don't need to go to so much trouble for me. I think this is fine as it is."
"What's so good about it? This dark brown gauze curtain is too old-fashioned for you, and this closet, where will you put your clothes when you have more?"
After speaking, Zhong Muyu turned to the maids and asked, "Who did this?"
A maidservant stepped forward: "It is this servant."
"What happened?"
"I went to ask the manager for it, but they kept making excuses, saying either that they didn't have sky-blue gauze curtains right now, or that they didn't have large cabinets right now, and that it would take time to make them."
Zhong Muyu was puzzled: "Aren't the people in this Prince's mansion usually very efficient? Is it because Zaochun is a maid that they don't pay attention?"
At this moment, Qiao'er said with difficulty, "Before, when the princess was not around, the stewards in the manor would often withhold our things. Now that you have returned, it seems that they are still doing the same thing."
"This won't do! I'll go ask them myself."
Early Spring immediately stopped her: "Your Highness, you don't need to go personally for such a trivial matter."
“They used to bully you, and they still haven’t learned their lesson. If we let them get away with it, they’ll only become more aggressive and think I’m easy to bully. I can’t let you suffer.”
After saying that, Zhong Muyu led her men to find the steward of the Prince's mansion.
In the Prince's mansion, the master's belongings and the servants' belongings were managed separately, and the steward in charge of the servants was a woman in her forties.
She was originally Consort Shu's dowry and later came here with her. She is an old member of the household and is highly respected.
Upon seeing Zhong Muyu, she, like the other servants, stood there respectfully and bowed.
After Zhong Muyu told them what had happened, they remained unchanged and did not budge.
At this moment, the head maid spoke up: "As I said before, we don't have any sky-blue gauze curtains right now. If we want them, we'll have to wait for a new batch to arrive. And we don't have any cabinets either, so we'll have to wait a little longer."
"No? You purchased new goods shortly before I returned to the Prince's Palace, and now you're telling me that this and that are unavailable? I'd like to know what you've purchased."
They fell silent again.
Seeing that they remained silent, Zhong Muyu lost patience with them and said, "Take me to the warehouse and I'll choose for myself."
"Your Highness, the storeroom is a very messy place; it's best if you don't go there."
"It's okay, I'm not afraid of chaos."
Seeing that she couldn't move her, the head maid had no choice but to take Zhong Muyu to the storeroom.
Upon opening the door, a stuffy atmosphere rushed out. Zhong Muyu brushed the dust off her face and saw that the room was filled with many things, all of them daily necessities.
Unlike the master's storeroom, the servants' storeroom, though neatly arranged, still looked rather messy.
It will probably take a long time to find something here.
The head maid knew it wouldn't be easy to find, so she advised her, "Your Highness, this place is very dirty and messy. If you keep searching, when will you ever finish?"
She seemed to be acting in a self-righteous manner, which reminded Zhong Muyu of the arrogant Granny Wu from before.
"Didn't I bring some people with me? You have people here too, let's search together."
As she spoke, she clapped her hands, signaling the maids outside to come in. A hint of panic flashed across the head maid's face, but she quickly calmly stepped aside.
The maids couldn't disobey her, so they frantically searched the storeroom. Soon, Zhong Muyu's little maid found a gauze curtain.
"Your Highness, is this it?"
"Hmm, not bad, this is the color."
Zhong Muyu touched it, then turned to the steward: "Didn't you say there wasn't any? What's going on? Explain this to me."
"This, this is something from last year, nobody wanted it. This old servant knows that Miss Zaochun is someone close to you, so I dared not neglect her and prepared to pick a good one to send to you."
This old woman is quick-witted.
Zhong Muyu said, "Alright, hurry up and choose. I need to see new gauze curtains and new cabinets in three days. If you can't do it, you'll be in trouble."
Hearing this, the head housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if this matter cannot be resolved, the princess can't do anything to her. It's a trivial matter, and she hasn't really made a mistake. If she makes a fuss for too long, it will only make the princess seem unreasonable.
Just as she was relieved, she saw Zhong Muyu call out to the maids she had brought: "Since you're already here today, everyone, see if you need anything and take it if you can. If you can't take it, I'll find someone to help you!"
As Zhong Muyu spoke, she gave Zaochun and the others meaningful glances.
Early Spring nodded knowingly and immediately led her maids to go on a shopping spree.
When it comes to buying things, women of all eras are the same; if it doesn't cost money, that's even better.
Their actions immediately alarmed the women in charge, but Zhong Muyu simply watched them patiently, waiting to see how long they could endure it.
Don't think she doesn't know; this job is quite lucrative.
At that moment, someone shouted, "No! You can't take this; it was ordered by Tingzhi Courtyard!"
Looking in the direction of the voice, Zhong Muyu smiled meaningfully: "It was arranged by Tingzhi Courtyard..."
Realizing she had let something slip, the maid quickly lowered her head and said, "It was ordered by the people from Tingzhi Courtyard yesterday, and I was just about to deliver it."
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