Chapter 7
Qin looked at the son whom she had carefully raised with disappointment. After saying her last words, she no longer cared about him and just took Lu Lingyun away.
Lu Lingyun talked to Qin for a long time in her room, and patiently comforted her.
When she left, Qin treated Lu Lingyun like her own daughter and became much closer to her.
She also asked Nanny Wen to take a lot of things, and told Lu Lingyun to withdraw whatever she needed in the future.
If you don’t understand something in the future, just go to Nanny Wen directly. If your subordinates don’t know how to do something, they can also go to Nanny Wen to learn.
This means giving Lu Lingyun the real power to be in charge of the family.
This is different from the previous life when Lu Hanyi was given only the right key to manage the family.
In a big family, people are the core of power; playing cards, keys, and accounts are just superficial.
Those who control the core things of the family are all from the Qin family. Lu Hanyi only has the power to watch but not the power to move.
Such a huge mansion is actually the territories of different masters everywhere.
The servants in the Marquis' Mansion are divided into two major factions. One category is the descendants of the Marquis' Mansion who have been in the Mansion for generations. These people have been members of the Marquis' Mansion for generations and are the most loyal to the Mansion. They are the main servants of the Marquis' Mansion. They usually manage the manors, shops, fields and properties in the outer houses. These are the people of the old Marquis of the main family.
The other category is Madam Qin's people. Most of them are dowry brought by Qin from her natal family. After they come, they will gradually take over the management of the inner house, including the head nanny, the teaching nanny, the accountant, the warehouse, and the personnel manager. In short, they are the people who control the core of the inner house.
Now that Qin had released her power, Nanny Xu Wen helped her to lead the people, asking Lu Lingjun to slowly put his own people into the Marquis' Mansion.
This is a real recognition of her.
Of course, Lu Lingyun couldn't just replace all the people right away; it was not time for her yet.
The Marquis's Mansion is not hers yet.
Lu Lingyun was smart. She thanked Qin sincerely and gave her a promise. Then, with Qin's satisfaction, she came out of her room. A group of maids and servants saluted Lu Lingyun respectfully.
Everyone recognized her as the new mistress of the Marquis' Mansion.
In this world, a husband's favor is not absolute, but no matter when, a woman with real power and enough money will be truly respected wherever she goes.
Lu Lingyun looked at the respectful servants and said to Nanny An, "Nanny An, go back and make some red envelopes and ask the other courtyards to come to our courtyard to collect the wedding money. You have all been busy and hardworking for me. Order another 200 kilograms of pork and 100 live chickens to send to the kitchen. Get the money from our warehouse and add a dish for everyone today."
As Lu Lingyun finished speaking, the servants in the mansion spoke in unison.
"Mrs. Xie!"
Lu Lingyun led her people away amid everyone's joy. After the afternoon, her courtyard became lively.
Servants from all the courtyards of the Marquis's mansion came to receive the wedding money and express their gratitude.
The Marquis's Mansion had been passed down from generation to generation, so there were few people and not many courtyards.
Apart from the storeroom, kitchen and servant rooms, there was only the Ningxin Courtyard where the old marquis and Qin lived, the courtyards of the three concubines, and the Yaoguang Pavilion where the prince lived.
The three concubines were all the old marquis's concubines, but they had no children. Now they were all sent to the Buddhist temple to chant sutras.
As for the concubine that the prince favored, she was not given a separate courtyard, because she was not even a concubine. She came in without a matchmaker, without an engagement, without a name, and without any status. She was directly kept by the prince in the Yaoguang Pavilion.
No one in the mansion knew how to address her, so they could only call her Miss Xing.
I heard that the woman enjoyed it very much and didn't think there was any problem at all. She even said that she didn't care about such a false thing as status.
In the end, no one in the mansion looked up to her.
All the people in the Marquis' Mansion came to Lu Lingyun to receive their rewards, especially those who came from the Buddhist temple. There was a big meal today, which made them very happy.
When everyone left, they were all praising the new young lady.
"Our young lady is really generous."
"Who says it's not true? The young lady is obviously kindhearted!"
"She gave us such a big red envelope right after we entered the mansion. She is indeed a lady from a rich family. She has the demeanor of a rich family."
"Who says it's not true? Look at the one from Yaoguang Pavilion. She sneaked in and has been kept by the prince. She is said to be a concubine but she doesn't even have a name."
"Keep your voice down."
"What are you afraid of? No one from the Yaoguang Pavilion has come. They must not allow us to come and claim the gifts! They are such a mean family. They don't even give out gifts to everyone, and they don't even let us servants come and claim them. I feel sorry for the people in Yaoguang Pavilion."
The people in Lu Lingyun's courtyard listened to everyone's voices, looked at each other silently, and a few of them went in quietly to join in the inquiry.
A wedding banquet not only helped Lu Lingyun win the favor of everyone in the mansion, but more importantly, it allowed his subordinates to quickly make friends with people from each courtyard and establish a preliminary information network.
Qin gave her the power, but it depends on how she handles it.
Lu Lingyun distributed some things to the servants and soon became familiar with each courtyard.
"Madame An, my mother asked me to take care of the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion. You heard a lot in the courtyard today, and you did a good job in the wedding money and extra meals. In the future, you should learn how to manage the household from Madame Wen, so that you can be my chief housekeeper."
Lu Lingjun gave instructions to Nanny An in front of Nanny Wan.
When Nanny An heard Lu Lingyun assign such an important task to her right away, she felt flattered for a moment.
she?
Nanny Wen is the top housekeeper in the inner palace, and Lu Lingjun actually gave her such an important task!
"Why? Don't you want to?"
"No, no, no, Madam! I am willing! I can do it!" Nanny An nodded repeatedly. She had never been valued so much in her life, so she quickly agreed.
Aunt Wan's face changed.
Nanny An was just a single old nanny transferred back from the farm by Liu. She didn't have any relatives at home. And she had always been following Liu as the head nanny. How could she be given such a good job!
"Young Madam, why don't you leave such an important matter as housekeeping to this old servant? I used to look after the house for you, so I know a lot." She asked immediately.
Lu Lingyun glanced at her calmly and said, "Madam Wan, I have something else to arrange for you. My yard has just been opened and needs someone to look after it. You will help me look after the yard in the future."
Asking her to watch the yard is no different from treating her like a guard dog!
Nanny Wan's face was extremely pale. "Young Madam, it's not a big deal to look after the yard. Nanny An can do it. I think..."
Lu Lingyun glanced at him and said, "What do you think? When I assign you a task, do you think you are the master or I am the master? Or do you think that I am not worthy of you to do this? If that's the case, then go back to the Lu family!"
Nanny Wan immediately lowered her head and said, "I don't dare."
Lu Lingjun glanced at them indifferently, with a slight smile on her lips.
Liu was playing tricks and deliberately not giving her a contract, which was just right, and that was also a perfect way to control them.
Nanny An is single and has no relatives at home, so what difference does it make whether the indenture is in Liu's hands or not?
If she gave her a little power and let her live well by her side, Nanny An would not want to go back to the Lu family at all, and would be even more afraid that Lu Lingyun would drive her back.
It's very light and easy to hold.
Nanny Wan has a large family at home, and she is also attached to Liu. Although this kind of person cannot be cultivated, she is very suitable for doing hard labor and dirty work. In the future, she can be given some dirty and tiring work, and thrown back if she is not useful. In her heart, Liu is her biggest handle, and she can get rid of her at any time.
Moreover, you don't have to be nice to her at all, and you don't have to worry about hurting her feelings when you rub her casually.
The second step to being a good mistress of the household is to make good use of people.