As dinner time approached, Yin and Fei Yanggu returned to the mansion. They saw that Xiao Guai was chatting happily with Saito and Eshuo, so they went back to their respective courtyards to change their clothes.
As soon as Yin Gang entered the courtyard, he noticed several maids peeking around. He immediately frowned. Had his new residence also been compromised?
Su Peisheng did not allow the maids in the new residence to serve him, so they had no chance to get close to Yin.
"Su Peisheng, have someone keep an eye on the inner chambers. If anyone dares to approach, don't report back, just have them beaten to death." Yin rolled up his sleeves and turned to Su Peisheng to say this.
As Yin walked out of the courtyard, several girls' eyes lit up. The Fourth Prince had no palace maids with him, so this was a perfect opportunity.
Even if she doesn't get to see the Fourth Prince, being chosen by the Fourth Princess and entering the Fourth Prince's residence is still a good option; there's plenty of time in the future.
Qingyan looked up and saw Yin walking towards her from a distance, and a smile instantly appeared on her little face.
"Greetings to Fourth Master!" Fei Yanggu and the others bowed to Yin.
Yin only accepted half the courtesy, after all, Fei Yanggu was also his elder.
"Father-in-law, please take a seat!" Yin showed great respect to Fei Yanggu. Looking at the servants in the hall, some of whom were unfamiliar faces, he felt a sense of solitude. "These past few days, quite a few new faces have entered the manor."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fei Yanggu and his two sons were taken aback. Yin rarely cared about the internal affairs of Xinzhai, so this was unusual for him.
Qingyan looked at him and began to recall what was wrong with her courtyard.
"Father, I don't need so many servants in my courtyard. It would be much better to provide my two brothers with more women!" Qingyan thought of his concubines, and his face instantly turned sour.
Saito and Eshuo paused in their work and said, "Can't you behave yourself, little guy?"
Yin was puzzled. Qingyan was always very happy when she returned to the new house, but this time it was obviously different.
"Hmph!" She turned her head and snorted.
Fei Yanggu laughed heartily. He couldn't refuse the concubines that Jue Luo had sent to his two sons, so he could only let his two sons decide what to do.
Unexpectedly, before a solution could be devised, Qingyan returned directly.
“Little darling, it’s taboo to argue during the Spring Festival!” Fei Yanggu’s words revealed the thoughts of Saito and Eshuo.
Harmony in the family brings prosperity in all things!
They wanted to help Xiao Guai maintain those five words, after all the effort Xiao Guai had put in.
"Yes!" Yin agreed, as men do help each other out.
Inside the hall, four men stood by, trying to persuade her to calmly handle the relationship between mother and daughter.
Saito and Eshuo could not argue with the Jueluo clan, much less throw those women out; this was a simple and crude solution.
"Fourth Sister, those women are quite good-looking!" Qingyan said with a face full of curiosity. The women seemed to be afraid of her.
When she saw her appear at the gate of the courtyard, she immediately hid and didn't even make eye contact with her, which made her feel that something was wrong.
"You saw it?" Seto asked in surprise.
Before going to court, Saito and Eshuo instructed them not to do it in front of Xiaoguai; they planned to keep this matter a secret.
“Yes!” Qingyan replied, “I was looking at the strawberries in the greenhouse when I happened to pass by the yard.”
They were stunned. They had originally intended to give Xiaoguai a surprise, but now the surprise was gone, and instead, this big trouble had arisen.
"My dear children, they're all of marriageable age now. They can't just wait for Father to arrange their marriages." Yin gave them a way out.
She pouted. The new house was being run over by those troublemaking women.
"Adu, call all those women out!" Fei Yanggu waved his hand, telling Adu to hurry up and call them.
She was puzzled. Fei Yanggu wanted to resolve the matter completely in front of Xiao Guai, so that E Shuo and Sai Tuo could have an easier time in the future.
“Little darling, we haven’t moved!” Eshuo and Saito know her too well.
Qingyan nodded in satisfaction. It was rumored that the Ulanara clan had a good rule regarding offspring: one could only take a concubine after reaching a certain age without having any children.
"Hmm!" Yin was very satisfied. "Father is very pleased with this. He said that during the selection of consorts, he would choose a better consort for the two of them."
A moment later, the women, dressed up, appeared together in the main hall.
"Greetings to all the gentlemen, and greetings to the Fourth Prince's wife!" The women, having already met Qingyan, knew that the princess of the mansion was the Fourth Prince's primary wife, and they were very cautious.
Qingyan didn't call for them to get up, and the men didn't dare to say anything more.
"Fourth Princess Consort, we servants were sent by the Madam to the Young Master!" The purple-clad figure looked up and said to Qingyan.
They felt that Qingyan should give the Jueluo clan some face and wouldn't make things difficult for them on their first meeting.
Qingyan gave a cold laugh. Did all these people think she was an easy target?
"Sent by Mother, and they haven't even been properly trained in manners?" Qingyan said directly.
The girls were stunned. Jue Luo Shi rarely came back unless she mentioned that Qing Yan would return to her parents' home on the second day of the Lunar New Year.
“Little Darling, the nannies around you are quite good. You should send a few more nannies over to train them in manners. If they are so bad at manners when the principal wife enters the mansion, there might be big trouble.” Saito looked directly at Little Darling. The nannies in the Fourth Prince’s mansion were all from the side of the Imperial Concubine. It was an honor for the concubines to have them come over to teach these maids.
"OK!"
Qingyan readily agreed, and she looked at Sulan and said, "Sulan, have Liu Mama come over!"
Liu Mama was personally selected by the Imperial Concubine. Whenever Xiao Guai entered the palace to participate in major events, Liu Mama would teach him some manners two or three days in advance.
After a cup of tea, a middle-aged woman in her forties or fifties appeared at the door. Fei Yanggu was delighted when he saw her!
"This servant greets the Fourth Master, the Fourth Princess Consort, and the three ladies, Ulanara!" Looking at the four women in the hall, Liu Mama understood that Xiao Guai hated concubines the most.
"Granny, these four were given to Ahun by my mother. It was a bit rushed, and they haven't even been taught proper manners yet. I hope you can take the time to teach them some manners properly!" Qingyan said with a smile.
Granny Liu quickly agreed. She had even managed to train Qingyan, a difficult student, so how much more capable would she be with the four women?
"Yes, Madam, this servant will do her best!" The old woman was shrewd; these four women looked to be from humble backgrounds, and even if their identities were innocent, they probably hadn't received any training in the imperial examinations.
“This is Granny Liu, a servant of the Imperial Concubine. You should know that this Granny serves the Fourth Prince’s wife and teaches you manners. It is your good fortune!” E’Shuo stood up and said to his two concubines.
They could only obey their mother's decisions, so when their little darling offered to help, they had no choice but to follow her wishes.
"Yes, this servant is awake!" They weren't too concerned; they had been trained in etiquette at the old mansion, and the maids around the madam were all very easy to manipulate. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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