You should know that girl is no pushover. She used to serve the old general's wife and even became the leader of all the maids in the general's mansion.
That's why Xing'er specifically recommended her when selecting maids, in order to make it easier to contend with Li Chang'an.
Ultimately, it was a miscalculation.
Xing'er and Qin Xiashi naturally did not expect that while Qiuyue was not an easy opponent, Li Chang'an and Zhuque were two truly ruthless characters.
"Madam, you mustn't let this upset you and ruin your health. There's plenty of time in the future, and we won't be in any trouble this time. Besides, Qiuyue is a petty person. She suffered such a big loss this time, and I'm sure she's still resentful!"
Now, Xing'er could only patiently advise Qin Xia Shi, her eyes filled with calculation.
Qin Xia's anger subsided slightly upon hearing this, but her expression remained rather unpleasant.
"Hmph, Li Chang'an, we'll see!"
A sinister glint flashed in the woman's eyes, and her nails, painted with crimson nail polish, gripped the silk handkerchief in her hand tightly.
On the other hand, although Li Chang'an, with Zhuque's help, had a good scare with these maids and had her fill of fun, she was ultimately forced to settle them down.
Because he found the maids so annoying, Li Chang'an sent them all to the westernmost side room as their place of residence.
However, now that he had taken these people into his courtyard, he naturally couldn't let them do nothing. So Li Chang'an entrusted Zhuque with an important task, asking her to manage these maids properly for him.
As for the sachet, Li Chang'an thought about it for a while. Now Yan Qianhe had returned to Fusang to handle matters, and he was too embarrassed to ask the old man Mingrui to run errands for such a thing. As for Yiyang Shanren, he had no idea where he had gone traveling.
The person closest to him now is probably Tao Yaojun, who is forced to manage the brocade workshop.
To be honest, it was already troublesome enough for Tao Yaojun to help look after the shop. Now he wanted to ask her to help him investigate something. Therefore, Li Chang'an felt that it would be too inappropriate to just write a letter to explain the situation. So he thought he would wait a couple of days until his leg injury was better before making the trip in person.
Now that Zhuque had received Li Chang'an's mission, she summoned all the maids early in the morning.
A quick glance revealed that he even saw Qiuyue, who had fainted from fright that day.
The girl had a thick bandage wrapped around her forehead, and she looked listless, like a wilted eggplant.
Zhuque couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing, but she quickly realized why she had come. So she coughed lightly twice and said seriously, "I'm here on the orders of the Madam to teach you how to do things. Before that, let me make this clear: no matter what your purpose was when you came here, you'd better put your minds on the right track and keep your bad intentions hidden! Otherwise, it won't just be a matter of losing a hand. I have plenty of ways to make you behave!"
Perhaps because they had been bitten by a snake once, they were afraid of a rope for ten years. After witnessing the power of Li Chang'an and Zhuque last time, these maids were still on tenterhooks.
Coupled with Zhuque's warning just now, these people were thoroughly frightened.
Seeing that everyone was bowing their heads and remaining silent, Zhuque couldn't help but frown and said in a cold voice, "Did you all hear what I just said?"
There was still complete silence.
This silence infuriated Zhuque: "Are you mute or deaf? Can't you even answer?"
"yes……"
After he finished speaking, he heard a few scattered responses.
Zhuque was speechless for a moment, and a thought suddenly popped into her mind—the Regent's Palace was still the most peaceful place.
Thinking that he had only been in the General's Mansion for a few days, he had already encountered so many messy things and met so many strange people. He really couldn't understand how Li Chang'an could stay here.
The more Zhuque thought about it, the less she understood that woman. Instead of facing a bunch of troubles every day, she might as well live with their prince in the Regent's Palace and be a happy princess.
After a moment of distraction, Zhuque suddenly realized that she couldn't have such strange thoughts, so she collected her thoughts and looked up at the group of maids in front of her. Then she said with a straight face, "I don't even know your names yet. Come on, you start."
Zhuque pointed to Qiuyue at the far end, and immediately, the row of maids respectfully announced their names.
Next, it was time to assign tasks to these people. Zhuque asked them about their respective strengths and what classes they had previously served in, and then assigned them corresponding jobs. She also established a number of rules to ensure that everything proceeded in an orderly manner.
"Alright, that's all I wanted to say. Do you have any further questions?"
After giving all the specific instructions, Zhuque asked another question. Seeing that the maids remained silent, she continued in a deep voice, "If there are no problems, you can go and do your own work. If you have any questions, come and ask me."
"yes."
After Zhuque finished speaking, the maids bowed respectfully to her again and then went to do their own things.
Seeing how well he had tamed the girls, Zhuque nodded in satisfaction, secretly thinking to himself that he might actually have a talent for this.
"Who's there? Show yourself!"
But the next second her gaze suddenly became very sharp. As she spoke, she looked up at the roof, then leaped up and threw a strangely shaped dart at her target.
After being thrown again, the dart actually turned into four. Although they were not as big as the original dart, it was easy to see that their power was not diminished at all.
"It's me! It's me! Why do you resort to violence so easily? What if you accidentally hurt someone?"
Cangyun quickly jumped out from his hiding place on the roof, and couldn't help but complain as he walked toward Zhuque.
After being attacked by Feng Beichuan with those spinning darts last time, he had always been wary of such sinister hidden weapons.
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and saw the four small darts shooting towards him again. Cang Yun's expression changed and he quickly dodged.
Just then, Zhuque leaped up again, leaving several graceful arcs in the air, and then steadily caught the dart she had just thrown.
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