The head of the main kitchen has been replaced by one of Yinzhi's men. Previously, he had been beaten to death by Yinzhi for embezzlement. Now that a new person has been appointed, Yinzhi has also accepted Hezhuo's suggestion to rotate the staff every three years. Anyone found guilty of embezzlement will be immediately dismissed, and those found guilty of serious embezzlement will be beaten to death.
Because the Prince Zhi's mansion provides generous gifts during festivals in addition to monetary gifts, it would be unreasonable for them to be greedy. They would also be reluctant to give up this good job, but this is not an exception.
Someone has crossed this high-voltage line, but Yinzhi and Hezhuo have plenty of ways to deal with it. They've warned him repeatedly, and people have died before. If someone tries to kill themselves, there's nothing anyone can do.
However, ever since the chicken incident, the chickens, ducks, geese, mutton, pork, eggs, ducks, and vegetables in the manor have all been obtained from He Zhuo's dowry shops, with clearly marked prices, and they are delivered every day.
If there were only one wife, He Zhuo, in the household, and only He Zhuo had children with her, then no money would be charged, since they would be family. However, there are also more than a dozen concubines of Yin Zhi in the household, as well as children born out of wedlock. Why should He Zhuo pay for this? Money must be charged.
The price is reasonable, it's the market price, not a penny more. It's delivered daily, fresh and convenient, which saves me the trouble of going out to buy things.
After leaving the palace and establishing a residence, one has to deal with the daily necessities of life, such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, all of which cost money.
Within the mansion, only Prince Yinzhi, Hezhuo (his primary consort), Lady Nalan (his secondary consort), and Prince Hongyu (his heir) received stipends, rice, ice, and charcoal.
No one else has this, not even imperial grandsons like Xiao Zhenbao, Hongfang, and Hongwei.
Back in the palace, everyone received a stipend. Even concubines and princesses were raised by Emperor Kangxi. Only after leaving the palace did he realize how expensive daily necessities were.
However, in addition to the rice provided by the emperor, the masters in the mansion also ate tribute rice. Furthermore, all the rice and grains were produced on Yin Zhi's estate, including the five grains and miscellaneous grains that were also grown on the estate.
However, the expenses of the mansion were still enormous. Do you remember when the mansion was first established, the servants sent two skinny horses to Yinzhi, the eldest prince?
Not long after, Yinzhi gave these two women to his subordinates. These "thin horses" were not cheap; they usually cost 2,000 taels each.
Where there is demand, there is a market. These "slender horses" (young, thin women) are very popular among the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital. Some people even go out of their way to find the best "slender horses" as birthday gifts.
It is said that the Ninth Prince, Yin Tang, once bought more than a dozen "skinny horses" (young, thin horses) to use in order to win over officials for the Eighth Prince, Yin Si.
However, because Consort Wenxi was still alive and well, the Tenth Prince, Yinzhen, although still on good terms with the Ninth Prince, did not join the Eighth Prince's camp, despite repeated attempts by the Eighth Prince and his wife to win him over.
The Tenth Prince didn't get involved in this matter. For a while, he even avoided the Eighth Prince and his wife. The Seventh Princess, born to Consort Wenxi, also didn't like the Eighth Prince's wife.
This can only be attributed to the power of one's mother; with her around, one will never go astray.
Therefore, Yinzhi now only has two concubines in his harem: one is Concubine Chao, the birth mother of the Second Princess Fangwan, and the other is Concubine Qian, the birth mother of the Fifth Prince Honghan.
Emperor Kangxi visited Changchun Garden almost every year. In the summer, unless he went to the northern frontier to escape the heat, he would usually stay at Changchun Garden.
Therefore, the princes who were assigned to separate residences also had gardens around Changchun Garden. Yinzhi was assigned Qinyuan Garden, and the Fourth Prince Yinzhen was assigned Yuanmingyuan Garden.
Therefore, He Zhuo would come to Qinyuan every year. At first, Consort Nalan had only been married into the family for two years, and during this time she was staying at the mansion to look after the household.
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