When Pei Yanzhi was mentioned, Old Madam Pei couldn't help but wipe away her tears.
"With such excellent scholarship, there will surely be good news in this year's autumn examinations."
“I’m really afraid that the Wen family will marry him a stupid woman who will hold him back. He suffered so much when he was young, and the Wen family treated him worse than a nephew.”
"If he didn't have a smart and lovely wife, no one would love him..."
Seeing that Madam Pei was crying, Chang Mama quickly stepped forward to comfort her.
"Grandma, don't worry. I think the young master is a lucky man, and the young mistress is lucky too. Our family will definitely get better and better..."
When master and servant spoke of sorrowful things, they couldn't help but feel sad.
On the other side, Qingxing was pestering Jiang Shuwan, asking why only Chang Mama could be the head nanny.
When Aunt Chang came over to ask, she heard everything. Jiang Shuwan said that no matter who the old lady preferred, she would recommend Aunt Chang.
"Because Chang Mama is the most suitable person, both in terms of her familiarity with the Marquis's mansion and her abilities."
"The old lady chose her for the same reason: the capable should be in charge. This applies to the whole country and even the inner quarters. Otherwise, everything will fall into chaos. If you blindly appoint relatives and friends, you will eventually suffer the consequences."
Today, the Wen family is reaping the bitter fruits of their actions. For so many years, they have neglected Chang Mama and given power to the etiquette nanny. The etiquette nanny has also taken in a "good adopted daughter," and the mother and daughter have been exploiting the young maids together, even going so far as to buy and sell positions.
“Our Granny Tao is indeed capable, but how long have we been in the Marquis’s mansion? Being so opportunistic and eager to promote our own people will only make people look down on us.”
Jiang Shuwan carefully explained the details to Qingxing.
Qingxing will be the head matriarch in the future, so there are many things she needs to be taught now.
"And think about it, the etiquette matron along with her goddaughter and all that came out of her, it only made the old lady furious to the extreme."
"The old lady punished the head maid to conduct a self-examination. In order not to lose her job, the head maid will definitely work hard. She will have to find out those servants who are sneaky, lazy and cunning in the past."
Who knows how many stewards and servants will be punished then?
Moreover, for such a major event as a self-investigation of the entire household, how could the head matron manage it all by herself? The other two head matrons would definitely need to help as well.
Why should she bother with work that offends people and is exhausting?
Why not let the head maid and Granny Chang deal with those lazy, incompetent people in the mansion first, and then she can take over the management of the household? Wouldn't that be much more pleasant?
She makes others work for her without paying them any wages; it's completely freeloading!
"Do you really think there's anything more enjoyable than getting something for free?" Jiang Shuwan looked at Qingxing with sparkling eyes.
"..."
Qingxing=_=: My goodness, what kind of rich girl talks about whoring all the time?
But that description is absolutely apt!
Isn't that just getting something for free?
Especially the head maid and the storeroom maid, who knows how busy they will be afterwards.
Then they'll finally have some peace and quiet.
Moreover, her young lady strongly recommended Chang Mama, which greatly improved Chang Mama's favor. In the future, Chang Mama will surely favor her young lady.
Rounding it off, Aunt Chang can be considered one of their own.
Moreover, since Chang's mother was also the old lady's person, she also lost the old lady's favor.
Recommending Chang's mother not only hurt the wife, but also won over the old lady and Chang's mother.
This is killing three birds with one stone; there's simply no better deal.
"Not only that, Miss, you've killed four birds with one stone."
Granny Tao had also heard about what happened in Madam Pei's courtyard. She came in from outside, carrying two sandalwood boxes.
"How did it become four birds?" Qingxing was completely bewildered. She thought she had analyzed it very thoroughly.
"Think about the string of wicked servants that Steward Zhang dragged out this time. Besides four or five junior stewards, there was also a mid-level steward. With those positions vacant, who do you think the head steward will promote?"
"Of course it's Madam's people, oh no!" Qingxing suddenly realized, "The head nanny has already been warned by the old lady to conduct a self-examination. The old lady is in a very bad mood right now, so even Madam probably wouldn't dare to appoint someone based on personal connections. Besides, there's also Chang Mama watching over things. When the time comes, the new head nanny will naturally be chosen based on the ability of the person."
"These new stewards all got their promotions thanks to Miss. They may not immediately pledge allegiance to Miss, but they are certainly grateful to her."
"With such a shift in public opinion, we have gained another ten percent advantage."
"Wow, Miss, you're amazing!"
Qingxing's eyes sparkled with excitement, and the little girl pounced on Jiang Shuwan, who was sitting in a chair drinking tea.
The little girl hugged her young mistress's waist, looking at her as if she were a goddess descending from heaven.
"Waaaaah, Qingxing loves Miss so much!"
"Miss must be a deity reincarnated. Miss is so smart. Qingxing has never seen anyone as smart as Miss. Miss must be the smartest person in the world..."
The little girl was so excited she couldn't contain herself and hugged Jiang Shuwan's waist tightly.
Miss is so clever!
I'm completely in awe of Qingxing!
If I rub and rub, and keep rubbing, maybe I'll become as clever as a young lady...
"Qingxing, you've wrinkled Miss's clothes."
Granny Tao was both amused and exasperated by Qingxing's childish behavior and went to help her up.
"No, no, I want to rub against you! Miss is my lucky star and wise savior! I'll rub against you, rub against you, rub against you..."
Qingxing refused to let go, clinging to Jiang Shuwan like an octopus, attracting the servants to come and watch, and everyone burst into laughter.
Qingxing, thick-skinned, pretended not to hear the laughter, while Jiang Shuwan was quite embarrassed!
That little girl is such a sycophant; she never had the chance to flatter Qingxing during her years as a corporate slave.
I suddenly miss Qingxing from when she was in the Jiang family mansion, always teasing her for being lazy. What should I do?
"Miss, this was brought by Mama Chang."
"Mother Chang said this was a gift from the old lady, and it was part of the old lady's dowry when she was a girl."
Granny Tao ignored Qingxing and presented the box in her hands to Jiang Shuwan.
"The old lady's dowry? Isn't that outdated?"
Upon hearing this, Qingxing immediately raised her head.
The outdated items that Wen sent left a deep impression on her, and her first reaction was that there must have been a mistake.
"Why would an old lady give something from decades ago to Miss?"
"Does the old lady not like Miss anymore?"
"That's impossible! All that goodwill wasted..."
When the box was opened, a burst of crystalline, round light instantly silenced Qingxing's remaining words.
"This...this is a pearl?"
Two boxes of pearls were placed in front of Jiang Shuwan.
Unlike in modern times, here, in addition to advanced pearl harvesting technology, pearls can also be cultured artificially, so that the price of ordinary pearls has dropped to tens or hundreds of dollars, making them affordable for almost everyone.
Pearls are different now; they are not only expensive, but also hard to buy.
In particular, the pearls given by Madam Pei were rare seawater pearls, each one perfectly round and lustrous.
"My God, it's a seawater pearl!" Qingxing was completely stunned.
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