Chapter 9 Why isn’t Ye Anling engaged yet?
Ye Chutang knew that Kong Ru gave her the power to decide on how to deal with the maids because she wanted her to have a reputation for being harsh on servants.
She looked at the calculating woman with mocking eyes.
"First, poison them to silence them, and then sell them to the lowest-class brothels."
The reason why she fell into Kong Ru's trap was because being a real villain was much easier than being a hypocrite.
The two maids were still slapping each other, their faces were swollen like pigs' heads, and blood was flowing from the corners of their mouths.
After hearing what Ye Chutang said, they cried and asked Kong Ru for help.
"Madam, we know we are wrong. Please have mercy on us and forgive us this time."
The words were so vague that one could understand them even by guessing.
Kong Ru displayed the dignity of a mistress of the house and looked coldly at the maidservant who was crying.
"As servants, you can orchestrate your master's actions, and it's all right to beat and kill him."
The maid understood the meaning of Kong Ru's words, and quickly turned to face Ye Chutang and kowtowed heavily.
"Miss, we were wrong. Please give us another chance."
Ye Chutang looked at the maid who was slapping her face and kowtowing.
I'm very curious about how they made these two uncoordinated movements so coherent.
She glanced at Kong Ru and said, "Your life and death are in the hands of the lady. It will be more useful to ask her for help than to ask me."
It's just digging a hole, she can do it too.
Kong Ru naturally would not go against Ye Chutang just for two gossipy maids.
"Chu'er, you are the daughter of the Shangshu Mansion and have the power to deal with servants. I will do as you say."
After that, she said to the maid beside her: "Chun Tao, go and call housekeeper Chen and sell it according to the eldest lady's wishes."
"Yes, ma'am."
"We are from the old lady's courtyard..."
The two maids tried desperately to save themselves, but before they could finish their words, they were blocked by the servants and dragged away.
Ye Chutang was not afraid of the old lady at all and continued to follow Kong Ru to Ningchuyuan.
Kong Ru walked along the way in fear.
I was afraid that Ye Chutang would suddenly run away and cause trouble again.
Fortunately, there was no danger and she brought the person to Ningchuyuan safely.
Ningchuyuan is located on the east side of the Shangshu Mansion, close to the back garden.
Although the area is not large, the environment is elegant and there are many potted flowers and plants in the yard.
Especially the clump of dense bamboos in the corner, which looks cool and comfortable.
Kong Ru put back the pearl hairpin that was about to fall off her head and gathered up the loose hair at her temples.
"Chu'er, this is your yard. The main house has a main hall, a side hall, and a boudoir. The east wing is where the maids live. The servants live in the outer courtyard at night and come here to take duty during the day. The west wing is a small kitchen, and the courtesy room is in the backyard."
Ye Chutang looked around and nodded with satisfaction, "The yard is nice."
"As long as you like it, if you need to buy any new things, let the maid tell me."
After Kong Ru finished speaking, she looked at another personal maid.
"Qiu He, go and bring over the maids and servants that you selected for the young lady."
"Yes, ma'am."
Soon, eight men and eight women appeared in Ningchu Courtyard.
The originally small yard became crowded.
Kong Ru looked at the nonchalant Ye Chutang and said, "Chu'er, do you want to keep all of them, or just choose a few?"
Ye Chutang knew very well that these people were spies planted by Kong Ru around him.
So, after looking carefully, she picked two maids and a servant.
The servant was responsible for the heavy work in the yard, and the maid was responsible for serving her.
The three of them stood up and saluted Ye Chutang in unison, "This servant/slave greets the young lady. Please give me a name, young lady."
"Single, double..."
Kong Ru thought Ye Chutang would roll another "dice", but the result turned out to be "Wangcai".
She almost couldn't hold back her laughter.
As expected, only ignorant country women would come up with such inferior names!
The maids and servants had no right to refuse the names, so they thanked them respectfully.
"Chu'er, take a rest first. Tell the maid and the servant if you need anything. Ling'er will come to find you later and take you shopping."
"Okay, go now."
Kong Ru didn't bother with Ye Chutang and turned away.
Ye Chutang looked at the two maids and said, "Go pack your luggage and move in."
"Yes, Miss."
After the maid left, she looked at the servant and said, "Go to the storehouse to get my monthly salary and daily necessities."
"I obey your orders."
After the servant left, Ye Chutang entered the boudoir.
There were ice cubes in the room to cool down, and a cool breeze blew over my face.
There is a step-out bed, chaise longue, dressing table, coffee table, round table, wardrobe, screen and bathtub.
They are all mahogany, but not brand new.
The room was fairly clean, and the quilt was made of top-quality silk, thin and breathable.
Ye Chutang stuffed his pretentious bag into the closet and sat down beside the ice basin to rest.
After a while, two maids came back with a few bags and entered the east ear room.
They simply tidied the room and put their luggage away.
When I came out of the ear room, the servant just came back.
Wangcai was holding a large tray in his hand.
On the tray were several new clothes, two jewelry boxes, five taels of silver and a silver note for two hundred taels.
There were two people following behind him, one carrying various daily necessities, and the other carrying fruits, snacks, etc.
The three of them placed the things on the large round table in the center of the main hall.
Seeing Ye Chutang coming out of the boudoir, the three of them immediately bowed, "Miss."
Ye Chutang waved his hand, "Just do what you need to do."
The servant left and two maids went into the main hall to serve.
Ye Chutang took the silver and banknotes, stuffed them into his sleeve pockets, but actually threw them into the space.
"Shan'er, you organize these things. Shuang'er, you tell me who are the people in the Shangshu Mansion."
"Yes, Miss."
Soon, Ye Chutang understood the relationships among the people in the Ye family.
Ye Jingchuan has a widowed mother who no longer cares about things and is enjoying her retirement by playing with her grandchildren.
He also had a second wife and two concubines.
The second wife Kong Ru gave birth to two sons and one daughter.
The eldest daughter, Ye Anling, 16 years old, is known as a talented woman in the capital.
The eldest son, Ye Anzhi, 14 years old, is the apple of Mrs. Ye’s eye.
The second son, Ye Anjun, 5 years old, was born in old age and has been in poor health since childhood.
Aunt Jiang gave birth to a concubine daughter, Ye Siyin, who is now 15 years old and has been engaged. She will get married at the end of the year.
Aunt Liu was an exotic dancer given by the Emperor a few years ago. Although she had no children, she was particularly favored.
Ye Chutang didn't expect that Ye Jingchuan actually had only two concubines, one of whom had not yet given birth to a child.
Didn’t ancient people attach great importance to “branching out and spreading”?
She asked Shuang'er curiously, "Is Madam a tigress? Lord Ye dare not take a concubine?"
Shuang'er lowered her head in fear at Ye Chutang's bold words.
"My dear Miss, the Madam is kind and has a harmonious relationship with the Master."
As for the matter of taking a concubine, it was not something that she, a servant, could ask about or discuss.
Ye Chutang asked again: "Ye Siyin is getting married, why is Ye Anling not engaged yet?"
"The second young lady is both talented and beautiful, sensible and filial. The master and the mistress want to keep her for another year or two."
After saying that, she added one more sentence.
"There are many royal relatives in the capital who want to marry the second young lady."
"Then are there any old and ugly royal relatives who have taken a fancy to Ye Anling?"
"Miss, please be careful with your words. Disrespecting the imperial power will be punished."
Ye Chutang disagreed.
"It's just family gossip. You can't go to the palace and tell on me, right?"
Shuang'er knelt down in fear to show her loyalty.
"Shuang'er will not betray the Shangshu Mansion, but Miss, you need to be careful about the walls and ears."
"That's true. Eyeliner is everywhere."
After saying that, Ye Chutang lifted Shuang'er's chin and looked at her.
"So, are you three the spies sent by the Madam and the Master to monitor me?"
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