Chapter 9: Giving the power to manage the household
After lunch, Gu Chenran called Wen Ling and handed her a pear wood box.
"What is this?" Wen Ling asked.
Gu Chenran opened the mahogany box, which had four layers in total, containing the title deed key and tickets, as well as the deeds of various guards and servants in the palace.
When Wen Ling saw those large-denomination banknotes, her eyes lit up instantly.
Gu Chenran explained: "Now that I think about it, it may be because of the evil heart in my body. Since I was eight years old, the women around me would get sick and die suddenly.
After I established my own palace, the maids and servants I hired would also cause trouble, so I simply stopped hiring women.
Now that you've married into the family, it would be inconvenient without maids and servants, so I'll give you the power to manage the household.
If you are short of manpower or something, you can just go and get it yourself. ”
Wen Ling was not polite and took the wooden box that symbolized the power of the family. He smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite. I am very lucky and have good fortune.
Maybe the palace's wealth will become even more abundant in the future. ”
Gu Chenran didn't care: "It's okay, you don't have to feel burdened, spend as much as you want, our palace doesn't have much money anyway, and I'm not sure how long I can live in the future, so live one day at a time."
Wen Ling gave a thumbs up and said, "Yes, Your Majesty's thinking is very advanced. Your Majesty and I will definitely have a pleasant cooperation in the future."
On the way back, Tingyin was very excited: "Madam, the prince is completely different from the rumors. It's only the first day, and he has given you the power to run the family!"
Wen Ling was much calmer: "That's because I am useful to him. If I were really a waste, then a foolish wife like me would be a shame to him."
After listening to the sound and thinking about it, it seems to be true.
If the lady was still the foolish daughter of the Wen family, it would be a huge shame for a prince to be ordered to marry a foolish girl as his principal wife.
How could he be so polite and respectful, giving me the power to manage the household on the first day and letting my wife take charge of the household affairs?
Tingyin gritted her teeth and said, "Madam, we really don't need to be polite. Try to spend more in the future!"
Wen Ling was happy. It seemed that this little girl had great potential!
That afternoon, Wen Ling asked Tingyin to go out and find human traffickers to bring over a group of official slaves with clean backgrounds.
As a word spirit, Wen Ling also has the ability to see the past and future of anyone he wants.
But she couldn’t see Gu Chenran’s feelings, because after they became husband and wife, they shared a common destiny.
She couldn't see her past and future, nor could she see Gu Chenran.
In less than half an hour, Wen Ling selected twenty slaves with good character from the more than two hundred official slaves brought by the human traffickers.
The human teeth were all surprised: "Have you finished selecting so quickly? Madam, don't worry, you can choose carefully. If this batch is not good, I will select another batch for you."
"No need, these are good enough." Wen Ling refused and asked Tingyin to pay the silver and sign the indenture contract.
The human trafficker liked ladies like Wen Ling who were decisive and open-minded, and he took the initiative to offer a discount of thirty taels of silver.
Wen Ling was very happy when he knew about this, and he began to look at Ren Yazi with more favor.
She looked at the human trafficker for a while, then kindly reminded him: "If you believe me, if a wealthy family wants to do business with you again within three days, don't go, otherwise your life may be in danger."
Wen Ling only looked at what would happen to Ren Yazi in the next seven days.
I wanted to see if I could provide him with some help or something, and I happened to see this human trafficker being beaten and his body thrown away on a rainy night seven days later.
"Ah...ah?!" Ren Yazi shuddered.
He looked up at Wen Ling in shock, not understanding why the princess would say such... very metaphysical words.
Wen Ling just nodded at him and turned away.
Tingyin said to Youren Yazi: "My wife knows a little about fortune-telling and physiognomy. I advise you to believe what she says. It's better to be safe than sorry. Money can be earned again, but life is only once!"
After saying this, Tingyin escorted the dizzy human trafficker out of the house.
After leaving the house, Ren Yazi suddenly shuddered and got goose bumps all over his body.
Forget it, forget it. It’s true that money can be earned again, but you only have one life, so just listen to advice!
Wen Ling selected four people from the twenty new ones to serve her in the inner courtyard, and changed their names to Facai Baofu, Xiaofa, Xiaocai, Xiaobao, and Xiaofu.
The four people are usually arranged by Tingyin. Her inner courtyard is quite large, and people are needed for daily maintenance.
Wen Ling specially called Xiao Fa into the room and said directly, "I know you, Yang Lan, the second daughter of the former Imperial Censor, right?"
Xiao Fa raised her head instantly, her eyes unable to hide her astonishment. She was very surprised, but she did not deny it: "Husband...How did Madam know?"
The former Imperial Censor was impeached for forming a clique for personal gain, and evidence of private correspondence was also seized from his residence.
The emperor was furious and beheaded Censor Yang, and his entire family was exiled to the border.
I heard that on the way to exile, they encountered bandits and the entire family was killed, with no one left alive.
Yang Lan had been frail since childhood and was raised in a manor on the outskirts of the city. She had never made a public appearance in Beijing before the incident.
After the accident, she was protected by a loyal nanny and changed into the identity of the nanny's deceased niece, becoming a slave.
Slaves could not work and live like normal people outside; they had to have a master.
Yang Lan was finally in the hands of a human trafficker. This was the first family she had come to find.
Yang Lan was originally very scared, fearing that she would be recognized in Beijing.
Now that she was recognized, she felt even more terrified. She was the daughter of a criminal, and once she was taken to the government, everything would be over!
Thinking of this, she knelt down with a plop and kowtowed to Wen Ling.
"Madam, my father was wrongly accused. He really didn't form a clique for personal gain. He was incorruptible and upright as an official. He really wasn't a bad person!"
"My whole family has been killed. I am the only one left in the clan. I want to live. As long as I am alive, there is hope for my parents to have their case overturned. Even if the hope is slim, I don't want to give up!"
"Madam, I will serve you wholeheartedly and loyally in the future. I will do whatever you ask me to do. Please give me a chance!"
Wen Ling helped Yang Lan, who was kowtowing non-stop, to his feet and said seriously, "I know your father was wrongly accused. Your entire family died in vain. I know that."
Yang Lan stared at Wen Ling blankly and asked in disbelief, "Do you believe me?"
Wen Ling nodded: "I know."
She didn't say she believed it, because she saw in her her father's diligence and conscientiousness in the officialdom for decades.
She never trusts others casually, she only believes what she sees.
Yang Lan finally couldn't hold it in any longer. As if she had found an outlet, she covered her face with her sleeves and burst into tears.
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