Not bad, not bad! Chu Qianchen smiled with satisfaction and praised Amber with a smile: "You have really skillful hands."

"Thank you for the compliment, young lady." Amber said with a smile as she brought over the clean water that had been prepared long ago and helped Chu Qianchen wash his hands.

Chu Qianchen said again: "Amber, don't let anyone come into my room from now on."

"I know." Hubo understood and said, "Miss, just now Nanny Ji came to tell me that you don't need to go to pay respects to the Madam and Madam today."

Chu Qianchen nodded, thinking that his stepmother and the lady-in-waiting must be with his fourth brother.

"Miss, I'll ask someone to go to the kitchen to bring the meal early." Amber said, and then retreated.

Of course, things like serving meals don't need to be done by a maid like Amber.

However, when Amber went out, the main hall and the courtyard outside were silent. All the maids were gone and no one knew where they had gone.

Amber knew very well that Liuli was playing tricks on the girl.

She didn't get angry, and quickly went to the big kitchen, brought back the dinner herself, and set the table for Chu Qianchen.

Chu Qianchen glanced at her with a half-smile, and that glance made Amber's heart beat faster suddenly, realizing that the girl seemed to know everything.

Amber opened the food box and placed the dishes one by one, then she heard Chu Qianchen's gentle voice: "Amber, this courtyard is now in your hands. If there is anyone who is not needed, there is no need to keep them. I am the only one in this courtyard, and I don't need so many people to serve me."

Amber's heart skipped a beat and she looked up at Chu Qianchen, only to see a pair of pitch-black phoenix eyes.

If we were to ask who is the most inconspicuous person in this mansion, it would undoubtedly be my daughter.

But now, the girl suddenly changed for some reason.

Thinking back carefully, it seems that a subtle change has taken place in the girl since she woke up from falling into the water a few days ago. It is as if she was reborn from the ashes, or like a dusty pearl that has finally wiped off the dust and is blooming with her own brilliance.

After dinner, Chu Qianchen went to the small study alone. She did not let Amber serve her with writing materials and sent her away.

She had made it very clear. It all depended on whether Amber could manage Wanyan Courtyard. If not, she would not force it and planned to ask her stepmother for a nanny to take charge.

She had too much to do and didn't want to waste her energy on a battle of wits with her servants.

Amber went straight back to the back room where she and Liuli lived together. From a distance, she saw the oil lamp in the back room was on. She walked closer and heard the chattering voices of the maids:

"Sister Liuli, are you really leaving?"

"Girl, you are such a fool! How could you chase Sister Liuli away?"

"That's right."

Liuli curled her lips when she heard this. She packed her clothes and said, "Hey, the girl insisted on sending me away, so why am I still clinging on?"

A little maid in blue hurriedly went to pull Liuli's hand, "Sister Liuli, if you leave, we will be without a backbone."

"This courtyard is just like the cold palace in the opera. There is no hope for us here at all." Another maidservant in green clothes echoed.

"You can't say that." Liuli chuckled, "The Second Miss saved the Fourth Young Master today and showed off in front of the Madam."

The maids all disagreed and said at once: "So what? The second girl didn't come out of the lady's belly."

"No matter how much the second young lady tries to please the Madam, she is still just a concubine's daughter."

"It's better to rely on Aunt Jiang..."

The maids all knew that Liuli was given by Aunt Jiang, and that she had always been trusted by Aunt Jiang. To them, following an unfavored concubine's daughter meant no hope at all. Even the daily rewards they received were much less than those from other courtyards, not to mention other things.

Liuli smiled and said, "This is not difficult, you guys..."

Liuli said this on purpose. Chu Qianchen drove her away, and she wanted to see if Chu Qianchen could live comfortably after she left!

With a creaky sound, the door was pushed open from the outside.

Amber walked in, her eyes slowly sweeping over Liuli and the others, her face expressionless.

She didn't say a word, but the maids' hearts sank, and they immediately realized that she had heard everything they had just said.

Several maids looked at each other with uneasiness on their faces.

In the past, the second girl trusted Liuli, so they all followed Liuli's lead. Now that Liuli is leaving, Amber is the only one in charge in this yard. Will Amber bring up old grudges in the future?

"Oh, it's Amber." Liuli laughed coldly and said mockingly, "Why are you here instead of serving the girl? Does the girl think you are useless?"

"I'm leaving now and will say goodbye to my sisters. Amber, you're not going to complain about even this, are you?"

"This Wanyan Courtyard is as cold as a s---. You have to think carefully. If you drive everyone away, no one will be willing to serve here."

Hearing this, the maids all breathed a sigh of relief and thought: Yes, they just came to say goodbye to Liuli. Amber can't drive them all away just for a few words of gossip.

Liuli raised her chin and looked at Amber arrogantly.

Now that she has destroyed Amber's prestige, even if she leaves, it will be difficult for Amber to establish her prestige in the yard!

By then, these little maids will have to listen to me!

No matter what she wanted to know, they would be eager to tell her, and even if she was not in this courtyard, she would not delay her aunt's business.

Amber ignored Liuli's provocation and said calmly, "It's getting late. Liuli, you should leave."

Liuli: “…”

Amber looked around at the maids and said, "You too, if you don't want to stay, go with Liuli."

"Liuli has climbed to a high branch, but I wonder if I can take you with me."

As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell into deathly silence, and the maids all turned pale.

Liuli strode towards Amber, looked into her eyes, and said, "You are just a maid, what qualifications do you have to chase them away?"

"Based on what you just said." Amber said calmly, "In our mansion, every year, there are so many children who want to work in the mansion but cannot, and so many maids who want to go to the master's side but have no chance. Since you are not available, the girl can choose someone else."

Amber stroked her sleeves casually, "Please do as you please."

Now, all the maids were panicked.

They are not like Liuli. Even if she can't do the job here, Liuli can still go back to Aunt Jiang. If they are driven away, they will have nowhere to go and can only be sent back home or work as maids.

They all couldn't help but look at Liuli, as if Liuli was their backbone.

"You dare!" Liuli puffed out his chest and said with a strong look on the outside.

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"Why shouldn't I dare?" Amber smiled, "It's not your turn as a maid who was kicked out by the girl to make the decision in Wanyan Courtyard."

Liuli's face turned pale, her eyes blazing with anger, and she said angrily: "Even if I can't do it, what about my aunt?"

Aunt Jiang can always make the decision!!

"Go ahead and file a complaint!" Amber pulled the corner of her mouth sarcastically, "Our girl is our aunt's biological daughter. How could our aunt disgrace our girl for a mere maid?"

Seeing this scene, the little maids were frightened.

Of the two maids in this courtyard, Liuli has always been superior to Amber, but what happened now? !

The little maids only realized at this moment that even though Liuli had just spoken so eloquently, she was just a maid and Liuli could not protect them at all.

A new emperor appoints new ministers. Now that Liuli is gone, she will no longer be in charge of Wanyan Courtyard. Amber is the head maid in charge, and she has the right to fine them their monthly wages, beat them with a stick, or even drive them away.

Just as Amber said just now, even if the second young lady is no longer favored, the job in Wanyan Courtyard is still enough for those servants to fight for.

"Sister Amber," a round-faced maid was the first to speak, lowering her head tactfully, "I was wrong. I won't dare to speak nonsense in front of 'outsiders' anymore."

She put emphasis on the word "outsider", which meant she was surrendering to Amber.

The other three maids also rushed to say: "Sister Amber, we are wrong."

"Please forgive us this time."

"We won't dare to do that again."

“…”

Liuli looked at the scene with gritted teeth, her expression becoming even uglier. She picked up her bag and left without looking back.

"Wait!" Amber stopped her and pointed at her bag and asked, "What's in your bag?"

"It's my own stuff!" Liuli said unhappily.

Amber ignored her and told the maids who had just surrendered, "Go and take a look."

"You dare!" Liuli blurted out.

The maids looked at each other hesitantly, knowing in their hearts that Amber was forcing them to show their loyalty.

It was the round-faced little maid who made the decision first. Since she had already offended Liuli, she might as well offend her to the end.

She smiled politely and said, "Sister Liuli, please open the bundle and let us take a look."

Her actions were not polite at all, and she forcefully tried to take Liuli's bag. Seeing this, the other maids also rushed over, and they opened Liuli's bag and checked it carefully...

After a cup of tea, Liuli left with a sullen face. She didn't even look back when she left, without any sign of reluctance.

As soon as she left, all the maids looked at Amber with a hint of pleading in their eyes, "Sister Amber."

Amber said calmly: "I will fine you one month's salary this time. If it happens again..."

The maids shuddered and responded one after another: "Yes!"

Amber waved her hand and said, "Go to work."

The maids went out with their heads lowered, knowing that they had drawn a line between themselves and Liuli today, and from now on they had no other choice but to work obediently in Wanyan Courtyard.

On the bright side, the second girl is actually a good person. She has a good temper and won’t hit anyone.

After Amber came out of the back room, she went to Chu Qianchen's study and presented a jasper bracelet to Chu Qianchen. "Miss, this is the jade bracelet I found in Liuli's bag. Liuli said it was given to her by Aunt Jiang."

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