Chapter 559: Winners Take All
"To be honest with you, Miss Third, Your Majesty didn't know who to choose to serve Miss Third. Shaohua and I argued for a long time, and in the end, I won." Yunlu said, winking at Lu Xiang proudly.
Zi Su and Sang Ye were naturally willing to follow the Third Miss, but due to their lack of experience, they didn't even have a chance to speak.
"I have no way to repay the Queen's kindness." Lu Xiang's eyes moved slightly, and he was deeply moved.
She was not afraid that she would not be able to control the people in the Eighth Prince's Mansion in the future, but it would also take time. People who came out of the palace, even if they did not dare to act rashly for the sake of the Empress, most of the masters in the harem were not easy to deal with, and most of them were servants willing to be loyal.
For example, Concubine Shu and the Queen Mother would not let her life go smoothly. There must be many people they have planted in the Eighth Prince's mansion.
The queen took her into consideration in every way and even sent her own personal maid to be by her side, just so that she could gain a foothold in the Eighth Prince's mansion in the future.
The princesses in the palace called her mother, but she had never worried so much about them.
The old lady was so excited that she didn't know where to put her hands. After a long while, she smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Madam. I didn't think of this."
However, even if she thought of these problems, the old lady could only ask Lu Xiang to bring more people with her. She didn't dare to think of the palace maids. Moreover, even if she sent a random nanny, the old lady was worried that the nanny would use her status to bully her granddaughter.
Now, with Miss Yunlu, who is beside the Queen, following her, even those who come from the Imperial Household Department dare not act recklessly.
"In addition, the Queen has carefully selected ten palace maids and two eunuchs, all of whom are reliable and capable, for the Third Miss to serve." Yun Lu continued.
Lu Xiang couldn't help but stare in amazement: "Is this...is this too much?"
Three maids were enough to serve her personally, and she did not let any of the second or third rank maids go, only keeping a few maids to do odd jobs.
Yunlu smiled and said, "The Third Miss is easy-going and doesn't like to be ostentatious, so she only has a few servants serving her. As a royal concubine, according to the rules, she should have four senior maids, four second-class maids, six third-class maids, ten miscellaneous maids, and five eunuchs to run errands. The Queen thought that the Miss had never used eunuchs, so she only selected two to deliver messages and run errands."
The Empress is too lazy to worry about how many servants there are in the courtyards of other imperial concubines, but here with the Third Miss, even if there are fewer people, each one must be carefully selected and useful, the kind that can be worth two.
The old lady laughed excitedly and said, "The Queen has thought it through. Xiangxiang is marrying a prince, so the rules are different. Miss Yunlu is here, so it's a good opportunity to teach her the royal rules to avoid mistakes and jokes in the future. There are maids selected by the Queen, and I won't arrange more maids for her dowry. No matter how many there are, they can't be as good as those from the palace who can control people."
Ever since she found out about her granddaughter and the Eighth Prince, she has been raising capable maids. She thought that if the two of them could really get together in the future, it would not be so easy for Xiang Xiang to manage the huge Prince's Mansion. In that case, she could bring more capable servants to help. If there were not enough people, she was afraid that she would not be able to control the situation.
Now she can rest assured. With Yunlu here and the palace maids arranged by the Queen, even if there are only these few people, it is enough.
It is no exaggeration to say that the person given by the Empress is worth several maids in their mansion.
"Don't worry, old lady. I will do my best to assist the Third Miss. Although there are many rules in the palace, they are not difficult. The Third Miss is smart, well-educated and well-mannered, so it won't be difficult for her." Yunlu said with a smile.
"I feel embarrassed when Aunt Yunlu praises me like that." Lu Xiang reached out and touched his face, smiling jokingly.
"This is not a compliment. If you ask me to praise you, I can talk about it all day long. If you want to hear it, I will tell you now."
Lu Xiang laughed and said hurriedly, "Aunt, please forgive me. I'll have to trouble Aunt Yunlu to worry about me in the future." Then, she turned to the old lady and bowed, "Grandma, I'll take the people back to Qixia Courtyard to settle them down."
The old lady narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Well, go ahead."
Ten palace maids and two eunuchs stood in the courtyard of Fuyuan Hall. As soon as Lu Xiang walked out, everyone knelt on the ground and saluted, saying in unison.
"This servant greets the Third Miss. May the Third Miss be blessed."
Lu Xiang smiled and raised his hand: "Everyone, get up."
Having said that, he led everyone away.
In the Qixia Courtyard, Yunzha, Wuyue and A'man stood at the gate and stretched their necks to look outside. From afar, they saw Lu Xiang leading a group of people walking towards them.
"Look, the maids coming out of this palace have different rules. Even the way they walk is so graceful." Wu Yue couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
"Alas, I don't know if these palace maids are too arrogant." Yun Zha frowned.
Ah Man had a cloth bag hanging around his waist with preserved fruit in it. He stuffed the fruit into his mouth while looking at it. "No matter how arrogant you are, do you dare to bully the master? If so, I'll beat you up if you come."
Yun Zha looked at the heartless Ah Man and was speechless: "He is not bullying the master, he is bullying us."
I heard that this person was chosen by the Queen, and they can never compare to him.
As he spoke, Lu Xiang had already arrived with his men.
"Miss." The three of them saluted, and then saluted to Yunlu: "Greetings, Aunt Yunlu."
Yunlu smiled and nodded.
After entering the yard, Yunlu introduced everyone to Lu Xiang one by one.
To make their names easier to remember, the names of these ten palace maids all begin with the character "Qing".
"Master, what the queen meant is that Yunzhe and Wuyue have served you since they were young. Although Ah Man is late, she is also very useful. The three of them are still your maids. There is no need to add more people. With this servant, we can still handle it."
Yunzha and Wuyue were immediately delighted when they heard this.
While Yunlu wasn't paying attention, Ah Man secretly stuffed another piece of meat jerky into her mouth.
It doesn’t matter what kind of maid she is, as long as she serves the young lady.
Lu Xiang smiled and nodded. This was the best way. She was also thinking that if the Queen felt that Yunzha and Wuyue were not able to control the people and promoted other palace maids, she would go to the palace to beg for mercy.
From her previous life to this life, Yunzha and Wuyue were her most loyal maids, and also the people she felt most guilty about. She could not possibly treat them unfairly.
Follow her when she gets married, and then find a good marriage for them in the future, and marry them off in a grand manner.
"Qingyu, Qingyan, and Qingmo are second-class maids, Qingli, Qingcui, and Qingxue are third-class maids, and the rest are errand girls. Xiaoluzi and Xiaowenzi run errands and pass messages for Miss Third." Yunlu called the arranged people up to show Lu Xiang: "Miss Third, do you think this arrangement is okay?"
"Aunt Yunlu understands their abilities and personalities better than I do. I'll just follow her arrangements." Lu Xiang said with a smile.
"I used to work for the Empress. As I was older than you, I had the nerve to listen to you calling me aunt. But now the Third Miss is my master, and I can't bear to be called aunt. My master, just call me by my name." Yunlu said with a smile.
Lu Xiang smiled and said, "Of course I can't bear it. Aunt Yunlu is my elder, so she deserves it."
"This..." Yun Lu was flattered. Seeing Lu Xiang's insistence, she responded with a smile.
Yunzhe looked at Yunlu, curved her eyebrows and said jokingly: "My name is Yunzhe. It sounds more like Aunt Yunlu's niece."
Yunlu looked at Yunzha lovingly. The delicate and cute little girl was very pretty and adorable. "Then I'm lucky. Just because we have the same last name, I will treat you like my own niece."
“Hehe.” Yun Zha laughed so hard that her teeth were exposed. “It is this servant who made the profit. Thank you very much, auntie.”
"Yunzha, gather some people to clean up the house and arrange accommodation for them." Lu Xiang ordered, and then looked at Yunlu and said, "Aunt Yunlu, can Xiao Wenzi and Xiao Luzi live in the front yard?"
Although eunuchs are not men, she was not used to being suddenly assigned to this position.
She needs to be given some time to adapt.
Yun Lu saw Lu Xiang's embarrassment and said with a smile: "We are all Third Miss's servants. Just follow Third Miss's arrangements."
Lu Xiang nodded and looked at Ah Man: "Ah Man, take them to the front yard and tell Manager Du to take good care of them."
Ah Man had something in her mouth and was unable to speak, so she nodded and waved to Xiao Wenzi and Xiao Luzi, asking them to follow her.
Even if the young lady hadn't reminded him, Manager Du wouldn't dare to neglect these two people.
They may be insignificant in the palace, but they are important people in the Lu family.
What's more, they were appointed by the Queen Mother. They would not care about their lives at all.
"Wu Yue, take Aunt Yunlu around and familiarize herself with the mansion." Lu Xiang continued.
"Yes." Wu Yue bowed and replied.
"All of you come with us to familiarize yourself with the place." Yunlu said to the ten palace maids.
As Yun Zha led his men out of Qixia Courtyard, they saw Qiao Jingru and Lu Qiao coming.
"Madam, Sixth Miss." Yun Zha bowed.
Hearing this, Yun Lu also bowed and said, "Greetings, Madam, Sixth Miss."
Qiao Jingru and Lu Qiao were startled and quickly moved aside to avoid the attack: "Aunt Yunlu, please get up."
Yunlu smiled and stood up.
In the past, when she worked for the Empress, she could naturally control her status. But now, she could no longer regard herself as the Empress's maid. Since she followed the Third Miss, she had to forget the past and her former identity.
Although she was only loyal to the Third Miss, since she had come to the Lu family, she was a member of the Lu family. The First Miss and the Sixth Miss were close to the Third Miss, so it was only right for her to pay her respects.
Yunlu bowed, and the palace maids behind her followed suit.
After the others left, Qiao Jingru and Lu Qiao were still a little dazed.
Lu Xiang pulled one into the house with each hand.
"This is the palace maid that the Queen gave you. I heard there are two eunuchs as well." Qiao Jingru came back to her senses and said.
Lu Qiao immediately said: "Then should we avoid them in the future?"
Lu Xiang looked at her helplessly and said, "You don't have to be like this. You are the sixth lady of the Lu family. Since you are the one chosen by the queen, how could you come to our house to show off? If someone dares to bully you, just tell the third sister, and the third sister will not let her off."
If there really is such a servant who acts so arrogantly, if she brings her to the Eighth Prince's Palace, wouldn't she be the one who gets screwed in the end?
"Yeah." Lu Qiao felt as happy as if she had eaten honey when she heard Lu Xiang's words of defense.
"Sister-in-law, you are the head of the Lu family now and you are pregnant. If anyone offends you, just deal with it." Lu Xiang looked at Qiao Jingru again.
Qiao Jingru smiled softly: "I see, you are more worried than me. The rules outside the palace are the strictest. How could we be bumped into or bullied?"
It's just what I should do to tell the servants in the mansion to be more polite.
In early spring, the sun is shining brightly and the willows are sprouting green.
A green-shed horse-drawn carriage rolled into the capital, escorted by dozens of soldiers.
The guard at the gate waited until the carriage had gone far away before he curiously asked his companion.
"This carriage is so plain, why is there an escort of soldiers? Who is it?"
The companion looked at the direction where the carriage left thoughtfully, and after a long silence, he said, "The one who was escorted back to the capital from outside with the army is probably the one who was demoted."
The guard suddenly realized: "You mean the fifth prince."
"I am a commoner now."
After passing Zhuque Street, the carriage went all the way to the Imperial Clan House without even entering the Imperial Palace.
Chu Shian's hands and feet were tied with iron chains, and there was a clanging sound when he got out of the car. He was wearing a long green gown, and his face was slightly pale. He looked as if he had lost his luster and became dull and lifeless.
From receiving the imperial edict halfway, to being taken away first under everyone's shocked gaze, Chu Shian experienced anger and resentment, to now having to accept his fate.
They are both his sons. If Chu Jinyan had attempted to assassinate him but failed today, his father would probably have suppressed the matter.
Oh, it’s really funny to think about it.
In fact, no matter how hard they try, it is useless to the emperor because he can only see Chu Jinyan.
Only members of the royal family were imprisoned in the clan house. But to be frank, over the years, those who had committed crimes that made the emperor furious were basically beheaded or exiled. The only few who were imprisoned were those who were imprisoned during the time of the previous emperor.
If Chu Shian and Chu Paner were not the children of Emperor Chengde, they would not deserve to die for the crimes they committed.
The confinement in the clan house did not put people in jail, but in a separate room. Once people entered, they could never step out of the room again.
The moment Chu Shian stepped into the room, a wave of grief and anger surged towards him like a tide, seeming to drown him.
The rest of my life will be spent on this piece of land.
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, it's all like this.
“Hahahahahaha…” Suddenly, he supported the door with one hand and burst into laughter. As he laughed, he leaned against the door and slowly slid down, resting one hand on his knee, looking at the ground with empty eyes, and a tear silently rolled down.
There is no regret in my heart, but deep hatred.
Hatred for the emperor's partiality, hatred for Chu Jinyan's scheming, hatred for the Ji family's incompetence.
The two yamen runners looked at him and did not urge him, but just stood quietly at the door.
What they have to do is to prevent the sinner from escaping. Whether he is crying or laughing is none of their business.
After an unknown amount of time, Chu Shian's low and hoarse voice sounded faintly: "I want to see Chu Jinyan."
The yamen runner was surprised for a moment, then glanced at Chu Shian with a hint of disdain: "You can't just meet the Eighth Prince whenever you want."
He still thinks he is a prince.
Chu Shian looked at the yamen runner's disdainful mouth and became furious: "Dog slave."
The yamen runner shrugged his shoulders, not caring about Chu Shian's scolding, and just stood there with an expressionless face.
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