"Who's taking care of this place today?"
"Madam, I changed the clothes that Master Bo was wearing and took them out to wash."
A servant knelt down and replied
"Before I left, Aunt Liu was in the outer room, and Servant Yan Dong had gone to buy medicine for Master Bo."
"Well, get up."
"Madam, I was taking care of him together with Madam Pang. After she served Master Bo his meal, she went to clean the stains on her body. I was the only one in the room at that time.
However, when the man in black broke into the yard, everyone was terrified and fled in all directions. I also escaped and hid in the rockery. My Lord, I really didn't take good care of you. It's my fault. Please punish me now, Madam."
Bai Zhiyue glanced at her twice.
"Get up, it's not all your fault."
"Send someone to tidy up the uncle's appearance, put on his funeral clothes, and go announce the death!"
"yes"
While the servants were tidying up Su Chen's appearance, Bai Zhiyue walked around his yard and study and found that the places messed up by the men in black had already been cleaned up.
There was a dagger hanging on the wall of the study. She looked at it carefully, pulled out the dagger, and saw two red blood spots on the tassel. There was also a trace of blood at the root of the dagger that had not been wiped clean.
"Mom, this is the weapon that killed Su Chengang!"
"Um!"
"Is it possible that Liu was the one who killed Su Chengang? In fact, you can find out the truth if you just ask."
"No need to ask, just die. But she can be considered brave and resourceful. She took advantage of today's chaos to get rid of Su Chengang without hesitation, and she was not panicked at all after doing it. She has the potential to be a killer."
“It was really unexpected.”
"Forget it, there's no need to pursue the matter. Let's finish his funeral and let these concubines leave. It's really inhumane to let them be trapped in the mansion for the rest of their lives.
Let's leave the Liu family's matter here and bury it. We just took advantage of her cruelty."
"Well, this guy has to be removed even if he doesn't leave. He's too restless."
Back to the house where Su Chen just lived, he asked Qinglian
"Are there any other casualties?"
"Madam, two of the guards were seriously injured, four were slightly injured, three of the servants in the mansion died, and more than ten were injured. We have all invited doctors to see them and given them medicine."
"Assign someone to take good care of them. Each injured guard will receive a reward of thirty taels. For the deceased household slaves, if they have family members still alive, they will receive forty taels of compensation. Each injured person will receive ten taels of silver."
"Yes, this servant will arrange it according to Madam's orders."
"Who do you think can take on the position of housekeeper in the mansion?"
During this period of time, Qinglian has been in charge of the arrangements and dispatches of all matters in the mansion. It’s not that they don’t want her to be the housekeeper, but the main reason is that the housekeeper sometimes has to go out and sometimes has to deal with the managers of various mansions. It’s not convenient for Qinglian, a woman.
"I think we can let Yan Dong have a try."
"he?"
During this period, Yan Dong went to her yard from time to time to report things, showing a clear intention to join her.
"Madam, he is a child born in the mansion. His parents, wife and children are all here. Moreover, he has followed the uncle for many years and has learned some things. He can read and do accounting. He is also familiar with people and things outside. He does not need to adapt to being a housekeeper. He can do it right away.
As for whether they are loyal or not, and whether they can do their job well, we can only wait and see."
When Yan Dong saw Qinglian recommended him, he couldn't help but feel extremely excited. It was not in vain that he had been trying to get close to the master of the courtyard these days. The people around the lady were all good people, and no one looked down on him just because he was the uncle's man.
Bai Zhiyue thought about it and felt that it was a good idea. Those who were able to take charge of things in the mansion before were either driven away or sent to jail. There were really not many people left who could take care of big things.
"Yan Dong, are you willing?"
Yan Dong knelt down and kowtowed
"I am willing to do my duty and live up to your trust."
"Okay, then you can take up your post immediately and take care of Uncle's funeral first."
"Yes, I will do it well."
The next morning, several families came to burn incense, but not many. The Bo family had fallen into decline, and Doudou was still young and unable to take on the responsibility, so everyone thought that the Bo family had no future. Many families only sent their housekeepers to deliver funeral gifts and burn incense after receiving the letter, and did not come to the house in person.
At this time, the palace sent eunuch Gao to announce the decree.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor decrees—Madam Rongfu bravely fought the rebels alone... saved me from danger, and averted the crisis in the Imperial Palace... For her meritorious service to the state, I hereby grant her the title of First Rank Madam Rongfu, and her eldest son, Su Hongyuan, the title of Marquis of Anding. I hereby grant the Earl of Changping the right to be buried with the rites of a Marquis. This is my decree~"
"Your Highness and I, my son Su Hongyuan, accept your order and express our gratitude! Your Highness expresses our gratitude on behalf of my late husband, the Earl of Changping!"
"Madam Anguo, please accept my condolences. To honor her, the Emperor personally wrote a calligraphy and had the palace maids create a plaque overnight."
A eunuch came forward carrying a red cloth plaque with four large characters on it: [Anding Marquis Mansion]. The upper part was inscribed by the emperor, the lower part was inscribed by the recipient, Mrs. Bai, and there was also the date of the inscription. Apart from anything else, with this plaque, she would be able to hold her head high and do her work in the future.
"Your Highness and I bow in gratitude for His Majesty's grace."
"I won't bother you any more. Goodbye!"
"Hongying, help me send my father-in-law off!"
The Emperor's reward immediately attracted more and more visitors. Some who had not planned to come in person came, and some who had not planned to come also came.
Since most of the guests were men, they were basically greeted and entertained by the two half-brothers and the new butler Yan Dong. This gave them some advantage and allowed them to chat with many dignitaries, even though it was not their turn to chat.
This time, no one from the Zhang family came. It was as if their house had been ransacked. They were no different from enemies, so why would they come?
Besides, now that my nephew is dead, the evil woman Bai will be in charge of the family. She will definitely not benefit from it. What's the point of interacting with her? It's better not to come, so that she doesn't have to deal with it.
Su Chengang's funeral was quite grand. At least the emperor gave him face, and the ministers also gave him face accordingly. In the end, it was quite a big event.
"He's already dead, and he still got this benefit for nothing."
"Let's put his affairs aside from now on. We can live our own lives."
A month later, Bai Zhiyue called the remaining four concubines to the main courtyard.
"Master is no longer here, so I won't force you to stay. If you want to leave, you can ask for permission now. I can give you the letter of release anytime."
Liu's eyes were the brightest. She had finally waited for this moment. During this period, she went out from time to time to exchange the items she had taken from Su Chengang for silver bills. She also asked the matchmakers outside to find out where there were suitable families. She had already prepared to leave.
"I am willing to follow Madam's arrangements."
"Okay, here's your indenture and release letter, plus 200 taels of silver to help you settle down!"
"Thank you, Madam, for your kindness."
Liu kowtowed sincerely. In fact, she was afraid before. She heard that the lady had seen the uncle's dagger that day, and she thought she knew what was going on. She was worried that she would be accused of murdering the uncle and silenced. After all, she knew the lady's thoughts very well.
Now it seems that I have pressed it and not mentioned it.
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