When the wind stopped and the rain stopped, the house also fell silent.
There is something special about having sex on a rainy day during the day, and the two of them had the ultimate pleasure together.
Jiang Shu lay weakly in Yu Zheng's arms, panting softly.
Yu Zheng looked satisfied and asked knowingly, "Maybe you're sleeping?"
"Yes." Jiang Shu responded in a voice as soft as a mosquito's moan, with his face flushed as if he had just finished his joy.
Yu Zheng's usually cold face was also flushed, and he was tired but satisfied.
After a hearty drink, the two took a sweet nap and slept until it was almost dark before getting up.
If you sleep enough during the day, you will naturally not be able to sleep at night.
After taking a bath, Jiang Shu took the silver record book of servants in the mansion and looked through it carefully.
When he saw Shuanghua Ruixue's monthly salary, Jiang Shu frowned and asked Yu Zheng on the side: "Do you know how much the first-class maid in the mansion earns each month?"
Yu Zheng shook his head: "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Jiang Shu pointed to the record book and showed it to him.
"Every steward in the house has a monthly salary of ten taels. As a housekeeper, Mo Guanshi only has twenty taels. But Shuanghua Ruixue is a first-class maid, and her monthly salary is as high as thirty taels."
This is very unreasonable.
Yu Zheng understood it as soon as he heard it, frowned and said in deep thought: "This is my negligence."
Jiang Shu stared at him, waiting for his explanation.
Yu Zheng let out a long sigh and summoned them truthfully: "Shuanghua and Ruixue are not ordinary maids. They were appointed by my mother-in-law from the palace when I opened the palace to be my... concubines."
Speaking of this, Yu Zheng looked at Jiang Shu, fearing that she might misunderstand, and added a little anxiously: "But I have never touched them, and I have no intention of keeping them in the house."
However, the servants in the mansion didn't know his plan, so they secretly regarded Shuanghua Ruixue as half-master and gave the concubine a monthly order.
Yu Zheng had never noticed it. If Jiang Shu hadn't informed him today, he would still have been kept in the dark.
"If you don't have any intention, why don't you send them back?" Jiang Shu did not doubt Yu Zheng's words, but was a little confused.
Although Yu Lan didn't tell her clearly before, she guessed the purpose of their coming to the palace from Shuanghua Ruixue's reaction.
So when Yu Zheng said it at this time, she was not too surprised, but she was just confused about why Yu Zheng kept them.
Yu Zheng said in a deep voice: "When a prince comes of age and opens a palace, it is customary for the queen or his mother and concubine to assign maids to warm the bed."
"They represent the gift from the father, the emperor, mother and concubine. If they make no serious mistakes, they cannot be sent back. And if they make a big mistake, the palace will not accept them anymore, and they will only die."
They needed maids to serve them, so Yu Zheng kept them.
"Is there no other way?" Jiang Shu was shocked after hearing this.
"This is quite a headache. Does Shu'er have any clever ideas?" Yu Zheng rubbed Jiang Shu's soft little hands and asked sincerely.
Jiang Shu frowned and thought for a long time, then sighed softly: "I will first reduce their monthly routine to that of a serious maidservant, and test their reaction before making any plans."
Even if Shuanghua Ruixue's thoughts were impure, they were not at fault, and their sins would not lead to death.
But if you keep them, it will be a waste of time.
Now that she and Yu Zheng had expressed their feelings to each other, she would no longer pretend to be generous and let him accept Shuanghua Ruixue.
But I couldn't think of a way to have both ends at the moment, so I could only take one step at a time.
"Well, it's all up to you." Yu Zheng believed that Jiang Shu could handle it well.
Rubbing his forehead with a headache, Jiang Shu rested his head on Yu Zheng's lap and asked him to read to her.
When they were tired of listening, they went back to the bed to rest.
It was still dark the next day, and Yu Zheng got up and went to court as usual.
Jiang Shu was awakened and got up to help Yu Zheng dress and tie his belt himself.
This was the first time Jiang Shu saw Yu Zheng in court clothes. He looked dignified and upright, cold and dignified, making people respect and fear him.
After everything was packed, Jiang Shu personally sent Yu Zheng out.
"Go get some more sleep." Before leaving, Yu Zheng placed a kiss on her forehead.
Jiang Shu was indeed still sleepy, so he sent Yu Zheng away and lay down on the bed to take a deep sleep.
When she woke up and got up, Yu Zheng happened to return home from the next day.
After breakfast, Yu Zheng said he wanted to go out.
Jiang Shu knew that he was busy with government affairs, so he nodded sensibly.
After Yu Zheng left, Jiang Shu looked at the gloomy weather and asked Shuanghua to ask Mo Guanshi.
"I wonder what the princess has ordered?" Mo Liang was a little panicked, wondering what Jiang Shu asked him to do alone.
Jiang Shu glanced at Shuanghua Ruixue and asked Manager Mo in a serious voice: "According to the rules of the house, how much is the monthly salary for a first-class maid?"
Guanshi Mo's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously looked at Shuanghua Ruixue, and said anxiously: "Same as Guanshi, twelve liang."
Jiang Shu turned over the record book and said, "If that's the case, then why is thirty taels recorded on it?"
"This..." Manager Mo lowered his head, not knowing how to answer.
There are some things that everyone knows very well, but it is difficult to say them out.
Shuanghua Ruixue on the side looked at Jiang Shu cautiously, not understanding what she was going to do.
Jiang Shu didn't put too much trouble into it, he just ordered: "In the past, the prince did not take care of the general affairs of the house in detail, so he didn't know these things. Last night, I discussed it with the prince. From this month on, Shuanghua Ruixue will be the same as Chuyu and Tanyu. The month of the maidservant is twelve."
As soon as these words came out, both Guanshi Mo and Shuang Hua Ruixue were shocked.
Jiang Shu's move did not bring down the moon, but Shuanghua Ruixue's identity.
It is normal for a mistress to be jealous and suppress her concubines, but this is the first time I have seen someone as blatant and impatient as Jiang Shu.
You know, Shuanghua Ruixue belongs to Concubine Yu.
As the saying goes, when beating a dog, it depends on the owner. Jiang Shu was really a bit ruthless.
Ruixue was furious and tried to argue, but was stopped by Shuanghua.
After returning to the house, Ruixue asked angrily: "Why did you stop me?"
Shuanghua whispered: "Didn't you hear what the princess said? This was her decision after discussing it with the prince last night."
"What does she want to do? Use the prince's favor to suppress us and want to monopolize her?" Ruixue felt that Jiang Shu was simply wishful thinking.
Even without them, there will be others in the future. She, Jiang Shu, will never be the only one in the backyard of the palace.
That being the case, why can't they be tolerated?
"I'm not willing to accept it. We were the ones who came to the palace first. We are the prince's women. Why does she treat us like this?"
Looking at Ruixue who was extremely angry, Shuanghua pursed her lips and said: "You and I have served the prince for many years, but we have never been able to sleep with him, which shows everything. The prince has no intention of us at all."
"So what, as long as we can be the prince's woman, as long as we have the prince in our hearts." Ruixue had never expected Yu Zheng to be affectionate for her, she only wanted Yu Zheng's favor.
For a man with such heavenly appearance and noble status as Yu Zheng to be his concubine, she wanted nothing more.
But what she hates is that Yu Zheng never gives her a chance.
Shuanghua sighed: "The prince only has the princess in his heart, and he doesn't care about us. Why don't you understand?"
Shuanghua naturally admires Yu Zheng, a man who is outstanding in all aspects. But she also knows that things in this world cannot be forced.
Especially since they have low status, they have no choice but to be chosen.
Yu Zheng didn't choose them, so they had no choice but to keep to themselves and put an end to their delusions.
However, Ruixue is stubborn and determined to be Yu Zheng's person.
