The next day, Mrs. Xu was busy all morning, finalizing all the things that needed to be finalized, and then she remembered Shen Tianshu's side.
"Let's go over and see, our capable girl, how things are going!"
Mrs. Xu thought that Shen Tianshu would be extremely busy when he came into contact with these things for the first time, but unexpectedly, everything in Shuangtang Courtyard was quiet.
The flowers of the crabapple tree in the courtyard are in full bloom. From time to time, a few pink and white petals fall with the spring breeze and fall on the bluestone floor.
In the corridor next to the tree, Mingxiu was holding an embroidery support and sewing needles. Mi'er and Rui'er, two little maids, stood nearby and watched.
"Sister Mingxiu's craftsmanship is really good."
"No, sister Mingxiu was retained by the older girl just because of her craftsmanship!"
"Cough!" Hanqiao coughed, startling the three people in the corridor.
"This slave has met Madam." Mingxiu quickly put down the embroidery support and stood up to salute.
"Where is Tianshu?" Xu asked with a frown.
"Reply to Madam, the lady is in the study." Mi'er said, stepping forward to lift the door curtain of the study and rushing inside, "Miss, Madam is here."
Mrs. Xu didn't wait for Shen Tianshu to come out, so she entered the house first to see what she was doing.
As soon as Shen Tianshu put down the pen in his hand, he saw Mr. Xu walking in angrily.
"I've met my mother." Shen Tianshu saluted and said hello.
"Didn't I tell you about your errand? Why do you still have time..." Mrs. Xu said and looked at the table, "You still have time to practice calligraphy here?"
"My daughter naturally doesn't dare to neglect the errands assigned by her mother, but everything is being carried out step by step. After lunch, my daughter even met with several stewards to confirm the progress. It will definitely not delay tomorrow's banquet."
"You can just find a few stewards to arrange the errands I entrust you with, and that's it?" Mrs. Xu said displeased, "If the stewards can do it well, then what else do you need to do? It's just a matter of giving orders. Can’t I do it myself?”
"Mother, my daughter didn't just give orders, but she has already arranged all the errands. Does mother mean that her daughter needs to go out to buy things in person or go to the door to deliver invitations in person?"
Shen Tianshu had no intention of giving Xu a step down and asked directly.
I just rested and cultivated for a few days, Xu's scar was really healed and she forgot about the pain, but in the blink of an eye, she felt weak and easy to bully again?
"Okay, I figured it out. What I said makes sense to you, right?"
"My mother assigned me errands, and I arranged them carefully, paying attention to the progress at any time, solving problems, and urging them to complete them on time. If there is anything wrong with this, I hope my mother will teach my daughter."
"When you first started to learn to be a housekeeper, you gave up on everything and refused to do practical things yourself. How do you understand the colorful hearts of those people below you? You will not believe what they say when the time comes. You will be deceived by others. have no idea!"
Shen Tianshu immediately laughed when he heard this and said: "If it were elsewhere, naturally I wouldn't dare to do this, but among the managers in the family, none of them were promoted and trusted by my mother. If you can't even trust them, then who else in the world is worthy?" trust? "
"..." Mrs. Xu was choked by her and could not speak.
Although these people in the back house were all arranged by Xu, even she herself did not dare to say that they were all trustworthy.
She still doesn't know how many of them rose to power through nepotism.
Normally she ignores it, as long as the reputation is decent, it's normal to be a little greedy. After all, if the water is clear, there will be no fish!
But what day is tomorrow? It is an important moment for the banquet for the prince. If someone messes up the matter, he will not only be ridiculed by other people in Yongzhou Mansion, but may also offend the prince.
"You have ten words waiting for me after I tell you. I will tell your father later that I really can't teach you a daughter. Let him hire someone else in the future!"
Mrs. Xu walked out angrily and said, "Hanqiao, please stay and see how the eldest daughter is doing on her errands. Make sure nothing goes wrong tomorrow."
Mrs. Xu came with people cheering and left soon, leaving Hanqiao alone in Shen Tianshu's study with an embarrassed smile on his face, not knowing what to say.
Fortunately, Shen Tianshu directly ordered: "Mingyu, go and invite some stewards over so that Sister Hanqiao can find out how our mission here is going!"
His attitude was quite positive, but his words were really filled with emotion.
Hanqiao said with an apologetic smile: "Madam has been busy from the moment she opened her eyes in the morning until now. She has almost no time to spare. She is afraid that something will go wrong tomorrow, so her attitude is inevitably a bit impatient..."
However, Shen Tianshu had returned to the desk and continued writing after calming down.
Hanqiu got a bump in the nose and had to stop talking.
Not long after, several stewards followed Mingyu into the house.
Several people were still wondering on the way. Didn't they come to report the progress after lunch? At that time, the eldest girl also said that she would come back before dinner. It was less than half an hour later. Why did everyone suddenly be called here again?
It wasn't until they entered the house and saw Han Qiao that they suddenly realized what he was doing.
Hanqiao was stunned for a moment when she saw several stewards following Mingyu.
She has been with Mr. Xu for several years, and she usually does most of the talking.
She knows better than Mrs. Xu who is the showboat in the family and who is the down-to-earth person.
But this is also gained from summing up experience after suffering losses again and again.
The eldest girl has only been a housekeeper for a long time. Could it be that she already knows all the details about these people?
Look at all the people I found here. They are all careful and prudent in their work.
There are only a few important people in the family, but the eldest girl has taken advantage of them. No wonder the Xu family is so busy today.
Seeing these people, Hanqiao knew something in her heart.
As long as Shen Tianshu is not a idiot who gives random orders, he can get the job done pretty well.
What's more, Shen Tianshu is so smart!
Sure enough, after Hanqiao asked in detail, he found out that the errands that Xu originally thought could be done by Shen Tianshu had now been completed and only needed to be finished.
"The eldest lady did her job properly. I will go back and report to the madam right now, so as not to worry the madam."
When Shen Tianshu saw that Hanqiao was about to leave, he put down the brush in his hand and said: "Tomorrow will be the first time that Yongzhou Mansion receives the royal family. Of course, it is also the first time for my father to entertain the royal family.
"If everything goes well, you may not get any credit, but if something goes wrong, it will have an impact on my father's reputation and career."
"The eldest lady is right, Madam also warned us this way." Hanqiao didn't understand the meaning of Shen Tianshu's words, so he could only follow her words and agree.
"Since my mother also knows this truth, I feel relieved."
Hearing the last words, Hanqiao was shocked.
The eldest girl is trying to use her excuse to go back and beat Mrs. Xu to stop her from doing anything behind her back!
