When Jian Yu left the house, she told the nuns in her yard to pay attention to Mr. Rong's activities and send news to Hongmei if anything happened.
The servants in the courtyard who came with Jian Yu from the south of the Yangtze River will move into the palace on the second day of the wedding.
An hour ago, Hongmei received a message from her mother-in-law, saying that Master Rong and the Tutor had left at noon, claiming that they had finished their work and were going back to Huaibei.
Mrs. Jian and the old lady saw Mr. Rong off in person. The old lady also prepared some gold and silver. Her gratitude to Rong Xiao was sincere. If anything happened to Mrs. Jian, the Jian family would be over.
Jian Yu felt a little confused. Why did this person leave the Taifu Mansion? When being chased by Tang Fu, she had already prepared her identity as Rong Xiao, so hiding in the Taifu Mansion was the safest and safest way.
Even if Tang Fu noticed him later, Mrs. Jian's recognition of his identity could confuse the other party and was the best identity shield, but he chose to leave.
Jian Yu can be sure that the other party is still thinking about her benefits, and it is impossible to leave without getting them.
Jian Yu then changed her mind and thought that it was not strange for the other party to behave like this. Eggs cannot be put in the same basket. She was very defensive about Rong Xiao, and the man didn't have much trust in her.
So he must have done other things secretly. It is impossible for a killer assassin like him not to leave a way out for himself.
After understanding this, Jian Yu no longer struggled, her stomach was growling.
She got up before dawn to prepare for the wedding. It was already dark now, and she didn't have enough water to drink, let alone eat.
"Miss, eat some dry food to cushion your stomach. There will be no fire in the house today."
Hongmei was afraid that Jian Yu would be hungry, so she went to the kitchen to find something to eat. As a result, the kitchen was not busy today and the table was full of cold food.
It is an old custom in the Zhou Dynasty that if the person next to you dies, you must stay vegetarian for a month, so Hongmei brought flower cakes to her lady.
Jian Yu was the pickiest eater, but she also knew that she couldn't come to this occasion casually, so she ate flower cakes while drinking hot tea, forcing herself to eat a portion to fill her stomach.
When the time has passed and Prince Jing returns to his soul, no strangers can walk in the house during this period, and everyone must turn off the lights and sleep in their own houses.
Looking at the night outside, Jian Yu thought, it will be fine after today.
The next day.
Jian Yu, who was sitting on the main seat, thought of herself yesterday, and her calm expression was making her heart sing, what a fart!
After marrying into Prince Jing's Mansion, Jian Yu's current identity is no longer the second young lady of the Jian family who has not left the court, but the mistress of Prince Jing's Mansion. With Prince Jing gone, she is the oldest in Prince Jing's Mansion.
Prince Jing had been in the north for several years, and he never returned to the palace in Shengjing.
The main people in charge of the palace are the two housekeepers and their wives, who are the nuns in the palace. Although Prince Jing is not here, there are many servants in the palace.
With enough servants to serve, the steward of Prince Jing's Mansion bought many new servants for the reason that the princess needed someone to serve her.
At this moment, all the servants in the mansion were standing in the courtyard, and there were about two hundred people.
In recent years, Prince Jing has not been in the mansion, and there is no master in the mansion. The servants have become accustomed to laziness, and the slaves bully the master. The words of the housekeeper are more useful to the servants than her, the newly married princess.
For example, now, Jian Yu asked for the account book of the house. Jian Yu glanced at the account book brought by the housekeeper and remembered that it was a mess, and many of the contents were obviously fishy.
The housekeeper acted like a servant remembers this when the prince is around. It was the prince's attitude of allowing it, and he blocked Jian Yu's mouth like this.
Not only the housekeeper, but other servants also used the excuse that Prince Jing was like this when he was still there to try to prevaricate Jian Yu. These people were sure that she would not dare to make trouble when she first arrived. Even if she made trouble in front of the emperor, she would only be laughed at by outsiders and say: Jian Yu can't even manage her mansion well.
If there was no trouble, the servants would have their reasons, and she would have no way to complain.
Why do the ancients always say that only when there are men in the family can one establish a family? This is a phenomenon. Even a high-status Princess Jing such as Jian Yu will be looked down upon by her servants, and she will be a slave to the master!
If the servants are disobedient, it is impossible for Jian Yu to ask the emperor to make the decision every time. The emperor becomes impatient after too many times.
If you can't find the emperor, you will have to suffer the consequences yourself. The house is full of old slaves, and the various relationships among the servants are connected, affecting the whole body, making it very difficult to clean up.
"Princess, this is the key to the treasury. A lot of money used for expenditures in the palace is recorded in the account book. Please take a look."
The manager is very cooperative, and he will hand over whatever Jian Yu wants. He seems to be very cooperative, but in fact there are pitfalls inside. The house's accounts are even, but as soon as Jian Yu takes over, there will immediately be an abyss for her to fill. Is it still possible for a mute to eat Coptis chinensis? It's so painful that I can't describe it.
"Manager Song, right?"
Opposite Manager Song, who was holding a wooden box in front of him, raising his hands above his head and bending down to respectfully offer the key. Jian Yu did not pick it up, nor did she signal Hongmei to bring it over.
She pinched a grape and put it in her mouth. She looked elegant when eating, and her words and deeds were full of the pride of a noble lady.
"Back to the princess, she is the youngest one."
Hearing Manager Song's reply, Jian Yu focused her attention on Manager Song again. She said very casually: "It's my first time coming to the palace, and I don't know much about all aspects of the palace. It's not urgent. I'll give it to you in a few days."
"Princess Princess, you are the mistress of the palace..." Manager Song refused to give up and tried to struggle. As long as Princess Jing took the key, the problems in the palace would not be his fault.
"Back off."
Jian Yu didn't listen to Manager Song's words at all, and said "retreat" lightly, with a hint of harshness.
But Jian Yu's voice was already delicate, and her angry words sounded sweeter than harsh, making them even less threatening in the ears of others.
Manager Song, who continued to speak, felt that his eyes were getting darker. He looked up and saw the maid beside the princess walking over. The next second, his cheek made a loud snap.
Hongmei gave Manager Song a firm slap with all her strength, causing Manager Song's left cheek to swell up immediately.
"If Manager Song disobeys the master's order, he will be slapped on the face. If he does it again, he will be punished with twenty sticks."
When Hongmei said this, her eyes swept across the servants in the courtyard, and her threatening tone was clear.
"If you commit a crime below the level of a slave, you will be punished with death if the crime is serious. If you do it again, you will not be leniently spared next time." Hongmei said again, then stood back behind Jian Yu.
Jian Yu didn't speak during the whole process, drinking tea leisurely as if nothing happening in front of her could disturb her. Such a nonchalant look made everyone's hearts tremble.
It seems that the new princess is not as fragile as she looks!
Manager Song was confused. He didn't expect that as the housekeeper of the mansion, Princess Jing would beat Princess Jing whenever she asked, but the reason for the trouble was not because of the housekeeper's affairs!
He would not dare to take responsibility for committing this crime in the future, and there would be no fuss about this matter. It would be useless to pass it around, and the only one who would suffer would be himself.
Whenever Princess Jing's anger was related to Prince Jing's palace, he could fight back, but the other party used his attitude to make things worse. As a slave, he was naturally weak, so whatever he said was wrong.
"The princess is a slave to her sins," Manager Song tried to persuade her in order to beautify her behavior for the sake of her master.
"Back off."
But Jian Yu still didn't give Manager Song a chance, and she didn't ask him to say anything. Manager Song took a deep breath after being slapped, and stood aside rather unwillingly.
After beating Steward Song, the other stewards standing in the front two rows not only did not take warning like the servants next to them, but all of them had expressions full of dissatisfaction.
Jian Yu knew that simple beating would not work.
The steward of Prince Jing's Mansion is a thorn in the side, and she, the new princess, is not easy to offend. If you want to give her power, don't even think about going up after she comes down!
Looking up at the sky, Jian Yu narrowed her eyes slightly, it was time for her people to arrive.
