Aunt Guo stayed in Pingxi Prince's Mansion for eight or nine days, and she almost taught Yunchu's four dowry wives the right way.
One of the four dowry wives is in charge of the affairs of the inner court, one is in charge of the palace's internal affairs office, another is in charge of the storehouse, and the last one is in charge of the accounts.
It is tantamount to taking all the management power of the palace into his hands.
The women who were originally responsible for these things have all become helpers, and none of them are willing to do so.
So they all came to see Grandma Er to make up their minds.
Grandma Er's eyes were dark.
Once Grandma Guo leaves, the overall situation has been decided, and there is no possibility for her to turn around.
She said in a cold voice: "As you can see, the princess has no tolerance. When the princess's people take over the power, we old people will be liquidated next."
The women felt extremely regretful.
They have been in the palace for more than ten years. They have been sitting in the position of chief stewards. They have made countless profits and enjoyed their lives. Now they have nothing.
When the princess made such a scene that day, they should have taken advantage of the situation to show their loyalty, and they would not have ended up like this.
It's too late to regret now.
Aunt Er said calmly: "I am the prince's wet nurse. No matter what, I will be able to take care of myself in the prince's palace until my old age, but you are different... If you don't think of anything, soon, one of you will be found by the princess at will." A reason to kick him out."
After she finished speaking, she left directly.
The women looked at each other.
One of them gritted his teeth and said: "As long as the princess has no available people, we will definitely be able to stay."
The other woman waved her hands hurriedly: "Forget it, I won't get involved. I have made enough in the palace over the years, so just throw her away."
There were only three women left, and they all saw determination in each other's eyes.
Night gradually fell.
Yun Chu and Chu Yi were having dinner with their two children.
"Mom, sir, you praised me today." Chu Hongyu couldn't help but show off, "Mr. asked me and Uncle Nine Emperors to compose poems at the same time. I'm slightly better."
Yun Chu pinched his little face and said, "Our brother Yu is the most powerful."
The little guy raised his face and said, "Then mother will give you a kiss as a reward."
Yun Chu was about to lower his head when Chu Yi reached out to stop him: "How about I reward you with a kiss for my father?"
Chu Hongyu: "..."
He quickly shrank his neck and avoided it.
Yun Chu took the little guy into his arms and kissed him on the forehead. The little guy was immediately delighted and cast a provocative look at Chu Yi.
Chu Yi's face was a little dark.
Yun Chu patted his arm: "Why do you always care about your child?"
He is only a five-year-old child, so he doesn't know what this man is always worried about.
Chu Yi coughed, changed the subject and said, "Didn't you just say that Chang Sheng's husband has been found? Who is it?"
"There are two candidates now, and I can't make up my mind." Yun Chu said, "One is Mr. Huang who has taught the princesses in the palace, and the other is Mrs. Liu from the Liu family, a scholarly family."
Mr. Huang once taught in the palace and was very famous in the capital, so it was difficult to find him.
Madam Liu was a cousin of her sister-in-law's natal family. She was good at calligraphy. Many talented women in the capital were students of Madam Liu.
Chu Yi had heard of both of them. He nodded and said, "You can make up your mind on this matter."
Yun Chu preferred Mrs. Liu. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the woman from the outer courtyard rushing in: "Your Majesty, Princess, it's not good, the study is on fire!"
Since getting married, Chu Yi has never been to the study room. His office is in the east wing of the main courtyard. It is mainly for convenience.
Although he does not work in the study, there are many official documents and ancient books in the study. These things are very precious. Even Chu Yi, who is a prince, would not bear to be burned like this.
He stood up immediately: "Let everyone go to the study to put out the fire immediately!"
Yun Chu touched the heads of the two children and asked them to eat obediently. Then he got up and walked towards the study with Chu Yi.
Fortunately, it was discovered in time and the fire was not too big. It only burned an empty house and did not cause much damage.
"Buddha bless you!" Grandma Er stood outside the study and said with lingering fear, "In the more than ten years since the palace was opened, nothing like this has ever happened. Your Majesty, this matter must be thoroughly investigated today, otherwise, we still don't know What big things will happen in the future!”
Yun Chu said quietly: "Call all the women and girls on duty tonight."
Tingfeng behind her immediately went to do it.
Tingfeng came back soon, followed by several women and girls. The woman at the front was Yun Chu's dowry, her surname was He, and she was known as He's mother.
"I have met the prince and the princess." Mother He's face was a little pale, "Now the old slave is in charge of these things in the palace. After nightfall, the old slave arranged for the guards to check the whole house. After making sure that there was no problem, the old slave It’s my fault that I went to eat now!”
She had just taken over the affairs of the palace, and she personally arranged all the big and small things, never daring to slack off.
She couldn't understand why this happened.
But she knew that if it happened, it would be her fault as the housekeeper.
It’s okay for her to be punished. She’s just afraid that the prince will blame the princess because of her dereliction of duty...
Mother He's knees softened and she knelt on the ground: "This is all an old slave who has neglected his duty. Please punish me!"
"The fire burned down a wing room and almost burned down the palace's library. Do you know how precious those books are? You can't afford to pay for it with ten lives." Aunt Er said sternly, "You are now the owner of the entire palace. The Chief Steward of the Inner Court, if something like this happened, what kind of crime should he deserve!"
At this time, Grandma Guo heard the sound and came over.
She saw that the roof of the wing was almost burned down, and her expression was a little solemn.
Could it be that she was wrong?
These people under the princess were formerly servants of the Yun family. The Yun family has Mrs. Yun, so naturally it is not the turn of these women to do big things.
Later, the princess married into the Xie family, and these women took charge of the Xie family for five years. Can the Xie family's shabby settlement be compared to the palace?
After all, she still overestimated the abilities of the wives around the princess, and should adopt a step-by-step approach instead of directly seizing power from Aunt Er.
Aunt Guo sighed and was about to say something.
But I heard Yun Chu speak slowly: "In my opinion, how should I punish the culprits?"
Aunt Er stared at Mother He and said, "According to the laws of the royal palace, anyone who commits such a big mistake should be killed with a cane. However, Mother He is the dowry of the princess and should be dealt with by the princess."
Mother He couldn't help but tremble.
She knew that the palace was different from the Yun family, and even more different from the Xie family, and it was impossible to give another chance to the person who made the mistake.
Although the princess would not kill her with a stick, she probably couldn't stay in the palace any longer.
However, she still felt that she was wronged.
She personally came to the study to inspect it tonight, and there was nothing that could cause a fire, so she left with peace of mind.
But if she explains it, it seems like she is shirking responsibility, so she can only accept it.
"Princess, old slave..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Yun Chu raised his hand to indicate that she didn't need to say anything.
At this time, I saw Qiutong walking over in a hurry and said: "Princess..."
"Your Majesty!" The programmer from outside also came in quickly, "We found out that someone deliberately set the fire on fire!"
Yun Chu looked at Chu Yi.
Chu Yi also looked at her and said softly: "Since I'm here, you don't need to worry."
Then the voice suddenly sounded sharp, "Please explain the procedure carefully!"
