After Situ Ce mentioned it, Fu Qingchu did not mention it again, and Su Junruo also knew it was interesting and did not mention it. A few days later, Su Junruo personally handed the book into her hands and admonished Zhangshu Li in front of her, telling her to be careful in future actions.
Fu Qingchu took a look at those ancient books, handed them back to Zhang Shu Li, and said with a smile: "There are more than 30,000 books in the library, and sometimes omissions are inevitable."
"Who says it's not?" Su Junruo said with a smile, "I've been thinking about it recently. There are so many things in the company that you can't take care of them alone. I think why don't you and I divide the work in the future? In this way, we can take care of everything and do things smoothly. thoughtful."
Fu Qingchu knew that he was about to start dividing the scope of rights. "According to what Su Sigui said, how should we divide it?"
"In matters in the inner palace, the most important thing is document management, picketing and punishment. As for the collection of scriptures and household furnishings, they are just a warehouse guard, not a big deal." Su Junruo paused, looked at Fu Qingchu and said, "In my opinion, From now on, I will be in charge of writing and hosting banquets when Madam Fu Si is in charge. In this way, I can also serve His Highness at his side, what do you think?"
Su Junruo's division seemed to give him high-power departments, but in fact, he took all the affairs of the inner palace into his own hands.
"That's very good." Fu Qingchu said with a smile, "It's just a list of palace people..."
"When you first come to the palace, you are not familiar with all the people and things, so I am still in charge of the name list. When you become familiar with it in the future, I will hand it over to you."
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu curled his lips and said, "That's fine."
…
Everything in the palace has its own rules. Everyone does things according to the rules. Fu Qingchu couldn't tell what was right or wrong for a while.
And in a blink of an eye, it was the day when the monthly salary was paid. In fact, for the palace people, food and clothing are uniformly provided by Zhan Shifu. The place where money is needed is to manage relationships. The relationship between the upper and lower levels is opened up, so that they will not be assigned to jobs that are too hard and tiring. , when I leave the palace in the future, I will have some savings.
The monthly salary of the inner palace is distributed by Zhan Shifu, but after all, the inner palace is the realm of the officials of the outer court, so the monthly salary is usually carried to the inner palace and then distributed by the Sigui. There are many people in the inner court, so when the monthly salary reaches the boudoir, the various ministers will take it back and distribute it.
"Don't monthly stipends usually give out copper coins and rice grains? Why only silver?" Fu Qingchu looked at the people who came forward to receive their monthly stipends and asked Chen Liru in confusion.
Hearing this, Chen Liru smiled and said, "Outside the palace, the monthly salary is indeed copper coins and rice grains, but there are many people in the palace, and there is no need for rice grains. Moreover, everyone's monthly salary is different, and it is difficult to count the copper coins at one time. In order to save time, Save effort and get money instead."
Fu Qingchu suddenly smiled and said: "It is rare in the early Qing Dynasty that made Chen Zhangzheng laugh."
"It's normal for Fu Sigui to not understand when she first comes here. You'll understand later."
Fu Qingchu nodded and watched everyone come forward to receive their monthly salary one by one. Su Junruo finished reading the names of the people present, asked other people in the department to count the salary amount, locked them and asked them to move away.
"Our department has a total of seventy-seven people. Only fifty people have arrived today. Do the other twenty-seven people receive their salary at the place where they work?" Fu Qingchu watched the people from each department move away the salary and was puzzled. asked.
Su Junruo looked at her and smiled, "Yes, this way, we will prevent others from saying that we deduct other people's salary." As she said that, she put a piece of silver into Fu Qingchu's hand, "This is yours."
"Me too?" Fu Qingchu was a little surprised and said with a smile, "Isn't it just a dozen days?"
"Two taels a month, one tael half a month." Su Junruo smiled nonchalantly, "Don't care about this little bit, you deserve it."
Fu Qingchu smiled and said yes, he was considered rich.
Later that night, Fu Qingchu still couldn't help but asked Lu Man: "Is the monthly salary in the palace always paid in silver?"
"In the past, we were given copper coins and rice grains, but since last month, we have been given silver coins." Lu Man looked at her puzzled and asked, "Sister, is there a problem?"
She had more problems.
"Show me your salary." Fu Qingchu looked at her and said seriously.
When Lu Man heard this, he was a little confused, but he turned around and took the money.
The monthly pay of the palace maids varies. Girls like Luman who follow various female officials get a little more than those who work elsewhere, earning one or two taels of silver a month.
Under the dim light, Fu Qingchu couldn't tell the quality of the three pieces of silver. She looked at the three pieces of silver and her heart skipped a beat. Regardless of whether they were dirty or not, she put them in her mouth and bit them. Sure enough, she saw deep tooth marks.
"As expected." She couldn't help but smile.
"What's wrong?" Lu Man still didn't understand. "Is there something wrong with this money?"
Fu Qingchu looked at her and smiled and said: "When my family pays monthly salary to the servants, no matter what level the servants are, they are all given copper coins and rice grains. Because the silver must be weighed, and the number of engravings is slightly different, it is difficult to divide it equally. Every penny.
"Moreover, silver has different fineness. Even if the weight is the same, the fineness is different, and the value is also different. Although silver is used for transactions in the market, most people still use copper coins to avoid trouble."
"The quality of this silver is not good?" Lu Man took the silver in his hand and looked at it. "The color seems to be darker. I was bitten by you just now, so the quality is even worse."
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu couldn't help but laugh, "I'm going to ask His Highness for a favor tomorrow, and I'll give you two taels for your favor."
Speaking of the prince, Lu Man thought of it, "Hey, do you think that Su Si's daughter-in-law is so valued by His Highness, will she stay with His Highness in the future? The Su family is also from a well-known family, with a good temperament and appearance, and is similar to His Highness. It’s considered a matching synonym.”
"His Highness is marrying a wife, not me, how would I know?" Fu Qingchu said funnyly, "If you talk behind your back, be careful and someone will cut out your tongue." She pretended to be fierce and frightened Lu Man.
Lu Man laughed, "I just want to tell you alone, sister, and I won't talk about it everywhere. Just tell me, is this possible?"
Speaking of this, Fu Qingchu couldn't help but think about it. When it comes to family background, temperament and appearance, Su Junruo is considered to be first-rate. She is indeed very likely to stay with the prince. Even if she cannot be the official wife, with her family's reputation, a concubine is more than enough.
But Fu Qingchu's answer was no. The prince did not only look at people with skinny family backgrounds. If he had accepted Su Junruo as his wife, he would have done it a long time ago, and he would not be the same as he is today.
"It's very possible." Although she knew the answer, she couldn't say it out loud.
"Then we have to get closer to her. If she becomes a concubine in the future, maybe she can let us leave the palace on time out of love." Lu Man said hopefully.
According to the rules, a woman who enters the palace can leave the palace at the age of twenty. However, if the master retains her, she must continue to serve in the palace. Therefore, there are many white-headed palace ladies in the palace who find it difficult to reunite with their families throughout their lives.
However, for Fu Qingchu, where can she find a home?
In a sense, this East Palace, next to the prince, is her place of residence. Without the East Palace, she didn't even have a place to stand.
…
On the third day of March, the willow trees have new colors and the peach trees have new makeup. The annual Shangsi Festival has arrived as scheduled.
Since we have a day off during the Shangsi Festival, no one in the palace is unhappy. From Jialing Temple's side, spring clothes and rouge and gouache had been delivered the day before. On this day, the girls were all dressed up, regardless of whether their clothes were in compliance with the rules.
Lv Man was very skilled in craftsmanship. She gave Fu Qingchu bright and fresh makeup, and took out the flower beads to wear on Fu Qingchu. She was satisfied when she saw that Fu Qingchu looked better than anyone else.
"You gave me the best, what about you?" Fu Qingchu looked at himself in the mirror, then looked at Lv Man, "You should wear this beaded flower."
"No, I have other things!" Lu Man stopped him hastily, "Besides, I figured out that instead of building a good relationship with Sister Su, why not dress up my sister? What if His Highness discovers my sister's good qualities someday? If you become a concubine, then I will follow the chickens and dogs to heaven."
Seeing the little girl's beautiful thoughts, Fu Qingchu couldn't help laughing. She really couldn't bear to tell her that she might become a knife in the hands of the prince, but she could never become his concubine.
The two of them dressed up and prepared to go to the dining room. Although they could not leave the palace, they could play in the garden without restraint after breakfast. As soon as I went out, I saw Li Ping walking over in a hurry, saying in a hurry: "Oh, my good girl, why are you freshening up?"
Fu Qingchu was a little confused. The sun had just risen and breakfast hadn't been served yet. Why was it so late?
"What do you mean by this, father-in-law?" Fu Qingchu asked with a strange look on his face.
"Didn't anyone tell you last night?"
Fu Qingchu was even more confused, "What did you say?"
"Your Highness is going out to celebrate the Shangsi Festival with His Majesty today. His Highness asked you to accompany him last night, but no one came to tell you?" Li Ping was also very confused.
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu was shocked. The prince asked him to accompany him to spend the Si Festival with hundreds of holy officials? How could he make such a...ridiculous decision? Who gave him the courage? She is the daughter of a sinner!
"Oh, I can't care about this anymore. Let's go quickly." Li Ping quickly took Fu Qingchu's hand and pulled her forward.
"Did father-in-law make a mistake?" Fu Qingchu said in disbelief.
"Oh, it's not wrong, it's not wrong!" Li Ping was extremely anxious, "If it's later, His Highness will be blamed."
"Sister Fu..."
When Fu Qingchu turned around, she saw Lu Man looking at her pitifully. She was heartbroken. Since the prince dared to take her there, it wouldn't hurt to have one more Lu Man, so he waved to her, "Come quickly."
By the time she arrived at the gate of the East Palace, the prince's guard of honor was completely ready, and it looked like he would be ready to set off when she arrived.
Li Ping ran to the car out of breath, tried hard to adjust his breathing, and then respectfully shouted: "Your Highness, Fu Sigui is here."
Situ Ce opened the curtain and looked at her gloomily. Fu Qingchu was so frightened that his legs went weak and he knelt down in front of him, "Please forgive me, Your Highness!"
"Get in the car!" Situ Ce said coldly, then lowered the curtain.
