Nian Shilan quietly took out her hand that was held by Yinzhen, with a cute smile on her face.
"Even if the master loves me, I can't break the rules. I came today with two things in mind. One is to ask the master, why did you suddenly give me the right to be an associate? I have never been in charge. I’m afraid that I won’t be able to handle household chores.”
Yinzhen liked Nian Shilan's pretty face. He pinched Nian Shilan's cheek gently and said with a smile.
"Everyone else is eager to be in charge of the family, but you are lazy and don't want to take care of it. I can't see that you are so idle all day long, either playing with birds or sitting around, so why don't I find something for you to do."
When the servants waiting around saw this scene, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to look up again.
After Yinzhen finished speaking, he entered the room. Su Peisheng opened the curtain as soon as Yinzhen turned around.
Nian Shilan followed Xiao Linzi, and she signaled Xiao Linzi to present the account book in front of Yinzhen.
"Master, let's take a look. Early this morning, the steward of Zhuangzi took these many ledgers, saying they were the harvests of the previous three months. I don't dare to make the decision without permission, so I came to ask for the master's instructions first, and then Do theory.”
Yinzhen looked at the thick stack of ledgers and frowned.
"You have just started taking care of the general affairs of the palace. Fujin is relieved and has handed over all the money and accounts to you."
Nian Shilan observed Yinzhen's face and her tone was slightly coquettish.
"That's right~ I'm scared, and I've already declined, but Fujin couldn't help but say that this is what the master wants. I thought about it, and I'd better ask the master what he wants first."
Yinzhen didn't answer, but asked Nian Shilan.
"You said you came here for two things today, but what about the second thing?"
Nian Shilan blinked.
"I've been talking about this for a long time, isn't this nothing, Master?"
Yinzhen laughed.
"Is this a big deal? You're so embarrassed that you come here to talk about it? If you don't want to do it, just don't do it. Just send someone to send the account book back to Fujin, and let her pick something easy again. You can learn from it slowly. Just take care of it.”
Nian Shilan looked at the man in front of her. In her last life, he also doted on her, but she was too strong and had to take care of all the affairs herself. She liked the feeling of having power firmly in her hands.
In this life, she seems to be favored more than in the last life, but Nian Shilan no longer believes in unwarranted favor.
She knew very well that in Yinzhen's heart, she could abandon anyone for the sake of imperial power.
"My master trusted me and gave me the right to be an assistant. Naturally, I can't live up to my trust. I want to give it a try, but I don't have much experience. Fujin is busy with the matter of joining Fujin in the government. I had no choice but to come to my master to bring in some reinforcements and ask my master for some advice."
Nian Shilan left his seat and saluted.
"Hurry up and sit down. You can stand up and salute every now and then, and you don't feel tired. What do you want me to give you? I have a very busy day."
Yinzhen waved his hand, and Nian Shilan sat down again.
She heard Yinzhen ask her and spoke without hesitation.
"I know that the master is busy, so the master can only lend me a few slaves. If possible, the master can hire two accountants from outside to help me."
"After such a long detour, are you waiting here for me? Let's talk about how many servants we need. As for Mr. Accountant, I will just ask Su Peisheng to go out and look for him."
Nian Shilan's eyes instantly smiled when she saw Yinzhen's response.
"Back to the master, six slaves are enough. My Cheng'en Garden cannot support that many people, and it is not in compliance with the regulations. Therefore, I will only use these slaves for a few days, and then I will let them each Go back to wherever you are."
When Ulanara heard that Nian Shilan ran to the front yard to ask for someone, she was flipping through a medical book in her hand and said to Qiu Mei indifferently.
"Zi Fujin needs people if she wants people. It's her first time taking care of the affairs of the palace, and she doesn't know what to do. It's normal for her to show off to her master. But I didn't expect that she didn't shirk anymore, so I watched her take care of this account."
Qiu Mei beat her leg for Uranala and saw that the book in her hand was "Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases", Qiu Mei said.
"My master has been studying medical books recently and did not go around the master, which gave those people a lot of loopholes."
Ulanara looked at the book without raising his head.
"So what if I give you a chance? In my heart, my master, there is no room for anyone else except my sister. I just need to do my part in Fujin. Only when I have the power in my hand can I feel at ease."
Qiu Mei was silent for a moment and nodded in agreement.
"Don't you understand, slave, that the master is not wary of that side of Fujin? She looks very favored."
Ulanara closed the book and looked at Qiu Mei who was beating her legs.
"Being favored? Haha, it's just a novelty. I was in love with my master back then, but what happened next? My master didn't forget everything when he saw my sister. A man's favor is just a passing cloud."
Qiu Mei lowered her eyes and continued.
"In a few days, it will be the memorial day of the direct descendant of Fujin. Master, I used to go to Qiongyu Garden alone for a long time, but this year... I went less often. Master, do you want to..."
Qiu Mei didn't say any more, Ulanara naturally understood.
"Tomorrow I will personally watch people clean up Qiong Yuyuan. There are still a lot of my sister's belongings. I should clean them and sort them out. This is also the affection between our sisters. If my sister knows about it, my master will no longer be gloomy in his heart. , she will also be happy."
"Yes, it must be so." Qiu Mei responded, stopped talking, and concentrated on beating Ulanara's legs.
Nian Shilan took Xiao Linzi back to Cheng'en Garden. When passing by the garden, something suddenly flew towards him and almost hit Nian Shilan.
A little eunuch jumped out from the side, grabbed the thing, rolled it several times and smashed it into the flowers.
Xiao Linzi was so frightened that he threw away his account book and protected him in front of Nian Shilan.
After Nian Shilan was frightened, he took a closer look. In the arms of the little eunuch who threw down the object with all his strength, there was a colorful shuttlecock.
The shuttlecock was bigger than what ordinary children could kick, and its feathers were wider, longer and more beautiful. It didn't hurt if it hit you, but the slaves saw that they almost hit Xi Fujin, so they tried their best to pounce on it.
"Sister Lan, Sister Lan! I'm sorry, I accidentally kicked the shuttlecock away just now and scared Sister Lan."
Nian Shilan looked at Yinli running in front of him with a smile on his face.
"Seventeen seems not to be very good at this shuttlecock and actually kicked it away."
Yinli's face turned red with embarrassment, but he refused to admit defeat.
"It was an accident just now! Listening to Sister Lan's words, do you know how to kick shuttlecock?"
Nian Shilan spoke with disdain and deliberately squinted at Yinli.
"More than that. Before I married your fourth brother, I was the best shuttlecock player in my family."
Yinli blinked.
"I don't believe it. Sister Lan looks gentle and generous, how can she play such a tiring game as shuttlecock?! Sister Lan must be tricking me!"
Nian Shilan pretended to roll her eyes, but she couldn't hide the smile on her face. She raised her hand to stroke her hair and raised her handkerchief.
"Oh, at such a young age, Seventeenth Brother can still use methods to provoke generals. It's a pity, Sister Lan, I eat more salt than you eat rice, so don't try to provoke me."
Seeing that Nian Shilan was not aroused by him, Yinli smiled and said frankly.
"I was discovered by Sister Lan, and my little trick was embarrassed in front of Sister Lan again. But these eunuchs don't know how to play shuttlecock, and no one plays with me. It's really boring. Fourth brother has official duties to attend to, so he can't accompany me. I play. Everyone in the palace is afraid of me. I only read and write every day, which is very boring."
The corners of Yinli's mouth dropped as he spoke, and Nian Shilan couldn't laugh or cry. This little man sounded so pitiful.
"Come on, come on, just watch Sister Lan soften her heart and wait until I change the shoes on the bottom of this flowerpot before I play with you again."
Yinli became happy when he heard this. He clapped his hands and made a fuss about going to Cheng'en Garden to wait for Sister Lan to change her shoes.
"That's not okay. The backyard is where the female relatives are. You are a foreigner and you are not allowed to enter without permission. Just wait here."
Yinli blinked and complied, and just took a break for tea.
Waiting for Nian Shilan to change her clothes, she brought Songzhi, Hanlu and Xiao Linzi to the garden. When Hanlu saw Yinli, she lowered her head in salute and kept bowing her head.
