On the vertical day, Tang Qing'er took the three maids to the main hall, and Steward Xue and the people were already waiting in the main hall, she sat on the top, looked at the people below who were bending down to respectfully greet her, and raised her hand lightly and said, "No need to be polite." ”

Steward Xue stood up straight and said, "Young lady, except for a few servants and maids who are serving the wife and the master, everyone else has come over. ”

"Yes." The number of people was as Tang Qing'er expected, and there were more than 30 people in the main hall, so she didn't show any surprised expression on her face, and said lightly: "The house was first my mother's housekeeper, and then the second aunt's housekeeper, and now the second aunt is not in good health, the responsibility of the housekeeper falls on me, I don't want to say too much, my housekeeper only has one requirement, that is, the rules, you have to do things according to my rules!" ”

The subordinates lowered their heads, and their voices could not hear any emotion: "The minions understand! ”

Tang Qing'er smiled and said, "I haven't said any rules, you understand?" ”

The crowd looked down at the vamps of their shoes and did not speak.

After a while, Steward Xue said in a low voice: "That young lady will start naming from now on, can you?" ”

"Well," Tang Qing'er saw everyone's reactions, and continued: "In the future, we will be our own people, I have been married into the mansion for so long, some people are familiar but can't remember your name, I won't say anything about it today, I just want to take this opportunity to get familiar with you." ”

After saying this, everyone in the hall looked at each other, and they didn't know what Madame meant.

Tang Qing'er didn't explain, only waved her hand to the back, Zhu'er was ready, and asked someone to set up a small table in the hall, with a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on it, and then Ginkgo stepped forward to sit with a pen, Zhu'er stood aside, and Lu'er stood next to Zhu'er.

Steward Xue pointed to a maid from his right hand and said, "Qiu Ju, you come forward to listen to Madame's question." ”

Qiu Ju stepped forward by name, her legs trembled a little, and she trembled: "Yes." ”

Zhu'er smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, I'll ask you, is it a dead deed or a living deed signed between you and the house,"

Qiu Ju was stunned, and Mu Mu said: "Death contract." ”

After Ginkgo sat on the stool, she began to pick up the pen and write, and Zhu'er said, "How old are you this year and where were you born?" ”

"Thirteen years old, Qin ...... Qinjia Village, Qinjia Village, fifty miles west of the town. ”

"How many people are in the family? What are you doing? Zhu'er asked neatly.

"Dad, mother, two elder brothers, a younger brother, an older sister, and a younger sister, all of whom are farmers."

"How did you come to the house?"

Qiu Ju looked at Tang Qing'er, Tang Qing'er nodded kindly, and she mustered up the courage to say: "When I was eight years old, it didn't rain when I was old, the harvest in the fields was not good, my brothers wanted to marry daughters-in-law, and they couldn't afford to eat, so my father found someone to sell the three of us sisters to be girls, I was lucky, I came here, and I had meat to eat every day!" ”

The people next to her could hear her words and couldn't help laughing, Tang Qing'er glanced at it lightly, there was no sound at all, everyone stood solemnly, Ginkgo quickly recorded this, only to hear the sound of the brush scratching on the paper.

"And then?" Zhu'er felt that Qiu Ju's experience was similar to hers, and she couldn't help but have a soft expression on her face.

Qiu Ju gradually became bolder: "Later, my wife picked me in the human tooth, and asked my mother to teach me the rules." Facing Zhu'er, Qiu Ju was both envious and jealous, how could she have such a good life, and was selected by her wife to serve the young lady.

At this time, Ginkgo saw that Zhu'er's question had been asked, stopped his pen, and asked gently: "Come and press a handprint, if you find out that you have deceived the master in the future, this is the evidence, don't blame others at that time." ”

"No, no!" Qiu Ju shook her head again and again, and hurriedly pressed her finger print.

Tang Qing'er said with a smile: "Okay, you're fine, come to me." ”

Qiu Juru heard the amnesty, relieved and ran to Tang Qing'er's side in small steps to stand up, and the people in the main hall gradually understood what was going on, some of their faces were pale, some of them were suspicious, and some of them seemed to be unconvinced.

Tang Qing'er ignored them, looked at a middle-aged man, and then beckoned to him, the man trembled a little, stepped forward and saluted, "Hello, madam." ”

"Well, tell me the situation like Qiu Ju said just now!"

"Yes." The man whispered.

This time, Chang Lu'er asked, "How old is this year?" What's the name?"

The man said slowly: "Thirty-one years old, Chen Daniu." ”

"Dead or alive?"

"Death Pact!" The man's voice became lighter, and Lu'er continued: "How many years have you been in the mansion?" ”

"Ten years."

"What punishment have you received? Scolded? Hit the board? For what sake! ”

"Nope!"

"You've figured it out!" Lu'er was crisp, and paused again: "This is to press the mudra, you made a small mistake before, you can not blame the past, but if you lie the first time you see Madame, then it can't be used!" ”

Chen Daniu was embarrassed for a while, and in front of these many people, he looked back at Steward Xue a few times, and saw that he ignored him, his face turned gray, and he slowly swallowed: "I was once beaten by my wife for gambling."

"It's done!" Green Branch clapped his hands to indicate that the questioning was over.

Chen Daniu pressed his finger prints with a very ugly face, and slowly retreated, there seemed to be resentment in his eyes, and he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth secretly as soon as he went back.

Tang Qing'er nodded at Lu'er, expressing her satisfaction, she had mentioned in advance, there are so many people in the house, if each of them tells a long story, it is estimated that it will be asked until midnight, so the purpose of this inquiry is that the incident should be as clear and serious as possible, and the personal resume should be as clear as possible.

At this time, she glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw several familiar figures standing on the edge of the hall, she looked down and thought about it, secretly amused.

These two people asked, and the rest of the people all understood the young lady's intentions, some said they didn't care, some looked very indignant, and some behaved very sneaky, in short, there was a buzz below.

Tang Qing'er looked at it almost, stood up, everyone immediately quieted down, Tang Qing'er said with a smile: "You have all seen it, most of you will be reused by me in the future, if I want to reuse you, I have to know your ability, no matter what wrong things I have done before, I can not blame the past, I must have the ability, I like people who can live." ”

As soon as Tang Qing'er finished saying this, most of them gradually settled down and stopped making noise, and many people even calmed down, feeling that this would be more beneficial to those of them who would not become inflammatory.

One of them, a woman dressed as a woman, stepped forward and echoed: "What the young lady said is very true! This method is both trouble-free and understandable, Mrs. didn't know us in the first place, instead of asking us to test each other in a daze, it is better to ask us questions one by one! ”

Hearing this, some of them suddenly looked ugly, and they only lowered their heads and looked at each other.

Tang Qing'er smiled at the woman, stepped forward a few steps, stood condescendingly in front of everyone, and her tone was still gentle: "When this matter is done, I will arrange the manpower in the house, before that, I have to say a word first, the master and servant treat each other, you are in a 'loyalty' word, in the future, we will be in a long time, up and down each other, it is reasonable." So I only hope that you don't be confused, if you fall into the crime of 'deception', as long as I am a housekeeper and I find out, such a person will not hesitate to fight out, and never be used again! ”

The young lady was dignified and beautiful, Ying Ying stood upright, spoke slowly, and looked soft and gentle, but the people in the hall couldn't help but shiver.

One of them, an old man, stood up and said, "Madame is very thoughtful, but since we entered the mansion, we have been serving our master wholeheartedly, and we are old people like us, so Madame doesn't need to interrogate!" Madame, but if you don't understand, you can ask the old lady, the eldest lady, and the second wife! ”

Tang Qing'er withdrew her smile and looked at her lightly, her eyes were cold, only faintly angry, and the corners of her forehead slowly sweated, she really didn't understand, the young lady was only thirteen or fourteen years old, why her eyes were so intimidating!

There was silence in the hall, and everyone was waiting to see how the young lady would clean up.

Tang Qing'er stared at Qi Mo and said slowly: "Qi Mo, haven't you heard of a son of heaven and a courtier?" Now that I am talking in this house, I haven't asked you, can you refute me without permission? ”

Qi Mo's frightened legs weakened, and he quickly knelt down, and said in a trembling voice: "The old slave doesn't dare, it's the old slave who has lifted it." ”

Tang Qing'er said coldly: "Don't rely on your old age to serve the old lady in the house, madam, use them to pressure me, if you are afraid of this, I will not take this errand." ”

Qi Mo complained that his palms were sweating, and he said continuously: "The old slave doesn't dare, the old slave is wrong......

Tang Qing'er narrowed her eyes slightly, she spoke very slowly, but she had a momentum that was not angry but powerful, and said lightly: "Qi, you dare to talk to me so presumptuously now, who borrowed your courage?" "Isn't it that the person arranged by Aunt Song is presumptuous in front of her, not tightening her skin, she really doesn't know who is the master and who is the servant.

Qi Mo raised his head, his eyes shrunk, and he didn't dare to speak, Tang Qing'er smiled and added in a low voice: "Do you think I'm just asking you about these situations?" I have already investigated the situation of the people in the house, but it is just up to you to verify it. ”

Qi Mo struck a spirit, and hurriedly said: "Young lady, it's all the fault of the old slave, the slave maid has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, it's the old slave's fault!" ”

Tang Qing'er shook her head and said with a light smile: "What is wrong with Qi. ”

"The old slave shouldn't talk back to the young lady! It shouldn't be that the young lady is uneducated, so she interjects without permission! ”

"Oh? You know that. Tang Qing'er chuckled, seeing that she was frightened by herself like mud, thinking that there were still some people in the main hall who didn't ask, so she just passed her first, and said in a calm tone, "Forget it this time, if there is a next time...... You know! ”

Qi Mo kowtowed again and again, and retreated, already covered in sweat.

Tang Qing'er seemed to be a little tired, and returned to her seat to think deeply: "Lu'er, do you say that this house is the biggest housekeeper?" ”

"Yes." Lu'er replied with a smile, Madame is in charge of everyone's food and clothing in the house, and has the money in her hands, so of course she dares to speak so confidently.

Tang Qing'er asked again: "Then who am I?" ”

Lu'er and Zhu'er said together: "You are the person in power in the mansion!" ”

"Yes, that's a good point." Tang Qing'er had a faint smile on her face, leaned back in the chair, picked up the teacup in her hand casually, and said softly: "I can't keep people who can't remember this." ”

This time, who else dares to talk nonsense, Zhu'er Luzhi and others are all overjoyed, and with unusually satisfied pride, even when they look at people with a domineering attitude, originally they were worried that such a delicate young lady would not be able to control the people in the house, plus since the young lady's housekeeper was rumored, there were people in the house who maliciously spread rumors, slandering the young lady, saying that she was a peasant girl, but she didn't know anything else about farming, and wanted to take care of a huge Xue Mansion.

Who knew that the young lady was not afraid at all, her expression was calm, she smiled and reprimanded, and without even saying more than half a word, she calmed the people in the house, and even the most treacherous and cunning Qi was directly reprimanded by the young lady to admit her mistakes, how could they not be happy for the young lady?

In fact, there are spies hidden in every corner of the house, watching how the young lady beats the villains, and when they witness the young lady's methods, their necks can't help but shrink, this method is a little too clever!

Old Lady Xue's eyeliner replied: "The young lady is wise and decisive, and she shocked the people in the mansion with a back and forth!" ”

Shen's eyeliner said: "The young lady is kind and powerful, beating the evil slave, so that everyone in the house is convinced of her." ”

Master Xue's eyes said: "The young lady is just a look, and no one in the mansion dares to refute her!" ”

Jiang's eyeliner said: "The young lady's means are too high, and the slave doesn't know how to describe it......"

Aunt Guo's eyeliner said, "Madam, the young lady has uprooted your henchman!" ”

Aunt Zhao: "......"

When Tang Qing'er returned to the house, she saw that Ginkgo put the good things she had sorted out next to her and said, "Young lady, the things that the slave maid has already sorted out today are next to your hand, if you have no other instructions, the slave and maid will go back to the wife." ”

Tang Qing'er thought of Sanshun, sighed and took Ginkgo's hand and said: "You and Sanshun are very compatible, when the young master and I think about how to talk to my wife about this, I will definitely promote the marriage between you and Sanshun, you just go back and wait first!" ”

"Yes," Ginkgo saw San Shun come out of the young master's room last night, and when she returned to the kitchen, she sat on the stool with an expressionless face and was stunned, and her heart began to chill from the inside out, without asking him what the result was.

Now the young lady who listened to her said this, her face was hot, and the roots of her ears were red, which provoked Zhu'er and Lu'er to joke: "Madam, look at Sister Ginkgo's ears,"

Tang Qing'er scolded them with a smile and said, "Don't make fun of ginkgo biloba, you will have such a day sooner or later." ”

The two stomped their feet and said shyly, "Madame......"

"What do you want me to do? Am I wrong! Tang Qing'er shook her head and said: "Ginkgo, Mrs. has always had you by her side, if I marry you to Sanshun, I will definitely transfer you over to serve me in the future, but there is no one more caring than you on Mrs. to serve her, so I have to let Xianggong and I think about what to do!" ”

"The slave understands, Young Lady Xie is complete!" When Ginkgo heard this, she didn't care about her thin skin, so she hurriedly blessed the young lady and said gratefully.

Tang Qing'er nodded and said, "You can go back!" When you go back, you must serve your wife well, and you must not be distracted by this and make her unhappy. ”

"The slave knows," Ginkgo turned and walked away, and from her back, she could see that her mood at this time was significantly different from that of the morning.