When Xue Kewu woke up, the big and small housekeepers, deacons, maids, and servants were already waiting outside the courtyard. The big housekeeper's surname is Huang, and the following four housekeepers are in charge of personnel, utensils, money and external relationships. Xue Ke flipped through the roster, she didn't want to take care of the money and things, but she wanted to do things, the first thing was to be well-informed, and the second was to have someone available, and these must be in hand, otherwise the first life would be just a change of place to die.

In the afternoon, the cicadas chirped, and the people were talking in low voices. They have their own news, only to know that the prince brought a woman back to the East Palace, but she was not placed in the backyard. Although there is no serious princess in the backyard, there are also a few low-level Zhaoxun and Fengyi, this one has not sealed anything, I heard that he is not very favored, the prince has not been rewarded with a serious eight hundred jewelry, I don't know what to call them over.

Xue Ke was drinking tea quietly, and the sound of each other coming from outside, she didn't know what they were talking about herself, and she didn't care.

When the voice stopped abruptly, Xue Ke knew that the prince was back.

The prince took a sip of tea and commanded, "Let the aunt of the butler and the consul come in." ”

The Baopu Courtyard is not small, but there are more than 20 people standing at once, and it also seems a little cramped. After saluting the crown prince, they bowed their heads respectfully, and looked at Xue Ke, and Xue Ke also looked at them.

The prince's voice was flat: "This is Miss Tang, her father is Lone's life-saving benefactor, Miss Tang was invited by Lone to manage the internal affairs of the East Palace, and she lives in Baopu Courtyard." In the future, the big and small matters in the East Palace will be ordered by Miss Tang. ”

Seeing the inquiring and surprised eye contact between several housekeepers and consul's aunts, the prince quietly took a sip of tea, and then asked leisurely: "Steward Huang, do you have any objections?" ”

Steward Huang was in his fifties, his eyes were serious, and after being named, he stepped forward and said: "The old slave doesn't dare, the old man Tang is kind to the master, and the old slave will first thank Miss Tang for these subordinates in the East Palace." ”

Xue Ke guessed that the prince would give her a suitable identity, but she didn't expect the specifications to be so high, her mother's surname was Tang, and her father often called her "Little Sugar Candy" when she was a child, but she didn't expect the prince to remember and give her such a surname. Seeing Steward Huang kneeling down and saluting, Xue Kewei sat down and leaned slightly: "Steward Huang is polite, please get up." ”

Steward Huang didn't get up: "Before the master's son did not give up, the old slave temporarily looked at the account books, flower names, and held a few keys, and asked the girl to bother in the future." After that, he had to untie the key from his waist.

"Steward Huang, slow down" Xue Ke stopped in a loud voice: "Dadong Palace, how did I manage a girl's family, how did you manage it before, and how will you manage it in the future." ”

Steward Huang looked at her suspiciously, and then looked at the prince. The prince is still drinking tea quietly, looking like he is in his chest. In fact, he didn't know what Xue Ke wanted to do.

"I'm new here, but it's just" Xue Ke paused and said with a smile: "I just want to play a play." ”

Xue Ke stood up and walked into the courtyard, the housekeeper and consul avoided her one after another, looking at her closely, although the clothes were plain, but they had a cold and glamorous atmosphere. She walked to the gate of the courtyard, and the subordinates outside the courtyard stood neatly, silent.

"What I want to do now is right and wrong." Hearing the sound of the courtyard talking to each other for a while, Xue Ke said quietly: "After dinner last year, outside this Baopu courtyard, I heard two maids talking about me. Xue Ke slowly walked back to the courtyard again, walked to Steward Huang and stopped: "Steward Huang, I don't know if you can find these two people?" ”

Steward Huang didn't even need to think that what the two maids said was definitely not a good thing, and knelt down and said: "The old slave was negligent, and there was actually a subordinate who chewed the root of the master's tongue, please punish the girl." Ask the girl to sit down for a while, and the old slave will pull out these two things that should chop off their tongues. ”

Steward Huang understood in his heart that this girl looked at the flowers and the moon, and she was indeed a ruthless character, and the ordinary woman was wronged, and she cried in front of the prince, and the prince coaxed her. is to find someone to vent her anger, as long as she says it in front of the prince, the shadow guard of the East Palace must be clear, but she asked him to look for it in front of all the subordinates, obviously to see how he manages the house.

At that moment, Steward Huang didn't mention the words of letting people stand up and admit it, but just turned to one of the butlers: "Steward Sun, you can report the groups of people who may pass by Baopu Courtyard at dinner time." ”

Steward Sun answered, and reported while thinking: "The servants of each courtyard perform their own duties, and they are not allowed to enter and leave without permission. The closest to the Baopu Courtyard is the prince's study, and the meal group that may pass by at dinner time will deliver the meal, but the meal group is stipulated to be a group of six; The Huanyi group is a clean dress sent during the unitary time, and there may be palace maids who go back later after sending the clothes; The gardener group also had a water session at dinnertime. Steward Sun stepped forward and said, "I also ask Aunt Zhou, Aunt He, and Aunt Liu to check on the duty at dinner yesterday." ”

The three named aunts stepped forward and calculated their own thoughts. One of the aunts, who was slightly taller and thinner, came out and said: "The slave maid is the Huanyi group, and yesterday Bishu and Bihua sent clothes and came back half an hour late. ”

Another fair-faced aunt also came out and said: "The slave maid is a group of gardeners, and it was Chun Tao and Chun Yu who took care of the flowers and trees outside the Baopu Courtyard at dinner yesterday. ”

Steward Huang nodded: "Bring these four people up." ”

When the four of them brought it into the courtyard, it was already clear at a glance, Chun Tao and Chunyu were trembling with fright, and they were already shouting "Girl spare her life", and the two of them looked confused.

Xue Ke was not in a hurry to make up his mind, and walked in front of the two of Bishu and Bihua: "Why did you two come back half an hour late?" ”

Bi Shu said: "The slave maid is to send Huan laundry to the Baopu Courtyard, and the Bihua is sent to the study, and we made an appointment for me to wait for her to go back together, so it was half an hour late." ”

Xue Ke turned to another one named Bi Hua, and Bi Hua nodded busily: "Yes, yes, girl Mingjian." ”

"And who picked up the clothes when you went to the study?"

"It's Sister Changshun in the study."

Xue Ke raised his chin, and Steward Huang ordered someone to bring Changshun over. Asked, "When did you pick up the clothes from yesterday?" ”

"Yesterday, at three o'clock, the clothes sent by Bihua."

Xue Ke nodded and looked at the incense lit in the room. The prince in the house looked at her quietly.

"Steward Huang, it's good, at the moment of half a pillar of incense, things will be figured out." Xue Ke paused: "In the future, when did everyone meet someone and what did they say, if you want to know, can you find out in the half-pillar incense as today?" ”

Steward Huang Xu had been standing under the sun for a long time, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he gradually felt the pressure brought by the woman in front of him: "The old slave must do his best to complete the girl's orders." ”

"Teaching privately, there must be rules in the palace when it comes to people's rights and wrongs."

"Yes, the palace rule is thirty palms and mouths, expelled from the palace gate."

Xue Ke nodded: "This is very reasonable, I'm afraid that someone doesn't remember, so let's give everyone a reminder." ”

Steward Huang ordered someone to take Chun Tao Chunyu outside the hospital, the two of them had already been gagged, and two mothers-in-law came up with leather gloves to carry out the execution. Everyone was silent for a while, only hearing the sound of the palm of the skin hitting the face, slapping and slapping, it sounded solid and painful. Everyone counted unconsciously in their hearts, and finally reached thirty, and they all breathed a long sigh of relief.

Xue Ke slowly returned to the house: "Let them thank them outside the courtyard, and everyone will disperse." ”

I only heard two sad and muffled voices: "Thank you for the grace of the master." ”

The crowd dispersed silently.

Xue Ke looked at several housekeepers and consuls in the courtyard: "If I don't understand it in the future, I will ask a few more people for advice at any time." ”

After eating the snacks in his hand, the prince dusted off his robe and said, "Don't be tired of yourself." After speaking, he got up and left with Xing'er.

Although the prince can't see anything on his face, but Xing'er has been by his side for many years, he can still judge that the prince's mood at the moment is relatively happy, although he doesn't understand where this pleasure comes from, the girls' families shouldn't all be bodhisattva-hearted, soft and weak, I see pity.