The purchasing steward had to help the Jiang family buy things, and he also had to get goods from the Jiang family, and he also knew that the Jiang family was doing business in the General's Mansion at a loss, and he was already a little resentful, so he didn't dare to stiffen the relationship.

It is rare that the younger brother of the Jiang clan has a person who can be seen, he is naturally willing to help, and what makes him more embarrassed is that Zheng Mingzhu used to be the general's concubine, and he had to be favored.

Brother Jiang stuffed a money bag into his hand and said in a low voice, "The general has thirty or forty concubines, and each one has to be rotated for a month a day, not to mention that this is still a concubine who has been punished as a slave. There are also one or two hundred slaves and maids in the house that we have purchased, right? I heard that there are nearly 1,000 slaves and maidservants in the house now."

The purchasing steward said, "It's not nearly a thousand, but more than a thousand."

More than 1,000 people, all of whom are serving Gou Xi, so they are tired of buying stewards and housekeepers, and as soon as they open their eyes every day, the General's Mansion is spending money.

Brother Jiang: "There are more than 1,000 people, who cares about a few people?"

The purchasing steward hesitated, shook his head and said: "No, the general is very strict, although this is the mansion where he lives, but it is the rules of the army, the slaves and maids in the house must report the number on time, and there are rules for getting up and down, once offended, they will be whipped at the least, and dealt with by military law at the worst."

That's right, Gou Xi's housekeeper is also the same as the army, very strict and harsh, the little girls and girls who were bought have never experienced such a thing, so they were killed a lot, and those who stayed were all scared to follow the rules.

The handmaidens walked the same steps as they had measured with a ruler, no more, no less, just as long.

Gou Xi felt that even if the people he used were dead and buried, he must not let them redeem themselves, otherwise, they could still give them to his officials and generals.

Since their parents and family have sold them, even if they repay the favor, wouldn't they be willing to fall back and go back?

The person who is reluctant to do so must not be so self-willing***.

Therefore, there are no slaves and maids in the General's Mansion who can redeem themselves, let alone concubines in the General's Mansion.

Brother Jiang took out a money bag and stuffed it into the hand of the purchasing manager, and said in a low voice: "I can't redeem it, but people must always be brought out when they die, that Zheng Mingzhu used to be a young lady, but she suddenly changed dramatically, and she worked hard for a year, and it is normal for her to have a sudden illness."

He showed a pitiful expression and said, "Please also ask my brother to fulfill me, I have seen her once, and I only have her in my heart, if I can't get her, I'm afraid I'm going to die."

The purchasing steward was so numb that he shook it, touched the two money bags stuffed into his hand, and gritted his teeth after a moment of internal tug-of-war and said: "Okay, but this matter has to be hidden, the day after tomorrow is the ceremony, the general's mansion is strictly controlled, I will go back now, I will get people out for you in the early morning, and you send people to wait in the mass grave."

Brother Jiang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked, "Is it too late for one night?"

"It's the most suitable tonight, starting at noon tomorrow, martial law will be imposed in and out of the General's Mansion, even if the dead are unlucky, they can only temporarily stop in the mansion and wait for the ceremony to be thrown out."

Zhao Hanzhang has people who want to kill, let alone Gou Xi, there are only a lot more people in the world who want to kill him.

Of course, staring at the power in his hands, there are not many people who are officials in the same dynasty, but in addition to them, the Huns, Qianhu, and even Xianbei don't know how many want to attack Yuncheng after killing Gou Xi; ….

There is also a group of people, that is, people who feel that the emperor has been wronged and want to be right, they not only want to kill Gou Xi, but also want to kill Zhao Hanzhang, and they feel that it is the powerful ministers like them who control the government, and the sky is not right, and the world will be so chaotic.

Zhao Hanzhang has encountered assassinations, except for one time on the battlefield where Gou Chun released a cold arrow, the rest of the assassinations came from this group of people.

In fact, they were not wrong to a certain extent, but the emperor did not have enough power to control the court situation, so Zhao Hanzhang did not agree with them, and she was the one who was assassinated, so she could not agree with their views.

Gou Xi has only encountered a lot of assassinations, which is also one of the reasons and excuses why he has been huddled in the general's mansion to eat, drink and have fun.

The purchasing steward returned to the house with two money bags in his arms, and now the house is still brightly lit and very lively.

Today, many officials and generals have arrived

When the capital was over, the general held a banquet in the garden to entertain them.

Many officials came to Beijing, but they didn't enter the palace to see the emperor at all, but came to see Gou Xi first, so they were left behind.

Singing and dancing were in the garden, and the people were moving around in an orderly manner, and they had to take the dishes from the kitchen to replace the cold dishes on the feast, and they also had to go to the wine cellar to hold the wine......

Under the pretext of going to the kitchen to count the ingredients consumed today, in order to prepare the things for the next two days, he went all the way to the kitchen unimpeded, and he stayed in the kitchen for a while before moving to the yard behind the kitchen.

The kitchen is less busy, but it's still busy, and all the cups and dishes in the house, whether used by the master or the subordinates, are all sent here to be cleaned.

Zheng Mingzhu washes dishes here.

She washes the dishes of the next person.

There are more than 1,500 people in the house, including the subordinates and guards, who eat in batches and rotate in shifts, so there have always been a lot of dishes here, and the subordinates who clean them also have to take shifts.

She squatted on the ground and washed the water, then dragged it to the ditch to pour the water away, got up and went to the well to draw water, and by the light of the well, the purchasing steward saw that her face was numb.

The purchasing steward snorted secretly, thinking that she was lucky, and there were still people who were worried about her when she became like this.

He stepped forward and was immediately greeted by a steward.

The purchasing steward said, "There will only be a lot of guests in the house in the next few days, so the bowls and plates should be counted, you go and count the dishes that have been worn out in the past two days, the style and quantity must be accurate, and I will add them tomorrow."

The steward immediately went down and went through the books.

Broken dishes must be recorded, and some valuable dishes will be paid for if they fall one, so no one dares to fool them.

As soon as he left, the purchasing steward walked to Zheng Mingzhu's side, squatted down to look at the dishes she washed, and whispered when he approached her: "Find a way to faint, I will send you out tonight, someone will redeem you, there is only one chance."

After saying that, the purchasing steward got up and wandered around.

Zheng Mingzhu's face was pale, and the hand holding the bowl was forceful, and the small gap on the clay bowl pierced into her flesh, and a trace of blood oozed from her already wrinkled fingers, which slowly fainted in the water.

Is this true, or is it calculated?

Zheng Mingzhu only took three breaths to make a decision, she put down the bowl in her hand and got up slowly, picked up the wooden barrel beside her and walked towards the well.

The one who was fetching water at the well was the big maid who often bullied her.

Seeing Zheng Mingzhu coming with a bucket, she was displeased, but she didn't pour out the water after hitting the water, but hit her hard, "Unruly, you just fetched water, and you came forward again, and you thought you were a lady, and this well is for you to use?"

Zheng Mingzhu looked at her expressionlessly, and after being hit, the barrel in her hand fell, and she leaned back and fell directly to the ground.

Yu Yuzhu