Xiao Qingyan only briefly explained his plans, but did not say what he wanted to do, and sometimes, even the closest family members had to keep three points in front of them.

Coming out of Yueweitang, she held the seal letter in her hand tightly, raised her head and breathed deeply, the fragrance of plants and trees was refreshing.

A-Niang, you see, your daughter has not wasted your hard work, nor has she lived up to your expectations, and she will go further and further in the future......

When the seal letter was in hand, Xiao Qingyan did not delay for a moment, and immediately summoned Zhou Shu, Nie Yao, and the accounts and stewards of the North Courtyard to the study of the Shulan Courtyard to discuss matters.

She put the Tian Huangshi seal carved with the Xiao clan emblem on the bookcase, the soft and moist Tian Huangshi, the exquisite carving, so that everyone recognized it at a glance.

Zhou Shu's heavy emotions were suddenly replaced by surprise: "Young master? This ......"

Nie Yao and the stewards were also surprised, and they looked at Xiao Qingyan expectantly.

Xiao Qingyan did not disappoint them, and said calmly: "From now on, I am no longer your young master, but the head of the Xiao family. ”

The stewards were suddenly pleasantly surprised, they were all from the North Courtyard, and they had always been the cronies of the young minister.

The so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, in the past, the prince of the East Courtyard was the head of the house, and most of the chief stewards of the family were from the East Courtyard, but now that the young master has finally become the head of the family, they will also follow the rising tide, and the stewards of the North Courtyard and the stewards of the Xiao family have completely different statuses and faces.

"Congratulations to the head of the family!"

No one knows better than them how much effort and preparation the young master has made for today, and they are happy for their young master from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhou Shu asked hesitantly: "Second old lady, ...... Do you really agree? ”

"The seal is already before you, can it be fake? Uncle and grandfather, his old man, are dedicated to the Xiao family, as long as it is beneficial to the family, he will never be selfish. ”

Xiao Qingyan then changed his words: "You are all my personally selected and hand-picked cronies, and you should be of the same heart and mind as me, but do you remember what I said to each of you when I appointed you?" ”

"Yes!"

"Of course I do!"

Everyone said.

Xiao Qingyan's eyes were clear, like a cold spring flowing from everyone's face under the moon.

"I said, if you don't want to do things for me, I will never force you to say it, but as long as you nod your head in front of me, then you must do it for me with sincerity, I don't need you to bend your will, give me the yang and yin to violate that set, once I know, don't blame me for not being emotional."

In everyone's puzzled and expectant eyes, she then said: "Most of the current managers of the Xiao family are from the East Courtyard, and my uncle and grandfather and I both know that after I took over the position of the head of the family, the first thing I did must be to replace all his people, but my uncle and grandfather took the initiative to give way, so well aware of the righteousness, I should repay the favor." ”

Xiao Qingyan paused for a moment, his eyes terrifying.

"I want you to complete the handover overnight tonight, but there is one thing, since those stewards can manage the Xiao family for their uncle and grandfather for a long time, and they are in good order everywhere, it proves that they do have real skills, except for those who are overly greedy and hateful, the rest are the heroes of our Xiao family.

"What can be used, what should be left, as for how to settle, it depends on your respective ability to employ people, unless the other party is unwilling to cooperate, otherwise you must not be arrogant and deceive."

According to Xiao Qingyan's original arrangement, none of the original stewards were left behind, and all of them resigned, but that was a last resort under the extreme situation that Xiao Kun was unwilling to hand over peacefully.

But now the situation is different, she can't do too much, and there is no need, after all, talent is rare.

"I know that in this way, it will be much more difficult for you to do it, and it is inevitable that you will complain, but since you are in the Xiao family, you and I are one, and you suffer these difficulties for me and for yourself.

"Take a long-term view, don't compete with others for immediate benefits, squeezing people away is not a skill, you can take talents for your own use, so as not to vain I value you, I mean, do you understand?"

Zhou Shu took the lead and said: "Yes, the villain understands. ”

Zhou Shu is the chief steward of the North Courtyard, and he is about to replace Qian Dongping as the chief steward of the Xiao family, he opened his mouth, and the other stewards also responded.

A group of people came out of the courtyard, and the stewards congratulated Zhou Shu one after another.

"Congratulations to Steward Zhou, he will soon be the head of the Xiao family!"

"Young Master...... No, the head of the family only said that it could be used, but Qian Dongping was bound to leave, and we won't have to look at his face in the future! ”

"According to me, according to the original agreement, not a single person in the Eastern Courtyard should be left, and all of them should be replaced by our own people, so as to save them from making trouble in the future."

Zhou Shu coughed, and everyone stopped.

"Why don't you say these words? Jiurou gave you a chance to speak, but if you don't say anything, then shut up and do something. ”

Zhou Shu softened his tone, and said: "Our Jiulang is young, but his mental skills are extraordinary, he has not been easy these years, and now that his wife is gone, he feels uncomfortable, but he still has to cheer up and explain these trivial matters."

"We are all from the North Courtyard, we have always been of the same mind as Jiulang, Jiulang values us, and we should do our best to share it for him at this juncture, anyone can make trouble for him, but we absolutely can't!"

Everyone just complained casually, and they couldn't take it seriously, and they all heard the words at this time.

"Put away the miscellaneous thoughts, don't always worry about leaving the original person to share your benefits, as long as you use people properly and do things with dedication, when will your benefits be lost?"

Zhou Shu smiled playfully.

"Didn't the people from the two courtyards whisper in the north, the people of our north courtyard looked like they were in the courtyard of the deep house, in fact, it was like being controlled in the barracks, behaving in a proper manner, and not allowing the slightest mistake, this time let them see how we, the generals who were trained by Jiulang, led the troops!"

The stewards laughed one after another, and couldn't help but straighten their backs and look bright.

"Yes!"

In the study of the Stopping Lan Courtyard, Xiao Qingyan was lying on his back on the bamboo mat behind the bookcase, his arm on his forehead to block the light, if it weren't for the slender legs stretched out, Jian Xin would have thought that there was no one in the study.

Is Kurou too tired, or is he secretly crying?

Jian Xin's eyes were red, and she brought some refreshments and put them on the bookcase.

"What time is it?" Xiao Qingyan asked in a hoarse voice.

Jian Xin tapped three times on the bookcase: "Knock-knock, knock!" ”

One slow and two fast, it is the sound of the three watches of the sub-hour.

Xiao Qingyan sat up: "Jian Xin, change clothes, it's time for me to go and keep a vigil for my mother." ”

Jian Xin's eyes widened and she gestured quickly: "You haven't rested and eaten for a day!" ”

Xiao Qingyan smiled very lightly, pinched the pastries on the bookcase and stuffed them into his mouth.

This is clearly coping, Jane is annoyed, but there is nothing to be done.

After changing into filial piety clothes, Xiao Qingyan was just about to go out, and the maidservant asked to see Lu Ying.

The injuries on Lu Ying's face and body have been medicated, but a pair of eyes are red and swollen, and when she sees Xiao Qingyan, Lu Ying's eyes are instantly red again, and tears are dotted.

"Young master, the slave maid is on the orders of the lady to give this to you."