There was an old butler in the General's Mansion, in his early fifties, his skin was dark and wrinkled, like salted vegetable leaves, his eyes were sunken, he did not smile, and he looked very serious and harsh.

The old housekeeper was even a little in awe of Fu Rong, but he was very respectful to Zheng Quqi, she had just stepped into the General's Mansion, but he seemed to have been waiting for a long time, all the things that should be prepared were ready, and he was only looking forward to her coming back as the hostess.

The old housekeeper's name is Chang Yue, Chang Lao Butler, is an outlaw picked up from outside when Yu Wensheng was fifteen years old, and after training and training, he finally made him a housekeeper.

His slightly blue, cloudy eyes swept over Zheng Quqi and landed on the black lacquer coffin behind her, but he only paused for a second or two before retracting it.

He bowed down and gave a salute to Zheng Quqi: "Madame is tired, Chang Yue has prepared a bath and change of clothes for you, and your room is also cleaned up, if you still have any shortcomings, just give orders, as for the general...... Chang Yue immediately sent someone to decorate the mourning hall and hold a ceremony. ”

His voice is like wood or stone, stiff and undulating, very flat and serious, but his intentions are delicate and gentle.

Zheng Quqi didn't know how to respond to his thoughtfulness and kindness for no reason for a while, so he could only bow his head slightly: "I'm tired of being a housekeeper." ”

When Chang Yue heard this, his back lowered a little more: "Madame must not be so polite to the old slave, the old slave can't afford it." ”

After speaking, he tilted his head, and two men and two women walked out from behind him: "From now on, you will be the personal servants in the lady's room, and you must do your best to serve the lady. ”

His voice was like a blade drawn out of the cold snow, chilling and making people shiver.

The attitude when talking to Zheng Quqi is simply a world apart, and only by comparing the two can we understand how kind and kind he is to Zheng Quchi.

Zheng Quqi said in his heart: "...... There is no need to be so strict, you want others to commit suicide at every turn, this ruthlessness of killing people without blinking an eye is really worthy of Yu Wensheng's housekeeper. ”

The four of them didn't say a word, they knelt heavily in front of Zheng Quqi and kowtowed, and the ceremony was solemn: "Spring, autumn, summer, winter, I've seen Madame." ”

Zheng Quqi is not used to this kind of "meeting gift", she said: "Get up." ”

But Chang Yue said: "Madam, you should set rules for them first." ”

The personal servants of large families would be whipped or punished by kneeling for the first time they saw their masters, so that they would remember the majesty of their masters, so that they would be afraid of them, and they would serve honestly in the future.

Zheng Quqi looked at Chang Yue, his eyes were very gentle and ordinary, but her words made Chang Yue lose his mind.

"My rule is to get them up, I understand that Steward Chang wants to establish prestige for my first arrival at the house, but I have never been a person who deals with things with strict punishments, we get along slowly, you come to understand me, I also come to understand you, I can give you time, I hope we can get along very well."

Spring, summer, autumn, and winter glanced at Chang Yue, and then hesitated, not knowing whether to get up or not.

"But this time is limited, and when I feel that you are not suitable to stay with me, then I will bother to change the chief with a new batch, although I am tolerant and kind, but I also do not like to keep those who are not with my heart."

The four of them were immediately shocked, and regardless of Chang Yue's reaction, their bodies had already taken a step to support their knees, and they consciously stood behind Zheng Quqi to listen to the order.

Zheng Quqi smiled slightly, and she said to Chang Yue: "Steward Chang, the person you chose is very good." ”

Chang Yue was also very satisfied with the actions of these four people at this time, he had a mean old face, and he didn't dare to bow his head: "It's good that Madam is satisfied." ”

Fu Rong was a transparent person not far away, and when he saw that this pair of hostesses and the old housekeeper got along so harmoniously, he couldn't help but secretly scold Chang Yue, an old treacherous man, and coax his wife so properly, this is to compete with them for the status of the first favorite minister in the future!

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Chang Yue is very efficient, of course, it is also related to the prestige of the General's Mansion in Shengjing, even if Yu Wensheng is no longer there, there are many people who are willing to sell the face of the General's Mansion.

There was no shortage of offerings, sacrifices, coffins, and mourning flags needed to make offerings, and while everyone else was busy in the mourning hall, Zheng Quqi changed into white clothes and walked to the refrigerated coffin.

"Let's all go down first."

She commanded.

When the servants who were arranging heard this, they immediately stopped what they were doing, and retreated silently after saluting.

"Your body has been delayed for too long, and I'm afraid I can't afford to put it anymore, so tomorrow after relatives and friends pay respects, I will let you be buried in the ground."

"When you were alive, I made clothes for you, and now that you are dead, I will change your clothes."

She was so strong that she pushed open the lid of the coffin, and immediately a rancid and unpleasant smell came out, but fortunately, a pot of incense wood that repelled insects and ants was burned next to it and dispersed a lot.

Before the funeral, you need to tidy up his appearance and change his clothes, which is the traditional custom of Ye Kingdom, and this matter has to be done by the closest relatives.

Yu Wensheng now has no close relatives, and there is only one wife left in the family, so she naturally has to handle these things.

Of course, she was also willing, because she always felt that she owed Yu Wensheng, and she had no chance to pay it back in this life, so she could only do what she could for him.

Fu Rong has been left to dry by her, and when he saw her uncovered, he almost missed a beat of his heart when he was suspected of grooming the deceased. On the one hand, she was really worried that she would find something from the corpse, and on the other hand, she was afraid that if the person found out about it, she might screw his head off.

"Madam, why do you have to do it yourself, otherwise let's just find two side relatives of the Yuwen family to do it, if you have a spirit in the sky, you will definitely feel distressed." He hurriedly persuaded him.

Zheng Quqi actually couldn't stand the stench and didn't dislike it, but in order to be able to go on smoothly, she still stuffed her nose with two balls of cotton prepared in advance.

Fu Rong didn't move, she thought he was mourning, but she never thought that he would say such a thing, she only felt that an inexplicable sense of disobedience was getting bigger and bigger, she looked at him thoughtfully, and remained silent.

The seed of doubt that had been planted in my heart was now germinating.

"Where have you been all these days since you disappeared?" She looked concerned, and asked casually as she began to sort out the corpse's clothes.

Fu Rong was speechless, so he could only casually give a reason: "I, I'm going to do something." ”

"What's going on?"

"I ......" Although his expression was quite calm, his forehead began to sweat: "Just the things that the general explained before his death......

"Before death? So this corpse ...... Is it really Yu Wensheng's? ”

A cold sentence made Fu Rong freeze.

But he quickly reacted and asked with a look of surprise, "Why did Madame say that?" Do you suspect that the Giant Deer Kingdom has made a fake corpse to deceive us? ”

Zheng Quqi's gaze was fixed on him for a long time, so long that Fu Rong began to hold back, but she looked away: "Don't worry, maybe it's just my overthinking." ”

She no longer deliberately accosted Fu Rong, but instead stretched out her hand to the corpse in the coffin with a focused expression, and again, she slowly uncovered the mask of the god stall...... But this time, she was emotionally stable and her mind was much calmer. (End of chapter)