Wealth and glory seek stability

Mother Xing stood in front of the mirror combing Jian Xi's hair, and she couldn't stop praising her. "Young lady, you are really amazing. I have wanted to say for a long time that you are too kind to the servants in this family. It is good for the master to be kind, but you can't indulge the subordinates so much that they lose their discipline. These subordinates have disciplined the cronies of housekeeper Liu, and everyone knows that you are the one who clearly distinguishes between public and private affairs, and they all obey you."

Today, Mother Xing wore her hair in a bun and a pine green palace dress with origami patterns.

Jian Xi handed a pearl flower to Mother Xing. "Mother Xing is experienced, so I'm naturally relieved. However, the servants in this family were all confiscated from government slaves, so I don't know their details. I have learned their temperaments over the past six months, so I took action to discipline them. Otherwise, if I hadn't set the rules from the beginning, it would have been inevitable that the servants would say that I was mean, and a housekeeper would have been unable to help showing off my power."

Mother Xing nodded, "What the young lady said is right. It's not easy for a young lady to be a housekeeper. Those servants didn't take the seriousness of the matter lightly. If the news gets out, it will hurt the young lady's reputation."

Jian Xi suddenly remembered that it was Leng Bixuan's servant who came to deliver the message yesterday, and asked, "But Liu Er relied on the power of housekeeper Liu to bully the general's servants?"

Shen Nanxing didn't care about things, and besides, he was an expert in martial arts, so he didn't often ask servants to do things when he went out, and his servants wouldn't say much when they were wronged.

Mother Xing was not surprised. "I guess that's the case. All the money-making businesses in the mansion are controlled by the cronies of Butler Liu. Butler Liu has no children, and his brother Liu Li is in charge of the flowers and trees in the mansion. Liu Er is Liu Li's only son, and his whole family is the master's confidant."

Jian Xi took out a nine-turn golden phoenix pearl hairpin and finally inserted it into her hair. She looked left and right and saw that there was nothing wrong with it.

"I remember Aqing, the servant who served my brother, and his whole family worked in the mansion?"

Mother Xing didn't know what Jian Xi meant, but after seeing Jian Xi's methods, she no longer looked down on this young master and said respectfully, "Yes, Aqing's father is the strict manager of the outer courtyard, in charge of kitchen utensils and utensils. His mother, Yan Jiang, works in the small kitchen behind us, helping Mother Gui. She is a decent person."

"Ask Manager Yan to reply."

"Yes."

New year, new atmosphere. Incompetent managers should be transferred to another job.

Manager Yan was still dizzy when he came out of Huashui Pavilion with a pair of cards.

I don't understand how I suddenly got a lucrative job.

Jian Xi directly compared the tasks in Liu Li's hands with those in charge of Yan.

Liu Li's son Liu Er had just committed a crime, and he had become much more honest. He did not dare to disobey Jian Xi's orders and exchanged cards with Manager Yan.

After returning home, Liu Er lay on the kang and cried for his parents, while Liu Lijia just wiped his tears quietly.

Liu Li was feeling very angry and had no place to vent it.

"You are a short-lived person. You have no idea how high the heaven is and how deep the earth is after drinking a few ounces of yellow wine. You even gathered a crowd to cause trouble in the mansion and even affected my job."

"Boss, he knows he's wrong, so don't say anything."

"You too, you just spoil him. He has become lawless now. Sooner or later, this family will be ruined by him."

"I'm almost dying of pain, please stop talking about me."

"You deserve to die. I don't count on you to take care of you until the end of your life."

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"Miss, the boy who delivered something to Songzi Lane came back and said that the door was locked. The boy asked the neighbors and found out that the girl who lived there had moved out."

"That's fine too."

"Zicui, you are familiar with the palace. Go to the back door to find Aunt Zhang who specializes in delivering letters, and ask her to help me deliver a letter to Qiangwei who is beside the Madam."

"Yes."

Jian Xi put the written letter in the envelope and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

She planned to ask Qiangwei to take care of Caiyun's matter, and also ask Caixia and Lai Xi's opinions, and if she could help, she would.

With the beginning of the new year, Caixia and her friends are about to reach marriageable age, and no one knows what their plans are.

While Qiangwei still has a say in front of the Xia family, do what needs to be done.

As for Lin Yun, as long as Baili Yanhua does not take the initiative to look for Lin Yun, there should not be any big problem, and Xia's trust will not be in vain.

It could only be that she had no interest in Baili Yanhua. If Xia had other thoughts, she could only say sorry.

After the Little New Year, the only important event left in the twelfth lunar month was Emperor Xuanyuan’s birthday.

Jian Xi didn't want to take advantage of the excitement, but when the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict came, he specifically asked her to be present, saying that the emperor had specifically asked her to be present.

I really don't know that the emperor has so much free time that he even has to take care of an ordinary minister's attendance at a banquet.

Mother Xing was very experienced and had made a large box of palace costumes for her early on so that she could move around more conveniently during the New Year holidays.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, officials in the court congratulated Emperor Xuanyuan in the morning, reported on their work for the year, and then ended the court meeting.

Zhanghuatai.

The banquet was complete with singing and dancing. In addition to Emperor Xuanyuan’s royal family members, there were also Emperor Xuanyuan’s children and concubines.

There are only two "outsiders" - Shen Nanxing and Jian Xi.

Jian Xi only knew that Emperor Xuanyuan liked Shen Nanxing, but she didn't expect that he liked her to this extent.

Wow, on the left is Concubine Zhao who had just been released from house arrest, and on the right is Shen Nanxing’s seat.

Thanks to Shen Nanxing, Jian Xi got the opportunity to observe Emperor Xuanyuan up close.

Even the prince's seat is ranked below Shen Nanxing.

Emperor Xuanyuan was in a very good mood, and the first thing he did was for everyone to take turns showing their gifts.

It was simply a public execution.

As the eunuch sang, Jian Xi finally recognized all the people in the royal family.

It was impossible to tell whether Emperor Xuanyuan was happy or angry.

What Xuanyuanqi sent was naturally the purple gold agate ornament looted from Gao Yunhuai. It was exquisite and valuable, and Emperor Xuanyuan was barely satisfied with it.

The princes and ministers either gave calligraphy and paintings or rare antiques as gifts.

"General Shen's gift is a screen for ladies with hairpins and flowers. Congratulations to His Majesty on his long life!"

"Hey! General Shen is a favorite of the emperor, so why did he only give me a folding screen, something so embarrassing?"

A gorgeously dressed young girl from the harem seat opposite suddenly spoke. She looked to be no more than 28 years old, but her attire was deliberately mature, which made her look dull instead of lively.

Because it was a family dinner, Emperor Xuanyuan couldn't reprimand them, and besides, he was happy to watch the younger generations bickering.

No one came to the rescue. Jian Xi sighed inwardly and finally spoke, "I guess this must be the Ninth Princess. It's true that hearing about her is worse than meeting her. The princess is a beautiful lady from a royal family. Your servant Jian Xi greets the Ninth Princess." One still has to be polite.