After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1013 Psychological Changes
The new Jin family mansion was now in perfect order. Jin Jiashu did not need to think much and could enjoy the meticulous service of a large number of well-trained servants, which was as comfortable as the palace. And because the mansion belonged entirely to him and the servants were also his, he could live more freely, instead of being restrained and observing etiquette like in the palace.

He could now feel the benefits of moving into a mansion. He had never enjoyed such a refined, comfortable and wealthy life. Even when he was in Chang'an, he often visited the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion or visited his neighbor Hai's house. He had seen many servants from Zhou and Hai's families, but they were nothing compared to the treatment he received in his own mansion.

He felt the attentiveness and flattery of the servants at home, and felt as if he controlled all their joys and sorrows. Their lives and destinies depended on his thoughts. This feeling was both fresh and subtle. Jin Jiashu felt that something seemed to have changed deep in his heart.

He couldn't tell whether this change was good or bad, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart. He was too embarrassed to tell his troubles to Ma Shangyi, so he could only mention it to his fiancée Haitang.

Haitang paused and smiled, "Maybe it's because, Brother Jin, this is the first time you are the master of so many servants, and you can give orders to so many people at will. These are things you have never experienced before, so your mood has become different? When you were in Chang'an, although you had a few people under you, whether it was the mother and son of the Lu family or Zhou Xiaojian, they were all free people, just hired by you to do things for you; Uncle Dachang sent by the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and Guard Lin sent from the capital, both have other masters, and they are just ordered to come to protect your safety; and Ma Ma and Chunyu, they are ordered by the Queen Mother to take care of your food and daily life, and you must respect Ma Ma everywhere and respect her as an elder.

"Strictly speaking, they are not your followers. They just accompany you. Therefore, this is your first time to experience the life of being surrounded by servants at home. I guess you feel uncomfortable, right? But... no matter what, these people are yours, and they will be your responsibility in the future. It is easy for servants in the family of a foreign relative to cause problems, especially since you are not an ordinary foreign relative. If you are not careful, your reputation may be affected by the servants, so you must manage them well and cannot rely on Mammy for help."

Jin Jiashu was thoughtful: "That's true... After Mammy sorted out these people, those with unknown origins were sent away, and those who were disobedient and had ulterior motives were also arranged by Mammy herself and sent to the farm. The rest of them are now honest and obedient, thinking about pleasing me all day long. Whether it's food, drink, clothing or other things, they will rack their brains to do the best to make me happy. When have I ever encountered such a thing before?

"When I was a child in my hometown, my stepmother instigated me. Even the servants looked at me coldly. I had to rely on my wet nurse for protection to have enough food and clothes, not to mention the people in the second house. After I arrived in Chang'an, I didn't have a servant at all. I could only hire people to do things for me. Even if I met servants from other families, it had nothing to do with me. When I entered the capital and was in the palace, the palace people would not regard me as their master no matter how respectful they were to me. They only did so for the sake of the queen mother and the new emperor... Now these people in my family are actually the first servants I have. I can't treat them like Zhou Xiaojian and Lu Gawa, nor can I regard them as servants of my relatives and friends. How to get along with them, manage them well, and make them do a good job is a brand new knowledge for me. I have to ask Ma Ma for advice!"

He is no longer the poor boy who supported his family alone in Chang'an. With the money he has and the errand boys he hired, he can arrange his life. He has relatives, a fiancée, his in-laws, teachers and classmates, a house, property, servants... He is about to start a family and take on the responsibility of being the head of the family. It would be too unreasonable to leave all the trivial matters at home to Ma Ma, as he did in Chang'an! Ma Ma is not his servant. She has taken care of him for so many years, and now it is time for her to enjoy her old age...

Thinking of this, how could Jin Jiashu still remember the subtle feeling that had arisen in his heart? He only felt that his shoulders were heavy and he had to bear many more responsibilities. He had no time to worry about how to manage the servants at home, so how could he have the leisure to think about random things?

Haitang watched his expression change and was very satisfied. Jin Jiashu lived a comfortable life in Chang'an, and influenced by his father and teachers, his personality was more like a scholar who was content with poverty. After he came to Beijing, he did not change his original intention until he moved into the mansion granted by the palace and experienced the life of a wealthy family...

It is normal for a poor man to have any psychological fluctuations when he suddenly becomes rich. Haitang does not want him to have any changes in his temperament, which will add uncertainty to his future marriage life. She cannot openly talk about the matter, so she can only temporarily divert his attention, let him think as little as possible about his control over the servants in the house, and think more about his responsibilities to them. She only hopes that he can always remain himself and not become annoying.

After their wedding is complete and she becomes the mistress of the mansion, the job of managing the servants will be handed over to her. By then, she will naturally not let him have any inappropriate thoughts...

Haitang didn't want Jin Jiashu to continue to ponder on this topic, so she turned to ask about another matter: "You suddenly went to the palace a few days ago, and then there was no news. Even Ma Ma went to the palace, and she didn't come out until two days ago. My mother wanted to send her a New Year gift, so she sent my brother to run errands. My brother had to go to your house every day to inquire about it. What happened? How come you and Ma Ma suddenly went to the palace and never came back?"

Jin Jiashu smiled and said, "It's nothing, actually. When the imperial physician came to check my pulse, he found that my health had improved a lot. I don't know why, so he immediately reported it to the palace. My aunt was worried that something was wrong with my health, so she urgently summoned me to ask questions and then let the imperial physician check my pulse. I thought I had made all the necessary preparations, so I told my aunt that it was because I found the dried flowers of Tianxin Begonia from you, and I didn't know if I could make a medicine with it. I was afraid that if I told her, she would be disappointed and angry at Teacher Xie and you, so I simply asked the imperial physician for the recipe secretly, made the medicine with the dried flowers myself, and ate it..."

Jin Jiashu took the entire incident upon himself, clearing Xie Wenzai and Haitang of any responsibility, but deliberately emphasized the credit of his teacher and fiancée for discovering the antidote. Perhaps because he acted too deliberately, Empress Dowager Xu was quite suspicious of his statement, and felt that he was too bold to prepare and take the medicine without the permission of the imperial physician. She also felt that he might have wasted the only raw material of the antidote that could be found in the capital by hiding it from her, which made her angry and anxious. However, the results of the diagnosis by the imperial physicians and the imperial doctors were very ideal, proving that "dried flowers" could also be effective. Jin Jiashu's reckless behavior saved himself, which made it difficult for Empress Dowager Xu to blame him.

After all, his life was his own, and he found the medicine himself. It was not a big mistake for him to choose to make the antidote himself instead of asking the Imperial Hospital to do it. Even if the people in the Imperial Hospital successfully made the antidote, the result would not be better than the current one.

Empress Dowager Xu could only order the imperial physician to prescribe medicine to nurse Jin Jiashu back to health and ensure that he would not be harmed by the remaining poison again. There was nothing else she could do.

Ma Shangyi came to the palace to pay homage to the Empress Dowager Xu at this time. She used the complicated composition of the servants in Jin Jiashu's mansion as an excuse to give the Empress Dowager Xu a way out!