After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 25 Killing the chicken to scare the monkey

Mother Qian, who was in the crowd, crossed her arms and her face changed when she heard Rong Peilan's words. "Not to mention the current Madam, even when the old Madam was here, she would give me some face. But now when it comes to the young Madam, she is not showing any mercy."

She had been working in the Ji Mansion before she got married, and worked her way up to become the manager of the old lady's courtyard. Until the Marquis was conferred the title of Marquis, he took care of the old lady.

She is already a respected old lady in the mansion. To put it bluntly, it would be worthy for the Marquis's mansion to provide for her in her old age.

Mother Qian's voice was neither too soft nor too loud, just enough for all the housekeepers to hear, and Rong Peilan could also hear it.

Rong Peilan raised her lips slightly, "Mother Qian, you have worked in the mansion for more than 20 years and have made great contributions."

Mother Qian raised the corners of her lips and raised her head slightly.

Rong Peilan, "The scenery of the manor in the West Mountain is pleasant, and the fruits and vegetables on the mountain are abundant, which is suitable for living and retirement. Jixing, ask Yazi to buy two smart little girls to serve Mother Qian tomorrow."

Mother Qian's heart skipped a beat. "W-What do you mean?"

Rong Peilan, "Mom has worked hard and made great contributions, so we can only be kind to her, not follow the rules. The farm is quiet and perfect for living in old age. When the little girl is bought tomorrow, she will go to the farm with mom to live in old age."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone else's expressions changed immediately. This was not retirement at all, it was being banished to the "cold palace".

Not only does one receive a monthly stipend in the mansion, but if there is a happy event in the mansion, there is also generous reward money.

If I go to the farm, apart from the pension money allocated by the government, I will have no income.

Mother Qian's expression changed immediately. "Young Madam, you have such a powerful method. You should ask the Marquis' wife before you eliminate dissidents like this!"

"How dare you!" Rong Peilan frowned, and her gentle eyes turned fierce. "What a cunning woman! I have served you for many years and let you live comfortably in your old age, but you are so overstepping the boundaries. You don't know what is good for you!"

Now everyone knows that the young lady is really going to reorganize the mansion.

Mother Qian refused to give up. She didn't believe that the Madam could let the Young Madam do this.

"I, I want to see the Madam, I want to see the Prince!"

Rong Peilan glanced at Mother Qian, and the expression on her face was as if she was looking down on a joke. "I'm afraid that Mother has grown old and has stayed in this prosperous mansion for too long, so she has forgotten her own name."

Mother Qian's face turned red. No matter how respectable she was, she was still a servant in the Marquis's mansion. The young lady was married to the prince in a formal ceremony, so she was a legitimate master.

Rong Peilan knew that the time was almost right, and looked at the others, "There are many people in the mansion, so there are rules for everything. If everyone wants to sell face to gain benefits, I would like to sell it to the mothers first. I won't pay you for the next two months. Is that okay?"

Everyone who was originally watching the fun withdrew their gazes, shut their mouths and lowered their heads.

Who can go against money? Mother Qian has walked into trouble. They are here to make money, not to go against their master.

Seeing that they were silent, Rong Peilan lowered her eyes slightly and gently turned the round fan in her hand, "Who is Madam Wang from the kitchen?"

She has already looked through the detailed accounts of the mansion for the past five years. Mother Wang took over the kitchen the year before last. Compared with the previous kitchen manager, Mother Wang was clean and the details of all purchases were clear and precise. She was a responsible person.

“Here, here!” Mother Wang had a happy face and a round figure. From a distance, she looked like Maitreya Buddha.

"Why didn't mother make the whitebait soup this morning?"

At this point, Mother Wang's face turned bitter. "Yesterday I told Xing'er not to close the stove tightly when on duty at night, and not to let the charcoal burn out. When I got up in the morning, the stove was already cold, and it was too late to light a fire again."

A thin-faced maid immediately said, "It wasn't me who was on duty last night. It was Chunyu."

Spring rain, "Today is my day, yesterday was not my day."

Xing'er frowned, "How could it not be you? It was me the night before yesterday, and it should have been you yesterday." Chunyu also became anxious, "The day before yesterday I..."

"Alright, stop arguing." Mother Wang interrupted their argument unhappily, "You can't even do this properly. It's really embarrassing for our kitchen in front of so many people."

After the two maids stopped arguing, Rong Peilan raised her eyes and looked at Mother Wang, "Mother Wang, the first rule today is for the kitchen."

Mother Wang wiped the sweat from her forehead and swallowed carefully. She thought to herself that the young lady might also want her to live with Mother Qian in her old age.

"The night shifts in the big kitchen will no longer be arranged by Butler Wu, but will be arranged directly by Mother Wang."

Mother Wang's eyes lit up. Is this to give her more power?

The kitchen has always been a place with a lot of money and resources. Many people try their best to work in the kitchen. Originally, the people in the kitchen were all appointed by Manager Wu.

She was able to work in the kitchen because she went to the farm with her mistress the year before last. The cook was sick, so she took over. Her cooking skills were approved by her mistress, so she was transferred directly to the kitchen when she returned home.

She had a weak foundation in the mansion and was not as bold as the previous steward. She did not want to lose such a lucrative position, so she did not dare to steal any benefits.

If she can recruit the personnel, she will definitely be able to reap some benefits in the future.

Seeing her expression, Rong Peilan raised the corners of her lips and smiled, "In the past, there was a lot of staff turnover in the kitchen. From now on, the staff changes will take three months. Except for those who have committed crimes or are sick, the rest of the changes will be decided by Mother Wang."

Mother Wang's eyes were almost slits, and her face was just short of a flower.

"If a newcomer commits a crime, Mother Wang will punish them as well."

The smile on Mother Wang’s face froze instantly.

"The second rule." Rong Peilan paused and looked at the servants below who dared not breathe, fearing that the second knife would be swung at their heads.

"Give it to Yuhui Garden."

Some vague gazes were cast upon the several older maids who had been demoted.

Rong Peilan, "There are ten second-class maids in Yuhui Garden and four maids for cleaning. I will pick two of them to serve in the house, and two more from the outer courtyard."

As soon as she finished speaking, there was another round of whispers among the crowd.

Especially the young and pretty maids, there was a hint of hope in their eyes.

Rong Peilan walked to a rattan chair nearby and sat down leisurely. She expected that Mother Qian would make trouble. An old mother who was used to taking advantage of her age would be the most suitable example to make an example of her.

And she found that Mother Wang was one of the few people in the mansion who did not do anything tricky, so she was the most suitable person to use to show both kindness and severity.

The fate of these two people is obvious, and the rest of the people will naturally know what to do.

Jixing stepped forward and asked, "Who knows how to comb hair?"

A pretty maid looked around, bit her lip, and raised her hand, "I, I can."

Ji Xing was just about to say that this girl was the one who had peeked in at the gate of Yuhui Garden the most often and was dozing off with her eyes closed on the rattan chair, but he kept her without even opening his eyes.

"Keep."

(End of this chapter)