Reborn Noble Daughter and First Wife

Chapter 211 Establish Prestige First

I don't know how long it took, the sky was twilight, Gu Qinglian half-closed her eyes, stretched out her hand to touch, and there was nothing around her, she asked in a daze, "... where is the young master?"

The gold silk brocade curtain of thin silk and water blue was raised, and Fangxin's smiling face caught her eyes, "The young master has already gone to court. Young mistress, are you up?"

Gu Qinglian started lazily, squinting slightly to see the sky just dawning outside the window, he must have woken up too early, it seems that it was not easy to be an official in ancient times!It is not at all easier than modern office workers.

Gu Qinglian slumped and sat on the couch, letting Fangxin and the two little maids change their clothes.She raised her head slightly sleepily, and a ray of morning light just shot in and sprinkled on her face. Madam Shen is probably ill and has not woken up yet, and she doesn't need her to greet her. She doesn't work and doesn't need a massage. I went to work, and besides, it's still early, can she still hang around?

Thinking of this, she yawned and pulled back her arms and legs, lying down on the couch, and took advantage of the opportunity to lift the brocade quilt to get in.

Fang Xin is very familiar with this set of actions, before she would naturally cover her with the quilt to fulfill her, but now it is different from the past, she is now the backbone of the Shen residence, and there are many things waiting for her to deal with.

Fangxin tightly grasped Gu Qinglian's hand and persuaded: "Young Mistress, you can't sleep anymore. Just now, Steward Cao, Mama Wu, and several mothers who are in charge have all been here, and all the girls and women are here. The servants are all assembled in the front hall, waiting for your instructions. You can't sleep anymore." After finishing speaking, he winked at the two girls beside him, and forcefully pulled Gu Qinglian up.

Gu Qinglian stood up in pain, screaming in her heart, why did she return to the miserable old society overnight!It seems that the good days of sleeping until you wake up naturally will be gone forever!
Fang Xin helped Gu Qinglian into the bathtub prepared by Fang Xin with a distressed expression on her face. After soaking for a while, she felt a little more comfortable and became more conscious.It was already bright, and Gu Qinglian, who was sitting in front of the dressing table, was being dressed up by Fangxin.

Cui'er came in to announce, "Mother Wang and Wangcai's family are here."

Mama Wang, who is in charge, knows about it. When will another wealthy family appear? "Who is from the Wangcai family?" Gu Qinglian asked suspiciously.

"Mama Yao and Mama Wang helped the wife take care of the household chores in the mansion before. The wife couldn't do without others. Mama Yao always took care of her. Mama Wang couldn't handle it alone, so she recommended Wangcai's daughter-in-law to help." Fang Fang Xin reminded from the side.

"Call them in!" Gu Qinglian said softly.

As expected of a person who has served for a long time, Fangxin is already familiar with how to serve Gu Qinglian, and she is very deft and skillful in moving her hands. She combed her hair in a casual bun and fixed it with golden bead hairpins. Wearing a pair of jade earrings on the eyes, drawing eyebrows and eyes, applying makeup and powder, everything was done before the two of them came in.

After a while, a seemingly honest middle-aged woman and a younger woman came in, and saluted Gu Qinglian with a smile on their faces, their gestures were very respectful.Gu Qinglian said slightly: "Excuse me. Mama Wang and..." For a moment she forgot which family the young daughter-in-law belonged to.

Before anyone else reminded her, the young daughter-in-law stepped forward with a smile on her face and bowed her body, "Mrs. Hui, the maidservant's name is Cuihua, and she is the daughter-in-law of the Wangcai family who is in charge."

Gu Qinglian smiled and said kindly: "Get up."

The two of them stood up, and Mother Wang smiled and said, "Young Mistress is well. The maidservant should have come to greet you a few days earlier, but you are busy these days and don't want to disturb you. Yesterday, the Eldest Young Master ordered that from today onwards, you will be greeted." Everything is up to you to decide, and you also explained that you want to see all the servants in the mansion. So the servants gathered them in the hall early in the morning." Wang Mama smiled very respectfully.

Gu Qinglian glanced at her. Although Mama Wang's posture was respectful, as if she respected her very much, Gu Qinglian still noticed the scorn and sharpness in her eyes.She said in a calm voice: "Don't worry, Ms. Wang will divide the family first, and I will go there after half an hour."

Ms. Wang was stunned for a moment, unable to recollect the meaning of Gu Qinglian's words, at this time Wang Cai's family suddenly raised her head and asked very cautiously: "Your maidservant has the guts to ask, I don't know what the eldest and young mistress mean? Is it based on errands? Or is it based on a courtyard?"

Very clever, these words flashed in Gu Qinglian's mind, she turned her head to look at Cuihua, she was thin and dark-skinned, dressed in administrative attire, and her hair was combed neatly.There is no messy hair, and there is a decent smile on his face.Gu Qinglian gave her a slightly appreciative look, and said, "Let's divide according to one courtyard."

Mama Wang's lips twitched, as if she wanted to speak, Gu Qinglian turned to her and said: "Mama Wang is an old man in the house, so you will take the lead and divide the servants of each courtyard."

Ms. Wang forced a smile, "We are all a family, why should we be so divided? My wife didn't do this when she was here, but she seems to be more divided." She looked up at Gu Qinglian, a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in her eyes, but in the blink of an eye, Putting on a respectful look of a servant, he said flatteringly: "Before leaving the house, the madam specially ordered the servants to take good care of them and obey you in everything."

As expected of a veteran, it's really not easy.He kept saying 'you are the master', but concealed his own opinions in his words, and used Mrs. Shen to suppress her.She thought that Gu Qinglian was a vegetarian. She looked at Ms. Wang quietly, and felt a little trembling in her heart. After watching for a while, there was a faint smile on the corner of Gu Qinglian's mouth, and her tone was cold and polite: "What I say, what you do."

Not a single reason was given!

Mama Wang sensed the coldness in her tone, and raised her head with a stiff smile on her face, looking at Gu Qinglian with a calm face, although her heart was trembling, she didn't dare to show it.Cuihua also had a rather surprised look on her face, she stole a glance at Gu Qinglian, then lowered her head, and the two of them bowed their heads in response and backed away.

On weekdays, Gu Qinglian's majestic Wang Mama had heard about it for a long time. Today, a sense of awe arose in her heart for no reason. Thinking of Gu Qinglian's icy face, she couldn't help sighing secretly: I'm afraid it's a powerful one!

Cuihua also learned about Gu Qinglian's majesty, and told the women and maids who came forward to inquire about the news: "Don't look at the young lady who is young and beautiful, and she is also a powerful master. You should be careful in the future and be honest. Don't make fun of yourself!" Everyone who said that also looked at each other in blank dismay.

While eating breakfast, Gu Qinglian was thinking about what to do next.One is to continue to streamline the staff, and the other is to find a way to open source.

The sky was bright, and Gu Qinglian came down to the hall accompanied by several maidservants.A large mahogany high-backed chair was placed in the center, Gu Qinglian strode forward and sat down, the woman beside her brought tea, Gu Qinglian took it and slowly took a sip, looked up, the hall was densely packed The people in the courtyard were divided into several phalanxes, and a consul stood in front of each phalanx.

So many people have been laid off, why are there so many left!Gu Qinglian looked at the black crowd and sighed secretly.

Mama Wang introduced each square formation to Gu Qinglian, and everyone kowtowed to Gu Qinglian in unison, which was very powerful.Gu Qinglian was still a little unaccustomed to it, but she had to show her composure and admonished the crowd loudly: "When my wife got sick, she handed over all the things in the house to me. We gathered here today just to get to know each other. I I'm young and I haven't experienced anything, I hope everyone can help me a lot in the future."

Most of the people below were either staring at her, or holding their mouths in disbelief.This is also not to blame.Who told her to make an unflattering decision as soon as she came on stage.Gu Qinglian ignored everyone's expressions, pointed to the leaders of each courtyard and said, "Please report the number of people in the courtyard one by one, and what is everyone's qualifications and skills."

First, Mother Yao stepped forward to introduce one by one, Gu Qinglian nodded with a smile all the time, Fangxin and Cui'er each held the form that Gu Qinglian had prepared in advance, and they asked and recorded according to the rules on the paper.

Gu Qinglian stared at them and recorded three or five people, and thought it was not bad, so she handed it over to Fangxin. The maids did not have any objections, and they all registered one by one obediently. Only a few older mothers looked very upset. Ugly, they lowered their heads and exchanged glances with each other, Gu Qinglian couldn't understand the small calculations in their hearts.

They are headed by Ms. Wang, who basically had half of the authority before. Mrs. Shen was seriously ill and Ms. Yao accompanied her. She wanted to take advantage of the chaos to seize power. It turned out to be so tricky.

Gu Qinglian knew in her heart like a bright mirror, she just pretended to be confused and drank her tea, staring at Mama Wang with fixed eyes.Madam Wang was stared into hair, her body tensed up subconsciously, she lowered her head more respectfully, to prevent Gu Qinglian from finding out about her.

There was silence in the hall, and everyone lined up to register.

Fangxin saw that there was not enough manpower, so she sent a few more people, so that the registration of a thousand people was completed in one noon. Gu Qinglian looked at it briefly, and gave Fangxin a few more instructions, so Fangxin said loudly to everyone: "The current situation in Shen's residence must be clear to everyone, so it's inconvenient to say more. After the investigation just now, I found that some people are useless to wait. The young lady has already ordered that those who call their names will immediately receive the silver taels. What's the deal? You can go home."

With the right words, the hall was buzzing like a hornet's nest, some were happy, some were crying, and some were angry. Many people's eyes finally fell on Mama Wang.Mama Wang turned her face around several times, and finally couldn't help it, "Eldest young mistress, if it spreads about such a big move, I'm afraid it will be disgraceful. Look...do you need to go back to your wife...to make a decision?"

Gu Qinglian suppressed her smile, stared at Mama Wang coldly, and said slowly: "Why... it seems that in Mama's heart, the wife is the master of the house!"

Mama Wang's palms were already sweating under this terrifying cold gaze. It seemed that this young mistress was really not simple, "I dare not."

"Don't dare?" Gu Qinglian snorted coldly, and a sneer flashed in her eyes. She squinted her eyes and stared at Mama Wang, and said word by word: "It seems that Mama is old and her memory is not very good." She Winking at Fangxin, Fangxin stepped forward and said, "Mom, let me remind you. What did the young mistress say in the morning?"

Mother Wang was stunned, and immediately understood how powerful Gu Qinglian was, she trembled unknowingly, changed into a low-key look in an instant, stepped forward quickly, and bowed with a flattering face, "Mrs. Whatever you say is what you say, the old slave has memorized it." After speaking, his whole body was drenched in sweat.

Gu Qinglian saw that she was well-behaved, and her confession attitude was not bad, so she tapped a few words: "You must have a good memory when you are a servant. Next time, don't forget it."

Mama Wang repeatedly agreed and withdrew.

Gu Qinglian hid her smile, slowly picked up the teacup beside her, took a sip of tea in a slow motion, and said to Mama Yao in a deep voice: "Mama Yao, just now Mama Wang said that the matter of layoffs should be reported to the wife, what do you think?" ?”

Mother Yao was optimistic about Gu Qinglian at first, and now that she has retired, she walked up to salute without any haste, and pretended to be panic-stricken and said: "Young Mistress is what you say, you are the one now." The master of the house!"

Gu Qinglian looked at the old man who was able to deal with it freely in front of her, and heard that she was admiring herself, so she glanced at her gratefully, the two looked at each other, and Mother Yao smiled heartily.

After doing this, no one dared to come forward to refute, and the layoff plan continued to be implemented step by step.

The maids were sold out, and those who returned home, the hall gradually emptied, Gu Qinglian's face was slightly tired, and her chest was also stuffy.She slowly got up and said to Fangxin: "Xin'er, take care of the rest on your own, I feel a little bored, Cui'er, please help me go back."

(End of this chapter)