The front yard was crowded with people. Chu Nanzhi took a brief look and saw that except for the few groups of royal guards standing at the back, the remaining ten people were the female envoys from the inner courtyard sent over by Yin Liuxuan, the handymen from the outer courtyard and several people in charge of the kitchen.
The cook of the house.
The group of people stood neatly in two rows, looking very respectful. They were used to being disciplined by the palace, but they didn't have any of the lazy postures of ordinary servants.
While Chu Nanzhi was looking at everyone, Sang Qi handed over a booklet and whispered, "Master, this is the roster given by Mr. Yin."
Chu Nanzhi opened it and took a look at it. At a glance, it was clear that the fresh handwriting had been copied just in the past two days.
Yin Erlang is really attentive.
I heard that the total number of maids awarded to the palace by the imperial court this time is nearly 200. If you include the guards, eunuchs at all levels, and servants in the palace, it must be an extremely large team.
There were several personnel rosters sent by Yin Liuxuan yesterday, and she really didn't have the patience to look through them.
After moving into the palace anyway, the inner court was managed by the consul and eunuch, and all other affairs were handled by the palace's young master, chief historian, and officials at all levels. As a princess, she did not need to know everyone's details, she only needed to know them closely.
Just grasp these leading people.
The reason why Yin Liuxuan re-extracted a roster must be that he hoped to have a good idea of the slaves he sent in.
She opened the booklet with an indifferent expression, and the names of Cai Lian and Cai Wei were clearly reflected on the first page, and their title was the maid of the house.
Scroll further down and see the list of the maids responsible for the daily chores in the backyard and the cooks in the kitchen.
After reading the book and returning it to Sang Qi's hand, Chu Nanzhi held the book tightly, looked around at everyone with stern eyes, and said pointedly;
"The palace has been busy with trivial matters these past two days, and has not officially met with you yet. Today is a formal meeting."
At this point, she suddenly changed the topic: "What disappoints everyone is that you all have come all the way from Jinling City and just entered the mansion, but I don't have any personal words of greetings for you.
Instead, I want to chatter some offensive words,
As the saying goes, there is no circle without rules. In the palace, there are rules for people in the palace, but outside the palace, there are also rules outside the palace. You should abide by your duties here in this palace, perform your duties, and protect the Lord loyally.
rules."
As he spoke, he slowly raised the story book in his hand: "Let me talk about these two story books in my hand. I am not willing to treat you too harshly. If you have finished your work every day and have no time to spare,
It's understandable to say that things are of an elegant nature, but you know that the princess and the prince are young, so you still collect such vulgar and indecent books and hide them in the mansion, what's your intention?"
Looking deeply at Caiwei and Cailian sisters, Chu Nanzhi's voice gradually turned high-pitched:
"Most of you were selected by the palace, and you may have been deeply favored by the nobles in the past. But now that you have arrived at Luyan Port and the palace of this palace, you are the people of Prince Pingning's palace. There is no distinction between high and low.
No matter you were once a popular person in front of the Empress Dowager or a maid in front of His Majesty, since you have not been named a concubine or a concubine, you should stick to your duty honestly, even if you do this.
Girls in the house, you should also understand the truth. It is your blessing that I and His Highness have given you this opportunity. If I don’t give it to you, you will not have this blessing.
If you want to use flattery to seduce the Lord with ulterior motives, I advise you to put away your tricks in the palace as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Cai Lian lowered her head with guilt.
Looking at the heroic figure and domineering momentum in front of her, she felt terrified.
I had a vague feeling that this person was much more frightening than the nobles in the palace who were accustomed to pretending to be soft and obedient.
The whole person was shocked, and the beautiful thoughts in his heart were gradually dissipated.
Chu Nanzhi straightened her figure, but out of the corner of her eye she couldn't help but glance at Cai Lian, who was silently burying her head. She suddenly sighed meaningfully:
"Don't think that I am a country woman, a little princess, and a young prince, so you can easily be fooled. I can solve those complicated and confusing criminal cases, so I can naturally discern your little thoughts.
I will not pursue what I said today will be held accountable. If anyone dares to hide vulgar and indecent things in the house again with evil intentions, I will not treat you lightly. Even if the Queen Mother and Your Majesty are here, they will not be able to protect you.
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The slaves in the courtyard were all surprised by her relaxed words.
I originally thought that the future master would be a village woman with little knowledge, but today her attitude of neither being humble nor overbearing not only saved their respective faces, but also gave a stern warning, making people have no choice but to surrender.
Many people in the palace expressed their sincere opinions: "Slaves must remember the princess's teachings and must abide by their duties and fulfill their duties."
Although Cai Lian felt a little resentful, she finally had to be impressed by her power and replied solemnly: "I will remember the princess's teachings."
Chu Nanzhi then ordered everyone to return to their duties and led Sang Qi back to the living room.
Lin Jinxiao listened to her scolding the slaves in the room, and he had some ideas in his mind.
No wonder Cai Lian dared to openly admit that it was the script in her room. It turned out that she had the intention to seduce herself.
It's a pity that she is not a frivolous person, she really underestimated herself.
After dinner, Yin Liuxuan and Sang Kun returned to the mansion together.
Sang Kun reported to Chu Nanzhi about the garbage cleanup situation at Jushengfang and discussed with Butler Zhao the details of building a house together.
According to the agreement, the Zhao family invested 30,000 taels of silver this time, accounting for 20% of the share of the restaurant, and was responsible for all the building construction work.
Before the contract was signed, Taigong Zhao paid all the money, which made Chu Nanzhi a little uneasy.
She looked at Sang Kun and joked with a half-smile: "This old lady is really rich, and he is not afraid that I will take the money and run away."
Sang Kun smiled calmly: "Butler Zhao said that the old lady is willing to entrust the entire family property to the master, so a mere thirty thousand taels of silver means nothing."
What's more, she is now Princess Pingning and the wife of the governor of the state. How can she give up her career for thirty thousand taels of silver?
Chu Nanzhi's eyes paused slightly: "The old man trusts us, and we cannot betray his trust. We will go over and sign the contract tomorrow."
"Well, the villagers in Tong'an Village have all come back. It was Chu Ting who persuaded them to come back."
Sang Kun looked at her and said hesitantly: "I heard that the old lady still has some things to discuss with the master. It would be appropriate for the master to go there tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow."
Knowing that Chu Ting had brought everyone back, Chu Nanzhi immediately felt much more at ease.
In this way, the restaurant can still open as expected, and there is no need to use the spare manpower of the Zhao family.