Chapter 68: Killing chickens to make an example to monkeys
Ye Luo simply said "no courtesy." and ignored it. He sat on the main seat and picked up the abacus in Bingyue's hand to set up the stall. He only heard the crackling sound of beads.
"Bingyue, the tea is cold." Ye Luo put down the brush in his hand, picked up the teacup and took a sip, frowning slightly.
What Ji Ting heard was that he was standing uneasy. It was already past three quarters of the hour. Except for him and the three princesses and servants, no one was seen in the main hall. He secretly raised his head and looked at the woman on the main seat. She was concentrating on her words.
Looking at the account book, there was no trace of impatience on Quiet's face.
"Ji Weiwei, if you are tired, you might as well sit down and drink tea." Ye Luo did not raise his head, and the round jade abacus beads moved quickly under his slender fingers.
"Ji Ting doesn't dare."
"Binglu, give Guard Ji a cup of tea." Ye Luo ignored Ji Ting's words and found some work for Binglu, who had been waiting impatiently. The girl still couldn't calm down.
"Thank you, Princess." Ji Ting felt as if there were a thousand nails on the bench and did not dare to relax.
He complained about Butler Li in his heart. How could he learn something after working with the prince for many years? How could he not understand the purpose of Butler Li asking him to come here today? How could the princess need his help?
The people in the palace were afraid that they had been deceived by the princess. Whether it was the battle-hardened prince or the old fox Butler Li, they all looked down upon the princess who had married into the palace for the sake of happiness. No wonder Murong Zi, who had always been proud, looked down upon him.
The concubine always gets a bad rap from her, and even the master, who has no emotions or anger, almost jumps out of anger?
"Princess, this servant is Yuerong, the maid under Grandma Zhou. Grandma Zhou was called by the side concubine for questioning. Then she remembered that the princess had something else to do here, so she asked this servant to take a leave of absence for her." The name is Yue.
Rong's maid glanced at the furnishings in the room with evil eyes.
"Who is Aunt Zhou?" Ye Luo still didn't raise his head and just asked lightly, as if he didn't care at all who was coming.
"Miss, Aunt Zhou is the concubine of the side princess, and now she is the steward of Yilian Court." Bingyue was a little surprised that the lady knew this Aunt Zhou, why did she have to ask again.
"I know." Ye Luo looked at Ji Ting's bitter face with a half-smile.
Ji Ting felt aggrieved when Ye Luo glanced at him. He didn't even know what Ye Luo meant. He came honestly without even eating breakfast.
Aunt Zhou next to the princess here was a little too courageous and sent a maid to smooth things over. It can be said that Sima Zhao’s heart is known to everyone. Yesterday, the princess slapped the princess twice and even hit the concubine once.
It’s no wonder that Wang Ma, who was helped up again, would hold a grudge. She openly refuted the princess’s face today.
In fact, even if the incident in the dressing room hadn't happened yesterday, Wang Ma would have been kicked out of the palace sooner or later. It's just that that person was replaced by Butler Li. How could the person who was once targeted by Butler Li make her behave like a monster again?
But with a different person handling it, and even the mistress of the house has changed, how could Princess Side be willing to do so?
"My slave, please leave." After all, the maid is just a little maid and has experienced too little. When she saw that Ye Luo was not talking, she left stupidly.
"It's almost time. Bingyue has collected everything." Ye Luo took a cup of tea and drank a few sips gracefully.
It was over like this. Maybe the princess gave up when she saw no one was around today, but Ye Luo's next words made Ji Ting feel how ridiculous his idea was.
"If you have nothing to do, Guard Ji, please help me go to Yilian Courtyard, and ask Grandma Zhou to come back after she is done with her work. You also saw that there are only two girls beside me, and they have to serve tea.
I'll bother you to make a trip to deliver water. But don't disturb Concubine Murong to explain things, so as not to embarrass Grandma Zhou."
"Yes, Ji Ting will go now." The so-called not to embarrass Aunt Zhou means to let him monitor her.
"My servant Zhang Bing pays my respects to the princess. I was asked by the prince to go out to do some work last night, and now I rush back to the palace to ask the princess to forgive me." When Ji Ting went out, he saw Zhang Bing, the second housekeeper, coming in. Someone finally came.
Although the second housekeeper is not as good as the first housekeeper Li Jianzhong, he has always been prudent in doing things, and he will make such a mistake today. The people in this house are really rebellious. Even if the princess is not punished today, I am afraid that the prince will not let it go.
Even those people brought out by several princes had forgotten the rules, and one or two of them were so old that they couldn't even distinguish their masters.
No matter what, the princess is still the master, how can they be allowed to discuss in private.
"The second housekeeper is serious. You and the chief housekeeper used to do the hard work in this palace. It can be said that you have worked hard and achieved great results. What's more, with the prince's orders now, how can I be an unreasonable person?" Ye Luo sat down solemnly,
There was always a soft smile on his face: "Bingyue, let's serve tea. The second housekeeper has been running around all night, so why not sit down and rest for a while."
"Thank you, Princess. It is the duty of a servant to work for the prince." Since the princess valued him, he would not put it off any longer.
"I wonder who Zhang Xiaotian is the second housekeeper?" Ye Luo asked curiously.
"He's the servant's useless young son." Zhang Bing's heart skipped a beat and he replied calmly.
"What about Zhang Yi?" He is really brave, but I don't know if he can use it to his advantage.
Zhang Bing's hand holding the tea cup couldn't help shaking. He put down the cup and walked forward and knelt down in three steps. Zhang Xiaotian was his useless son and Zhang Yi was his brother. These two were lazy, eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and getting into trouble all day long.
He had finished his work early in the morning and returned to the capital, but he had not returned home because he was cleaning up the mess for those two people. The two of them went to a restaurant to eat last night. After eating, they refused to pay and even injured someone, causing a lawsuit.
After entering the prison, he checked everything up and down, and finally he had no choice but to use the name of the prince to bail the person out. It seems that the princess has got the news, and these two people really want to kill her.
"The second housekeeper is also a cheerful person. I, the princess, told me directly. Bingyue brought the things to the second housekeeper to see."
Zhang Bing didn't know why. When he saw the big word "IOU" on the two pieces of paper, he looked up at Ye Luo in horror. He knew that this princess was not simple, but he didn't expect that even the prince and Butler Li didn't know about it.
She found out.
These two IOUs were huge debts owed by his brother and son in the gambling house. Those two idiots didn't know they were tricked. They had been doing evil all day long just because they were doing things in Prince Yi's Mansion, and finally stabbed them.
The people from Prime Minister Murong's Mansion found him with the two documents and threatened him with the lives of those two people to have to work for the Murong family. No matter how much he hated those two people, they were still related to him by blood.
"This slave is at the disposal of the princess, and has nothing to say." He didn't want to defend himself. Ever since he did something that was sorry to the prince, he had never slept soundly for a day, and now he was relieved.