The Department of Internal Affairs is actually equivalent to the former Ministry of Internal Affairs.
This is also the place closest to the royal family. All officials of the Inner Palace, big and small, followed the Holy Emperor southward.
Except for a few eunuchs and nuns in charge, there are no other people in charge here.
Besides, if the eunuch in charge was really capable and well-connected, she would have gone to serve the master long ago, and she would not be teaching any new people here.
After all, these people definitely have the ability, but there are always reasons why they fail.
Lin Yutong wants to work hard on these stewards. If he can really find a few who can take charge of their duties, it will be really easy.
In the Inner Court Department, there are rows of bungalows, crowded with many people. Only the front yard, used as the Yamen, has a main room with three rooms.
Aunt Su looked at Wu Chunlai and said in a low voice: "Stop smoking dry cigarettes. You have this smell on your body and you won't be welcomed by the master."
As expected, Wu Chunlai put away the pipe and pot, "You are right, it's time to put it away."
Aunt Ping on the other side laughed mockingly: "This is called the master. I don't think so."
Aunt Su glanced at Aunt Ping, smiled, but said nothing. Whether she was the master or not was not really important. The important thing was to find a way to survive. Anyway, looking at it now, it is said that the one who can make them stand out again is to
This is the master who came to borrow someone.
She looked down upon her and thought she was a girl from the countryside, but the emperors who founded the country in any dynasty were of high birth? They were not all mud-legged.
What's the point of saying these neither salty nor bland words now? When the Huizi people come, I'm not sure how they can obey them.
Wu Chunlai coughed and said, "Be careful, this guy can reach out and twist someone's head off. If you say the wrong thing, try..."
There was suddenly no sound in the room.
Since Lin Yutong suppressed those who wanted to cause trouble a few days ago, the rumors in the market are becoming more and more outrageous. She is so powerful that she can hit the target with one shot and can break the neck of a strong man with one hand. It is almost said that she has three heads and six arms.
Although everyone knows that this is a rumor and its credibility is not high, it is discounted. The blood-stained snow and ice in the south of the city cannot be faked.
In short, this person really knows how to kill.
Aunt Ping moved her buttocks a little fearfully, "I also said, after all, this is just a marquis mansion..." In the past, those old marquis mansions in the capital, who would dare to show their face.
Before he finished speaking, the door opened and another man and woman in their thirties came in.
"All the brats down there have told them to clean up a little bit, so that the master won't feel dirty." Zheng Jihe moved closer to the brazier. This is the only brazier in the Inner Palace Department now.
However, Nanny Su quickly asked Nanny Zhou, who had just come in, "...you should take good care of these girls. If there are some that are unusable, get rid of them quickly and don't let the master see..."
Aunt Zhou smiled and said: "Old sister, you don't need to tell me this. Make sure everyone is clean..."
Wu Chunlai then stood up and said, "That's done. Call everyone out quickly and stand up."
Zheng Jihe quickly got up and moved the stool, put a brand new cushion on the stool, and reached out to touch the water in the pot to make sure it was boiling hot. He was going to make tea for his master later.
But when a few people came out, Grandma Su frowned first, then pulled Grandma Zhou and said, "You are deceived by lard!"
Aunt Zhou rolled her eyes and said, "Sister, you used to serve the Queen. We all know that you have something in mind. But I'm not stupid. I have a reason for arranging this."
Grandma Su looked at the girls standing in front, all of them were pretty and cute, but they were all standing in the back. She was very angry. She was really smart.
Wu Chunlai grabbed Nanny Su who was about to get angry, shook her head gently, and said: "Okay, no matter where you stand, it will be the same."
If he is really not a shrewd person, he will be fooled even if he is fooled. If he is really shrewd, it will not be affected at all by how he chooses the person. Besides, they look down on this person in their hearts. It is not because they have less competitors.
Why bother to remind her, it's still not good enough.
Grandma Su just shut up and said nothing.
Aunt Ping and Aunt Zhou looked at each other and smiled, somewhat proudly.
"Coming, coming!" Two boys aged thirteen or fourteen ran in from outside the gate, "Several horses are coming..."
Came on horseback?
Several people looked at each other and hurried to the door to greet him.
Aunt Su watched from a distance. On the leading horse sat a little woman wearing a red fox fur cloak. She wore a ruby headband, which was simple to the extreme, but also extremely expensive. On her ears
There was a pair of gold leaves hanging on it, which looked tacky on others, but this lady looked more elegant when she wore it with upside down edges. The material on her body was a bright red riding suit made of tapestry, and on her feet were a pair of deerskin boots, all of which she had never seen before.
She had seen a lot of ladies in the past, but none of them were more eye-catching or flamboyant than this one. She had only seen a lady who didn't have bound feet. She had only seen Jiang.
Madam, I have never seen anyone riding a horse like this outside.
I saw her jumping off the horse, holding a black riding whip in her hand. On her wrist, a mutton-fat jade bracelet appeared and disappeared. On her finger, she wore an unknown gemstone, which was transparent and shining with dazzling light.
There are so many pieces of jewelry all over the body, but they are well matched. All of a sudden, it makes people feel distinguished.
Seeing her dismounting and walking towards her, Nanny Su was stunned for a moment. She thought she saw her old master again. It wasn't her imagination, but the aura between this lady and the deceased queen was so similar.
It wasn't until Wu Chunlai pulled her that Grandma Su came to her senses and quickly knelt down.
Her heart was pounding, and she felt that she was really crazy. One was a queen who was the mother of the country, and the other was a village girl who was born in a country doctor. How could it be the same?
"Everyone, get up." The voice was young and careless. She walked past her and could only see a pair of exquisite boots.
It turns out that women are not only beautiful if they have three-inch golden lotuses. Such thoughts came to Nanny Su's mind.
When she stood up, she saw the solemn expressions on the faces of Aunt Ping and Aunt Zhou.
Should!
Just do it.
Several people quickly followed inside, and Lin Yutong had already sat on the chair prepared in advance. As soon as they met, she could see the expressions of several people. She picked up the tea bowl and gently skimmed the tea foam, but
Didn't drink.
Aunt Ping kept watching her movements and felt that there were some differences in etiquette, but she could feel that her movements were equally elegant and had nothing to do with vulgarity.
So, he quickly smiled and said: "Madam, the people you want to see have been summoned. Do you want to see it now?"
Lin Yutong didn't even raise his head, "Then scream."
This action, this tone, this emphasis, seems to be no different from the masters in the palace.
These few people are worried. Is it possible that the theory of fate is really true? Otherwise, it cannot be explained.
When Lin Yutong raised his head, there were already people kneeling below. "Get up. Everyone, raise your heads."
The one standing in front is Yi Shui, a good-looking person.
Lin Yutong felt like a mirror in her heart, passing through the two eunuchs and three nuns, and then took it back.
She raised her finger and pointed, and it happened to be Wu Chunlai and Nanny Su. When they came forward, she gave some instructions in a low voice, and they quickly lowered their heads and went down to work.
Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "Madam, can I give you a cup of hot tea?"
Lin Yutong waved his hand and pointed at Zheng Jihe, who kept his head hanging down. "You go ahead. I tasted the tea you made and it tastes pretty good."
Zheng Jihe raised his head suddenly, then responded quickly and went to change the tea. He knew that the lady had not drunk the tea at all, and the tea was still hot. The reason why he asked himself to change the tea was because he was selected.
A trace of panic flashed in Nanny Zhou's eyes. Who would want to stay in a place like this if they have a future?
But whether the lady really saw something, or whether she hit it by mistake, she was a little unsure.
When I looked back, I saw that the people standing below had been divided into several pairs.
On the girl's side, all those with small feet will be removed first. Then inside the big feet, they will be divided according to their specialties. Those who are good at abacus, reading, embroidery, cooking, gardening, and combing hair.
I know how to massage and do it very carefully.
But eunuchs are only divided into literate and illiterate ones.
Then a group of five people came to Lin Yutong and asked her to choose.
He has an upright face, is not a petty person, is generous and tidy, and looks like a scholar. This is the first category. The standard is the model of the eunuchs who used to be around the Fourth Master.
Clever and somewhat tactful, this is the second category. People like this are really indispensable when running errands and socializing.
Besides being honest and responsible, this type of person is used to make people feel at ease.
The maid picked about eighty people, while the eunuch picked more than a hundred.
The housekeeper only handed over to Aunt Su, while the eunuchs were Wu Chunlai and Zheng Jihe.
Lin Yutong returned to the house and went to Fourth Master's study first. There was no one else in the room at this moment, so she sat down first.
"I've seen a lot of these people before." Lin Yutong still believed in Fourth Master's vision of people.
The fourth master handed over the tea and said, "Warm it up first. I will look at it carefully for a while and then arrange errands."
This home requires several sets of teams. They can't even be installed in the front and back yards. It's cumbersome and troublesome.
Lin Yutong and Fourth Master counted on their fingers, "We still need people to support the accounting office in the outer courtyard, the accounting office in the inner courtyard, and the warehouse."
When I was a queen in the past, everything I had was ready-made. But what about now?
The fourth master scratched his head, "We would rather trouble now and get it right in one step, so as to save the children trouble in the future..."