Early the next morning.

The first thing Xi Qingyan did when she took office was that she asked Chuntao to find all the servants in the house.

She herself was sitting in the courtyard waiting for everyone.

"Miss, all the servants of Shangshu Mansion have come to the courtyard. Please give me some instructions."

"good."

Xi Qingyan stood up, glanced at the servants in the courtyard, and then spoke.

"Everyone, from today on, I will be in charge of the Office of the Minister of Rites, and all matters in the office will be at my disposal. If someone breaks the rules, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Miss, I don't care who you were before. From now on, you will just be from the Ministry of Rites, Shangshu Mansion. If you still can't distinguish your identities, then get out of the Shangshu Mansion as soon as possible, so as not to be punished by me if you make any mistakes.

Miss has caught the handle, and our faces will not look good by then!"

"However, I have clear rewards and punishments. For those who abide by the law and abide by the rules of the Shangshu Mansion, I will naturally treat them favorably."

"For those who have lived in Shangshu Mansion for three to five years, their monthly money will be increased by one penny every other year. For those who have stayed in Shangshu Mansion for ten or eight years, as long as they abide by the rules of the house and focus on the affairs of Shangshu Mansion, every day

Every other year, the monthly payment will be increased by two denarii."

Xi Qingyan knew that if he wanted the horse to run, he had to let the horse eat grass.

Nowadays, the Minister of Rites' Mansion has been controlled by Madam Shangshu for so many years. If some extraordinary measures are not used, the people below will just watch the fun on the sidelines and not do anything practical.

"Thank you Miss, the servants have already remembered it! You must work hard and be loyal to Shangshufu and Miss!"

Chuntao took the initiative to support Xi Qingyan's actions before anyone spoke.

"Together with Sister Chuntao, we are loyal to Shangshu Mansion and to the eldest lady!"

The servants in Hanliyuan followed closely and expressed their attitude, and then the people in other courtyards also spoke in agreement.

Except for the people in Madame Shangshu's courtyard, everyone else expressed their stance.

"Miss, we are slaves of the Shangshu Mansion, then and now! Miss, you don't need to draw a pie for us here, we just want to know when are you going to pay us this month's monthly payment?

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"Miss, we are all old people in Shangshu Mansion. We have been doing things in Shangshu Mansion for so many years without you teaching us one by one. We all know what we should do."

"Miss, please forgive me for saying something unpleasant. You are a daughter who has not yet left the court. Although you have a bad reputation, you will eventually leave the Shangshu Mansion to get married. As the saying goes, a married daughter throws away the water.

, why do you think you are so fussy with us old men in Shangshu Mansion at this time?"

"Miss, if the husband's family you are going to marry bullies you, then people from the Shangshu Mansion will need to stand up for you. Do you think you are a little too careless in treating us like this?"

The servants of Peony Garden were all sharp-tongued and deliberately caused trouble for Xi Qingyan on her first day as the master of the household.

They were originally found by Madam Shangshu and gave her private instructions, so they deliberately said these unpleasant words to Xi Qingyan here today.

"I will never fail to fulfill my promise. The four of you don't need to be deliberately sarcastic here. Chuntao, give me monthly money!"

Xi Qingyan noticed that the servants on the side immediately talked about her after hearing the four people sowing discord.

She promptly distributed the monthly money.

"Yes, Miss!"

Chuntao took the accountant in Shangshu's mansion and distributed this month's monthly money to the servants in front of everyone. Because Xi Qingyan did what he said, those who were personally shaken by Mrs. Shangshu's confidants,

Immediately, he was grateful to Xi Qingyan again.

"Thank you, Miss! Now I have all the rice and noodles at home, which is really great!"

"Miss, you really mean what you say! We admire you, miss!"

"Miss, thank you very much, miss. If the Minister's Mansion doesn't send out the moon again,

As for money, my whole family really doesn’t know what to do!”

The crowd praised the eldest lady.

Except for those confidants of Mrs. Shangshu who were unhappy, everyone else was happy.

"Miss, the monthly money you gave me does not match the amount! Miss, I am the old woman in the wife's room. According to the convention, you should give me five taels of silver, but why did you give it to me?

Two taels of silver?"

"Miss, my numbers don't match up either! Why do I only have three taels of silver?"

"I only have two taels of silver!"

Because after the first person discovered that the amount of money he received was not right, the other three people also discovered that the amount of money in their hands was very wrong.

"Miss, are you targeting the people in Peony Garden? Why don't the people in the nearby courtyard get any less money, but only a few of us have less money?"

"Miss, even if Madam is not your biological mother, she is still your stepmother. Madam is the real wife that our master brought in from outside!"

Madam Shangshu's confidants felt very unhappy after they found out that they were being targeted. They usually show off their power in Shangshu's Mansion, but now, unexpectedly, they have become the targets of others' bullying!

They can't stand such a huge difference in treatment!

"Miss, let me tell you, if you target us indiscriminately like this, you are targeting the madam! Now the madam is only temporarily ill, which is why your daughter, who has not yet left the government, has been able to bully you! As long as the madam's illness

Well, my wife still needs to take care of this house!"

They used to bully others, but now they are being bullied. The more they think about it, the more angry they become!

"Miss, you just kept saying that you would be a fair housekeeper, and now you are acting like this as soon as you turn your back. You are not afraid that no one will believe you after you slap your mouth!"

"Miss, please keep a line as a human being. What's good for you is good for all of us! People say that it depends on the owner when beating a dog. Now that you are so blatantly targeting the likes of us, I'm not afraid that you won't be able to do well when my wife takes charge of the family again.

Explain?"

These cunning servants threatened Xi Qingyan in front of everyone. Not only that, they also acted with great arrogance.

"Chuntao, tell them why I withheld their monthly payment!"

Xi Qingyan didn't want to argue with these boring people here. They just wanted to make Xi Qingyan lower her status, and then she would easily become the object of ridicule for being a housekeeper.

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Chuntao thought that it was fortunate that their eldest daughter had made preparations in advance, otherwise, Mrs. Mudanyuan's people might just eat their eldest daughter alive!

"From the Zhao Shi family, you said that your monthly payment was supposed to be five taels of silver. It is recorded in the account books of the mansion that you are specifically responsible for purchasing the charcoal used to burn firewood in the Shangshu mansion, right?"

"The charcoal in this market only sells for ten cents a bundle. You must reply to the accountant and tell them that the charcoal outside sells for fifty cents a bundle. You have been in the Shangshu Mansion for so many years and have been responsible for purchasing the wood in the woodshed.

Firewood, how much kickbacks have you received from purchasing charcoal here over the years?"

"...!!"

The Zhao Shi family never expected that the eldest lady would do something like this, and suddenly they didn't know what to do.

"From the Zhao Shi family, originally the eldest lady wanted to deduct a little monthly payment from you and settle the matter privately, but now you insist on the eldest lady enforcing the law impartially. In the end, it is you who will be embarrassed!"

Chuntao sneered coldly at the old woman in front of her.

These old women around Mrs. Shangshu are already human beings. Xi Qingyan knows that for these human beings who steal women and do tricks, if there is really no money to be made in Shangshu Mansion, they will never stay in Shangshu Mansion.

Stay for so many years.

These people are usually opportunistic, and it is very easy for Xi Qingyan to catch them.

"You, Li Si's family, don't just sit back and gloat. You are the servant of our Shangshu Mansion who is responsible for purchasing the snacks that our master eats. Over the years, the snack prices in your ledger have not been reconciled at all.

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"I...the snacks I bought are all top-quality snacks! They are completely different from the snacks sold by vendors outside. If the eldest lady compares the snacks sold by vendors outside with the snacks I bought, then...

You have unjustly sentenced this old slave to death!"

When the family member of the Li family saw the Zhao Shi family being held accountable, she was still gloating about the misfortune. Who knew that it would be her turn next?

She looked at the strange looks from the servants around her and felt very unhappy, so she started to fight with Chuntao and Xi Qingyan.

"It's different? This lady can save a portion of the snacks you buy every day. I just need to ask where you bought those snacks. Do you think those small vendors will hide it for you like a slave, or are you afraid?

The power of Shangshufu?"

Xi Qingyan looked at the minions taught by Mrs. Shangshu. They were all sharp-tongued and arrogant. Today, when her new official took office, she would attack them. This would be a warning to the monkeys!

"You are all standing here now, looking aggrieved and crying unreasonably to me. Originally, I wanted to be my housekeeper on my first day and not make things too ugly. It's a pity that some people

You are shameless. In this case, I don’t have to save any face for you!”

"Chuntao, from now on, I will drive the Zhao Shi family, Li Si family, and my mother's wife and her daughter out of the house! If anyone dares to intercede on their behalf, I, the eldest lady, will drive out together with the intercessor.

Get out of the house!"

Xi Qingyan gave an order and drove away all the four people sent by Mrs. Shangshu to find trouble. The other servants looked at the four people who were taken away, howling like ghosts and wolves, and for a while they also knew about the usually silent eldest lady.

In fact, it’s not easy to mess with at all!

"We are all Madam's people! Miss, how dare you do this to us?"

"Miss, Madam will make the decision for us and seek justice for us! You, a housekeeper, can't stay in this position for too long!"

"Don't worry, at least I, the housekeeper, will not be pulled down until you get out of Shangshu's Mansion."

Xi Qingyan smiled lightly and looked at the Diao slaves who were unwilling to be dragged away.

"Everyone, I didn't want what happened today to be like this. You came to work in my minister's house because you want peace of mind and security. I also want your loyalty."

"So as long as you are not a prostitute who steals women, your monthly salary will not be short of you. As for the promises I just made, they are true and effective. You can just see how I treat you in the future.

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Give me a sweet date with a stick.

This method of rewards and punishments gave the Shangshu Mansion a long-lost peace.

But the fact that Shangshu Mansion is calm does not mean that Mrs. Shangshu is calm and peaceful in her heart!

"What did you just say? Xi Qingyan drove all my people out of Shangshu Mansion?"
Chapter completed!