Resourceful beauty

Chapter 189

That night, Chu Yuan kept his promise and never provoked Fang Ruxuan again. The two embraced each other and fell asleep.

Even during the wedding period of the two, Chu Yuan still had to fulfill his duties as a prince and go to the Hall of Yiyuan to discuss matters.

They had breakfast together and sent Chu Yuan away. Seeing that it was still early, Fang Ruxuan asked Ding Xiang to fetch the roster of servants of the Eastern Palace and the topographical layout map of the palace.

The chief eunuch of the East Palace is Gu Dahai, in his 40s. I heard that he is an old man in the palace. He has two apprentices under him, one is Zheng Ping and the other is Dexi, both of whom are about seventeen or eighteen years old.

Although he was of an average age, Zheng Ping did things in an even and stable manner, exuding a sense of down-to-earth. Dexi, on the other hand, always smiled a little when he answered, and his temper was also active.

These few people followed Chu Yuan and served in the front hall, but Fang Ruxuan watched coldly, and came to Xuanyi Hall a few times, but Dexi could talk and laugh with the maids in the courtyard, and seemed to be quite popular.

In private, Fang Ruxuan also asked Chu Yuan, and she was relieved when she learned that Gu Dahai was trustworthy. As for Zheng Ping and Dexi, they were picked by Gu Dahai from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Whoever wants to install the eyes and ears in the Eastern Palace will have to wait and see.

On the side of Xuanyi Hall, as seen in the Bieyuan, Madam Cui is the consul's mother, and all the servants below are under her control.

However, it has been three days since the wedding. Except for the first day when Nanny Cui got up early and brought all the servants from the whole palace to kowtow to Fang Ruxuan, she didn't take the initiative to come to her in the past few days, which surprised Fang Ruxuan.

But just as he was thinking about it, Nanny Cui arrived.

"According to the old rule in the palace, all the food in the East Palace is prepared by the small kitchen, and the meals for the servants are delivered by the imperial dining room three times a day. The old Nut came to ask the princess, the kitchen By the way, do you have a favorite candidate? If not, the old slave will arrange it on his own."

Mother Cui asked respectfully.

In addition to the East Palace in the palace, there is also a Prince's Garden in Shangyang City. Chu Dong and others, Chu Yuan is arranged in the Prince's Garden, and they are asked to come out of the palace to tell them something.

Therefore, Fang Ruxuan brought a companion room, except for the two sisters Dingxiang, Su Ye and Mulberry Sangye, and those who served Fang Ruxuan at Shu Yuxuan on weekdays, and other people, including Kapok, Fang Ruxuan arranged for them In Bieyuan, there are really not many available manpower in the East Palace.

"Is Mother Cui a suitable candidate?"

Fang Ruxuan thought for a while and asked.

Nanny Cui pondered for a moment, then replied with a serious expression: "Madam Liu, who was in charge of the kitchen in the past, is probably going to be released from the palace to retire after the Chinese New Year. For the rest, there are two candidates who can be in charge of the kitchen. If the Crown Princess is interested, this old slave will bring them here for you to see?"

Fang Ruxuan waved her hand, "Since you are an old person in the East Palace, Nanny Cui must be more familiar with this Palace. You can choose the right one to take charge of it. There is only one thing, and you must not be sloppy with food. If there is any problem, it will be dealt with according to the palace rules. In addition, after a few days to reorganize, I will arrange another person to go to the kitchen, which I brought from Dayuan, and I will make some local snacks in Dayuan, so I will arrange to keep it there."

Nanny Cui nodded, and the little joy that had just risen in her heart disappeared immediately.

Glancing at Fang Ruxuan secretly, she saw that there was no special expression on her face, as if she really arranged this way only for occasional food from Da Yuan, Cui Nanny paused in her heart, and said set aside.

Then she reported a few things about the transfer of personnel in various parts of the East Palace. Fang Ruxuan left all of them to be handled by Nanny Cui. She secretly sighed in her heart that her reminder that day was really useful. It's not as solemn as when I first entered Xuanyi Hall.

From the eyes of Nanny Cui at this moment, Fang Ruxuan is nothing more than a princess who was raised by the royal family of Dayuan. How can she have so many thoughts? She might not even know how she will be buried in King Yao's palace in the future. Bar?
Thinking of this, Nanny Cui couldn't help feeling a little contemptuous in her heart.

Mother Cui's expression naturally fell into Fang Ruxuan's eyes.

"I heard from His Highness that Cui Momo's family members are all outside the palace?"

After everything was dealt with, Nanny Cui was about to leave, but Fang Ruxuan raised her hand to stop her, and asked about Nanny Cui's family affairs like gossip.

Cui Mama nodded and said yes, thinking that the family's deed of prostitution was in Chu Yuan's hands for a moment, and her heart was lifted in an instant.

The smile on Fang Ruxuan's face became more and more easy-going, "Silk and satin village is a good business, take good care of it, and the business will grow bigger in the future, as long as His Highness moves a little, people think it is His Highness's business, and Madam Cui will worry about leaving the palace in the future." Can't you end up rich and honored? As for your daughter's embroidery shop, although the embroidery work is not very exquisite, it is said that every year, a steady stream of embroiderers are hired from outside and sent to the palace to participate in the election. If this continues, it may not be successful in the future."

Every time Fang Ruxuan said a word, Nanny Cui lowered her head a little, and at the end of her hearing, a layer of sweat broke out on her back.

The business done by the pair of sons and daughters was all borrowed from Queen Zhou's influence. People outside thought it was a business in the Zhou clan, but they never thought that Fang Ruxuan would dig it out now.

No, it should be written by His Highness the Crown Prince, otherwise, Fang Ruxuan has not been in Shangyang City for ten days, how could she know such details?
Thinking about it this way, before, she planned to use Chu Yuan's power to let Fang Ruxuan know that she should not be underestimated in the East Palace, but now seeing that the husband and wife seem to have everything to say, Mammy Cui felt a bit of awe in her heart.

"The old slave dare not. They are just small businesses, which are enough to support their families. How can they fall into His Highness's eyes? The old slave is terrified."

If it is said that the son's silk and satin shop was originally planned to use Chu Yuan's power to expand after it opened, Cui Nanny is not afraid that Fang Ruxuan will know about it, but the embroidery shop secretly sent Xiu Niang to the palace. Mammy was really shocked.

If it's just an embroiderer, that's fine, they all stay in Yusifang honestly and embroider clothes for the masters and ladies in the palace. After going online, now, most of the rough envoys sent to the palace to run for election are handled by her daughter who is outside the palace.

Although she is a rough envoy, she can be arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to go to various palaces. It only takes a few years of work to gather a big net. At that time, if you want to know what is going on in each palace, it will be easy. Come at your fingertips?
Nanny Cui doesn't have the guts, but that doesn't mean that the people behind her don't have the guts.

She didn't know if Fang Ruxuan only knew that her daughter had opened an embroidery shop and had sent an embroidery mother to the palace, or if she knew more about other things, Mammy Cui felt a little uneasy.

But at the first place, Fang Ruxuan remained silent.

Mother Cui became even more frightened.

Standing quietly, after a while, I felt that the charcoal fire in the inner hall was getting hotter, and a thin layer of sweat oozed from Mammy Cui's forehead.

She raised her sleeves and wiped her sweat, only to realize that her actions were not in accordance with the rules. Madam Cui subconsciously looked up, and saw Fang Ruxuan quietly flipping through the roster in her hand, as if she hadn't noticed her at all. uneasy.

Moved her mouth, Cui Mama nodded and bowed her head and said: "Whether it's silk and satin village or embroidery building, I don't have much ability to do it. They are all relying on His Highness's power to make a living. But after all, they are all His Highness's servants. The old slave will remind them from time to time, let them do business according to their duties, and they will not lose face to His Highness."

Fang Ruxuan smiled, nodded and said: "Madam Cui's words are absolutely correct. Their deeds are in the hands of this palace, even if His Highness and this palace don't go out often, they are still slaves of the East Palace. If you do it in a down-to-earth manner, His Highness will definitely not wrong them in the future. However, if you have thoughts that should not be born, what will happen to those who betray the Lord, there are examples throughout the ages."

"Don't dare, how dare they have the courage?"

While talking repeatedly, Nanny Cui only felt that her legs seemed to be a little numb, and she trembled slightly as if she couldn't stand up.

"Princess, it's time to leave..."

The voice of Ding Xiang reminding Fang Ruxuan to go to Fengming Palace to pay her respects came from her ear, and Nanny Cui felt as if she heard the music of heaven.

He knelt down and kowtowed to Fang Ruxuan, and when she got up and walked out, Nanny Cui hurriedly followed out the door of Xuanyi Palace, and watched her go out of the courtyard gate before Nanny Cui turned and walked towards the backyard.

A gust of cold wind blew by, the layer of sweat on the back just now gave off a layer of goosebumps, and the whole body trembled a few times as if suffering from a cold, Cui Nanny looked back with lingering fear Seeing that Fang Ruxuan's figure had long been out of sight, the pace under her feet couldn't help but quicken a little.

She thought that Fang Ruxuan would not dare to do anything to herself with the queen's encouragement and support, but who would have thought that she would be able to produce so many things with the help of the few contracts of sale she held in her hand?

Now, I have to think carefully about what to do in the future.

If he offended Queen Zhou, he would not end well in this palace, but if he offended this kind-hearted and cruel princess, his family members outside the palace might die soon.

Caught in a dilemma, for the first time, Nanny Cui felt that her job as a consul nanny seemed like a hot potato, and now she was in a dilemma.

Nanny Cui was complaining in her heart, Fang Ruxuan naturally wouldn't know about it, but after beating her, it was true that Nanny Cui would not make trouble in the East Palace in the days to come.

As long as she can be stable for a period of time, Fang Ruxuan is confident that she has the ability to firmly control the entire East Palace in her own hands. At that time, she will be able to sweep out all the ghosts and snakes that have been inserted in other palaces.

Since it is her own territory, Fang Ruxuan absolutely does not allow those pebbles and gravels that hinder her feet to exist.

(End of this chapter)