Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 266 Managing the Palace
"Oh?" Gu Lingqing raised her eyebrows slightly, "I don't know what advice Vice General Lu has?"

Gu Lingqing asked him sincerely and humbly. After these few days of getting along, he also discovered that although this Lu Nan has a straight temper, he has a sense of proportion and brains in doing things, and he never plays tricks on others.

"It's not a good idea." Lu Nan said modestly, "When I suggested the general to take this quilt, the general prepared it without even asking why. Lu Nan thanked the general for his trust."

The corner of Gu Lingqing's mouth curled up into a smile: "You don't need to be suspicious, you don't need to be suspicious. Besides, you were recommended by Xiao Yichen. I trust him, and naturally I also trust you."

Gu Lingqing's words made Lu Nan recognize him more in his heart, but he has not yet regarded him as the leader he trusts the most, and has not seen his ability to march and fight, so naturally he cannot completely convince Lu Nan.

"Because of the weather, our marching speed is very slow. There is still a long distance from Wangcheng. The closer we are to Wangcheng, the colder it will be. If we distribute the cotton coats and quilts at this moment, it will be even colder. , so what? So I don’t think so, this is not a good time to distribute cotton coats and quilts.”

Lu Nan followed Xiao Yanfeng and Xiao Yichen for so many years, so he was naturally more thoughtful than Hulin City.

After listening to his explanation, Gu Lingqing also nodded frequently: "Deputy General Lu is right, but I was negligent. How about this, you order someone to cook some ginger soup and distribute it to drive away the cold."

"Yes." Lu Nan left after receiving the order.

The night was getting dark, and the surroundings were silent. In the cold, even the traces of animals were rarely seen, only the crackling bonfire outside the tent kept ringing.

Gu Lingqing walked to the table, prepared the pen and paper, and wrote the first letter to Zhao Min.

"Hey, hey, hey? Move slowly, don't drop it, right, put it here."

At this moment in Prince Ling's mansion, Zhao Min was wearing light clothes and his hair was only tied into a ponytail.

She was ordering her servants to change the decoration and scenery in the palace. When Zhao Min first came to the palace, she felt that the scenery and decoration were very disorganized. Zhao Min wanted to change it a long time ago. This time when Gu Lingqing left, I just took advantage of this time to repair it well, and gave him a surprise when he came back.

"Princess!" Zhao Min, who was enthusiastically directing his servants to change the scenery in the mansion, stuck out his tongue when he heard Madam Gu's voice behind him, trying to pretend he didn't hear it, and sneaked away.

But I didn't want Gu Nai to rush forward, ran directly in front of her, and called again: "Princess."

Zhao Min, who lowered her head, slowly raised her head, looked at Nanny Gu and smiled sarcastically: "Grandma, didn't you go out to buy things? Why did you come back so quickly?"

Nanny Gu kept a cold face, and didn't answer Zhao Min's words. Zhao Min rolled her eyes and continued, with a flattering tone in her tone: "Mommy, are you tired just after you came back? Hurry up and have a rest!"

"Princess!" Mother Gu shouted with a serious expression.

"Are you looking for something with me?" Zhao Min pretended to be crazy and stupid, pretending that he didn't know or understand.

Seeing Zhao Min's hairstyle and clothes, Gu Momo couldn't help frowning: "What kind of dress is this princess?"

Zhao Min brushed the loose hair on his forehead with his hands, and said in a proud tone: "Of course this is the most popular hairstyle nowadays, and it is the easiest to do!"

When Nanny Gu was about to correct her, Zhao Min stepped forward and took Nanny Gu's arm, and shook it lightly: "Oh, Nanny, I'm in the mansion anyway, and I haven't gone out, what's the matter with being light? No? Do I need to worry so much in my own home?"

"But…"

Faced with the dissent that Mammy Gu was about to utter, Zhao Min directly called Qin Lan who was pulling weeds in the yard: "Qin Lan, quickly help Mammy to rest!"

Qin Lan raised her hand to touch the sweat on her face, and said cheerfully, "Hey! Here we come!"

As he spoke, he threw aside the grass he had pulled out in his hand, and quickly ran towards Zhao Min.

"Mommy, I'll help you go back to rest."

Just as Qin Lan was about to touch Nanny Gu's sleeves, she looked at her hands that were covered in dirt, then put them back in embarrassment, and smiled a couple of times embarrassedly.

Qin Lan has been with Zhao Min for so long, and she is very happy every day. She feels that doing these jobs is much more comfortable than serving tea and pouring water next to those official ladies all day long, waiting for the ladies to embroider.

Nanny Gu sighed deeply, she really lowered a lot of her principles for them, but it seems to be good: "It's alright, alright, you can do your work, it's not like I can't walk Why do you still need your help? I’ll go to the small kitchen to see what I’m making for lunch.”

After watching Nanny Gu walking away, Zhao Min and Qin Lan glanced at each other, their eyes were shining with the light of victory.

"Come on, come on, come on, big guy! Finally, I'll give you extra food!" Zhao Min called the big guy to work quickly.

The servants in the mansion also worked very hard. Before that, Zhao Min was not the master of the palace. He stayed in Yutingxuan all day, and the servants in the mansion had very little contact with her.

Now that Gu Lingqing left the mansion, the affairs of the mansion are all decided by Zhao Min alone. The servants saw that she walked a lot in the mansion and had a lot of contact, only then did they realize that the princess in her mansion was really different from other dignitaries. Something is different.

At noon, Zhao Min specially ordered Mother Gu to set up many long tables in the yard.

All the people who participated in the work this morning were arranged to eat here. Of course, Zhao Min was also among them.

At the beginning, when the servants in the mansion saw Zhao Min sitting among them, apart from being surprised, they were more panicked, and no one dared to move their chopsticks.

Zhao Min also saw clearly what they were thinking, and didn't force it. On the first day, she didn't expect them to quickly adapt to her management style.

After saying some polite words, he called them to eat. Seeing that they were eating in a restrained manner, Zhao Min didn't say anything. After taking a few mouthfuls, he put down what he was holding and left.

After Zhao Min left in a serious manner, he did not leave. Instead, he hid behind the wall and poked his head out to observe their reactions. Sure enough, once he left, the eating atmosphere between them improved a lot.

Seeing how delicious their food was, Zhao Min showed a satisfied smile, turned and left.

The future will be long, and it is not just this time that will be able to gather the hearts of all the people in the mansion together.

(End of this chapter)