Naturally, the old lady would not refute Su Qingyu's words, and said with a smile: "You can decide this matter. Promote whoever you think can be used."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted for a few more words. Seeing that the old lady was a little tired, Su Qingyu said softly: "Mother, rest first, and I will go see the stewards."

The old lady told her to go ahead and do her business, and told her that she had something difficult to talk about.

Su Qingyu felt a warm feeling in her heart. The old lady had always loved her sincerely in her past life.

After coming out of Qingyuan Residence, Su Qingyu sent people to summon the stewards of the inner house to the west courtyard.

Not long after, the stewards were all standing together in the corridor of the west courtyard. The one on the far side is Qinglian, the newly appointed warehouse manager.

Qinglian herself is still confused. How can she become a steward when she gives evidence to the third lady?

Others also looked at Qinglian from time to time, sighing in their hearts that this girl was really lucky.

After everyone waited for a while, Su Qingyu walked out from inside.

She stood in the corridor and looked at the dozen stewards below.

Among the dozen people, some were the eldest lady's people, some were the second lady's people, and three or four were old people who had followed the old lady in the past. They only took care of their own affairs and did not interfere in the fight between the two houses.

Su Qingyu glanced at everyone and said, "You should all know that from today on, I will be the director of this mansion."

"I don't care who you were before or who you worked for. There is only one thing under my control. Don't violate my taboos."

The stewards below unconsciously held their breath, especially the third lady's words, "No matter who you are," made people unconsciously feel guilty.

They all knew what happened to Xiangdong today. It was said that if Xiangdong had not been pregnant with the eldest master's child, she would have been beaten to death by now.

For the first time, they felt that the stick was so close to them. Fortunately, it was Xiangdong who was causing trouble today. If it had been them, their bodies would have been cold by now.

The stewards who had been dismissive of the third lady in the morning were all wary now, with respectful expressions on their faces.

Su Qingyu was very satisfied with this. It seemed that Xiangdong's story had spread, so she just needed to be cautious. She didn't care what they thought, she only cared about what they did.

"From today on, wherever you need me to take charge of things, you will get back to me in a timely manner. If I ask you, I will answer you well."

"If I find out that someone deliberately deceives others, fails to explain clearly what they need to say, and deliberately stirs up trouble, don't blame me for being ruthless. It would be bad if it hurts your face or your lives."

"Yes."

This sound is particularly neat.

While Su Qingyu was talking, Shen Ying's personal maid Bingqin suddenly came over.

Seeing this, Pearl greeted her, walked to Bingqin and asked politely: "Sister Bingqin, are you here for something? Our lady is talking to the stewards."

Bingqin remembered what her young lady had told her before, not to lose the momentum of the eldest son in the west courtyard. It would be better if I could shame the third lady.

She didn't dare to offend the third lady, but she was not afraid of the maid next to the third lady.

Besides, as the third lady just got married, she would not lose the face of the second lady in the family just because her maid suffered some injustice.

In Bingqin's view, if Su Qingyu punished her, she would not give face to Shen Ying and Changfang.

Thinking of this, the expression on his face became a little more mean.

"You dowry maid, you don't understand the rules. Of course I know that the third lady is talking to the steward. All you have to do is lead me aside and sit for a while. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

"Besides, it's not your place to ask why the second lady asked me to come."

Pearl was stunned for a moment. Did she really break the rules at home? But there was nothing rude about her two sentences just now, right?

Besides, why is this second young lady’s maid so bossy as soon as she comes in?

If it was based on Zhenzhu's previous temper in the Su family, she would have exploded by now. But this was in the Shen family, and she was afraid of causing trouble for her own wife, so she turned her head and subconsciously glanced at Su Qingyu.

Su Qingyu also heard Bingqin's words clearly.

Not only Su Qingyu, but also the stewards also heard clearly.

Su Qingyu said coldly: "Where did this girl come from? She came into the West Courtyard and made nonsense. I'm going to offend you."

"Come here, give me a slap on the spot."

Just when she felt that Xiangdong was not too strong after all, the Bingqin was brought to her.

The big house was afraid that her prestige was not enough, so he took turns sending people over to her.

When Bingqin heard Su Qingyu say that she was going to be beaten ten times, she was so frightened that her heart went into her throat.

"Third Madam, the Second Young Lady sent me to ask if the gift she will bring to the Zhang family tomorrow has been decided?"

Su Qingyu's eyes signaled her mother-in-law to take action, and she said coldly: "If you ask questions, ask me properly. If you continue to act weird in the West Courtyard, you will no longer be a good person."

The mothers-in-law were also quick with their attacks. Before Bingqin could beg for mercy, she was beaten with ten pieces of wood.

The screams echoed through the west courtyard, and the young men who used to serve Shen Zhixiu unconsciously restrained themselves, wondering why the third lady was more ruthless than the third master.

The stewards standing in the corridor listening to the lecture were even more afraid to breathe at this time. The third lady didn't even give the second lady face, let alone take care of them. It seems that from now on, I will have to keep my tail between my legs.

Su Qingyu asked Qinglian again, "In the past, when ladies went out to attend flower parties, what did they give as gifts?"

Qinglian took a step forward, bowed and replied: "In the past, it was mostly hairpin jewelry, or handkerchiefs and sachets embroidered by the ladies themselves."

Su Qingyu nodded and turned to tell Chuntao, "You and Qinglian go pick out a hairpin, as long as it's decent. After you pick it, you personally deliver it to the second lady."

"Also, let me tell the second young lady that her servants have no distinction between superiority and inferiority. If she doesn't discipline her, I will have no choice but to discipline her on her behalf."

Chuntao Fu responded, turned around and left with Qinglian.

Su Qingyu ordered the stewards to leave, and when she saw that Bingqin had finished beating her with ten boards, she asked two maids to send her back to Shen Ying's yard.

After all these matters were dealt with, Su Qingyu let out a sigh of relief. After winning the first battle, I felt a lot more relaxed.

"Madam, do you want to go in and take a nap? There have been so many things happening this day, so it's time to take a rest." Jade advised from the side.

Su Qingyu shook her head, "I'll go to the small study and serve me a cup of hot tea."

There are two study rooms in the west courtyard of the Shen family. The large study room is in the outer courtyard of the west courtyard, and the small study room is in the east room of the main house.

This small study room used to be where Shen Zhixiu dealt with things at night, but these days it has been occupied by Su Qingyu.

After entering the study, Su Qingyu turned out the dowry booklet. She had to take care of the dowry farm shop and some idle houses by herself. She planned to leave this matter to the two housekeepers, especially the property outside the city, which needed a safe person to take care of it.

When I was picking up the dowry booklet, a bright yellow cloth bag suddenly fell from the top of the bookcase.

The cloth bag fell to the ground and scattered.

Su Qingyu knelt down and first glanced at the cloth that fell aside. Why did it look like it was used in a temple?

There was a Buddhist scripture beside it, which was also scattered at this time.

Su Qingyu only took one look and was stunned.

Isn't that the "Purana Sutra" that she enshrined in Huguo Temple for Shen Zhixiu's salvation?

This kind of salvation scriptures will be offered in front of the Buddha and burned during religious rituals on major Buddhist festivals.

There are traces of soil stains on the scriptures, and there are two pages in the middle with blood stains.

While he was dazed, Shen Zhixiu's clear voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Why are you squatting on the ground? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

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