After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

In his opinion, it must be that Nanny Deng sympathized with them, which was why she sent them food.

However, Nanny Deng didn't dare to accept this gift.

Even though the five children were bullied in the princess's mansion, the one who abused them was the eldest princess. She could do whatever she wanted in the name of disciplining the illegitimate children. Even if one of them died, it would only cause some commotion, but she would not be really harmed.

But to the servants, the five children sent in by the prince consort, even if they were born to concubines, were all legitimate illegitimate children.

The servants could take advantage of the princess' dislike for them to be somewhat negligent, to withhold their food, etc., but they could not make mistakes openly.

Just like when Bai Lu met Lao Si, even though the clothes on Lao Si were not as valuable as the hairpin on her head, Bai Lu still had to greet her politely and call her "Miss Si".

Madam Deng helped the eldest son up and pointed at the other bamboo baskets and said, "His Highness said that the Fifth Young Master is young and may feel hungry in the middle of the night, so he asked the old servant to bring rice, flour, grain and oil, and open the small kitchen in your yard. You can cook whatever you want anytime."

If those trays of buns were a pleasant surprise, then this sentence was like a pie in the sky that made the boss dizzy.

what?

Can they cook for themselves?

The courtyards of the princess's mansion are all equipped with small kitchens, but the kitchen in Zhufeng Courtyard has long been abandoned.

When they were so hungry that they couldn't bear it anymore, they thought about cooking for themselves, but they had no firewood, no rice or flour, so they had no idea where to start.

After Madam Deng finished her instructions, several maids walked out from behind her and greeted her, saying, "This old servant greets the young master."

"They are all transferred from the main kitchen, and they are familiar with cooking." Nanny Deng said, "If you need anything, you can ask for help."

The impact was so great that the boss couldn't react at all.

Madam Deng said to the maids, "From now on, you must serve well. If there is anything missing, just send someone to report it. The eldest young master has to go to the prince's room every day to greet him. If he finds out that you are being sneaky..."

She snorted coldly and said, "You all know your Highness's temper."

After some beating, the old women expressed their loyalty one after another.

Watching Nanny Deng and her people leave, the few maids left behind quickly cleaned up the kitchen that was full of cobwebs and dust. Not only was the eldest brother stunned on the spot, but Nanfeng was also shocked.

No matter what, all the servants in the princess's mansion reached a consensus: the situation in the princess's mansion was probably about to change.

The masters of Zhufeng Court can no longer be manipulated at will.

When Nanny Deng came back, Qin Yaoguang had just finished lunch.

Bai Lu helped her rinse her mouth. After listening to Nanny Deng's report, she nodded with satisfaction.

In order to avoid suspicion, this is all she can do now.

With that talk as a basis, she was always able to keep her five children well fed and clothed.

Look at the small body and face of Laowu, what a sin!

After lunch, Chunfen came in and replied, "Your Highness, the maids in Zhufeng Courtyard said that there are no usable pots in the small kitchen, and the bowls are not in the right sets. The rafters are worm-eaten, and the blue tiles have not been cleaned for a long time. I'm afraid it will leak when it rains, and we can't start a fire."

"There is also a woodshed. The firewood in it is still several years old. It is damp and unusable. It is definitely useless."

Qin Yaoguang's forehead veins throbbed when he heard this.

She had witnessed the dilapidated state of Wind Chaser Courtyard with her own eyes, but she had never expected it to be so dilapidated.

This is a princess’s mansion!

She saw it with her own eyes when she visited the garden yesterday afternoon. Even if the courtyard was empty, it would not be like this. Someone would clean and repair it regularly, and the flowers and plants were looked after by someone special.

The situation in Zhufeng Courtyard is like this, and the servants can only follow the example of their superiors and take the opportunity to be lazy.

Qin Yaoguang ordered with a sullen face: "Spring Equinox, go and call the person in charge of Zhufeng Courtyard. Frost Descent, ask the chief steward to bring the account books of Zhufeng Courtyard."

"Yes."

Chunfen and Shuangjiang are both capable maids serving the eldest princess. Shuangjiang is in charge of the warehouse accounts. She is a capable person who is good at accounting. There is no problem for her to be a big manager outside.

As they walked together, the maids they met on the road bowed and retreated, not daring to come forward.

When they reached a deserted place, Chunfen quickly glanced around and said, "Shuangjiang, do you feel that Her Highness is different?"

Everything has been different since yesterday, and there's no need to elaborate on what she meant.

Frost felt so relieved when he thought of the pale face of Marquis Boyuan's wife!

She laughed from the bottom of her heart and whispered, "I think it's a good thing. His Highness laughed today."

"Yes, in the past, my heart was always empty and uneasy."

Although the person serving was the eldest princess, no one in the capital city spoke well of her. Even the servants in the mansion were looked down upon, and they were just trying to hold on when they went out.

Inside Huamu Hall.

Madam Deng helped Qin Yaoguang sit on the couch, took a sky-blue pillow with round patterns and tucked it behind her waist, then whispered, "Your Highness, don't get yourself hurt by being angry. These servants are all flattering others. The mansion should be properly rectified."

She didn't know how many times she had said these words.

Seeing the eldest princess go from being happy as a newly-wed to looking forward to the return of her husband every day to becoming more and more depressed and living like a walking corpse, she felt very sad.

It wasn't like this in the princess's mansion at the beginning.

They were all slaves rewarded from the palace. Who dared to be lazy or slack? It was because they thought they died too early. Later, when the previous emperor passed away, the master became the eldest sister of the current emperor, and no one dared to be presumptuous.

But later on, except for Huamu Hall, which was under her control and had not yet broken the rules and regulations, other places had long been out of control.

No matter how loyal she is, she is just a servant.

If the master cannot establish himself, it is useless for the servants to do anything. Otherwise, why would there be the saying "The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is anxious"?

God has opened his eyes, and His Highness has finally come to his senses.

After hearing what Nanny Deng said, Qin Yaoguang knew that the princess's mansion was far from being as glamorous as she saw, and there was no telling how many tricks there were.

But it doesn't matter. In modern times, she can manage more than a thousand employees. The total number of servants in the princess's mansion is only more than 300. It is better to use the matter of Zhufeng Courtyard as a raft to sort out the whole mansion.

The things they manage are different, but the core is managing people.

It was mentioned in the original novel that, unlike other mansions of the powerful in the capital, the princess's mansion did not have as complicated relationships as those of family-born children, but it was not simple either.

Most of them were staff assigned by the Queen Mother when the eldest princess got married. There were palace maids, chambermaids selected from the family, and managers who managed the royal family's businesses for generations.

After the marriage, the original owner bought a group of servants.

Over the past ten years, some servants were driven out for making mistakes, some left the house due to illness, and some were punished by their former owners with beatings. Due to various reasons, there would be a loss of about ten servants every year, and a new batch would be added in the spring.

This information was scattered throughout the original work. Qin Yao relied on her memories and took some effort to piece together the general outline.

Just as he was thinking about something, a maid came in and reported, "Your Highness, Chuntang Garden has reported that Miss Cousin has woken up, and Madam Zhou will definitely bring her here to kowtow and thank you!"