Lord, I heard that you are bent? [rebirth]

The courtyard was full of more than 200 servants, but no one said a word.

Although the fifth prince didn't take much care of things, he was notoriously capricious.It's a trivial matter to kick you over if you don't agree with each other, and it can kill you if you get down on the board.

So everyone is fine on weekdays, and they dare not take a breath in front of him.

Coupled with the two rows of guards with swords standing against the wall, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not daring to speak.

Duan Hongjin didn't care what they thought, and signaled Mother Lin to start directly.

Nanny Lin saluted him, then turned to face the crowd.

"I have been in the palace since I was a child, and most of you are old people who came out of the palace. The rules in the palace should be clear." Nanny Lin said indifferently, "The rules in the palace are strict, from walking up to lying down, to words and deeds. All of them should be paid attention to at all times. In the palace, if you say a wrong sentence, you will be slapped at the slightest, and you will die at the worst. These, I think everyone still remembers."

"Everyone is out of the palace now, and the master is kind-hearted, so he doesn't restrict everyone in daily life. Except for the rules that should be observed, the master will not care about the other small details. Daily food and clothing expenses, four seasons clothing and shoes etiquette, there is no one. Omissions are even better than some young ladies and masters from small households.

"Our master is a noble man. Except for the few princes and princes in the palace, who can be more noble than our master? Even if we are servants, we can get a little face when we go out. Such a mansion, such an errand , how many people are jealous and want to come in."

Speaking of this, she turned serious: "However, I didn't expect the master to treat you so favorably, and to raise a bunch of white-eyed wolves." She glanced around fiercely.

The crowd was silent.

Nanny Lin stopped talking, picked up the booklet in her hand and opened it: "Check, Zheng Chuan, the inner door manager, and Zhao Afu, the kitchen buyer,"

Zheng Chuan, who was standing next to Manager An, raised his head and looked at her puzzled.

Zhao Afu in the crowd kept his head down and clenched his fingers tightly.

Nanny Lin ignored them and continued to read: "Use the convenience of your position to pass on the master's travel news to you." She paused, "Fourth Prince's Mansion."

Zhao Afu flinched.

Zheng Chuan stood up angrily: "Nonsense! Mother Lin, you have only returned to the mansion for a few days. Everyone understands that you want to save face in front of the master, but you should not slander others and step on others." He turned to Duan Hongjin cupped his hands and bowed, "Master, don't be fooled by villains and disturb the atmosphere in the house."

Duan Hongjin raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Really?"

Zheng Chuan was not unhappy when he heard his tone, and immediately knelt down: "Master, you have to trust the slave! The slave really didn't do such a thing as a seller. The slave watched you grow up since childhood, not to mention how the master treats the slave. Just based on the friendship of these years, the slave will not do anything to be sorry for you." He slammed his head twice, "I beg the master to give the slave an innocence."

"So, you are still a loyal slave..." Duan Hongjin put his legs down and sat up, put his hands on his left and right knees, and looked at Zheng Chuan with a smile, "Do you think you are doing it perfectly, or do you think you are just a fool?" With a smile on his face, "Uncle An."

"Yes." Steward An, who had been standing quietly, came out, also holding a notebook in his hand, "Five days ago, Zheng Chuan and Zhao Afu handed over the news that the master entered the palace and invited Nanny Lin back. Three days ago A few days ago, the news that the master had closed the delicacy restaurant spread again. The person who joined Zhao Afu twice was the brother-in-law of a distant relative who was purchased by the cloth house of the fourth prince's house, surnamed Fu." He stopped, looked up at Zheng Chuan, "I don't know if the facts are different?"

Zheng Chuan was speechless: "Slave, slave..."

Zhao Afu knelt down and kowtowed non-stop: "Master, please forgive me! The servant has no choice but to do so, and the servant's family is only threatened..."

Duan Hongjin laughed: "Why did they threaten you? Let's hear it."

Zhao Afu just kowtowed non-stop: "Master, spare me!"

Steward An bowed and saluted: "Master, this servant knows that since last year, Zhao Afu's hometown in Shangjing has gained ten acres of land. Now he has invited a few servants in his family, and he is also a master when he goes back. "

Zhao Afu knelt down on the ground, shaking like chaff.

"So, they threatened you with money?" Duan Hongjin clicked his tongue, "Uncle Zheng too?"

Zheng Chuan felt scared right now, so he dared not answer.

"Tsk tsk, it seems that the fourth prince's mansion still has a lot of money. Seeing that you have been smashed, everyone is thinking about them. My little temple is still a little poor." Duan Hongjin shook his head and sighed, then turned to look at Niu Dashan behind him , "Dashan, what should I do? I am poor, you can eat so much, can I not afford it?"

Niu Dashan stared ahead and said calmly: "I would rather die than betray my master. If the master can't afford it, I'll go grab someone else's and come back to eat."

Duan Hongjin choked, and looked at him for a while: "I didn't expect you to be joking."

Niu Dashan: I'm not joking.

What Duan Hongjin thought in his heart was: I've grown my skills, can I speak love words to my grandfather in public? !

Stop talking nonsense with him, he turned back: "Uncle Zheng, Ah Fu, what do you think of this answer?"

Zheng Chuan and Zhao Afu knelt down and shivered.

Duan Hongjin waved his hand, signaling Nanny Lin and Guanshi An to continue: "Go ahead, just read it out for everyone to listen to, whoever is going to shout..." He gave Niu Dashan a sideways look.

Niu Dashan nodded, and made several gestures to the guards beside him.

"Check, there are 500 taels of silver bills in the first-class maid Chunmo's room, some gold ornaments, and some silver, which do not match the rewards in the account..."

Chunmo's delicate face was angry, and she wanted to speak, but a guard next to her came up and slapped her directly, pushing her down to her knees.

Chun Mo was instantly stunned, covering his cheeks and daring not to speak.

Duan Hongjin glanced at Niu Dashan appreciatively, seeing that he was still as motionless as a mountain, he snorted displeasedly, and turned his attention back to the yard.

"Further check, Chunmo met with the niece of the inner door steward of the First Prince's Mansion many times during the ten-day break..." Nanny Lin continued to read unaffected.

When all the readings were finished, more than a dozen people were already kneeling on the ground.

Nanny Lin closed the notebook: "The above slaves, who eat inside and out, sell their masters for glory. According to the rules in the palace, they are killed with a stick and sold by their family members." She turned and squatted down, "Master, please punish me."

Duan Hongjin rested his chin on one hand, and waved lazily: "There is nothing else to say, beat what should be beaten, and sell what should be sold."

"Yes!"

Manager An asked the rest of the staff to move out the long benches in the punishment yard and tie them up one by one.

The corresponding family members were also tied up and thrown aside.

The yard suddenly became a mess, crying and begging for mercy.

Chun Mo was even pear-blossoming and rainy: "Master, master, please spare Chun Mo, Chun Mo will never dare again."

Duan Hongjin frowned.

"Shut up." Mother Lin drank in a low voice.

Qiu Mo brought a large pile of old cloth strips with shaking hands, and brought a few maids to gag these people.

Niu Dashan made a gesture, and the guards standing on both sides came out, each took a wooden stick, and stood two by two beside the bench. When he waved his hand down, there was a crackling sound.

There were muffled hums one after another.

But after a while, a strong smell of blood wafted from the yard.

After the people on the long bench stopped moving, the guard put away his stick and stood back by the wall.

Duan Hongjin scanned the rest of the people and waited around.

Some were trembling non-stop, some were crying with snot and tears running down their voices, and a few were even scared to pee their pants.

Several of the family members who were tied aside even fainted from crying.

Duan Hongjin lazily leaned on the back of the chair: "I have to keep my eyes wide open for you to see clearly. This is not a good hall for you. How dare you grab other people's thighs while eating your food?" He sneered, "You don't want to show your power I really think the master is a sick cat." After speaking, he waved his hand, "Mommy, continue."

"Yes." Nanny Lin agreed, picked up the booklet in her hand again, and flipped to the second half, "Check, the second concierge Mrs. Rong, Mrs. Zhang, and Mrs. Li are on duty at night to drink and gamble, and leave work without authorization..."

Plop plop.

This time, when Nanny Lin read the name, she immediately knelt down, and a dozen or so people looked at Duan Hongjin with horror in their eyes.

"Master, these people's crimes cannot be forgiven, but they can't be punished by death. How should we deal with them?"

"According to the regulations, how should we deal with it?" Duan Hongjin rubbed his chin.

"Either sell it, or distribute it to Zhuangzi."

With a big wave of his hand: "Then let's sell the whole family. I'm poor, and it's good to have fewer people to eat."

"Yes." Sister Lin ignored his jokes and bowed to promise.

The kneeling people breathed a sigh of relief.

Even though he didn't know where he would be sold, it was still better than dying in hell.

Not long after, the dozens of kneeling people plus their family members were tied up one by one and driven aside.

Deducting the guards, the servants who were executed with sticks, and the servants who were about to be betrayed, the remaining number was just over a hundred.

"Have you seen clearly what's going on today? I don't raise white-eyed wolves or idlers here. If you have nothing to do, think about your own head and don't let me pick it off."

The crowd agreed in unison.

"I'm exhausted." Duan Hongjin stretched and stood up, "Uncle An, Mammy, I'll leave this place to you."

Manager An and Nanny Lin saluted and agreed.

"Dashan, let's go." After saying that, he took the lead to walk out.

"Master." Niu Dashan hastily stopped him.

Duan Hongjin blinked and looked at him puzzled.

"The ground in the middle is dirty, go this way." Niu Dashan took a breath, quickly looked away, and stretched out his big palm to guide him to the edge of the wall.

"Oh." He didn't object either, obediently followed out of the courtyard and went directly to the main courtyard, and began to chat with him, "Dashan, we are making such a big move today, will the eldest brother and the fourth brother jump up and down to find out the news?" ?”

"meeting."

"Well...it must be." He nodded, "Then we suddenly lost so many people, do we need to buy more servants?"

"I listen to you."

He rubbed his chin: "I'm the only master in the house..." He clenched his fist with his right hand and tapped on his left palm, "There are so many people serving me, that's enough. I'm poor and I can't afford to support so many people. Dashan, you How about I start a small business?"

"I listen to you."

"Didn't the Zhenxiu restaurant that has been holding the money of the master just closed, how about starting from here?" He sucked his saliva, "It seems to be very good to make some food every day."

"I listen to you."

"Apart from that, do you have anything else to say? Why do you have a long mouth?" An angry voice came from afar.

"I just have to listen to you."

"..."

Just straightening out the personnel affairs in the mansion, Duan Hongjin was thinking about slacking off for a few days, and then thinking about how to rectify Zhenxiu Restaurant, when Nanny Lin came to report.

"What, what?" Duan Hongjin was dumbfounded, "My concubine actually did such a thing?"