201: Manqiu fell into the trap, and the brother and sister met again. There was a point in who was placed in the vacated stewardship position. If this kind of question had been asked in the past, it would probably not have been asked, because Du Manqiu was the housekeeper, and Mrs. Ye only knew how to do it.

It's up to you to decide. But now Zi Jin has taken over the position of the Chu family, and Zi Jin is the eldest princess's daughter-in-law. If Du Manqiu is allowed to make the decision as before, maybe something like this will happen again.

Regarding the gambling incident, Mrs. Ye seemed to have a clear idea of ​​what the real meaning behind this gambling incident was.

Hearing Du Manqiu's question, Mrs. Ye could also tell that Du Manqiu probably thought that she would leave the matter to him as before, but... Mrs. Ye sighed softly in her heart, and then said: "Big and small, big and small"

There are more than a dozen stewards involved, and the inner court is in great turmoil. As for the stewardship candidates, you can discuss them with me and give me the list before discussing."

Du Manqiu was stunned, feeling as if he had heard wrongly, but looking at Mrs. Ye's expression, it didn't look like she had said something wrong. Finally, it felt real at this moment, and it was really different now. Du Manqiu didn't show it on his face.

He nodded slightly, "Yes, I'll draw up the list later and ask mother to take a look."

Mrs. Ye waved her hand and asked everyone to leave. She didn't want to go too far with many things, but she couldn't do it without speaking up. Sitting in this position, she also had her own difficulties.

The two people left each other at the gate of Luyuan. Zijin followed the eldest princess back to the rose garden. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law whispered to each other behind closed doors. Zijin told her what happened to Mrs. Chu, "...the daughter-in-law is

I think my sister-in-law is a shrewd person and what she needs is completely different from Mrs. Du. As long as we can win her secret surrender, our future journey will be much smoother."

The eldest princess looked at Zi Jin with a smile and asked: "This method is not bad, but have you ever thought that no matter what, the Chu family is still the daughter-in-law over there. Unless Ye Jin has nothing to do, otherwise Ye Jin only needs to

What a surprise, she must be the first one to defect."

Zi Jin naturally thought about this problem and said solemnly: "I think my husband will definitely have an explanation with my eldest brother. After all, the situation we are currently facing is too complicated. Even if my husband still can't let go of the past relationship between brothers,

There are grudges and grudges, but I will never mention them again at this time. What's more, this matter/relevant to Mrs. Du, my husband will also act at his own discretion. I think it is better to let the eldest and second brothers not know the truth.

, following Madam Du all the way to the dark side, it is better to let the husband take the initiative, reveal the matter slowly, and let the two brothers become suspicious of Madam Du themselves. This result will be more effective than any tricks we can do.

Duo. After all, Mrs. Du is the biological mother of the eldest and second brother. No matter what others say, is it possible for them not to believe their own mother but to believe others? There is no reason for this. Unless they find something wrong themselves and there is irrefutable evidence, they have to believe it even if they don't believe it.

As long as they still feel that they are the descendants of the Ye family, we don’t need to tell them what to do and what to do. Big brother will definitely make a choice on his own."

In fact, Zi Jin disdains being the person behind the scenes. Since Du Manqiu is not clear with Qing Shui'an, they don't need to talk about it. They just need to arrange a suitable opportunity for Ye Jin to see it with his own eyes. Seeing is believing and everything can be solved.

Already.

The eldest princess didn't expect Zi Jin to have such an ingenious idea. She smiled softly and said, "We won't care about the matters between the brothers. Ming Xuan will make up his own mind. But for this matter in front of you, do you think it should be done?"

How?"

Zi Jin knew that the eldest princess was referring to matters related to the stewardship of the inner courtyard. Zi Jin frowned, looked up at the eldest princess and said, "Please ask mother for guidance. My daughter-in-law is stupid and can't think of a good solution at the moment. There are so many things."

Positions must be important or not. For example, who should be replaced as the manager of the big kitchen? Is it our people or Mrs. Du’s people? If we want to fight for this position, what should we do? "

Zi Jin is not being modest, she really doesn't know, because Zi Jin has not yet fully figured out the nature of everyone in the Hou Mansion, who can be used and who cannot be used, and starts at a loss, fearing that the army will make the wrong move, so

Only then did he sincerely seek advice from the eldest princess. In just a short period of time, the eldest princess acted vigorously and took down Aunt Jian in one fell swoop, which is enough to show that the eldest princess knew a lot about the affairs in the Hou Mansion.

The eldest princess was very pleased. Zi Jin did not rely on his own cleverness to show off. Such children are worth teaching. She reached out and stroked the broken hair on her temples, and then said: "Mrs. Du is not a person who gives up easily. Although

There are more than a dozen stewardship positions, large and small, but the one she and I are eyeing is the position of chief kitchen steward. As long as you win this position, who in the house will dare to look down on you in the future? But Du Manqiu also has this position.

She must be destined to win. If she loses this position, the people in the house will be unstable, and the position of Du Manqiu as the housekeeper will also be loosened. Since everyone is determined to win this position, if two tigers compete, one of them will be injured.

We can't confront her head-on at this time, at least face-to-face with her, but privately we have to resort to a trick to sneak past Chen Cang."

When the eldest princess said this, she looked at Zi Jin. Zi Jin's white forehead wrinkled with a few thin lines. The eldest princess's words were a bit convoluted. For a moment, she couldn't understand, and her heart was full of threads. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed, and she suddenly

He raised his head to look at the eldest princess and smiled cheerfully, "My daughter-in-law understands that my mother is really one step ahead. I'm afraid she will be able to capture her this time, but she just doesn't know which one her mother has in her mind. When the time comes, my daughter-in-law will follow the trend and use her as the general!"

The eldest princess looked at such a smart Zi Jin and felt quite proud in her heart. She said with a smile: "You can teach me a kid. It turns out that Grandma Jian is the chief steward in the big kitchen. There are usually two second-class stewards under the chief steward.

There are two second-class stewards in the big kitchen in front of me. One is Nanny Qin, the companion of Ye Jin's wife, and the other is Nanny Wang who has worked hard step by step. This Nanny Wang has a weird temper. She has never been as bendy as Mrs. Du in all these years.

Because Du Manqiu is extremely cautious in doing things, it is not easy to catch her and throw her away. This Grandma Wang is a useful person. You are as good as Du Manqiu, so don't let General Wang go."

Zi Jin understood in her heart that she was afraid that this Aunt Wang was the secret that the eldest princess had buried in the Hou Mansion for more than ten years. This Aunt Wang had refused to join Du Manqiu for so many years, and yet she could still sit firmly in her position as the second manager.

Zi Jin wouldn't believe it if the eldest princess was said to have done nothing secretly. But the most brilliant thing about the eldest princess is that others don't know that Grandma Wang is the eldest princess. This time, Du Manqiu will definitely let the position of the kitchen manager

Zi Jin would naturally not agree if her companion sat on her, and would recommend someone of her own. Du Manqiu, the person Zi Jin recommended, would definitely not agree either, and the two parties would be at loggerheads.

At this time, if Zijin introduces Grandma Wang, who is not dependent on either party, although Du Manqiu does not like Grandma Wang, but compared to the position of the chief manager, it is Zijin’s person, let alone Du Manqiu.

People would rather sit on it if they don't rely on either side, such as Grandma Wang. In this way, everyone can take a step back and everyone will be happy.

On the surface, everyone is happy, but in fact, it is the eldest princess who is sure to make a profit, because after all, Grandma Wang is theirs.

Zi Jin secretly admired the eldest princess in her heart. How many years ago, the eldest princess could predict that one day she would compete with Du Manqiu in the ring, and she had already arranged her people into the mansion early, and she was still able to avoid being harassed by anyone for so many years.

I realize that with this amount of scheming, Zi Jin is really out of reach. At least Zi Jin won’t think about what will happen more than ten years from now.

If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries. This is true and true. At this point, Zi Jin is once again sure that the most insidious and clever person in the prince's mansion is the eldest princess who he has always considered the most useless. Look

The feeling of looking at the wrong person is really quite hurtful.

Things turned out as the eldest princess expected. Du Manqiu and Zi Jin were fighting in the ring. Each of them promoted one person from their own camp to be the big boss. Zi Jin insisted that Du Manqiu's old man was too cunning and could not give orders. Aunt Jian was there.

The previous example is an example. Du Manqiu, who was determined not to be friends with Aunt Jian, also took the position of chief steward. Du Manqiu accused Zi Jin of recommending people who had no experience in managing kitchens.

With so many people, how can we let an inexperienced conductor do it?

The competition lasted for two days, and the candidates changed several times. No one was convinced, and they could find all kinds of excuses to attack the other party. In the end, Zi Jin was really exhausted, looked at Du Manqiu and said: "Since mother doesn't do this,

I agree with that but I don’t agree with that, so how about this? I see that the second manager of the kitchen, Grandma Wang, is hard-working and has some abilities, so why not just leave her?"

Du Manqiu was stunned. Aunt Wang? She frowned tightly. This Aunt Wang had always been at odds with her. She was really not a good match, so she was quite hesitant.

Seeing this, Zi Jin sighed: "The big kitchen is a very important place. Mother also said that when there are banquets at home and people come and go, who can take the responsibility if something goes wrong in the big kitchen? This Grandma Wang has such a temper.

It stinks a bit, but I heard that the craftsmanship is good and the person is decent. I wonder if there is anything else that mother is dissatisfied with?"

Du Manqiu was naturally dissatisfied. This Grandma Wang had a bad temper and was simply arrogant. Not to mention that she had even contradicted the eldest princess several times... Thinking of this, Du Manqiu knew that if they continued to argue over this position, Mr. Ye

It's also hard to explain to people. Instead of letting the eldest princess and Yao Zijin sit in this position, it's better to let Grandma Wang sit in it.

Why does Du Manqiu not suspect that Grandma Wang might be the eldest princess? In fact, there is a reason, because this Grandma Wang has repeatedly contradicted Grandma Jiang in front of the eldest princess, because Grandma Jiang wanted to

She asked the big kitchen to stew extra tonic for the eldest princess, but Grandma Wang said that there was no such rule in the palace. If she wanted to do it, she would have to use her own money to supplement it. No one would like such an upright person. At that time, the eldest princess had just married into the Hou family?

How long has it been since there were so few people in the house trying to flatter her, but this is the only one who refuses to do this? Of course, she will not flatter her, and she has had several conflicts with her, but she is strict

It is indeed not easy for Yu Lvji to find excuses for her, so she has stayed in the position of second manager for so many years.

Du Manqiu finally compromised. After much deliberation, this was still an acceptable candidate for Grandma Wang. With the position of the big kitchen steward settled in this way, the positions of the rest of the smaller stewards were quickly agreed upon. They were divided approximately 50-50, 50-50.

It was Du Manqiu's people who sat on it, and half of Zi Jin's people sat on it. At this point, Zi Jin successfully took the first step in managing general affairs in the Hou Mansion, steadily and without any tilt.

Mrs. Ye naturally had no objection. Grandma Wang, who had never been very popular, sat in such a position. People came and went in her small courtyard. Because of these dozen or so management positions in the Hou Mansion, there were many people

After a successful appreciation, some people went home sadly, each with their own joys and sorrows. It took a full seven or eight days to stabilize.

Zi Jin has been busy with the handover of general affairs these days. Knowing the stewards of the Hou Mansion, he is really busy. Ye Mingxuan is also surprised. When he comes home every day, Zi Jin is so tired that he goes to sleep.

, when Zi Jin woke up in the morning, Ye Mingxuan left again. Although the couple lived under the same roof and slept in the same bed, they really didn't speak a word for several days.

Mrs. Chu was still thinking about her past behind closed doors, while Ms. Zi Jin and Ms. Shen were managing the housework beside Du Manqiu. Ms. Shen was more straightforward, and although she was also very thoughtful, she was just a little bit behind when fighting against Zi Jin. There were several times.

Zi Jin was so angry that she jumped up and down, but she endured it. Zi Jin did this just because she didn't want Du Manqiu to be suspicious of her, so she could only feel aggrieved and wronged Shen, so Shen often saw Zi Jin these days.

The expression on his face was quite wonderful, with anger mixed with aggrievedness, aggrieved with twisted helplessness, and a hidden desire for revenge among the helplessness. At his age, he was no match for Zi Jin, and yet he had to endure it all his life. Even Zi Jin couldn't bear it.

When Jin saw Shen's wonderful face, he would silently say in his heart: Amitabha, God, please forgive me!

The days passed by so quietly, and it was the end of October in the blink of an eye. Zi Jin never expected that her eldest brother, who had been in the limelight recently, would come to visit.

Zi Jin was looking at the account books. Beside her, Xianxiao was making a rattling sound with her abacus. Hanmei and Shui Rong were also holding pens. Zi Jin read a sentence and they wrote a sentence in their respective notebooks. While they were busy, Yan Tao raised the curtain and left.

He came in with a smile on his face and said: "Young Madam, Young Madam, the eldest young master is here."

Zi Jin frowned and said, "Young Master? Which Young Master?"

Yan Tao said hurriedly: "Who else could it be, the eldest young master of the Yao family?"

Zi Jin's hand trembled, and he was surprised: "Brother? Where are you?" As he was about to walk out, Yan Tao hurriedly followed him and replied: "It's in the front yard. The Marquis is not at home, and your Excellency is not at home either.

Mrs. Du invites you to go to the flower hall at the entrance of the inner courtyard to meet the guests."

Yao Changjie was a foreigner, so it was difficult for him to go directly into the inner courtyard. Zi Jin nodded quickly, looked at his clothes, stretched out his hand to stroke the hairpin ring, then looked at Xianqiao and said: "You stay in the room and continue to reconcile, Yan

Tao and Shuirong come with me."

Shui Rong hurriedly put down the pen in her hand and followed immediately.

Zi Jin hurried to the flower hall and saw Yao Changjie sitting upright on a rosewood armchair from a distance. Standing next to him and talking to him was Xie Yuan, the housekeeper of the outer courtyard of the Hou Mansion. Zi Jin breathed a sigh of relief.

, Xie Yuan is here to accompany her, which can be regarded as treating her eldest brother as a distinguished guest. Mrs. Du's arrangements this time are pretty good, her family members are taken seriously, and Zi Jin naturally has a good face.

Seeing Zi Jin come in, Xie Yuan hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Old slave, I have met the third young lady."

"Thank you, butler, please get up quickly." Zi Jin said with a smile.

Xie Yuan then stood up and said with a smile: "I still have some things to deal with. I would like to ask Madam Third Young Master to allow me to resign."

Manager Xie knew the current affairs and made room for the two brothers and sisters to talk. Zi Jin naturally understood, so he nodded in agreement. This Xie Yuan was also unpredictable. Zi Jin rarely had contact with the outer courtyard, but he also knew

Xie Yuan reached out and paid Ye Qingcheng's attention.

"Brother." Zi Jin looked at Yao Changjie. He really missed him after not seeing him for a long time. His eyes turned red and tears came out and he couldn't stop them. Zi Jin thought that if he met Hei Shi, she wouldn't be like this.

Excited. "Have you lost weight? Didn't my sister-in-law give you food?"

Yao Changjie, who had a straight face at first, couldn't hold it in anymore after hearing Zi Jin's outlandish words. He couldn't help but smile and said, "You're still so naughty. Sit down."
To be continued...