[Through the Book] The ancestor only wants to live a long life

Chapter 149 Rong Enqing's Thoughts

Xiaohuan was carried away.

Eryue begged, saying that he would see Xiaohuan off for the last time and would go back to receive punishment after she was buried.

Rong Enqing agreed.

So February followed suit.

Xiaohuan's torture and tragic death completely frightened the rest of the people.

After Xiaohuan's body was carried away, Rong Enqing did not need to interrogate the rest of the people one by one, as they all honestly confessed their mistakes.

Some people deliberately said sour words in front of Xiao Rong, provoking her sensitive nerves, making her angry and making her lose her temper. And every time she wanted to deal with these people, they would deny it and accuse Xiao Rong of being narrow-minded and intolerant.

Coupled with Xiaohuan's insinuation, Yunhai often stands against Xiaorong's.

Someone deliberately spread rumors that Xiao Rong couldn't give birth to a son and was ugly, so Yun Hai must want to take Xiao Huan as a concubine. Xiao Huan is beautiful and can give birth to a son. It is possible that she will surpass Xiao Rong and become the head of the family.

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Ever since the fourth family moved to Tonghuifang, Xiao Rongshi often became irritable and angry because of the strange looks from the neighbors. Add to that the rumors against her in the mansion, it would be strange if Xiao Rongshi didn't get angry!

Speaking of which, after the fourth room moved here, they were ostracized and despised by the surrounding neighbors, and Rong Enqing had to take half the blame.

As we all know, Dongcheng is expensive and Nancheng is rich. Those who can live in Dongcheng are basically high-ranking officials. And wealthy businessmen cannot live in Dongcheng even if they are rich. This is also a class restriction.

Therefore, everyone is proud to live in Dongcheng. Even Tonghuifang, which is close to Nancheng, is a place that many people dream of.

It is conceivable that when everyone is trying their best to live in Dongcheng, what kind of response will the arrival of the fourth family cause?

You are the legitimate son of the Marquis's mansion, but you don't live in the city, but run to the southern border of the city to compete with them? If they don't exclude you, who should they exclude?

The neighbors around us are all officials with official positions. Even if they are lowly officials of the seventh or eighth rank, they are still officials, right? But you, who have no official position at all, come to us to grab our land? We are not excluding you, but excluding you?

Rong Enqing didn't think too much about it at the beginning, she just picked this house for the fourth room to live in. She wanted it to be far away so that the fourth room wouldn't come back to bother her every day.

Moreover, both Rong Enqing and the original body neglected Yun Hai too much. A man of seven feet tall, but he didn't find a job, but just stayed in the backyard all day, was provoked by the maids, and fought with his wife. What kind of person is this?

Think about it, if Yunhai had to go out on business every day, then when Xiao Rong encountered someone who dared to criticize her servants, would Yunhai stop her every time?

Given Xiao Rong's personality, wouldn't she have beaten those people to death?

After she has dealt severely with those who dared to spread rumors a few times, even if Xiaohuan continues to fan the flames, use threats and inducements, those servants will think twice.

Thinking of this, Rong Enqing blamed himself.

In any case, most of the servants in the mansion could not be kept. If they could be easily provoked by a little maid, they were not reliable.

So, Rong Enqing cleared out all those who were involved in Xiaohuan's conspiracy, and punished them with ten to twenty boards depending on the severity of their deeds.

After the fight is over, we will arrange to sell all the people off.

By the time these people were dealt with, two-thirds of the servants in the mansion had left.

There were a dozen or so people left, half of whom were from Qingxueju, Xiangguo, the doorman, and the rest were a few maids and old women who looked after the yard.

Although Rong Enqing kept these people, he still gave them a severe warning. If anyone dared to have any evil intentions, they would be severely punished.

She also specially admonished the maids of Qingxueju, telling them not to take advantage of Xiaorong's power to bully others. If anyone dared to cause trouble, Xiaorong would not be able to protect them.

With the precedent of Xiaohuan and a large number of servants being beaten and sold, and Rong Enqing's verbal warning, the rest of the people became as obedient as quails, not even daring to breathe too loudly.

If all the servants have been sold, we have to buy new ones.

Before buying people, Rong Enqing asked Butler Li to pick a few from the Marquis' Mansion and borrow them for a few days.

The next day, the man who received the notice came to the Yun Mansion with dozens of people.

Rong Enqing looked at them carefully one by one, selected them carefully, and finally bought twenty servants.

There were five people in the kitchen, two at the gate, five maids doing odd jobs, and eight servants doing odd jobs. Although there were fewer people than the ones who were sold, it was enough to make up the staff.

After everything was arranged, Rong Enqing left Butler Li to help manage the affairs of the Yun Mansion and train the newly bought servants. He also left a few servants to help Butler Li.

After doing all this, Rong Enqing took Yunying, Xiuzhang and the rest of the servants back to the Marquis' Mansion.

The Yun Mansion was still in a mess, and Yun Hai was fully focused on Xiao Rong, so there was no one to take care of Yun Ying. So, when he went back, he took Yun Ying with him.

On the return carriage, Rong Enqing hugged the drowsy Yunying and spoke to Xiu Zhang in a low voice.

"The jar of water in the big kitchen, isn't it clean water?"

Rong Enqing thought of Xiu Zhang's expression at that time and asked with a smile.

"Madam, you are wise!" Xiu Zhang nodded. "Several stoves were exactly as those maids said. Some were stewing chicken soup, some were boiling medicine, and only one stove was stewing white fungus in water. It was obvious that it was thrown in hastily. There were too many white fungus and too little water. It didn't look like it was carefully stewed at all. So, I lied to those maids."

Rong Enqing smiled and said, "I usually think you are a rigid person because you look serious. I didn't expect you to be able to lie seriously. It's rare, rare."

Xiu Zhang looked embarrassed, "I hope Madam doesn't blame me."

"You did a great job." Rong Enqing praised with a smile, and then changed the subject, "Tell me, what should I do with Er Yue?"

Speaking of this, Rong Enqing couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

When Eryue contradicted her for Xiaohuan, she was really a little obsessed and not rational at all.

After all, Eryue was just a third-class maid. If she wasn't short of people around her and she was indeed a proven loyal person, she wouldn't have been promoted to the first-class position step by step with her qualifications.

Compared to Meixiang, Eryue is indeed much worse. And even less so to Xiuzhang.

Moreover, she was also aware of Er Yue's occasional hostility towards Xiu Zhang.

Xiu Zhang was someone that Emperor Taihe had placed beside her, so it was inevitable that he would monitor her and investigate the secrets of the mansion. This meant that Xiu Zhang could not be loyal to her wholeheartedly.

But it was precisely because she was Emperor Taihe's person that Rong Enqing could get comfort and hope from Xiu Zhang. At the very least, with Xiu Zhang around, her own safety was guaranteed.

Moreover, with Xiu Zhang around, she didn't have to worry about many things. For example, the Zhenguo Mansion behind Xiao Huan. For example, Yun Hao's abnormality.

She believed that Xiu Zhang would take the initiative to investigate these matters and then report them to Emperor Taihe.

As for her, she only needed to let Emperor Taihe know that she only wanted to live a stable life and had no second thoughts. She could even abandon Yun Yi and Yun Hong in order to live a stable life!