The woman was really scared now. Those who were sent back to Sinufang would have almost no chance of survival.
Moreover, she had already married in the palace, and her husband and children were also implicated.
"Princess, please spare me, please spare me. I know I was wrong. I am willing to hand over all the money I have embezzled. Please spare me and my family."
The woman kowtowed so hard that soon her forehead started bleeding.
Jiang Changning remained unmoved. The woman's current state was indeed pitiful, but Jiang Changning had also seen her ugly face when she was arrogant and beat and scolded people.
At that time, the woman relied on Qiao's support and did not take her, the Princess of Jin, seriously.
Besides, a kind person cannot command an army. As she is a new housekeeper, she must establish her authority. Zhou Xingjia was chosen by her, so how could she let him off easily
"Princess, there are no fish in clear water. Zhou Xingjia has always been conscientious in her work, but she made a small mistake and was sent to the Slave Bureau. This is too severe. Just deprive her of half a year's rice ration." The second butler came out and said.
"Are you teaching me how to do things?" Jiang Changning asked.
“I dare not. I just think that the princess’s treatment is too harsh and inappropriate.” said the second butler.
Jiang Changning smiled, "Is it up to you to decide whether it's appropriate or not?"
“Princess, my advice may be unpleasant to the ears, but it is all from the bottom of my heart.” The second steward knelt down, “I beg you to take back your order and not let the people in the mansion feel disappointed.”
There were eight or nine other people kneeling down after him, as if they were forcing him to abdicate. Zhou Xingjia stopped kowtowing and even stood up straight.
The smile on Jiang Changning's face deepened. She dealt with Zhou Xing's family in order to lure out more people, and now her goal has been achieved.
"Okay, very good." Jiang Changning put down his teacup and glanced coldly at the people kneeling on the ground. "Tell me, if I send you all to the Slave House, will the prince make a decision for you? Will he let you stay in the palace?"
The second butler looked at the first butler, the third butler and the fourth butler, and seeing that they all had sympathy in their eyes, his face turned pale.
How could the prince possibly offend the princess for their sake
It's Toffee
Yes, the Concubine Dowager would definitely not let the Princess do this!
Delay time and wait for the Concubine Dowager to come and cry to her. Then the Princess will have no choice but to give in.
"Princess, I don't accept your treatment."
Jiang Changning sneered, "You can't accept it, but you have to hold it in. Come on, send these disrespectful people back to the Slave House."
Chunlai came in with his men and answered loudly, "Yes, Princess."
The second butler looked ashen. How could he be so stupid? He knew that the princess wanted to establish her authority, but he still rushed to offer his head
"Chunlai, have someone watch them count their belongings. I don't want to see them in the mansion again after an hour."
"Yes, Princess." Chunlai dragged the second butler who was lying on the ground out.
Looking at the second housekeeper, Chunlai said sarcastically: "I really don't know where you get the courage to yell at the princess. As a servant, you should abide by the duties of a servant. You only have face when the master gives you face. If he doesn't give you face, you are just a pile of mud."
Inside the house, Jiang Changning looked at the servants who were nervous and said, "As I said before, I have clear rewards and punishments. As long as you do your job well, no one will touch you. It doesn't matter who you use in the mansion. An experienced person is always better than a novice."
The servants in the palace come from four types of sources.
One was the person pulled out from Sinufang, one was the Yan family slave brought by the Concubine Dowager, one was the Qiao family slave brought by the Qiao family, and the other was the Park family slave brought by the Park family.
Of course, there is now a group of Jiang family slaves brought in by Jiang Changning.
Among them, the most came from Sinufang.
The ones with the longest seniority were the group of slaves selected from the Slave House when the old Prince of Jin established his palace.
"Let's change the name of this place." Jiang Changning stood up. "Let's call it the Litang. Li means courtesy and Tang means upright. Butler, I'll leave this matter to you."
"Yes, Princess." The butler bowed and replied.
Jiang Changning went out and headed for Liuxuanyuan. She sent people to Sinufang with great fanfare. Someone would definitely go to the Concubine Dowager to flatter her.
Instead of waiting for the Concubine to send someone to call her over and bring her to task, she might as well take the initiative.
As soon as she entered the room, she pushed aside the maid who was greeting her, and without waiting for her to report, Jiang Changning shouted, "Mother, this is really infuriating."
Ben had a stern face, waiting for the maid to call Jiang Changning over. The concubine who was about to ask questions for questioning forgot her original intention because of her shouting, and blurted out, "What's the matter?"
"Mother, the Zhou Xing family treats us like the emperor Hui who wants to eat meat. The wages for making the carriage and sedan chair cover are almost as much as the money to buy a new car. The silk cloth we received is as much as ten bolts. Shouldn't servants who cheat their masters of their money in various ways be punished?"
"You deserve to be punished," the concubine said angrily.
"I haven't even started the beating or the punishment yet, but someone has come out and said that what I did would chill the hearts of the people in the mansion. Why isn't this the Prince of Jin's mansion? Isn't this a charity? Isn't the monthly salary given by the mansion enough? Do they want me to give them all the money before they are satisfied?"
The Toffee slammed the table heavily, "People like this should be beaten to death."
"Just after the Chinese New Year, there was a funeral at home. I don't want to bring more bad luck to my family, so I asked Chunlai to send the people to the Slave House. If this batch of servants is not good, replace them with a better batch." Jiang Changning handed the teacup to the concubine, "Mother, I am a new housekeeper and I don't know how to deal with it, right?"
The toffee took the teacup and took a sip, "Well handled."
"Thank you for the compliment, mother. I was thinking that we are the masters and we can't allow servants to bully us no matter what." Jiang Changning smiled sweetly.
Toffee nodded, "Not bad."
The maid next to her was stunned. She never expected that Jiang Changning could turn the situation around with just a few words.
Jiang Changning glanced at the maid, thinking she was a fool who couldn't understand the situation.
Perhaps this person will recognize the situation in the future, but this annoyed Jiang Changning, and she decided to find a way to replace him.
I originally wanted to talk to the Concubine Dowager about the issue of Princess Kang Ren's upbringing, but with this fool around, I'd better wait a bit, lest she go in front of Princess Kang Ren and make irresponsible remarks.
Children are easily influenced by others. If they mislead Bishop Kangren County and go against her in every way, it will be very troublesome.
Jiang Changning asked Chunlai to send the person to Sinufang without concealing it, and soon other prefectures knew about it.
The hostesses of each mansion didn't think it was a big deal. When they first became housekeepers, they would also use some troublemakers to establish their authority.
Jiang Changning's behavior is perfectly normal.
Moreover, Jiang Changning's swift and decisive approach made many female masters in the mansion look up to her.
The emperor, who had always paid close attention to the Prince of Jin's Mansion, soon learned about this and ordered the chief eunuch, "Go and pick out a few good ones from the Slave Shop yourself and have them delivered to the Princess of Chun'an."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The chief eunuch is the emperor's confidant. He knows that the emperor has other thoughts about Jiang Changning. He cannot and dare not persuade him. Instead, he has to help the emperor achieve his wish.
(End of this chapter)