"A jade belt from the Crown Princess's dowry is missing?" Two maids in charge came over and said hurriedly as they walked. The four maids behind them saw that the first woman to come out was of an unusual status.
"That's what she said. I heard that the Crown Princess was looking for it. She said it was about the dowry. No one noticed it when the dowry was brought in." Another old woman said, nodding and bowing.
"Is the Crown Princess in such a hurry?" The head housekeeper frowned and said unhappily.
"It's not urgent, but we've already said that we have to give it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It would be bad if we don't have it. We don't know when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come in." Another maid said hurriedly, "The Concubine told us to come quickly so as not to delay the Crown Prince's business."
After hearing what she said, the head housekeeper nodded. No matter from which angle, they could not take the matter lightly. No matter whether it was Concubine Ji who was in charge now, or the Crown Princess who would definitely be in charge of the East Palace in the future, they, the servants, had to curry favor with them, otherwise they would die without knowing how.
Since the masters of these two floors have such intentions, and even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is involved, it must be resolved quickly to avoid causing other intentions.
By then, they won’t have enough heads to chop off.
"We've checked the courtyard on the left, but didn't find the jade belt that the Crown Princess mentioned. If you can't find it here, we must quickly report to the Crown Princess." The housekeeper added.
The head steward nodded, and two people hurriedly pushed open the half-open door. Seeing several red ribbons thrown in the yard, the head steward's face turned ugly.
"Who is guarding this place? No one is telling me, so why is it still so chaotic?"
"Maybe he went to help. Many people were called to the kitchen today, so it's even more chaotic now. Although the concubine is in charge of things, she has been unwell recently. The imperial physician is always serving her. I'm afraid she doesn't have much energy to take care of things here."
The housekeeper lowered her voice.
This is not the full meaning, but the whole idea is contained therein. Who is not good at dealing with people? Especially those who are in a big position, who are not only good at dealing with people, but also know a lot of things.
After glancing sideways at the younger housekeeper, the older housekeeper said nothing more and led her people to the main house.
The door of the main house was actually open. The head housekeeper's face became more and more ugly. If something happened, she would not protect it. At this time, there was a lot of people and no one was guarding it. You have to know that what was placed here was the Crown Princess's dowry. Although it was only a part of it, and some of it was damaged, it was still part of the Crown Princess's dowry after all.
This part of the dowry was originally in good condition. But something happened when the wedding was delivered that day, and the dowry was broken. The steward of the Prince's Mansion placed the damaged parts here, waiting for people from the Liu Mansion to deal with them. People from the Liu Mansion did come, and they picked out some of the really broken parts that could not be repaired and took them back to throw away.
These are still acceptable, so just leave them here for now and wait for the Crown Princess to arrive before dealing with them.
Some packages looked damaged, but actually some things inside were not bad. We had to check carefully. The people sent by the Liu Mansion that day were also in a hurry, and some things had to be reviewed by the county lady, so there was no way they could be taken back.
This place is one of the two side courtyards of the Crown Princess's main courtyard.
There were many courtyards in the Prince's Mansion but few masters. In order to give the Crown Princess dignity, the two nearest courtyards were allocated to her as side courtyards. This practice was adopted at that time.
This was the case when she was the first Crown Princess, and now the new Crown Princess
That was true, and the mansion also acted according to the old routine. After hearing what the people from the Qu Mansion said, they immediately brought people to this side courtyard.
The maid from Qu Mansion was overjoyed for this, and she thanked all the officials in the mansion on behalf of the new Crown Princess.
There is a dowry list for the good dowries, so you can check it directly. Those that are slightly damaged here were removed from the dowry list at the beginning, and then the Liu Mansion drew up a new one. After checking them, they were put in place and will be put into storage after the Crown Princess marries in.
But I don't know if it is damaged or not. There is also a list, but I was too busy today. The maid who came with the dowry said that it might have been left in Liu's house, and I have to go and get it when I return home. But the jade belt can't wait. It is said that it was specially found by the Crown Princess, and the jade on it is very unusual.
It was so messy that I couldn't tell whether the jade belt was in the good dowry or in the damaged part of the outer packaging, so I had to check both places.
"Such important things are not listed separately. Aren't you afraid that they will be lost? Then the people in the mansion will be the ones to take the blame." The head housekeeper muttered to herself in dissatisfaction.
I didn't dare say who it was, but everyone could understand the resentment in his words.
"Yes, yes, that's indeed the truth. The maidservants around the Crown Princess are too ignorant. How can we find out about such an important matter at this time?" Another old woman hurriedly flattered, pushing open the half-open front door as she spoke.
When I looked up, I saw a maid from the Liu Mansion coming out from a side room in the main house. When she saw so many people coming, the maid was stunned and couldn't react for a while.
"Where are you from, maid? Why are you here?" The little housekeeper had a sharp eye and she immediately shouted. At a glance, she found that the maid was not wearing the clothes that the maids in the East Palace wore today. In order to make today more festive, the maids in the East Palace were all wearing red jackets.
An outsider actually broke into the place where the Crown Princess's dowry was kept. If something was missing, it would be hard to explain.
I don't know who the master is inside? Has there been any accident
The head housekeeper reacted by winking at a maid beside her, who understood and turned around and ran out.
The maids who came to attend the banquet today all followed masters of extraordinary status, so they must be invited over at this time, because they are servants of the East Palace after all.
The courtyard next to it is the main courtyard of the new Crown Princess. Even if there is no one making trouble in the bridal chamber at this time, there are still several princesses and princesses to take care of her.
The maid at the door of the wing room was stunned for a moment when she saw so many people coming in, then hurriedly turned around and went back into the house.
The two maids followed the order and pushed open the door of the side room. When they saw Liu Lanxin rushing out, they were stunned for a moment.
The two maids in the Eastern Palace didn't recognize who she was at first.
"How dare you! Who are you from? How dare you steal the Crown Princess's dowry here?" The head housekeeper pointed at him with a big hat and shouted sternly.
She had met few royal family members in the East Palace in the past, so she was sure that the person in front of her was not any member of the royal family and did not look like an important person.
"How dare you! Our lady was just taking a walk and accidentally came in here. What do you mean by stealing? Does our lady need to steal?"
Although the maid who followed Liu Lanxin had never experienced such a situation, she was panic-stricken at first, but now she had calmed down. After all, she was not an ordinary maid, so she stood in front of Liu Lanxin.
"Just a short walk and you can get here? This is part of the Crown Princess's wedding gift.
Makeup, there can be no mistakes." The big housekeeper's eyes flashed and she said coldly, of course the more powerful the better at this time.
These damaged dowries are, of course, still dowries, and the Crown Princess still has to sort them out again to see which good ones can be included back in the dowry.
"They are just some broken things. Why are you calling them the Crown Princess's dowry? Don't blackmail us." Liu Lanxin's maid also became anxious and said loudly.
They were like this when they came in just now, and the master and servant didn't move much...
Liu Lanxin frowned, glanced at the maid in the Prince's Mansion, and pushed the maid's hand away: "The things in here are thrown aside casually? Is the Crown Princess's dowry thrown away like this?"
He snorted coldly, raised his chin and walked out.
Liu Lanxin also regretted it at this time. Why did she follow Qu Moying here? After entering the door, she looked around the main room and saw only messy things on the table. After not seeing anything, she went to the wing room. There was nothing in the left wing room. When she entered the right wing room, there were also some miscellaneous things like the ones on the table outside.
However, when she entered the left side, she saw an even more chaotic situation. There seemed to be something broken on the ground. She deliberately went forward to pick up a piece and have a look. She heard some noise outside and asked her maid to go and see. Unexpectedly, it was a large group of people from the Prince's Mansion. She immediately knew that something was wrong and just wanted to get away.
Seeing Liu Lanxin walking out with such an extraordinary aura, the head housekeeper was a little panicked. If she was just an ordinary young lady, how could she be so calm at this time? She actually confronted herself, a housekeeper of the Prince's Mansion. Could it be that her identity was really extraordinary
"Oh no, everything inside... everything inside... has been torn apart." Another young housekeeper rushed into the room where Liu Lanxin and her servant came out, and shouted loudly in a long, trembling voice.
The head housekeeper was a little hesitant at first, but now she immediately put her concerns aside. No matter what the young lady's background was, she could not be allowed to leave at this time.
Although part of the dowry brought by the Crown Princess was damaged, those placed here might still be priceless and it was beyond the ability of a small maid like her to afford.
"Young lady, please stay." The head housekeeper waved her hand, and several maids came forward and glared at Liu Lanxin. "How can you leave like this after damaging the Crown Princess's dowry? Besides, there may be a few items missing. Young lady, please come with us to the Crown Princess."
This was still polite, but the behavior of several maids who rushed forward aggressively and blocked the road was not really polite at all.
"How dare you! Do you know who our young lady is?" The maid from Liu's mansion was furious. She rushed over and pushed the two maids who were blocking the front hard.
At this time, she was also anxious and just wanted to take Liu Lanxin away. In this situation, being blocked was not a good thing no matter how you looked at it.
How could an ordinary maid withstand her strength? Several maids stepped back, some fell to the ground and screamed in pain, while others managed to stand up straight but twisted their feet and were also pale with pain. Another maid, when she retreated, bumped into the big housekeeper on the side, knocking her to the ground as well.
"Help, come and help, someone is going to die, someone stole the Crown Princess's dowry and wants to kill people to silence them." The little housekeeper who came out later started jumping and singing in a shrill voice.
The half-closed courtyard door was once again pushed open, and a large group of people appeared at the gate...
Liu Lanxin's expression changed...