Zi'an knew that now was not the best time to find Xia Quan, but if Guiyuan left Xiazhiyuan, something might happen.
She will always remember the favor of a meal, and Guiyuan was implicated this time because of her. If Ximen Xiaoqing had not wanted to deal with her, Guiyuan would not have been dragged down.
When Zi'an found Xia Quan, he was in the garden directing the servants to move chairs and tables and arrange the tableware.
Zi'an stepped forward and said, "Xiaquan, I don't have enough people in my room. From now on, Guiyuan will come to my room to help."
"Miss, I cannot make the decision on this matter. You should go find the old lady in person. Now the new lady is not in charge of the affairs of the mansion, so the old lady is in charge of it temporarily." Just as Zi'an said, Xia Quan did not agree and looked arrogant.
Zi'an stared at him and said calmly, "I'm not here to beg you. I'm just here to inform you that Guiyuan will be transferred to my room to serve from today onwards, and will not be paid by the Prime Minister's Mansion. I will pay for her separately."
Xia Quan laughed strangely, "Miss, what you said makes it sound as if your money is not the money of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Miss, your people are all from the Prime Minister's Mansion, not to mention the money."
Zi'an also sneered, his eyes cold, "Really? The Prime Minister's Mansion has been very kind to me. I'll trouble the housekeeper to report to the old lady and thank her and the Prime Minister for their kindness over the past ten years. But Guiyuan, I'm determined to have her."
Xia Quan spread his hands and said helplessly, "Miss, you should talk to the old lady. However, I will not say that I don't give you face. Guiyuan is a servant in the mansion. If Miss's house is short of people, she can be transferred to work. However, the old lady gave me the right to transfer servants. Whenever there is an important matter in the mansion and people are needed, Guiyuan must be transferred out."
Zi'an stared at Xia Quan, "Xia Quan, let me make this clear, you have to listen carefully, from now on, Gui Yuan belongs to me, Xia Zhi Yuan, no one can transfer her away, and if anyone dares to transfer her away, don't blame me for turning my back on you."
Xia Quan actually laughed out loud, "Miss, won't your Xiazhi Garden belong to the new lady sooner or later? Guiyuan will be transferred to Xiazhi Garden, and she will still have to serve the lady in the future."
Looking at Xia Quan's wildly grinning and ferocious face, Zi'an rubbed his fist, and suddenly punched out, swinging a punch. Xia Quan had already seen that she was going to hit him, so he took a step back and was about to sneer and say something, but he felt a sharp pain in his crotch. When he stepped back, he just gave Zi'an enough space to kick.
Zi'an turned around and said coldly, "Xia Quan, your head is temporarily on your neck. I will come to take it away."
Xia Quan was filled with hatred, and regardless of the pain, he replied coldly, "Okay, I'll wait for the young lady, but I can't give Gui Yuan to the young lady. The indenture is with the old lady, and you can get it if you have the ability."
Zi'an knew that all the servants in the mansion had indentures, which were protected by the laws of the Great Zhou. As long as this indenture existed, Guiyuan would be a member of the Prime Minister's Mansion and be ordered around by it.
But she couldn't let Guiyuan fall into their hands again. She had to get the indenture contract back, whether it was stolen or taken.
"Why are you so angry? Who made you angry?" Chen Liuliu asked when she saw Zi'an coming over with an angry look on his face.
"It's okay, he's just a bully." Zi'an calmed down and looked around, "Where are the prince and Xiao Tuo?"
"They said they were going to stroll around the back garden. They were acting strangely all day, walking here and looking there, as if they were looking for something." Chen Liuliu said.
Zi'an remembered what Su Qing had said before about Xia Huaijun and the Madman's Island. Could it be that they suspected that the Prime Minister's Mansion was hiding that madman
But she really didn't understand why Xia Huaijun asked someone to bring a madman back? Did he already know that this madman was sick and would bite people
"By the way, there will be a fire dragon dance at the dinner, did you know?" Chen Liuliu said excitedly.
Zi'an was stunned for a moment, "Dancing Fire Dragon?"
"Yes, a servant just came over with a list, and there's acrobatics going on." Chen Liuliu showed the list to Zi'an. Zi'an had seen this list before, but there was no fire dragon dance.
And now the list given by Chen Liuliu clearly had the words "Fire Dragon Dance" written on it, which seemed to be a new program.
"The Fire Dragon Dance is so beautiful, I like it the most." Chen Liuliu said excitedly, "Grandma originally said that she would not eat the main banquet and would go back home, but I want to watch the Fire Dragon Dance before leaving."
Zi'an looked at the people around him, they all seemed very excited. It seemed that the fire dragon dance was indeed a very popular show.
However, she didn't know what a fire dragon dance was, so she asked, "I've never seen a fire dragon dance before, what is it like?"
Chen Liuliu looked at her with pity, "Oh my God, you have never seen a fire dragon dance? How miserable! Could it be that the Xiangfu has never danced one before?"
"No, I don't remember it." Zi'an didn't have any information about the Dancing Fire Dragon left by the original owner in his mind, so he didn't know what Dancing Fire Dragon meant.
Chen Liuliu pulled her aside and explained, "Dancing with the fire dragon means that many people hold a burning fire dragon and walk around and dance in the mansion. Families with better conditions would invite eight fire dragons. I remember when my eldest brother got married, my grandmother asked someone to invite fire dragons. The eight fire dragons circled in the mansion, circling every corner. It is said that this drives away evil spirits, and the newlyweds and the family will be prosperous in the future."
"Your eldest brother invited a fire dragon when he got married? Didn't your later brothers invite one when they got married?" Zi'an didn't have much interest in this lively thing, but Chen Liuliu liked it, so he joined in the fun.
"That time my skirt was burned by fire. Later, when my brothers got married, my grandmother was afraid that I would play with fire, so she didn't invite them." Chen Liuliu said with regret.
"So dangerous?" Zi'an couldn't help but be surprised. How dangerous it must be that the fire dragon dance could burn the skirt of the young lady of the host family? Ordinary nobles would not invite such a dangerous activity, right
"Not really. I was just happy at that time, so I slipped under the fire dragon while no one was paying attention and followed it. I accidentally got caught on fire and scared my grandmother to death. She actually jumped into the fire dragon to save me and hit her head on it. This old thing is so funny." Chen Liuliu said, sticking out her tongue.
Zi'an couldn't help but laugh and scolded, "You playful little bitch, no wonder your grandmother didn't invite the fire dragon later."
"Little bitch? What is a little bitch?" Chen Liuliu became particularly interested when she heard the new term.
Zi'an suddenly remembered that this was a term used on the Internet to curse, so he explained vaguely: "No, this is a nickname for you."
"Is it expensive to hire a fire dragon dancer?" Zi'an asked.
Chen Liuliu shook her head, "I don't know, but when my grandmother hired a fire dragon dancer for my eldest brother last time, she gave the foreman a silver note of 1,000 taels."
"One thousand taels?" Zi'an's eyes widened. You know, the servants in the mansion were only paid five cents of silver a month.
Even the salary and allowance of the prime minister of the time only added up to more than three hundred taels of silver a year. Why is it so expensive to hire a fire dragon dancer
"Isn't it just dragging a long torch? Why is it so expensive?" Zi'an thought of the so-called fire dragon and lion dances in modern times. The prices are all very cheap. The more folk the things are, the cheaper they are.
(End of this chapter)