0p0 Chapter 197 Personal Dismissal
Chapter 197 Personal Dismissal
"Miss, please have some tea. I have brewed your favorite mountain mist."
Under the eaves, Shanhu placed the freshly brewed tea on the small table beside Su Qingwan, on which there were two plates of candied fruit and two plates of pastries.
Zhenzhu and Linxiang were serving on the side, while Aunt Rong was standing at the foot of the steps under the eaves, with her hands on her hips, staring at the group of people brought by the housekeeper with unfriendly eyes.
The housekeeper brought over more than twenty people, half of whom were maids and old women, and they all seemed to be honest people.
Seeing that Su Qingwan had not spoken, he guessed that she was suspicious of these people, so he said:
"Miss, these people are newcomers who were just sent to the mansion by the dental clinic. They have not met the other masters of the mansion yet."
Su Qingwan took a sip of the mountain mist and she liked the taste very much.
"Linxiang, go and select four maids and four old women, and the rest can go back."
It is definitely not possible for these people to serve me closely, but it is still good for them to stay in the yard and do some rough work.
"Yes!" Lin Xiang agreed and walked towards these people.
Although Lin Xiang came to serve Su Qingwan later, she came from the palace and naturally understood what Su Qingwan meant.
So after walking around the crowd for a few rounds, he picked the person out.
"Miss, the people have been selected." Lin Xiang reported.
Su Qingwan looked at the eight people she had picked. The four maids were all very good-looking, and the four old women seemed to be honest people.
"Butler, you can take the others away. Remember to send over the indentures of these eight people." Su Qingwan said.
"Yes! I'll do it right away and bring it to the Fourth Miss later."
The eldest lady was indeed thoughtful. Given the narrow-mindedness of the fourth young lady, she would definitely take control of the servants' indentures in the courtyard.
The housekeeper led the remaining people away, and only these eight people were left in the yard.
"Aunt Rong, please make arrangements for them." Su Qingwan said.
She didn't even ask these people's names. They were just used to do rough work, so there was no need to ask so many questions.
They followed Aunt Rong and left. From a distance, they could hear Aunt Rong's full-throated lecture:
"When working in this courtyard, the most important thing is to be obedient. Do whatever work you are asked to do honestly. Doing your part well is better than anything else..."
Su Qingwan took another sip of tea, looked at the pastries on the table, and thought of Xiao Jinzi.
Unfortunately, something happened in the Marquis' Mansion that day, and Xiao Jinzi was sent back to the Prince's Mansion by his father. I don't know if he cried after he returned.
"Shanhu, make some more date paste and yam cakes and send them to Xiaojinzi. The little guy will definitely like the taste." Su Qingwan said.
"Okay!" Coral happily went to the small kitchen to busy herself.
Lin Xiang knew that Su Qingwan would probably ask him to make this trip, so he went to the kitchen to help.
At this time, the eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict from the palace had already arrived at the gate of the marquis' mansion.
"Go knock on the door!"
The eunuch flicked the whisk in his hand.
It hasn't been long since then, and the Marquis Chengping's Mansion has already received the third imperial edict.
Just as the old marquis was about to leave the house, he heard that someone from the palace had come to convey the imperial edict, so he hurriedly asked the butler to prepare the incense table and invite everyone from the Su family out.
Su Qingwan had just packed the food boxes to be sent to the palace. She couldn't really send only delicious food to Xiao Jinzi, so she distributed the several perfumes she had selected today to the female members of the palace.
"Linxiang, you should go to the palace. Go early and come back early. Don't delay." Su Qingwan said to Linxiang.
He and Pearl walked towards the flower hall in the front yard.
When she arrived, Old Kang, Su Zhiyi, Liu, Young Kang and her daughter Su Lihan were all there, and her mother Jiang was also sitting on the side waiting.
"Mom, isn't my dad back yet?" After Su Qingwan bowed to a few people, she walked up to Jiang and asked.
"Not yet, but we have sent someone to look for him, and he will be back soon." Jiang said.
While everyone was waiting, the old marquis couldn't help but ask the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict about the contents of the imperial decree.
"My Lord, His Majesty's orders are all good, please rest assured."
With these words, the old marquis felt a little more at ease.
He thought about it and felt that it should be a good thing. After all, if the content of the imperial edict was not good, the eunuch who delivered it would definitely not have such a harmonious face.
After everyone waited for about a cup of tea, Su Zhiru came back, and with him came the second young lady of the Marquis' Mansion, Su Yunrou.
The two met outside the gate. When Su Yunrou heard that someone had come from the palace, she suddenly became nervous.
Does His Majesty want to ask about what happened in the perfume shop today?
But if you really think about it, the cause of the conflict between the two princes should be blamed on Han Yue. It was obvious that Prince An fought with Prince Qi just to help her.
"Old Marquis, now that everyone is here, let's receive the order." said the eunuch who delivered the order.
If he sits here any longer, he will have to drink up all the tea.
The old marquis led everyone in the mansion to kneel down and listen to his orders.
After the eunuch finished reading the imperial edict, he took it away, looked at Su Zhiyi, and congratulated him with a smile: "Sir Su, the emperor said that you only need to stay at home and recuperate in the future, and you don't have to worry about other things."
Su Zhiyi felt like he was struck by a bolt from the blue and couldn't recover for a long time.
Did he just lose his official position just like that?
The old marquis was even more shocked. Didn't the eunuch who just delivered the decree say it was a good thing? But this imperial decree was clearly an order to dismiss his son from his official position.
They said Su Zhiyi was old and they sympathized with him for being overworked, but his eldest son was less than 40 years old, and being an official in the Ministry of Rites was a leisurely job, so how could he be tired?
The emperor just found a nice excuse to dismiss him from office. This imperial edict is not a good thing at all!
The old marquis' hands were shaking as he asked anxiously, "Eunuch, is this really what the emperor meant?"
"Of course. If it weren't for the emperor's intention, who would dare to issue an imperial decree? And the emperor wants Miss Su Er and Prince Rui to get married as soon as possible, so you guys in the marquis' mansion have to prepare quickly." said the eunuch who delivered the decree.
Su Zhiyi was still kneeling on the ground, and he hadn't come back to his senses for a long time. The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict simply stuffed the imperial edict into his arms, and without waiting for any reward for running errands, he left the mansion.
Su Qingwan gave Qing Er a look, and he immediately followed.
"What are you still kneeling for? Get up quickly." The old marquis turned around and saw Su Zhiyi kneeling on the ground like an idiot, and shouted hurriedly.
The people serving Su Zhiyi hurriedly helped him up.
Su Yunrou was also shocked by the last words of the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict!
The Emperor actually asked her to marry Prince Rui as soon as possible. Did he know how she felt about Prince Qi?
No, absolutely not!
She wants to be the queen, but if she marries Prince Rui, how can she be the queen?
Su Yunrou was in a panic, her hands tightly clasping the handkerchief, and the look in her eyes gradually changed from confusion to determination.
She cannot marry Prince Rui, but it would be difficult to ask the emperor to change his mind now. However, if one of the parties is gone, then the marriage will naturally be called off.