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

Rong Enqing was feeling uneasy, always feeling that Xu Changping was not a good person.

Neither Yun Ye nor Yun Hong doubted her, but Xu Changping insisted that there was something wrong with his position.

She felt that the matter of gathering manpower was urgent.

Otherwise, if someone secretly kills her one day, she won't know what happened.

After using his wits and courage and using his power to barely send Xu Changping away, Rong Enqing called for Butler Li.

Steward Li also looked not in good spirits. Ever since the poisoning incident on the Lantern Festival, Yun Ye promoted a steward named Yun to be the deputy steward of the Marquis's Mansion.

It is said that this person entered the mansion at a young age and was later given the surname Yun by Yun Yi.

It’s just that this person has always been very low-key, the type who does things quietly and never attracts attention, so he has never been noticeable.

However, after he was suddenly promoted recently, he used thunderous methods frequently, and in just over a month, he suppressed Butler Li to the point where he could not breathe.

Although Steward Li is still the chief steward of the Marquis' Mansion, in fact, a lot of power in the mansion has been taken away by Steward Yun.

In order to maintain his position in the Marquis' Mansion, Butler Li has spent a lot of energy recently.

A series of vicious rumors about Rong Enqing in the Marquis' Mansion also spread after Butler Yun took office.

"are you OK?"

Looking at the haggard Butler Li, Rong Enqing couldn't help but ask worriedly.

Steward Li laughed awkwardly and said self-deprecatingly, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Madam. My father once said that I was the most useless one in the Li family. I didn't admit it at first. But the facts have proved that I am indeed useless. Now, I can't even beat Yun Shengsheng."

Rong Enqing comforted him, "It's not that you can't beat Yun Shengsheng, but I can't suppress Yun Hong and Yun Ye.

"People's hearts and minds are on the other side. Now more than half of the people in the mansion are leaning towards Yun Ye. And there are also people hidden in the dark who are helping Old Butler Li. How can you win over Yun Shengsheng?"

Butler Li felt bitter and couldn't help but tear up, "The young marquis has finally taken the old path of the prince! In the end, the peaceful life I wanted is still in vain!"

Rong Enqing couldn't help but sigh, "It's hard to predict what will happen in this world. Who would have thought that Yun Ye had contact with Yun Hong so long ago?"

Butler Li also sighed, "Yeah, who could have thought of this?"

There was another moment of silence between the two.

Rong Enqing cheered up and said seriously, "No matter what Yun Ye plans to do, I have made up my mind to fight for a way out for myself, Yun Luo, Yun Ying and others. What about you?"

Butler Li immediately knelt on one knee and said sincerely, "I am willing to swear my loyalty to Madam until death!"

Rong Enqing personally helped the man up, "Okay. I promise you, if something happens in the future, I will do my best to save your life."

Butler Li quickly responded, "Thank you, Madam. However, if possible, I hope you can help me save the life of my adopted son Ayi. I am old and I don't have many years left to live. But Ayi is only fifteen years old this year. He is still young."

"Okay! I promise you." Rong Enqing promised solemnly.

Ayi is still serving Yunye.

The relationship between him and Butler Li as adoptive father and son is still a secret. If Butler Li hadn't just said it, Rong Enqing wouldn't have known about the relationship between Ayi and Butler Li.

Perhaps, keeping this hidden chess piece will be useful in the future.

After exchanging trust, Rong Enqing got to the point and asked, "What is the situation in the mansion now? What matters are still under your control?"

Steward Li looked ashamed, and said without hesitation: "The gatekeeper is now Yun Shengsheng's man. The six entrances and exits of the mansion, including the main door, side door, corner door, and back door, are all controlled by Yun Shengsheng. Therefore, no one in and out of the mansion can escape Yun Shengsheng's eyes."

Rong Enqing frowned. The situation was more serious than she had imagined.

Butler Li quickly added, "However, I also have people in the gatehouse. One is the old woman guarding the northwest corner door, and the other is the servant at the gatehouse."

In other words, if you want to bring something in or out without telling Yun Shengsheng, you have to choose the two doors where these two people are on duty.

Rong Enqing nodded, but his brows were still furrowed.

"anything else?"

"The dispatch and arrangement of the maids and servants in the mansion are also firmly in Yunsheng's hands."

"It's not your fault." Rong Enqing consoled him. She really knew about this.

Because of a moment of carelessness by Li, the housekeeper sent a maid who was guarding the ancestral hall to pass on the message, which almost caused the unattended ancestral hall to catch fire. Fortunately, it was discovered in time and the sparks were extinguished early. This avoided a disaster.

Although nothing went wrong in the end, Yun Zaisheng seized on this incident as an excuse and found several other minor mistakes in personnel arrangements and brought them to Yun Ye.

Yun Ye handed the task over to Yun Zaisheng in front of the housekeeper.

Afterwards, Yun Ye also mentioned this to her. However, by then, the matter had already been settled. It was useless for her to object.

"Now, the kitchen, the front yard, the backyard, the laundry, the gardening... almost everyone has been replaced by Yunshengsheng. It's all my fault for not being careful enough, and Yunshengsheng got hold of me."

"There are so many things to do in the Marquis' Mansion that mistakes are inevitable. You didn't do it on purpose. Forget it, this matter is not a big deal for now."

Rong Enqing thought for a moment and asked, "Are there any cooks from the previous big kitchen who are still working there?"

Butler Li shook his head. "All the cooks and maids in the previous kitchen were sent away. The people in the current kitchen were all newly recruited into the mansion."

Rong Enqing secretly took note of this and decided that all the meals for Tingfengyuan, whether for her, Yunluo and others, or for Xiuzhang, Nanshan and others, would be prepared in the small kitchen of Tingfengyuan.

However, we need to give A Shou a few more helpers.

"What about the others?" Rong Enqing continued to ask.

Butler Li looked more guilty. He said, "Now all the people in charge of purchasing in the mansion have been replaced by Yun Shengsheng's people."

This time, Rong Enqing didn't want to talk.

What do you have to buy for food, clothing, and daily necessities? But even the purchase is controlled by others! Isn't it that there is a problem with the source?

It's totally useless to just defend against the big kitchen!

"Forget it, from now on, I will ask the maids in my courtyard to buy the expenses for Fengyuan themselves."

Rong Enqing sighed. She could no longer count on Yun Shengsheng. She had to run her Tingfengyuan as an independent little world.

"Forget it, just tell me what affairs of the Marquis' Mansion are still under your control."

Steward Li wiped the sweat off his forehead, smiled with difficulty and said, "The affairs that this old servant is in charge of now are all unimportant chores, except for one. That is the warehouse of the Marquis' Mansion!

"Now all the expenses of the mansion, whether it is the monthly wages of the servants or the daily shopping expenses, need to go through my hands before they can be withdrawn from the treasury."

Hearing this, Rong Enqing's eyes suddenly lit up.