I married the crippled queen and became the most favored queen in the capital

Unexpectedly, Old Hu glared back at Butler Lu.

"You like flattery, don't take me with you."

"you……"

Butler Lu looked at him angrily, then shook his head helplessly.

Seeing that this old Hu was a man who would not give in to persuasion, Luo Nianxi asked impatiently,

"Madame Liu has been here for three months. That means the mansion has underpaid over 200 people in the past three months. So the money in the account has increased, right?"

Lao Hu replied directly:

"Not much. The mansion has a fixed monthly expenditure. The expenses of these servants will not be reduced just because the number of servants has been reduced."

"Where did the money that was supposed to be given to these two hundred servants go?"

“According to Madam Liu’s intention, the remaining servants have more work to do, so it will naturally be distributed to the remaining servants.”

When saying this, Lao Hu looked very righteous.

Luo Nianxi simply waved to the girl outside.

"You guys, come in."

Upon hearing this, the maids guarding the door hurriedly walked in and saluted her together.

"princess……"

"How much has your salary increased compared to three months ago?"

The girls looked at each other, then shook their heads.

“No.”

Hearing these two words, Lao Hu instantly became anxious. He pointed at the girls and asked,

"You are talking nonsense. Your wages haven't increased. Where did the money go?"

The girls shut their mouths tightly when he asked them, while Luo Nianxi snorted coldly.

"Old Hu, you are so bold that you dare to take advantage of the prince's injury to make a lot of money. Do you know your crime?"

Old Hu looked at Luo Nianxi with a sullen expression, and replied confidently:

"I have paid all their wages. I don't know how much each of them got. I am the accountant, not the clerk. You should ask Butler Lu about this matter."

Hearing this, Steward Lu took two steps forward and cried out his injustice.

"Princess, I used to pay the servants' wages in this mansion, but since Nanny Liu came, I took the servants' wages from Old Hu and gave them all to Nanny Liu. I don't know how she paid them."

Listening to their words, Luo Nianxi once again understood that all this was caused by Madam Liu.

This Madam Liu is really greedy.

Luo Nianxi glanced at Lao Hu and said sternly:

"As the accountant of Prince Yan's mansion, you only paid out the money, but you didn't care where the money went. You are not fulfilling your duties. And housekeeper Lu, as the housekeeper of Prince Yan's mansion, you should have done it, but you let Madam Liu do it. You are also suspected of not being able to take care of the family. Do you two know your crime?"

Hearing this, Steward Lu hurriedly bowed and replied:

"The princess taught me that, the princess taught me that."

Old Hu snorted disdainfully.

"Even if Madam Liu put the money into her own pocket, it is reasonable. She is a servant in the palace. In our Prince Yan's Mansion, she is a small talent who can be put to good use."

Luo Nianxi blinked slyly at him.

"I never said that the extra money was put into Liu Ma's pocket. Old Hu, that's what you said."

"I……"

Old Hu was speechless for a moment and stood there, puffing his beard and staring, breathing heavily.

Luo Nianxi sternly ordered Steward Lu:

"Call all the servants to the courtyard. I entered the palace yesterday, and today is the time for them to meet me, the new princess."

Hearing this, Butler Lu nodded in agreement, while Old Hu looked at Luo Nianxi coldly again and turned to leave.

After a while, everyone in Prince Yan's Mansion, except Leng Yiyan's four guards, stood in the yard.

Luo Nianxi looked at these people. They all lowered their heads and looked timid.

"Butler Lu, why didn't Aunt Liu come? And Xiao Cui?"

Steward Lu hurriedly replied:

"Madame Liu is not feeling well, Xiao Cui is taking care of her..."

"Aren't they from the palace?"

"Yes."

"Then go and invite them over. Nanny Liu can't walk by herself, so get someone to carry her here."

Butler Lu stood there hesitating for a moment, and Luo Nianxi asked again,

"Didn't you hear what I said? Don't think that I can't control you just because I am a princess in name only. To tell you the truth, as long as I take the position of princess and Leng Yiyan recognizes me as the princess, no matter who is in charge of the Yanwang Mansion, they can't act recklessly in the Yanwang Mansion. If anyone disagrees, they can directly raise it."

Seeing that she was angry, Butler Lu frowned, waved to the two maids beside him, and ran towards the room where Nanny Liu was.

Chuntao, who was standing aside, was frightened by Luo Nianxi. She really didn't understand why her young lady, who was so weak before, became like a different person after marrying into Prince Yan's Mansion?

After a while, Madam Liu was helped to the main courtyard by Xiao Cui and two other maids. She looked at Luo Nianxi with gritted teeth, and as soon as she stood still, she couldn't wait to ask,

"Although you are the Princess of Yan, you are not in charge of the Yan Palace. You caused me to be beaten in front of the Queen. What else do you want?"

Seeing Madam Liu's arrogant look, Luo Nianxi slowly walked up to her and looked at her with sharp eyes.

"The Queen asked you to be in charge of the household, but she only asked you to be in charge of the servants. I heard that you withheld the servants' wages. Is that true?"

Hearing this, Aunt Liu was stunned for a moment. Xiao Cui, who was standing next to her, raised her head and replied:

"This is none of your business."

"Snapped!"

Luo Nianxi slapped Xiao Cui on the face, "Stinky girl, what right do you have to speak so loudly to this princess?"

Xiao Cui covered her red face and looked at Aunt Liu with grievance.

Madam Liu swallowed her saliva, glared at Xiao Cui hatefully, then looked at Luo Nianxi coldly.

"What on earth do you want to do?"

"What should I do? You reduced the number of servants in Prince Yan's mansion from 300 to over 100, but you didn't pay the wages of the other 200 people in full. Where did all the money go?"

These words made Aunt Liu's face turn pale instantly.

No one has dared to ask about this matter, and no one has ever mentioned it. Why did Luo Nianxi mention it today?

She glanced at the girls and shouted harshly:

"Who is so bold as to tell the princess about my bad deeds? Do you not want to stay in the palace anymore?"

As soon as she said this, the servants lowered their heads in fear.

Nian Xi immediately understood that if she wanted to establish her own prestige in this palace, she had to find someone who was willing to share the same mind with her.

Thinking of this, she looked at the maids and servants and shouted:

"After Madam Liu came to Prince Yan's Mansion, she dismissed more than 200 servants. You all know this, but the court pays these people their wages on time and in full every month. This means that these people's work was done by you, and their wages should also be collected by you. I ask you, has anyone ever received more than this salary?"

After she said this, everyone present looked around, but no one spoke.

At this time, a fat man raised his hand first.

"I received it. Madam Liu gives me an extra salary every month."