After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

"I am tired, let's all go." She held up the tea and saw the guests off.

Shen Yunjin and the two beauties said goodbye together, and Lady An smiled at Shen Yunjin in a flattering manner.

"If you don't mind, Concubine, you can go to my sister's yard to enjoy the flowers and drink tea."

The round-faced Miss An is very pleasing to the eye, and looks innocent and bright.

"No need, I still have to go back and copy the "Female Rules" that the princess has punished me with."

After Shen Yunjin finished speaking, he turned and headed back to Mingyuexuan.

"If the master doesn't want to go, just refuse directly. Why do you have to say that you are punished by the princess?"

"Jinzhi, there are no secrets in this palace. Even if your master doesn't tell others, they will know it anyway."

Ning Ruyan is the youngest child in the family. Perhaps her mother loved her too much or had other plans, so she did not teach her how to manage the household.

Just looking at her behavior these past few days, she doesn't act like a mistress at all.

The servants in the palace were as unrestrained as usual, running around freely from one courtyard to another.

I guess if she coughs, the whole capital will immediately know that Concubine Shen is sick.

"Oh, right, go back and ask Madam Li to call all the servants in the courtyard over."

When Shen Yunjin woke up from her nap, Jinzhi came in and said, "Concubine, all the servants have been called to the garden."

Shen Yunjin held Jinzhi's hand and came to the garden.

There were only about ten people gathered together and whispering.

Some of them were on duty, and some were on holiday. They were all called over and asked each other what was going on.

Shen Yunjin walked to the chair in the middle and sat down, picked up the teacup and started to sip the tea.

At first, all the servants were talking about it, but gradually, no one spoke anymore.

"Your servant greets the concubine." A burly auntie was the first to react.

Others also knelt down and kowtowed.

"What's your name? What do you do?" Shen Yunjin pointed at the aunt and asked.

"In reply to Concubine, my husband's surname is Liu. He guards the gate in the front yard. Everyone calls me Liu. I am also the one guarding the gate."

Liu Jia had a simple and honest look on his face. He replied while rubbing his hands nervously.

"Okay, stand up and tell us about the other people one by one. What's their last name and what they are in charge of at Mingyuexuan."

The Liu family member stood up and introduced the person next to her first.

"This is the Pang family. She is in charge of the flowers and trees in the yard, and her husband is the night watchman in the front yard."

A dozen people were introduced quickly, all of them were servants in the mansion.

Everyone in the family worked in the courtyards of their respective masters in the palace, except for those who could not speak or walk.

"Today is also the day when I, the concubine, officially meet you all. We will have a long time to spend together in the future. I, the concubine, have no other requirements, only one, that you must be loyal."

Shen Yunjin paused, "If there are people who don't want to serve in this courtyard, you can bring it up now, and I will find a way to help you go wherever you want."

"Now, I will give you half a cup of tea to think about it." After saying that, Shen Yunjin began to sip the tea.

After half a cup of tea, no one stood up.

What a joke! Everyone knows that the prince loves his concubine. She has come several times since the wedding.

Moreover, the prince personally went to pick up the concubine and brought her back to the palace, a treatment that even the princess did not receive.

There must be something to gain from following a concubine; this is probably what everyone present thought.

"I have already given you a chance. Since you have chosen to stay, you must be loyal to me and keep a close eye on Mingyuexuan. Don't let just any random person come in and run around.

Also, what you say in this garden can only be said in this garden. If you leave this garden, don’t blame me for being ruthless! "

Shen Yunjin looked at the servants in the garden with a stern tone and changed the subject.

"Of course, if you do a good job, I will naturally reward you. In a while, everyone will come to Jinzhi to receive a gift." As she said this, she turned her head and looked at Nanny Li.

"Mammy, go to the storehouse and get some money to order 20 kilograms of pork and 20 chickens. They will be my concubine's extra dishes for everyone. Thank you for your hard work these past two days."

When the servants heard that there would be not only a gift for the meeting but also meat and chicken as additional dishes, they all smiled with joy.

"I swear to be loyal to you till death." The Liu family members immediately knelt down and kowtowed. The others also reacted and knelt down together.

"The Liu family is quite interesting." Yuzhi helped Shen Yunjin back to the house.

Shen Yunjin also found it interesting that such an honest person was the one who reacted the fastest.

This is good, with someone taking the lead, she can talk less.

"Go and bring Liu in later. I want to ask her something."

After a while, Liu Jia followed Yuzhi into Shen Yunjin's inner room and stood at the door very stiffly.

"Sit down and talk. Don't be so reserved. I mainly want to know about other people's situations."

Shen Yunjin kindly asked Yuzhi to serve tea to the Liu family.

"You and your master are both in charge of the palace's gates, and you are also the family sons of the palace. You should be very clear about the relationships between the people in the palace."

When Liu Jia heard this, they knew what Shen Yunjin wanted to know, so they told him everything about the people in the mansion.

Only then did Shen Yunjin know that Fulu was actually the son of the Liu family, and that he had an older brother named Changshou, who worked as a manager in the prince's shop.

The palace was previously managed by the old steward Zhong Bo. As Zhong Bo was old, he handed over the stewardship as soon as the princess entered the palace.

Zhong Bo is not married, but he has a godson named Changsheng, who is the guard of the prince.

The eldest daughter of Mingyuexuan, who is in charge of flowers and trees, is engaged to Changsheng, and their wedding date is next month.

The eldest son of the Liu family married the eldest daughter who was in charge of the kitchen.

Yuzhi began to feel dizzy when she heard such a complicated relationship.

Shen Yunjin looked calm as slaves of the rich families were all intermarried with each other.

One is that we know each other well, and the other is that we can support each other. In case anything happens, there will be one more person to help.

After listening to the Liu family's story, Shen Yunjin asked Yuzhi to give them a separate reward.

"Miss Jinzhi has just given it to..." Liu Jia looked at the purse but did not take it.

"This is a gift from this concubine to you. From now on, you must take good care of our garden. If there is anything, just tell Jinzhi or Yuzhi directly."

"This is from my servant. Please rest assured, concubine. Not even a mosquito can fly in."

Shen Yunjin smiled, and Liu's family kowtowed, took the purse, and left happily.

"Jinzhi, come with me to count the dowry." Shen Yunjin said to Jinzhi who had just walked in.

The days leading up to the wedding were very chaotic, and all the dowry that Shen Yunjin brought was piled up in the small warehouse.

Jinzhi took the key and opened the door of the warehouse, which was filled with things.

At that time, when a woman got married, her parents’ family would provide her with everything from food, clothing and other necessities.

From bowls for eating to buckets for defecating, everything is available.

Shen Yunjin opened the large mahogany box by the window and was stunned.