Zheng Sisi pondered for a moment and said, "Well, I will arrange the work for the four of you first.

Ma'am Li, please just take care of yourself. As the head steward, you will be in charge of all matters big and small in the mansion. I don't know much about the etiquette of the capital and the relationships among the various mansions, so I'll leave it to you.

Ma Liu, you are in charge of the people in the mansion. You are responsible for arranging the etiquette, rules and division of labor.

Madam Hong, you are still responsible for going out to purchase.

Aunt Gui, you are still in charge of the kitchen work.

If you three have any problems, tell Nanny Li. If she can't solve it, come to me.

Is this arrangement okay? If you have any opinions, you can raise them and we can solve them face to face. I don’t want anyone to gossip behind my back.”

The four of them knelt and saluted: "No objection, follow the arrangements of the lady."

Zheng Sisi: “Okay.”

He looked at the four palace maids and said, "What are your names and what are your specialties?"

The maid who had combed my hair in the morning stood up, knelt down and said, "Young lady, please give me a name."

The other three also knelt down and said, "Please give me a name, young lady."

Zheng Sisi was stunned. She looked at the people kneeling, stood up and went to help them up, "Hurry up and get up."

Then he said to the maids, "I have one more thing to add. You don't need to kneel in front of me. I don't care about the rules of other houses, but in my house you are not allowed to kneel in front of me, unless there is a reason why you have to kneel. If the guest is of high status, you still have to kneel."

"We understand," several people replied in unison.

Zheng Sisi asked: "You four all want to change your names."

All four answered at the same time: "Yes, girl!"

Madam Li stood up and said, "Miss, please give them names. The four of them are quite pitiful and want to change their names and start a new life."

"Hmm," Zheng Sisi thought for a moment: "You four can name them according to the seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Spring Peach, Summer Lotus, Autumn Chrysanthemum, and Winter Plum. Do you think it's appropriate?"

A palace maid stood up and said happily: "Miss, I was born in spring, so my name is Chuntao."

The maid who combed Zheng Si's hair in the morning said, "Miss, I was born in summer, so my name is Xia He."

Another girl stood up and said, "Girl, I was born when the osmanthus flowers bloomed, which is autumn, so my name is Qiuju." Zheng Sisi interrupted her, "You can be called Qiuxiang. There is a Guima, so we can't give you the same name."

The last one stood up and said, "Girl, I was born on the winter solstice. I..."

Zheng Sitai didn't give her a chance to finish: "Okay, your name is Dongzhi."

Zheng Sisi asked again: "Who among you can write and do accounts, and who is good at needlework?"

Chun Tao stepped forward and said, "Girl, I can read and do the math."

Qiuxiang stood up and said shyly: "Girl, they all said that I am good at needlework."

Xia He said: "I know how to dress up and match clothes."

Dongzhi also stood up and said, "Girl, I can read too, and they say I'm a gossiper." After saying that, he laughed.

Zheng Sisi also smiled. At least now they were not so restrained.

"So, Chuntao will help me with the accounting, Qiuxiang will be in charge of needlework, I will need to make a few sets of clothes later, Xiahe will be in charge of my daily life, and Dongzhi will be in charge of my outings. You are all my assistants, and you should divide the work and cooperate with each other.

Dongzhi, there should be two maids when I go out. They are sent by the third prince. They know kung fu. From now on, the three of you follow me.

This is the temporary arrangement, and we will adjust it based on everyone’s situation.”

Several people said, "Thank you for your trust, Miss."

Zheng Sisi added, "Everyone, pack up first. The Third Prince will bring people over later. We need to go to the front yard to make arrangements. Nanny Li, please pay more attention to the front yard when the time comes."

"Madam Hong, please see how many people there are and go buy some ingredients for today."

After saying that, he took out five hundred taels of silver from yesterday's bag and handed it to Chuntao.

"You need to go to Chuntao to withdraw money."

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