They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

The moment this thought came to her mind, Jiang Wanyue felt her heart suffocate.

That was her greatest reliance. If someone else got it, would this reliance still be useful?

She was anxious for a moment.

She pinched her palms hard to calm down.

This is all just speculation.

If Lin Shuyan really knew about his past life, and if he held a grudge against me, then given his personality, he would probably question me first.

He didn't, which meant that either he didn't know about his past life, or he knew but didn't blame himself.

In this light, his move to surrender to Prince Jing is somewhat believable.

However, we still have to test it out before we can be sure.

Jiang Wanyue was thinking and fell asleep unknowingly.

When she woke up, it was already daybreak.

As usual, Jiang Wanyue washed up and went to the front yard to pay her respects.

When the princess saw her, her attitude was no different, and she even said a few words of concern to her.

The greetings are quite quiet now. Except for having a slightly better relationship with Cui Yan, Jiang Wanyue has little to say to others.

Guan Rou and Xie Lanxi's relationship is no longer the same as before, and they don't communicate much.

The whole greeting process is just everyone saying hello, a few polite words, and then sitting there doing nothing.

After finally waiting until the time came, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and waited for the princess to put down the teacup so that they could leave.

Unexpectedly, the princess kept turning the teacup around and did not put it down. Instead, she started talking about business.

"It's the twelfth lunar month now, and there are many things going on outside. Several ladies in the palace are busy distributing porridge on Laba Festival, and they asked us to help."

This "we" is obviously not just some random ladies from outside the royal family, but several princesses.

In the past few years, Prince Jing was not in the capital, and his mother died early, so Lu Qingshuang, the Princess of Jing, had actually been excluded from the palace. Except for going to the palace to pay respects during festivals, she rarely entered the palace, let alone participated in the affairs of the ladies.

Now, it is the first time for her and a rare opportunity, so Lu Qingshuang will naturally not miss it.

These thoughts went around in Jiang Wanyue's mind.

Then she heard Lu Qingshuang continue to say: "But we can't ignore the affairs of our mansion. I was away from home a few days ago and temporarily handed over all the affairs of the mansion to Madam Lu, but something went wrong. So, this time I thought about it and decided to temporarily hand over the affairs of the mansion to you."

When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.

Aunt Luo and the others were shocked at first, but then they were delighted.

The princess is finally willing to give up power!

Even Cui Yan was moved after being surprised.

Although they all became concubines, which concubine didn't have the idea of ​​going further?

It is unlikely that a concubine will be promoted to the position of the legitimate wife, but it would be great for them to share some power from the princess.

Only Jiang Wanyue frowned slightly and looked at the princess with confusion and vigilance.

Would the princess be so kind?

Jiang Wanyue didn't believe it.

Lu Qingshuang was quite qualified to be a princess, and she did not harm concubines and illegitimate children, but this was all based on her absolute authority.

In Jiang Wanyue's opinion, Lu Qingshuang cares more about the power in her hands than Prince Jing.

When Prince Jing returned to the capital, he surrendered his military power without hesitation and then stayed dormant in the palace for three years. If it were Lu Qingshuang, she would never give up her power so easily.

Everything about today is weird.

Jiang Wanyue secretly became extremely cautious.

Lu Qingshuang looked at everyone's reactions, smiling continuously, and continued speaking.

"There are managers in every part of the mansion. There aren't many things you need to do. Just follow the old rules. Sister Cui has been with the prince the longest, so the people at the gates are now in your care. Aunt Luo is meticulous, so you'll be in charge of the mansion's purchases. Aunt Guan will be in charge of the sewing room, Aunt Xie will be in charge of the kitchen, and as for Aunt Jiang..."

She spoke in an orderly manner, and when she came to Jiang Wanyue, Jiang Wanyue suddenly stood up.

"Princess, I am grateful for your kindness, but I have just recovered from an illness and am still weak. It is difficult for me to take on such a heavy responsibility."

The princess raised her head slightly and looked at her, her expression indescribably kind.

"I know you are worried that you have been in the mansion for a short time and it will be difficult to convince others. Don't be afraid. You are all the masters of the mansion. If the people below are dissatisfied, just show your master's momentum and don't worry about other things. If Aunt Jiang can't hold on, just tell the people around her to do the work. If you insist on refusing, I'm afraid the other sisters will not agree."

As soon as the princess finished speaking, Jiang Wanyue felt several gazes falling on her.

She couldn't refuse.

If she refuses again, the princess will take back all her power. Wouldn't the other concubines hate Jiang Wanyue to death?

Even Cui Yan, who was on good terms with her, might not understand.

Jiang Wanyue pursed her lips.

"In that case, I will follow your orders."

Lu Qingshuang curled the corners of her mouth.

"Okay, the pharmacy will be under your control for the next few days."

Jiang Wanyue knelt down and bowed, then sat back down.

The princess gave a few more instructions before putting down her teacup and waving her hand for them to leave.

Jiang Wanyue left the main courtyard and without bothering to greet others, she hurried back to the Wutong courtyard.

After returning to the room, Jiang Wanyue grabbed Xiuchun with a serious expression.

"Xiuchun, find a way to contact your godmother and tell her that I have something to ask of you. Please ask her to come over."

Xiuchun was frightened by her expression and quickly nodded in agreement, then ran out without saying a word.

Jiang Wanyue called Mi'er and Xing'er to give them instructions.

"Mi'er, you have good relationships with people, go ask Dr. Zeng about the prescription."

"Xing'er, take the booklet and check the medicines in my warehouse to see if there are any problems."

The two maids didn't understand what was going on, but they did as they were told.

Jiang Wanyue drank a sip of tea and warmed the fire for a while, with her brows furrowed all the way.

Who is the princess targeting with this action?

She tapped the table with her fingers, carefully thinking back to the princess's arrangements.

It is understandable to let Cui Yan be in charge of the entrances and exits. Cui Yan does not have such big ambitions and has no family to rely on. He probably doesn't even know many people in the capital. Even if he is in charge of the second gate and the back door, nothing will go wrong.

It was quite unexpected that Aunt Luo was in charge of purchasing. Purchasing was lucrative, and Aunt Luo's family was not rich, so the princess wanted to use this to catch Aunt Luo?

After all, there are only two young masters in the mansion now. It is possible that the princess wants to suppress Aunt Luo.

As for the rest, there’s no problem letting Guan Rou take charge of the sewing room.

Winter clothes have been distributed. The sewing room has not had such heavy tasks recently. It usually does some simple needlework and prepares formal dresses for the prince and princess to wear during the New Year.

There is little power and it is not easy to make mistakes.

But Jiang Wanyue couldn't understand why Xie Lanxi was in charge of the kitchen.

With Xie Lanxi's brain and temper, can she manage the kitchen well?

The kitchen of a royal palace is not like that of an ordinary family. It is an extremely important department.

The kitchen is located in the front yard. It is a separate place for the prince's meals. The princess has her own small kitchen which is not under the jurisdiction of the kitchen. The meals of everyone else, from the young masters and young ladies to the cleaning servants, big and small, are under the jurisdiction of the kitchen.

In addition, the hot water room is also under management.

There are eight or nine head chefs in the kitchen alone, about ten to twenty second chefs, and the rest of the kitchen helpers, errand runners and other small servants, there are at least thirty or forty people.

There are many people, many things to do, and it's especially busy, which is the place where mistakes are most likely to happen.