First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Xie Yingfeng went back to the city first mainly to see the palace maids' residences.

While he was on the way, he wrote a letter to Lang Nangong Rui, the commander of the Black Tiger Army who stayed behind to explain the situation.

However, the resources of the Mangcheng military camp are limited, and Xie Yingfeng is worried that Nangong Rui will not be able to handle it.

Although the Black Tiger Army was rewarded generously after Emperor Longchang ascended the throne for their merits, as the first army to enter the capital and the imperial palace, the military camp has not yet been expanded and is still in its previous dilapidated state.

This time they were going to stay in Mangcheng permanently, so Wei Ling and Xie Yingfeng both had the idea of renovating the barracks. After so many years of fighting since leaving Mangcheng, the number of Black Tiger soldiers had already increased by more than ten times.

The old place can't hold so many people now.

Therefore, Wei Ling temporarily stationed most of his men outside the city and only took 10,000 people into Mangcheng.

When he left Mangcheng that year, he brought only 10,000 people with him.

Tou'er Xu returned to a familiar place. He was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He hummed a little tune while cleaning up.

"Our boss can go back to see his sister-in-law today!" Xiao Li was also very happy. He helped wash the pot and said with a smile.

"That's right. Look at the boss, he can't even suppress his smile!" Zhang Yong also laughed.

"You little brats, if you keep talking nonsense, you might as well be careful not to eat the food cooked by your sister-in-law in the future!" Xu Touer was happy. He pointed at the two of them with a broom and cursed, but his eyes were wrinkled from smiling.

"Hey, Mr. Xu, you must be reluctant to let us not go to your house for a meal!" Xiao Li took out two cloth tigers from his bag and handed them to Mr. Xu. "I bought them for my nephew and niece in Beijing. Take them back for them to play with."

"I bought some too." Zhang Yong took out two sets of writing brushes, inkstones, and paper. "None of us have ever been to school, but the kids need to go to school! They can't be illiterate. One set for each of my niece and nephew. You can take them back, Mr. Xu!"

The other two, Xu Liang and Chen Shui, also took out the things they had brought for the two children in Xu Tou'er's family in Beijing and stuffed them into Xu Tou'er's hands.

Tou'er Xu happily scolded them for spending money recklessly, but at the same time he couldn't let go of the gifts they gave him.

"You guys, wait till tomorrow when we have a day off, come to my house and have a good meal!" said Xu Tou with a smile, "Ask your sister-in-law to cook you some braised pork, as much as you want!"

Several people immediately started to make a fuss.

It was bustling here, and the same was true in other places in the military camp.

After being away for a long time, all the vacant spaces in the barracks need to be cleaned.

The palace maids were arranged in the innermost row of barracks in the military camp.

Nangong Rui had already sent people to clean and repair this row of barracks in advance. There were thirteen rooms in total, and the arrangement was the same as on the carriage. The extra room was used as a dining hall.

It was temporary anyway, and these palace maids would be married off soon after arriving in Mangcheng, so the house was not decorated and was very simple.

After Zhao Xiuwan went in, she came out covering her nose in disgust.

"What's that smell? It's so bad!" she complained. "Why does it smell like livestock?"

"Don't you want to stay here? If not, just stay outside and freeze!" Qu Wanning walked in carrying her bag. Her nose was irritated and it really smelled bad.

"Aning!" Someone outside the house called Qu Wanning. It was Qu Chenxing.

"Brother, why are you here?" Qu Wanning came out. There was a wooden fence outside the barracks to prevent anyone from climbing into the palace maids' living quarters. The two of them were talking across the fence.

"Here's some mugwort for you." Qu Chenxing handed the thing in his hand to Qu Wanning, "Go into the house and fumigate it. I heard from Nangong Rui that this was the location of the stable before. They have already cleaned it up and repaired the house, but there will be some smell."

"What?" Zhao Xiuwan heard this and screamed angrily, "Is this how you treat us? No matter how unwelcome we are, we are not animals! Where is Lord Xie? I don't care, I don't want to live here! I want to see Lord Xie!"

When she started to make a scene, Feicui, Bihe, and a few other troublemakers also started to make a scene. Although Su Jixiang didn't want to make a scene, this place used to be a stable, so it was a bit too much... It's not that she couldn't live here, but the smell was really unbearable...

Xie Yingfeng came in a hurry.

"Be patient, be patient." He said to everyone, "I know what's going on here, but there are no extra barracks for everyone right now." He came here after entering the city and scolded Nangong Rui. This guy's brain must have been blown by the northwest wind!

"How can I live here?" Zhao Xiuwan stamped her feet and said, "If you really want me to live here, I would rather die!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Bihe and Feicui exchanged glances and said noisily.

Nangong Rui followed behind Xie Yingfeng with his head almost bowed to the ground.

He thought he could just move into the house once it was repaired. There was no need to be so pretentious. Besides, it was just a temporary residence.

"Let's just stay here for two nights." Xie Yingfeng saluted and said, "I've already ordered people to rebuild the house. Two days, just give me two days and I'll make sure everyone has a good place to stay."

"No! Come in and ask yourself how it smells, it stinks!" Zhao Xiuwan shouted. "Do you think you can sleep tonight?"

"Thank you, sir." Su Jixiang pushed through the crowd and walked over.

"Miss Su." When Xie Yingfeng saw Su Jixiang coming, he felt a little relaxed for some reason.

"Why don't we stay in the carriage for now?" Su Jixiang bowed and smiled. "Your Excellency can go in and take a look. It is indeed too smelly. Even if we fumigate with mugwort, I'm afraid it won't get rid of the smell. No one can stand it. From Dongdu to Mangcheng, we have lived in the carriage. Since we can live in the wild, we can live in the city now."

Everyone agreed with what Su Jixiang said. The house was too smelly. Rather than living in a house like this, everyone would rather live in a carriage.

"That's good!" Xie Yingfeng knew that Su Jixiang would have a solution. He glanced at the girls behind Su Jixiang and found that they had no doubts about Su Jixiang's proposal. Even Zhao Xiuwan, Feicui and Biyu, who were making the most noise, remained silent. He knew that this method was feasible.

"Then please stay in the carriage for a few nights for now. I promise that I will let you live in a new house in a few days." Xie Yingfeng bowed and said sincerely.

Just live in a carriage, it is much better than living in a smelly room.

Zhao Xiuwan snorted coldly, raised her head and walked in to take out her bag again.

Xie Yingfeng ordered his men to pull all the carriages over and line them up in a line in the yard.