The mistress is not a cannon fodder, the cold prince falls in love with her every night

In Qingshan Courtyard, there were four head maids who served closely, four lower-ranking maids who did the rough cleaning, and two maids who did the rough work. The prince had a small kitchen, so there were also two maids who cooked in the small kitchen.

Hearing this, the crowd who were originally laughing and joking with each other gradually quieted down.

This morning, the news of Ruyi's confrontation with the young lady outside the prince's room had already spread among them.

Originally, when they heard that a young lady had arrived and that the old lady and the marquis attached great importance to her, they were a little scared.

But even though Ruyi was so negligent in the morning, the young lady didn't do anything to her. After everyone discussed it, they thought that the young lady might be a paper tiger and there was nothing to be afraid of, so they relaxed.

Then, after hearing about what happened in Zhengqitang, he looked down upon Su Li even more.

Upon hearing Su Li's words, a maid named Jixiang twisted her waist and replied in a cold voice:

“Everyone who can come has come.”

"What do you mean by able to come?"

Jixiang blinked and said, "Ruyi was tired from serving the prince this morning and is now resting. In the small kitchen, a fire is burning and lunch is being prepared for the prince, so the maids are naturally unable to leave."

Humph, Ruyi went into the room to get a chamber pot this morning and was already exhausted? And they just gave Pei Heng some rice soup, and they asked two maids to watch over the stove all the time?

Su Li could no longer suppress the fire in her heart, and her voice became even colder:

"Songzhi, Songtao, go and invite Ruyi and the two maids."

Song Tao used to follow the original owner Su Li and was used to being domineering. She had long been on the verge of taking action. After hearing Su Li's words, she immediately rushed into the room, grabbed a whip and left.

The lady has given the order to invite him. She will certainly treat him well.

Here, Jixiang was a little frightened when he saw Songtao going out with a whip in his hand. He muttered,

"It's just a thing for getting married, but you really think you're the master."

"That's right, if we want, can she still take this seat?"

"Hmph, let's see how long she can keep her arrogance. Once the prince dies, she, a widow, will be locked up in the yard and never see the light of day again. Then won't she be at our mercy?"

Although the mocking voice was low, every word of it reached Su Li's ears.

If a tiger doesn't show its power, you will think I'm a sick cat.

In the past, this would be senior employees relying on their seniority to bully new leaders!

In her previous life, after her husband died, she took over the small furniture workshop left by her husband. At first, several senior employees teamed up to bully her.

She spent a lot of effort dealing with them at that time.

But now?

This is ancient times! There are no labor laws! No human rights! People can even be bought and sold! She's the eldest daughter of the Yong'an Marquisate, and she's been spoiled and arrogant since she was a child!

Guess what the young lady will do after being upset for two days in a row?

Su Li sneered, turned and went into the room. She picked out a long and strong whip from a box. The moment she walked out of the room, she shook the whip and it hit Jixiang with a snap.

Ah!

Jixiang's scream was unexpected.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

Then there were a few more whips, which accurately hit the maids and nannies who had just gossiped.

In Qingshan Courtyard, there was a sudden burst of screams.

At the same time, the same screams and whip sounds were heard outside the yard. Ruyi and two fat maids ran away with their heads in their hands, and Songtao was chasing them from behind with a whip in his hand.

The few maids who were not hit had fear on their faces and retreated repeatedly, fearing that the whip would not be able to see through them and would hit them.

Tired of whipping, Su Li put away the whip and played with it in his hand, shouting:

"Everyone, let's formally get acquainted."

"My name is Su Li! The eldest daughter of the Yong'an Marquisate! Your Crown Prince's wife!"

"From now on, I have the final say in Qingshan Courtyard! I'm new here, and I don't want to make enemies with you, but from now on, if anyone disobeys me, ask yourself how many lashes you can withstand!"

After saying that, Su Li whipped the floor tiles in front of everyone's feet with a snap.

The crisp sound frightened everyone so much that they trembled and their knees went weak and they all knelt on the ground.

"Yes, young lady!"

After a beating, he finally behaved himself.

It's really itchy!

Su Li pointed to Pei Heng's room and said, "From now on, no one of you is allowed to enter the prince's room."

"But, we were appointed by the Marquis's wife to serve the prince!" Ruyi said quickly.

She was so happy that she didn't have to serve in the prince's room. But she had other missions to fulfill, so this would prevent her from completing her mission.

"What did you say? Say it again?"

Su Li whipped Ruyi.

"Ah!" Ruyi screamed and shook her head repeatedly, "No, nothing."

"And this Qingshan Courtyard, from now on, clean every corner of it spotlessly. If I see even a speck of dust, you won't get your monthly salary anymore."

"Yes! Madam!"

Everyone was very unhappy and thought that they would have a hard time in the future. However, for the sake of money, they reluctantly agreed.

"Also, now that I'm here, along with the young master and young lady, I plan to set up a small kitchen in Qingshan Courtyard and not have meals in the main house anymore. The prince's meals will be changed from three a day to five a day, strictly following my recipes."

In her previous life, Su Li took care of her husband and researched countless recipes for medicinal and dietary supplements, which came in handy now.

The two kitchen maids nodded in agreement.

"Try it out for half a month first. If you two do well, I'll double your monthly salary."

When these words were spoken, the two maids' eyes lit up.

Double?

The kitchen was always a place full of fat and water, but the prince only drank some rice soup, and there was not much fat and water to be gained.

However, now that the young lady wants to open a small kitchen and cook her own meals, won’t they have the final say on purchasing and oil and water in the future?

Thinking of this, the two old women looked at each other tacitly.

The young lady actually offered to give them more money?

Still double!!

Isn’t it just cooking a meal? The two maids immediately became Su Li’s loyal lackeys, nodding and bowing in agreement.

And Su Li also had her considerations.

If Pei Heng wants to get better quickly, daily meals are very important. For now, we have to appease the people in the kitchen before we can slowly consider the rest of the matter.

At that moment, everyone in the yard had different expressions.

Su Li waved his hand and said:

"Alright, it's getting late. The two maids, please go to the kitchen and prepare lunch. I'll have someone send over the prince's menu shortly."

The two maids left happily.

Su Li then said to the others:

"The maids cleaning the yard will stay here, and the rest of you will go to the back mountain to catch stray cats. Last night, a few stray cats kept the prince awake. I've already informed mother, so now all of you go to the back mountain and drive the stray cats away for me."

The maid who was in charge of cleaning the yard hurriedly picked up the bucket, rag and broom, and began to clean every corner of the yard. She wished she could lie on the ground and lick it with her tongue.

After removing the four maids who clean the yard, the rest of the people are actually the four senior maids, Ruyi, Jixiang, Qingluan and Ziyi, and two maids who do the rough work.

The six people had to take sticks and go to the back mountain to drive away the wild cat.

In fact, there are no wild cats at all.

It was just an excuse that Su Li wanted to use to provoke these maids.

After Su Li finished explaining, seeing that everyone was doing their job, he turned around and left without saying anything more.

As soon as she left, Ruyi and the others were furious.

"Why do you want us to catch wild cats? We are first-class maids. Why should we do such rough work?"

"That's right! And those Nannies Tian and Hua in the kitchen, they can double their monthly salary just by cooking. Why? Aren't they greedy enough?"

"Sister Ruyi, I'm speaking for you. Look at my arms, they're covered with whip marks."

"No, I'm going to complain to my wife!"

"okay!"

Ruyi had been whipped several times and was in great pain. The chatter of these people made her feel upset.

"Stop arguing! The last time the imperial physician came, he said the prince only had three months to live. By then, as a widow, she'll be at the mercy of others! Why are you panicking? Just wait and see!"

Ruyi stepped deeply and shallowly in the muddy ground behind the mountain. Her embroidered shoes were worn out and her fine clothes were torn by branches and thorns.

Did that woman think that she could be the one to call the shots in Qingshan Courtyard just by showing off her power?

How naive!

When she thought of the bright future that the Marquis promised her after she completed her mission here, she took a deep breath and suppressed the hatred and impatience in her heart.