The Legend of Concubine's Daughter Minglan

Chapter 145

These days, Xiaotao felt herself becoming more and more popular.

The first day, she came across many maids and servants whom she never knew before and chatted with them. Then they all expressed how regretful they were that they couldn't meet Xiaotao sooner and wished that they could become sisters with Xiaotao. The second day, the maids and servants started to pour out their difficulties which they had hidden for too long or their determination of being loyal and faithful. The third day, they expressed explicitly or implicitly that they wanted to stay in Marquis Ningyuan's mansion and that working in the Cheng Manor would be the best for them.

Each family of the Gu's was about to live independently. Now, any servant who wasn't blind should know that staying in Marquis Ningyuan's mansion would provide them with a better life. Therefore, the maids, the pageboys and the servants all got busy finding someone to help them stay there. People like Liao Yong's wife as well as a few stewards in the outer yard were easy to come into contact with or talk with, so they became the first target.

"If there really are some capable ones, we can let them stay."

Minglan smiled gently. Hearing that, Danju got a bit surprised, because she knew that Minglan didn't like those servants who had worked in the Gu's family for a long time and always took advantage of their seniority. Those people were hard to order about, but good at loafing on the job or throwing their weight about at the outside.

"However, our Madam has one rule. Everyone will make mistakes. It's still forgivable if those servants make small mistakes. However, if anyone with evil intention stays, the people who recommend them would also be punished. I want everyone to be clear of that." Cuiwei who had a bun on the top of her head said that seriously, seeming just like a housekeeper.

After she had said that, the stewards who had come to give recommendations all got hesitant secretly, afraid that they would be implicated. Right now, they already knew that the way Minglan handled matters was not as soft as she looked. What was more, those stewards were not from the Sheng's family, so they were still trying to win their madam's trust and didn't dare to shoulder the responsibility for the people they didn't know.

However, there were only a few people who were brought here by Minglan from the Sheng family, and they were all shrewd enough to stay out of this affair. Xiaotao was the most amicable one among them, but her style of recommending someone was—

"An Yong's wife? You know her family?" Minglan asked.

"No, I don't."

"What is she capable of?"

"I don't know."

"What about her character?"

"I only knew her three days ago."

"Since you know nothing about her, why did you recommend her?" Minglan answered disappointedly.

"She has asked me to do this anyway." Xiaotao, the girl with a round face, put on a gentle look, "She gave me three baskets of peaches and one basket of crabs, but that's all I accept." When she said that, the look on her face seemed to be saying, 'I am a very honest and upright person.'

"Stupid girl!" Lvzhi, head lowered, cursed that in a low voice.

"You ate those peaches and crabs more than she did." Danju said that while glancing to another place.

Then Danju and Lvzhi went to the Bao Sha behind, leaving their Madam whose face was covered with sullenness and a stupid Xiaotao in the room. After the two maids entered the water room, they saw that only Cuixiu and Chunya were there.

Lvzhi scolded right away, "Those naughty girls, they must be playing around now!"

Danju pondered for a short while and asked with her eyebrows knitted, "Now it should be Bisi and Caihuan on duty. Where did they go?"