Marrying into a rich family by mistake, it is difficult to be a mistress

Chapter 291: The plan is complete, establish a government and establish authority

"The emperor is very angry. If the emperor had not already punished the Luo family, the Luo family might have to endure even greater wrath from the emperor."

I am angry, but this is the limit of the punishment for this matter.

Otherwise, it’s over.

Even so, the Luo family will never be able to make a comeback.

Next, the remaining power of the Luo family will be eroded bit by bit.

Just like in the jungle, when the tiger, the king of beasts, falls down, even passing wild dogs dare to take a bite.

"Madam, this time, Fourth Uncle proposed to the Emperor that he take another team of men and horses to disguise themselves as a merchant caravan and sneak into the territory of the Hu bandits to try to find the food and fodder camp."

"Has the emperor agreed?"

"Agreed, Fourth Uncle will be leaving soon."

Ji Chuhe secretly breathed a sigh of relief!

At this point, their plan was finally completed.

The purpose of my fourth uncle going to the northern border was not to find the barbarian's food camp, but to delay the war. If it could be delayed for a year, that would be the best, but if not, half a year would be good too.

At that time, the Luo family's power had been almost completely eroded.

There will also be a change of blood in the court.

Even if my uncle and his men do not immediately seize the real power, the disciples of the Duke's Mansion can be of great use. The power of the Duke's Mansion can slowly influence the court!

Ji Chuhe was in a good mood and continued to pick up the pen to write the required materials.

Xiao Yan'an moved closer to her and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Madam, there is one thing I want to ask you. Did that commoner really escape from the territory of the Hu bandits?"

"Since the prince has this question in his mind, there must be an answer. Isn't it?" Ji Chuhe threw the question back.

"So you still haven't told me the whole plan."

“Not telling the prince about the entire plan is also part of the plan.” Ji Chuhe responded calmly.

Xiao Yanan was unhappy, "You still think I'm useless."

"The prince knows nothing, which is the most crucial step to make the emperor let down his guard." Ji Chuhe said this to comfort him.

Xiao Yan'an still felt something was wrong after listening to it.

He didn't know whether this sentence was a compliment or an insult to him.

Never mind, it's over anyway.

Now that the Luo family has fallen, he and his wife's life in the imperial capital will definitely be much smoother.

Xiao Yanan comforted himself.

"Ma'am, what are you writing?"

"Write down the materials needed to make spices."

"Making incense? Madam, you also know how to make incense?"

"I happened to see a method of making incense in an ancient book, and I wanted to try to learn how to make incense from the method in the book."

"If Madam likes spices, I'll ask someone to buy them. It's too much trouble to make them yourself!"

"The book says that this spice has a special scent. Maybe you can't buy the same spice outside. In fact, I don't make incense for my own use."

"Any other uses?"

"I checked the account books of our mansion. We don't have much money left. We can't ask our father and mother for money when we are thousands of miles away, right? I want to run a business of my own to cover the expenses of our mansion."

"Madam, I don't need fifty taels of silver every month. Just give me ten taels!" When Xiao Yan'an heard that there was no money in the mansion, he immediately thought of the extra pocket money he suddenly had.

"After all, saving a little is also considered earning money!" he added.

"There are some places where you can save money, and some places where you can't. Besides, money is earned, not saved." Ji Chuhe responded softly.

Xiao Yan'an was silent and secretly clenched his hands.

"Prince, do you think that I, as your wife, am losing face for running a business and that of the Huaiyang Palace?" Ji Chuhe asked tentatively.

"No! Madam, I absolutely don't have this idea!" Xiao Yan'an hurriedly explained.

"My mother is the daughter of the Duke's Mansion and the Princess of Huaiyang. She makes money from business to support the whole family of Huaiyang Palace. How could I look down on business? I just feel guilty."

"Supporting the Prince's Mansion is my responsibility, but it has made Madam suffer, and she has to worry about our livelihood."

"Who said that I have to support this mansion alone? If I can make this spice, the prince will have to accompany me to open up sales."

"Okay! I'll do whatever Madam needs me to do." Xiao Yan'an agreed happily.

Hearing Xiao Yan'an's answer, Ji Chuhe felt relieved.

In her previous life, she was forced to do business. Shen Chengjing spent the money she earned and even despised her for showing up in public.

He had just gotten a minor official position, but he was already finding fault with her.

He often said things like, when you go out to sell goods, you must never let acquaintances recognize you, and you must never lose face.

The process of making incense was so difficult that Ji Chuhe didn't know how many days and nights she had endured before she was able to make the kind of incense she wanted.

There are more than a dozen thick volumes just to record the ratios of the materials.

The suffering I endured in my previous life can benefit me in this life, which can be considered an unexpected reward.

As various account books of the mansion were delivered to Ji Chuhe one by one, the Prince's Mansion was truly established.

There are three warehouses in the mansion, one is Ji Chuhe's private warehouse, one is Xiao Yan'an's private warehouse, and the other is the main warehouse.

At present, what Ji Chuhe keeps in her private vault are basically gifts from the Duke's Mansion and some rewards from the palace.

Her dowry and the gifts given to her by the princess were all left in Huaiyang.

She wasn't going to touch those things either.

Xiao Yanan's private treasury was almost entirely filled with rewards from the Duke's Mansion and the palace.

All the gifts and money received at the housewarming party were placed in the storeroom of the mansion.

The prince's mansion now has a total of six courtyards.

Ji Chuhe lived in the main courtyard, Xiao Yan'an lived in a separate courtyard, and Ji Chuhe converted a garden and a small viewing tower next to Xiao Yan'an's courtyard into his study and garden.

Not only did it expand the area of ​​Xiao Yanan's yard, but when relatives and friends came to visit Xiao Yanan, they could also host a separate banquet in his yard.

The concubine and two concubines each had a courtyard, and there was one courtyard left as a guest room.

In fact, the guest rooms are reserved for the three young ladies of the Duke's Mansion. This is Rong Qingqing's strong request, as she wants to come to the Prince's Mansion often.

There is an entire empty hall behind Ji Chuhe. If there are new people in the mansion in the future, they will be accommodated here.

Now, there are sixty servants in the mansion.

Governed by Qingluo.

In the concubine's courtyard, there was a manager, two first-class maids, two second-class maids, and two servants.

In the two concubines' courtyards, there is a manager, one or two senior maids, a second-class maid, and a maid who does rough work.

There are twenty guards in the mansion, commanded by Rong Song.

It's the end of the month.

Ji Chuhe called everyone to the front yard and gave them a lecture. He then assigned some servants to the rooms of Liao Yunfei, Xu Yan'er and Dong Ling to fill the required number of people to serve.

Then, less than one month's salary was paid out.

"Madam said that monthly wages will be distributed to everyone at the end of this month. It will be calculated based on the number of days. Next month will be a whole month, which makes calculation convenient. This month, the new government has just been established, and everyone has worked hard. I will give each person an extra two strings of money as a reward. You must work hard in the future!" Qingluo stood up and said to everyone.

"Thank you, Madam." Everyone thanked Ji Chuhe in unison.

"Come and collect your monthly salary."

Liao Yunfei felt a pang of sadness in her heart as she watched everyone happily receiving the moon silver.