Jiang Mu stayed in the general's mansion for two days. She felt very comfortable during these two days and even felt the rare warmth of family love.
During this period, Murong Yan even sent someone to ask her when she would go back.
This is very strange. Jiang Mu guessed that the boy was afraid that Jiang Mu would tell on him and hurt his beloved Huanruo.
Murong Yan did think so, but there was another reason. Jiang Mu's attitude suddenly changed that day. She was no longer like before when all she had in her eyes was him. In addition, it was still unclear who had given him the drug that day.
It was even more strange that Jiang Mu suddenly returned to the general's mansion at this time and spent the night there.
Adding together these several abnormal things, it was hard for Murong Yan not to be suspicious.
He took advantage of Jiang Mu's absence to investigate, but found nothing. He asked people to search Mingyueju thoroughly, but still couldn't find the medicine from Northern Xinjiang.
When Jiang Mu left, Jiang Yongwei and Jiang Wang each gave her one person.
Jiang Wang gave Zhang, a capable steward in the mansion, to Jiang Mu to take to the palace, and Jiang Yongwei found a woman who knew martial arts from somewhere and asked her to follow Jiang Mu closely, so that she could serve as a maid and protect her safety.
The two of them each secretly gave Jiang Mu some money, which totaled several thousand taels of silver.
Jiang Mu already had a generous dowry, and now she became rich again. She thought that no one was better than her parents, who gave money and gave people. It was really a good idea for her to come to the general's mansion.
Jiang Mu returned with a full load. When she got back to the palace, she asked Manager Zhang to help her with the household management. She gave Manager Zhang the key to the warehouse and the pair of cards.
After a few days, Manager Zhang found out many problems, among which the problems of Qiuya Pavilion accounted for the majority. Jiang Mu was very happy, and called a meeting of the managers in the mansion to warn them. She wanted to punish the servants in the mansion who should be punished and reward those who should be rewarded, and most of the people in Qiuya Pavilion were punished.
This action immediately changed everyone in the mansion's opinion of Jiang Mu.
It was Jiang Mu who asked Manager Zhang to punish Lord Qiuya.
Manager Zhang remembered the instructions of the original owner, Jiang Wang, and naturally would show no mercy to Qiuya Pavilion.
He took his servants with him, arrested all the people who had made mistakes and gave them a severe beating, all in front of Huanruo.
Even though Huanruo brought up the prince to pressure him, he pretended not to hear it.
He arrested several capable servants around Huanruo, beat them up and fined them two months' salary.
Doing this will also allow everyone in the palace to see clearly who is the real mistress of the palace.
Before, everyone thought that Jiang Mu was just an unpopular princess. The prince didn't like her because she only liked to go to Qiuya Pavilion. Jiang Mu had a gentle personality. Over time, the servants in the mansion naturally became bolder. They didn't take the princess's words seriously, but rushed to do Qiuya Pavilion's orders.
Now, Jiang Mu made them realize again the consequences of standing on the wrong side or disrespecting her.
However, there was no way that Murong Yan won't know the fact that Jiang Mu had caused such a scene. Even if no one else told him, he would know everything once he went there to Qiuya Pavilion.
But Jiang Mu was not afraid. She was clear about rewards and punishments and did everything according to the rules. Even if Murong Yan came to cause trouble for her, she would ignore her.
But Jiang Mu guessed that Murong Yan would still come.
After all, the person she touched today was the apple of his eye.
Sure enough, at night Murong Yan came angrily.
When Jiang Mu heard the maid's report, she still had a smile on her face.
"Madam, the prince must have heard something at Qiuya Pavilion."
Jiang Mu nodded, "Yeah, it should be."
Before she finished her words, Murong Yan walked in angrily.
Jiang Mu stood up and greeted him calmly, "How come you have time to come here today, Your Majesty? Sister Huanruo just came home, why don't you spend more time with her? I heard that she has been in poor health recently, and she needs your company the most."
Murong Yan was about to get angry, but Jiang Mu said these words to him.
He was so angry that he couldn't vent his anger all of a sudden.
Strange, this woman is so strange.
Murong Yan stared at Jiang Mu and suddenly felt that he could not understand her at all.
"Since you knew she was weak, why did you target the people in her compound?"
Jiang Mu: "Targeting? Why do you say that, Your Majesty? I handle family affairs impartially, how can you say she's targeted?"
Murong Yan said coldly: "If it is not handled impartially, why would they specifically deal with the people from Qiuya Pavilion? I have asked about it. Today, the people from Qiuya Pavilion were punished the most, and your Mingyue Residence was not punished at all."
Jiang Mu was surprised, and then looked at Murong Yan sadly, "Your Highness, it's really chilling to hear you say that. I run such a big family for you, and I work so hard for you, and you actually think of me like this."
She looked at Chuntao and said, "Show the things to the prince."
Chuntao was already prepared and handed the account books and booklets to Murong Yan.
It clearly states what mistakes the servants in Qiuya Pavilion made. The evidence is all there. Even if Murong Yan investigates again, the result will be the same.
Jiang Mu didn't wrongly accuse anyone, she just exaggerated the situation a bit.
When Murong Yan lowered his head to look through the pages, Jiang Mu pretended to wipe her tears with a handkerchief.
Chuntao and Dongmei were very tactful in comforting her, "Madam, don't be sad, the prince was just deceived."
"Yes, you did all this for the prince and the palace."
After reading the evidence, Murong Yan found that he really had no grounds to defend himself. He rushed over to question the culprit, but ended up getting slapped in the face.
He looked at Jiang Mu, whose face was in tears, and felt very embarrassed for a moment.
Jiang Mu looked at him aggrievedly.
Her eyes were charming and full of tears. She looked at him with deep affection. That look actually touched Murong Yan.
If Jiang Mu complained or cried a few words, he might be able to find reasons to dislike her.
But Jiang Mu said nothing, just looked at him, feeling a little sad and disappointed, which made Murong Yan unable to find any fault with him. He felt uncomfortable, as if he had done something wrong.
In fact, he did do something wrong.
Murong Yan thought for a moment, then looked at Jiang Mu, his tone much gentler than before, "I blamed you rashly without checking the situation clearly, but all the people from Qiuya Pavilion were punished. If you let the people in the mansion see this, they will think you are intolerant. In the future, you should pay more attention. If there is anything happening in Qiuya Pavilion in the future, tell me and I will handle it."
Jiang Mu sneered in her heart. This bastard, after all, still cares about Huanruo. Even saying this, it is disgusting.
"Your Highness is right. I do need to pay more attention. However, I'm afraid it's not a good idea to let Your Highness handle the affairs of the harem. Your Highness is a man of great responsibility. If I trouble Your Highness with the affairs of the harem, I'm afraid people will say that I, the princess, am incompetent."
Murong Yan frowned and looked at Jiang Mu in silence.
Jiang Mu continued, "I have an idea, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."
Murong Yan: "You say."
Jiang Mu slowly spoke the words he had prepared long ago, "Sister Huanruo is kind-hearted and weak, so it is inevitable that she will be deceived by the people below. You see, what happened today just proves that Sister Huanruo didn't know that the people below had done so many things that violated the rules. If the prince loves Sister Huanruo, he should replace the people around her and send away those with bad intentions, so as to avoid implicating Sister Huanruo in future crimes."
Murong Yan was a little surprised that Jiang Mu was actually thinking about Huan Ruo.
After listening to Jiang Mu's words, he felt that it made sense, but why should Jiang Mu be nice to Huanruo?
This doubt was cleared up when he met Jiang Mu's eyes.
This was a roundabout way to save the situation. Knowing that his whole mind was on Huanruo, she wanted to please him in this way.
Murong Yan curled the corners of his lips.
Jiang Mu followed his thoughts and said, "I do this all for the prince. I hope the prince can save his worries. The affairs of the harem should not make the prince spend so much time on them. The prince is a man who can do great things."
After Jiang Mu finished speaking, Murong Yan already believed it about 70%.
"Then let's do as you say. Sell out all the servants in Qiuya Pavilion who have made mistakes, so as not to ruin the atmosphere in the mansion."
Jiang Mu remained calm, smiled slightly and nodded.
In this way, it would be much easier to just station a few people in Qiuya Pavilion.
"Then Your Majesty, please go to Qiuya Pavilion and comfort Sister Huanruo. And explain to her for me. Sister Huanruo is kind-hearted. If she knew that she was deceived by those servants, she would be very upset. I guess she will even plead for them later."
Murong Yan found Jiang Mu more pleasing to his eyes and felt that she was not that annoying.
After all, she was thinking about him wholeheartedly, even if he loved someone else.
She also treated him without any regrets.
Murong Yan felt somewhat guilty when she thought about how badly he had treated her over the past few years.
Maybe he shouldn't treat her so badly.
Murong Yan thought for a moment and said with rare concern: "You have been back to the general's mansion for a few days. You look much better. Don't overwork yourself and take care of your health."
Jiang Mu pretended to be touched and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I will take good care of myself."
Looking at Jiang Mu's affectionate look, Murong Yan coughed. He felt a little uncomfortable and didn't know what to feel.
He stood up and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first...I'll come to see you in a few days."
The latter sentence was something Murong Yan would never have said before.
As soon as he left, the maids in the room chattered that the prince's attitude towards the princess had become better, and he said he would come back in a few days.
Only the newcomer Xue Teng remained silent, with a cold expression on her face.
Xue Teng is the maid that Jiang Yongwei gave to Jiang Mu. Jiang Yongwei said that she has been practicing martial arts since she was young and has good skills, almost at the same level as Jiang Huaian.
When Jiang Mu saw her for the first time, she felt that this girl was not simple. There was no emotion in her eyes, she was very tall, and she didn't like to talk. It was easy for her to be ignored when she stood there.
Jiang Mu asked about her life experience, and she only said that she was an orphan. Jiang Yongwei saved her life, so her life belonged to Jiang Yongwei, and now Jiang Yongwei gave her to Jiang Mu.
Then she is Jiang Mu's person and will only obey Jiang Mu's orders.
Jiang Mu arranged for the other maids to go out and do some work, leaving Xue Teng alone.
Xue Teng: "I have done what Miss asked me to do."
The other maids all called her Madam, but Xue Teng called her Miss when she came.
It was said that Jiang Yongwei asked her to call her like that.
Jiang Mu didn't correct her and just let her call her that.
What Xue Teng was talking about was what Jiang Mu asked her to do last night. She asked her to find a suitable shop outside. Jiang Mu was preparing to open a store.
She was not short of money, but when she thought about what she would do in the future, the money was not enough, and most of it was dowry that could not be touched. The only money she could use was silver notes, plus the money given by Jiang Wang and Jiang Yongwei a few days ago. If she used the several thousand taels of silver for daily expenses, it would definitely be enough for her life, but if she used it to squander, it would not be enough.
So Jiang Mu thought about making money.
It is not difficult for her, a person from modern times, to earn some of the money of ancient people. Moreover, she has power and background, so she has no worries about having no connections.
So what kind of store should we open?
Jiang Mu thought about it for a few days and decided to open a brothel.
When she said this to Xue Teng, Xue Teng just frowned and looked at her, without asking any more questions, and went to do it.
Jiang Mu thought the shop would be hard to find, but she didn't expect Xue Teng to find it in just two days.
"Really? Where?"
Xue Teng mentioned a place name, Jiang Mu thought about it and her eyes lit up.
That is the most prosperous area in the capital.
Jiang Mu was very happy, "Well done, what about the thing I asked you to find out?"
Xue Teng: "I found out that Gu Jue will leave the day after tomorrow afternoon, and there will be about a dozen people guarding him."
Jiang Mu nodded and asked, "If I asked you to rob someone on the way, could you do it?"