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  Originally, if the He family knew how to take advantage of the situation, Ming Xuan would not have wanted to make a big deal out of it either. However, now that the He family is obviously treating her like a fool and playing tricks on her, if she still chooses to let things slide, it won't just be a matter of being looked down upon; in the future, she might also have to endure similar bullying.

  She is the mistress, and even if she suffers a little, it's limited, but dragging down the people below her to suffer is not what she wants.

  Well, in that case, let's make the most of it!

  Ming Xuan sneered and said, "Since Auntie He dared to take on this task, it means she is also capable of bearing the consequences. I am the legitimate first wife of this mansion, and yet she dares to deceive me with inferior goods, which shows what kind of person she is and how she conducts herself. If I let her get away with this, I'm afraid that in the future, anyone in this mansion, whether it's a cat or a dog, will dare to run amok in Jingyi Courtyard."

  She paused slightly, and then said to Dan Hong, "Just do as I instructed earlier, use good ingredients to wrap up these high-quality Chinese cabbage, and send them to each house and courtyard. Let them bask in the glory of Hua Er Niang, and also taste this freshness!"

  He Yini finally realized her mistake, her legs softened and she knelt down with a thud, hugging Ming Xuan's leg. "Madam is kind-hearted, spare me this time, these white vegetables... were all my fault for being blinded by greed, I beg Madam to see that I know my mistake, spare me this time!"

  She nodded like a garlic press, knocking her forehead until it showed faint blood marks, "Madam, forgive me!"

  Ming Xuan had been in Yongning Houfu for almost four years, and she had some understanding of the thoughts of the people below her. Someone like He Yayi, who could help Yang Shi do such a despicable thing with a clear conscience, would naturally also be able to play the role of repaying kindness with enmity.

  Today, letting Hè Nǎinai off easily wasn't difficult, but this kind of person won't truly submit. She lost face and her position was compromised, although she couldn't do anything about it due to her status. But once she gets the opportunity, the one who will be trampled on the most is precisely this kind of petty person.

  She had decided to take the opportunity to make a show, so that those women who helped Yang's family bully Jingyi Temple would be warned. Jingyi Temple was not a place where they could act recklessly, and Gu Mingxuan was not someone who would tolerate humiliation and retreat halfway, only to sound the retreat after making a scene.

  He Yini saw Ming Xuan's calm expression, not putting her plea in his eyes at all, and her heart became more anxious, and she was somewhat incoherent. She stuttered and said, "Madam, this is really not the intention of the slave, the slave is just a second-class serving girl, how can..."

  She had barely finished speaking. Ming Xuan interrupted her, "Heh, Ah Jie actually knows to call herself a slave girl now, a second-rate servant girl who delivers dishes can also address the master as 'I' and 'me', what else can't be done?"

  At this time, a stout woman came in from outside the door, holding a basket in her hand and pointing at He Yiniang with an angry face. "Madam, these are the ingredients and fruits found in the small kitchen of the procurement institute. Look, no matter the color or appearance, they are much better than what was sent to our courtyard! What kind of rules does this household have? The servants eat better than their masters? This is really too much!"

  The little girls in the house were suddenly excited. Dan Hong's personality was the most straightforward, and she couldn't bear to watch, so she picked up a rotten radish stick from the ground and ruthlessly smashed it onto He Popo's face. "You wicked woman, you don't even look at who you're biting, how can you bully someone with the noble status of Dà Niáng?"

  She led the way, and the other little maids, seeing that Ming Xuan did not stop them, plucked up their courage to imitate her, and some even smashed rotten eggs on He's head.

  After the commotion had died down a bit, Ming Xuan saw that it was about time and nodded towards Yan Niangniang, "Please trouble Niangniang to send this He Niangniang to Ping Sha Tang to ask for instructions from Mistress Shizi, and ask her how such a deceitful slave should be dealt with."

  She nodded slightly towards Dan Hong, "Go, bring a few capable and agile little maids with you, and replace the small kitchen in the purchasing office for me. When will the servants in the mansion also have their own private kitchens? It's really a big show of power!"

  The Na family's servants were thoroughly spoiled, taking advantage of the abundant resources at their disposal to set up a private kitchen, where they indulged in rich and delicious food every day, hardly inferior to that of their masters. This was an open secret known to everyone in the mansion, and many of the lower-ranking servants envied and resented them, but since all supplies were provided by the purchasing department, no one actually exposed this situation.

  These years, she has always been the princess consort in charge of the household. She needs to use these people who have been bought and trained, so naturally, she will give them some benefits, let them eat and drink a little more, and embezzle some money. Every family and mansion has this kind of thing, as long as it's not too excessive and doesn't cause trouble like the case with Marquis Pei, she is happy to turn a blind eye. These are all unspoken rules.

  Ke Da Nainai is going to make a big deal out of this, the people in charge of purchasing have been dismissed, losing their jobs and positions. Even if Ge's family has the support of the second son's wife, she is just a low-ranking servant girl. If she implicates the higher-ups in the purchasing department, even the second son's wife won't be able to save her, and this good life will come to an end.

  She was born into a family of servants, with all the men and children working in the Town National Public House. The managers of the procurement department were all well-connected, and within the house, they had connections with each other, having broken bones and connected tendons. The trouble she stirred up would have to be borne by her family members. Being punished with a few slaps was nothing, but if the whole family was driven out, how could they make a living in the future?

  But it's too late for regrets now.

  Ming Xuan looked at He Gu's pleading face, shaking her head gently. It wasn't that she didn't have a sympathetic heart, but if she indulged this time, there would be countless similar struggles in the future. She didn't have any sense of belonging to the Pei Manor, and Pei Jingzhen didn't seem like someone who was interested in titles or wealth either. He had only been forced to stay here for the past two years. She didn't want to spend her days constantly fighting with others.

  Straining one's thoughts and struggling, how much of it is for the sake of getting something.

  She had no desire for this mansion, only wanting to spend the next two years as quietly as possible. If she could just have an episode, she would be able to avoid a lot of trouble. In fact, she didn't mind being labeled as a shrewish woman at all.

  Ming Xuan gazed at the messy kitchen and let out a soft sigh. She walked up to Que Hao and patted her shoulder, "Get someone to clean up this place, then wash and pick through that basket of fresh vegetables and fruits. At noon, make a few more dishes, add two dishes for the women in the courtyard."

  She finished speaking and returned to the main room, took off her shoes and lay down in front of the window, continuing to draw shoe patterns. Her face was calm and peaceful, as if the big quarrel had never happened at all.

  In a moment, Dan Hong returned with excitement all over her face to report back, "I followed your instructions and turned the small kitchen in the procurement office upside down. Those people were truly lawless! Not only were the vegetables and fruits of the highest quality and freshness, but we also found many rare game meats there. When I led the people over, the woman there was cooking an old duck soup on the stove."

  She gesticulated, her expression both agitated and indignant. "That soup was actually made with the finest wild mountain ginseng, so thick and rich, let alone us ordinary people who have never had such a good thing since we came here, I'm afraid even Commander Pei's food isn't as good as those people's."

  Ming Xuan's mouth slightly curled up, "Have those people who delivered cabbage to each household returned?"

  Dan Hong hastily said, "Yes, the second-rate servant who delivered the dishes dared to deceive and bully the Grand Madame, this matter is probably already known by everyone in the mansion. The Third Madame has been looking down on the Crown Prince's wife for a long time, others might not care, but she will definitely stand up and speak for you this time. This time, the Crown Prince's wife tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing rice instead, recently she probably won't have the energy to secretly harm people again."

  She thought about it, but suddenly couldn't help feeling worried, "But if we do this, won't we offend the people in charge of procurement? These people all wear the same pants and operate together, what if they secretly sabotage us later?"

  Although Jingyi Courtyard is not adjacent to other courtyards of the Pei Mansion and has no dealings with them, it is still located within the Pei Mansion. If all the people below were offended, it would be inconvenient to go out and do things. Even if they became self-sufficient from now on, solving everything by themselves, it would still be very troublesome.

  Ming Xuan smiled indifferently, "It's also known that buying and selling are always lucrative positions, how many people are eyeing this job? You know, there are few who send charcoal in the snow, but many who throw stones into a well. Those responsible for supplying the government, although they are wealthy and arrogant, have not offended anyone less. I dare to guarantee that this time those people will all be replaced."

  She paused slightly, "Even if there really is someone who doesn't accept it and holds a grudge, it won't be us. Let's put this aside for now. On the contrary, at present, I'm afraid no one in the entire household doesn't know that the eldest madam is not to be trifled with, and Jingyi courtyard can't be provoked. Those who don't know the height of heaven and the thickness of earth and still want to come and provoke us will also be fewer."

  It's clear that Yang is provoking trouble today, and Third Madame has to pick a fight. Yang doesn't even have time to put out the fire, let alone make things difficult for Ming Xuan in the short term.

  As expected, before noon, the various rooms of the Pei residence had already sent over maids and servant women with fresh vegetables. Others didn't mention anything else, using polite conversation to gloss it over, but only the maid sent by Third Madam kept chatting nonstop with the maid from Qingyi Institute, trying to pry out some information.

  Ming Xuan had already instructed Yan's nanny to unify the tone of the speech, only saying that the slave was deceiving the master, and did not actively mention a word about the young master's wife, but every word and sentence directly pointed to the behind-the-scenes black hand being Yang Shi, the young master's wife. The three madams' maids were very satisfied with this answer and left contentedly.

  Ping Sha Tang had never given any explicit indication, but the mood of Jing Yi Temple was already very pleasant, the purpose had been achieved, and the outcome had long been settled, so it didn't matter when it would be implemented.

  Time flew by quickly, and before I knew it, night had fallen. The hour of hai was already over, but Pei Jingxuan still hadn't returned.

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