Chapter 1057: Chapter 1054: The Agreement

“The management of our family’s inner courtyard naturally falls to me,” Ye Muyu stated unequivocally. She had no intention of earning silver at the front only to have the household erupt in chaos at the back. She was always fair to the servants, but rules had to be upheld nonetheless.

After all, the residence operated on a shift system, which meant that when they weren’t required to work, the time belonged to themselves.

Once they left the residence, she wouldn’t constrain them as long as they didn’t misuse the residence’s name to do wrong.

“Since Aunt Lin failed to abide, in accordance with the family rules, the penalty will be a tael of silver,” Ye Muyu declared. In fact, there really were extensive family rules, detailed thoroughly in a substantial volume.

Since the servants were illiterate, she had the housekeeper read it aloud to everyone.

Lin Mianmian had a copy of the family rules too.

But she never looked at it, deeming anything from Ye Muyu beneath her consideration.

It was only after making mistakes and losing silver that she finally learned her lesson.

However, now that Chu Heng had returned, she seemed to have forgotten all over again.

Upon receiving Ye Muyu’s order, Su Mei stepped forward to collect the fine from her.

Lin Mianmian’s face was already flushed with anger, and she glared at Ye Muyu arrogantly, “Ye Muyu, on what basis do you collect my silver? The master has never said you’re in charge of the inner courtyard!”

“The master has declared that the lady is to manage the inner courtyard,” Lu Chuan frowned, reprimanding her with a sharp tone, knowing full well this Aunt Lin was no good—always bullying the lady, yet the lady never deliberately made things difficult like others in the inner residence would.

“Lu Chuan, you…,” Lin Mianmian hadn’t expected Lu Chuan to stand up for Ye Muyu, but understanding that both came from Chu Heng’s old home, she came to a realization, suddenly curling her lips and saying, “Guard Lu, must be that you’re getting involved because of some private dealings with her, protecting her as soon as you speak out. I wonder if the master knows how intimate the relationship between you two is…”

She hadn’t finished her insinuations.

An icy voice suddenly cut in, “Aunt Lin is confined to her quarters for a month.”

Lin Mianmian turned around sharply to see Chu Heng, hair still wet from just arriving, evidently having heard her last remark.

“Master, you can’t…,” Lin Mianmian, drawing courage from somewhere, exclaimed angrily, “Aren’t you afraid of what my father will…”

Her words caused a slight tremor to run through the servants in the courtyard.

Many of the servants, purchased from Yuzhou, naturally knew which family was now in power and instinctively looked towards Chu Heng.

A single command from Chu Heng was all it took.

Immediately, servants came forward and escorted Lin Mianmian back to her quarters.

Completely disregarding her protests.

Along the way, quite a few servants witnessed the scene.

The news of Lin Mianmian’s confinement quickly spread throughout the residence.

Instantly, those servants who had been tempted to curry favor with her hastily abandoned the idea.

Following Ye Muyu’s orders, Su Mei went to collect the penalty from Lin Mianmian’s quarters and then questioned the servant responsible for record-keeping.

This inquiry led them to Granny Mei and the maidservant Liuye.

Su Mei conveyed the findings back to Ye Muyu.

It was just time for a meal, and Ye Muyu instructed, “Later, bring the two of them here, one after the other.”

“As you wish, my lady,” Su Mei replied and withdrew.

Breakfast had already been laid out, a stomach-nurturing millet porridge, soup-filled buns, crab cream buns, brown sugar glutinous rice cakes, eggplant boxes, cold mixed noodles, and other fine snacks.

Ye Muyu first helped the two children to a bun.

Then she felt a gaze upon her from beside her.

Thinking of their agreement, she sighed softly in her heart and reached with her chopsticks to serve him a piece of brown sugar glutinous rice cake.

Chu Heng had a sweet tooth; she knew this.

Only after completing the act did Ye Muyu realize what she had done upon seeing Chu Heng place the glutinous rice cake into his mouth.

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