C28 Bright Moon Jade

"Eldest Miss, these are all newly delivered by Ren Tianxing, they have nothing to do with the mansion. "What Aunt Bai means is that with her status as the eldest miss, she can have two first-rate girls, four second-rate girls, and six crude girls."

After Housekeeper Xu said this, he stood on the side with a straight back. He was only responsible for leading the people to the scene. He didn't care who Xu Zhaoning picked next.

Xu Zhaoning held her chin with her hands and carefully looked Housekeeper Xu up and down. Somehow, she felt that Housekeeper Xu's first sentence was the main point.

Although he was brought here by Housekeeper Xu, he was under Aunt Bai 's orders. This was because Aunt Bai continued to show her good will by picking out the girls. To be frank, Aunt Bai wanted to bribe Xu Zhaoning through these small matters.

Interesting!

Although Aunt Bai was a bit worried for her, she obviously didn't think highly of her.

Xu Zhaoning smiled brightly. This way, it would be more fun later on. Thus, without any psychological burden, she happily began to choose.

"What's your name?" Xu Zhaoning asked while pointing at a girl dressed in blue. Unlike the others, this girl was tall and straight, standing like a pine tree.

"Mingyue," the blue-clothed girl answered indifferently. She was neither humble nor haughty, and she spoke just the right amount of words.

Xu Zhaoning slightly raised her brows. With her sharp eyes, she noticed that there was a thin layer of calluses on the two sides of the moon. This was something that martial artists were used to.

Aunt Bai let Housekeeper Xu find a man's teeth intentionally, so as to indicate that she would not go to her courtyard. And the bright moon in front of him was clearly someone with some sort of background. If he didn't have a story, then it must have been someone else's arrangement.

"You stay here," Xu Zhaoning said, pointing at Ming Yue.

Mingyue was slightly surprised that she was chosen as soon as she arrived, but the astonishment in her eyes quickly disappeared. After that, she quickly stepped forward and stood next to Xu Zhaoning in a protective posture.

This kind of action made Xu Zhaoning even more suspicious. However, she restrained herself extremely quickly and silently allowed Mingyue's actions to happen.

Xu Zhaoning's gaze once again swept over the girls who were still standing. With a lazy voice, she said, "What do you know?"

Seeing Xu Zhaoning silently allowing Mingyue to stand by her side, the girls naturally understood that one of the girl's spots had been taken. They all wanted to attract Xu Zhaoning's attention at the first moment and win the other girl's spot.

One of them, a girl in a lake green dress, showed off excitedly, "This servant will comb all kinds of hair in the capital."

With her opening, the later ones did not want to be outdone. One after another, they expressed: "This servant will inherit the Su Fu [1], this servant will make tea …"

Xu Zhaoning's ears buzzed for a long time after the high-pitched voices of the young girls rang out.

Xu Zhaoning finally stopped, and when she looked up, she saw that all the girls who introduced themselves were staring at her with shining eyes.

At the very end of the crowd, a girl's head was slightly bowed. After working hard for a long time, she finally managed to squeeze out a few words, "This servant knows how to cook. All the major cuisines know how to cook."

It didn't look like he was actively trying to win a favor, but more like he was trying to sell himself.

Her eyes lit up and she said, "You."

Master of Xu Clan, who had always been a talker in her previous life, urgently needed someone to save her taste buds. This girl's appearance was very timely.

Seeing that the girl was still in a daze, Xu Zhaoning was in a good mood. She asked, "What's your name?"

"Please grant me your name, miss." For a girl who had been sold, giving her name meant that she had been accepted.

"Oh, since there's a bright moon, you can call me Ming Yu." Xu Zhaoning announced after a moment of thought.

"Ming Yu thanks Master for the name," imitating Mingyue, Ming Yu walked through the crowd and stood at Xu Zhaoning's other side.

Xu Zhaoning was quite pleased with her actions.

"Housekeeper Xu, Mingyue Ming Yu is a first-rate lass. As for the rest, you can make the arrangements. I like peace and quiet. Half of the people I serve are fine."

"Have you thought about it, Eldest Miss?" Housekeeper Xu felt a bit strange. This Miss aristocratic families all went out to show off, and the configurations he mentioned were all based on her identity as the direct daughter of the House of the Marquis.

However, the Eldest Miss had directly cut the number of people in half. Did she really not know the market situation in the capital, or did she intend to decline concealing her identity?

"What? Is there something wrong with it?" Xu Zhaoning smiled slightly and her gaze towards Housekeeper Xu changed.

Housekeeper Xu exchanged a glance with her and then abruptly retracted his gaze. It was really strange. This young miss clearly didn't have any superfluous intentions in her eyes, but it made people feel fear, as if she was facing Old Duke himself.

"No, Shao Court is First Miss' residence, so you can do whatever you want." Housekeeper Xu lowered his head as cold sweat dripped from his forehead.

"I hope Housekeeper Xu will remember this!" Shao Court is my territory, no matter who it is, if they want to meddle in Shao Court, I have ways to take care of them, understand? "

"I understands!" Housekeeper Xu was shocked once again. This kind of pressure was something he had never experienced before in front of Master Hou, Xu Chengke. This young miss was really different. He had to tell Old Duke right away.

Housekeeper Xu randomly pointed out two second class girls, four crude girls, and then hurriedly left as if someone was chasing after him.

"The names of the six of you are the same. Normally, you are not allowed to enter my courtyard without permission. The specific division of labor will be decided by Ming Yu. I don't have any other requirements here.

Of course, if you want to do something under my nose, it's not impossible. As long as you can promise not to get caught by me, I'll have a thousand ways to make you live a life worse than death. "

Seeing the six girls' faces turn pale with fright, Xu Zhaoning chuckled and casually waved her hand. "You can leave now. Ming Yu, you go and arrange for them."

"Mingyue, come with me to the account room."

Even though Xu Zhaoning had a hundred thousand taels of silver with her, she felt that it would be a waste if she didn't take the money from the Loyalty Duke's Mansion Department.

Leading Mingyue into the accounting room, the man's eyes widened when he asked for three thousand taels of silver, and he tremblingly said, "First Miss, do you want to confirm this with Aunt Bai first?"

"What do you mean by that? Is it possible that I, as a loyal and brave young miss, don't even have the right to pay three thousand silver?"

Xu Zhaoning's face darkened with displeasure.

The accountant had a bitter face and didn't know what to do. To be able to pay such a large sum of three thousand taels in one go, not to mention the unfavoured Xu Zhaoning, even Master Hou, Xu Chengke normally wouldn't dare to be so generous.

Xu Zhaoning was getting impatient from waiting. Her voice turned cold again as she said, "Aunt Bai clearly told me to come straight to the accounting office. Now you're trying to make things difficult for me. It can't be that you don't want to take on this accounting post."

"I don't dare, I'll get the money for Eldest Miss right away." Shocked by Xu Zhaoning's coldness, the accountant pointed out three thousand taels of silver in banknotes.

"That's right. You are Aunt Bai 's relative after all. Now that Aunt Bai is in charge, your good days are coming." "If you offend me, I'll accidentally blow your relationship with Aunt Bai out …"

"Eldest Miss, please spare our lives …"

The accountant's face turned pale. All he could think about was how did Xu Zhaoning find out about his relationship with Aunt Bai . Obviously, no one in the mansion knew about it.