Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 720 The carriage broke down

Shen Wantang ignored her. She turned around and walked out of the office with an umbrella.

Along the way, I met several familiar faces.

They are either hurried or leisurely, either impatient or calm.

But without exception, there was a sense of pride on their faces, as if their busy work for family and national affairs had changed their mental state.

The future of Dafeng depends entirely on them, and the happiness and well-being of the people are all protected by them. They are the pillars of the country, and their names may be recorded in history in the future.

In comparison, the fights in the harem became insignificant.

Shen Wantang walked in the rain and sighed slightly.

She didn't want to engage in these meaningless fights, but the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. If she wants to live more comfortably, she can't just endure and remain silent.

Otherwise, even a small guard of her husband would not take her seriously and dare to act sarcastic and mock her.

If this continues, the people under her will not be able to survive in the Duke's Mansion. They will be oppressed and excluded.

She couldn't let the people who followed her loyally suffer such injustice, and of course, she herself couldn't do that either.

She suppressed her surging emotions and got into the carriage with an expressionless face.

Qiao Zhiyu also climbed up soon after.

Dujuan and Nanny Yan hurried to serve Shen Wantang. One of them wiped her face and hair with a soft and dry handkerchief, and the other wiped her hands and clothes.

After wiping off the water droplets, he quickly arranged snacks, brought fruits and poured hot tea.

After a busy period, the two of them took care of Shen Wantang meticulously and attentively.

Qiao Zhiyu, who was standing aside, looked at Shen Wantang with great envy, and her desire to become Gu Qianling's concubine became stronger.

Since the death of his father, almost all the servants in the Qiao family have been dismissed, leaving only a maid who cooks and cleans, and a little maid who does not ask for wages but is only provided with food.

But neither of them could go out with her.

The old woman was old, her eyesight was dim and her hearing was very poor. You had to shout to talk to her.

The little maid was only eleven years old, ignorant, and had a lively personality. Moreover, because she was not paid, she was not very obedient. After being taken out, she would run off to watch the fun by herself after a while, and would not serve her like Shen Wantang's maid did.

To put it bluntly, it’s because we are too poor.

Since she couldn't afford to pay the maid's wages, she naturally wouldn't work as hard as she could.

"younger sister."

Qiao Zhiyu's mind raced, and she began to inquire, "Your maid is called Dujuan, right? She looks very clever and well-behaved! Is this the maid assigned to you by the Duke's Mansion? How many of these have you been assigned?"

Shen Wantang took a sip of tea and said calmly, "This is my dowry maid, not from the Duke's Mansion. I have four maids like this."

"what?!"

Qiao Zhiyu was shocked: "You have four maids like this?! Did you bring them all from the Shen Mansion?"

"Yes."

"But can you afford to support so many maids?"

"Of course I can afford it."

"How much do you pay each maid? Or do they not even get paid for their work?"

"How can we let them work for nothing? Of course we have to pay them a monthly stipend, and the better they do, the more they'll be paid. Otherwise, how can we keep them?"

As for how much silver was given to the maids, Shen Wantang did not say.

Since she didn't say anything, Qiao Zhiyu didn't dare to ask further, otherwise it would seem that she was too rude.

She changed the question: "Besides your own maid, how many maids did the Duke's Mansion assign to you?"

Shen Wantang glanced at her and knew that she asked these questions with the intention of entering the Duke's Mansion.

This is the result she wants.

So, she chuckled and said, "The Duke's Mansion originally planned to allocate me two first-class maids, four second-class inner courtyard maids, four third-class rough maids, and four rough maids."

"The monthly wages for these maids and servants are all paid by the government, so I don't need to pay for them myself."

"However, I don't need so many people. I already have four first-class maids, so I didn't ask for anyone from the Duke's Mansion. I asked for two each from the second and third classes, and two maids."

"Also, I asked my mother-in-law to have Nanny Yan be my housekeeper. Now the maids and servants are all under the care of Nanny Yan, so I don't need to worry about them."

After hearing this, Qiao Zhiyu couldn't help but look up at Nanny Yan who was respectfully serving Shen Wantang.

She originally thought that she was just an ordinary nanny, but she didn't expect that she was the first nanny in charge of Shen Wantang, and it turned out that she was also Mrs. Gu's nanny.

How nice it would be if she also had a housekeeper like this to help her take care of everything!

What she lacks now is experience in handling various matters and she urgently needs someone to guide her.

Unfortunately, Nanny Yan had a fierce look on her face, with wrinkles on her face so deep that they looked like they could kill a mosquito, and her eyes were extremely sharp. She would look at people with her chin raised, scanning them from top to bottom, and she had an arrogant air about her.

She subconsciously didn't dare to approach someone who looked difficult to talk to, so she didn't dare to ask Nanny Yan for advice.

She couldn't help but envy Shen Wantang again: "Sister, you are so lucky. Not only did you marry a perfect husband, but you are also loved and cherished by your mother-in-law. She also gave you such a good nanny. With Nanny Yan by my side, I'm afraid no monsters would dare to approach me, right?"

When Nanny Yan heard her words, she didn't even raise her eyelids, obviously not taking her seriously at all.

Shen Wantang smiled faintly: "Sister is right, I am indeed lucky to have met a good mother-in-law and a good nanny. Otherwise, at such a young age, I wouldn't be able to control those people."

As a result, just as she finished saying that she was lucky, the carriage made a loud clanging noise, followed by a violent shaking.

Shen Wantang and the others suddenly staggered and almost rushed out of the car.

Nanny Yan immediately protected Shen Wantang and asked sternly, "What happened?! The young lady was almost injured!"

The driver said in a panic: "Mammy, our carriage is broken!"

"Can we still go?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to leave for a while. I need to repair it."

Nanny Yan looked at Shen Wantang and said, "Young Madam, why don't you go to a nearby shop and rest for a while? I'll ask someone to go back to the Duke's Mansion and send another car to pick you up."

Shen Wantang looked calm, as if she didn't care at all about the carriage breaking down. She nodded and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Madam. Sister, let's go down and find a place to shelter from the rain!"

Qiao Zhiyu never expected that such a luxurious and sturdy carriage would break down, so he was completely unprepared and hit his head hard, almost knocking him unconscious.

She touched her head, which had been hurt by the collision, and lifted the curtain. She asked with wide eyes, "Go down? To get out of the rain? Where can we get out of the rain in this place? Won't our clothes get wet?"

This is brocade! It's getting wet in the rain? Is that even worth it?