Transmigrated Genius: Fragile Heiress Reigns Supreme-Chapter 536 - 539: Injured (1)

"Madam, the nannies from various places have reported."

Xiqiu awoke with a start from her dream and saw Chunliu standing by the bed. The canopy was already lifted, and she rubbed her forehead, asking, "What time is it?"

"It’s five in the morning." Chunliu helped her up and placed a pillow behind her back: "Nanny Li has arrived and is waiting in the hall."

Xiqiu responded as she got out of bed and put on her shoes, while asking, "When did Fourth Master leave? Has Min woken up?"

Chunliu replied, "Fourth Master left at 1 a.m., and Young Master Min is already awake; he’s gone to the garden for a run!" As she spoke, Bihuai and Biwu had already brought in hot water. Xiqiu entered the purification room; Biwu stood nearby with soap, and Biwu held a towel around Xiqiu’s collar, attending to her washing, while whispering about last night’s happenings with Qiuping: "... She stayed in Second Madam’s courtyard for about the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, then returned to Shaohua Courtyard, and hasn’t come out since."

"I watched the direction she came from; it seemed like the courtyards where the concubines reside, but which specific one, I can’t say." Biwu handed the towel, and Xiqiu wiped her face before heading outside to sit at the dressing table. Bihuai opened a boxing-sized blush container and applied pearl hibiscus lotion to Xiqiu’s face.

There’s only Shen in the second house’s backyard, and the people from Teng Qiuniang’s courtyard have already been dismissed. Xiuhong has been sent to the manor in Yangzhou; it’s now empty, with only Shen’s room having people coming and going.

Qiuping couldn’t possibly be heading to Teng Qiuniang’s room, so she could only be going to Shen’s room.

What did she want Shen for?

Xiqiu was somewhat uncertain.

Bihuai learned hairstyling from Chunyan, and although she’s not as quick, her dedication and willingness to explore have made her work more refined.

"Select the jewelry given by the Grand Dowager, bring out the emerald bracelet, and pack a pocket with silver ingot to carry..." After Xiqiu gave her instructions, she added, "I have fewer people in the room now. With Chunyan gone, I thought you all would be sufficient, but didn’t expect to take over Second Madam’s household tasks, now you’re all so busy you can’t touch the ground..."

After thinking for a moment, she continued, "I remember last time, Zhu Sancheng’s family’s little maid, called Lyuzhi." She glanced at Chunliu, who nodded, and Xiqiu said, "Bring her in to the Teaching Department for a few days to learn the rules, and place her beside Nanny Cen to observe her. If she’s deemed smart, let her take care of Biwu’s tasks..."

The three maids were stunned, and Biwu showed even more anxiety, wondering what she would do if someone else took over her duties!

Xiqiu smiled and said, "In my room, Chunyan and Chunliu receive the first-class maid’s allowance, and you and Bihuai receive the second-class. I can’t let you always receive second-class, so this month, I’ll speak with the accounting office..."

Originally, her room could have four senior maids, but when Bihuai and Biwu came, they were stated as second-class. Since Xiqiu just got married, she never mentioned it privately, letting Chunliu take the room’s silver coin to cover them both. Now her room has only three people left, and those in the courtyard are for rough work, not close service. If she promoted them, she didn’t mind, but others might think her petty!

Biwu and Bihuai showed delight, put down what they were holding, and bowed to Xiqiu, saying, "Thank you, Madam!"

"In the future, Bihuai will handle Chunyan’s task of managing my personal belongings, while Biwu will continue outside duties for now. Once Lyuzhi is deemed suitable, she’ll be brought into the room." After a pause, she added, "Wenyu’s still young, let her continue experiencing under Nanny Cen’s guidance, we’ll discuss later!"

Meanwhile, Bihuai had finished hairstyling. Xiqiu never used rouge, so the process was much simpler.

Chunliu hesitantly asked, "What about Baizhi?" Surely, we can’t bring the younger sister and leave the older one, right?

Xiqiu thought for a moment, then instructed Chunliu, "I indeed forgot about her. Let’s do this: when Chunyan returns tonight, inform her and let her take Baizhi to the clinic to see what she can do. Find her something to do, too. At fourteen years old, she should be able to speak to people now."

Chunliu listened and nodded.

Xiqiu drank half a cup of warm water, Bihuai chose a piece of Ruyi Cake for her to eat, then assisted Xiqiu to the hall.

A group of housekeepers was already waiting there; seeing Xiqiu, they bowed accordingly.

Xiqiu sat in the main seat and smiled, saying, "Sorry to keep the nannies waiting." Someone promptly responded. Xiqiu continued, "Tomorrow is the twenty-eighth; the preparations over the last couple of days have all been completed. Time is tight, but fortunately, everything went smoothly, so thank you for the hard work." After another pause, she said, "The guests tomorrow are a few, but the mansion hasn’t held a major event in a long time. Following this is the Second Miss’s wedding, so this invitation should help familiarize the nannies, so the unused rules don’t become unfamiliar."

Everyone agreed, and Xiqiu looked at Nanny Guan, asking, "Yesterday, while checking the accounts, I noticed the warehouse originally had two redwood round tables with the design of magpies on plum blossoms, and I informed someone to have them found. Have they been located?"

"Madam!" Nanny Guan replied, looking troubled, "These tables were used once during Fifth Young Master’s wedding, trying to find them on short notice, how can I locate them? Madam is too demanding of this servant!"

Her words were soft but effectively dismissed Xiqiu’s request.

Chunliu stood behind, neck tense, ready to scold back, but Xiqiu just smiled, nodding, yet her eyes were devoid of warmth: "Since mama can’t find them, let someone else search them. Although big, if the warehouse items are neatly placed, it shouldn’t take much effort." As Xiqiu spoke, she paused and looked at Nanny Li: "Nanny Li is Second Sister-in-law’s trusted aide, always meticulous, and may have to trouble you with this task."

Her attitude focused on tasks, not people. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Everyone was secretly surprised; Fourth Madam was truly clever, by embarrassing Nanny Guan, yet turning to have Second Madam’s Nanny Li handle it!

Sure enough, Nanny Guan’s face stiffened, as she saw Nanny Li coldly glance at her before stepping forward, saying, "Yes, this servant will lead someone to the warehouse shortly to search!"

Xiqiu nodded in approval as her peripheral vision caught Nanny Guan attempting to say something, but she shifted her gaze, looking at Nanny Zhang: "Was the menu taken for Grand Dowager and Second Madam to view?"

Nanny Zhang nodded affirmatively, "They’ve seen it, does Madam want to look again?" she said, handing the menu to Xiqiu.

"Twelve meat dishes, eight vegetarian, with four soups!" Xiqiu set the menu aside, looking at Nanny Zhang as she instructed, "You mentioned yesterday we’re still missing some ingredients, have them sent in this morning... Was a list made, bring it for me to see!"

Nanny Zhang rubbed her hands, replied cheerfully, "Madam’s jesting; in the kitchen, for large meat dishes, a menu is usually made, and then sent over item by item. But these ingredients like fennel, star anise, tangerine peel, because they’re small, historically don’t have a list, retrieved and divided among the rooms, used for a few days until gone." With Nanny Guan’s precedence, Nanny Zhang’s tone unconsciously lowered.