As the sun gets stronger in the afternoon, the begonias in the courtyard have fallen red all over the ground. When the wind blows, the fine petals fall on the bluestone steps.

Shen Qingyuan carefully put away the secret list of the East Palace sent by Xiao Yuci, folded it neatly and put it into the secret compartment of the makeup box.With this list, she knew all the forces that Xiao Jingyu was hiding in secret, and she no longer had to be passively vigilant.

Chuntao came in with iced lotus seed soup, her eyebrows relaxed: "Miss, it's hot, drink some soup to relieve the heat. Now that we have evidence and control of the family, the Liu family has been banned, the prince has been thought about, and we can finally be stable for a few days."

Shen Qingyuan picked up the silver spoon and gently stirred the soup, shaking his head lightly: "It's not stable. The Liu family has been rooted in the Prime Minister's Mansion for more than ten years, and her cronies are everywhere. She can never sit still and wait for death. Now that she is banned from the hospital, she can't touch me on the surface, and she will definitely make small moves in the dark."

As soon as he finished speaking, there were faint discussions outside the courtyard. Several maids and servants sweeping the floor gathered together and whispered in lowered voices, with a bit of weird expressions on their faces.

Chuntao listened clearly, and instantly frowned: "What are these people talking about! They actually spread rumors that the young lady was ruthless and stingy after becoming the head of the house, deliberately deducting the monthly regulations of each hospital, and even squeezing the servants' status at every level. She is a hundred times harsher than when Aunt Liu was in charge!"

Shen Qingyuan's eyes were slightly cold, and the silver spoon on his fingertips gently hit the edge of the porcelain bowl, making a soft sound.

Sure enough, it came.

Mrs. Liu did not dare to confront her openly, so she wanted to use the most despicable method to spread rumors and ruin her reputation among the servants in the house.Once the servants' hearts are disturbed and they have private resentments, over time, everyone will think that she treats them harshly and is mean and unkind. Even if she holds the power of the housekeeper, she will have a bad reputation.

"There's no need to rush to reprimand." Shen Qingyuan stood up and straightened his clothes and skirts. "The more eager you are to defend, the easier it will be to follow the truth. Let's go to the accounting room in the front yard and reconcile the accounts in public."

She had already guessed the source.The only person who can motivate the lower-level servants in the government and figure out monthly distributions is Manager Liu, who is also responsible for the kitchen and miscellaneous matters.This person is a loyal confidant of the Liu family. In the past years, he relied on the Liu family's protection to gain a lot of benefits in the mansion. He is also the Liu family's most powerful secret agent in the mansion now.

The two of them quickly went to the accounting room in the outer courtyard.

At this moment, many stewards and servants had gathered outside the accounting room, and people were panicking.Manager Liu was standing in the middle of the crowd, sighing and complaining loudly: "Don't blame me, everyone. Now the power in the house is in the hands of the eldest lady. With the new rules, the monthly quota has been halved and the daily quota has been reduced. I also act according to the rules. It's really embarrassing!"

With these words, all conflicts were directly directed to Shen Qingyuan.

All the servants had complaints on their faces and kept complaining in low voices.

Just as the crowd was in turmoil, Shen Qingyuan walked slowly over.

The noisy crowd suddenly fell silent. Everyone subconsciously lowered their heads and stood still, not daring to say another word.

Manager Liu panicked, then pretended to be calm, bowed and saluted: "Miss."

Shen Qingyuan's eyes swept over everyone, and finally fell on Manager Liu. His voice was clear and his words were clear: "Manager Liu just said, was it me who ordered the reduction of everyone's monthly salary?"

Manager Liu nodded bravely: "Back to the eldest lady, the distribution of quotas has indeed been reduced by half recently. Everyone in the house knows it, but I just told everyone the truth."

"It's good to tell the truth." Shen Qingyuan raised a cold arc at the corner of his lips, turned around and motioned to the accountant, "Get all the housekeeper's transfer orders, division of accounts, and my signature for the past three days, and read them to everyone in public."

The accountant didn't dare to delay, so he immediately took out the file and read it loudly.