Chapter 268

The slave girl in no way meant to instigate, it was just a moment of fast talking that she couldn’t help but talk too much

Please ask Mistress Ling to spare the slave girl this time!

The slave girl will never dare again”

Hongmei kowtowed repeatedly and begged for forgiveness, her face full of tears, looking pitiful

Ling Jingshu did not move, and looked at her coldly for a long time before slowly opening her mouth and saying, “Considering that this is your first offense, this time it’s just a matter of time!

In the future, if you have any more mischief in mind and maliciously instigate, I will definitely report to the Empress Dowager personally and punish you severely”

Hong Mei thanked her and wiped her tears with her sleeve before she stood up cowering, not daring to raise her head again

Several other palace maids watched as Hong Mei failed to pander but instead suffered a hanging, their hearts each austere, coincidentally put away the contempt in their hearts

This new Ling official, although young, is not a good master to fool

Ling Jingshu’s eyes skimmed over the faces of all the people one by one, her voice was not too high, not too low, not too fast, not too slow: “I am grateful to the Empress for trusting and valuing me, and calling me into the palace

Since I have entered the palace as this errand, I will do my best and never fail to live up to the Empress’s love”The fact that several of you have come under me is also considered fate between us

I hope that all of you will work together and do a good job of serving the flowers and plants together”I’ll also say the ugly words first

If anyone secretly moves anything they shouldn’t have, as long as they are detected by me, they will never be lightly spared”

The people didn’t dare to slack off and responded together

After Ling Jingshu finished her words with a sullen face, she quickly stretched her brows again and smiled gently, “Alright, there’s no need for everyone to be nervous

Now in order, everyone say what they do on a regular basis

Hongmei, you speak first”

After this soft and hard disarming, Hongmei was much more well-behaved and honestly said her own errand

After that, several other palace maids answered one by one

Ling Jingshu listened and took notes

It was pretty much what she had expected before

A large portion of the flowers, plants and trees were in the Imperial Garden, and most of the ones planted in the Pepper Room Hall were potted plants

Some need to be moved to the sunlight every day, some need to be placed in the shade, need to water watering, need to cut branches cut branches

But also regularly catch insects and so on

Six people are more than enough to take care of these chores

What was really difficult was to plant and cultivate new peonies every year to honor Empress Xu

Every year, Empress Xu would organize a flower-appreciation banquet in April when the peonies were in bloom

At that time, if there were no new peonies that looked good, Empress Xu would surely be offended

Two of the three palace maids who were held back by Lok Yan’s immovable body were good at planting peonies

In the Peony Room in the Pepper Room Hall, twenty pots of new peonies had been planted, all of which were carefully cultivated by those two palace maids

It was the first month of the year and the new peonies had just sprouted

If no one takes care of them, I don’t know how many pots will blossom in April when they are in bloom!

This Falling Goose, indeed, had bad intentions and deliberately tripped her up

If she really as red plum said, go to the falling geese to ask for people

Either she begs the falling geese in a low voice, or she has to make a scene to report to Empress Xu

The former to tolerate the voice of a low head, the latter will appear to be a newcomer to the palace she does not know the importance of aggressiveness

Even if it goes to Empress Xu, Lanyan can find a bunch of excuses to shirk

At that time, she would still be the one who would be humiliated!

Thinking about this, Ling Jingshu couldn’t help but raise the corners of her lips, pulling out a sneer

What a falling goose!

What a dismount!

She had to tolerate Empress Xu’s disrespect for the time being, but for a falling goose to show off in front of her was really the wrong idea

Ling Jingshu quickly made up her mind and instructed a few court ladies, “How do you do your jobs on weekdays, what do you do today?

Hongmei, you first lead me around all parts of the Pepper Room Hall to familiarize yourself with the environment before going to the Peony Room”

Hong Mei respectfully answered

Exquisite potted plants could be seen everywhere in the Pepper Room Hall

At this time, the weather was cold and most of them had not yet sprouted

There was a portion of potted trees that were evergreen throughout the year, adding some greenery to the Pepper Room HallThese plants and trees are extremely well cared for”

Looking at the greenish bonsai, Ling Jingshu’s mood calmed and delighted, smiling and praising, “You guys are quite attentive on weekdays”

Hongmei spoke cautiously, “It’s an honor for the slave girls to work in the Pepper Room Palace, so how dare they not be diligent in their work”

Ling Jingshu glanced at Hongmei, but did not say anything

People came and went in the Hall of Pepper Room, so one had to be extra careful in what they said, lest a slip of the tongue would fall on deaf ears

After spending half an hour turning around the Pepper Room, Ling Jingshu ordered Hongmei to lead her to the Peony Room

This Peony Room, located in the northwest corner of the Pepper Room Hall, was built out of good bamboo, able to block the wind, rain and sunlight

Looking from afar, it was quite elegant

The unique fragrance of bamboo drifted over

Except for the palace maids who came here to take care of the peonies, few people came here on weekdays, making it very quiet

Walking into the peony room, one could see that there were shelves of different heights built with bamboo, and flower pots of various sizes were placed on the shelves, all of which were planted with peonies

At a cursory glance, there were at least hundreds of pots

Ling Jingshu fell in love with this place almost immediately, and wandered around the peony room with great interest, occasionally bending her head to take a closer look

Hongmei followed behind Ling Jingshu, and seeing how interested she was, she couldn’t help but ask, “Does Mistress Ling know how to plant peonies as well?”

Ling Jingshu gave a casual hmmm

She had loved peonies since she was a child, and had spent most of her free time in the garden

Ever since she was reborn, she had only two things on her mind, one was to cure Ling Xiao’s eye disease, and the other was to take revenge and snow her hatred

A leisurely mood like this was something she had only experienced in her previous life when she was in the boudoir

After Ling Jingshu carefully looked at one basin after another, it was already nearly noon

Only then did Hong Mei carefully ask, “Mistress Ling, what will this peony room do in the future?

Who will take care of it?”

The two palace maids who were in charge of the peony room in the past had been taken away by Falling Wild Goose

If Falling Wild Goose didn’t release them, who would take care of the peony room?

Ling Jingshu smiled faintly, “Don’t worry, I will personally take care of the Peony Room in the future”

What?

Hong Mei was stunned and blurted out, “How can Lady Ling do such menial work!”

It was just a matter of doing menial jobs and whatnot

More importantly, there were many new products that were cultivated just last year, and it was unknown whether they could be planted and blossomed this year

If Ling Jingshu took over so rashly, what if she messed up?

Hong Mei’s doubts and worries were written on her face

Ling Jingshu was aware of her thoughts, but did not explain, only said: “For the time being, that’s it

From tomorrow onwards, you will come with me to the Peony Room to work”