What a sin! The most handsome lazy man in the village married a crazy woman.

Chapter 188: Rectifying the Ping'an Palace

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let the masters hear. I just took a peek, just two glances, I didn't see clearly just now." The person who spoke was the servant who secretly mocked Xiao Jingxuan at the gate of the palace before, named Peng Erzhuang.

A middle-aged man stood behind him, glaring at him angrily.

"You are too presumptuous!" the middle-aged man said angrily, "Instead of working hard, you come here to spy on your master. You are simply courting death!"

"Uncle Zhang, don't be angry, they are just two people from the common people..." Before Peng Erzhuang could finish his words, he was slapped on the mouth by the middle-aged man.

"You hit me?" Peng Erzhuang didn't realize his mistake, and I don't know where he got the arrogance and confidence from, he actually dared to fight back.

The middle-aged man didn't tolerate him and pushed him to the ground and beat him: "Not only will I beat you, I will also send you to the masters and tell them what you have done. You are so ignorant. Who do you think you are? You dare to look down on the new master. You are just a slave, and a slave who has signed a death contract!"

"Uncle Zhang, stop hitting me! Stop hitting me!"

Ye Tang and a few others had already walked over. They stood aside indifferently, watching Uncle Zhang beating Peng Erzhuang with cold eyes.

"What a good Peng Erzhuang! He looks quite honest on weekdays, but I didn't expect that he is so unruly in private!" Luo Shun was so angry that his beard trembled.

In the past, because there was no master in the palace, the palace did not have very strict constraints on servants. As long as the servants completed their work carefully, they could do their own things. As long as they did not commit crimes, be sneaky, or steal, the people sent by the emperor would not interfere too much.

"Your Highness, this Peng Erzhuang was bought last year. He is not an old slave in the mansion. It is because I, the old servant, did not take good care of him." Luo Shun said apologetically.

Jamel Xiao waved his hand: "It's a small matter, just punish him severely."

Ye Tang asked, "Who was the one who beat up Peng Erzhuang? He looked quite capable."

Luo Shun said: "In reply to the princess, his name is Zhang Bei. He used to be a soldier of the old prince and a servant of the palace. His parents both passed away three years ago. Zhang Bei is very loyal to the palace and works as a kitchen helper in the big kitchen."

Here, Zhang Bei felt something was wrong during the fight. He turned around and saw Ye Tang and the others. He was so scared that he quickly let go of Peng Erzhuang, got up from the ground, and ran over to salute.

"I, Zhang Bei, greet the prince and princess!"

Peng Erzhuang also got up and ran over to salute.

Ye Tang pointed at Zhang Bei and said, "Get up."

Then he said to Peng Erzhuang, "You continue to kneel."

Peng Erzhuang immediately showed an unwilling look.

Ye Tang looked at Zhang Bei and said, "You are quite skilled. It's a pity for you to be just a kitchen helper. Why don't you be a bodyguard?"

Zhang Bei stood up and replied: "Whether you are a kitchen helper or a guard, you are all serving the palace. The guards in the palace are not weak. They are all better than me."

Ye Tang asked again: "Is he better than you? Then I must find a chance to see him clearly."

Xiao Jingxuan looked at Peng Erzhuang: "I heard what you said just now. Are you very dissatisfied with me?"

"I..." Peng Erzhuang just opened his mouth.

Xiao Jingxuan's expression turned cold: "If you are so dissatisfied, then why do you stay in the palace? Steward Luo, slap him thirty times and sell him away."

"No!" Peng Erzhuang shouted, "You can't do this to me. I have worked in the palace for more than a year. Even if I have no credit, I have worked hard..."

"Shut his mouth!" Jamel Xiao said impatiently.

Zhang Bei immediately covered Peng Erzhuang's mouth and took him away.

Ye Tang asked Luo Shun: "Who bought this servant who doesn't know his own limits? And who taught him the rules?"

Luo Shun replied respectfully: "To answer the princess, it was Steward Yu who was in charge of buying and training the servants."

"Go call Manager Yu, and wait, call the other managers as well."

Ye Tang had no intention of blaming Luo Shun at all.

The palace is very large, and as a steward, Luo Shun has a lot of things to do. In addition, he is old and has difficulty walking, so he is unable to take care of everything.

Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan returned to the main hall.

In addition to the butler, the palace also has two chief stewards and six minor stewards.

Manager Yu was one of the two chief managers. When he came here with everyone else, he heard about Peng Erzhuang from Luo Shun. At this moment, he felt regretful, uneasy and nervous.

Ye Tang sipped the hot tea and glanced at the managers indifferently.

"Don't be nervous. I didn't ask you to come here to embarrass you. I just want to get to know you and learn about the situation of the palace over the years."

Jamel Xiao lazily sat in the recliner, eating the spicy snacks given by Ye Tang, not caring about anything and letting Ye Tang do whatever he wanted.

Ye Tang's gaze fell on Manager Yu and told him about Peng Erzhuang's situation. Manager Yu knelt down on the spot.

"Please forgive me, Princess. It was my fault for not disciplining him properly. I deserve to die!" It was a cold day, but Manager Yu was sweating profusely.

Although the two new masters came from the common people, they were masters after all, and they had the support of the royal family behind them. They could punish these servants with just one word, so he didn't dare to act presumptuously.

If he had known that Peng Erzhuang would be so bold, he would have dealt with him long ago. He would not have allowed him to jump in front of his two masters. It was his negligence.

Having not served the master for a long time, he can’t even discipline the servants.

"Stand up. Don't kneel down all the time. This princess didn't say she was going to punish you." Ye Tang raised her hand and asked Yu to stand up. Then she said, "Pingshan Palace has been without a master for 20 years. It is inevitable that the servants will be a little lax, but similar things must not happen again in the future. Can you do that?"

"I promise to train all the servants well."

"If there are still people like Peng Erzhuang among the servants, find them all out. The palace does not need arrogant servants who don't even take their masters seriously!"

"I obey your command!" Manager Yu responded hurriedly. At this moment, he felt a strong majesty from Ye Tang, which was the noble aura that belonged only to Princess Pingshan.

King Pingshan was the god of war of the Yuan Dynasty, and Princess Zhaoyang was an extraordinary woman. Their son would only be more outstanding. Even if he grew up in the countryside, he would never be worse than others. His wife would be incomparable to ordinary people even if she was a peasant girl.

Manager Yu has a mysterious admiration for King Pingshan and his wife. Because of this admiration, he is quite fond of his new master, Xiao Jingxuan.

Immediately afterwards, each steward reported the situation in the palace to Ye Tang.

After they finished talking, Luo Shun also came over and said a lot.

Afraid that Ye Tang would not be able to remember, Luo Shun also brought a booklet, which detailed the identities and backgrounds of the servants and guards in the mansion, no matter how big or small.

The booklet was very thick, and Ye Tang would not remember them one by one. All she had to do was to take care of these servants, and then let them restrain the other servants in the mansion.

But Ye Tang had to look at the account book carefully.