Xie Yurui's original thoughts were very beautiful.
Although Uncle Zhou is loyal, he is the prince's confidant, and there are many things that are not convenient for him to know.
She supported another one of her own and promoted him to the position of housekeeper. On the one hand, he could compete with Uncle Zhou, and on the other hand, he could help herself deal with some matters that could not be seen in the light.
With this idea in mind, Xie Yurui chose the second housekeeper and found a reason to help him take the position.
The whole process went very smoothly.
Because Zhan Beihan usually doesn't have time to take care of the affairs of the inner courtyard.
Uncle Zhou was loyal and not greedy for power, so Xie Yurui supported the second housekeeper without much effort.
Just when she thought everything was going well and she could cover the sky in Prince Yi's Mansion with one hand.
An unexpected situation occurred.
She underestimated the strictness of Prince Yi's Mansion and mistakenly regarded Prince Yi's Mansion as an ordinary prince's palace.
To know.
Zhan Beihan was in charge of Northern Qin's military affairs alone. The palace he lived in was not just an ordinary palace, but half a military fortress.
The guards in the mansion were all from the army and were loyal to Zhan Beihan.
Most of the servants and servants in the mansion were wounded soldiers who retired from the army. Since they had nowhere to go, Zhan Beihan simply asked Uncle Zhou to take them in and raise them in the mansion, which could be regarded as giving them a way to survive.
There are very few maids in the palace, and most of them come from the palace. They only serve in the backyard and have no right to enter important places such as the study.
Even the great butler, Uncle Zhou, used to be the chief instructor of the Imperial Guards in the palace. He only became a butler in the palace when he was older.
To put it bluntly.
Almost everything in Prince Yi's palace is linked to the army.
In essence, it is completely different from other royal palaces and aristocratic family mansions in the capital.
Xie Yurui didn't understand this at all, so she wanted to use the house fight method to support random individuals to fight for power in the backyard of the palace. The results can be imagined.
Uncle Zhou knew her thoughts well, but he didn't care at all. He smiled and let the second housekeeper take over, and also gave him the management rights.
As a result, something embarrassing happened.
After the second housekeeper took over, he was about to show off his skills, but found that the people below him didn't listen to him at all...
Except for some maids.
Whether it is the guards, the servants, or even the old woodcutter in the kitchen, it is difficult for him to direct them. No matter what they do, everyone will only report to Uncle Zhou and only do things after getting permission from Uncle Zhou.
The second housekeeper becomes a person who appears to have power but is actually ignored.
No one listened to him, and no one obeyed him.
Even though he was the second housekeeper in name, he was actually of no use. Everything in the house, big and small, was still in Uncle Zhou's hands.
The second housekeeper could only go to Xie Yurui in despair. When Xie Yurui learned about it, she became furious, thinking that Uncle Zhou was deliberately greedy for power and oppressing her confidants, so he simply took charge of it himself.
The result is useless.
The situation she encountered was exactly the same as that of the second housekeeper. She seemed to have the power, but the people under her were disobedient and had to ask Uncle Zhou for everything.
The so-called housekeeping power was like a joke in her hands, completely ignored.
Of course Xie Yurui was not willing to give in.
She also went to Zhan Beihan to complain, saying that Uncle Zhou was trying to win over the people in the house and deliberately wanted to ostracize her, and even the servants didn't listen to her!
As a result, the man said impatiently: "Most of the servants in the mansion are soldiers trained by Uncle Zhou before, and they have military orders. Of course they only listen to Uncle Zhou. Since you don't have the ability to make them listen to you, then leave it alone."