Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 725: There are no Idle People in the Palace_1

Chapter 725: Chapter 725: There are no Idle People in the Palace_1

At least Old Xing was able to get out of bed. The eunuch that day didn’t dare to hit him too hard. Plus, Old Xing had been working in the fields of the Siyuan zone since he was a child, and his body was reasonably strong and sturdy, so he could withstand the beating. If they had continued, he might have died.

Nan Feng was always kind-hearted and felt guilty about Old Xing’s condition. During the time Old Xing was recovering, she visited him every day and apologized. However, Old Xing stayed silent until he could get out of bed. He then looked at Nan Feng and said, "If you really want to apologize, then do your job properly from now on. Otherwise, today it’s me, tomorrow it could be someone else. Everyone in the Siyuan zone may have a lowly status, but each of us hopes to see the sun rise another day."

Nan Feng thought for a moment and could only agree: "I understand, Old Xing. I’ll work hard from now on. Can you tell me exactly what I need to do here in Siyuan?"

Old Xing unsteadily retrieved several record books from the cabinet: "If you can read, you should look through these. If you have questions, come ask me."

Nan Feng began to seriously study the records: "Siyuan Superintendent Responsibilities: 1. Check the growth status of flowers, fruits, and vegetables daily and handle any abnormalities promptly. 2. Supply the palaces with the vegetables and fruits they need, distributed according to demand. 3. Actively collect good seedlings from the public and import them for planting in the palace..."

For the past month, Old Xing and the eunuchs had been doing all this work. Initially, they reported to Nan Feng, but she always dismissed them with a "handle it yourselves." After a while, no one sought Nan Feng’s guidance, so she had plenty of free time.

But now, after Old Xing had been beaten, Nan Feng was somewhat subservient. She called all the eunuchs and gave instructions: "In the future, if there are abnormal situations, report to me. The tasks I should be doing will be done by me; you won’t need to worry about them. As long as you all understand, you may go."

The junior eunuchs exchanged looks but didn’t voice their disbelief in Nan Feng.

After the meeting, as they watched Nan Feng return to her room, they started discussing: "Has she really changed? Will she become hardworking?"

"Whether or not she becomes hardworking, we don’t know. But she should definitely start working. This time, the Emperor came and beat Old Xing, next time it could be us."

"That proves that she is still kind."

"So why wasn’t she doing her work before?"

"She’s the General’s wife. She was supposed to pass her days leisurely. But it seems, the Emperor didn’t place her in Siyuan to eat and do nothing; rather, he wants her to work."

"We’ve said it before, the palace doesn’t support idleness."

All of them doubted Nan Feng, except Little Fuzi. When he heard Nan Feng’s speech during the meeting, he felt that she was very powerful. No matter what the others said about Nan Feng, he believed in her.

Now that Nan Feng had declared she would do her own work, the number of eunuchs seeking her out that day dramatically increased.

And Nan Feng was bewildered.

She truly hadn’t anticipated that the position of a small Siyuan Superintendent entailed so much work.

"Zhang Liangdi needs one tael of Chinese cabbage, one tael of tomatoes, one tael of carrots. The Dutchess needs one squash, two taels of green beans, half a tael each of scallions and garlic. Concubine Dong needs two cucumbers..." These are the supplies needed for tomorrow, they have to be harvested the night before, then sorted and the eunuchs then had to be instructed to deliver them.