"Young Master Li, you don't need to do these chores, I'll do it! I'll do it!"

Zhang Cai snatched the broom from Li Qing's hand and complained: "If the master's wife sees me, I should be deducted my monthly money again."

Since the master handed over the appointment letter from Xi'an to Li Qing in front of the He Mansion and announced that Li Qing enjoyed the treatment of a housekeeper, the eyes and attitudes of everyone looking at him began to change, envy, jealousy, admiration, and flattery.

"It's okay, there's nothing to do. If you don't move for a long time, you'll get sick."

In his previous life, let’s call him the previous life! Li Qing is the younger brother in the office. He is the first person to come every morning, sweep the floor, mop the floor, fetch water, and make tea for his uncles and aunts. It is all his business. When the Tang Dynasty suddenly stopped doing it, he felt a little uncomfortable. In the early morning, he saw a few dead leaves floating in the courtyard, so he couldn’t help picking up the long-lost broom.

"Brother Xiaocai, you..." Before he could speak, he was interrupted by a panic in a hurry, "No! No! The young master will call me Acai. I am still one year old, so I really can't afford it."

Li Qing smiled and said, "How about it, what I teach you is effective?"

Zhang Cai's eyes showed a look of gratitude, "The way the young master taught me is really effective. She was the lotus last night, and she-" He blushed and murmured.

After the Lantern Festival, Zhang Cai began to pursue lotus flowers. Although the lotus had just been extinguished by the fire of Li Qing's love, he was really not interested in this second-class family member who was tired of seeing it. Li Qing taught Zhang Cai a trick, asking him to go to the mountains to pick plums and give them to lotus flowers every day, and then suddenly stopped ten days later. The lotus had just tasted the gentleness of a man and suddenly lost it. He couldn't help feeling lost, and a trace of lovesickness surrounded Zhang Cai.

"I understand. I will talk to my wife tomorrow and let her promise the lotus flowers to you!" Li Qing suddenly felt a little pity for Zhang Cai. If a man has no money and status, how can he keep a woman's heart like a lotus flowers?

"Zhang Cai will repay the kindness of his son in the future!" Zhang Cai said gratefully. He also knew that his wife favored Li Qing and apologized for him. He went to say that this matter might have really happened.

Li Qing said to himself: "Looking at his appearance, it doesn't seem like he is pretending, it's time." Then he patted Zhang Cai's shoulder and said sincerely: "Acai, do you really like lotus flowers? Do you have to think clearly about her personality, can you bear it?"

Zhang Cai lowered his head and was speechless. After a while, a look of pain burst out in his eyes. The lotus' passion was unbearable, but he really liked her. She could only silently endure her past or future. What can he do if he is so called "poor couples are sad for everything"?

"Come on! I have something to say to you."

The pain of being humiliated by Shangyuan Ye was not forgotten by Li Qingdan over time. On the contrary, it slowly settled down and brewed in his heart. It grew deeper and thicker over time. As long as the seeds of hatred fell into the roots, he would definitely let it break out of the ground and grow into a towering tree.

He was like a wolf who wanted to take revenge, looking for and waiting for opportunities with his unchanging patience. Now the opportunity has been found and the plan has been planned. However, he still needs to find the cooperation of stakeholders in order to attack the common enemy more ruthlessly and accurately. Therefore, Li Qing thought of the second butler Zhang Lu, "Jiang Taigong fishing, the willing to take the bait." In order to make Zhang Lu come to him, Li Qing's eyes fell on Zhang Cai.

Li Qing took Zhang Cai to the house and closed the door. Then he said solemnly: "I have a way to make you the second housekeeper, are you willing?"

Zhang Cai was stunned. He was the confidant of the second housekeeper Zhang Lu, so he asked him to take Zhang Lu's job. How could this be! Li Qing smiled and said, "By then, Zhang Lu becomes the big housekeeper, so why not be the second housekeeper?"

Zhang Cai suddenly realized that Li Qing wanted to attack Zhang Fu, and he was surprised that after suffering such a big loss, he actually endured it. He was just trying to admire his aura, but he still refused to let them go.

"You do it according to my method, and I guarantee you can be the second housekeeper." After saying that, he whispered a few times in Zhang Cai's ear. Zhang Cai was shocked, "Mr. Li, can this work? If it is found out that I said it, I, I-" He lowered his head and said softly: "I'm afraid I can't do it!"

Li Qing's face darkened and shouted, "A real man, you don't even have this courage. What big things can you do in the future? Can you still keep the lotus' heart like you? Go! Go! I won't tell my wife anymore, so I won't be pitiful to see you!"

"I-" Zhang Cai's forehead swelled up and he shouted: "Don't insult me, I'll do it!"

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The next day, there was a rumor in the Zhang Mansion that Zhang Fu and his cousin, the second wife, had been engaged since childhood. She only left Zhang Fu to marry the master because she was greedy for wealth. A few days later, the romantic affairs became more and more intense. It was said that Zhang Fu was still unmarried and was unforgettable to forget his old love. Some people saw Zhang Fu sneak into the second wife's room on the day of the Yuan Dynasty and stayed for two hours before coming out. The clothes were also worn in reverse, and they said it vividly, as if they met in person.

This sentence later reached Zhang Fu's ears. He was furious and could not find out the source of the rumor after checking for a few days. It was not until his wife's maid started to tease him that he began to panic and anxious to find the master to explain the matter clearly. Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhang only smiled coldly and said nothing. Zhang Fu was even more afraid and didn't know what to do. Fortunately, only a few days later, the rumor subsided and he breathed a sigh of relief.

That night, a black shadow flashed in front of Li Qing's window, and then a soft knock on the door came.

"The door is not locked, please come in!" The black shadow flashed in, turned around and locked the door. Li Qing said lightly: "Second butler, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

"How do you know it's me?" The light lit up, and Zhang Lutuan's fat face appeared in the dim light and shadow.

"I thought you should have come yesterday, but I didn't expect to wait for an extra day."

"I happened to have something to do yesterday." Zhang Lu's eyes suddenly looked at Li Qing tightly and said coldly: "So, did you really fabricate those rumors?"

"This is a redundant question." Li Qing smiled: "If Zhang Cai didn't tell you, would you find me?"

"How did you know that Zhang would tell me?" Zhang Lu looked surprised.

"Of course, he wants to be the second housekeeper. How can he do without your support? Come! Please sit down and talk. I feel uncomfortable when you stand there."

Zhang Lu pulled the chair down and stared at Li Qing's shallow smile. He was extremely shocked. In order to revenge Zhang Fu, this man used lotus as bait to lure Zhang Cai to work hard for him. However, his real purpose of using Zhang Cai was to invite himself. His scheming was his first time.

"How can you give Zhang Caixu Er a seat? Can this be done?"

Li Qing shook his head and said, "Do you think you can really be the butler when Zhang Fu leaves? If you think so, you are wrong. Zhang Fu has not left for a long time because the master has been protecting him. Only Zhang Fu is there, the master has room for talking. If Zhang Fu leaves this time, the lady will definitely give the master a face and choose another butler to take over. If you think of a way to prevent Zhang Cai from going up at this time, do you want to wait for another opponent?"

Zhang Lu was shocked. Indeed, if he could not let his own people do it, it would be Zhang Shou, who is now in charge of the manor. This person is so naughty and a bit worse than Zhang Fu, and his relationship with him is also extremely stiff.

Thinking of this, he asked anxiously: "Then I'll beg my wife to let Zhang Cai be the second housekeeper. Zhang Cai's father was also from the wife's dowry, so there should be no problem."

Unexpectedly, Li Qing sneered and said, "You go and ask, I'm afraid Zhang Cai has no hope. No matter whether it is a wife or a master, they don't want a housekeeper to be in power alone. It's better for the two housekeepers not to buy each other to balance the power of the housekeeper. If Zhang Fu hadn't attracted the second wife, the wife wouldn't want to drive him away. You've been together for more than ten years, can't you even see this?"

Creating conflicts among subordinates is to do the basic art of leadership. This science has been heard and touched by Li Qing in his office every day, from ancient times to the present, and it is the same.

Perhaps it was because of the confusion of the authorities that Zhang Lu heard such words for the first time. He was stunned. The feeling was as if he had a big mouthful of thick bitter tea. He was bitter at first, and then he slowly tasted it. It was too right. Isn’t that the case? Over the past ten years, the wife used him to criticize him and constantly created Zhang Fu’s conflict. It turned out that it was because of this. Zhang Lu suddenly felt like a doll, being led by someone for more than ten years. He sighed and looked melancholy and lonely.

"The second housekeeper doesn't have to take it too seriously." Li Qing smiled slightly. His purpose was to hold Zhang Lu's nose so that he was willing to fully cooperate with his plan. He advised carefully: "Actually, the second housekeeper has no losses. When something really happens, the wife will still favor you. After all, you were brought by her from her parents' home, and she is loyal!"

"Loyalty!" Zhang Lu nodded, saying right. The one who can gain the upper hand now is his loyalty to his wife. With a sudden excitement, Zhang Lu suddenly woke up like a dream. He looked at Li Qing in surprise, as if he had only known him today. How long has he been here, he actually saw this matter so thoroughly.

Li Qing smiled and said, "The second housekeeper doesn't have to think too much about how I know, so-called 'the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear', if you are not a member of the authorities, you will understand. As for Zhang Cai's affairs, my wife will listen, but-"
Chapter completed!