Li Xiang is now very capable and there is no need for him to become a best-selling novelist, so Li Xiang just made up a name. As for those people looking for someone to verify it, Zhidaobao also got the manuscript from Donggong, so naturally he promoted it under the pen name. So now Li Xiang's pen name has many fans, but no one knows who this person is.
This can be regarded as an additional source of income for Li Xiang. Cheng Luan nodded beside him. The novels published by Zhidaobao are very interesting and can take an hour or two to read. They are just the right things for noble ladies to kill time.
After Li Xiang said hello, he came to a yard in the distance. There were already hundreds of people kneeling there. These people were all servants in Li Xiang's yard, and they were people who had access to food and drink. Li Xiang had to give them a shot of prevention first.
Cheng Ying and Princess Yongning were also standing here obediently. They had known for a long time that Li Xiang had something to talk to them about before he left, but they didn't know what it was. Now they basically figured it out. It must be something about Cheng Luan's pregnancy.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
To be honest, these people have been warned several times in the past few days. First, the old lady warned them, then the people around His Royal Highness the Crown Prince taught them a lesson, and later the imperial edict from the palace came out, and there were also several old ladies in charge of Cheng Luan, and now it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's turn.
After being bombarded one after another, even if these people had a brain short circuit, they knew that the child in the member's belly was extremely important. This was the first of the next generation of the Eastern Palace. If something really happened, it would not be just them who were implicated.
"How's it going?"
Li Xiang sat in the middle seat, and next to him was Xiao Xiazi holding various rosters in her hands.
"Your Highness, there are a total of 125 people present. All of their relatives have been registered and gathered at a farm in the south of the city. Before the Empress gives birth, everyone will work there."
Xiao Xiazi's voice was loud enough to ensure that everyone present could hear it. If one wanted to work in the East Palace, one had to be a person with a clean background, and all the people were sold under the name of Zhidao Bao.
But even so, a lot of shit happens every year, so this time Li Xiang is going to be ruthless and investigate all the people related to you, including your lovers outside. Now they are all gathered in a farm without any reason, and someone is also watching them. If you serve them well, your families will also have good food and drink, but if you do something to betray your master, don't blame me for being cruel.
"You've all heard what Xiao Xiazi said. I believe you all understand my style of doing things. If you have any meritorious service, I will reward you generously. But if someone does something I don't like, I'm sure you'll kill more people than you can count. From now on, everyone will receive double pay every month. After you give birth, I'll reward you with a year's salary in one lump sum."
After hearing what Li Xiang said, some people present were so happy that they almost jumped up. Their salaries were already not low, and now they could get double them. They would make a lot of money in these ten months. After giving birth, they could get a year's salary in one go. They were so happy.
"But if someone has ulterior motives, it won't be a matter of taking the money. I've checked everyone in your family. If anyone wants to know how many people are related to you, just come to Manager Xia later. I promise you'll be surprised. Don't think that some people's secret relationships are well hidden. If I investigate, no one can escape. If there is any mistake, I guarantee that everyone on the list will be with you in Hades."
When Li Xiang said this, many people felt that the temperature in the yard had dropped. They had always seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as a very kind person, but he suddenly became so gloomy that many of them could not stand it.
"I will follow the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The group of people knelt down in a hurry. No one dared to say anything else at this time. They were happy to get the money, but if it was related to their family members, they would have to be more careful in what they did.
Although Li Xiang arranged a lot of system soldiers in the East Palace, there were no female system soldiers to replace the people in front of him, so he could only use some trustworthy ones. These people have worked in the East Palace for several years and their assets are clean.
But when something terrible happened in the palace, weren't those people's fortunes clean? It was possible that their entire family, young and old, would lose their lives, but they still did it.
"Keep a close eye on them for the time being. If anyone behaves inappropriately, I'd rather kill three thousand than let one go."
Li Xiang was too lazy to talk nonsense with these people. When he stood up, he handed the imperial sword to General Xia.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. I guarantee with my head that there will be no mistakes."
Manager Xia knew about Qian Ping's recent changes. He originally thought that Qian Ping could not get up, but who knew that he would fly again now. So Manager Xia felt a sense of crisis again. Now that His Highness had explained this matter so solemnly, and it also concerned the next generation of heirs in the Eastern Palace, Manager Xia wished that he had eyes all over his body so that he could not let go of even a single detail.
"I can still trust you to do things. For now, hand over the affairs of the Eastern Palace to others, and focus on the baby next to the eldest lady."
Li Xiang still felt that the affairs in the Eastern Palace were too complicated. There was a deputy general manager following Li Chengqian, and now all matters could be handed over to him. After all, face had to be given where it was due.
"I obey your order!"
Although Xiao Xia Zi was reluctant to hand over the power, he also knew who was more important and who was less important. The power in the Eastern Palace would be returned sooner or later, but if something happened to the eldest lady's pregnancy, they would be in big trouble. His Highness had just said it before, that it would be better to kill three thousand people by mistake than to let one go. There were less than three thousand people in the entire Eastern Palace. If something really happened, His Highness would never let them off easily.
"Farewell, Your Highness."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The pressure just now was too great, as if they could be killed at any moment...
