Chapter 260: Miss Cousin

Seeing that Yulan was keeping her head down and refusing to move, Yuan Siyin roughly understood: "Does she want to come back to the Yuan residence with me?"

Zi Yuan frowned upon hearing this, clearly disapproving.

Although the families of those who could enter the palace as servants were generally clean, their backgrounds were still unknown, so it was not reassuring to use them.

Yuan Siyin leaned to one side, intending to put her arm around Ziyuan's shoulder, but she misjudged the distance and almost missed. Fortunately, Ziyuan reacted quickly and leaned in.

Yuan Siyin coughed lightly to ease the awkwardness, then put her arm around Ziyuan and looked at her, saying, "That won't do, my personal maid will be jealous."

Zi Yuan remained silent, her face cold as she let Zi Yuan spout nonsense.

"As long as I can stay in the Yuan family, that's fine."

Yulan spoke with absolute certainty.

“My family will definitely demand an explanation for my abrupt departure from the palace. I only ask that the princess take me in. Once the other palace maids leave the palace, I will definitely leave the general’s mansion.”

Having said that, regardless of how many people were coming and going in front of the Crown Prince's residence, Yulan put down her bundle and began to kowtow repeatedly, which made the two gatekeepers click their tongues in amazement.

Yuan Siyin felt somewhat helpless.

Isn't this just blatant extortion of her?

"What other work is there to do at the General's Mansion?"

Zi Yuan thought for a moment and shook her head: "No."

"You heard it too, the General's Mansion doesn't support idlers."

Yulan bit her lip, still somewhat unwilling: "Even being a lowly maid who sweeps and cleans would be good."

"If we don't agree, will she be determined not to come out?"

Yuan Siyin lowered her voice and asked, "If I make her kneel like that, won't the passersby outside yell at her?"

Zi Yuan thought for a moment and replied very seriously, "They've cursed us so many times, one more won't make a difference."

Zi Yuan, you're really great.

Before the two could say anything more, Hongxiu arrived with Yuan Fuqing by the hand.

Upon seeing her, Yuan Fuqing immediately clung to her arm, calling her "elder sister" in the sweetest way.

"What's wrong? I told you to go back to your residence first, why did you bring Hongxiu here too?"

Yuan Siyin got off the carriage and rubbed his head.

"It's not that I'm making a fuss, it's that Sister Hongxiu said we have guests!"

Yuan Fuqing pursed his lips.

"What guest?"

"Miss, it's Miss Biao who's here."

Hongxiu stepped forward with a smile and carefully examined her. Suddenly, she sighed, "Miss's chin has become so thin and pointed. All the dishes I prepared earlier were for nothing."

"It wasn't all for nothing, I've already come back, and I can even gain weight back."

Yuan Siyin felt a little guilty.

She was so thin that she looked like a heinous criminal, and anyone who saw her would want to come up and interrogate her.

"By the way, who is Miss Biao?"

Zi Yuan was slightly surprised, but then regained her composure: "Miss Si Yuzhu, it's normal that you don't remember. She came once when you were a child. You didn't go out for a few days after you recovered from your illness, so she didn't greet you."

Yuan Siyin nodded knowingly: "Then why did she suddenly come?"

"They said they hadn't visited each other in a long time, so they came to pay a visit."

So simple and pure?

She seemed a little skeptical.

Zi Yuan then added, "I heard that the Si family will be coming to the capital soon, perhaps to make some arrangements in advance."

No wonder.

Yuan Siyin pondered for a moment before speaking: "After all, this is my mother's family, so we must treat them well. Even if there are no elders in the household, we cannot be impolite."

How many people did she bring with her?

"There are only two maids and servants in total, and they have already settled them in a courtyard."