"Your Highness, please don't!" Zhu Yi kowtowed and said, "Your Highness, please have mercy."

Lian Yi wept and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, please give me a way to live. I will not leave the prince..."

Xie Zhixuan listened to the crying of several maids, waved her hands, and the old woman beside her took the four maids out.

Xie Zhixuan said, "I'm usually busy with the affairs of the pharmacy, and I'm not very strict with the maids in the Princess's Mansion. After the New Year, I'll hand over the miscellaneous affairs of the Princess's Mansion to you to prevent these unruly servants from rebelling against their superiors. As for the maids that Qingfeng Garden is short of now, I'll ask the Empress to select a few from the Shanggong Bureau to serve. The palace maids in the Shanggong Bureau can also help you manage the household."

Yun Xiangye's nose felt sore, and she replied, "Yes, mother."

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Wei Yu was wearing a coat made of silver fox and walking in the courtyard of the princess's mansion when she heard several maids loudly begging for mercy.

When I looked over, I saw that the four maids beside Gu Yan were being dragged out of the door by some old women.

In the past few years in the Princess's Mansion, Wei Xi had tried to please these maids, hoping that they could speak well for her in front of Gu Yan. Seeing them being driven out of the Princess's Mansion, Wei Xi frowned slightly.

Wei Yu left the princess's residence through a side door and saw several maids crying in the alley. She went over and asked, "Sister Zhuyi, it's almost New Year's Day, why are you crying so miserably?"

Zhu Yi wiped her tears and bowed, saying, "Miss Wei, I don't know what Yun said to Her Royal Highness the Princess, but Her Royal Highness kicked us out of the mansion."

With a look of pity on her face, Wei Yu said, "You have served my cousin for many years. Even if you have not made any contributions, you have worked hard. You should have had a bright future. But in this cold winter, the Yun family has driven you, these beautiful ladies, out of the house. How are you going to survive?

Alas, Yun Xiangye came from a small place. She must have been jealous of the beauty of your four sisters, so she doesn't allow your cousin to have any beautiful maids.

Why don’t you go to the Censorate and beg your cousin. He will definitely make the decision for you and let you return to the Princess’ Mansion so that you can reprimand Yun Shi for being jealous…”

Zhuyi and Lianyi looked at each other.

Lan Yi stood up and said, "After leaving the Princess's Mansion, we have nowhere else to go. We might as well fight for our place. Even if the Crown Prince doesn't allow us to return, the Yun family won't have a good reputation."

Mei Yi wiped her tears and said, "Well, the Yun family was so jealous when they arrived that they drove us out of the princess's mansion and really wanted to leave us no chance to live. So, you and I should just fight to the death and let the people of Chang'an see how shameful the Yun family is."

Zhu Yi nodded and said, "Let's go to the Censorate together."