Donkey...

The carriage stopped.

Then, the coachman's voice came from outside.

"Your Highness, we have arrived at the Duke's Mansion."

After hearing this, Ye Qingcheng stood up.

"Your Highness, wait a moment. This old servant has a detail to share with you, if I may be so bold as to do so."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Your Highness, this old servant knows that although you don't want to mention being placed in the cold courtyard by the Prince, you can't help but feel angry."

However, this old servant would like to say that you should remember to change how you address yourself.

"Self-identification?"

“That’s right. You are the Princess Consort, so you should refer to yourself as ‘this Princess Consort.’ As for the Prince, you shouldn’t address him by his given name either. That’s a major taboo in the etiquette for women!”

"Uh? Okay! I got it."

"See, you're addressing me by my name again!"

Ye Qingcheng smiled helplessly: "I understand, alright?"

Upon hearing this, Granny Hua beamed with joy and nodded in satisfaction: "Your Highness, you are now Your Highness. When you enter the Duke's mansion later, if there is anyone you find objectionable and who needs to be punished, please feel free to give this old servant your orders."

Pfft…

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingcheng burst out laughing.

At this moment, she finally understood why Qin Mohan had asked Granny Hua to come with her.

He must have realized that Granny Hua was an old servant in the palace and was very skilled at etiquette and punishment!

"Thank you, Granny."

"Your Highness, you flatter me. This is my duty."

"Okay! Let's go down!"

"Yes, old servant, I'll help you."

After saying that.

The two then got off the carriage.

Looking at the imposing Duke's Mansion before her, Ye Qingcheng sighed for the original owner of this body.

She should have been the pampered legitimate daughter of the Duke's mansion, but because of her scumbag father, she became a pitiful little girl with no one to care for her.

If she hadn't also faced death and survived in her place, the original owner's resentment probably wouldn't have dissipated by now!

"Your Highness, it's been six years since you last returned. Have you missed me?"

Seeing Ye Qingcheng staring blankly at the plaque of the Duke's Mansion, Granny Hua asked her a question.

Ye Qingcheng shook her head: "This is not my home, these relatives are not relatives. I do not know where my home is, nor do I know who my relatives are."

At this moment, Ye Qingcheng was not only lamenting the original owner of the body, but also lamenting for herself.

In her modern days, she was also an orphan who had never experienced family affection and did not know what family affection was.

Now that her soul has transmigrated here, although the original owner had family, they were cold and made her feel no warmth at all.

And on the side.

Granny Hua seemed to understand Ye Qingcheng's feelings, her eyes reddening: "Your Highness... this old servant feels sorry for you."

Ye Qingcheng turned to look at her and smiled: "It's alright. To me, this place is just a shell. After my mother passed away, all my emotions vanished as well."

"Your Highness, let's go inside!"

As she spoke, Granny Hua reached out and took Ye Qingcheng's hand.

Ye Qingcheng nodded, and the two were about to step inside.

However, at this time...

An elderly woman, leaning on a dragon-patterned cane with her left hand and supported by a middle-aged man with her right, followed by a woman and two servants, hurriedly came out of the Duke's mansion.

Upon seeing this, Ye Qingcheng and Granny Hua stopped in their tracks.

And what appeared at this moment were the old lady whom the original owner had respected, who had two faces, the original owner's scumbag father, and the vicious Aunt Liu.

Ye Qingcheng looked at the group of people and sized them up.

After they came out, they first glanced at Ye Qingcheng and Granny Hua, and then looked at the carriage.

Wait a moment.

The group then turned their attention back to Ye Qingcheng.

The original owner's father, Ye Guoxiang, Ye Jizheng, asked, "You...you are Ye Qingcheng? Are you not stupid?"

"How dare you, Prime Minister Ye, address the Princess by her given name!"

No sooner had Ye Jizheng finished speaking than Granny Hua loudly reprimanded him.

"Your Highness? Are you really Qing'er?"

"What? Prime Minister Ye, is it because you hold a high position that you don't want to acknowledge me as your concubine? Or do you only have my half-sister in your heart and have forgotten that you have me as your daughter? Or have you really removed me from the family genealogy?"

"You...you really..."

"Oh my! It really is Qing'er! You haven't been back for more than six years. Your mother almost didn't recognize you."

Ye Jizheng was only halfway through his sentence.

At this moment, Aunt Liu came forward and took Ye Qingcheng's hand very affectionately.

"How dare you, Concubine Liu! This old servant just reprimanded Prime Minister Ye for his lack of manners. Not only did you not pay your respects, but you also dared to come close and pull at the Princess. What kind of behavior is this? Do you not respect our Princess?"

"You...where did you come from, you lowly servant? I'm talking to my daughter, do you have the right to interrupt? You ill-mannered lowly maid?"

Upon hearing that Granny Hua had called her a concubine, Aunt Liu's face immediately contorted with rage.

"Daughter? Hmph? Our princess's mother has been gone for a long time. Where did you come from?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingcheng smiled slightly and mentally gave Granny Hua a thumbs up.

"you…"

“Alright, Madam Liu, don’t be rude. This old lady was once Consort Rong’s maid, a veteran of the palace.” At this moment, the old lady spoke up.

After saying that, she smiled apologetically at Granny Hua and said, "Granny, Madam Liu has never met you before and has been impolite. I apologize on her behalf."

"Hmph, old lady, the one who should apologize is not this old servant, but our princess."

"Yes, yes, Granny is right, but..."

After the old lady finished speaking, she looked at Ye Qingcheng, leaned on her cane, and walked over in a few steps, her face full of affection: "Qing'er, my little girl..."

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