Sitting in the carriage, Fucha Mingyu pondered Lanqin's words. Was she making a promise to herself? Or was she reminding her to be more magnanimous in the future?

As they hesitated, they arrived at the Prince's mansion. Mingyu was helped down from the carriage. It was already dark, and four large lanterns hung in front of the mansion, brightly lit. But Mingyu felt cold and gloomy.

Mingyu hurried inside, unwilling to linger. Just as she returned to her room, someone came to announce her arrival. "Madam, you're finally back! There was quite a commotion in the manor today." The person was the head maid of the household.

"What trouble?" Mingyu frowned. She had only been gone for a day. Had someone in the manor already rebelled? "Nothing major has happened. It's just that Madam Gao sent someone today to say she's ill and probably can't manage things in the manor!"

Mingyu was puzzled. Logically speaking, this Gao Shi had been coveting the power she held for quite some time now. Now that she had the opportunity, was she willing to give it up so easily?

"Did she really say that?" Mingyu patted the dust off her clothes. The old woman cupped her hands and said, "How could this servant dare to lie to the Princess? Now, it is up to the Princess to decide what to do."

Mingyu lowered her head in thought, her eyes flashing with a cold light. "It's getting late, Granny, you should go back and rest. Come back tomorrow to discuss this with me."

The old nanny bowed slightly and took her leave. Only then did Liu, the old nanny standing to the side, speak. "Madam, you are currently pregnant. It's probably not appropriate to entrust the affairs of this household to you. Since Madam Gao is so ungrateful, you should let Madam Su manage them!"

During this period, Mingyu had been in contact with Madam Su. Although their relationship wasn't particularly good, it wasn't as scheming and suspicious as before. Granny Liu thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to hand over the duties to her.

Mingyu thought for a moment and shook her head. "Su Shi has already been promoted to a secondary consort and has a child. If we hand over the affairs of the household to her now, she may be difficult to deal with in the future."

Although she knew that once she gave birth to the child, the power would inevitably return to her, human nature is a terrifying and uncontrollable thing. Coupled with Su's cold personality, even if this heavy responsibility were entrusted to her, she might not be able to shoulder it.

"But you've only just recovered, you should rest properly!" Although it's just about settling accounts and handing over tasks, the Prince has quite a few things to do, big and small. The maids and servants in each household, their rewards, and the firewood to be bought for winter all need to be managed by the person in charge.

Mingyu knew it would be very hard, but she had no other choice. She smiled gently, her eyes sparkling. "Don't worry, Granny, I can handle it."

The old woman wanted to dissuade her, but once the princess made up her mind, she wouldn't give up easily, so she could only feel sorry for her from the side.

Mingyu raised her head and took the nanny's hand. "Nanny, there's something else I want you to investigate." The nanny looked at Mingyu with suspicion, and Mingyu continued, "I want you to investigate why this Gao Shi suddenly gave up her job as manager!" Although Gao Shi used illness as an excuse, Mingyu didn't believe it.

The next morning, Mingyu summoned the head nanny to hand over her duties and related matters in the mansion, and Mingyu resumed her management of the household affairs. Upon learning this, Madam Gao simply handed over all her responsibilities to Fucha Mingyu.