After Tong Cheng'er's two actions, Wu Yapin in the next room heard everything and was furious.

She thought to herself, "This daughter-in-law is simply too lawless. She's on my turf, and she's ordering her people around so easily. Who gave her the guts?"

Seeing that there was still no movement inside, Tong Cheng'er continued to instruct the servants of Yonghe Palace: "What fruit? The tea is too hot, change the tea..."

One thing after another.

Tong Cheng'er did whatever made her comfortable.

Consort Wuya could no longer bear it.

She coughed, and the old nanny quickly said, "Your Highness is about to wake up. This servant will go in and check on her."

Tong Cheng'er said with a smile, "Mother is awake. Should I go and help her get up?"

Before the old woman could speak, Consort Wuya's voice came: "Fourth Prince's wife, come in."

Upon hearing this, Yinzhen's expression changed.

Tong Cheng'er patted his hand, signaling him to be quiet, and then she said softly, "Mother, your daughter-in-law will go in now."

After saying that, she followed the old woman into the inner room.

With a pale face, Consort Wuya said to Tong Cheng'er, "Since you have such good intentions, then your mother cannot let you down. Help your mother get dressed."

Tong Cheng'er obediently replied, "Yes, Mother."

After she finished speaking, she started to move.

At the nanny's prompting, she picked up Consort Wuya's clothes and began to hold them up against her body, saying, "Mother, I've been pampered by my elders at home and have never done this kind of service before. If I hurt you later, please don't blame me."

Consort Wuya said coldly, "You are the daughter-in-law carefully chosen by His Majesty for the Fourth Prince. You will naturally not be clumsy in doing things. Your mother believes you can do a good job."

Tong Cheng'er smiled and said, "Then I really have to thank Mother for trusting me so much. It's rare to find someone as kind and loving as Mother!"

Consort Wuya nodded arrogantly: "Let's begin!"

Tong Cheng'er: "Yes, Mother."

After saying that, Tong Cheng'er began to dress her properly.

It was quite troublesome to put on, making Consort Wuya very uncomfortable. It wouldn't be entirely true that Tong Cheng'er did it on purpose; she really didn't have any experience dressing others.

While helping Consort Wuya put on her clothes, Tong Cheng'er wasn't too tired, but Consort Wuya herself was sweating profusely, which terrified the nanny watching from the side.

It's truly amazing.

Looking at the clothes she was wearing, Tong Cheng'er exclaimed, "Before we came here, my grandfather said that my mother was kind. Now it seems that my mother is indeed extremely kind. Even though her daughter-in-law is so clumsy, my mother doesn't mind. She is truly an excellent mother-in-law. I have never seen any mother-in-law who is as patient with her daughter-in-law as my mother. No one can compare to my mother."

Consort Wuya felt a headache coming on after hearing this.

Tong Cheng'er then said, "Mother, let your daughter-in-law help you with your makeup."

Consort Wuya couldn't take it anymore and quickly said, "Alright, just wait aside and let the maids do what they need to do."

She was afraid that her daughter-in-law would ruin her face.

She couldn't take that risk; this daughter-in-law was too strange.

The nanny quickly found the palace maid who usually combed Consort Wuya's hair.

Tong Cheng'er didn't want to be wronged, so she found a stool and sat down to wait.

Watching the palace maids' nimble movements, Tong Cheng'er smiled and exclaimed, "The palace maids around Mother are truly talented! Not only are they all beautiful, but they are also incredibly skillful!"

Consort Wuya thought to herself, she knows her maids are skillful, so you don't need to remind her.

Seeing that her "good" mother-in-law was on the verge of exploding, Tong Cheng'er finally stopped talking, satisfied.

That's right. People should be kind, do good deeds, accumulate virtue, and be good to their sons.

Tong Cheng'er sat leisurely to the side watching, a smile still lingering in her eyes, looking quite at ease.

Consort Wuya found it hard to bear watching.

Why is she so carefree?

Who exactly is the mother-in-law?

No, this can't go on. If this continues, where will her authority be?

The palace maid was startled by Consort Wuya's unpleasant expression, and then her hand trembled, pulling on Consort Wuya's hair.

Consort Wu Ya frowned and said angrily, "How can you do such a thing? You can't even comb your hair properly. I think you want to be sent back to the Imperial Household Department to relearn the rules."

Upon hearing that she was to return to the Imperial Household Department, the palace maid was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground.

"Please, Your Majesty, forgive this servant this time! Please, Your Majesty, forgive this servant..."

As she spoke, the palace maid burst into tears; she looked so pitiful.

Tong Cheng'er watched from the side, neither pleading for the palace maid nor speaking.

Consort Wu glanced at her daughter-in-law, who sat as still as a statue, and felt even angrier. Why didn't she say anything?

Given the current situation at Yonghe Palace, sending someone out would mean one less person. She's not stupid. Besides, the maid who combs her hair knows a lot about things inside Yonghe Palace, as well as many of her habits. Consort Wuya wouldn't send her back to the Imperial Household Department.

Helpless, she could only say, "I'm letting you off this time because it's the first time. But if it happens again, I won't be so lenient."

The palace maid expressed her gratitude to Consort Wuya: "Thank you, Your Highness."

"Get up and continue combing my hair."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Seeing Wu Ya Pin's behavior, Tong Cheng'er couldn't help but laugh and said, "Mother is really a kind person. She can keep such a useless palace maid to continue serving. If you ask me, she should be sent back to the Imperial Household Department to learn the rules again."

Upon hearing this, Consort Wuya's face stiffened; this daughter-in-law was definitely her nemesis.

Yinzhen was a man of few words; after a few words were spoken to him, he would fall silent and remain unmoved. But his wife was different; she could say something about anything he said or did, and every word she said was something she didn't want to hear.

This couple is truly unfilial.

Consort Wuya couldn't really send the palace maid back to the Imperial Household Department, so she could only say, "I've been thinking about how long she's been in Yonghe Palace and how we've gotten to know each other. It would be hard to send her back. Also, I have to say something to you. You need to be more tolerant in your words and actions. Sending people back to the Imperial Household Department at the drop of a hat shows no kindness at all. This is not the way a first wife should act."

This is a roundabout way of saying that Tong Cheng'er is petty and vicious!

Upon hearing this, Tong Cheng'er laughed: "What you're saying, Mother, is misleading. Even if you have the capacity to tolerate others, it's only for those who are worthy of your attention. For a mere palace maid or servant to show such kindness is to disregard the palace rules. Rules are rules; without rules, there can be no order."

When Consort Wuya heard Tong Cheng'er's words, she almost fainted from anger. What did she mean? Did she look down on her because she was a palace maid?

Tong Cheng'er didn't look down on her background at all. Before coming here, Tong Cheng'er had thought about how she would get along with this mother-in-law, but she didn't expect her to be so unreasonable.

Her principle is to never let herself or her people suffer any injustice, so someone has to bear the injustice.

So she had no choice but to put up with this "good" mother-in-law's situation.

As for the palace maid who was "innocently" implicated, she wasn't stupid. She knew all too well the current situation at Yonghe Palace. If she really pleaded for her, she might have to take the palace maid back to the Fourth Prince's residence today.

Based on the short time Tong Cheng'er had observed Consort Wuya, she was certain that Consort Wuya was capable of doing something so improper as to send her son and his wife on the very first day of her marriage.