"What I mean is, before you were a princess, so naturally we all had to respect you. Now you're nothing, so who do you think you are?"

The maid looked at Yongning with disdain, her eyes filled with contempt. "You'd better hurry up, Auntie. You're just a concubine. Do you dare to disobey the old lady's wishes?"

Yongning dared not, she really dared not. Nalan was already angry, and if she disobeyed, things would get even more complicated.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Yongning could only struggle to get up and pack his things.

“You can’t take those things. They’re for the princess. You’re not entitled to them. All of those things must be confiscated.”

Yongning's eyes widened, filled with tears. "Don't go too far! Those are all my things, my dowry!"

When Yongning was afraid that Mo and Moxi would take her dowry, she brought all her belongings with her.

The princess loved her daughter whom she had raised most, and naturally gave her everything.

Therefore, Yongning's dowry was quite large, with many items being Prince Shi's private collection, as well as gifts from the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.

Those were all royal items, so of course they were very valuable.

“You’re wrong. Those are things that only a princess could use. Now they belong to the manor, or rather, to the old lady and the madam.”

The maid looked arrogantly at Yongning, wondering if this concubine still thought she was a princess.

Yongning bit her lip so hard it almost bled. "Why are you treating me like this? I want to see Brother Nalan."

"Young Master doesn't have time to see you right now. Quickly grab your clothes and come with me!"

"You're not allowed to take bright red or true red; those are colors only the legal wife can use."

Hearing this, Yongning's eyes welled up with even more tears, and she was forbidden from taking any of her clothes or jewelry...

She didn't believe it; she thought the girl must be talking nonsense. She wanted to ask Brother Nalan herself.

Yongning followed the maid downstairs, and when they arrived at Nalan's courtyard, she rushed straight in...

Once outside the room, she heard Nalan and Ningxi's voices...

She covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face, her heart breaking.

He actually got together with Ningxi.

He clearly said that his feelings for Ningxi were only a responsibility, and that he loved her.

Why, why did you lie to her like that?

The girl pulled Yongning away.

“My young lady and her husband are very much in love. You, as a concubine, should have some sense and come with me right now.”

Yongning stumbled along, eventually straying further and further off course until they reached an abandoned courtyard.

The yard was overgrown with weeds, not to mention the windows were all drafty.

It's obvious that no one has lived here for a long time.

To be honest, Ningxi didn't have an easy time choosing this place. I heard that someone jumped into a well here before, which is why no one lives here anymore.

Ningxi thought to herself, "Then this would be perfect for Yongning."

"Auntie, this will be your residence from now on. Remember to pay your respects to the old lady and my young lady early every morning."

After that, you help them wash and dress, then serve them breakfast, and then you can go back to your room to rest.

It's the same at noon and in the afternoon. If the old lady and my young lady are standing, you can't sit. If she tells you to go east, you can't go west. You have to do whatever she tells you to do.

Yongning felt an unprecedented sense of humiliation; they had never dared to speak to her like that before.

"My young lady has heard that your embroidery is quite good, so why don't you embroider a screen? It'll be a gift for the old lady, and she can also copy Buddhist scriptures when she has nothing to do."

Furthermore, during your mourning period, you are not allowed to serve the young master, nor are you permitted to flirt with him!