Zuichunlou was a famous establishment in the Great Yan Kingdom, a top-tier den of iniquity. The girls it produced were all beautiful and graceful, with varying figures, each more alluring than the last, and any one of them could easily outshine all others.

Compared to the proper etiquette of the noble ladies of the Great Yan Kingdom, the girls of Zuichunlou were much more uninhibited. With their charming and alluring eyes slightly raised, they could steal away a large number of souls.

Yan Qi was a regular customer. He was of noble status, generous, and handsome. The madams and girls of Zuichunlou wished they could praise him to the heavens.

The Queen of the Great Yan Kingdom doted on her youngest son, indulging his every whim. She was helpless against his dissolute and licentious nature, so she came up with the idea of ​​marrying him a beautiful wife to keep his heart from wandering around brothels and harming his health.

The names of the two beauties of Dayong resounded throughout the Yuntian Continent. After careful consideration, the Empress set her sights on the Wuyou sisters. In any case, as long as they were beautiful and could hold her son's heart, it didn't matter. Their Great Yan Kingdom didn't need to rely on marriage alliances to maintain its power or consolidate its rule, so it could do as it pleased.

The main reason that drove this matter was that Yan Qi had taken a fancy to Zi Yan, the top courtesan in Zui Chun Lou. Zi Yan became a famous courtesan as soon as she entered Zui Xiang Lou. She was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was good at perfumery. She was also witty and humorous and was a rare confidante. Even a playboy like Yan Qi was deeply impressed by her.

The beloved son was making a fuss about marrying a courtesan, even just as a concubine, which would bring shame to the royal family of the Great Yan Kingdom. But parents can never go against their children's wishes, so the Queen had no choice but to compromise. However, taking a concubine before marrying the principal wife was truly unreasonable, but Yan Qi was a reckless and unruly man, so the problem could only be left to his father and mother to worry about.

After much deliberation, the Great Yan Kingdom chose the beautiful princess of the small Yong Kingdom. After all, Yong Kingdom was just a small country, and even if the princess was wronged and felt resentful, she would not dare to make a scene. She could only swallow her anger and suffer in silence.

Once they arrive in the Great Yan Kingdom, they are naturally at the mercy of the other side. Even if they die in the Great Yan Kingdom, the Yong Kingdom will not dare to say anything.

On the night of his wedding, Yan Qi couldn't wait to change out of his wedding clothes and go to Zuichunlou to have a romantic time with his girl Ziyan, completely forgetting about his new wife.

Those who received this news must have been secretly mocking Wuyou. Even if you were a princess, you were nothing more than an unfavored queen. In the King of Qi's heart, you were not even as good as a courtesan. It was as if she had been slapped hard across the face and nailed to the pillar of shame.

Everyone was waiting to see Wuyou make a fool of himself. Even the Queen, upon hearing the news, simply said "useless" and then fell silent.

Despite being the center of public discussion, she remained calm, slept soundly, and then, with Xiaotang's help, had her hair styled in a woman's bun and changed into a light green casual outfit.

It must be said that Xiaotang's skills are excellent. Helan Wuyou is beautiful, although she cannot compare to her younger sister Helan Wuxia's dazzling beauty. She has her own unique, pitiful, and gentle beauty. The butterfly hairpin on her head is about to take flight, and the golden hairpin is swaying slightly. Her eyebrows are lightly painted, and her red lips are pink and tender. Her slight smile is like ripples on green water, bringing peace to people's hearts.

"Your Highness, the steward requests an audience." A maid's voice came from outside the door. Wuyou understood and responded.

Soon after, the steward entered, bowed respectfully, and dared not look directly at Wuyou's face. Although she was an unfavored princess, the prince rarely entered the house, and all the affairs of the manor, big and small, would be managed by the princess in the future. The servants were also under the princess's unified management, and selling them off was just a matter of a word.

Even those close to the Empress, the steward knew the duty of a servant and dared not harbor the slightest disloyalty, maintaining an extremely precise understanding of his role. Regardless of favor or future prospects, at least for now, this was his superior, the Princess Consort whom he needed to serve with utmost respect and care.

"Please sit down, steward. Is there something you want to tell me, Princess Consort, that you've come so early in the morning?" Wuyou picked up her teacup, skimmed the tea leaves from the surface, and spoke in a light and gentle tone.

"Your Highness, the Queen has sent word that you need not come to the palace to pay your respects. You may simply stay at the Prince's residence and manage the household affairs." The steward bowed slightly, his eyes lowered, his manners impeccable.

"I understand." Wuyou nodded; this was expected.

To put it bluntly, the Queen married the Princess of Yong Kingdom simply to find a woman who could keep her son in check. If she was useful, he wouldn't mind showering her with affection, just like playing with a kitten or puppy. If she wasn't useful, then she would naturally be of no value.

Presumably, what happened last night reached the Queen's ears. She has lost faith in him and is no longer interested in spending time on him, or even wanting to see him again. But that's fine too. Wuyou doesn't want to waste his time with these people and exhaust himself.

"Your Highness, before you married into the Prince's Mansion, I managed the household affairs on your behalf. Now that you have married into the Prince's Mansion and are the rightful Princess Consort of Qi, you should take charge of these matters, with me assisting you. I have brought you all the account books and ledgers; please take a look."

The steward waved his hand, and two tall servants behind him immediately carried up two stacks of account books and placed them on the ground. Fortunately, the Qi Prince's Mansion had only been established for a short time, and the affairs within the mansion were not complicated and not difficult to manage.

"The steward is very kind. Then please help me manage the Qi Prince's Mansion well, and don't let those with ulterior motives defile it." Wuyou took a sip of tea, her tone full of meaning.

The steward shuddered at these words. In just two short sentences, he understood the princess's unspoken meaning: the Qi Prince's residence was indeed not as clean as he had imagined. Various factions had infiltrated it, and the prince himself was a reckless scoundrel, only concerned with his own pleasure and indifference to everything else. Even he, the steward, was exhausted, both physically and mentally.

"This servant will certainly follow the Princess's lead and work together with you wholeheartedly." Standing up, the steward bowed deeply, his voice filled with sincerity and determination.

As long as the interests of the Prince's Mansion are not violated, the Princess and he are in the same boat, so he naturally needs to help her carefully and thoughtfully.

"I trust the steward's character. Xiaotang is my personal maid, and she will be in charge of the inner courtyard of the palace from now on. Steward, you two must cooperate wholeheartedly."

Wuyou trusted the housekeeper quite a bit; he wasn't ambitious and handled things very well, so there was no need to be too wary of him.

After giving a few simple instructions, Wuyou used the excuse of checking the account books to send everyone out, leaving only Xiaotang to guard the gate. He then changed into casual clothes and quietly left the palace.