Three two-wheeled covered carriages slowly drove through Dongmen Street. They were moving slowly, and since the people coming and going on the street were all from wealthy and noble families, they did not stand out. As they approached the place where the Yang family members were kneeling, they found that there were fewer and fewer people. Not far away, they could see Yang family servants maintaining order.

Zhao Shu lifted the carriage curtain and peeked out. Zhi Hai was driving the carriage in front. Zhao Shu looked at him in surprise, "This kind of thing can be done by the driver. How can you let Elder Hai do it himself?"

Zhihai turned around, and a pair of ghostly eyes made her gasp. It wasn't fear, but rather a feeling of unease. Seeing Zhao Shu's extremely calm face, Zhihai turned back and said, "Your Majesty instructed this old servant to take good care of the Princess." After saying that, he fell silent.

At this moment, several servants of the Yang family came from the front and stopped the carriage. "We don't know which household you are from, please take the North Street."

Zhao Shu chuckled. There were clearly markings on the carriage, but she didn't care. She understandingly and cooperatively instructed, "Let's take North Street."

Almost as soon as they turned their horses around, the three Yang family servants, who had been beaten half to death by Xiao Zhu and the others, stumbled over, their faces bruised and swollen.

The servant approached Young Master Yang and embellished the story, recounting how Zhao Shu was domineering, eccentric, and disrespectful to him. Young Master Yang glanced at the servant indifferently, his gaze falling on Zhao Shu's carriage, lost in thought.

“Young Master…” The servant looked at his young master nervously. Why was the young master different from before? In the past, he would never have been able to bear seeing his people being bullied.

Young Master Yang glanced at him, "Aren't you going down? What kind of behavior is this, so impetuous and unruly?"

"Master..." The 'Master Yang' wanted to say something, but when he met the fierce eyes of the Second Young Master Yang, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, slowly retreated, and looked at Zhao Shu's carriage with resentment.

Young Master Yang looked at his attendant and shook his head inwardly. It seemed that this person could not be kept. He had been too lenient with him, but he had ended up raising a poisonous snake.

Zhao Shu watched the interaction between the two with slight surprise. She hadn't expected the second young master of the Yang family to be such a good-natured person. At this moment, Magpie came over and whispered in front of the carriage, "Princess, everyone has arrived."

After thinking it over, Zhao Shu realized that since the second young master of the Yang family hadn't gone against her just to save face, there was no need for her to make any more enemies. At least for now, it was best for her to avoid provoking the Yang family.

With Wang and Yang's faction gone to the Wang family, the threat to the Yang family is not actually that great. However, if they are provoked too much, the Yongwang Mansion will still be unable to withstand the wrath of the Yang family. Moreover, this time the Yang family did not send anyone to cause trouble at the mansion along with Wang Muxuan. As for whether they could not find evidence, it is unknown.

“Give them some more silver in the name of the Crown Prince. The Yang family has been kneeling here for so long, and the Imperial Uncle has not allowed them to enter the palace, nor has he released the eldest son of the Yang family. If I am making a scene, they will surely say that the Imperial Uncle is mistreating scholars.”

The magpie lowered its head, listened, and its eyes flickered. The princess was indeed very different from the rumors. Just now, she had asked the princess to spend money to invite all the beggars in the capital to the East Gate to beat up the Yang family. Unexpectedly, the princess had brought them all, but then changed her mind, and she was right to do so.

She said yes and withdrew, exchanging the five hundred taels of silver in her bosom for loose silver. As she walked into the dark alley, she said to the dozens of beggars who were staring at her expectantly, "Your Highness is merciful. You can take this money and divide it among yourselves. Use it to buy some fertile land and live a good life. Don't beg here anymore."

Upon hearing the words "Your Highness the Crown Prince," the beggars immediately knelt down. The magpie had come to them earlier, saying that they would receive money if they came to the East Gate, and they never expected that it would actually happen, and that it would be a reward from His Highness the Crown Prince.

Most of these beggars have been forced to beg on the streets because their families have suffered sudden misfortune or natural disasters. If they had a roof over their heads, who would want to beg? Even if they are poor and suffer, it is much better than starving and freezing on the streets.

After the magpie finished speaking, it distributed the silver piece by piece, ten taels to each person. Ten taels of silver could not only buy several acres of paddy fields, but also build a thatched hut. Upon receiving the money, the dozens of beggars were moved to tears and kowtowed repeatedly to express their gratitude for the prince's great kindness.

Magpie silently finished distributing the silver, then left without saying a word. On her way back, she thought about Zhao Shu's recent behavior and murmured, "The princess and the young lady seem so alike."

She admitted that Zhao Shu was very good at winning people's hearts. When she reached the end of the alley, she heard a beggar behind her kowtowing and saying, "His Highness the Crown Prince is so kind-hearted. We are so lucky to have such a Crown Prince. We hope that His Highness will recover soon."

For some reason, when Magpie heard these common words, which were clearly not impassioned speeches, she choked up for a moment, and her eyes welled up with tears. She remembered that when she overheard the young master and lady talking about how the king and the emperor only asked for a "good" from the young lady.

When the magpie arrived, Zhao Shu said, "Let's head home."

In the carriage, Chu Chun sliced ​​a cup of Maojian tea and handed it to Zhao Shu, saying, "Princess."

Zhao Shu took the tea and sipped it. She didn't know much about tea, or rather, she didn't know much about music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, or tea, but she had put in a lot of hard work to learn.

"How was it? Are you happy?" he asked Chu Chun with a smile after finishing his drink.

Chu Chun wanted to kneel down and pay her respects to Zhao Shu, but Zhao Shu stopped her, saying, "I said I wouldn't let anyone bully you, because you are my people, Zhao Shu's people."

"On behalf of my sisters, we thank the Princess for not punishing us and for protecting us. We will serve diligently from now on and will never let the thieves disturb the Princess." She lowered her head and choked up as she spoke. She was an orphan and had never been protected since she was a child. This was the first time she had been protected, and she was so moved that she wanted to burst into tears.

Zhao Shu gave her a reassuring smile, "I'll read more medical books later and see if I can prescribe some medicine for you. It's always better for a girl to be perfect and flawless. Then I'll find you a good husband. Chu Chun is skillful and clever, so we'll definitely find her a good match."

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