Chapter 107: Control

Xiang Qiao was shocked when she heard that.

Hongcao and Hongyao served the Crown Princess for a day. They could see that her behavior was completely different from the masters in the palace, but she was kind and unconcerned with trivial matters, making her a very good master.

I didn't expect that he would be so scary when he got angry.

Nanny Yun's face remained calm. "Crown Princess, I've made my purpose clear upon entering the house, so I'll naturally teach you the rules from the moment you enter."

“Is it the rule to look at the master as soon as you enter the house?

“Is it the rule to interrupt the master while he is washing up as soon as he enters the house?

"Is it the norm to interrupt people as soon as you walk in?

"The master pointed out your faults, but instead of admitting them, you kept refuting them. Is that the rule?" Knowing that Nanny Yun was the nanny serving Empress Yuan, Jiang Zhaoyue naturally respected Nanny Yun out of admiration for Empress Yuan.

Unexpectedly, Nanny Yun would take control of her.

She thinks she has a good temper, but not someone who is easy to bully.

She continued, "If I learn the same etiquette as you and go to see the ladies of high rank, princesses, my mother, or my father, will I still be the Crown Princess?"

I thought Jiang Zhaoyue was just beautiful but she is so smart.

Nanny Yun couldn't control it.

However, she had been a palace maid for many years and had long since developed a flexible temperament. She immediately said, "Crown Princess, it is my fault for being rude."

"Then go out and stand there for half an hour." Jiang Zhaoyue said.

Nanny Yun had not been punished for many years, so she was stunned when she heard this.

"What? I can't punish you?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.

Nanny Yun looked at Jiang Zhaoyue deeply, and finally lowered her head: "This old slave accepts the punishment."

Jiang Zhaoyue turned to Xiangqiao and said, "Get dressed."

"Yes." Xiang Qiao responded.

Nanny Yun walked out of the room.

Nanny Yun was the Empress Yuan's servant. The "fake prince" was in poor health and had no wife or concubine. She was in charge of the entire Eastern Palace. The Emperor, the Empress, Princess Duojia and others all gave her some face.

The Crown Princess punished her on the second day after she came to the Eastern Palace... Hongcao and Hongyao looked at each other, and they saw surprise and fear in each other's eyes.

They were all glad that they had done nothing wrong, otherwise the Crown Princess would have punished them without any scruples, so they served the Crown Princess even more attentively.

Jiang Zhaoyue put on her clothes, washed her hands, kneaded her face, combed her hair, and had breakfast. Almost half an hour had passed.

She walked out of the room.

Nanny Yun was still standing upright in the yard.

"The time has come." Jiang Zhaoyue said.

"Yes, Crown Princess." Nanny Yun walked up to Jiang Zhaoyue and bowed.

"Take me around the East Palace?" Jiang Zhaoyue said.

Nanny Yun was puzzled.

Jiang Zhaoyue coughed lightly and said again: "Get familiar with the East Palace."

Nanny Yun responded, "Yes, Crown Princess, please."

Jiang Zhaoyue followed Nanny Yun.

Although Nanny Yun was punished, she did not seem to complain. She continued to do her job and introduced to Jiang Zhaoyue that the Eastern Palace was divided into three areas: front, middle and back.

The front palace was used for sacrifices, meetings with court officials, and other matters.

The Central Palace was used by the Crown Prince and court officials for office.

The harem is equivalent to the harem of the imperial palace, and is used by the prince to rest.

No wonder the East Palace is called a small imperial court. Everything here is configured to simulate the imperial palace. Jiang Zhaoyue listened carefully.

Nanny Yun glanced forward and asked, "Does the Crown Princess want to visit the Front and Middle Palaces?"

"Can I go?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked back.

Nanny Yun replied, "It's okay to understand the layout."

"Then let's take a look."

"yes."

Jiang Zhaoyue spent the whole morning familiarizing herself with the outlines of the front palace and the central palace of the East Palace. She went back to have lunch at noon, took a short nap, and glanced at Pei Jingpeng.

In the afternoon, I followed Nanny Yun to carefully learn about the pavilions, terraces, towers, pavilions, terraces, boats, and porches in the East Palace and the harem.

Until evening when I returned to the room.

She sat down at the round table with her legs stiff.

Xiangqiao quickly poured some water: "Princess, drink some water."

Jiang Zhaoyue said, "Madam Yun, Hongcao, Hongyao, you should also go down and rest for a while."

"Crown Princess, it's time for Hongcao and Hongyao to serve the meal." said Nanny Yun.

"Let's set it up later. You guys go down and have a rest first." Jiang Zhaoyue was so tired, and Nanny Yun and the others must be extremely tired too. She was also a worker once, and she would not do anything to exploit workers to the extreme.

But Nanny Yun is a person who takes rules more seriously than anything else.

She looked over and said, "Why? This is also not in compliance with the regulations?"

Nanny Yun was silent for a moment, then said, "That's right, I will withdraw."

Hongcao and Hongyao followed.

Seeing that everyone had left, Jiang Zhaoyue asked Xiangqiao to sit down and rest.

After being brainwashed by Jiang Zhaoyue for so long, Xiangqiao became much bolder, but she still didn't dare to sit with Jiang Zhaoyue, so she found a small stool to sit on.

Jiang Zhaoyue shook his head helplessly.

Xiangqiao was very happy.

Jiang Zhaoyue rested for a while, walked to the soft couch, and asked Xiangqiao to bring out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Xiangqiao was surprised: "The Crown Princess wants to write a poem?"

"It's impossible for me to write poetry. I will never be able to write poetry in this lifetime." Jiang Zhaoyue was lucky enough to be able to recite a few poems, but writing poetry... She had no fate with poetry in this life. She said, "I'll draw a map of the East Palace."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince should have a map of the Eastern Palace."

"I drew it once and it left a deep impression on me." When he was in the Zhenguo Mansion, Wang and Zhang Siyin were there, and Jiang Zhaoyue only had to take care of his own Linhua Courtyard.

But the East Palace is hers. If she wants to eat, drink and have fun in her life, she must manage the East Palace well, so she has to be extra serious.

After finishing the painting, she had dinner and called Nanny Yun to learn about the palace etiquette.

Nanny Yun stood straight and said a lot, as if she wanted to control Jiang Zhaoyue.

Jiang Zhaoyue looked at her and said, "Madam Yun, please don't test me all the time. Otherwise, I will have a hundred reasons to punish you until you can't stand."

"Princess, I dare not. I am only obeying His Royal Highness the Crown Prince—"

Jiang Zhaoyue asked, "Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince your husband, or my husband?"

Nanny Yun quickly knelt down and said, "Of course he is the Crown Princess' husband."

Jiang Zhaoyue asked again: "In that case, between you and me, who does he think is more important?"

Nanny Yun replied, "Of course the Crown Princess is more important."

"In that case, if something goes wrong, I'll be fine, but you might just pack up and leave." Jiang Zhaoyue flipped through the palace etiquette book in his hand and said leisurely, "So, whether you are loyal to Empress Yuan or regret that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince married a woman like me, you have to accept the facts.

"You can either teach me well and pray that His Royal Highness and I will live in harmony; or you can lie low and suddenly kick me off the position of Crown Princess one day.

"Otherwise, you are manipulating, making things difficult for me, and testing me like this, only to satisfy your so-called 'loyalty' and will do no good to the Empress and the Crown Prince."

Nanny Yun was shocked. She didn't expect Jiang Zhaoyue to know all this.

Jiang Zhaoyue raised her eyes and raised her lips: "After all, I am different from the noble ladies nowadays. If I make a fuss, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will cause unrest in the harem."

Nanny Yun’s face turned pale.

Jiang Zhaoyue smiled and said, "Come on, Madam Yun, let's continue to talk about the palace rules."