Jiang Yuwei stepped forward and shouted:

"Oh, Grandma, you're really enjoying yourself! Now you've finally risen above your humble origins. I never imagined you'd be living such a blissful life in the Prince Jing's mansion."

As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei sat down next to Chen Guixiang, picked up a grape from the table, and popped it into her mouth.

Startled by Jiang Yuwei's shout, Chen Guixiang jolted awake and sprang to her feet from the recliner.

"You, you, you, how did you get here! How dare you just walk into the Prince Jing's residence like that!"

Jiang Yuwei smiled gently upon seeing this:

"Hehe, Mother-in-law, have you been living too comfortably and forgotten that I was the one who saved the Prince Jing's son when he was wandering among the common people?"

As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she looked Chen Guixiang over with interest and said calmly:

"Right now, the Crown Prince has invited my whole family to stay at the Prince Jing's residence, so I had time to come and see you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Guixiang's face turned deathly pale.

"Oh dear, you mean your whole family has come to Prince Jing's residence?"

Jiang Yuwei ate a grape, nodded, and smiled:

"Yes, right now we're all relying on the Prince Jing's mansion for our livelihood, so we should be content, don't you think, Mother?"

Chen Guixiang's face immediately darkened, and she stared at Jiang Yuwei, asking:

"Then, Huai Zhi moved in too??"

Jiang Yuwei looked at Chen Guixiang with some surprise and said in astonishment:

“Mother-in-law, what are you saying? How can our family be separated? What do you think? If you miss Huaizhi, I’ll have him come to see you when he has time.”

Chen Guixiang hurriedly waved her hand and said:

"No, no, no need. I'm quite comfortable living in this courtyard right now. It's really inappropriate for our whole family to live in Prince Jing's mansion. You're all still young and shouldn't rely on others so early. I think you should move out today!"

Jiang Yuwei raised an eyebrow and looked at Chen Guixiang.

“I really didn’t realize that you had become so knowledgeable about propriety and morality. I just felt that the people in this manor didn’t care about me at all. They arranged a small courtyard for me and Huaizhi, and there were hardly any servants.”

As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she looked around the courtyard where Chen Guixiang lived.

“I think this courtyard is far inferior to yours. Why don’t you come with me today to talk to the people in the Prince’s mansion and ask them to give Huaizhi and me a bigger courtyard? It doesn’t have to be very big, just the size of yours will be enough. Also, please assign us a few more maids. I also want to be served like my mother-in-law.”

Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Chen Guixiang quickly reached out to pull Jiang Yuwei:

"Don't talk nonsense here. You're living under someone else's roof now. How can you make so many demands? They've already done more than enough by not kicking you out. Now you're not only ungrateful but also greedy."

Chen Guixiang tried to pull Jiang Yuwei a few times, but seeing that she couldn't move her, she sat down again with a thud.

"You and Huaizhi are still young. You should go out and earn more money to prepare for Ningzhao and Ningwan's future. What's the point of you living in the Prince's mansion all day like this?"

Jiang Yuwei frowned and looked at Chen Guixiang.

“Mother-in-law, Huaizhi is your own son. Why are you in such a hurry to kick us out of the manor? Isn’t it good for us to stay here with you?”

Seeing that she couldn't persuade Jiang Yuwei no matter what she did, Chen Guixiang glared at her angrily and scolded her:

"Your father and I don't need you to keep us company! Are you two lazybones really planning to stay in the Prince Jing's mansion and never leave? I've made the decision, you'd better move out by tomorrow at the latest! Don't stay here and get in my way!"

Jiang Yuwei stared intently at Chen Guixiang, then suddenly burst out laughing.

"No, I won't leave! I've heard from the head maids in the Prince's mansion that you're quite arrogant here. Now that our family has done so much for the Prince's mansion, I think it's only right that you, Mother-in-law, are a bit domineering and demanding!"

Chen Guixiang felt cold sweat pouring down her forehead.

"Don't talk nonsense. What can a peasant woman like me do? Right now, your father and I are just trying to make a living in this palace, with our hands and feet bound. Don't cause me any trouble!"

Jiang Yuwei raised her eyes and looked at the two maids standing next to Chen Guixiang before speaking:

"I see that you, Mother-in-law, are living a very comfortable life. We can't let you enjoy such a good life all by yourself. Huaizhi and I are going to stay here and not leave!"

Chen Guixiang was so angry at Jiang Yuwei that she slapped her thigh repeatedly.

"You two good-for-nothings, who can I rely on when I get old! Right now I'm only staying in this manor temporarily, and these maids aren't always in my courtyard. This afternoon they'll be going to serve in other courtyards."

As she spoke, Chen Guixiang's eyes darted around a few times before she continued:

"You know, your father and I are farmers by trade, how could we possibly enjoy being waited on like this by others? Now that we've been idle for so many days, my old bones are about to break!"

Upon hearing Chen Guixiang's words, Jiang Yuwei lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then took Chen Guixiang's hand and said:

“Mother-in-law, if that’s how you put it, then we really can’t stay in this manor any longer. I think you should send these maids to another courtyard as soon as possible. We peasants can’t possibly enjoy this. Having several maids standing by your side all day long, as if they’re watching over you, is just too unlucky!”

Upon hearing this, Chen Guixiang painfully glanced at the maids standing beside her, then gritted her teeth and waved her hand, saying:

“My wife is right. You should all leave. You don’t need to come to my yard anymore. I can’t stand being waited on by others!”

Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly turned her head and glared at the maids who were still standing there in a daze, and scolded them:

"Can't you understand human language? My mother-in-law wants you to leave. Hurry up and pack your things and go. Oh, and remember to tell your head maid not to send any more maids or servants to this courtyard. We don't need them!"

The maids exchanged glances and happily went back to their rooms to pack their belongings.

Jiang Yuwei looked at the flowers and plants in the yard again and said with a smile:

“Grandma, I think all the flowers and plants in this yard are useless. We country folk don’t care about these things.”

As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she turned to look at Chen Guixiang and smiled.

"Why don't we just pull up all these flowers and plants, sow some vegetable seeds, and water them a little? They'll grow into vegetables, and we won't have to wait for the people from the Prince's mansion to send us wilted vegetables every day!"

As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei poured Chen Guixiang a cup of tea, handed it to her, and continued:

"What do you think, Mother-in-law? Only when you and Father-in-law are settled in the courtyard can Huaizhi and I feel at ease. Otherwise, Huaizhi will definitely worry about you two!"

Chen Guixiang looked around the courtyard with a bitter expression, then gritted her teeth and nodded:

"Okay, we'll do it your way. I'll have someone come and uproot all these flowers and plants to plant vegetables!"

Jiang Yuwei shook her head.

"Mother-in-law, you're being foolish! You're already living cautiously in this Prince Jing's mansion. If you were to assign people from the mansion to do things for you, wouldn't you be putting yourself at a disadvantage again?"

Jiang Yuwei looked around at the several open spaces in the yard and continued:

"If you ask me, let's not steam buns, let's fight for our pride! You and your father-in-law are just bored all day, why don't you renovate this land yourselves, plant vegetables and fruits, and also explain to the people of Prince Jing's Mansion that they don't need to send vegetables to this yard anymore? That way, we can stand up straighter!"