Looking back now, I realize that my consideration for these young children made them think I was easy to bully.

All the servants in the princess's mansion heard the cook's deafening screams.

Su Muyao went directly to the cook's side and said, "You must have forgotten my grandmother, who was personally appointed as the Imperial Concubine by the Emperor."

How dare you, an ordinary person, take advantage of my kindness and try to refute me?

Look at your son, he's such a deformed and ugly boy, and you actually dare to say you'd give him to me in marriage.

I really don't know how much audacity one must have possessed to dare say such a thing.

The maids and servants around them all gasped in shock.

This cook seemed so honest and obedient, I never expected she would dare to disobey the old lady.

Everyone knows that although the old lady and the master have incredibly good tempers, our little princess is no pushover.

Even the ministers could decide to attack without hesitation, let alone the old lady and the master, who were the most precious people in the young princess's heart.

"Little Princess, Little Princess, I really know I was wrong."

Please, please stop hitting him. This has nothing to do with my son; I acted on my own initiative, please.

The cook was pale from the beating, but she was still concerned about her youngest son, who was lying to the side, howling in pain from the beating.

After the 50 strokes of the cane were finished, the youngest son fainted, and the cook was barely clinging to life.

"Throw them both out, and never hire anyone from their village again."

Upon hearing this, the butler quickly replied, "Yes."

When the mother and daughter woke up, they were already at the clinic.

The cook's eldest son happened to be passing by and, seeing the terrible state of his mother and younger brother, quickly took them to the clinic.

The eldest son was unaware that his mother and younger brother had offended the princess's household.

They assumed he had offended someone outside, otherwise he wouldn't have been abandoned on the street.

The clinic staff gave me a brief examination and prescribed some medicine.

"He must have been punished by someone. He should go home and rest well. He should recover in a month or two with these medicines."

The eldest son nodded and then went to the princess's residence.

The main reason is to ask my mother for a sick leave, just in case she doesn't tell anyone.

Once my mother recovers, the princess's mansion won't want her anymore; that won't do.

Now the whole family is relying on the monthly allowance that the old woman receives from the princess's mansion.

Upon arriving at the princess's residence, the gatekeeper asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"Oh, is that so? My mother is the cook in your household."

I don't know why I was beaten with a board today and left on the street.

I came here specifically to tell the manager here that I'm asking for leave for my mother.

The gatekeeper burst out laughing: "You really don't know what's good for you. Your mother and brother have quite the nerve."

They actually think they're good enough for our little princess, and not only that, they even spoke rudely to the old lady.

Why are you asking for leave? Your mother has already been fired.

"Don't ever pass by our Princess's residence again, or don't blame us for being impolite. Goodbye, goodbye!"

The man looked utterly incredulous upon hearing what the gatekeeper said.

They lived quite far from the capital, and they happened to be in the capital to buy some things.

I heard that the young princess was looking for a cook, so I came to give it a try.

My own mother never expected that she would be selected.

Most importantly, the money they received was enough to ensure their entire family had enough to eat and drink every month.

And you can eat some good food too.

We used to go a whole year without eating meat, but now we can eat meat every day and we still have enough money.

She had only received two months' salary at the princess's mansion, and the children in the family were eating very well.

It no longer looks like the big-headed doll it used to be.

The family went from initially disliking the old woman to treating her like a treasure.

Especially his own wife, who used to beat and scold his mother.

Now that he saw his mother taking so much money back home, he was much more pleased with himself.

I brought a lot of silver with me on this trip. I was going to go to the wholesale market that the young princess had just opened to buy more grain to take back.

Wholesale market prices have now returned to normal levels.

However, if you buy in bulk, the price is still very affordable.

So not only his family wanted to buy it, but several elders in the village also gave him money to take it back with them.

They specially rented an oxcart.

Now, all the money he has has been spent on the clinic.

I originally thought that since my mother was so capable, I should definitely give her the best medicine.

You need to recover quickly so you can go out and earn money!

Hearing this news now is like a bolt from the blue.

The man, in a daze, pulled his younger brother and mother back to the village.

It was already evening when we returned to the village.

Every household was there to welcome them at the village entrance, having already heard that the young princess's new place selling grain was cheap.

Since we were buying a lot, we all decided to buy it together.

When the eldest son returned, he discovered that there was no grain on the oxcart at all, but instead his mother and younger brother were lying there.

"What's wrong with Mangzi? What happened to your mother and younger brother?"

The village chief, standing nearby, asked curiously.

"Sigh, he probably made some mistakes and got punished."

No sooner had he finished speaking than several more villagers returned from behind.

The villagers were all cursing and swearing.

Among them were the village chief's two sons.

"You two just had a break a couple of days ago, why are you back already?"

The village chief's eldest son, Qin Shan, said angrily, "Isn't she back now? She doesn't need to go anymore; it's all her fault."

As he spoke, Qin Shan pointed to the cook who was still lying on the cart, howling in pain.

Upon hearing this, the village chief immediately asked, "What exactly happened?"

"Father, you have no idea how audacious this family is to dare to disobey the old lady."

Not only that, she also said that her son was handsome and should be married to the little princess.

As it happened, the young princess overheard this and ordered her to be beaten with a board.

They also said that from now on, they would not accept anyone from their village.

You wouldn't believe how quickly the steward found everyone in our village and fired them all.

Upon hearing this, the village chief instinctively took a step back.

Their village was far from the capital and in a remote location, so they would never be offered any of the jobs available in the capital.

Moreover, most of them don't include food and accommodation, so there's simply not enough time for a round trip.

To be able to work for the young princess, with food and lodging provided and such a high monthly salary.

Everyone wanted to earn more money, so they moved away from this remote place.

Now, this beautiful dream has been completely shattered by this family.

The remaining men and women returned to where their families were standing and began to whisper among themselves.

Everyone felt that with such a high-paying job, good days were beckoning them.

But less than two months later, this family cut it off.