Ji Fengyao took a closer look at Qian Yingying and smiled, "It seems you've been doing well in the manor for the past six months; you've gotten quite rounder."

"No way," Qian Yingying reached out and touched her face, which was indeed getting rounder, feeling guilty but still stubbornly insisted, "I was just too bored and had nothing to do, so I ordered a few more pastries."

"It was made by the pastry chef in the Princess's courtyard," Xia He, Qian Yingying's personal maid, quickly added, looking cheerful and in good spirits.

It seems that the master and servant are living a very comfortable life in the mansion.

They are both intelligent and insightful girls.

Ji Fengyao was pleased to see them doing well.

Ji Fengyao smiled and gently patted Qian Yingying's hand that was holding hers, saying, "Anyway, neither I nor the Prince are here. If you like, you can move the entire Hui Nuan Pavilion to your place. It will save them from having nothing to do and being bored."

"How could I dare? If I were so unruly, Xique would whip me!" Qian Yingying turned around and stuck her tongue out at Xique with a mischievous grin.

The magpie was equally unceremonious, raising its head and saying, "My whip is only used on those who disrespect my young lady. Fortunately, you know your limits."

"See? Luckily I'm smart," Qian Yingying said, feigning lingering fear.

Xi Ningchang followed behind, feeling both envious and resentful of Qian Yingying:

That shameless hussy, all she knows is how to flatter and fawn.

Unfortunately, no matter how much you flatter this bandit to the heavens, she won't let you touch the prince's clothes. It's all in vain!

The group chatted and laughed as they went to Hui Nuan Pavilion.

The maids in the courtyard had already tidied everything up inside and out. Zhou Fu led the newly arrived Granny Lü and said to Ji Fengyao, "Your Highness, this is a house servant woman selected by the late Emperor. Her surname is Lü. She is the most honest and dutiful person. This old servant saw that your courtyard still needed a reliable head maid, so I took the liberty of transferring her here for you. What do you think..."

"If Uncle Fu can trust him, then I can trust him too. Let him stay." Ji Fengyao did not object to having a new person by her side.

Xique and Bailu were her close confidants, so she couldn't very well ask them to manage the affairs of the courtyard. Firstly, it wouldn't be appropriate, and secondly, she couldn't bear to part with them.

The maids in the courtyard came to greet her one by one and reported to Ji Fengyao on what Lin Shuang had done in Hui Nuan Pavilion over the past six months. They were unaware that Lin Shuang had been kicked out and kept calling her "Miss Lin Shuang." They were also terrified by Lin Shuang's sudden "disappearance."

Enraged, Xique immediately threw down the teacup in her hand and shouted, "That traitor! What kind of girl is she that she deserves to be served by you masters? When have Bailu and I ever assigned you such duties!"

"Alright, Sister Xique, don't be angry. Lin Shuang is such a good actress. Even you and I were fooled by her. How would they know these things? They only show her more respect because of the Princess." Bai Lu quickly pulled Xique down to sit.

The maids and servants were trembling with fear:

"Yes, yes, Miss Magpie, we really don't know anything."

"If I had known she was a traitor, I would have spat in her tea!"

I peed into her bathwater!

"I sprinkled ashes into her porridge!"

Seeing these eager maids and servants vying to show off and kicking someone when they're down, Xi Ningchang couldn't help but pick up her handkerchief and touch the corner of her lips, gently pressing down her upturned lips:

This bandit has always been arrogant and domineering;

She thought everyone was truly fooled by this bandit;

It turns out there are also those who bravely resist; it's truly gratifying!