Although the Queen and the Prince of Yan confined the princess to her home, they also allowed outsiders to visit her.
The princess frowned impatiently, not remembering this person, and asked, "Who is Xiang'er?"
Madam Liu replied, "The concubine you brought into the palace was also a peasant girl."
After being reminded by Nanny Liu, the princess finally remembered Xiang'er. When Shen Wei was pregnant, the princess found a beautiful peasant girl in order to share Shen Wei's favor.
Later, the plan failed, Xiang'er lost her usefulness, and the princess forgot about her.
The princess got up and changed her clothes, and a thought came to her mind - it's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with little ghosts.
Chen Wei is in charge of the family and is in high spirits. If Xiang'er were to cause trouble and let King Yan see Chen Wei's "bad housekeeping" side, perhaps the princess could regain the power of housekeeper.
The princess is now filled with regret.
At first, she had the power of the housekeeper firmly in her hands, but the princess did not cherish it and even felt that the housekeeper affected her ability to take care of the children. She did things perfunctorily and threw all the work to the wealthy butler. But now that she has lost her power as housekeeper, the princess feels like she is left with nothing.
You only know how to cherish something when you lose it.
"Bring her in." The princess ordered Nanny Liu.
The princess changed her clothes and received Xiang'er in the main house. Not long after, Nanny Liu led a thin woman into the room. The princess took a closer look and almost didn't recognize her.
Xiang'er had lost a lot of weight and was almost just a layer of bones. Her eyes were dull and she was wearing a tattered gray dress with her hair wrapped in old cloth.
"Greetings to the princess." Xiang'er knelt down.
Xiang'er has no where to go. Without the favor of King Yan, her monthly salary was taken away by her maid. Her biological brother fell ill, and her parents repeatedly asked her for money to treat him.
Xiang'er is short of money. Now that the palace was controlled by Shen Wei, Xiang Er did not dare to look for Shen Wei, after all, she had contradicted Shen Wei many times.
She could only come to Princess Yan for help.
Xiang Er kept kowtowing and begging, "My dear Princess, my brother is seriously ill and needs a lot of money. Please give me some money so that I can save my brother. As long as you are willing to help, I will be willing to work like a cow or a horse, even if it means my death!"
Boom boom boom——
Xiang'er's head hit the floor and her forehead was broken.
The princess sat on the main seat, holding emerald-colored Buddhist beads in her hand, and said calmly, "To pieces, are you serious?"
Xiang'er raised her head, blood trickling down her forehead: "Of course I take it seriously!"
The princess pinched her Buddhist beads, calculated it one by one, and slowly said: "You offended Shen, and you won't live long in the palace."
Xiang'er's tears rolled down.
The princess sneered and said slowly, "I promise to give your family ten taels of silver every year. Hide the dagger, go to Liuli Pavilion to seek help from Shen, and find an opportunity to commit suicide in her yard."
It was no small matter for a concubine to die in the concubine's courtyard.
Rumors will spread that Shen Wei "forced her concubine to commit suicide." There was no evidence, and Shen Wei was covered in dirty water. Can King Yan tolerate Shen Wei? Can the Queen tolerate it?
With the stigma of "forcing a concubine to death", Shen Wei's reputation is damaged, and the power of housekeeper will return to the princess sooner or later.
Xiang'er knelt on the ground, tears wetting her face: "Ten taels of silver per year, Princess, please don't cheat me."
The princess smiled and said, "I will never lie to you."
Xiang'er closed her eyes, gritted her teeth and nodded.
As if she had made up her mind, Xiang'er slowly stood up and left Kunyu Courtyard in a daze. The princess sat upright on the high main seat, watching the thin figure disappear. After a long time, a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth.
It's worth exchanging a life for the right to be the steward.
Shen Wei was a small peasant girl who was lucky enough to be favored by King Yan and was lucky enough to be given the right to be a housekeeper. Shen Wei had seen too little of the intrigues and schemes within the palace.
The princess's gloomy mood of several days finally eased. She clicked the Buddhist beads one by one, with the corners of her lips raised, waiting for good news to reach her ears.
...
Before daybreak, Xiang'er sneakily left Kunyuyuan. She lowered her head, trying hard to keep her presence low, and walked back to her yard cautiously and low-key.
Less than a year after entering the palace, Xiang'er had already been tortured by Prince Yan's Mansion and lost her mind.
It's a miserable life.
If I could exchange my life for a little love from my parents, it would be worth it. Born and raised in a family that favors boys over girls, Xiang'er received almost no love from her parents. If she can demonstrate her own value, perhaps her parents will look upon her with a higher regard.
She even thought sadly that if she died, her parents and brother might deeply regret not treating her well in the past.
The dew had not yet dried in the early morning, and the grass leaves on both sides of the path were wet. Xiang'er's trouser legs were wet by the dew, and she quickened her pace.
When she reached the corner of the corridor, Xiang'er stopped, her pupils suddenly widened, and she took two steps back in fear.
In the dim morning light, Shen Wei stood at the end of the corridor like a ghost, with a blank expression and the corners of her lips turned down. She was dressed in gorgeous and bright clothes, like a peony blooming in the early morning, bright and dazzling.
Xiang'er just felt creepy.
A chill ran from my ankles to the back of my neck, and goose bumps appeared on my arms. There was a desperate voice in her heart telling her: Shen Wei knows everything! She knows everything!
The princess's cold instructions and the frame-up plan that had not yet been implemented, Shen Wei knew everything!
“Go back to your yard and stay here.” Shen Wei’s voice remained calm.
It was clearly a normal volume, but to Xiang'er's ears it sounded like thunder.
Xiang'er's legs went limp and she collapsed to the ground.
Shen Wei turned and left.
Xiang'er raised her head with difficulty, and all she could see was that bright and shining figure, more dazzling and gorgeous than all the flowers in the garden. Only then did Xiang'er realize that she and Shen Wei were completely different kinds of people.
Xiang'er got up in a daze and staggered back to her little yard. At the gate of the yard, Cailian and Caiping had been waiting for a long time.
"You...you are here to send me away?" Xiang'er's face was as dead as water.
Cai Ping rolled her eyes and started to curse, "I've never seen someone as heartless as you. Since my master took over the family, he has repaired the walls and roofs of all the courtyards in the southwest. Even your broken courtyard has been repaired, so you won't have to get wet in the rain in the future. But you went to the princess and tried to frame my master. Bah, you are heartless and ungrateful."
Xiang'er lowered her head in guilt.
This is true. Since Shen Wei took over the family, she has allocated some money to repair the yard. It rains a lot in early summer, so Xiang'er can sleep in the house at night without being exposed to the rain.
But...Xiang'er thought of her seriously ill brother and could only feel sorry for Chen Wei.
Cai Lian stopped Cai Ping from cursing and told Xiang Er kindly, "If you behave yourself, the master will spare your life. If you go astray, you will be courting death."
Xiang'er gritted her teeth secretly.
Cai Lian said, "Your sisters were all sold as slaves by their parents, and the money they got was saved as a dowry for your younger brother. Your younger brother is not seriously ill. Your father deliberately made up a lie in order to get money from you."
Xiang'er was shocked and shook her head frantically: "No, it's impossible! My sisters are still young, the youngest sister is only five years old!"
Cai Lian replied: "There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. If you don't believe me, just ask someone to go outside and find out the truth."
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