Chapter 380: Looking Up to Being a Concubine
"She said she wanted to come find me?" Wang was quite surprised.
"yes."
"That's strange, how could a princess possibly be interested in someone as a concubine?"
Wang chuckled softly, then tossed her handkerchief aside and stood up. "In that case, let's go see him."
"Mother, why do we need to see her?"
Shen Ruozhu feigned displeasure and grabbed Wang's sleeve, shaking it. "You promised to play pitch-pot and cuju with Zhu'er!"
"Nonsense! That's a princess, and a guest who's come to visit. How can we just sit here and wait for her to come looking for us?"
"Zhu'er, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but you should learn about these social niceties!"
Wang poked his forehead. Although she was annoyed that Chen Ruozhu was so irresponsible, her tone was more helpless. "Just go for a little while. Don't take this opportunity to go out and gamble again!"
"No, no, Mother, don't worry." Shen Ruozhu replied with a laugh. However, as soon as Madam Wang left, he threw down the football and slipped out.
The maids who stayed to serve him were used to it. Although Madam Wang had given her instructions beforehand, they knew how much Madam Wang doted on him. Rather than trying to stop him and pleasing neither side, they decided to let him be.
Anyway, if the lady wants to replace them, she only needs to beg the young master, and then the young master will speak nicely to them, and the matter will be settled.
The two groups met in the corridor. Although Wang had only heard of the princess but never seen her, she could tell from the imposing woman at the head of the group that she must be the princess. She immediately curtsied and said, "Greetings, Princess."
Mi Shuang took two steps back and snorted coldly, "Madam has excellent eyesight."
Only then did Wang realize that she had mistaken someone for someone else, and she quickly turned around to apologize to Nalan Yujie, whose hairstyle was relatively simple.
"It's alright, Madam, please rise. In that case, it would be my maid who has been impolite."
"Mi Shuang, why don't you apologize to Madam?" Nalan Yujie said with a slight frown.
Mi Shuang apologized, seemingly reluctantly, and then quietly clasped her hands in silence.
"Since the princess wants to enjoy the flowers to relieve her fatigue, the flowers in the garden are naturally better; there's nothing to see in the backyard."
"How about... we go to the garden to enjoy the view?"
"It is up to you, Madam."
Throughout, Nalan Yujie was very friendly and polite. Although she was a princess, she never acted arrogantly towards servants or concubines.
Completely opposite to someone like Yuan Siyin!
Wang thought to herself.
As a result, her guard against Nalan Yujie dropped considerably, and the two even chatted about everyday things while admiring the flowers.
"Such a thing actually happened?" Nalan Yujie exclaimed in astonishment.
"Who says otherwise! Tell me, my Lan'er clearly meant well, but that Qingzhi actually turned around and bit her. She's utterly heartless!"
"Isn't the second young lady in a very difficult situation right now?"
"Oh dear, who says otherwise! That little vixen has managed to scheme against us. I think Qingzhi is now just waiting to recover so she can rely on her son for status in the future!"
Fortunately, Lan'er is favored by His Highness, and she's pregnant now, so there's no need to worry about her taking advantage of him!
Wang was filled with righteous indignation, as if she hadn't climbed up the ladder through such means.
"But I've heard that the Crown Prince's situation doesn't seem to be very good right now."
Wang's face stiffened: "What?"
"Madam, don't you know? I heard that the Crown Prince said something wrong in the palace yesterday, and His Majesty was furious. He was immediately given thirty lashes and is now under house arrest."
Nalan Yujie's eyes flickered slightly, containing a strange smile.
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